Autocar

Autocar is the car nut’s weekly fix, delivering you a unique mix of the latest news, opinion, features, first drives of new cars and in-depth road tests – all complemented by the best photography in the business. No other magazine covers the subject you love with such enthusiasm, insight and quality every week of the year. Autocar stands for the highest quality in car journalism – and is rewarded with access to the best new cars and the biggest news stories before any of the opposition which we share with you, our readers, every week.

AFTER POSITIVE NEWS IN 2023, HERE’S TO 2024

Son of Huracán is V8 PHEV • Lamborghini’s all-new junior supercar will also adopt the Revuelto’s architecture

THIS WON’T BE EASY FOR LAMBO

WHAT NEW BABY LAMBO MUST BEAT

MG plans total refresh in 2024 • Successors to combustion-engined 3, ZS and HS, improved EVs and new flagship electric SUV due

Waiting list opened for crucial new electric Range Rover

Stellantis eyes hydrogen engines

Rimac robotaxi in service by 2026 • Croatian company will expand into ‘mobility’ with self-driving electric car, partly developed in the UK

Next Rimac supercar could ditch battery for diesel

STAND WELL BACK, PLEASE: THAT SUPERCAR IS ABOUT TO DEPLOY ITS THRUSTERS

WHEN ONE PLUS ONE EQUALS MORE THAN TWO

Cupra crosses the digital divide • New virtual reality concept merges simulated racing with real-world motorsport

NEW REALITY OR VIRTUAL INSANITY?

SECRET SOURCE • OUR INDUSTRY INSIDER

Winners and losers of 2023 • Supply issues eased but weren’t resolved, EVs moved into the mainstream and inflation pained the nation. This was another challenging year for car makers. Which fared best?

£70m for motorway charging • Government funds pilot project to accelerate roll-out of ultra-rapid EV chargers

Euro NCAP warns of big SUV ‘safety concerns’

TESTER’S NOTES

Make their Christmas with a weekly dose of automotive joy

MY WEEK IN CARS

RACING LINES

LEXUS LBX • Toyota hopes a smaller Lexus will lead to bigger sales. Can this plush take on the Yaris Cross indeed prove a ‘breakthrough crossover’?

ALL THE GOOD THINGS IN A SMALL PACKAGE

McLAREN 750S • Evolution of the magical 720S dazzled on a warm track. Now for frosty British lanes

LAND ROVER DEFENDER 130 V8 • The Defender’s extremes of size and propulsion are combined to create a monster

KIA EV9 AWD • Head-turning new flagship electric SUV meets freezing Scottish countryside

MERCEDES-BENZ E220D • Sixth-generation saloon is in Britain but without its air suspension. Will it be missed?

RAPID CHARGERS • The executive super-saloon market is fast evolving as BMW and Mercedes set their sights on Tesla. But do these new EVs pack the driver appeal of their ICE alternatives? James Disdale finds out

RANGE AND EFFICIENCY

ROAD TEST YEAR BOOK 2023 • Almost £4 million worth of cars road tested, hundreds more reviewed, news scoops and landmark moments, such as the return of the motor show, the first true driver’s EV and a shock Lambo win. Relive all of the year’s highlights over the next 25 pages

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ROAD TESTING BY NUMBERS • Fastest, heaviest, priciest, widest… our 2023 road test data reveals all. Illya Verpraet crunches the numbers

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