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Steve_Fowler@autovia.co.uk @stevefowler AUDI’S aim is clear: “We want to beat Tesla,” CEO Markus Duesmann told us recently. “We have decided to bring Audi technology-wise into the lead.” That starts with an internal restructure at Audi. “We’re changing the organisation of the R&D division,” Duesmann said. “The set-up is that the product lines are sorted by electric system – the different generations of electric structure. So cars are not divided by size, they’re divided by electronic structure.” Audi’s tech will benefit more than just its own top models, too. “We will use the technology for all cars from Volkswagen [Group] in stripped-down versions in different segments,” said Duesmann. The obsession with beating Tesla means fewer internal combustion-engined cars, though. “Seeing as we have many synergies within the VW Group, maybe that…

BMW’s xDrive-equipped M4 (left) isn’t the only new M Car on the prowl. We’ve also spied a more hardcore M4 model – likely to be badged M4 CS – on test. Despite the camouflage on the prototype (above) undergoing testing, it’s easy to make out the deeper front bumper and splitter set-up on the new car, as well as the prominent ducktail spoiler at the rear. In typical CS fashion, expect more carbon-fibre body parts to help save weight and boost agility. Tweaks to the chassis will sharpen the handling, with a lower ride height and retuned spring and damper rates. Expect a modest increase in power, too.…

sean_carson@autovia.co.uk FERRARI will launch its first allelectric car in 2025 and we’ll see its first SUV (pictured) next year, the brand’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, John Elkann, has confirmed. Elkann also said that the brand will “unveil a further three models in the coming months,” although the recently spied Purosangue SUV won’t be one of them. Instead, Elkann outlined that “2022 will be a year of important new product launches, particularly the Purosangue, which is something truly special.” It opens up the possibility that one of the new cars we’ll see revealed in the coming months could be the ‘Versione Speciale’ limited-series variant of the 812 Superfast that has also been caught undergoing testing recently. “The project to build a Le Mans racer will no doubt inform Ferrari’s first…

Contact Tristan Shale-Hester mail@autoexpress.co.uk @AutoExpress FROM: Robin Woolfenden FOR me, this falls into the same category as the old Toyota GT86. I really admire a car that’s so focused on fun, handling and driving experience rather than outright power, but the design just doesn’t tug at my heartstrings. FROM: Andrew A I HOPE that Toyota has improved the quality of the interior over that of the GT86. It’s all very well adding tech, but it would be nice to see fewer hard, black plastics. Toyota needs to capture Audi TT buyers with this for it to be a success. Join the debate at www.autoexpress.co.uk ■ “I want to love this, but a price tag of £30,000 will simply be way too much for me.” Chris PF ■ “It’s only producing…

John_McIlroy@autovia.co.uk @johnmcilroy Running costs 188-232mpg (off icial) £53 fill-up Performance 0-62mph/top speed 7.8 seconds/136mph SKODA has scarcely offered a wider variety of versions of its Octavia. There’s petrol and diesel, of course, but also mild-hybrid petrol and not one, but two plug-in hybrids. We weren’t entirely convinced by the stronger plug-in, the vRS, but this more modest version – badged iV – couldn’t be more suited to our Car of the Year’s values. In fact, the technical make-up of the iV is very similar to the vRS’s. There’s a 1.4-litre turbo petrol engine and a small electric motor, but in this case they produce a total of 201bhp and 350Nm of torque. That’s enough, Skoda claims, for 0-62mph in 7.8 seconds and a top speed of 136mph – perfectly respectable…

MODELTESTED: Kia XCeed 1.5 T-GDi 3 158bhp ISG PRICE: £24,550 ENGINE: 1.5-litre 4cyl, 158bhp Running costs 36.4mpg (on test) £63 fill-up/£150 or 31% tax Practicality Boot (seats up/down) 426/1,378 litres Performance 0-60mph/top speed 8.7 seconds/129mph THE Kia XCeed is closely related to the Ceed hatchback, yet its more SUV-like looks mean it has a different kind of appeal. The car we’re testing here is the new 1.5-litre petrol model, which we’ve not tried before. Although our pictures show a variant in 4 trim, the XCeed we’re testing is the lower-spec 3 version, which costs £24,550. Design & engineering THE Kia XCeed is a bit like the C4 in the sense that it’s tough to place it in a traditional market segment. Kia already has SUVs in the main categories, plus…

