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.

‘DRIVERLESS’ BLUNDER MAKES THE TASK HARDER

New Disco Sport, Evoque to spearhead JLR’s revival bid • Next-gen SUV pair will move upmarket with a tech-rich EV-focused platform in 2024

SECOND PLATFORM TO UNDERPIN BIGGER MODELS

TWO VITAL THINGS JLR MUST DO

Major upgrades for Skoda Fabia • Supermini moves onto new platform, grows significantly and gains lots of new tech

CONFIDENTIAL

ID 4 unleashes VW’s GTX line • Electric equivalent of GTI badge makes its debut on 295bhp four-wheel-drive SUV

ID 5 NEXT IN LINE TO GET GTX TREATMENT

UK hydrogen hypercar’s tech to pave way for commercial uses

Caterham Seven EV due 2023 • Firm looks to secure its future with electric roadster – but won’t alter its philosophies

CATERHAM AND MORGAN JOIN FORCES

Genesis announces 2021 UK launch plan

How Audi CEO is transforming 111-year-old brand • Markus Duesmann discusses Audi’s electrification, EV costs and viability of small cars

WHY OPPOSED-PISTON ENGINES ARE RETURNING TO THE ROAD

TOYOTA’S HYDROGEN RACER

How will the pandemic change the car world? • Bentley exec, dealer association chief and industry analyst discuss

Jim Holder • INSIDE INFORMATION

Steve Cropley • MY WEEK IN CARS

MINI COOPER S 3DR • Supermini scamp is given one last going-over to keep it feeling fresh until an all-new replacement arrives in 2023

MAKING THE GRADIENT

MASERATI GHIBLI HYBRID • Downsizing and electrification feature prominently in a series of updates for 2021

BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT SPEED • W12 engine returns to UK in 650bhp sporting model with new active chassis tech

TOYOTA MIRAI • Hydrogen saloon has been upgraded in every regard yet also become far cheaper

LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 HARD TOP • How much of the passenger car’s appeal survives the transition to three-door van?

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R PERFORMANCE • Is new 316bhp mega hatchback’s R Performance options pack worth £2000?

Peugeot 508 • Peugeot returns to the sporting fold with a new division and hybrid tech. Is it a success?

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Hits notable handling highs but feels less than sharp elsewhere

ROAD TEST RIVALS

THE OMG MIDGET • We’ve already had a go in Citroën’s titchy 28mph, 8bhp electric city car (sorry, quadricycle); now we’re going to live with one to examine its daily driver credentials. Who better for the job than 6ft 4in Jim Holder?

COULD THE AMI CATCH ON?

THE POWER AND THE GLORY • Hard though it is to fathom, the internal combustion engine could soon be a thing of the past. Andrew Frankel kicks off our eight-page tribute by eulogising 120 years of engineering progress

CARS WITH THE BEST ENGINE FROM EACH DECADE

Writer’s block • As we’ve just been reminded, by no measure are all engines equal. Here, the Autocar team wax lyrical about their favourites

RELICS OF THE ICE AGE • Not yet ready to enter the electric era? Jack Warrick digs out 10 used bargains that offer unique and characterful engines

EXTRA ORDINARY • A remarkable visitor attraction containing decades of great British everyday cars is about to open in...