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Appetite for destruction

Euro NCAP's crash tests have revolutionised vehicle safety. John Evans visits the That cham test facility to find out how

Jeep Compass 4xe

Jeep's volume-selling crossover adopts a plug-in hybrid powertrain. MODEL TESTED COMPASS 4xe S

FORD BRONCO

Dearborn's reborn off-road adventurer is now available in the UK as agrey import

FOURS TO BE RECKONED WITH

Audi's Quattro four-wheel-drive system is synonymous with the brand, and its legacy rests on the shoulders of the models that bear its name. Piers Ward drives them

SEAT LEON 1.5 TSI 130 Evo FR

CAR OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2022 - BEST FAMILY CAR

THAT ELUSIVE NX FACTOR

We know Lexus's new NX is a big improvement on its predecessor - but can if steal the show from our current favourite upmarket large SUV, the Audi Q5?

FORD PUMA 1.0 Ecoboost Hybrid 155 ST-Line

CAR OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2022 - BEST SMALL SUV

KIA EV6 RWD GT-Line

CAR OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2022 - BEST ELECTRIC SUV

LEXUS NX 450h+ F Sport

CAR OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2022 - BEST PLUG-IN HYBRID

PORSCHE TAYCAN Cross Turismo 4S

CAR OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2022 - BEST PERFORMANCE CAR

BMW 4 SERIES CONVERTIBLE 420i M Sport (Pro Package)

CAR OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2022 - BEST CONVERTIBLE

An i4 an eye

Hammer and tongs, tooth and nail; the rivalry between these musclebound electric cars will be seriously hard-fought

1ST LEXUS Reliability rating 98.7%

CAR OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2022 - BEST FOR RELIABILITY

VAUXHALL MOKKA

It looks the part, but has it displayed the real-world substance to underpin that?

NISSAN QASHQAI

Does our car have any off-road DNA? We take it to the Jurassic X Prix to find out

We meet BMW's first SUV

“DRIVEN BY THE US market’s belief that ‘anything’ is not just possible but deeply desirable, crossover vehicles that blend two or more disparate designs into a slightly bizarre new entity are coming to a showroom near you soon,” our road test of BMW’s firstever SUV opened prophetically.

THE FULL MONTE

WRC’s two Sébastiens created special magic as its new era began

Murray's latest supercar is 607bhp V12 daily driver

British designer’s new £1.4m T33 is a “more practical” junior sibling to T50 flagship

DS 9

Stellantis’s Parisian luxury brand goes hunting for the legacy of an automotive icon

PEUGEOT 2008

Bored of all those crossover clones? This one is a bit different

MASERATI MC20

Mid-engined V6 supercar that was designed to herald a new era for Maserati meets British roads in the bleak mid-winter

MY WEEK IN CARS

Murray shows off his T33 and talent for making the complicated sound simple

THE ICEMAN GOETH

Kimi Räikkönen has spent the past two decades as a polarising fi gure in F1. How does the famously cool newly retired Finn look back on his career? James Attwood finds out

BEAUTY AND THE PISTE

Richard Lane has the enviable task of returning an Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm to its spiritual home of Balocco, where retirement for the sublime super-saloon awaits. All that stands in his way are 1000 wintry miles and one closed Stelvio Pass

THE SEVEN AGES OF CAR

The market isn’t as black and white as used and new. James Ruppert explains the stages between car showroom and classic car show, with the long-lived VW Golf as his muse

JLR to make in-house platform for Jag EVs

JAGUAR’S NEW EV platform will be built in-house, Jaguar Land Rover has said, giving new details of its shift to an all-electric line-up from 2025 under its Reimagine plan.

Tonale fires starting gun for Alfa Romeo revival bid

New Audi Q3 rival is first model in Italian firm’s new era and ushers in first hybrids

TOYOTA AYGO X

City car returns from SUV boot camp ready for the ultimate series of speed bumps

THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME

Which luxury car format will emerge victorious from this period of unprecedented volatility? Matt Saunders looks for the answer in Mercedes-Benz’s EQS limo and BMW’s iX SUV

MAZDA CX-5

Latest update to idiosyncratic family SUV is by far the most significant yet