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.

BIGGER PICTURE BEHIND TOYOTA’S NEW EV BLITZ

Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX takes EVs to the next level • Aerodynamically optimised electric concept gets trick tech and 620-mile range

EQXX HERALDS NEW GOLDEN ERA FOR THE SALOON

OTHER FUTURE-LOOKING MERCEDES CONCEPTS

Prodrive Dakar car hits road • Road-legal 550bhp rally raider to make its debut this week; 25-car run planned

DAVID RICHARDS, CHAIRMAN, PRODRIVE

PREVIOUS PRODRIVE ROAD CARS

BMW iX M60 sparks new era • First flagship EV from M performance division packs 811lb ft and a new style of tuning

JOHANN KISTLER, BMW iX PROJECT DIRECTOR

BREAKTHROUGH CREATES FASTER, CHEAPER, GREENER CARBONFIBRE

Toyota shows electric roadster • A reborn MR2 is among 15 new electric concept cars earmarked for production

THE NOTEBOOK

TESTER’S NOTES

Will the stock market keep backing EV start-ups? • Nascent EV firms have been attaining astronomical valuations for several years now

Northvolt

FISKER ON COPING WITH THE PRESSURE

Volkswagen Group confirms major boardroom shake-up

INSIDE INFORMATION

JANUARY SALE

MY WEEK IN CARS

CAR WARS: A NEW HOPE • Can George Russell revive faith in F1 as he steps up to Mercedes?

Land’s End to John O’Groats regularity rally

KIA SPORTAGE • Latest iteration of the Korean firm’s compact SUV intends to stand out from the crowd, but will it do so for the right reasons?

MERCEDES-AMG EQS 53 • First series electric car from Mercedes’ performance division is a 751bhp limousine

AC SCHNITZER ACS3 SPORT • Renowned German tuner unleashes its near-600bhp take on the latest BMW M3

VOLKSWAGEN TAIGO • New compact crossover slots into the small space between the T-Cross and T-Roc

KIA CEED SPORTSWAGON • Ford Focus Estate rival receives updates headlined by a new petrol engine

Audi A6 • Improved PHEV exec saloon gets a bigger battery but what else does it have to offer?

Multimedia system

Assisted driving notes

Data log

VERDICT • Hybrid tech boosts refinement, charm and running credentials

CASH AND CARRY • Jaguar has upgraded the XF Sportbrake yet also reduced its price, dropping the estate down into BMW 3 Series and Skoda Superb territory. James Disdale asks if it’s too good to be true

DIESEL DO NICELY

Confessions of a delivery driver • Some dealers use professional drivers to move cars around the UK. John Evans meets one of them for a taste of working life on the road

PAUL’S TIPS FOR WORKING AS A DRIVER

New cars 2022 • You might still be waiting impatiently for your next car, but the shortage of computer chips isn’t stopping this year’s new model launches. Read about each and every one over the next 10 pages

LEADING THE CHARGE • BMW’s luxury saloon is just one of a number of crucial EVs to come from legacy brands

SUCK, SQUEEZE, BANG, BLOW • There’s still plenty of fun to come from internal combustion engines

BRITPOP HITS • It has been a bumpy few years, but will Britannia rule the road in 2022?

AMG’S BIG YEAR • With its Formula 1-derived hypercar, first plug-in hybrid, first electric car and more...