AFTER POSITIVE NEWS IN 2023, HERE’S TO 2024

THIS ISSUE LANDS in the week before Christmas

Son of Huracán is V8 PHEV

Lamborghini’s all-new junior supercar will also a dopt the Revuelto ’s architecture

MG plans total refresh in 2024

Successors to combustion-engined 3, ZS and HS, improved EVs and new flagship electric SUV due

HONDA SET FOR RADICAL EV RETHINK

Honda will initiate a new “EV series for

SUZUKI SHARES NEW SWIFT SPECS

The next-generation Suzuki Swift, on sale in the

Waiting list opened for crucial new electric Range Rover

Official preview images show similar styling to the

Stellantis eyes hydrogen engines

Existing engines wouldn’t need many changes to run

POLESTAR SEES ROLE FOR SHOWROOMS

Polestar’s UK boss says physical showrooms remain “so

RAC: FUEL RETAILERS OVERCHARGING

The RAC says UK drivers have lost a

Rimac robotaxi in service by 2026

Croatian company will expand into ‘mobility’ with self-driving electric car, partly developed in the UK

STAND WELL BACK, PLEASE: THAT SUPERCAR IS ABOUT TO DEPLOY ITS THRUSTERS

RIMAC HAS ALSO hinted at plans to experiment

Cupra crosses the digital divide

New virtual reality concept merges simulated racing with real-world motorsport

Winners and losers of 2023

Supply issues eased but weren’t resolved, EVs moved into the mainstream and inflation pained the nation. This was another challenging year for car makers. Which fared best?

£70m for motorway charging

Government funds pilot project to accelerate roll-out of ultra-rapid EV chargers

Euro NCAP warns of big SUV ‘safety concerns’

GETTY IMAGES THE INDUSTRY TREND towards “heavier, more

WHEN ONE PLUS ONE EQUALS MORE THAN TWO

Continental has integrated brake into Deepdrive’s hub motor

SECRET SOURCE

OUR INDUSTRY INSIDER

Matt Prior

TESTER’S NOTES

Steve Cropley

MY WEEK IN CARS

Damien Smith

RACING LINES

YOUR VIEWS

LETTER OF THE WEEK

THEIR VIEWS

Autocar has published correspondence since the very start. Here’s a selection from Christmases past showing how readers’ concerns have – or maybe haven’t – changed

SLIDESHOW

James Bond’s lesser-known cars

LEXUS LBX

Toyota hopes a smaller Lexus will lead to bigger sales. Can this plush take on the Yaris Cross indeed prove a ‘breakthrough crossover’?

McL AREN 750S

Evolution of the magical 720S dazzled on a warm track. Now for frosty British lanes

LAND ROVER DEFENDER 130 V8

The Defender’s extremes of size and propulsion are combined to create a monster

KIA EV9 AWD

Head-turning new flagship electric SUV meets freezing Scottish countryside

MERCEDES-BENZ E220D

Sixth-generation saloon is in Britain but without its air suspension. Will it be missed?

Rolls-Royce Spectre

Rolls-Royce fights the habit of 120 years and launches its first electric car

RAPID CHARGERS

The executive super-saloon market is fast evolving as BMW and Mercedes set their sights on Tesla. But do these new EVs pack the driver appeal of their ICE alternatives? James Disdale finds out

ROA TEST YEAR BOOK 2023

A lmost £4 million worth of cars road tested, hundreds more reviewed, news scoops and landmark moments, such as the return of the motor show, the first true driver’s EV and a shock Lambo win. Relive all of the year’s highlights over the next 25 pages

ROAD TESTING BY NUMBERS

Fastest, heaviest, priciest, widest… our 2023 road test data reveals all. Illya Verpraet crunches the numbers

BACK IN BUSINESS

The car industry was propelled to the top of the news agenda in 2023, writes Felix Page

HERE’S ONE WE MADE EARLIER

Autocar magazine appears each week as if by magic, but behind the scenes lies a hidden production line of activity. Charlie Martin explains how we do it

How to future-proof your car

Making your car last longer than you is the ultimate in sustainable motoring. James Ruppert shows us how

WHAT TO DO WHAT WILL HAPPEN

Recent years have been nothing if not predictably unpredictable, so allow us to fill you in on what’s to come in 2024 well in advance

FUTURE IMPERFECT

Tomorrow is just a different version of today that hasn’t happened yet, so predicting what’s going to occur is a piece of cake. Autocar’s prognosticator-general James Attwood helps himself to another slice

SHOW STOPPERS

Motor show concepts are automotive ideas presented as high art but designed to gauge public reaction and pave the way for new ideas. Felix Page revisits some of our favourites

THE STAR CARS OF THE YEAR

No ‘chosen by committee’ compromises here, just simple personal prejudice as Autocar testers choose their favourite new cars of 2023

BMW iX1

As an entry point to BMW’s EV line-up, the iX1 makes sense on paper. But did it make sense in the real world? Let’s find out

RENAULT CLIO

One of the finest superminis arrives as a super-frugal hybrid in a sporty new spec

ALFA ROMEO TONALE

We’re coming to terms with a PHEV powertrain that initially troubled us

NISSAN ARIYA

Best cure for range anxiety? Not a bigger battery but simply extended time in an EV

GENESIS G70 SHOOTING BRAKE

Even without its free servicing, it’s pretty cheap – for a Bentley

Honda ZR-V

MILEAGE 3378 LAST SEEN 29.11.23

Jaguar F-Type

MILEAGE 5709 LAST SEEN 22.11.23

Volkswagen ID Buzz

MILEAGE 4050 LAST SEEN 22.11.23

STARS IN ITS EYES

Few cars can top the people-moving prowess of a Galaxy

HOW TO GET ONE IN YOUR GARAGE

An owner’s view JULIETTE CUMMINGS “We’ve had our

James Ruppert

KICKING TYRES

ROAD TEST INDEX

The latest and greatest rated as only Autocar knows how

ROAD TESTS ON THIS DAY

1990 HONDA NSX Japan’s first supercar has what

NEW CARS A TO Z

NEW CAR PRICES