New shirts will suit car lovers to a tee RETROCLASSIC clothing has launched a new line of T-shirts perfect for the discerning vintage car fan. The 100-per-cent-cotton shirts are hand printed and feature a wide array of designs, from racers like the Porsche 917 to the classic Morgan three-wheeler or Citroen 2CV. You can even find something for the bikers, tractor fans and Routemaster bus aficionados in your life. Men’s and women’s shirts are available in sizes XS to 4XL. For pricing and to see all of the new designs, visit www.retroclassicclothing.com. Top Audi EVs charge ahead on Goodyear AUDI has chosen Goodyear tyres to be fitted to its latest flagship electric vehicles. The e-tron GT quattro and RS e-tron GT will be fitted with Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5…

YOU need deep pockets and substantial storage if you plantobuy a separate tool for every fastener on your car. While ratchet socket sets are a cost-effective way to cover nuts and bolts, multi-bit screwdrivers are the best wayto deal with crossand flat head fasteners. While screwdriver setshavetheir place for common sizes, particularly in the home, the automotive range of types and sizes make a driver and multiple bits the best to cover them all. They save space and money, usually feature spares for common, often-damaged sizes, plus they include quarter-inch drive sockets for small sizes that aren’t covered by bigger ratchet sets. They can also be used by acordless drill to speed up jobs. So which will turn heads and which slip out of sight? We test eight to find out.…

James_Brodie@autovia.co.uk @jimmybrods • Electric SUV revealed in standard and Sportback guises • Range of up to 316 miles available, as is quattro four-wheel drive AUDI is the latest brand to enter the booming small electric SUV market with not one, but two new offerings. This is the Q4 e-tron, which is available as either a regular SUV or a coupé-SUV Sportback. On sale later this month, the range starts with the £40,750 Q4 e-tron 35, which uses a 52kWh battery. The battery powers an electric motor with 168bhp and 310Nm of torque that’s mounted on the rear axle. Audi claims that this model has 208 miles of range and can accelerate from 0-62mph in 9.0 seconds, while it has an electronically limited top speed of 99mph. The e-tron 40 is…

John_McIlroy@autovia.co.uk @johnmcilroy • SUV is first of seven ‘bZ’ EVs • bZ4X will rival VW’s ID.4 TOYOTA was quick on the draw with hybrids, but the Japanese company has been relatively slow to introduce pure-electric models to its line-up. Now it’s getting serious with EVs, though, and it all starts with this car, the bZ4X. Previewed here in concept form, this SUV is the first of seven bZ EVs that will appear between now and 2025 as part of a 15-model all-electric push by Toyota. The car sits on e-TNGA, the fully electric version of the company’s modular platform, and it has been developed in conjunction with Subaru, which is said to have had input into the car’s four-wheel-drive system. Toyota has declined to provide any dimensions for the bZ4X…

X marks the spot for VW’s performance EVs VOLKSWAGEN has confirmed plans to make performance versions of its ID-badged electric cars under the GTX name (above). Positioned as the electric equivalent of GTI, the brand will reveal its first GTX model on 28 April, a high-performance version of the ID.4 SUV. The ID.4 GTX will get a four-wheel-drive electric powertrain, likely shared with the upcoming Skoda Enyaq vRS and Audi Q4 e-tron 50 quattro (see p8). As such, we’re expecting around 300bhp. DVLA’s cash cow is served up on a plate SALES of private number plates have reached a record high, with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) selling 548,998 of them in the first 10 months of the 2020/21 financial year. That’s more than the 408,336 sold in…

IT’S no secret that Bentley has been working on e-fuels to help prolong the life of its V8 and W12-engined models, such as the GT Speed Convertible (left), but the brand is now testing the tech in motorsport with this, a Continental GT3 racer, whose 4.0-litre turbocharged V8 has been modified to run on synthetic fuel. The new challenger will take to the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in 2021 in the Time Attack 1 class, with significant aerodynamic modifications to help performance.…

sean_carson@autovia.co.uk “Rear-wheel steering is standard, with the potential for a turning circle the size of a family hatchback’s” MERCEDES has launched its all-new EQS electric flagship limousine, which sits at the top of its line-up of EQ-badged EVs. There’ll be two models from launch – badged EQS 450+ and EQS 580 4MATIC – with up to 478 miles of range and Level 3 “eyes off” self-driving tech available. The latter will allow drivers to perform secondary tasks when travelling at up to 37mph in traffic, but it will only be legal in Germany. Two batteries will be offered, including 90 and 107.8kWh options, with DC rapid charging up to 200kW allowing for a 10-80 per cent recharge in just 31 minutes on the large-battery model. There are clever charging programmes…

