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Everything you need to know about cars this week: 21 Mar '21
TG mourns the loss of legends Sabine Schmitz and Murray Walker
Review: Volkswagen ID.4
"Crossovers are family transit pods. And judged through that lens, the ID.4 is right on target"
Advertisement - Page continues belowThis is the all-new, all-electric Kia EV6
"The EV6 is Kia’s first dedicated EV and sits on the new E-GMP platform that’s shared with the decidedly more retro Hyundai Ioniq 5."
Formula One commentary legend Murray Walker has died
"Now we have to stop, because we’ve got a lump in our throats. Legendary Formula One commentator Murray Walker has died aged 97."
Advertisement - Page continues belowNew BMW M3 vs Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio
"The purpose of the Giulia here is to cast a reflective shadow over the M3 as much as compete against it. Look at them both and tell me the BMW appears anything other than irritably obnoxious. The Alfa proves elegance and beauty can go hand in hand with impact and drama. "
Porsche 911 Targa 4S review: Heritage Design Edition tested
"Most other 911s follow a clear model progression that culminates in Turbo or GT3 and RS. The Targa takes a different tack, it’s a borderline GT, has a stronger design influence and a more extrovert nature. Just look at the complexity of that roof."
Check out the new Shelby Super Snake Speedster
"The Speedster is essentially a two-seat roadster with a hard-top tonneau, ‘unique striping’ and many special edition badges. Looks mean though, doesn’t it? Just check out that slicey front splitter. "
The GMA T.50 has hit the track for the first time
"For now, it’s just nice to get a look at the 986kg three-seater in some form of action. That exposed carbon fibre bodywork looks mega, doesn’t it? With the fan on the back and its relatively compact proportions, it looks like Batman has commissioned a ‘sensible’ city car for his daily commute. "
Advertisement - Page continues belowFlipping heck: the Opel Manta is back, and electric
"Opel has taken a leaf out of Honda, Fiat and Renault’s book, realising the best way to win the trust of EV sceptics is to give them the car of their youth, just with CarPlay, air con and a wodge of batteries stuffed inside."
The BMW iX xDrive40 will get 296bhp and cost £69,000
"BMW has revealed two versions of its fully electric iX SUV that’ll be available when it launches later this year. One is big and fast, the other is just as big, but very fast."
Advertisement - Page continues belowThe big one: Ford Mustang Mach-E vs Tesla Model Y
"Ford has big plans to electrify its entire range of cars and trucks, but it’s clearly got some catching up to do. Here’s the first step on the long and winding road. How the Mach-E fares here will give us a good idea how it should do in the months and years to come."
The Toyota Aygo X is here to save the city car
"The tiny wee city car has seemed like an endangered species lately. Titchy cars equal titchy profit margins, especially when you’re trying to stuff batteries into them to make an urban EV. Well, here’s Toyota telling us not to worry: the Aygo is alive and very much well. And sixteen years after it first launched, it’s getting a reboot."
Here's your first look at the production BMW i4
"The choice of versions will top out at an M Performance version, with rear-drive, 530bhp and a 0-60mph time, says BMW, of about four seconds. Range will go up to about 360 miles WLTP."
Sabine Schmitz has passed away, aged 51
"It’s with the heaviest of hearts we report that Sabine Schmitz has passed away, aged 51. The Queen of the Nürburgring had been battling cancer for over three years."
Chris Harris remembers Sabine Schmitz
"She was a bundle of energy, one of those people whose resting facial expression was a huge grin, and she was so much fun to be around and to work alongside. She had been battling cancer for some time, but I suppose we just assumed that it being Sabine – unstoppable Sabine – she would win that one as well."
Classic British coachbuilder Radford has returned
"Radford’s new creations definitely won’t just be restored classics either. There are deals in place with multiple modern-day OEMs, the powertrains will span internal combustion and electric over the next few years"
The all-new Peugeot 308 is a very handsome hatchback
"We’re aware that we keep saying this, but Peugeot’s design department really is on a roll at the moment. The purple patch looks set to continue too, with the reveal of the brand-new 308. Fantastic-looking hatch, isn’t it?"
Review: Hyundai Kona
"Go ahead if you like the look of it. If you don't, endless rivals are about as good"
This new electric sports car weighs less than a tonne
"Simply called the ‘Coupe’, you can order one of the 21 Launch Edition models now for £81,250. The final car will be revealed this summer, then the plan is for production to commence at WEVC’s HQ in Cornwall in November."
Review: Land Rover Discovery
"A heroically talented go-anywhere, do-anything family SUV. Just be sure you *need* this much space and ability"
The 720S GT3X proves McLarens don't all look the same
"t’s a track-only toy, but one far more serious than previous examples of the breed. It’s basically a 720S GT3 that’s been removed from a race grid – and thus the stifling world of regulations – with everything demonstrably turned up several notches."
Peugeot isn't going to build a new 308 GTI
"Jerome Micheron, Peugeot’s product director, says: 'If you look at the market for sporty versions, and the CO2 regulations, it has collapsed.' We’ll take that as a no then."
Welcome, one and all, to the new Pagani Huayra R
"This is the new Pagani Huayra R, which in normal automotive terms could be unenthusiastically described as the ‘range-topping model’. We’re not, however, talking about a normal automotive product."
The government has just cut the plug-in car grant
"The UK’s plug-in car grant (PiCG) has just been cut. Until today you could get £3,000 off the price of an EV costing up to £50,000, but now you can only get £2,500 off the price of an EV costing no more than £35,000."
Check out Manthey-Racing’s hardcore Porsche Cayman GT4
"What Manthey has done is set the top-spec Cayman up for track days and club racing events, using a new coilover kit, Manthey-Racing brake pads and lightweight forged alloy wheels."
Review: Land Rover Defender 90
"Very few buyers will make full use of all the Defender's capabilities. In the meantime though it's a family car with a deep and wide backstory. It just makes you feel adventurous."
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