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COMMENT HOW A UK FIRM OF 20 PEOPLE BEAT THE WORLD Two long-standing conundrums in the EV age: how to charge on the go when a grid connection isn’t possible; and how best to repurpose old EV batteries. We’ve heard lots of chat about combining the two – using second-life batteries to provide affordable juice for EVs in a portable pack – but nobody’s actually done it. Until now. As we’ve seen many times in the past - just think of why the Spitfire was built – it ’s a British company and it ’s technology firmly founded in pragmatism that has made this happen. Thanks to Fellten and its founder, Chris Hazell, you can take its Charge Qube charging solution, a 10ft corrugated steel container, wherever you want to charge your fleet of Ford E-Transits, for example. A private company with 20 employees, Fellten has invented the Charge Qube without subsidies, powering ahead with sheer will and determination. Only now, with something tangible to show, is it looking to raise investment from the City. And for confirmation of Fellten’s potential, look no further than the arrival on its board of EV guru Andy Palmer, an expert at picking EV firms with a big future. Read the full story on p48. The automotive industry stretches far beyond making cars and this is a perfect illustration of the remarkable technological progress being made on British soil. Rachel Burgess, magazine editor rachel.burgess@haymarket.com Meanwhile, online… autocar.co.uk SUPERSPORT: FIRST LOOK Join Felix Page for an up-closeand-personal look at how Morgan has created a new flagship that’s suited to everyday driving. GREATEST ROAD TEST JUMPS Sometimes our road testers turn pilots to get big air – and these are the most spectacular, from McLaren F 1 to Merc-AMG G63 6x6. LANCIA ICON REMASTERED Can the Delta Integrale really be improved? We find out by pit ting the Maturo Stradale restomod against an original ’Grale. Autocar (I SSN 1355-8293 USPS 25-185) i s published weekly by Haymarket Media Group, Bridge House, 69 London Road, Twickenham, TW1 3SP, United Kingdom; haymarket.com; tel +44 (0)20 8267 5000 The US annual subscription price i s $190.00. Ai r f re ight and mailing in the US by agent named World Container Inc, 150-15, 183rd Stre et , Jamaica, NY 11413 , USA . Periodicals postage paid at Brooklyn , NY 11256. US postmaster: Send address changes to Autocar, Ai r Business Ltd , c/o World Container I nc, 150-15, 183rd Stre et , Jamaica, NY 11413 , USA . Subscription records are maintained at the above address. Air Business Ltd is acting as our mailing agent. Autocar magazine is also published in Estonia, Greece, I ndia , Japan, Lat v ia , Korea and Thailand. Autocar is a member of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (I PSO). We abide by the Editors ’ Code of Practice and are committed to upholding the highest standards of j ournalism . I f you th ink we haven’t met those standards and want to make a complaint , contact autocar@haymarket.com. For more information, contact I PSO on 0300 123 2220 or v i s i t www.ipso.co.uk Haymarket is certified by BSI to environmental standard ISO14001 and energy management standard ISO50001 PEFC/16-33-795 PEFC Certified This product is from sustainably managed forests and controlled sources www.pefc.co.uk Autocar i s a member of the organising committee of Car Of The Year caroftheyear.org Issues with your mag? For subscriber issues, call 0344 848 8816. I f you can’t fi nd a news-stand copy of Autocar in your l ocal area , email autocar@haymarket.com T H I S W E E K 30 ROAD TEST LAYS LOTUS EMIRA V6 BARE Issue 6665 | Volume 324 | No 4 NEWSMerc shrinks G-Class for new EV 4 Hot electric AMGs: GT SUV, CLA 45 7 The new cars that will revive Nissan 8 Fallout from 25% US import tariff 11 What future for hydrogen cars? 12 Ineos Fusilier confirmed for 2028/29 14 £45k Omoda 9 PHEV ti l ts at BMW X3 16 FIRST DRIVES Dacia Bigster 22 MG S5 EV 26 Jeep Avenger 4xe 28 Skoda Elroq 50 29 Citroën ë-C4 29 ROAD TESTS Lotus Emira V6 First Edition 30 Audi S E-tron GT 36 FEATURESGreen-laning with Jeep UK’s boss 42 Holy charger, Batman – i t ’s Fellten! 48 Ford’s road to freedom in Romania 52 LONG-TERMERSGenesis G80 Electrified 54 Ford Explorer 56 Renault Scenic 57 Suzuki Swift 58 Volkswagen Tiguan 59 COLUMNSJesseCrosse 13 Mark Tisshaw 15 Steve Cropley 17 Matt Prior 18 Damien Smith 19 Testing, testing 41 Why I love… 74 EVERY WEEK Your Views 20 How to subscribe 40 Lost in the archive 65 Road test results 67 USED CARS Discovery Sport buying guide 60 My car & I 62 Caught in the classifieds 63 42 JEEP UK BOSS TAKES THE SCENIC ROUTE 2 APRIL 2025 AUTOCAR.CO.UK 3

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HOW A UK FIRM OF 20 PEOPLE BEAT THE WORLD

Two long-standing conundrums in the EV age: how to charge on the go when a grid connection isn’t possible; and how best to repurpose old EV batteries. We’ve heard lots of chat about combining the two – using second-life batteries to provide affordable juice for EVs in a portable pack – but nobody’s actually done it. Until now. As we’ve seen many times in the past - just think of why the Spitfire was built – it ’s a British company and it ’s technology firmly founded in pragmatism that has made this happen.

