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.

WHY THERE ARE SO MANY EVs IN AUTOCAR

New Clio majors on value to counter blitz of pricier EVs • Next-gen supermini will be petrol-powered and priced to undercut the 4 and 5 EVs

New 2024 Renault crossover to take on the Toyota C-HR

Renault: it’s dealer or no deal

AMG pumps SL PHEV to 804bhp • Plug-in hybrid convertible gains performance upgrades and a 1047lb ft punch

The template for all future VW interiors

Alfa Romeo’s new Milano baby EV ready to roll • Small crossover, a sportier sibling of the Jeep Avenger, will be unveiled in April

Wild new GT-R is ‘tangible lucid dream’ for Nissan

Europe gains down in Africa • Millbrook operator opens new proving ground in Morocco that offers development cost savings of 30-50% per car

CHARGING WON’T ALWAYS COME DOWN TO THE WIRE

EVs will need battery passport to enter EU from 2027 • Digital document to display material sources, manufacturing details, state of health and more

SECRET SOURCE • OUR INDUSTRY INSIDER

Hot ID 3 channels spirit of Golf GTI • VW’s first electric hot hatch will be a 282bhp rear-wheel-drive ID 3, due later this year

TESTER’S NOTES

MY WEEK IN CARS

RACING LINES

ASTON MARTIN DB12 • Upgraded DB11 is the first big play from Aston Martin in the Lawrence Stroll era

TOYOTA HILUX GR SPORT II • New suspension and styling mods take the fight to the diesel Ford Ranger Raptor

TOYOTA C-HR HYBRID • UK roads reveal if the new version has the dynamic ability to match its design flair

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ZEN AND THE ART OF MOTORCYCLING’S MAIN TENETS • What’s so great about motorbikes and why do many car fans also ride? Matt Prior makes a case for biking

NEW CARS 2024 • Think SUVs are the future of the car market? Well, you’ll see a lot of those this year, but saloons, estates, hatchbacks, coupés and convertibles too. We’ve got them all here…

ALSO COMING

That’s Klassified • When one dealer sales manager was laid off during the pandemic, he started buying and selling used cars from home. Three years later, John Evans visits his showroom

Mercedes-Benz E-Class • New-generation executive saloon aims to bridge the gap between old and new

Data log

VERDICT • An effective blend of convention, comfort, luxury and modernity

ALFA ROMEO TONALE • Compact SUV with PHEV tech and design flair makes its exit. Did it do Alfa proud?

JEEP AVENGER • Can Jeep’s Euro-centric small SUV contender live up to the early hype? Let’s find out

HONDA ZR-V • If the hybrid SUV gets Max Verstappen’s seal of approval, who are we to argue?

TOYOTA COROLLA COMMERCIAL • With a car (or van) this easy to rub shoulders with, the miles simply fly by

VOLKSWAGEN ID BUZZ • Entirely predictable task, surprisingly competent execution

YOUR VIEWS

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