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.

ASTON’S GRAND PLAN HAS RIGHT INGREDIENTS

Valhalla hybrid to propel Aston Martin into EV era

FORMULA 1 ENTRY IS A MEASURE OF ASTON’S INTENT

Mercedes EQS is ready to go • Firm’s first bespoke EV is luxury limo that offers 516bhp and a range of 478 miles

DESIGN CHANGES AND FRUGAL NEW DIESEL FOR MERCEDES CLS

Genesis reveals electric GT • Concept is a design blueprint for future cars from UK-bound brand

Range Rover gains new £183k flagship

Lexus backs sporty

CONFIDENTIAL

Peugeot’s new boss aims high • Linda Jackson targets global growth and a move upmarket

PERFORMANCE VERSION OF NEW PEUGEOT 308 NOW UNLIKELY

FORGET YOUR HEAVY EV BATTERY: THIS ONE WEIGHS NOTHING AT ALL

Is it really business as usual? • Dealerships aren’t expecting a sudden spike in sales once doors reopen on 12 April

Jim Holder • INSIDE INFORMATION

Steve Cropley • MY WEEK IN CARS

AUDI Q5 SPORTBACK • Coupé-inspired take on the mid-sized SUV puts style to the fore. We get our first taste of it on UK roads, this time in mild-hybrid petrol form

VOLVO S90 RECHARGE T8 • Luxury saloon is now available only as a near-400bhp petrol-electric plug-in hybrid

HYUNDAI KONA ELECTRIC • Long-range EV stays fresh with new looks and uprated infotainment

SKODA OCTAVIA ESTATE 1.0 TSI E-TEC • Skoda’s first use of a 48V mild-hybrid system comes in its puniest petrol Octavia

MERCEDES-BENZ EQV • Van-based seven-seater goes electric with a 213-mile range and a £70k price tag

Suzuki Across • Japanese brand tiptoes into expensive, electrified SUV territory, with Toyota’s help

Weights and measures

Multimedia system

Off-roading notes

Data log

Excellent hybrid powertrain makes it one of the best PHEVs around

ROAD TEST RIVALS • Verdicts on every new car, p74

NO BULL • It’s now 20 years since the first Noble M12 was delivered to its lucky owner. Simon Hucknall gets reacquainted with a supercar-slayer that valued purity above all else – and discovers a driver’s delight just as visceral as he remembers

NOBLE IN AUTOCAR: THE GREATEST HITS

M12 vs NEW 911

Q&A

Exceptional desirability by design • Jaguar is to be reinvented once again, and design has been chosen to set it apart from other ‘attainable luxury’ brands when it goes electric only from 2025. Steve Cropley gets the lowdown from new creative chief Gerry McGovern

RAISING THE GAME • Two of our favourite all-weather hot hatches have spawned rapid high-rise crossovers, but only one of them truly convinces. Richard Lane reveals which

BUT WAIT, IS THERE ANOTHER WAY?

HOTTER SUVs FOR SIMILAR MONEY

BACK TO BUSINESS • As we enter a post-lockdown world, the car industry is preparing to open its doors again. John Evans wonders what to expect

10 GREAT NEW CARS AND WHAT TO PAY

HOW TO DEAL WITH A SALES PERSON

10 GREAT USED CARS AND WHAT TO PAY • All the talk last year was of new car sales, but the used car market is around five times the size and rammed with bargains. Here are just 10 of them.

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