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Just enough of what youneed

THERE IS CAUSE for celebration: the original Audi TT is officially 25 years old. Thank you, Freeman Thomas, for creating a living design. It has form, function and beauty – though maybe I am a little biased.

Which got me thinking. In recent’s Mark Dixon came to Los Angeles for two weeks earlier this year and we used the new electric Kia EV6 GT as transport for a road trip into Arizona. We both had a glimpse of the future. It was nice-looking, functional, although its safe range of 220 miles meant we spent much time co-ordinating our next charging point.

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