Ford calls time on Fiesta

AUTOMOTIVE BRILLIANCE STILL THRIVES IN BRITAIN

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British car industry determined to rebound after setbacks

Six-page special report looks at the effects of global and local issues and the fightback

VW ‘working hard’ on ID 3 SUV

CEO says the new compact electric SUV will be one of 10 EVs set to launch by 2026

De Meo on reinventing Renault

CEO shares rationale for retro cars and moving firm away from traditional practices

China’s Aiways to launch second EV in Europe as it plans UK arrival

U6 SUV-coupé has been sold in home market

NEW LOOK, EXTRA KIT, SIMPLIFIED SPECS FOR ALFA ROMEOS

Three-part headlights hark back to likes of SZ;

New Quattroporte due in 2024

Electric only and Maserati’s sole saloon, Granturismo relation should cost £150k

THE AUDI EV THAT HOOVERS UP HARMFUL DUST FROM THE AIR

SEVERAL MANUFACTURERS, including Toyota and Hyundai, have tinkered

Jim Holder

INSIDE INFORMATION

Matt Prior

TESTER’S NOTES

Steve Cropley

MY WEEK IN CARS

BATTLE OF THE RALLY KINGS

RACING LINES

Nascar Dixie Vodka 400

Win was only Larson’s third from 34 races

YOUR VIEWS

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SLIDESHOW

The most unusual engine designs

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R 20 YEARS

Special edition marks R division’s 20th anniversary with the most powerful road-going Golf yet. Is it also the most desirable one?

MERCEDES-AMG G63 4x42

As if a luxurious 577bhp off-roader weren’t mad enough, now it has been ‘squared’

BMW iX M60

Will British roads prove the undoing of BMW’s most focused performance SUV?

BMW X7 xDRIVE40i

Facelift changes impressed on the V8-powered M60i. Now to the ‘regular’ petrol

Range Rover Sport

Solihull takes the Range Rover Sport to new heights of technical sophistication

IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST

Even in tough times, Britain continues to produce a breadth of cars that appeal to many. We kick off our 24-page celebration of the UK car scene by driving some of the best

HEROES OF OUR TIME

Britain is flush with automotive stars. Steve Cropley hits the road in his Discover y to spend time with five personal heroes

HOW TO DEFEND A LEAD

Britain has for a long time been the centre of the motorsport world, but we mustn’t rest on our laurels, Prodrive chairman David Richards tells Damien Smith

A NATION OF INNOVATION

The British car industry has a storied past, but its future looks bright too, judging by the brainpower behind it

FITT FOR A LEGEND

With Lotus now finally able to get going with its Evija electric hypercar, Damien Smith meets the Fittipaldi edition – and both the man and machine that inspired it – at Hethel

SKODA FABIA

It’s a great antidote to a luxury SUV, but seems more Milton Keynes than Monte Carlo

BMW iX

There’s no cause for alarm, but an M60 is standing in for our xDrive50

ASTON MARTIN DB11

Effortless, elegant grand touring with a choice of twin-turbo V8 or V12: what’s not to like? Nothing at all, says Oliver Young

James Ruppert

KICKING TYRES

LET’S GO FOR A CRUISE

This rarely seen Toyota is as capable and reliable as it is fun to drive. By Oliver Young

NEW CARS A TO Z

For full reviews of every car listed here, visit our website, autocar.co.uk

ROAD TEST INDEX

The latest and greatest rated as only Autocar knows how

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