Steve_Fowler@autovia.co.uk @stevefowle ONLY the greatest racing drivers have cars named after them. Mercedes-Benz built an SLR McLaren in Stirling Moss’s honour, while Michael Schumacher’s name was put on a little Fiat Seicento. Now it’s the turn of British rallying hero Paddy Hopkirk with the MINI Cooper S – and when Auto Express got behind the wheel, it seemed only right and proper that we go and meet up with the great man himself. MINI has taken the latest version of its Cooper S hot hatchback, with a 178bhp 2.0-litre engine that gets the car from 0-62mph in 6.8 seconds, and given it a flavour of the original Mini that Paddy famously piloted to victory in the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally. So there’s the same single, offset bonnet stripe, a white…

sean_carson@autovia.co.uk BIG performance SUVs don’t exactly send out a message of efficiency. However, despite the R badge adorning the tailgate of this new top-spec Volkswagen Touareg, the German brand is going about its large performance SUV in a different way. It, too, is embracing electrification to boost driver enjoyment without compromising efficiency – or so the theory goes. As a result, this £71,995 Touareg R uses a 335bhp 3.0-litre turbocharged V6 petrol engine combined with a 14.3kWh battery supplying a 134bhp electric motor for a total of 456bhp and 700Nm of torque. It means a 0-62mph time of 5.1 seconds, impressive given the R’s size and weight. However, this top-of-the-line Touareg doesn’t feel all that sporty – and the weight the hybrid system adds is at the root of this.…

MODELTESTED: Citroen C4 PureTech 130 S&S Sense Plus PRICE: £23,005 ENGINE: 1.2-litre 3cyl, 128bhp Running costs 37.4mpg (on test) £62 fill-up/£150 or 27% tax Practicality Boot (seats up/down) 380/1,250 litres Performance 0-62mph/top speed 8.9 seconds/130mph THE Citroen C4 we’re testing here is an entry-level Sense Plus model fitted with the PureTech 130 engine, which costs from £23,005. Our test car had options including some extra safety equipment that brought the total up to £24,800. Design & engineering WHILE the Citroen C4 uses some familiar ingredients from the previous C4 Cactus, this is a new model with styling that reflects the direction that the brand wants to go with its cars in the future. The sharper angles on the bodywork are a step away from the softer, more rounded models that…

Citroen C4 10-inch touchscreen Key features: Nav, CarPlay and Android Auto THE C4 comes with a large 10-inch screen as standard, and best of all there are physical buttons for the air-conditioning controls. This is something that some Citroen models don’t have, and fiddling with them on the touchscreen is annoying, so we’re glad that real buttons are making a comeback. The touchscreen is large and looks smart, and has great functionality; everything you need is here, including Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, which work well on the big display. The screen could be more responsive to inputs, though, and the menus aren’t as easy to understand and navigate as in the Kia. The system is also slower to load than its rivals, and often left us waiting for things…

Pete_Gibson@autovia.co.uk Running costs 43.8mpg (on test) £54 fill-up £180 or 30% tax UNTIL last year, life for cars on the Auto Express fleet was usually busy and demanding. We’d pile on thousands of miles travelling up and down the country – and even into mainland Europe – for events. Yet, although almost everyone else on the Auto Express team has left their car sitting on their drive recently, rarely travelling further than the local supermarket, things haven’t changed much for me. As Auto Express’ resident snapper, I’ve still had the opportunity to travel for work, shooting our famous road tests all over the country. The result is that, unlike other cars on the fleet, my Puma has clocked up more than 20,000 miles over the past year. And it’s been…

