From the editor

It used to be said that the two immutable things in life were death and taxes. Within the automotive sphere, we could now add electri cation to that somewhat dour duo. But does the electri ed future of motoring really have to sound the death knell for the things that set petrolheads’ hearts revving? It’s certainly not the case when you consider the formidable-looking electric hypercar gracing the cover of this month’s issue of CAR: far from it! The Rimac Nevera is a prime example of just how exhilarating electri ed motoring can be. With a tarmac-rending 1 427 kw and 2 360 N.m on tap, it’s the fastest production EV in the world, goading those brave enough to test its limits with a 412 km/h top speed ... and we had a chance to get behind the wheel to see what this Croatian wonder-car is all about.

Closer to home, yet still in keeping with all things electric on the motoring scene, we travel to Cape Town to take in the excitement of the

rst ever Formula E race to take place on local soil. We were also lucky enough to be counted among a select group of publications to drive Rolls-royce’s eagerly awaited Spectre – the luxury carmaker’s rst foray into the world of EVS – to see how the Spirit of Ecstasy takes to electricity.

Even our road tests this month are highvoltage affairs. We sample two of Mercedesbenz’s new EQ electric models – the EQB SUV and its smaller and no less striking EQA crossover stablemate – to get a taste of what the German rm’s electri ed future has in store. Of course, we’ll never leave our fans of large-displacement V8s wanting for a dose of traditional motoring thrills, so the brawny Range Rover P530 Autobiography joins the road test line-up this month.

As exciting as electric motoring can be, we still feel striking a balance between combustion-engined motoring and EVS is a viable path. To this end, we put Volvo’s XC60 T8 Recharge plugin hybrid to the test. It proved a neat lead-in point to this month’s Tech feature, which looks at the workings of plug-in electric hybrids to see if this technology really offers motorists the best of both worlds going forward.

We invite you to sit back, plug in and prepare to be electri ed.