STRONG LEADERS ARE VITAL, ESPECIALLY NOW

AS THE GENER AL election draws closer, we’re

Bugatti unleashes £3.2m Tourbillon game-changer

Chiron successor is a 250-off, all-new hyper-GT powered by a 1775bhp hybrid V16

Extra power, interior boost for Golf R

Hot hatch and estate get sharper, stronger turbo four and slicker 12.9in touchscreen

Magma about to erupt with £100k, 640bhp Genesis SUV

A £100,000 PERFORMANCE version of the Genesis GV60

Volvo estates make shock return to UK after resurgence in demand

V90 goes up against big-backed Audi A6 and

New Conti is Bentley’s hottest yet

Fourth-gen Continental GT arrives with an all-new 771bhp plug-in hybrid V8 set-up

HWA creates 493bhp V6 homage to Mercedes Evo II

OFFICIAL PICTURES Evo may look like a 190E,

Freelander to return as mainstream JLR brand

AUTOCAR IMAGE JLR WILL RESURRECT the Freelander name

Wild Alonso Aston set for FoS

New £2m, 38-run hardcore Valiant will make its debut at Goodwood next month

Who pledges what at the election?

These are the key motoring promises from UK parties in the run-up to next week’s general election

LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

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M5 turns 717bhp, 2400kg PHEV

Punchier V8 combines with electric motor and big battery in hottest 5 Series yet

Audi pumps RS Q8 to 631bhp

OFFICIAL PICTURES

FORD’S MIGHTY MUSTANG GTD GOES ON SALE IN THE UK

Ford is bringing its 800bhpplus Mustang GTD supercar

NEW TAKES ON WHAT IS LITERALLY A BAG FOR LIFE

This new ZF Lifetec airbag could change how

LABOUR

Although the Labour Party hasn’t put quite as

GREENS

The climate-focused Greens have made phasing out fossil

FUEL PRICES ‘HIGH’ DUE TO ELECTION

The upcoming election is pushing the price of

SECRET SOURCE OUR INDUSTRY INSIDER

THE BOOM-ANDbust nature of the car industry can

Matt Prior

TESTER’S NOTES Who was to blame for this

Steve Cropley

MY WEEK IN CARS Callum Skye (top) and

Damien Smith

RACING LINES Ferrari’s first win of WEC season

YOUR VIEWS

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Inaugural Autocar Awards honour best of 1989

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SLIDESHOW

The angriestlooking cars ever made

BMW M5

Flagship 5 Series has turned plug-in hybrid and promises to be BMW’s most extreme super-saloon yet. How’s it shaping up?

BMW ALPINA B3 GT

One of Buchloe’s final cars before BMW takes full control is a very special 3 Series

MERCEDES-AMG E53 HYBRID

The V8-engined E-Class is dead. Long live the straight-six plug-in hybrid?

CUPRA FORMENTOR

Cupra chases younger drivers with updated performance-focused family crossover

AUDI R8 V10 GT RWD

Uniquely equable supercar lineage ends with asignificantly uprated special edition

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Renault Scenic E-Tech

The once genre-defining family car reinvents itself for the EV era

LUCA DE MEO

Luca de Meo’s tenure as Renault Group CEO has been marked by an astounding turnaround in the firm’s fortunes. Steve Cropley finds out what drives him

MAREK REICHMAN

Marek Reichman has shaped a flourishing range of Astons and outlasted a succession of CEOs. He tells Steve Cropley what inspires him – and which boss was his favourite

MARTIN BRUNDLE

The Formula 1 racer turned Sky TV pundit and reluctant grid-walk maestro talks to Mark Tisshaw about his remarkable career

DAVID MOSS

Nissan’s engineering chief has overseen the groundbreaking Qashqai since its inception. Steve Cropley meets him

ANDREAS MINDT

VW’s design boss relishes the challenge of refreshing the brand. James Attwood learns what goes into his ‘secret sauce’

CATESBY TUNNEL

Vision, nous and persistence have turned a railway tunnel into a unique aero facility, writes Matt Prior

STEFANIE WURST

In two years, the Mini boss has ushered in a bold new generation of models, revived its brand image and given the BMW Group’s oldest factor y a new electric future. She tells Mark Tisshaw how

L AMBORGHINI HURACAN STERRATO

Lamborghinis don’t win this magazine’s annual Britain’s Best

HYUNDAI IONIQ 5 N

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N is a real

BMW 5 SERIES

When BMW introduced a 545e version of the

VOLKSWAGEN ID 7

I t is, we will admit, strange

CUPRA BORN

A brass tacks focus is starting to

KIA EV9

Us Europeans don’t tend to think of Kia

FORD MUSTANG

V8-engined muscle cars are very thin on the

TOYOTA

In some dark and stupid corners of the

McLAREN ARTURA

Did the retina-searing supercar reveal its true colours in our six months together?

NISSAN ARIYA

A wedding weekend reveals depths, frustrations and lies

ATTACK WITH CONFIDENCE

You can trust the sixth-generation 911 as far as you can throw it

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An owner’s view PETE OSBORNE Iown a 2010

James Ruppert

KICKING TYRES

ROAD TEST INDEX

The latest and greatest rated as only Autocar knows how

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