Got a query? products@autoexpress.co.uk Q Looking for the wheel deal I WANT to change the colour of my alloys to a different silver/platinum. Powder coaters say they can match makers’ colours, but how do I choose without visiting several showrooms? Do powder coat manufacturers supply colour cards? Ian Clark, E-mail A BRECKLAND Finishing (www.breckland-finishing.co.uk) pointed us to the chart most firms use, at www.RALcolor.com. You are looking at a colour on a screen, so try to see it on a wheel before committing. It’s best to visit a powder coater’s showroom because most offer the same colours. Q Where’s the CoPilot gone? IT was surprising that CoPilot was not reviewed instead of some other less well known apps in Issue 1,670. What was the reason for this? Adrian Pither, E-mail…

HAVING two dash cams is naturally better than just one. The extra lens shows what’s happening behind you and can provide proof of fault if you are rear-ended or bumped into by a careless parker. Our favourite two-camera set-up in the past has been the Kenwood DRV A601W and KCA-R200 package, but it’s a big investment at just under £200. Arch rival Nextbase’s rear camera hasn’t been our favourite in the past, but the new 222X set-up is much easier to install and looks good value at less than £90. Gator’s new GHDVR95W brings good looks and decent spec midway between the two in price, at £149.99. If you want the best footage, the Kenwood is still the way to go. Nextbase’s 222X might suit some cars, but is short…

Search more than 60,000 cars with competitive finance Order online, delivered to your door, 14 day money-back guarantee CO2/tax 121-175g/km £125-£240 Running costs 35-54mpg (300h AWD) £71 fill-up Performance 0-62mph/top speed 9.2 seconds/112mph COMPACT SUVs have become extremely popular in the UK in recent years, with a whole raft of car makers entering the fray. One of the slightly left-field options is the Lexus NX, which stands out from the crowd and almost always comes with hybrid technology, which allows it to offer excellent performance with decent fuel economy. When the NX 300h arrived in 2014 it offered a 2.5-litre petrol engine backed up by an electric motor. The result was a combined output of 195bhp, yet CO2 emissions were pegged at just 116g/km, while 56mpg was officially within reach.…

Hyundai Elantra N to make WTCR debut HYUNDAI is switching its World Touring Car Cup customer racing programme from the i30 N TCR hatchback to the new Elantra N TCR four-door saloon model for 2021, introducing a new four-cylinder turbocharged engine in the process. Norbert Michelisz and Gabriele Tarquini continue with BRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Squadra Corse, while Jean-Karl Vernay joins Luca Engstler at Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team. Canadian Grand Prix close to cancellation THE 2021 Canadian Grand Prix looks set to be cancelled as a result of continued coronavirus restrictions in the North American country. The race is scheduled to take place on 11-13 June, but is likely to be replaced by the Turkish Grand Prix, which also featured on the 2020 schedule at short notice…

sean_carson@autovia.co.uk • Electric exec arrives in 2023 • Avant estate also on the cards THIS is the Audi A6 e-tron concept, which has made its world debut at the 2021 Shanghai Motor Show. It previews an all-electric model that will join the A6 family in 2023 and is based on Audi’s Premium Platform Electric (PPE) architecture. It’s the first Audi we’ve seen on PPE. At 4.96m long, 1.96m wide and 1.44m tall, the A6 e-tron sits at the heart of the executive saloon class. For reference, the current A6 is 4.94m long, 1.87m wide and 1.46m tall. The PPE platform features five-link front suspension and a multi-link rear axle, while the concept uses adaptive air suspension. The production car will be part of the A6 family, but it’s thought that…

sean_carson@autovia.co.uk • Seven-seat SUV on the way • Hybrid tech from Qashqai NISSAN has unveiled its new X-Trail SUV at the Shanghai Motor Show, and it’s set to go on sale in Europe next year using similar tech to the Qashqai family SUV. The brand has also confirmed the fourth-generation seven-seat X-Trail will be sold in the UK with the e-Power hybrid powertrain from launch, because it uses the new CMF-C platform that underpins the latest Qashqai. E-Power uses a variable compression ratio 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine that charges a compact battery, which supplies an electric motor for a total of 184bhp and 330Nm of torque. This allows the combustion engine to run at its optimum level for efficiency, lowering emissions and improving fuel consumption, while also bringing EV benefits,…

