HAPPY NEW YEAR – AND IT WILL BE, WE PROMISE

It’s fitting that in an issue where resident

HONDA EV RANGE TO GET FUTURISTIC SUV

Showroom-bound saloon and SUV kick off high-tech new 0 Series family

LEON TO GO ELECTRIC AS CUPRA BUILDS EV ROSTER

Updated combustion model arriving first; new role for sibling brand Seat

PORSCHE MULLS NEW ICE MACAN AS EVs STRUGGLE

“Conceptual decisions are being made” after 7% drop in brand’s sales

NIO’S BUDGET BRAND BEGINS WITH DISTINCTIVE SUPERMINI

‘Vivid’, ’thoughtful’ and ‘solid’ will define all Firefly

EV BATTERY HEALTH NOW MUCH EASIER TO CHECK

New smartphone app generates reports on range and degradation

BMW PULLS COVERS OFF RADICAL NEW INTERIOR

Panoramic projection and new touchscreen will feature in all future cars

BIGGER BATTERY FOR FACELIFTED ENYAQ

OFFICIAL PICTURE Skoda has treated the Enyaq

INVISIBLE IN-CAR TECH THAT CAN HELP SAVE YOUR LIFE

Camera and laser dot projector are hidden behind

TRICK MANUAL FOR NEW PRELUDE

THE NEW HONDA Prelude hybrid sports coupé will

SOLID PROGRESS AT MG

MG will this year launch a new EV

Grapevine

MG dealers are now busier than Vauxhall’s, Peugeot’s,

Steve Cropley

Renault 5 is on the cusp of gaining

Matt Prior

News that the upcoming Honda Prelude will have

Damien Smith

Cadillac’s entry will coincide with new car and

Testing, testing

Buchloe has been turning out belters since 1965

Why I love... THE FOSSE WAY

A little over 20 years ago, before speed

Letter of the week

WRITE TO autocar@haymarket.com

The short but vibrant life of Britain’s Pininfarina

Top: John Shute, IAD Alien, Royale and Hunter

THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS

22 FORD MUSTANG GT 24

HOW WE TEST CARS

Autocar delivers several kinds of reviews on new

FRONTLINE MGB 2.5

New restomod in ‘not a 911’ and ‘not electric’ shock

FORD MUSTANG GT

This is more like it: regular version gets a manual gearbox for that big V8

MERCEDES -BENZ E450D

TESTED 2.12.24, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE DELIVERIES NOW

HYUNDAI BAYON

Facelift for lower-price Puma rival

PEUGEOT E-TRAVELLER

Eight-seat van gets another 25kWh

MINI ACEMAN

Electric supermini gets a higher-riding, five-door running mate

ROAD TEST RESULTS

Autocar’s history of the independent, objective and empirical

New Cars 2025

From a £7500, 8bhp Citroën EV to a £3m, 1184bhp Ferrari hypercar and everything in between, here are this year’s star newcomers

NEW YEAR, NEW WINNER

One of these will be named Car of the Year 2025 on Friday. COTY juror MARK TISSHAW and our road test editor swap notes to see how all seven stack up

PORSCHE TAYCAN

Can a brilliant EV also be a brilliant used buy? Here’s what we learned

LEXUS RX

How will PHEV tech affect this brew of comfort, luxury and practicality?

A 911 MODERN MASTERPIECE THAT’S FINALLY COME OF AGE

HOW TO BUY A PORSCHE 911 GT3

A sporty Alfa bought not as described

P aul Carr’s 1999 Alfa Romeo GTV 2.0

My poor Panda’s caught the winter bug

You may remember that I ended the first

Head to head

MURRAY SCULLION 2004 VOLKSWAGEN PHAETON V10 TDI

CAUGHT IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

BMW 323i 1996, 29,500 miles, £12,000 A