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.

CUPRA’S SUCCESS CASTS A SHADOW OVER SEAT

Cupra plots three bespoke EVs in bold expansion bid • Electric supermini, SUV and VW ID 3 sibling Born join digital dealerships in game plan

UNIQUE RETAIL APPROACH FOR UNIQUE MODELS

Taycan gains estate variant • New electric Porsche is roomier than saloon with enhanced off-road credentials

Jaguar seeks partner for new EV platform

SMALL LAND ROVERS TO BE ELECTRIFIED

Volkswagen ID 3 drop-top “very tempting”

CONFIDENTIAL

New Q4 E-tron is first MEB Audi • Electric SUV shares platform with Volkswagen ID 4; will offer range of up to 310 miles

Q4 E-TRON SPORTBACK ALSO PLANNED

Next Audi Q5 SUV to be electric Porsche Macan sister

SUVs to lead Volvo’s EV offensive • But Swedish company won’t abandon saloons or estates as it becomes all-electric

VOLVO EV SUV TO HAVE SMART SIBLING

VOLVO’S PLANNED FUTURE EV RANGE • Volvo has hinted that it will offer seven fully electric models by 2025. Here’s what to expect.

VOLVO TO INTRODUCE FIXED PRICES AND STANDARD EXTRAS PACKAGE

VW plots ‘software dream car’ • Project Trinity EV will radically alter how Volkswagens are bought, used and made

VOLKSWAGEN PLEDGES TO RAMP UP EV LAUNCHES BUT DELAYS ID 1

GOLF SAFE FOR ANOTHER GENERATION

ISRAELI COMPANY IS BETTER AT CORNERS THAN DAVID BECKHAM

HR Owen backs luxury market • Top-end dealer group will open £30m multi-brand ‘statement site’ in Hertfordshire

INSIDE INFORMATION

MY WEEK IN CARS

BMW M3 • The hot version of the superb latest 3 Series saloon is here at last, bigger, brawnier and brasher than before. Is it also better?

BMW M4 • Same platform and powertrain find their way into a coupé

LAMBORGHINI SIAN FKP 37 • Lamborghini has produced its first hybrid in the most Lamborghini way imaginable

FORD MUSTANG MACH-E RWD • Does this electric SUV bring a dose of on-road pizzazz despite its entry-level status?

JAGUAR E-PACE P300E PHEV • Facelifted compact SUV, now on a new platform, is quickest in this plug-in guise

ALPINA XB7 • Take one ‘run-of-the-mill’ X7 M50i and add extra potency and even more luxury

BMW 4 SERIES CONVERTIBLE • Mid-size drop-top becomes bigger, bolder and stiffer, and returns to a fabric hood

Mazda MX-30 • One of the electric car movement’s biggest industry critics joins the fray

Range at a glance

Weights and measures

Multimedia system

Track notes

Data log

Smart looks and a plush interior, but first Mazda EV deserved more

ROAD TEST RIVALS • Verdicts on every new car, p74

PARADISE LOST • Even after nine years with no real changes, the Toyota GT86 signed off as one of the most ridiculously engaging, playful sports cars. Matt Prior bids it a fond farewell

USED BARGAINS FOUND ONLINE

JONATHAN PALMER • F1 and sports car racing driver turned pundit, supercar development driver, track-day expert and circuit supremo retreads his path with Steve Cropley

DIY BEGINNINGS

HOW I QUIT SMOKING TYRES • The lure of the major automotive companies is obvious, but what tempts some people to leave, can they apply what they...