Luke_Wilkinson@autovia.co.uk @LT_Wilkinson • Updates for Ibiza and Arona • Most major changes are inside SEAT has tweaked its Ibiza supermini and Arona crossover for 2021, updating both models with refreshed exterior design elements, new driver-assistance technology, infotainment, and heavily redesigned interiors, which the brand claims are higher quality than before. The Ibiza’s exterior has been freshened up with the new handwritten-style model badge used on SEAT’s latest cars. But aside from that, the changes are small; three new alloy wheel designs and a couple of fresh paint colour options are all that’s new. While the Arona also gets new badging, it features a larger facelift with a more rugged look, thanks to revised front and rear bumpers and more silver trim. It also gets three new alloy wheel designs and…

Mazda 6 range gains limited-edition model MAZDA has added a new special-edition model to its line-up: the Mazda 6 Kuro (above), which is available as a saloon or a Tourer estate, and the run is limited to just 50 examples of each. It gets polymetal grey metallic paint and black detailing, while the interior is upholstered in burgundy leather. Power is provided by a 163bhp 2.0-litre petrol engine, and equipment levels are the same as on the Sport variant of the Mazda 6. Prices start from £29,250 for the saloon and £30,250 for the estate. UK’s roadkill hotspots revealed in new report A NEW ‘Roadkill Report’ has revealed that 2,229 badgers are killed on UK roads every year – more than any other animal. They’re followed by pheasants (2,082) and…

James_Brodie@autovia.co.uk @jimmybrods ALONGSIDE the new EQS (left) is a third all-electric SUV model for Mercedes’s EQ fold. The EQB is a compact SUV with seven-seat capability that will be on sale in Europe later in 2021. It’s an all-electric counterpart to the GLB and uses an adapted version of that car’s platform, much like the EQA and EQC respectively share underpinnings with the GLA and GLC SUVs. The EQB made its debut at the Shanghai Motor Show, but Mercedes is saving many key facts and figures for the car’s European launch. However, the brand has confirmed that it will be on sale with a range of batteries from 66.5kWh in size, and motor systems rated at up to 288bhp, with front-and four-wheel-drive options. So far Mercedes has confirmed only one…

Performance 0-62mph/top speed 3.4 seconds/198mph Running costs 21.7mpg (off icial) £81 fill-up EVERYONE loves playing Top Trumps. This number is more impressive than that number, therefore this car is better than that one. Simple. But often it’s too simplistic. That must certainly be what Porsche’s GT department is hoping people will think, because if you compare the specs of the old GT3 with that of the new one driven here, you’ll see only very small differences. The engine in this new 992-generation remains essentially the same 4.0-litre, naturally aspirated flat-six that was in the old 991.2 car. Because that car’s seven-speed PDK gearbox is lighter than the latest eight-speed one adopted across other current 911s, that too has been carried over for the new GT3. The engine’s output has risen…

Running costs 30.7mpg (off icial) £98 fill-up Performance 0-62mph/top speed 13.0 seconds/112mph Dean_Gibson@autovia.co.uk @DeanGbsn IT’S a relatively small player in the UK pick-up class, but 2021 could be a significant year for the Isuzu D-Max. With rivals such as the Mercedes X-Class and Fiat Fullback already gone, the Mitsubishi L200 on the way out and question marks over whether the Nissan Navara will continue in the UK, the time is right for the all-new D-Max to tap into what has turned into a seller’s market. As before, there are work-focused variants of the new model, but the top-spec versions are packed with more kit to help them appeal to lifestyle buyers – a market that Isuzu is keen to make inroads into with the departure of so many rivals. Go…

MODELTESTED: Mazda CX-30 2.0 e-Skyactiv-X 186PS 2WD SE-L Lux PRICE: £26,300 ENGINE: 2.0-litre 4cyl, 183bhp Running costs 41.9mpg (on test) £64 fill-up/£150 or 29% tax Practicality Boot (seats up/down) 430/1,406 litres Performance 0-62mph/top speed 8.3 seconds/127mph THE Mazda CX-30 is the most expensive car here, but like its rivals, it’s somewhere between a normal hatch and a full-on SUV. It shows what you get by spending a little more, and comes with a hi-tech engine with mild-hybrid parts and lots of standard kit. In SE-L Lux trim, it costs £26,300. Design & engineering THE Mazda CX-30 is based on the same platform as the Mazda 3, just like the XCeed uses the same tech as Kia’s Ceed hatch. It has a similar visual formula, too, with chunkier wheelarches and more…

