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MILEAGE 5743 WHY WE’RE RUNNING IT Is this new luxury EV as compelling as its spec sheet and unique look suggest? Keys. Remember them? Once upon a time, getting into a car involved sticking a sculpted

WHY WE RAN IT Is this sensible, long-legged compact SUV the perfect beginner’s electric car? I ’m 38,000ft in the air, halfway through a delayed and extremely busy flight home from a frantic, tiring w

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I t’s a sign of the times how important SUVs have become to the business of German premium car maker Audi. Among all of its model lines, its Q-badged cars now have the most global success. And, now en