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Car makers can play on their heritage – up to a point

DRIVEN New Range Rover Sport • FIRST VERDICT Racy premium SUV balances performance, quality and refinement

DRIVEN Hyundai’s radical new concepts • FIRST VERDICTS The future has arrived, and we’ve driven it. Here’s our verdict on these exciting newcomers

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Skoda plotting cheap EV with price to rival Fabia

Bespoke BMW SUV to celebrate 50 years of M Polestar 6 roadster sells out in a week

news inbrief

Top lawyer: roads policing by video is ‘open to abuse’ • Auto Express investigation exposes mixed national standards and poor transparency in policing via video

news inbrief

MINI reveals Multitone special

Toyota’s slippery new bZ3 saloon sneaks out

C5 Aircross names its price

New X-Trail gets electrification boost with e-Power drivetrain

First glimpse of Ariel Hipercar

Toyota gives the Yaris Cross a sporty Gazoo Racing revamp

Di’s sporty Escort sells for £650k

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BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD? • A crash course in car design at Alfa Romeo’s Centro Stile, following in the footsteps of the masters

What makes a designer tick?

THE ITALIAN JOB • With his first 12 months under his belt at Alfa Romeo, design chief Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos talks strategy, the transition to electric power, SUVs, spiders – and the return of the Kamm-tail

DREAM LAND • We take a bucket-list tour of Museo Storico Alfa Romeo, a treasure trove packed with some of the jewels of Italy’s automobile heritage

DRIVEN: ALFA GIULIATI SUPER

BEST OF THE BEST • We ask Alfa museum curator Lorenzo Ardizio to pick 10 exhibits that have special meaning for him

Mercedes GLC 220 d • FIRST DRIVE Behind the wheel of latest version of premium brand’s SUV best-seller

RIVALS • What it needs to beat

Volksw agen ID. Buzz • FIRST DRIVE We deliver our verdict on the much-hyped retro-inspired electric family car

Range Rover PHEV • FIRST DRIVE Luxury hybrid SUV offers the best of both worlds

DS 9 E-Tense 250 • FIRST DRIVE Tech tweaks bring more efficiency to upmarket PHEV

CALIFORNIA CLEANING • We joined 2 Minute Foundation and VW to help collect waste plastic at a beach in California, Norfolk

All you need to know if you are making the switch • Ready to plug in? Here are some things you need to consider before signing up

REVEALED Your top electric and hybrid cars to own • Our new survey finds out what it’s really like to run an alternative-fuelled car

CASE STUDY: Living with a Hyundai Kona

CASE STUDY: Living with a Hyundai Ioniq

A day in the life of a UK electric charge station • Regular EV users give us their opinions on location, ease of use and facilities

RESULTS How you ranked public chargepoints • The bad, the good and the outstanding; you rank the major players in the expanding UK charging network

Our insider’s guide to home chargepoints • Top tips to help you choose a convenient way to top up overnight

RESULTS How you ranked your home chargepoints • Looking for a home charger provider? Let our survey results of the UK’s main operators help you choose

CASE STUDY: Living with a Hypervolt chargepoint

Our magnificent seven • So you’ve rated your favourite EVs, hybrids and PHEVs, but which are our seven standout models that are available right now?

Our not-so-dirty dozen • There is now plenty of choice on the...