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.

THE BIGGEST GAINS CAN COME FROM SMALL STEPS

Audi A6 turns EV with 466 miles of range and 543bhp • New all-electric Audi A6 E-tron will gun for the Mercedes EQE and BMW i5 from later this year

Aerodynamic secrets behind new A6 E-tron’s long range • The A6 E-tron’s advanced aero has resulted in a drag coefficient of 0.21 – and a potential range anxiety remedy

GERNOT DOLLNER, CEO, AUDI

WINDS OF CHANGE: AUDI’S AERO HEROES

Ford ponders Le Mans hypercar • Its motorsport boss is eyeing the prospect of a return to top-flight endurance racing

Smartphone giant’s new device is 1527bhp Porsche Taycan rival

THE ORIGINAL FORD-FERRARI BATTLE

LE MANS VALKYRIE STARTS TESTING

EVs key to future Nismo models • Nissan’s go-faster arm targets return to UK with electric performance line-up

MAKING THE ARIYA FAST AND FUN

Used sales to spur Polestar’s growth

Suzuki hit hard by ZEV mandate • The Japanese firm’s UK arm has been forced to rethink its model line-up and business plan

SUZUKI’S £30K ELECTRIC SUV DUE NEXT YEAR

THE EV TRIAL THAT’S ALL ABOUT GIVE AND TAKE

Mercedes plots hybrid resurgence • Drop in EV sales prompts rethink as German brand turns spotlight back to PHEVs

HOW OTHER CAR MAKERS ARE RESPONDING TO EV SLOWDOWN

Cayenne now to keep ICE power after 2030

EX90 MIGHT LAUNCH WITH MISSING TECH

SECRET SOURCE • OUR INDUSTRY INSIDER

Lotus could put Type 135 on ice • Hethel might pause ‘electric Elise’ plan as design boss eyes next-gen battery tech

Designers challenged to create a hydrogen supercar

TESTER’S NOTES

MY WEEK IN CARS

MY WEEK IN CARS

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RACING LINES

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI • Mid-life updates aim to keep the archetypal hot hatch fun and usable

PORSCHE PANAMERA • Third generation of Stuttgart’s fast four-door hits UK roads in entry-level form

MERCEDES-AMG GT 63 S E PERFORMANCE • AMG range-topper brings plug-in hybrid power to the super-coupé table

MERCEDES-AMG SL 63 S E PERFORMANCE • Seventh-gen roadster adopts latest hybrid tech for next-level performance boost

NISSAN ARIYA • A new entry-level model drops the electric crossover’s price below £40,000

POWER BROKERS • The super-SUV class has expanded exponentially, but two of its longest-standing exponents are still at the top of their game. Matt Saunders puts them to the test

WELCOME TO THE JUMBLE • Motoring odds and sods abound on the UK’s thriving autojumble scene. John Evans pulls up his haggling socks

ARRIV8DERCI • Maserati is calling time on the V8 engine – but what a way for it to go. Stephen Dobie has a farewell drive in its 207mph Ghibli swansong

Universities challenged • Each year, uni teams create and run single-seaters to strict regs in a tough contest called Formula Student. John Evans learns more

Mercedes-AMG C-Class • We run the numbers to see if there’s more to the new C63 than half the cylinders

Data log

VERDICT • Fascinating engineering feat falls flat as an exciting super-estate

CITROEN C4 X • We’ve lived with both...