LAND ROVER DEFENDER

NO END TO THE DRIVING COST CRUNCH IN SIGHT

WE’RE ALL FEELING the pinch from the rising

Electric Rolls Spectre to be new-age Phantom coupé

Autocar gets exclusive access to luxury firm’s first EV ahead of 2023 launch

Nissan: sports cars still viable

Japanese firm will continue to make enthusiast cars thanks to solid-state batteries

Alpina B4 outpaces M4 Comp

New BMW-badged B4 arrives as Gran Coupé with M4 Competition-crunching stats

Niro raises game for Mk2 trio

THE SECOND-GENERATION Kia Niro has been “redesigned from

300bhp for GR Corolla

TOYOTA IS GOING after the Honda Civic Type

Lotus primes hot Taycan rival

Electric saloon will arrive next year as a driver-focused car with 4WD and 592bhp

THE NOTEBOOK

AN UNDEAD MONSTER Alfa Romeo has brought back

The JLR arm ‘dialling it up to 11’

Going upmarket and electrification are opening more doors for SVO, its boss tells us

Councils threaten to end free workplace parking

COMMUTERS COULD SOON be forced to pay to

UK’s electric strategy ‘doesn’t fit’

Concerned car makers call on the government for greater clarity on future laws

OLD BATTERIES NEVER DIE. THEY SIMPLY FADE AWAY – AS STORAGE

It’s predicted that EV batteries will have a

Matt Prior

TESTER’S NOTES

Car firms recruit military veterans

Mission Automotive boss James Cameron speaks at 2022

Jim Holder

INSIDE INFORMATION

Steve Cropley

MY WEEK IN CARS

BEHIND EVERY GOOD TEAM…

RACING LINES

Formula 2 in Saudi Arabia

Several came a cropper on tight high-speed track

YOUR VIEWS

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SLIDESHOW

The longest-surviving car models

MASERATI GRECALE TROFEO

FIRST DRIVES NEW CARS TESTED AND RATED

BMW i7

Electric version of the upcoming 7 Series gets an early outing in prototype form

BIZZARRINI 5300 GT REVIVAL

A 1965 star sparkles brightly again in 2022 thanks to an RML-built continuation run

LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR ULTIMAE

Sant’Agata bids farewell to pure V12 power in the most spectacular way possible

GENESIS GV60

Can plush electric crossover emulate the success of its Hyundai and Kia siblings?

PORSCHE MACAN T

A pinch of GTS agility has been added to the base SUV to create this Touring version

FORD FIESTA

Can this mid-life update return the supermini to the top of the sales charts?

Mercedes-Benz S-Class

Is the all-new, seventh-gen version, here in PHEV guise, the ‘ best car in the world’?

The world on a shoestring

The cheapest new car on sale today astonishingly might also be the one with the longest range. Matt Prior puts the Dacia Sandero to the test on a fittingly low-budget world tour

THIS IS GOING TO HURT

There’s no getting around the fact that everything related to motoring is soaring in expense, so be prepared to tighten your seatbelts, warns John Evans

HOW MG GOT ITS GROOVE BACK

Value-led EVs and SUVs helped MG regain its mojo. Now the brand is returning to its sports car roots. Rachel Burgess meets one of the men behind its remarkable resurgence

A tall order

Upholding the traditional values of Lotus while turning it into a premium EV brand is “a hell of a responsibility”, admits the Coventry design studio behind the game-changing new Eletre SUV. Steve Cropley pays a visit

ALFA ROMEO STELVIO QUADRIFOGLIO

The 503bhp Quadrifoglio is a blast to drive but could you really live with one? Let’s see

PEUGEOT 508 PSE

In new hands for a week, it’s thrown at quiet B-roads, busy motorways – and Ikea

AUDI Q4 E-TRON SPORTBACK

Has greater familiarity changed any of our feelings about this electric SUV?

MAZDA 6

BANGERNOM ICS BEST BUYS

TRIDENT TESTED

It’s easy to fall for this V8 limo’s charms. Just be on your guard, warns Mark Pearson

NISSAN MICRA

You can now pick one up for almost half its original price. Jack Warrick is your guide

Fiat Coupe Turbo £6990

TAKE IT A PRICE OF almost £7000 for

NEW CARS A TO Z

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