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THE NEW FREELANDER WILL NEED TO WALK A FINE LINE

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FREELANDER TO RETURN AS JLR-CHERY BRAND • A Chinese-built family of models will be designed by JLR and engineered by Chery

DID JLR AND CHERY SEE OUR IDEA IN 2020?

PORSCHE RAMPS UP 718 CAYMAN EV TESTING • New electric coupé is due next year, six months after Boxster EV drop-top

US SLASHES IMPORT TARIFF TO 10% FOR FIRST 100K UK CARS

UK AND INDIA REACH DEAL ON TARIFFS TOO

WAITING TIMES FOR SPARE PARTS GROWING LONGER • More complex cars and financial pressures on manufacturers blamed

CULTURE CLASH SCUTTLING CHINESE CARS

VOLVO RESURRECTS XC70 AS LONG-RANGE PHEV • It will have a 124-mile EV range and could be sold in the UK

NEW MERCEDES CLA DROPS CHARGING CLANGER

ENYAQ vRS GETS FRESH LOOK, MORE RANGE, NEW MOTORS

SELF-DRIVING CARS MOVE CLOSER, THANKS TO CHINA

HOW THE UK IS GEARING UP TO BE AN EV BATTERY CENTRE • Recycling and refining advances will give UK plants vital raw materials

NEW CAR SALES FALL BUT EVs AND PHEVs ON THE UP

SINGER UNMASKS COOL 911

Grapevine

SLATE TRUCK: YOU’LL LOVE IT, AND NOT JUST FOR ITS PRICE • Affordable cars must also be desirable, says designer of £20k EV pick-up

MY WEEK IN CARS

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RACING LINES

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ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE ROADSTER • Honing the ‘entry-level’ Aston produced spectacular results. Are they diminished in drop-top form?

MERCEDES-AMG E53 HYBRID • Hot E-Class saloon ditches beloved V8 for a six-cylinder PHEV system

HYUNDAI INSTER • Quirky, well-equipped little EV seeks to eat the Renault 5’s lunch

MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS • One of the last petrol hot hatches standing faces our timing gear

AUDI Q5 • Mid-sized SUV packs a rare powertrain: diesel hybrid. Does it stack up?

Testing, testing

One man went to tow… • Aussie luxury trailer specialist Bruder has cornered the market in off-road, off-grid living. MATT PRIOR heads into the wilderness

Unknown pleasures • RML specialises in doing things it can’t talk about, but its Bespoke division products are changing that. FELIX PAGE finds out more

MAKING BATTERIES BETTER

RML’S HIDDEN GEMS

More miles for your moolah • Used EVs with a decent range are available for less than you might think. VICKY PARROTT goes the distance

In the hunt

MAZDA MX-5 • Is this the best MX-5 in the best spec, after all? Yes, we reckon it is

BMW 1 SERIES • Here’s an entry version of an entry Bimmer at a not-so-entry price

JEEP WRANGLER • Forget superminis: this huge 4x4 is the ultimate car for the suburbs

CUPRA LEON • With important cargo to ferry, will our sporty estate step up to the plate?

TESLA MODEL 3 • Our used car feels as good as new after some fettling

THE HATCH WHOSE NAME NOW DESCRIBES ITS PRICE • The Mk3 Mini was replaced only last year yet you can buy one for £2k

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