BOTB

DON’T OVERLOOK THE UNDERRATED

It’s easy to focus on the (hopefully) safe

NEW MERCEDES SUPERCAR HOLDS KEY TO FUTURE OF AMG

GOT A STORY Email our news editor will.rimell@haymarket.com

TOYOTA GR COROLLA LOOKS ON TRACK FOR UK DEBUT

Hot hatch is sold in Japan and US but now appears Europe-bound too

RENAULT GOES RETRO FOR EV CITY VAN

EV is high-tech; note screens for rear video

AUDI READIES MYSTERY HARDCORE OFF-ROADER

SPY SHOTS Extra width means it could be

HOW CAR MAKERS SEE THEIR EV FUTURE

Who’s rowing back on EV-only pledges and who’s not

BRANDS WHOSE PLANS HAVE SLIPPED

FORD In June 2021, Ford committed to go

STICKING TO THE PLAN

STELLANTIS So far, Stellantis has stuck to its

MG SIBLING BRAND GIVES UK FIRST 4WD EV PICK-UP

New Maxus eTerron 9 is 435bhp dual-motor truck that can tow 3500kg

JOHN COOPER WORKS ELECTRIC MINIS GET 255BHP

MINI’S JOHN COOPER Works division will enter the

MAJOR DISCOUNTS ON EVs CREATE EX-DEMO BARGAINS

Dealers drop prices as car makers chase ZEV mandate compliance

MORE RELAXED PLANS

JLR has scaled back its original EV roll-out

A DISPLAY THAT ACTUALLY MAKES CARS SAFER TO DRIVE

Next big thing JESSE CROSSE

BMW GROUP ANNOUNCES DRAMATIC DESIGN RETHINK

The BMW Group is shaking up its design

AVATR SET FOR UK LAUNCH IN 2025

CHINESE EV BRAND Avatr – a joint venture

RENAULT 5 LANDS IN BRITAIN TO KICK OFF RETRO EV BLITZ

THE NEW RENAULT 5 electric supermini has been

Grapevine MARK TISSHAW

Jochen Schnez’s team is charged with boosting quality

Steve Cropley

Spowers (centre) has tasked Coventry Uni postgrads with

Matt Prior

A nd on that bombshell, Amazon’s motoring show

Damien Smith

Palou has shown that young Europeans can make

Testing, testing

New Audi RS E-tron GT appears urbane but

Why I love… CADWELL PARK

Cadwell Park, in Lincolnshire, might be the most

YOUR VIEWS

WRITE TO autocar@haymarket.com BE LIKE PORSCHE Iknow

The origins of an anonymous car-making giant

Puch (top) and Steyr (middle and main) made

ROAD TEST RESULTS

Autocar’s history of the independent, objective and empirical

BMW X3

TESTED 16.9.24, MUNICH, GERMANY DELIVERIES OCTOBER

BMW 1 SERIES

TESTED 17.9.24, MUNICH, GERMANY DELIVERIES OCTOBER

MG ZS

TESTED 18.9.24, OXFORDSHIRE DELIVERIES OCTOBER

AUDI RS6 AVANT GT

Exuberant send-off for fast combustion Audis looks and acts the part

POLESTAR 3 DUAL MOTOR

TESTED 16.9.24, WORCESTERSHIRE DELIVERIES NOW

HYUNDAI IONIQ 5

TESTED 18.9.24, OXFORDSHIRE DELIVERIES NOW

BYD SEAL U DM - I

TESTED 19.9.24, HAMPSHIRE DELIVERIES OCTOBER

PEUGEOT 5008

New seven-seater turns hybrid

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI

Stalwart performance variant of Mk8.5 hatch is subjected to scrutiny

MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS

Geländewagen receives a round of updates and a six-pot petrol engine

A matter of Corsa

The Vauxhall Corsa is a consistent top seller but ignored by enthusiasts. MATT PRIOR redresses the balance with a road trip to some other overlooked attractions

That’s totally rad, dude

The Radwood car show celebrates the memorable cars and culture of the ’80s and ’90s. Alex Wolstenholme joins in

SKODA KAMIQ

Right-sized SUV joins the fleet without an electric motor in sight

CUPRA BORN

Range anxiety isn’t an issue – as long as the chargers are working

ABARTH 500E

How does our hot electric hatch compare with its petrol equivalent?

POLESTAR 2

Slick EV proves its mettle on yet another long trip

WHEN LAND ROVER ADDED SOME GLITZ TO THE DISCO

The 4 is a slick and desirable SUV with a serious off-road edge

Hot Clio is just a phase he’s going through

W ith just 400 Phase 1 and Phase

Yes, it’s true: only a Cayman can better a Z4

Goodness, would you look at that: the roof

Head to head

FELIX PAGE 2017 DACIA DUSTER 1.5 DCI, £8999

CAUGHT IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

ALFA ROMEO 147 GTA 2004, 50,500 miles, £12,995

Renault

renault.co.uk

The Magazine Shop

themagazineshop.com/SM24PA/aca

MINI

mini.co.uk

SILVERSPEED

Silverspeedlondon@gmail.com

elitereg

elitereg.co.uk

cord

www.cord-ev.com

Ford