THIS WEEK

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Voyage of Discovery: we hitch a lift in Land Rover’s one millionth Discovery, on its way to China

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Mercedes CSC concept: new CLA previewed

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Up, up and away in Terrafugia’s flying car

‘Once the A6’s engine has woken up, its outright force is considerable’

Matt Saunders, p30

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70 Jaguar’s XKR-S joins the fleet

NEWS Mercedes Concept Style Coupé CLA previewed 10 Group Lotus DRB-Hicom considers firm’s future15 Ford Focus RS Mk3 hot hatch not yet confirmed 17 Audi RS Q3 Hot small SUV concept revealed 18 New Nissan hatch Surprise Golf rival planned 21 Citroën Numero 9 Luxury saloon concept 24 Spotlight Rising insurance costs investigated 26

TESTED Audi A6 3.0 BiTDI SE Rapid but uninspiring 30 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland Pricey SUV 35 Toyota Prius T Spirit 1.8 Facelifted fuel-sipper 37 Mercedes-Benz SL350 Satisfying soft-top 39 Citroën DS5 2.0 HDi 160 ROAD TEST 60

FEATURES One millionth Discovery Landmark Land Rover 40 Peugeot 208 vs Ford Fiesta Supermini clash 50 Terrafugia Transition Will flying cars take off? 56

OUR CARS Jaguar XKR-S We say hello to our new coupé 70 Lotus Evora S Are you sitting comfortably? 73 Range Rover Evoque Surprise and delight 75

EVERY WEEK Steve Cropley Feeling the heat in Hethel

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Steve Sutcliffe What next for Lotus?

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Alan Henry Nico Rosberg wins in China

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Mail What’s the problem with platform sharing? 68 Colin Goodwin AC calls in the army 69 Richard Bremner Cadillac’s sweet Sixteen 114

DEALS

Used buying guide Lotus Evora from £32k 76 Used car bargains Virtuous van-based cars 80 New car deals Cracking deals on Corsas 83 New cars A-Z All the latest models rated 84 Road test results Autocar’s data archive 101 Classifieds Cars, number plates, services 105

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60 Road test: Citroën DS5

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Crucial new Peugeot 208 meets the benchmark Fiesta

Lotus Evora: what to look for, how to buy

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