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.

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE FUTURE, ASK RIMAC

New Range Rover Sport sharpens dynamic remit • Next-gen SUV arrives this year with V8, PHEVs, new chassis tech; SVR and EV follow

DOMINIC NAJAFI, CHIEF EXTERIOR DESIGNER

SAME AGAIN, PLEASE – ONLY BETTER

HOW THE SPORT HAS RISEN TO OUR CHALLENGES

Bentayga to stretch its lead • Market-leading Bentley SUV gains a long-wheelbase version to fend off tough rivals

MINI DITCHES MANUAL GEARBOXES – FOR NOW AT LEAST

Korean marques home in on Europe

CHRIS COLE, BENTAYGA PRODUCT LINE DIRECTOR

HOW THE BMW i7 MAKES BEST USE OF ITS ADVANCED BATTERY TECH

ASTON ALUMNI DEVELOPING WORLD-LEADING SPORTS EV

ASTON EYES EV EXPERTISE

CEO Moers leaves Aston Martin • Brief tenure ends after mediocre financial results and many senior staff departures

THE NOTEBOOK

TESTER’S NOTES

New car prices shoot up 6.6% as price crunch takes hold • Electrification, parts shortages and rising costs of raw materials bring rapid inflation

AVERAGE CAR PRICE PER BRAND AND INCREASE SINCE JANUARY 2021

LEASING PRICES GOING THROUGH THE ROOF

End of supply crisis in sight at VW

INSIDE INFORMATION

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MY WEEK IN CARS

MOUNTUNE TOPS • Old friendship is once again powering famous BTCC engine tuner

Monaco ePrix

MOTORSPORT GREATS

ALFA ROMEO TONALE • Alfa’s first new car under Stellantis challenges in the fearsomely competitive premium crossover class

ASTON MARTIN V12 VANTAGE • Uniquely spectacular sports car signs off at the peak of its power

VOLKSWAGEN ID 5 GTX • More aerodynamic sibling of the ID 4 electric SUV is introduced in sporty form

GENESIS GV60 PREMIUM • Korean newcomer aims to usurp Audi with bespoke electric mid-size SUV

PEUGEOT 308 HYBRID 180 • New family hatchback gains cheaper plug-in hybrid powertrain

Toyota Aygo X • Toyota keeps the city car alive by turning it into a crossover, but at what cost?

Assisted driving notes

Data log

VERDICT • A mostly very grown-up small car, but also an expensive one

AWARDS 2022

MATE RIMAC • In just over a decade, Rimac has gone from self-teaching tinkerer to influential boss of a world-leading EV engineering firm.

HOW RIMAC WILL FIX BUGATTI

THE STORY OF THAT GREEN BMW

DAVID RICHARDS • The Prodrive boss has enjoyed a storied 50 years in motorsport – and he’s not finished yet, discovers Steve Cropley

SPOTTING DRIVER TALENT

RICHARDS AND MOTORSPORT POLITICS

ALISON JONES • Stellantis UK’s group managing director steered the firm’s recent merger through the most turbulent of waters. Mark Tisshaw finds out how she did it

JONES ON THE MAIN STELLANTIS BRANDS

PETER SCHREYER • The German’s portfolio represents the gold standard of automotive design success. Steve Cropley meets him

SEEING THE DIFFERENCE

SEVEN SEMINAL SCHREYER DESIGNS

MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD

GORDON MURRAY • Having created his own company, the engineering icon is bringing even more ingenious ideas to life.

F1 AFTE R THE ICE AGE

MURRAY ON MUNDY

SANGYUP LEE •...