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COVER STORY

We get back behind the wheel of Jaguar’s controversial 1990s supercar, the XJ220

THIS WEEK

NEWS New McLaren F1 Hypercar could have 900bhp 6 Mercedes CLA Baby CLS gets green light 8 Lamborghini Urus New 4x4 to keep edgy looks 10 New Jag engines Three new petrol units 13 Posh Evoque Beckham special snapped up 14 Hilton Holloway Beijing show proves surreal 16 Lotus Esprit New supercar resumes testing 20

JAGUAR SPECIAL

‘The F-type will justify Jaguar’s description of itself as a sports car firm’

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COVER STORY

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Used performance Jaguars for all budgets

52 Less is more: the hidden gems

TESTED Mercedes SL63 AMG Biturbo V8 roadster 24 Nissan GT-R Track Pack Uprated for circuit use 29 Toyota Land Cruiser V8 Big 4x4 tweaked 31 Hyundai Veloster Turbo Go-faster coupé 33 Peugeot 508 RXH High-rise hybrid wagon 33 Mercedes-Benz ML250 Bluetec ROAD TEST 66

FEATURES Jaguar F-type Evolution of a new sports car 34 XJ220 revisited Supercar still amazes 40 Used sporty Jags How to find a bargain Jag 48 Hidden gems Getting more new car for less 52 Renault Zoe New electric ’mini braves the cold 58 New Tuscan Driving a freshly built TVR 62

OUR CARS Nissan Leaf Living with an EV for a year

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Jaguar XKR-S Leave the ESP button alone… 81

EVERY WEEK Steve Cropley Finding out all about the F-type 19 Steve Sutcliffe Who would buy a Renault Twizy? 21 Alan Henry Ways to make Formula 1 even safer 23 Mail Insurance claim culture is wrong 74 Colin Goodwin What’s next for BMW M? 75 Richard Bremner BMW X-Coupé 114

DEALS

Used buying guide Ford Galaxy Mk2 82 Used car bargains Lotus prices hold firm 86 New car deals Infiniti: willing to deal 89 New cars A-Z All the latest models rated 90 Road test results Autocar’s data archive 105 Classifieds Cars, number plates, services 107

58 Renault Zoe EV in winter testing

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First drive: new biturbo V8 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG

Used buying guide: Ford Galaxy from £5k

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