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A TRUE DRIVER’S CAR IN EV FORM? THIS MAY BE IT

PORSCHE’S STUNNING new Mission X concept is quite

Mission X revealed as EV heir to 918 Spyder

Concept previews Porsche’s plans for production electric hypercar, due in 2027

New electric Volvo to start from just £34k

Urban-focused entry-level EX30 targeted at younger car buyers

As EX30 lands, Volvo ditches four models from its UK line-up

V90 Cross Country is one of four cars

Elise modernised as high-tech EV

Thomson-designed concept is powered by radical EV tech and created by Callum

CATERHAM SHEDS LIGHT ON EV COUPE

Here’s our first look at Project V –

REVISED PEUGEOT 2008 REACHES UK

The overhauled Peugeot 2008 is on sale in

WHAT NEXT FOR CALLUM?

Ian Callum launched his eponymous design agency with

BMW M: no end in sight for ICE age

BMW M WILL not commit to one particular

NEW KODIAQ SET FOR AUTUMN REVEAL

Skoda’s biggest car, the Kodiaq, will enter a

TOYOTA GR PRIUS? BETTER BELIEVE IT

GR Supra, GR Yaris, GR86 and now… GR

Toyota to race H2 at Le Mans

Hydrogen-fuelled combustion-hybrid car will compete in the 24-hour race in 2026

Renault tech cuts charge cost

Renault 5 will be one of the first

Cars must live longer to cut CO2

Manufacturers want to extend vehicle lifespans to reduce their carbon footprint

Global potential for first Saudi car firm

Ceer getting government funding, big-name execs, vast factory and foreign EV tech

WHY CARS WILL BE MORE LIKE SMARTPHONES

UNDER THE SKIN JESSE CROSSE Autonomous cars are

Hyundai backs short-term subscriptions

Three-month subscriptions start from £339 per month

SECRET SOURCE

OUR INDUSTRY INSIDER

Matt Prior

TESTER’S NOTES

Steve Cropley

MY WEEK IN CARS

Damien Smith

RACING LINES

LETTER OF THE WEEK

WRITE TO autocar@haymarket.com WIN Letter of the week

TVR is bull to MG’s antique shop

“Try to bully the RV8 along and the

Asian royals spending billions on hoarding rare cars

Brunei enjoyed an economic boom after gaining independence

Another winner from Fiat

Fiat expanded its family of small cars to

Chassis overwhelms engine

The M100 Elan was retired after not even

SLIDESHOW

Seven great Porsches that aren’t 911s 

BMW M3 CS

The five-star M5 CS is a tough act for this new hot 3 Series variant to follow

BMW M2

New junior sports coupé arrives in UK with 453bhp and – get this – a manual gearbox

RENAULT AUSTR AL E-TECH ICONIC

How will unusually motivated new family SUV perform on UK roads in top-rung form?

LAND ROVER DEFENDER 75TH EDITION

Is this a special worth paying £18k extra for? Hopes may rise on the Grasmere

FORD FOCUS ST ESTATE

Final traditional fast Ford, the updated 276bhp Focus, tested in extra-practical form

Ford Ranger

The Blue Oval’s market-leading pick-up truck gets a major reworking

Practical, car-like to drive and generally hard to fault

★★★ ★☆ Given the rate of attrition in

SINO THE TIMES

ELECTRIC HATCHBACKS

K-POP BANG

Korea’s coolest custom car outfit is Peaches in Seoul. Felix Page sees why

Artificial intelligence noun

Can AI design or engineer cars better than humans? Jesse Crosse investigates

MAT TER OF A PINION

Well-resolved steering can make good driver’s cars great. Will the complex, electric-powered cars of tomorrow make the grade? Steve Cropley visits the experts to find out

Release the Kracken

Many big names have failed spectacularly in their quest to become a Formula 1 front-runner, but Aston Martin seems on the right track under Mike Krack. Edd Straw meets him

FORD FOCUS ESTATE

Was Ford right to call time or has it been useful and relevant in its 8000-mile test?

CITROEN C5 X

We now know which buttons are worth pressing and which to leave well alone

THE POWER AND GLORY

ASTON MARTIN V8

HOW TO GET ONE IN YOUR GARAGE

An owner’s view JOHN FOREMAN “I bought

James Ruppert

Rover 600 and Honda Accord are equally good

ROAD TEST INDEX

The latest and greatest rated as only Autocar knows how

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