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Porsche’s all-new 911 takes on Lotus Evora S, Audi R8 and Jaguar XKR

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VW’s cylinder deactivation tech tested

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The Met’s fleet of old motors unearthed

‘The Alpina D5 lunges towards the horizon as if pulled by a higher force’ Steve Sutcliffe p30

58 Road test: Kia Optima

THIS WEEK

Winter wunderbar

NEWS NewVolkswagenGolfFull details on Mk7 hatch 8 AstonMartin Zagato Final styling revealed 12 T25 nears production Deal “signed by June” 15 Nissan Invitation Note successor unveiled 17 Lamborghini SUVConcept due at Beijing show 18 Alfa Romeo4CLaunch set for Detroit 2014 21 Fiat 500LNewmini-MPV to take on Meriva 22 Analysis Audi’s organic LED tech examined 25

TESTED Alpina D5Biturbo Rapid diesel super-saloon 30 Jaguar XKR-S convertible Extrovert drop-top 33 SubaruWRXSTI206NBRBest Scooby yet? 35 Alfa Giulietta 2.0 JTDmTCTDual-clutch ’box 37 VWPolo1.4TSI ACTFour cylinders to two 37 Kia Optima 1.7 CRDi 2TechROADTEST 58

FEATURES Porsche 911 vs rivals Sports car shootout 38 Citroën Lacoste Inside Citroën’s cute concept 46 Past police cars An Aladdin’s cave of cop cars 52 Ford 1.0 Ecoboost engine Three-pot eco tech 56

EVERYWEEK Steve Cropley Hats off to the faceless Hyundai 19 Hilton Holloway The Phoenix platform’s future 21 Steve Sutcliffe Updating the driving test 23 Alan Henry Formula 1’s 2012 testing begins 27 Mail Is BMW in danger of diluting the Mbrand? 66

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56 Ford’s three-pot tech secrets

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Is Citroën’s Lacoste concept the shape of things to come?

Used guide: Ford Fiesta ST and Zetec S

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