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Autocar
29-Oct-2025
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AUTOCAR
AUTOCAR
The original car magazine, published since 1895 ‘in the
THIS WEEK
AUDI IS ABOUT TO REDEFINE ITS FUTURE ALL OVER AGAIN
“What you see now is what you’ll get.
NEWS
NEW EX60 TO BLAZE A TRAIL FOR VOLVO EVs
Electric SUV will be launched in January with game-changing tech
VOLVO HAS TO GET THIS ONE RIGHT
The venerable XC60 remains by far Volvo’s biggest
ALPINE PROMISES TWO NEW ELECTRIC CONVERTIBLES
Brand to expand with drop-top next-gen A110 sports car and all-new A310 GT
NEW BABY LAND CRUISER SETS SIGHTS ON DEFENDER 90
OFFICIAL PICTURES Land Cruiser FJ’s design “expresses a
TOYOTA CREATES BRAND TO RIVAL BENTLEY
Bold SUV-coupé will expand Century’s range to three
HONDA WILL BRING SPORTY ELECTRIC CITY CAR TO UK
Super-N: Tokyo show car previews the new baby
NEW £2.5M ROLLS PHANTOM MARKS 100 YEARS IN STYLE
Special edition highlights key centenary moments with high-end details
Q&A CHRIS BROWNRIDGE, CEO, ROLLS-ROYCE
How important are collections like this one? “There’s
PORSCHE PRIMES NEW EXTREME PANAMERA
Track-honed model has V8, roll-cage, variable suspension
EX-McLAREN BOSS LEITERS TO REPLACE BLUME AT PORSCHE
Leiters has been McLaren Automotive CEO and Ferrari
NEW JAGUAR OPENS UP
SPY SHOT The long wait for Jaguar’s game-changing
RISE IN MOT COSTS MOOTED
The cost of your MOT could be about
MACAN ELECTRIC BOOSTS DRIVER APPEAL WITH GTS
Macan GTS Electric is priced from £89k; range
LEITERS: THE RIGHT PERSON AT THE RIGHT TIME FOR PORSCHE
Oliver Blume’s problem was not a failure to
UK TECH FIRM DOES IT AGAIN
Yasa has broken its own record for EV
POTHOLES ON THE INCREASE
Think roads are getting worse? You’re not imagining
UPDATED ICE LEON CRUCIAL TO SEAT’S NEW-LOOK FUTURE
Seat to revise ICE models before any EV shift as VW Group’s entry brand
CHIP SHORTAGE HALTS GOLF PRODUCTION
US-China trade row is affecting Nexperia chip supply
NEW FORD OF EUROPE BOSS FACES A GRUELLING REBUILD
Sales have halved since 2015 – and now the Chinese are eating its lunch
PETROL GIULIA, STELVIO LIVE ON
Alfa is also bringing back hot Quadrifoglios – as it delays EV successors
Steve Cropley
Cropley is desperate for a go in this
Matt Prior
S pare a thought for the MPV, won’t
COLUMNS
RANGE-BUSTING CHERY TIGGO 9 PHEV HITS THE UK
Tiggo 9 has a 91-mile EV range, 422bhp
BYD SHRINKS THE PHEV WITH ATTO 2
BYD is preparing to launch the UK’s smallest
PORSCHE IS STEERING ITS WAY TO BETTER RECYCLING
Mixed waste material is recycled into foam for
Grapevine
We’ve been getting mixed messages about a new
Damien Smith
Toyota’s Evans could become the first British WRC
Testing, testing
De Simone (left) leads a team of 400
DRIVING A VAN
They’re not fast, quiet, smooth, desirable or –
What we did this week
TOY-OTA TREAT What do you choose at a
EVERY WEEK
YOUR VIEWS
ROAD TO RUIN I am currently facing a
I GOT THE BLUE
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A s Japan’s automotive industry began to flourish
ROAD TEST RESULTS
Autocar’s historyof empirical road testing is the longest
FIRST DRIVES
FERRARI 296 SPECIALE
TESTED 18.10.25, EMILIA-ROMAGNA, ITALY DELIVERIES SPRING 2026
HONDA PRELUDE
TESTED 7.10.25, NICE, FRANCE DELIVERIES MARCH 2026
PORSCHE 911 TURBO S
TESTED 18.10.25, MALAGA, SPAIN DELIVERIES DECEMBER
SEAT IBIZA
TESTED 18.10.25, IBIZA, SPAIN DELIVERIES JANUARY 2026
ALFA ROMEO TONALE
TESTED 21.10.25, PISA, ITALY DELIVERIES JANUARY 2026
BMW M2 CS
TESTED 22.10.25, CUMBRIA DELIVERIES NOW
VAUXHALL FRONTERA HYBRID 145
TESTED 21.10.25, WILTSHIRE DELIVERIES NOW
SMART #5 PRO
TESTED 21.10.25, GLOUCESTERSHIRE DELIVERIES NOW
ROAD TEST
MG IM6
ROAD TEST 5782
VERDICT
The exceptional mixed with the bland and irritating
FEATURES
TIME TRAVELLER
But this is no TT from the future, insists Audi’s CEO, who joins JAMES ATTWOOD for a drive in the radical Concept C prototype
Bin there, done that
UK success story Dennis Eagle has seen it all. FELIX PAGE tours its HQ
Keep it in the family
McLaren has been rewarding customers with some very special track-day events. Circuit virgin WILL RIMELL was invited too
LONG-TERMERS
VOLKSWAGEN TAYRON
The Tiguan’s publicity-shy bigger brother joins the Autocar fleet
JAECOO 7
A new menu brings relief – but we would sooner order buttons
RENAULT 5
Our car earns its racing wings at the waterlogged Watergate Bay Sprint
VOLVO EX30
It’s not a big car but in many ways perfect for parents
SNAPSHOTS
BYD DOLPHIN SURF Mileage 789 Last seen 15.10.25
USED CARS
WHEN DACIA REDEFINED THE TERM ‘ECONOMY DRIVE’
The no-frills Sandero was just £6k new. Today it’s an even bigger bargain
How to get one in your garage
AN OWNER’S VIEW DAVID TURNER “I bought my
Dry your eyes, mate. Your Stag’s a beauty
M otor shows are where dreams are made,
Something borrowed, something blue
I got married earlier this year, and the
Head to head
MATT PRIOR 2009 AUDI A8L vs STEVE CROPLEY
CAUGHT IN THE CLASSIFIEDS
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R32 2006, 95,000 miles, £9500 The
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