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Takeri concept shows shape of new Mazda

First drive: all-electric Renault Fluence ZE

‘The Ginetta G60 feels like the car the Evora should and could so easily be’ Steve Sutcliffe p38

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THIS WEEK

All the better for a Ginetta

NEWS Peugeot revives GTI Iconic badge for new 208 8 Peugeot 301 Successor to 308 due in 2013 10 DSrangetogrowCity and luxury car on the way 11 SaabUS lifeline New bid as China deal crashes 15 Mdivision wants anSLSBut BMW isn’t keen 16 Mercedes SLS Black Series 208mph, £250k 19 Winter tyres getokayNo premium for drivers 20 Analysis New Volvo boss’s vision for the future 23

TESTED Renault Fluence ZEElectric-powered saloon 30 Vauxhall Astra GTC2.0 CDTi Sporty coupé 33 BMWZ4sDrive28iFour-cylinder roadster 35 BMW118dRestyled 1-series diesel 35 Chrysler 300C3.0 V6Well-rounded exec 37 Chevrolet Aveo 1.3D EcoDiesel supermini 37 MiniCoupéJCWROADTEST 60

FEATURES Ginetta G60vsrivals Sports coupés do battle 38 Volkswagen UpvsToyota iQ City cars tested 46 Future city cars Rise of the micromobility EV 54

EVERYWEEK Hilton Holloway Asian floods cause parts crisis 15 Steve Cropley The only way is Up 17 Steve Sutcliffe What next for IndyCar? 21 Alan Henry Expansionism in the USA for F1 27 Mail Aspiring to the normally aspirated 68

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