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It’s the turn of the 751bhp all-electric Porsche Taycan in the Autocar road test. Is this a proper Porsche sports car, as its maker claims? Finally, we wind back the clock to 2005. The Maserati Quattroporte wasn’t perfect – but it made us love it. Here’s how.

Features

We’re all desperate to get back on the open road, but it will be even more enjoyable if you prepare yourself and your car and plan ahead. In the first of this week’s features, Andrew Frankel tells you how to be a better driver.

Next, Steve Cropley visits Vauxhall’s old Luton HQ, Griffin House, to pay homage to what was once one of the world’s finest design studios, before penning an open letter of advice to new Aston Martin CEO Tobias Moers.

In our motorsport section, it’s a simple question: can Lewis Hamilton be stopped? Damien Smith weighs the case. Finally, we look at how the UK has resumed before the coronavirus pandemic is over and cast our eye over the contenders for this year’s BTCC champion title.

Opinions

Forget Titanic, forget Beauty and the Beast, forget all your usual films – this week, Steve Cropley was riveted by a drive-through movie of the Honda E, as part of the electric supermini’s UK launch. A spin in Vauxhall’s new Corsa-e revealed some interesting things about weather and EV range, but a Lego Blower Bentley was the week’s real highlight, though it needs your help to become an official Lego model. Elsewhere, Matt Prior ventures into the promising but vexing world of lane-keeping systems.

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