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ROAD TEST INDEX

The best new cars rated as only Autocar knows how

GREATEST ROAD TESTS OF ALL TIME

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Alfa to revive GTV as an EV in sweeping range renewal

Electric coupé to top a potential line-up of three SUVs, saloon, supermini and Spider

BMW reveals 4 Series Gran Coupé

M440i will top new four-door line-up with 369bhp when it hits the UK in November

Vauxhall Grandland gets big design overhaul

VAUXHALL HAS GIVEN the Grandland a major mid-life

FIRST OFFICIAL PEEK AT NEW ASTRA

Vauxhall has given us the first official look

Rolls plots more rare models

Drop-top £20m Boat Tail is likely to be followed by other special Coachbuild projects

Ferrari’s 2022 Artura rival to pack hybrid V6

FERRARI’S UPCOMING mid-engined hybrid supercar, which has been

FIAT TO TRANSITION INTO ELECTRIC-ONLY BRAND BETWEEN 2025 AND 2030

Fiat has committed to becoming an electric-only brand

CONFIDENTIAL

VOLVO SALES BOSS Lex Kerssemakers believes SUVs will

Scramble to provide Uber EVs

Ride-hailing firm’s 2025 EV-only plan attracts established brands, Chinese and Arrival

HOW FERRARI’S 1960s V12 WILL BE REINVENTED USING TECH OF TODAY

UNDER THE SKIN JESSE CROSSE THERE ARE MANY

Legal groundwork laid for self-driving cars on UK roads

Future legislation hopes to tackle the big questions around vehicle autonomy

Jim Holder

INSIDE INFORMATION

Steve Cropley

MY WEEK IN CARS

LOTUS EXIGE SPORT 390

After 21 years, Hethel’s intoxicating road-racer gets ready to bow out with new Final Edition models. How much will it be missed?

EVERRATI PORSCHE 964

London company modernises classic 911 with Tesla motors and carbonfibre panels

AUDI Q7 55 TFSIe

Luxurious seven-seat SUV gains second, less expensive plug-in hybrid powertrain

Volkswagen Arteon Shooting Brake

Updates to brand’s flagship bring plug-in power and an exotic shooting brake body

AUTOCAR AWARDS 2021

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EUISUN CHUNG

A key force behind the rise of Hyundai and Kia even before he became the group’s chairman, Chung is a visionary leader with a talent for being ahead of the curve. 

THOMAS INGENLATH

Having played a key role in its premium revolution, Volvo’s chief designer was given control of an all-new brand – and created something very special. Steve Cropley meets him

SIR LEWIS H A MILTON

A tumultuous 2020 gave one of Britain’s greatest-ever sportsmen fresh motivation to remain at the top of his game, as Mark Tisshaw discovers

RICHARD PARRY-JONES

Few industry figures have been more deserving of a lifetime achievement award than the late ‘RPJ’

MATT BECKER

The widely regarded DBX has marked a turning point in the fortunes of Aston Martin. Matt Prior meets the man who can say ‘I made that’

KLAUS BUSSE

As vice-president of design for Stellantis, Klaus Busse has embraced the challenge of reshaping Fiat, Maserati and Alfa for a changing world. Richard Bremner meets him

EDDIE HAWTHORNE

As CEO of Arnold Clark, one of the UK’s key car retailers, Eddie Hawthorne has been forced to steer his business through a calamitous past 14 months. Jim Holder finds out how he did it

ALISON JONES

Alison Jones has helped Stellantis UK withstand Brexit, the shift to electrification and a pandemic. Steve Cropley meets her

BENTLEY’S CRISIS MANAGEMENT TASKFORCE

Bentley’s fast-acting reaction to Covid-19 set a gold standard for crisis response that has served the company beyond all expectation. James Attwood finds out how it was done

PORSCHE TAYCAN

The first battery-electric car to earn a coveted five-star road test verdict exudes driver appeal, refinement and raw pace, as M i k e D u ff finds out on Scotland’s North East 250

ALPINA B3 TOURING

Buchloe’s slick rocketships weren’t always so appreciated in Britain. Richard Lane meets the man who enlightened us

TOYOTA GR YARIS

Toyota’s hardcore hot hatchback is already a five-star car, but this, its chief engineer reveals to James Attwood, is only the beginning

ARIEL ATOM 4

For the past two decades, Ariel has been creating devastatingly effective driver’s cars that continue to punch above their weight. Matt Prior pays them a visit

BMW E39 M5

The used car market is rich with gems that enthusiasts still lust after today. Matt Saunders salutes one of the greatest

A110, GOLF GTI AND DEFENDER

We asked for your dream garage, comprising a fun car, a daily driver and a wildcard. James Attwood brings you the results

Damien Smith

RACING LINES

NEWS ROUND-UP

Castroneves’s previous Indy 500 wins came in 2002,

ALEJANDRO AGAG

Formula E’s founder has confirmed his visionary status with a new venture that’s set to tackle climate change. Damien Smith meets him

Back in the WRC – at age 91

1966 European rally champ is returning to top-tier action in Kenya

The Supercar class in British Rallycross

The top class of the Five Nations British

MOTORSPORT GREATS

HELIO CASTRONEVES

CVT Formula 3 car

30 December 1966

Revisiting the classics

Steve Cropley’s comparison between driving the Aston Martin

YOUR VIEWS

Chill out Ken Christian worries over EV range

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CITROEN C5 AIRCROSS

Would we recommend this family SUV to those looking for a practical PHEV?

FORD FOCUS ST

Run-in with a quick Skoda helps put our hot hatch into context, for better and worse

VOLVO XC60

Is its PHEV set-up a double act or soloists performing together?

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF

Paradoxically, it can be easy to knock a car as good as this

OUR CARS

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USED CARS

What  to  buy,  where  to  buy  it and  how  much  to  pay

FALLING AT THE FIRST HURDLE

Maybe we should avoid the most prolific first-time MOT failers

BMW 320

MILEAGE 85,377 I promised you some sexy shots

Volvo C30 1.6

It was great to hear from Andrew, who

READERS’ QUESTIONS

QUESTION I’m planning a North Coast 500 road

HYUNDAI i30 N

This VW Golf GTI rival is keen value new and, says Mark Pearson, even better used

Audi S1 Sportback Quattro £16,995

W elcome to summer 2021. Not exactly balmy,

BMW M3 EVOLUTION 2

Widely hailed as one of the most desirable

CLASH OF THE CLASSIFIEDS

USED CAR DESK DOES BATTLE 

BRITAIN’S HALF-PRICE FERRARI

Leicestershire’s Noble M12 went down a storm when it was launched in 2001, and it still offers a whole tonne of fun at affordable prices today, says Simon Hucknall

HOW TO GET ONE IN YOUR GARAGE

An expert’s view MATT WALTON, JETSTREAM MOTORSPORT “

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