Thanks to Fellten and its founder, Chris Hazell, you can take its Charge Qube charging solution, a 10ft corrugated steel container, wherever you want to charge your fleet of Ford E-Transits, for example. A private company with 20 employees, Fellten has invented the Charge Qube without subsidies, powering ahead with sheer will and determination. Only now, with something tangible to show, is it looking to raise investment from the City. And for confirmation of Fellten’s potential, look no further than the arrival on its board of EV guru Andy Palmer, an expert at picking EV firms with a big future.

Read the full story on p48. The automotive industry stretches far beyond making cars and this is a perfect illustration of the remarkable technological progress being made on British soil.

Rachel Burgess, magazine editor rachel.burgess@haymarket.com

Meanwhile, online…

autocar.co.uk

SUPERSPORT: FIRST LOOK Join Felix Page for an up-closeand-personal look at how Morgan has created a new flagship that’s suited to everyday driving.

GREATEST ROAD TEST JUMPS Sometimes our road testers turn pilots to get big air – and these are the most spectacular, from McLaren F 1 to Merc-AMG G63 6x6.

LANCIA ICON REMASTERED Can the Delta Integrale really be improved? We find out by pit ting the Maturo Stradale restomod against an original ’Grale.

Autocar (I SSN 1355-8293 USPS 25-185) i s published weekly by Haymarket Media Group, Bridge House, 69 London Road, Twickenham, TW1 3SP, United Kingdom; haymarket.com; tel +44 (0)20 8267 5000 The US annual subscription price i s $190.00. Ai r f re ight and mailing in the US by agent named World Container Inc, 150-15, 183rd Stre et , Jamaica, NY 11413 , USA . Periodicals postage paid at Brooklyn , NY 11256. US postmaster: Send address changes to Autocar, Ai r Business Ltd , c/o World Container I nc, 150-15, 183rd Stre et , Jamaica, NY 11413 , USA . Subscription records are maintained at the above address. Air Business Ltd is acting as our mailing agent. Autocar magazine is also published in Estonia, Greece, I ndia , Japan, Lat v ia , Korea and Thailand.

Autocar is a member of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (I PSO). We abide by the Editors ’ Code of Practice and are committed to upholding the highest standards of j ournalism . I f you th ink we haven’t met those standards and want to make a complaint , contact autocar@haymarket.com. For more information, contact I PSO on 0300 123 2220 or v i s i t www.ipso.co.uk

Haymarket is certified by BSI to environmental standard ISO14001 and energy management standard ISO50001

PEFC/16-33-795

PEFC Certified

This product is from sustainably managed forests and controlled sources www.pefc.co.uk

Autocar i s a member of the organising committee of Car Of The Year caroftheyear.org

Issues with your mag? For subscriber issues, call 0344 848 8816. I f you can’t fi nd a news-stand copy of Autocar in your l ocal area , email autocar@haymarket.com

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S

W E E K

30 ROAD TEST LAYS LOTUS EMIRA V6 BARE

Issue 6665 | Volume 324 | No 4

NEWSMerc shrinks G-Class for new EV 4 Hot electric AMGs: GT SUV, CLA 45 7 The new cars that will revive Nissan 8 Fallout from 25% US import tariff 11 What future for hydrogen cars? 12 Ineos Fusilier confirmed for 2028/29 14 £45k Omoda 9 PHEV ti l ts at BMW X3 16 FIRST DRIVES Dacia Bigster 22 MG S5 EV 26 Jeep Avenger 4xe 28 Skoda Elroq 50 29 Citroën ë-C4 29 ROAD TESTS Lotus Emira V6 First Edition 30 Audi S E-tron GT 36 FEATURESGreen-laning with Jeep UK’s boss 42 Holy charger, Batman – i t ’s Fellten! 48 Ford’s road to freedom in Romania 52 LONG-TERMERSGenesis G80 Electrified 54 Ford Explorer 56 Renault Scenic 57 Suzuki Swift 58 Volkswagen Tiguan 59 COLUMNSJesseCrosse 13 Mark Tisshaw 15 Steve Cropley 17 Matt Prior 18 Damien Smith 19 Testing, testing 41 Why I love… 74 EVERY WEEK Your Views 20 How to subscribe 40 Lost in the archive 65 Road test results 67 USED CARS Discovery Sport buying guide 60 My car & I 62 Caught in the classifieds 63

42 JEEP UK BOSS TAKES THE SCENIC ROUTE

2 APRIL 2025 AUTOCAR.CO.UK 3

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