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BUYER'S GUIDE: Toyota iQ

FROM £2,500 Quirky city car was pricey when new, but makes a lot of sense for those after a cheap runabout

THE YOUNG PRETENDER

At first glance it's a 1930s Alfa 6C roadster. But looks deceive. Massimo Delbo unravels a very special project from the 1960s, built by Alfa Romeo and Zagato

LOADS of LUXURY

Once the company car of the world's oldest surviving F1 driver, and the only one of its kind: James Elliott drives the Crayford Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3 estate

ATOMIC KITTEN

Is this the sweetest spot of Ford's 'New Edge' purple patch? Today, 25 years since it was launched, I'm almost certain of it. The sun's beating down and this Puma feels even better than my own did when I sold it more than a decade ago. A foolish move, I can't help but conclude.

MERCEDES-AMG GT 63 S E 4DR COUPE - TESTED 9.3.23, HERTFORDSHIRE ON SALE APRIL

As if a 630bhp V8 weren't enough, AMG has added a 201bhp electric motor as well

SUPERAMERICAN BEAUTY

Enzo Ferrari famously built road cars only to pay for racing. But then he built a road car so luxurious it became his personal choice of transport. Matthew Hayward drives the Ferrari 400 Superamerica Aerodinamico

COUPE DE GRACE

Swoopy new Peugeot 408 locks horns with Cupra Formentor crossover

OCTANE CARS

OWNING + DRIVING + MAINTAINING

VIVE LA REVOLUTION

Dacia boss Denis Le Vot explains how the brand has gone from strength to strength

BMW XM - TESTED 9.3.23, SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, US ON SALE APRIL PRICE £148,060

Does our first proper taste of only the second-ever bespoke M car leave us excited about the brand's future or longing for its past?

MY SEOUL MATE

South Korea's capital suffers from terrible traffic. Which of these two Kias will make tackling it less fraught: a buzzy little nipper or a luxury limo? Felix Page finds out

THE WORLD'S FASTEST INDIAN

With 1900bhp, the Pininfarina Battista EV appears equipped to smash the Audi R8 Vio's Indian speed record. Hormazd Sorabjee tries to hold his nerve up to 360kph

VW plots new £22k 'electric Polo'

Concept points to supermini EV; Expected to go on sale in 2025

RACE RESULT

This 911S once pounded America's road courses. Now it begins a new life as a road-legal homage to Porsche's racing all-rounder, the 911 ST

Jaguar F-Type R 75

FIRST DRIVE: Special edition celebrates Jag's final V8 sports car

Citroen e-C4 X

FIRST DRIVE: Saloon version of the electric hatch gets a bigger boot but costs the same

Concours season is go!

Racing Ferraris take the spoils at two major international concours, on the same weekend, 10,000 miles apart

E-FUEL'S ERRAND

Synthetic fuel offers a carbon-neutral way to enjoy existing combustion engines, but is the technology viable? Richard Lane heads to the end of the world, and Porsche's pilot plant, to fill up and find out

Ford Explorer reborn-thanks to VW tie-up

OFFICIAL MEB underpinnings have enabled Ford to tailor the mid-size electric SUV for European tastes - it's coming to showrooms later this year

FIT FOR THE Queen

This Daimler limousine was HM Queen Elizabeth II's first State car back when she was still a princess. Glen Waddington tells a royal tale

Explorer spearheads Ford's new US-inspired EV reboot

Most crucial Ford in decades is an electric SUV using a VW platform and a US ethos

VW takes ID 2 back to basics

Affordable 2026 EV redesigned from scratch with strong sense of brand heritage after initial concept's poor reception

Volkswagen ID 3

Electric hatchback gets revised looks, an upgraded interior and new technology On sale Autumn Price from £39,000 (est)

Mini Countryman

Cutesy SUV grows up, with an electric variant offered from the outset On sale Late 2023 Price from £35,000 (est)

Dacia Jogger Hybrid

This is easily the cheapest hybrid seven-seater you can buy, but does it represent good value? On sale Now Price from £22,595

BMW Alpina D4 S

Is this Alpina-tuned diesel version of a BMW 4 Series Gran Coupé the best executive express yet? On sale Now Price from £67,000

A NEW WAY TO BUY CARS

The end of haggling with dealers is nigh in some showrooms, as car makers adopt a direct sales approach. We find out why

THE FINAL TOP FIVE

We've revealed 45 of the best non-electric cars you can buy - but what about the top five? We gather them together and pick an overall champion

Peugeot 3008

This family SUV proves that concept car looks and affordability aren't mutually exclusive, especially when you're buying used In production 2017-present Price from £10,000 Our favourite version 1.2 Puretech 130 Allure

Smart m-way failure 'put lives in danger"

Stricken cars couldn't be spotted or kept safe in outage