LEXUS UX 300e

Ferrari guns for Urus with potent GT-aping Purosangue

Ferrari’s landmark SUV will arrive this year with supercar performance, four-wheel drive and new tech

AMG unleashes hot Taycan rivals

EQE 53 and EQE 43 pack four-wheel drive, chassis revisions and as much as 677bhp

Porsche set to expand 911 line-up

Zuffenhausen is preparing an update for its sports car icon and a raft of new models

Moers safe as CEO of Aston, says Stroll

Moers “is doing a great job. He’s staying

Supercar engineering for Polestar 5

UK-developed Porsche Taycan rival to get ultra-stiff platform and new battery tech

Genesis details new GV60 EV

Crossover will offer RWD and AWD with 73kWh battery for range of up to 280 miles

DS to ‘double UK sales’ in 2022

New 4 and 9 will build on increasing brand awareness to deliver big growth, says MD

The brands that DS will have to beat

Lexus fared well in 2021, buoyed by its

Chip crisis recovery on horizon

Grounds for optimism after global shortage caused car production to slump by 26%

HOW ROADS COULD CHARGE YOUR ELECTRIC CAR AS YOU DRIVE

UNDER THE SKIN JESSE CROSSE

THE NOTEBOOK

TRICKLE CHARGE Volvo busted its revenue and profitability

Matt Prior

TESTER’S NOTES

UK car prices high but sales up

UK’s Golf price was 10th highest of 29

Jim Holder

INSIDE INFORMATION

Steve Cropley

MY WEEK IN CARS

Damien Smith

ON THEIR MARKS

Race of Champions

Loeb secured his fourth RoC win racing a

YOUR VIEWS

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Peugeot creates first diesel car

The Autocar ON THIS DAY IN 1923 Peugeot’s

Hillclimbers conquer the seemingly impossible

Did you know that Aston Martin started out

Splendid new sports car

There are hundreds of obscure old British makes,

Readers urged to buy British

We were disheartened so many Brits had kept

SLIDESHOW

Famous car people’s first cars

VAUXHALL ASTRA

From a clean slate, this eighth-generation hatchback promises to tempt buyers through striking design, a hint of sportiness and next-level tech

FORD BRONCO

Dearborn’s reborn off-road adventurer is now available in the UK as a grey import

AUDI A8 L 60 TFSIe

Plug-in hybrid version of updated limousine is treated to a larger battery

JAGUAR F-T Y PE P450 CONVERTIBLE

Can a long-toothed roadster with a supercharged V8 still cut it in 2022?

CITROEN C3 PURETECH 110 E AT6

Updated small hatchback is tested in most lavishly specified petrol form

Jeep Compass 4xe

Jeep’s volume-selling crossover adopts a plug-in hybrid powertrain

VERDICT

Not without niche appeal but off the pace in too many respects

FOURS TO BE RECKONED WITH

Audi ’s Quattro four-wheel drive system is synonymous with the brand, and its legacy rests on the shoulders of the models that bear its name. Piers Ward drives them

THE SMART WAY TO BUILD CARS

In 12 months of hard graft, Ineos has upgraded Smart’s Hambach factor y for production of its Grenadier off-roader. Richard Lane is given a tour

Appetite for destruction

Euro NCAP's crash tests have revolutionised vehicle safety. John Evans visits the Thatcham test facility to find out how

BACK FOR GOOD

Extreme E returns this week look ing less like an eccentric outlier in the gas-guzzling world of motorsport than a glimpse at its sustainable future. James Attwood reports

BENTLEY BENTAYGA HYBRID

Can a Bentley be parsimonious and retain its luxury appeal? The verdict is in

AUDI Q4 E-TRON

Electrical issues take the gloss off our EV’s premium allure

SKODA SUPERB

KICKING TYRES

MIDDLE MANAGEMENT

The mid-engined R8 is an easy-to-use modern classic, says Oliver Young

BMW X6

This trailblazing coupé-SUV is more desirable than ever. Jack Warrick reveals why

Mazda 6 MPS £6995

JAPAN HAS EXPORTED several sporty models over the

NEW CARS A TO Z

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The best new cars rated as only Autocar knows how

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