CATEGORIES

New Giulia and SUV up next in Alfa Romeo renaissance

Model blitz set to include unconventional Giulia successor and flagship Q7 rival

FLY THE COOP

Escape the overdone modern market with a proper fun car, says Oliver Young

MCLAREN GT

We've caught the Flbug and pitted our McLaren for fresh tyres

Electric SUV is fresh start for Smart

New #1has been created by Geely and Mercedes; gets 268bhp and 273-mile range

ENTER SANDMAN

Fresh from winning his fourth Dakar Rally in a 400bhp Toyota truck, Nasser Al-Attiyah takes Richard Lane on a very quick tour of his ranch in the Spanish mountains

ASTON MARTIN DBX 707

Our pulse is still racing following a Silverstone track test of the uprated super-SUV. Now to see if it has retained the DBX's real-road talents

REASONS THE CORVETTE ZO6 COULD OUT-FERRARI FERRARI

What if I was to tell you that later this year someone was going to launch a new supercar with no electric assistance. No hybrid help. No turbos either. And that, in these twilight days of internal combustion, its engine would be the most powerful naturally aspirated production V8 in the world. Ever.

Won't go quietly

AUDI R8 V10 PERFORMANCE RWD

EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT GRAN TURISMO 7

PlayStation's flagship racing game GT7, has arrived on the PS5... prepare for productivity to hit an all-time low

“God, I bloody love this car. More than an F8 Tributo, more than big brother SF90. With that Ferrari made the tech usable, here it's made it fun”

The bends never end. Mile after mile of golden third gear curves, diamond-like chippings in the road twinkling in the sun, dappled shade rushing by, surface scrubbed and polished, tarmac twisting onwards, writhing back and forth, up and down, views bubbling at the fringes. Numbing in its monotony, if you couldn't appreciate the perfection of it.

Vaux pop

VAUXHALL ASTRA PLUG-IN HYBRID-E

OLD DOG NEW ELECTRICS

The engineers at EV restomodders Everrati have got their hands on a Land Rover. Goodbye to another classic, then?

The big test: Lucid Air

It's been a long time coming, but the Lucid dream is about to become reality. So who should be more worried, Tesla or Mercedes?

MY LIFE IN CARS EWAN MCGREGOR

The Scottish actor talks us through his two- and four-wheeled motoring history MP

FINISHING SCHOOL

One validation prototype, two days on road and track, many questions that need answers... including: is the Lotus Emira as special as we all suspect?

CASH COW

Look past the name, and the fact it's yet another midsize family crossover... because Alfa's new SUV matters more than you know

LITTLE RED ROADSTER

With an incredible history in some of the world's greatest road races, this tiny Osca MT4 is ready to take on its next competitive challenge

JOHN JARRETT

It's a two-wheeled takeover for this VW enthusiast, as he goes back to his roots

FORGOTTEN GIANT

Marking the beginning of the end for the once-great Belsize Motors of Manchester, the ill-fated '15' is now an obscure piece of automotive history

A QUEST FOR PERFECTION

The 30-year saga of one man's obsessive mission to return an early Jaguar E-type to factory-fresh condition

MAXIMUM ATTACK

The M3 brought Motorsport pedigree to the masses, but for some that wasn't enough; these limited editions were BMWs turned up to 11

GOING AROUND AGAIN

First thrashed on a lap of the Mediterranean, then taken apart in the name of science, this Mk1 Mini's recent restoration marks its third lease of life

THE FAMILY WORKS

Carrying his father's racing spirit, Ray Mallock's life in motorsport as a driver, engineer, and constructor has stretched from Clubmans to Le Mans

STAGE FRIGHTS

Rallying has had its fair share of flops and, as this selection goes to show, sometimes even the greats have an off day

THE SKY IS THE LIMIT

From an age of optimistic consumption, the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III Drophead Coupé and Cadillac Series 62 Convertible Coupe were the pinnacle of open-top luxury

KIA NIRO

Compact crossover gains some much-needed style and attitude for its second generation

Electric C-Class to be a game-changer

New tech will give coupé-like EV eye-catching range, less weight and more space

Demand for old classics cools

Buyers are overlooking traditional classics like the E-Type in favour of 1990s models

THE LANDIE OF OPPORTUNITY

It's now 25 years since the Freelander arrived, setting up Land Rover for a more prosperous future. Simon Hucknall considers its legacy

LIVING THE HIGH LIFE

A high mileage scares most people away from a used car, but John Evans promises that some are bargains, not money pits