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.

HOW UK TECH IS DRIVING THE EV REVOLUTION

Project Trinity targets Tesla as VW expands EV line-up • All-new liftback saloon to take ID 4 name; on sale in 2026 as Model 3 rival

Reworked ID Life targets young buyers as entry-level EV

WHY EV SWITCH CAN’T BE RUSHED

Aston bloods hardcore AMR Pro • Track-only version of Aston Martin’s Valkyrie hypercar is rolled out at the Miami GP

AMR PRO FROM THE PASSENGER SEAT

BMW raises the bar with 3 Series updates

PHANTOM’S LIGHT-TOUCH FACELIFT BRINGS REFRESHED FRONT END

Authenticity key to Morgan’s bright future • New CEO says maintaining firm’s values and courting younger buyers will fuel growth

MORGAN’S BIG DECISION

WINDSCREENS: WHY GLASS HALF RECYCLED IS GLASS HALF FULL

Profit not volume key to Merc future • A-Class could face axe as more profitable larger models boost firm’s bottom line

F1’S LOW-CARBON COMMITMENT

F1’S LOW-CARBON COMMITMENT CEO SOUNDBIT ES F ROM F U T UR E OF T HE CA R SUMMIT

THE NOTEBOOK

TESTER’S NOTES

Ineos adopts an alternative approach for Grenadier sales • Sales model for the rugged new 4x4 puts it at the heart of its customer base

DEALER CASE STUDY: COMPASS TRACTORS, BRIDGWATER

HOW ARE OTHER START - UPS DOING IT?

BRITISH BOOST FOR NEW CAR FIRMS

SMMT reports record spike in second-hand electric car sales

INSIDE INFORMATION

MY WEEK IN CARS

RACER FROM ANOTHER WORLD • The recently departed Tony Brooks was a unique Formula 1 legend

TOP STEP W Series in Miami

MOTORSPORT GREATS

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BMW XM PROTOTYPE • BMW’s M performance car division presents its second-ever stand-alone production model, albeit in work-in-progress pre-production form

PACKAGING HYBRIDS FOR PERFORMANCE

LUCID AIR • American EV start-up enlists Tesla Model S mastermind to infiltrate the luxury order

VOLKSWAGEN MULTIVAN • New-generation multi-purpose carry-all gets latest drivetrain and tech updates

VOLKSWAGEN POLO GTI • Understated but potent supermini gets the appropriately low-key facelift treatment

VOYAH FREE • Dongfeng’s premium EV brand readies its mid-size range-extender SUV for Europe

Mercedes-Benz EQB • Stuttgart launches an ‘edgy’ but pricey seven-seater into the family EV market

Data log

VERDICT • A versatile premium EV that doesn’t easily command its premium

Autocar Archive

THE WOW OF PHYSICS • Can asymmetrical torque vectoring unlock the dynamic potential of electric cars? Matt Saunders takes to the ice in a 2.6-tonne, three-motor Audi E-tron S Sportback, turns off the traction control and lets rip

THE ASYMMETRICAL SET

“Weight down, size down, cost down, efficiency up”: how a British firm is revolutionising electric motors • Oxford-based Yasa was recently bought by Mercedes-Benz. Steve Cropley finds out all about its game-changing tech

WHAT FOLLOWS ‘PEAK BATTERY’?

Lessons in taxidermy • Exodus of old cabs from London has imaginations running wild, reports John Evans

WHAT TO PAY FOR A SECOND-HAND CAB

THE CAT THAT LOST THE CREAM • The Jaguar XJ220 was a landmark supercar 30 years...