CYBER-HACKING THREAT GOES FAR BEYOND JLR

Even just a few years ago, not many

NEW PEUGEOT 208 TO BE HIGH-TECH TRAILBLAZER

Next-generation supermini will be the first car to use crucial new Stellantis platform

PORSCHE BACKS ICE FOR 718 AFTER £2.7BN U-TURN ON NEW EVs

ICE reprieve for sports cars, Panamera and Cayenne as EV development halted

FIRST BENTLEY EV DUE IN 2026 WITH BLOCKY NEW-ERA LOOK

Electric SUV will adopt cues from the EXP 15 concept and is likely to share tech with its Porsche Cayenne EV twin

JLR PRODUCTION STOP EXTENDED TO AT LEAST A MONTH

JLR made no vehicles during all of September

MERCEDES U-TURN PAVES WAY FOR NEW ‘A-CLASS’

Firm retreats from luxury strategy, giving go-ahead to entry-level hatch

UPGRADES TO EX90 UNLOCK PROMISED SAFETY FEATURES

Existing cars will gain a better processor but

CHARGING NETWORK HIT BY ‘LOSS-MAKING’ COSTS

Operators question viability of charging hubs after hike in standing fees

MORE CLUES EMERGE ABOUT DESIGN OF FERRARI’S FIRST EV

Camouflaged prototype spotted weeks before first details are revealed

‘ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE’ EV IS WORLD’S FASTEST CAR

Basseng hit 308mph in lightly modified Yangwang U9X

NEUE KLASSE OVERHAUL FOR EVERY BMW

BMW WILL INTRODUCE the Neue Klasse infotainment, digital

DS: WE’RE HERE TO STAY IN UK

Refreshed line-up will enable firm to boost sales substantially, says CEO

THE ONE-HORSE RACE TO MAKE EVs MORE VERSATILE

Horse’s four-pot hybrid units fit in a BEV’s

Grapevine

Katrin Adt has taken over as Dacia CEO

Steve Cropley

There was no beating these modified Teslas in

Matt Prior

They use new tools at the Morgan Motor

Damien Smith

Championship leader Piastri lasted just six corners in

Testing, testing

Veyron, U9X, Agera: one big thing in common

What we did this week

SHADMAN SAMEE COVER SHOT What if you are

Why I love... FOREIGN-MARKET CARS

My taste buds became attuned to the sweet

YOUR VIEWS

WRITE TO autocar@haymarket.com TACKY AND GAUCHE

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Lost in the archive

ROAD TEST RESULTS

Autocar’s history of empirical road testing is the

BEST HYBRID COMPANY CARS

1 Skoda Superb 1.5 TSI e-TEC

Road tests revisited

1998 MERCEDES-BENZ ML 320 Mercedes’ first SUV

PICK-UP TRUCKS

1 Ford Ranger 2 Ineos

ASTON MARTIN DBX S

Lavishing more of everything onto their SUV worked before, so guess what Gaydon’s gone and done now…

AUDI Q3

New look, new interior, familiar mechanicals for third generation of popular premium SUV

AUDI Q3 E-HYBRID

Double the electric range for PHEV

TOYOTA AYGO X

Good-natured city car gets Yaris’s super-frugal hybrid powertrain

CITROEN C5 AIRCROSS

New platform, new hybrid systems, new style for comfort-centric SUV…

CITROEN E-C5 AIRCROSS

…plus a new pure-electric option

CHEVROLET CORVETTE E-RAY

TESTED 18.9.25, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE DELIVERIES NOW

AUDI A6

Is all-new 5 Series and E-Class rival the fairest exec saloon of them all?

VERDICT

A6 is spec-dependent – and misses the mark here

Last tango in Powys

The Civic Type R and Focus ST are the last of their breed: manual, front-drive hot hatches. MATT SAUNDERS takes a final fling in Wales

THE LAST ONES STANDING

The demise of the Focus ST and Civic Type R reduces the number of ICE-powered hot hatchbacks still on sale to fewer than 10 – depending, a little, on how you count them. These are the remaining survivors.

Opportunity amid chaos

A troubled economy and mandated EV sales are making life difficult for car makers, potentially to your benefit. JOHN EVANS reveals where the savings are

STING IN THE TALE

Scorpions have only ever sat on small, petrol sportsters, but now they’re crawling all over an electric crossover. Oh, and a harbour in Kent… FELIX PAGE packs a flashlight and investigates

JEEP WRANGLER

Where our long-term test cars have been and what they’ve done

RANGE ROVER EVOQUE

Is Chery’s Jaecoo 7 a cut-price Evoque? We compare the two new rivals

BMW X3

Both mind and motor reap the rewards of some sea air

WHEN BMW PUT THE 4 SERIES COUPE ON A BOIL WASH

Premium quality and driver rewards of a two-door 2 Series start at £3500

How to get one in your garage

AN OWNER’S VIEW ADAM McNAMARA “I

What a trials buggy does during its summer holiday

Our trials-prepared Volkswagen buggy hasn’t been used much

“I will own this car for the rest of my life”

W ith its removable blue police light mounted

CAUGHT IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

AUSTIN MINI COOPER S 1964, 76,500 miles,

Head to head

Brief: Find a fast and sporty electric car for under £45,000 that can handle a track day