GENEVA SHOW SPECIAL

36 NEW CARS Launch stars revealed p7-31

THIS WEEK

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F12 Berlinetta: Ferrari’s fastest and most powerful road car yet

NEWS Bentley SUV Super-luxury 4x4 for £150k 8 Ferrari F12 Berlinetta New GT gets 730bhp 12 New open-top Lambo One-off Aventador 16 Tata Megapixel City car promises 282mpg 19 Mercedes A-class Bold new hatch: full details 20 New Seat Toledo Small saloon reinvented 23 Ford Kuga Second-gen compact SUV revealed 24 Giugiaro’s hybrid GT Brivido uses VW parts 28 Spotlight Under the skin of Renault’s Zoe EV 30

TESTED Mercedes SL500 V8 roadster raises the bar 34 Fisker Karma Eco-friendly luxury saloon 43 BMW 335i Six-cylinder 3-series still excels 45 Peugeot 508 RXH Hybrid AWD estate 47 Audi A4 Avant 2.0 TDIe Gutsier eco engine 49 Porsche 911 Carrera ROAD TEST 60

FEATURES Infiniti Emerg-e Electric sports car: full story 50 Cropley visits MG New life at Longbridge 54 Supercharger tech A boost for downsizing 58 Competition Win a weekend in a Cayman R 78

OUR CARS Seat Leon Ecomotive Eco hatch’s grand finale 70 Mercedes E63 Seeking excuses for a blast 75

EVERY WEEK Steve Cropley Off to Crewe — in a Micra

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Steve Sutcliffe Winter tyres vs British drivers 29 Alan Henry Cautious approach to new season 33 Mail Why Jaguar needs to branch out 68 Colin Goodwin Renault’s plans cause concern 69 Richard Bremner Lancia MegaGamma 114

DEALS

Used buying guide Mazda RX-8 for £2k 76 Used car bargains Appreciating assets 80 New car deals Big savings on Chevrolets 83 New cars A-Z All the latest models rated 84 Road test results Autocar’s data archive 101 Cars for sale Hundreds up for grabs 105

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Used buying guide: Mazda RX-8

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