DIESEL CARS STILL HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY IN 2025

The decline of diesel continues apace. Just 5.7%

NEW AUDI RS6 TO KEEP V8 AS 730BHP PHEV ALONGSIDE EV

Both hybrid and electric performance A6s are being readied for 2026

AYGO X HYBRID SETS NEW EMISSIONS BENCHMARK

Electrified city car claims tiny CO 2 output and more than 74mpg

ROBUSTNESS KEY TO EVOLUTION OF LAND CRUISER

Land Cruiser is likely to stick with ICE

TOYOTA SET TO REVEAL TWO NEW EVs

TOYOTA IS PREPARING to launch two new electric

BURNASTON TO BUILD GR COROLLA

TOYOTA WILL BUILD the GR Corolla hot hatchback

KIA COMMITS TO HATCHES AND SALOONS FOR EUROPE

Firm chases ‘big volume’ sales for new EV4 and K4 alongside SUVs

PETIT FOUR EN ROUTE

Renault’s new 4 EV will become available to

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

The five-year-old Land Rover Defender has had a

STELLANTIS PICKS JEEP BOSS FILOSA AS NEW CEO

STELLANTIS HAS ANNOUNCED that ex-Jeep CEO Antonio Filosa

IS FILOSA A GOOD FIT?

JAMES ATTWOOD

NEW VOLVO XC70 SUV BREAKS COVER

VOLVO’S NEW XC70 plug-in hybrid has been outed

CHECK OUT THE GRAVEL’S KIT

Vauxhall is going off-road with the rugged Frontera

CHANGE FOR THE WURST

VW’s best-seller is now in supermarkets -but it’s

ALPINA FAMILY TO STAY IN CAR MAKING AFTER SALE TO BMW

Bovensiepens announce eponymous brand with Zagato-designed GT

FIAT MULTIPLA-INSPIRED SUV TO TROUBLE DACIA BIGSTER

FIAT’S FORTHCOMING Dacia Bigster rival could channel the

HOT TESLAS UP ANTE TO TAKE ON EUROPE’S FASTEST EVs

New ’Ring-honed Model S Plaid and Model Y Performance are imminent

ALPINE SET TO USE IN-WHEEL MOTORS ON SPORTS CAR EVs

Renault boss confirms plans for forthcoming electric A110 and A310

NEW MEGA-BENTAYGA USES 641BHP TO OUTDRAG 911, M4

V8-engined Speed SUV also gains launch control and drift mode

VOLKSWAGEN MULLS ELECTRIC TOURAN REVIVAL

AUTOCAR IMAGE VOLKSWAGEN IS WEIGHING up the

NEXT-GENERATION STEERING IS GOING DOWN TO THE WIRE

Steer-by-wire does away with a mechanical connection to

LONDON RESIDENTS TO LOSE DISCOUNTS AS C-CHARGE HIKED

TRANSPORT FOR LONDON (TfL) has proposed raising the

SKODA BRINGS BACK AN OLD FAVORIT

Car makers reimagining historic models is nothing new,

Grapevine

Many drivers don’t need more than a Sandero,

Steve Cropley

Wax on, wax off: A110 gets the full

Matt Prior

I t’s taking a while, like closing an

Damien Smith

M arcus Ericsson looked sick and ashen. There’s

Testing, testing

Today’s driver assistance systems aren’t as clever as

GRILLES

I think it was the Americans who started

What we did this week

MAN OF THE CLOTH I recently spent some

YOUR VIEWS

WRITE TO autocar@haymarket.com A DECADE OF

THERE’S NO SIMPLE FIX

Letter of the week So why are

Next week’s issue

GREAT REASONS TO BUY

From butcher to F1: the inspiring tale of Ligier

Spot the odd one out: JS5 Formula 1

ROAD TEST RESULTS

Autocar’s history of empirical road testing is the

Road tests revisited

1999 SUBARU LEGACY 2.5 GX Third generation

THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS

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RENAULT AUSTRAL

Qashqai rival receives comfort-focused update

GWM HAVAL JOLION PRO

Chinese firm follows up Ora EV with mid-sized hybrid crossover for £24k

BMW 2 SERIES COUPE

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MINI ACEMAN JCW

Mini turns up the wick on its electric-only compact SUV

AUDI A3 SPORTBACK 40 TFSIe

Perennially popular premium hatchback returns in plug-in hybrid form

FORD PUMA

How does the arrival of pure-electric power suit the UK’s top-selling car?

KGM TORRES

Korea’s off-roader specialist enters a new era with a fresh brand identity

Last dance with the derv-il

Lusty premium turbo diesels were once the order of the day, but now they’re a dying breed. STEPHEN DOBIE scours the new-car listings to sample three rare survivors

Going public

Peugeot’s WEC ace Paul di Resta has only ever driven Le Mans’ Circuit de la Sarthe under race conditions – until now. JAMES ATTWOOD buckles up

Appetite for production

Hyundai’s Ulsan plant is the world’s largest car-making facility, with five separate factories and an on-site port. WILL RIMELL is awestruck

MG CYBERSTER

Intriguing Chinese-built electric roadster joins the fleet

SUZUKI SWIFT

Adventures into central London cement its city car credentials

MINI ACEMAN

A small-battery EV could make sense if charging were always this easy

CUPRA LEON ESTATE

A dawn blast along twisting roads can wait no longer

THE ALTERNATIVE EXECUTIVE OPTION WITH REAL 6 APPEAL

Mazda’s understated big saloon and estate make great used buys

How to get one in your garage

AN OWNER’S VIEW STEVE GARNER “I

The bar is open in this well-stocked Bentley

A s in-car options go, the cocktail cabinet

Supermarket swipe spoils the day

I drove my GT86 to the supermarket the

Head to head

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