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Autocar

Apr 13 2022
Magazine

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.

NEW RANGE ROVER WILL DEFINE JLR’S FUTURE

RANGE ROVER • Seminal luxury SUV enters a new generation with even more bases to cover than before

THR EE PETROLS, THR EE DIESELS AND T WO PHE VS

New Giulia and SUV up next in Alfa Romeo renaissance • Model blitz set to include unconventional Giulia successor and flagship Q7 rival

EVERY NEW ALFA ROMEO COMING SOON

ALFA CAN LEARN FROM THE PAST

Electric SUV is fresh start for Smart • New #1 has been created by Geely and Mercedes; gets 268bhp and 273-mile range

DeLorean name returns on American electric supercar

BMW gives X7 bold redesign, new tech

Huracán broadens its appeal • Lamborghini’s new 631bhp Tecnica version aims to mix the best of the Evo and STO

WHAT’S THE TECNICA LIKE TO DRIVE?

WHY LAMBO BUCKS 4WD TREND

HOW EV BATTERY RESEARCHERS ARE CHASING MATERIAL GAINS

Kia EV6 GT is ‘true grand tourer’ • Taycan 4S-baiting range-topper gets 577bhp but majors on enjoyment and comfort

ALBERT BIERMANN DRIVES A PROTOTYPE FOR US

THE NOTEBOOK

TESTER’S NOTES

Car production’s micro revolution • Start-up Arrival is pioneering the ‘microfactory’ manufacturing process for its new EV

WHAT ABOUT LARGE GOODS VEHICLES?

WHERE THE IDEA CAME FROM

Will swapping replace charging? • We visit a Nio battery swap station as Chinese firms seek to improve the EV experience

HOW DOES A NIO BATTERY SWAP WORK?

INSIDE INFORMATION

EASTER SALE

MY WEEK IN CARS

STATE OF THE BTCC NATION • Series boss tells us why he’s primed for a whole new tin-top era

Nascar Toyota Owners 400

MOTORSPORT GREATS

ASTON MARTIN DBX 707 • Our pulse is still racing following a Silverstone track test of the uprated super-SUV. Now to see if it has retained the DBX’s real-road talents

MERCEDES-BENZ EQE 350+ • Stuttgart creates an electric equivalent of the E-Class in its quest to outdo Tesla

KIA SPORTAGE PHEV • Plug-in hybrid is last of no fewer than nine powertrains to be added to family SUV

AUDI A8 L 50 TDI QUATTRO • Can Audi’s latest luxury limo keep pace with its new-generation German rivals?

TOYOTA AYGO X 1.0 VVT-i CVT • We like this all-new city car with its manual gearbox. How about the automatic?

MAZDA MX-5 • A round of updates make this smile-a-mile roadster fresh for 2022

Volvo C40 • Swedish firm’s first exclusively electric car is a swish version of the XC40 Recharge

Multimedia system

Assisted driving notes

Data log

VERDICT • A transitional model for Volvo that doesn’t go quite far enough

i-OPENER • BMW’s pioneering i3 forged the i-brand template a decade ago and is still turning heads. It’s still on sale, too – just. Piers Ward takes one last look

HOW TO BUY A USED i3 AND WHAT TO PAY

HOW THE i3 CAME TO BE

YOU AIN’T SEEN NOTHING YET • The BTCC is about to undergo its biggest technical change for a generation, and it should make the racing even more exciting. Damien Smith looks ahead with former champion Tim Harvey

YOUR VIEWS

LETTER OF THE WEEK

NEXT WEEK’S ISSUE • ON SALE 20...


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Frequency: Weekly Pages: 84 Publisher: Haymarket Media Group Ltd Edition: Apr 13 2022

OverDrive Magazine

  • Release date: April 13, 2022

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OverDrive Magazine

Languages

English

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.

NEW RANGE ROVER WILL DEFINE JLR’S FUTURE

RANGE ROVER • Seminal luxury SUV enters a new generation with even more bases to cover than before

THR EE PETROLS, THR EE DIESELS AND T WO PHE VS

New Giulia and SUV up next in Alfa Romeo renaissance • Model blitz set to include unconventional Giulia successor and flagship Q7 rival

EVERY NEW ALFA ROMEO COMING SOON

ALFA CAN LEARN FROM THE PAST

Electric SUV is fresh start for Smart • New #1 has been created by Geely and Mercedes; gets 268bhp and 273-mile range

DeLorean name returns on American electric supercar

BMW gives X7 bold redesign, new tech

Huracán broadens its appeal • Lamborghini’s new 631bhp Tecnica version aims to mix the best of the Evo and STO

WHAT’S THE TECNICA LIKE TO DRIVE?

WHY LAMBO BUCKS 4WD TREND

HOW EV BATTERY RESEARCHERS ARE CHASING MATERIAL GAINS

Kia EV6 GT is ‘true grand tourer’ • Taycan 4S-baiting range-topper gets 577bhp but majors on enjoyment and comfort

ALBERT BIERMANN DRIVES A PROTOTYPE FOR US

THE NOTEBOOK

TESTER’S NOTES

Car production’s micro revolution • Start-up Arrival is pioneering the ‘microfactory’ manufacturing process for its new EV

WHAT ABOUT LARGE GOODS VEHICLES?

WHERE THE IDEA CAME FROM

Will swapping replace charging? • We visit a Nio battery swap station as Chinese firms seek to improve the EV experience

HOW DOES A NIO BATTERY SWAP WORK?

INSIDE INFORMATION

EASTER SALE

MY WEEK IN CARS

STATE OF THE BTCC NATION • Series boss tells us why he’s primed for a whole new tin-top era

Nascar Toyota Owners 400

MOTORSPORT GREATS

ASTON MARTIN DBX 707 • Our pulse is still racing following a Silverstone track test of the uprated super-SUV. Now to see if it has retained the DBX’s real-road talents

MERCEDES-BENZ EQE 350+ • Stuttgart creates an electric equivalent of the E-Class in its quest to outdo Tesla

KIA SPORTAGE PHEV • Plug-in hybrid is last of no fewer than nine powertrains to be added to family SUV

AUDI A8 L 50 TDI QUATTRO • Can Audi’s latest luxury limo keep pace with its new-generation German rivals?

TOYOTA AYGO X 1.0 VVT-i CVT • We like this all-new city car with its manual gearbox. How about the automatic?

MAZDA MX-5 • A round of updates make this smile-a-mile roadster fresh for 2022

Volvo C40 • Swedish firm’s first exclusively electric car is a swish version of the XC40 Recharge

Multimedia system

Assisted driving notes

Data log

VERDICT • A transitional model for Volvo that doesn’t go quite far enough

i-OPENER • BMW’s pioneering i3 forged the i-brand template a decade ago and is still turning heads. It’s still on sale, too – just. Piers Ward takes one last look

HOW TO BUY A USED i3 AND WHAT TO PAY

HOW THE i3 CAME TO BE

YOU AIN’T SEEN NOTHING YET • The BTCC is about to undergo its biggest technical change for a generation, and it should make the racing even more exciting. Damien Smith looks ahead with former champion Tim Harvey

YOUR VIEWS

LETTER OF THE WEEK

NEXT WEEK’S ISSUE • ON SALE 20...


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