THE SHAKE-UP AT JLR HAS STARTED WITH A BANG

The sudden departure of JLR design bigwig Gerry

ESPRIT SERIES 1 REBORN WITH V8 FOR NEW ERA

UK firm Encor to convert 50 examples of legendary Lotus

CITROEN HINTS AT MPV FUTURE WITH SIX-SEAT EV

New 4.1m-long concept is a versatile and bold vision of the firm’s intent

NEXT PEUGEOT 208 HOT HATCH TO TAP 205 GTi SPIRIT

Firm will make greater use of GTi branding – but on electric models only

FRANCE’S FEARSOME HOT HATCH RIVALRY IS BACK

Peugeot revealed the e-208 GTi in June at

EU’S NEW E-CAR CATEGORY COULD SPARK 108 REVIVAL

Peugeot pulled the plug on its tiny 108

PATH OPEN TO A FUTURE 508 ESTATE

Peugeot is considering a successor to the 508

NEW MULTI-FUEL MERC GLB ON SALE EARLY 2026

Roomier seven-seater offers electric or hybrid power from roughly £41k

CREATIVE CHIEF McGOVERN LEAVES JLR AFTER 21 YEARS

Designer’s departure comes a week after new CEO arrives from Tata

WE GET FIRST TASTE OF VW’S ‘PURE POSITIVE’ ID CROSS EV

THE VOLKSWAGEN ID Cross will arrive next year

A POWER VACUUM OPENS AT JLR

News of the abrupt departure of JLR’s chief

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TOYOTA’S NEW GR GT IS ‘ROAD-LEGAL RACE CAR’

Track-honed V8 supercar is twinned with Lexus LFA EV

JESSE CROSSE

Post-2020 diesel BMWs can use HVO100 ‘renewable diesel’

NICK GIBBS

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Damien Smith

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CITROEN E-C5 AIRCROSS

All-new family SUV reaches Britain in small-battery electric form

TOYOTA URBAN CRUISER

Toyota’s answer to the electric Ford Puma is a rebadged Suzuki eVitara

LAMBORGHINI TEMERARIO

New-era ‘junior’ Lambo has Ferrari squarely in its sights

Things that make you go M

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The art of the reveal

The prospect of a new car debut might not set your heart racing, but manufacturers take them very seriously. CHARLIE MARTIN peers behind the scenes

Road Test Yearbook 2025

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ROAD TEST YEARBOOK

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A Lotus to save Hethel

Lotus has endured torrid times. Could a new sports EV in the mould of past greats be its saviour? STEVE CROPLEY thinks so

Motoring myth-busting

The car world is full of commonly held beliefs that seem too good to be true. JAMES ATTWOOD sorts fact from fiction

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The future is an uncertain place without the annual Autocar Almanac. JAMES ATTWOOD guarantees all this will happen

GAME LOVER

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Rent-free in our heads

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SCANDI-COOL OLD SCHOOL

V90 gives the trad family car a sleek exec design twist – and is now £8k

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