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AND OUR TOP AWARD THIS YEAR GOES TO…
Alfa to revive GTV as an EV in sweeping range renewal • Electric coupé to top a potential line-up of three SUVs, saloon, supermini and Spider
STELLANTIS PLATFORMS OPEN TO ALFA
HOW VOLKSWAGEN TRIED TO BUY ALFA
THE CARS CHARGED WITH REVIVING ALFA ROMEO
BMW reveals 4 Series Gran Coupé • M440i will top new four-door line-up with 369bhp when it hits the UK in November
X3 and X4 revamp adds muscle to M cars
Vauxhall Grandland gets big design overhaul
FIRST OFFICIAL PEEK AT NEW ASTRA
Rolls plots more rare models • Drop-top £20m Boat Tail is likely to be followed by other special Coachbuild projects
TORSTEN MULLER-OTVOS ON…
Ferrari’s 2022 Artura rival to pack hybrid V6
FIAT TO TRANSITION INTO ELECTRIC-ONLY BRAND BETWEEN 2025 AND 2030
CONFIDENTIAL
Scramble to provide Uber EVs • Ride-hailing firm’s 2025 EV-only plan attracts established brands, Chinese and Arrival
WHERE WILL UBER DRIVERS CHARGE?
HOW FERRARI’S 1960s V12 WILL BE REINVENTED USING TECH OF TODAY • UNDER THE SKIN
Legal groundwork laid for self-driving cars on UK roads • Future legislation hopes to tackle the big questions around vehicle autonomy
Jim Holder • INSIDE INFORMATION
Steve Cropley • MY WEEK IN CARS
LOTUS EXIGE SPORT 390 • After 21 years, Hethel’s intoxicating road-racer gets ready to bow out with new Final Edition models. How much will it be missed?
EVERRATI PORSCHE 964 • London company modernises classic 911 with Tesla motors and carbonfibre panels
HONDA CIVIC TYPE R SPORT LINE • Can a more civilised Type R really work or just dilute what originally made it special?
AUDI Q7 55 TFSIe • Luxurious seven-seat SUV gains second, less expensive plug-in hybrid powertrain
Volkswagen Arteon Shooting Brake • Updates to brand’s flagship bring plug-in power and an exotic shooting brake body
Range at a glance
Weights and measures
Multimedia system
Track notes
Data log
Striking PHEV appears radical but upholds VW’s traditions at heart
ROAD TEST RIVALS • Verdicts on every new car, p122
AUTOCAR AWARDS 2021
EUISUN CHUNG • A key force behind the rise of Hyundai and Kia even before he became the group’s chairman, Chung is a visionary leader with a talent for being ahead of the curve.
THE RISE OF THE HYUNDAI MOTOR GROUP
HYUNDAI MOTOR GROUP’S DEFINING CARS
KEY MOMENTS FOR HYUNDAI IN THE UK
THOMAS INGENLATH • Having played a key role in its premium revolution, Volvo’s chief designer was given control of an all-new brand – and created something very special. Steve Cropley meets him
HOW HE GOT HERE
PRECEPT SHOWS THE WAY FOR POLESTAR
THOMAS INGENLATH ON…
SIR LEWIS HAMILTON • A tumultuous 2020 gave one of Britain’s greatest-ever sportsmen fresh motivation to remain at the top of his game, as Mark Tisshaw discovers
COMMITTING TO CHANGE
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
DREAM GARAGE
RICHARD PARRY-JONES • Few industry figures have been more deserving of a lifetime achievement award than the late ‘RPJ’. Steve Cropley remembers...