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TATA’S BATTERY PLANT NEEDS TO SET A TREND

‘Baby Defender’ to join JLR’s compact off-roader line-up • CEO confirms sign-off of long-awaited 4x4; Defender Sport name likely, due in 2027

Tata confirms UK battery plant

Facelift to mark the Golf’s 50th • Anniversary updates could be swansong for ICE-powered hatch as VW eyes EV era

Supercars and superminis on cards as HiPhi eyes expansion

Toyota plots hybrid GR86 heir • Firm’s tech chief stands by hybrids but says slimline batteries are key to EVs’ future

Audi unveils ‘dynamic’ tail-lights

All-new Santa Fe makes a splash • Next-gen family SUV adopts bold outdoorsy look and has ‘class-leading’ cabin space

Aim seeks UK manufacturer for EV Sport 01

Model Y tops Euro best-seller table

ADAS AND THE (VERY) LONG ROAD TO AUTONOMY

Industry calls for urgent support as EV uptake slows • Slowing EV sales cause industry-wide concern in the wake of the cost of living crisis

SECRET SOURCE • OUR INDUSTRY INSIDER

Classic McLaren racer rebooted • Celebrated F1 engineer brings lightweight M1A back to life as a 700bhp-per-tonne supercar

Stripped-back new Mini revives design of 1959 original

TESTER’S NOTES

MY WEEK IN CARS

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RACING LINES

DACIA SPRING • Everyone’s favourite value brand readies the UK for its first sub-£20k electric car

MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS • Sixth-generation executive saloon ramps up the luxury in plug-in hybrid guise

AUDI Q6 E-TRON 55 QUATTRO • New mid-size electric SUV previews itself in pre-production prototype form

AUDI SQ6 E-TRON • It may not look any different but this is the go-faster version of the upcoming SUV

SKODA SUPERB ESTATE • New flagship estate, due next year, shows its hand early in prototype guise

HYUNDAI KONA ELECTRIC • Second-generation hatchback steps up with a sharper EV focus

VAUXHALL ASTRA ELECTRIC • Electric hatchback pre-empts its UK rollout with an appearance in LHD form

HONDA ZR-V E:HEV ADVANCE • Civic-based crossover sets sights on Kia Sportage and Nissan Qashqai

MERCEDES-BENZ B200D • Practical premium compact MPV soldiers on in diesel-powered form

THE WILD WEST • The Wild Atlantic Way is 1500 miles of sinuous roads with awe-inspiring scenery along the west coast of Ireland. Matt Prior explores its southern reaches in a Kia Picanto

DUTCH COURAGE • Donkervoort has been riffing on the Lotus Seven theme in the Netherlands since the 1970s but never before has it tried something like the new F22. Richard Lane visits the workshop – then hits the road with 666bhp per tonne

King of the hill • A year ago at Goodwood, McMurtry astonished the motoring world with its Spéirling electric fan car, and now it’s going into production. Will Rimell meets the man in charge

Mercedes-AMG SL • Mercedes’ ‘old-timer’ roadster is off in a sportier direction, but is it the right one?

Data log

VERDICT • Stonking V8 doesn’t quite redeem a car of as many sacrifices as

LEXUS RZ • Upmarket electric family SUV arrives with plenty to prove, especially to its keeper

DS 4 • No one seems to know what the DS 4 is,...