Autocar

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IT’S TIME TO LIFT THE LID ON HOMOGENISATION

Meanwhile, online…

BMW TO RENEW EVERY MODEL FOR BOLD NEW ERA • Neue Klasse cars spark revamp of existing models, starting with 5 Series

BMW WILL RAMP UP DRIVING FUN TO COUNTER RISE IN ADAS

1 SERIES SET TO BE REINVENTED IN 2028

ALPINA’S NEW BMW ERA WILL START NEXT YEAR

NEW UPMARKET COMPASS AIMS TO COVER ALL BASES • Jeep’s plusher, new-look mid-sized SUV offers hybrid, PHEV and pure-EV power

RALPH GILLES, CHIEF DESIGN OFFICER, STELLANTIS

COMPASS POINTS JEEP UK IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

NEW 2026 MERCEDES GLB WILL BE A ‘MASSIVE STEP UP’ • BMW X1 rival uses new platform and fresh tech for EVs and mild hybrids

MERCEDES FOCUSES ON ‘ANALOGUE’ TO BOOST LUXURY FEEL

£100K-PLUS V-CLASS TO BE ‘S-CLASS VAN’

CHERY TO EXPAND ITS UK LINE-UP TO FOUR BRANDS • Off-road marque and family brand will join existing Omoda and Jaecoo

AMAZON-BACKED FIRM REVEALS £20K PICK-UP EV

SANTANA RETURNS FROM THE WILDERNESS

AS ADAS GETS SMARTER, SO MUST THE WAYS TO TEST IT

EVs PUT INDEPENDENT RENTAL FIRMS AT RISK OF CLOSURE • Insurance, chargers and resale costs make EVs pricey for indie firms

ISUZU D-MAX TURNS DUAL-MOTOR EV

RENAULT EYES TRAFIC-BASED MPV TO RIVAL VW ID BUZZ

Grapevine

USED TYRE LOOPHOLE FUELS TOXIC WASTE NIGHTMARE • ‘T8’ exemption exploited to offload old tyres to developing nations

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RENAULT 4 • We love driving the reborn 5 as much as car fans love its retro style. Is the same true of the more practical 4?

PORSCHE 911 CARRERA S • Overshadowed middle child of the 911 family seeks to assert itself

MERCEDES-AMG CLE 53 CABRIOLET • Performance version of four-seat soft-top packs a 442bhp straight six

PORSCHE PANAMERA TURBO S E-HYBRID • Will UK roads knock the 772bhp V8 PHEV flagship off its stride?

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SKODA ENYAQ 85X COUPE • Facelifted electric family SUV arrives in sporty four-wheel-drive form

VOLVO V90 • Proof that car makers do listen, as big, plush estate car returns to the UK

MERCEDES-BENZ EQS • Stuttgart’s top-rung electric limousine gets extra equipment and range

Testing, testing

The toys of summer • Got some cash going spare? JOHN EVANS can see you, skin shining in the sun, top pulled down and the radio on. Here are his top used picks

We know what you’re doing this summer • Holiday plans in flux? JOHN EVANS maps out your summer of A169

This was the future once • Audi’s A2 was seen as being ahead of its time when it arrived in 1999. Was it? New A2 owner MATT PRIOR looks at this innovator through a 2025 lens

VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN • We wanted to know why this SUV is so popular. Now we have our answer

FORD EXPLORER • Its SUV styling proves deceptive when you take it out into the real world

VOLVO EX40 • Electric SUV is shown up by a pair of ICE hatchbacks

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