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The best of British has shone in 2022 – so here’s to 2023

Defender goes electric • SCOOP Popular 4x4 will be electrified for its mid-life update in 2025

LANDROVER’SEVPLAN

Hyundai takes wraps off bold new look for Kona

news in brief

Rimac and Bugatti ready for a hyper future

Revised PHEV leads F-Pace tweaks

Ultimate Chiron goes under the hammer

DRIVEN Nevera rewrites rulebook

Power and range boost for Mokka

Fuel retailers failed to set prices fairly in 2022, CMA report finds

More disabled drivers go electric

EVs cheaper to buy and run than ICE cars

What we would like to happen in 2023

Get buyers what they want, when they want it

Inbox Your views

ON YOUR MARQUES • Ford Escort specialist MST marries old-school style and heritage with state-of-the-art motorsport technology in a stunning return to the glory days of British rallying. We drive its red-rocket Mk1

Mercedes-AMG C 63 S E-Performance • FIRST DRIVE Electrification comes to Merc’s sporting saloon

BYD Seal • FIRST DRIVE Chinese saloon offers innovative tech and a decent drive in a bid to take on the Tesla Model 3

Volks wagen Amarok • FIRST DRIVE Pick-up returns with more tech and upmarket appeal than ever

Audi Q8 e-tron • FIRST DRIVE Audi’s large electric luxury SUV plays the numbers game

Skoda Enyaq iV vRS • FIRST DRIVE Sporty badge transfers to full EV. Does newcomer live up to expectations?

20 YEARS OF VOLKSWAGEN R • We mark two decades of VW’s performance sub-brand by driving some of the models that have worn the blue R since it all started with the Golf R32 back in 2002

Q&A with Reinhold Ivenz • The boss of VW’s R division talks about the future of the sub-brand

CHRISTMAS CROSSWORD

BIG QUIZ 2022 • Put your brainpower and automotive knowledge to the test this festive season by tackling our bumper car quiz

Welcome to the fast show • We put eight supercars through their paces to determine the superstar sports car of 2022 – and throw up a few surprises

Mercedes-AMG SL 55 4MATIC+

Toyota GR86

Ferrari 296 GTB

McLaren Artura

Maserati MC20

Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS

Audi R8 Performance RWD

BMW M4 CSL

Verdict

LAST LEG: What might they be worth in 2032?

CRUISE INTO 2023… WITH THESE GREAT OFFERS! • If you haven’t subscribed to our digital editions yet, now is the time - we are offering the digital version add-ons completely free with all of our January sale packages!

REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2022 • We look back at stand-out cars, news and moments from the past 12 months

2022 Team highlights • With events back in full swing, our staff choose their best moments of 2022

TEST New Skod a Fabia faces tough first test • Completely revised supermini impresses with its practicality, as it takes on Clio and Corsa in first battle

JANUARY • We hit the ground running with a trio of cars battling for the title of the UK’s best supermini

NEWS Updated Citroen C5 Aircross shows fresh face

FEATURE Unearthing the Fords that could have been

DRIVE Luxury DS 9 has its work cut out against rivals

NEWS Mercedes pushes EV envelope

TEST BMW comes out on top in battle of premium EVs

NEWS Fiat boss plans range based on two core models

NEWS Sony returns with another vehicular Vision

NEWS Merc SL reinvented for a new generation

NEWS Statistics put UK’s roads policing under the spotlight

NEWS New lease of life for Ford Mondeo in...