Skoda Karoq 1.0 TSI SE L PRICE: £25,810 ENGINE: 1.0-litre 3cyl, 108bhp SKODA’S Karoq is a mid-size SUV, and you don’t get as much for your money here in powertrain terms; our budget only allows a smaller 1.0-litre model. Yet this engine is good and the Karoq is more practical than any of our rivals above. It’s also well equipped. Ford Focus Active 1.0 EcoBoost Active Edition PRICE: £24,755 ENGINE: 1.0-litre 3cyl, 153bhp THE Focus Active is a lot like the XCeed, since it’s a raised and restyled version of the regular Ford Focus. It’s great to drive, and features a powerful 153bhp version of Ford’s 1.0-litre engine. It’s available as an estate for even more practicality, too.…

Ultimate Collector Cars Charlotte & Peter Fiell (Taschen, www.taschen.com) Price: £200 Rating: OUR top rating here comes with the very obvious caveat of price. At £200, this isn’t a purchase to be made on a whim, but makes a very good case for itself in being worth the money. Both volumes are utterly gorgeous, and with just 100 cars featured it’s been possible to give each one loads of space to breathe. Quality is sky-high throughout as well. Porsche 911 SC Andrew Clusker (Veloce Publishing, www.veloce.co.uk) Price: £50 Rating: WHEN chapter one begins with ‘preparing for engine removal’ you can be fairly sure that what follows will be pretty exhaustive. And it is – it’s like a Haynes manual on steroids, based on the author’s home restoration of his car.…

Got any car queries? Tristan_Shale-Hester@autovia.co.uk Q Where should I sell my car to get the best price for it? I WANT to upgrade my car and have been offered some part-exchanges, but am wondering if I would get a better price by selling my current car privately? If so, how do I work out where to price my existing car? David Allan, E-mail A YOU’RE right in thinking you will generally get more money selling a car privately than you would part-exchanging it, although obviously the former is a less convenient option. As for working out how much you should charge, you could try looking at similar cars on online classified selling sites, some of which have a valuation tool that may be useful. There are also a number of…

Dear Tristan, I want a family MPV that can seat five people and still has room for luggage. What does £15,000 buy me? Jason Gardener, E-mail Contact: Tristan_Shale-Hester@autovia.co.uk THE STYLISH CHOICE Citroen Gr. C4 S’Tourer FOR: Stylish looks and cabin, comfortable, good economy AGAINST: So-so handling and fiddly infotainment THE Citroen Grand C4 SpaceTourer is set up for comfort, with its smooth ride making it suitable for relaxing journeys with the family. This is achieved via soft suspension, but the trade-off for this is that the SpaceTourer doesn’t corner very sharply, while the Citroen’s steering isn’t hugely responsive. One advantage the SpaceTourer has is that its official fuel economy stands at between 43.6mpg and 60.1mpg, depending on engine. Just under £15,000 gets a 69-plate, 8,000-mile 1.2 PureTech 130 Feel, with…

Stephen_Errity@autovia.co.uk • Race on 8 May next confirmed • Jaguar 1-2 in points standings THE FIA Formula E championship is to use the full Formula One Grand Prix layout for its next trip to Monaco in early May. Formula E previously raced in Monaco in 2015, 2017 and 2019, alternating with the principality’s Historic Grand Prix event, but on those occasions a shortened version of the track was used, cutting out the famous Casino Square, Mirabeau, Grand Hotel and Portier corners – and the iconic tunnel. Bosses were keen to avoid direct laptime comparisons with F1 cars in the series’ early days, but with Formula E now more established and running faster second-generation machinery, it feels the time is right to move on to the full layout. There will still…

I ALWAYS believed that the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) had its heart in the right place, meant well, tried to do things fair and square. Since 1996 it has been naming the cars it considers to be safest and least safe. And for that guidance, we should be grateful. But I fear the outfit, which is formally backed by the UK and other Governments, may be losing the plot. From its HQ in Belgium, Euro NCAP says that it has lately altered the way it evaluates and scores the cars it focuses on. Crash awareness, prevention and protection are changing hugely, as is on-board safety kit. Legislation is going through enormous change, too. Euro NCAP attempts to keep up with all this, but seems to be struggling…