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COVER STORY

All the news and action from the Goodwood Festival of Speed

COVER STORY

COVER STORY

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Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake revealed

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McLaren MP4-12C Spider: official pictures, full details

‘The GT86’s willingness to adjust its line makes every quiet roundabout a joy’

Matt Prior, p58

34 First drive: Skoda Rapid 1.2 TSI

THIS WEEK

NEWS Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake Radical estate 10 New Renault Clio Crucial ’mini now more plush 14 McLaren MP4-12C Spider Drop-top supercar 16 Range Rover Sport Spy shots reveal revamp 19 Mini Countryman Next-gen SUV to spawn MPV 22 Goodwood Festival of Speed Alpine and more 26 FoS: the car park Goodwin goes car spotting 32

TESTED Skoda Rapid 1.2 TSI S Roomy cut-price hatch 34 Tesla Model S Slick seven-seat electric saloon 40 BMW X1 xDrive25d Tweaked diesel SUV 43 Fiat Punto 1.3 MultiJet New engine, so-so car 45 Audi A6 Allroad 3.0 TDI Pokey entry-level A6 45 Toyota GT86 ROAD TEST 58

FEATURES Nissan Invitation Stylish new Note concept 46 Interview: Lewis Hamilton McLaren man talks 50 Muscle car auction Goodwin battles temptation 52

OUR CARS Hyundai i40 Tourer Well liked wagon signs off 68 Honda Civic Under-appreciated hatch shines 73

EVERY WEEK Steve Cropley Meeting with the roads minister 21 Steve Sutcliffe Face to face with the Drift King 23 Alan Henry London GP: will it ever happen? 25 Mail Alpina’s new M-car job description 66 Colin Goodwin F1 is safer than in Stirling’s day 67 Richard Bremner Jeep Gladiator revisited 106

DEALS

Used buying guide StreetKas from £1500 74 Used car bargains Consider a Chrysler 78 New car deals Depreciation busters 81 New cars A-Z All the latest models rated 82 Road test results Autocar’s data archive 95 Classifieds Cars, number plates, services 98

50 Lewis Hamilton tells it like it is

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Mint ’60s muscle cars up for auction in Nottingham

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Ford StreetKa: used buying guide

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