UK NEEDS TO HAVE ITS EYES ON THE EV PRIZE

THE PRIZE HAS been laid out: £106 billion.

Aston’s EVs to pack Lucid tech starting with 2025 SUV

New deal with US start-up secures tech for EVs including an SUV, a GT and sports cars

Geely crucial for electric Astons

Existing Astons will be unaffected by Geely’s EV

SF90 gets hardcore ‘XX’ treatment

Ferrari unveils overhauled hybrid supercar as 1016bhp road-legal track monster

ALPINE LINES UP EV ROLL-OUT

Alpine will position itself as a global player

KIA REVEALS UPCOMING EV9’S PRICES

The Kia EV9 will cost from £64,995 when

BIG ELECTRIC RANGE FOR KODIAQ PHEV

The Mk2 Skoda Kodiaq arrives next year with

STADLER SENTENCED FOR DIESELGATE

Former Audi boss Rupert Stadler has received a

Fiat targets Jeep with 600 EV

Electric crossover offers family-friendly space and tech – but is not available in grey

BMW M5 Touring set to return as plug-in hybrid RS6 rival

New M5 will use a 4.4-litre V8 and

Crackdown on fake car ads

Buyers are being conned by sophisticated ads for fake cars but a new online tool can spot the scam

ALSO WATCH OUT FOR…

CLOCKED CARS THE CON It’s still possible to

Polestar 5 shows playful side

Passenger ride in the Swedish firm’s potent, 2024 flagship EV puts Taycan on notice

BAC: supply chain issues halting niche EV sports cars

MAJOR MANUFACTURERS need to strengthen their supply chains

EV investment is key to UK growth

THE UK COULD unlock £106 billion of economic

Industry rebuffs origin rules

THE EUROPEAN UNION will be forced to push

THE NEW-TECH METALS THAT AREN’T SO RARE

Rare earth materials make for smaller and lighter

Matt Prior

TESTER’S NOTES

Steve Cropley

MY WEEK IN CARS

Damien Smith

RACING LINES

YOUR VIEWS

WRITE TO autocar@haymarket.com Dented confidence I’ve just read

AUTOCAR

The original car magazine, published since 1895 ‘in the interests of the mechanically propelled road carriage’

New look for British roads

The Autocar ON THIS DAY IN 1963

SLIDESHOW

The most obscure Fords ever sold

ASTON MARTIN DB12

New grand tourer replaces the DB11 and packs a 671bhp punch, as Gaydon sets its sights on the Bentley Continental GT and Ferrari Roma

ROLLS-ROYCE SPECTRE

Elegant all-electric coupé heralds a new era of noiseless motoring from the world’s pre-eminent luxury car maker

SKODA KODIAQ

Prototype drive of the upcoming second-generation model provides early insights

RENAULT CLIO

Supermini gains a new, Alpine-themed top spec, more kit and facelifted looks

PEUGEOT 508 PSE SW

Revisions bring welcome new infotainment to this characterful, feisty PHEV

AUDI RS4 AVANT COMPETITION

Hot special edition arrives in the UK with optional, manually adjustable suspension

ALFA ROMEO GIULIA QUADRIFOGLIO

Tweaks to the super-saloon are aimed at boosting its ability to deliver fun on track

BMW X7 xDRIVE40d M SPORT

Facelift brings more power and aesthetic updates to large and luxurious SUV

POLESTAR 2

Polestar’s exec switches to rear drive in a quest for more efficiency

Kia Soul

Kia returns to its value-for-money roots with a small-batter y version of the Soul

Not actually that cheap, but likeable and complete

VERDICT It has been a few years since

‘I have fought to bring back the uniqueness to Toyota’

Akio Toyoda transformed Toyota in 13 years as president. John Neville catches up with him at Le Mans to hear how

The only way is Nio

The Chinese EV maker is building its brand by using a wide-reaching, innovative approach that goes far, far beyond cars. James Attwood asks if it will catch on here

THE GREATEST SHOWMAN IN NORTHANTS

This weekend ’s British GP at Silverstone is an event like no other. Damien Smith meets the man in charge of it all

Galaxy of rising stars honoured

The finest up-and-coming talent within the UK automotive industr y was recognised at Autocar’s 2023 Great Women awards ceremony last week. Will R imell reports

ORA FUNKY CAT

It had so much potential when it arrived. Did it fulfil any of it? Our final report tells all

BMW iX1

Munich’s smallest electric model finds itself a place on the Autocar fleet

BY POPUL AR DEMAND

This Fiesta is a buyer’s dream: it’s cheap, fun and everywhere

James Ruppert

KICKING TYRES

ROAD TEST INDEX

Top speed Power 0-62mph Torque from CO 2from

NEW CARS A TO Z

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