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PUBLIC EV CHARGING NETWORK IS SHAMEFUL

Bespoke ‘Silent Shadow’ to start EV era at Rolls-Royce • Electric luxury model will use Phantom platform, BMW i7 motors and huge battery

SECOND COMING LOOKS TIMELY

Bristol saved from the grave • British businessman plans to ‘remaster’ old Bristols before producing an all-new car

New Grand Cherokee revealed

GR Supra gets four-pot for UK

REINVENTED MONDEO SHOWS CROSSOVER SHAPE

EV charging still hit and miss • Myriad suppliers, complex payment processes and unreliability make it a gamble

CONFIDENTIAL

JANUARY SALE

New Boxster revisits its roots • Roadster marks 25 years with GTS-based special that references original concept

HOW THE BOXSTER HELPED TO SAVE PORSCHE

NEW HONDA CIVIC TO DITCH SPLIT REAR SCREEN

What the Brexit deal means • We analyse how the UK car industry will be affected by the post-Brexit agreement

Lockdown rules: the UK motorist’s guide

HOW BETTER 4D IMAGING RADAR WILL IMPROVE PASSENGER SAFETY

Covid devastation laid bare • Rise of plug-ins a rare bright spot as UK new car sales suffer near 30-year low

Jim Holder • INSIDE INFORMATION

Steve Cropley •  MY WEEK IN CARS

FERRARI ROMA • Is this V8-engined 2+2 coupé a sports car or a GT? A wet winter’s day on difficult English roads provides an interesting answer

SPOILER ALERT: IT HAS THREE SETTINGS

MERCEDES-BENZ S500L • New generation of the definitive luxury limo arrives in Britain with a straight six

HYUNDAI KONA N • After the brilliant i30 N hot hatch, Hyundai has been working on a sporty crossover

SKODA OCTAVIA vRS TDI • Following a four-star rating for the petrol estate, we consider the diesel hatchback

SUZUKI SWACE • Is this rebadged Toyota hybrid estate anything more than a box-ticking exercise?

AUDI A6 50 TFSIe • New plug-in hybrid looks like the ideal version of Audi’s desirable executive car

Rolls-Royce Ghost • Is the next-generation Ghost the ultimate ‘understated’ luxury limo?

Range at a glance

Weights and measures

Multimedia system

Track notes

Data log

Most technologically advanced Rolls-Royce is an exceptional limo

ROAD TEST RIVALS • Verdicts on every new car, p82

MIXING BUSINESS WITH PLEASURE • Ultra-low CO2 ratings make the new Discovery Sport and two plug-in hybrid SUV rivals ideal company cars, but which is the best to drive and to own?

SHOULD YOUR NEXT COMPANY CAR BE PLUG-IN HYBRID OR FULLY ELECTRIC?

LABOUR OF LOVE • John Evans meets the grease monkeys making dreams come true by dotingly restoring classic cars to their former glory

IDENTIFYING A GOOD RESTORER

INTO THE UNKNOWN • Bugatti recently became the first to reach the 300mph mark with a production car. The Chiron’s driver tells Mike Duff what it was like

THE 10 FASTEST PRODUCTION CARS (SORT OF)

Challenge accepted • Many fret about the infrastructure that will be needed for the UK’s green transport revolution, but we’re well on our way, reports Jesse Crosse

HOW EVs COULD AFFECT THE GRID POSITIVELY

WHERE DOES RENEWABLE ENERGY COME FROM?

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