MAKE YOUR OWN MIND UP ABOUT JAGUAR’S FUTURE

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JAGUAR UNWRAPS ITS FUTURE AT LAST

Type 00 sets out the radical look destined for its £120k-plus, new-era EVs

JLR CONFIDENT OF REBOUND AFTER PRODUCTION ISSUES PUT DENT IN LATEST QUARTERLY PROFITS

JLR HAS BRUSHED off the negative public opinion

PUMA TURNS £30K EV TO BATTLE MINI ACEMAN

New electric version will be sold alongside existing combustion models

STELLANTIS TO CLOSE LUTON FACTORY

Luton would need a costly upgrade to make

VW POISED WITH HUGE OVERHAUL OF ID LINE-UP

Major redesign of IDs will start in 2026 as smaller, cheaper models arrive

HYUNDAI REINS IN SCREEN SIZES

Korean firm takes ‘safety first’ approach to next-gen touchscreen tech

MUNOZ GEARS UP FOR HYUNDAI CEO ROLE

Muñoz was at Nissan and Toyota before joining

INEOS READIES PRODUCTION LINE AFTER FORCED STOPPAGE

A supplier’s insolvency forced a halt to Ineos

HOT KIA GETS IONIQ 5 N TRANSPLANT

The Kia EV6 GT will receive the

ON THE BOIL: HOW TOYOTA IS PAVING NEW HYDROGEN PATH

Corolla prototype has proved Toyota’s latest hydrogen fuel

LOTUS PUTS EVs ON HOLD TO FOCUS ON HYBRIDS

Range-extender hybrid tech takes priority over new models after rethink

JAECOO TARGETS EVOQUE WITH CUT-PRICE PREMIUM SUV

Chery sub-brand poised to enter UK market with sub-£30k off-roader

Grapevine MARK TISSHAW

REx tech of axed Fusilier may have a

Steve Cropley

New Scenic makes a great family car but

Matt Prior

With a limited-run Final Edition special, the Toyota

Damien Smith

Neuville (right) was guided by compatriot Wydaeghe to

Testing, testing

Not the first place you’d associate with a

Why I love... JEREMY CLARKSON

It’s funny how as I grew, my mum’s

What we did this week

Scream if you want to go faster

YOUR VIEWS

WRITE TO autocar@haymarket.com

THEY’VE PLAYED IT SMART

Letter of the week

AUDI A6 E-TRON AVANT

TESTED 15.11.24, TENERIFE, SPAIN DELIVERIES JANUARY 2025

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*For two weeks from publication date Top: 1000

ROAD TEST RESULTS

Autocar’s history of the independent, objective and empirical

AUDI S6 E-TRON SPORTBACK

Sportier version of A6 gets 543bhp, four-wheel drive and air suspension

HYUNDAI IONIQ 9

Kia’s sibling brand follows it into budding electric seven-seater market

BMW iX

More energy-dense battery and efficiency gains for leading luxury EV

CUPRA LEON

Fiery Spaniard is finally granted unrestricted access to the VW armoury

CUPRA FORMENTOR

Similar update for related crossover

LAND ROVER DEFENDER

Plusher cabin, punchier base engine

LAMBORGHINI REVUELTO

Strap in for some astonishing findings about this 1000bhp PHEV supercar

TESTERS’ NOTES

RICHARD LANE Look at our road test photos

RANKING RIVALS

LAMBORGHINI REVUELTO

VERDICT

New-era V12 Lamborghini is an extraordinary statement of intent

Britain’s Best Driver’s Car 2024

Autocar’s annual dissection of dynamic distinction descends upon us once again, with 10 contenders vying for victory. Let battle commence

Road section B-road raptures

W ales is looking a lot flatter than

Running rings around each other

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R Just a bit ‘meh’ on

Top 3 The rule of three

A cknowledging that one of the cars in question

McLaren Artura

A nd so, at the end of three

Track notes Party at the Park: what went fastest?

Conditions started out slightly wet on the day

Road Test Yearbook 2024

More road tests than ever, £6.1m of machinery, three five-star cars and everything from 108mpg to 0-60mph in 2.5sec… Read on to relive it all

ALFA’S NAME CHANGE

A trip to Turin to see the new

JANUARY/FEBRUARY

QUOTE OF THE MONTH “Aston Martin has addressed

MARCH/APRIL

M new-model pipeline bursting with compact, affordable, funky

MAY/JUNE

M our road testers had the chance to

JULY/AUGUST

W most exacting in the business: five-star verdicts

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER

S most weeks, meaning our new chief testing

NOVEMBER/ DECEMBER

I t feels strange to get to November

Stats all folks

Fastest, priciest, heaviest… ILLYA VERPRAET has 2024’s road test figures

Reality check

The past year has seen EV uptake stall and Europe’s car manufacturers undermined by cheaper imports from China. WILL RIMELL takes stock

The 12 days of Xmas

Forget Chrimbo limbo: here are 12 fab motoring days out to fill that void.

CHRISTMAS COMMON

PLEASE DRIVE SLOWLY

A season to savour

F1 was back to its best, but there was drama aplenty across the motorsport spectrum, as DAMIEN SMITH reports

Hold the line

Nissan’s two-week Christmas shutdown provides vital breathing space to upgrade and improve its Sunderland plant, as JOHN EVANS discovers

104 years on the limit

The Autocar road test is the longest-running and most thorough in the business. CHARLIE MARTIN joins the road testers for a behind-the-scenes look at how it happens, including performance testing a Maserati

Class of ’20- phwoar

Superminis, supercars and supersized 4x4s – we reviewed them all this year, so picking our personal favourites of 2024 has been super-tricky but fun

CUPRA BORN

Where our long-term test cars have been and what they’ve done

GENESIS ELECTRIFIED G80

Mastering its different drive modes and getting the measure of the boot

BMW i5 TOURING

Feeling the pressure as the cold weather takes hold

WHEN MINI GOT IT RIGHT SECOND TIME ROUND

Mk2 Countryman fixed the flaws of the original – and is now under £7k

How to get one in your garage

AN OWNER’S VIEW JASON MORRIS “I bought my

A classic Lotus that loves the daily grind

T he typical classic car is a pampered

When you’re in it for the long haul

Last time you saw my Mini Cooper

Head to head

STEVE CROPLEY 1994 PORSCHE 968 CLUB SPORT vs

CAUGHT IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

LOTUS ELISE 1998, 8000 miles, £23,995 The Elise