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.

AS TIMES CHANGE, SO DOES AUTOCAR

BENTLEY UPS ANTE WITH NEW 771BHP FLYING SPUR • Latest saloon is firm’s hottest yet, thanks to PHEV V8 and tuned chassis

XC90 REVAMP AS VOLVO RENEGES ON EV PLEDGE • Large SUV gets major overhaul as firm extends own ICE sales deadline

EX60 USHERS IN BOLD PLATFORM

KIA EYES EV SUCCESSORS TO STINGER GT, PICANTO • Potent electric halo car and a sub-£17k city EV are under consideration

X5 FCEV JUST THE START OF BMW’S HYDROGEN PUSH

EXTREME WEATHER TESTING? JUST DO IT AT THE OFFICE

RENAULT REVIVES 1970s COUPE AS STRIKING EV •  17 restomod has 270bhp, RWD – and could lead to a production car

JLR TAPS TATA PARENT FOR ALL-NEW ICE MODEL

Grapevine

GINETTA’S 600BHP V8 SHARK READY TO BITE • Akula finally emerges as competition-blooded road-going supercar

SOLID-STATE MG EVs DUE IN 2025

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KIA EV3 • Kia’s Niro EV has established itself as the ‘VW Golf of EVs’. This more exciting-looking newcomer aims to go one better

FORD PUMA • Targeted revisions aim to keep this driver’s favourite on the pace

TOYOTA PRIUS • Back by popular demand with a cool new look and greater driver appeal

PORSCHE CAYENNE GTS COUPE • New V8 model gets all the goodies

MASERATI GRANTURISMO • Latest coupé in a long line of Maserati GT cars hits the UK with V6 power

TEST RESULTS

VERDICT • An appealing GT, but lacks some polish for the price

KIA PICANTO • As rivals fall by the wayside, Kia’s popular city car gets a makeover

TEST RESULTS

VERDICT • No great step forward for the breed but likeable, capable and still here

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Testing, testing

Cyber attack • MG is back on the international stage and now trying to return to its sports car roots. MATT SAUNDERS sees if the Cyberster EV can match up to a rival from the present and a relation from the past

DISPATCHES FROM THE FRONTLINE • The Cyberster isn’t the first electric MG sports car – if you include B-derived electromods

Road test rebooted • As the Autocar road test forges into its second century, its brief is expanding - and it’s returning to a familiar place. MATT SAUNDERS explains

THE TESTS

Correcting the record • Autocar invented the road test back in 1928 – or did we? KEITH JONES trawls the past to find the true starting point

In the hot seat • Is the best automotive job in the world actually in miniature scale? Hot Wheels’ design boss assures STEPHEN DOBIE it is

PEUGEOT E-208 • Time with our French hatch is up. Is it good riddance or au revoir?

MG 4 • An EV changes your driving style – but not to the detriment of pleasure

DACIA SANDERO STEPWAY • Touchscreen debate reaches the bargain basement

THE ONE WHEN AMG GOT ITS OWN BACK ON M DIVISION • This V8-powered executive charger is a performance benchmark

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