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LAW MAKERS, GIVE US MORE CHARGERS – FAST

ELECTRIC CAR sales grew by three-quarters last

Aston Martin lines up 830bhp 296 GTB rival

Entry-level 2023 British supercar will use an AMG-sourced hybrid V8

Morgan reveals £40k Super 3

All-new 635kg three-wheeler uses an atmo Ford triple and stiff monocoque chassis

Genesis readies seven more EVs

Firm to replace all current combustion-engined cars with electric ones this decade

Porsche starts testing next-generation Panamera

SPY SHOTS PORSCHE PANAMERA Evolved design is displayed

Kincsem taps radical H2 tech

New hypercar, dubbed son of Jaguar C-X75, to use revolutionary hydrogen solution

MG chases younger buyers with four-car Cyber brand

NEW DETAILS HAVE emerged of MG Motors’ bold

All-new Lada Niva coming 2025

Off-road stalwart set to adopt Renault platform but will retain its go-anywhere ethos

Opportunity knocks for Mazda

New model blitz and favourable post-Brexit landscape signal growth, says UK boss

New EV-focused British company plans to disrupt car tyre industry

Enso designs its tyres specifically for electric cars

Viritech seeks funds for developing FCEVs

Apricale would be first hydrogen supercar to reach

STELLANTIS DOUBLES INCOME, TRIPLES PROFIT

Stellantis enjoyed a very healthy 2021, tripling its

UK must mine battery material

Post-Brexit, and in a new EV world, there is a need for local sources of raw materials

REGULAR LIDAR IS SMART BUT THIS TAKES IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL

The market for automotive lidar, enabling autonomous vehicles

THE NOTEBOOK

YOU HAAS TO HAND IT TO ’EM People

Matt Prior

TESTER’S NOTES

How China’s car firms are forcing faster development times

China’s car makers show great agility and speed

Jim Holder

INSIDE INFORMATION

Steve Cropley

MY WEEK IN CARS

Damien Smith

RACING LINES

YOUR VIEWS

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GREAT REASONS TO BUY NEXT WEEK’S ISSUE

ON SALE 9 MARCH

France’s latest luxury limo

Forget handling: the 25 was a car all

SLIDESHOW

The highest-revving production cars ever made

TOYOTA bZ4X

Toyota’s first production battery-electric car is a RAV4-sized SUV. Should Tesla and Volkswagen be worried?

TESLA MODEL Y

The first shipment of right-hand-drive electric SUVs has arrived in the UK

VOLKSWAGEN T-ROC

Popular crossover is facelifted with a focus on improving the quality of the interior

DS 9 E-TENSE 360 4x4

French brand’s performance division gives the luxury saloon a go-faster makeover

FORD MAVERICK

Capable new pick-up takes the Kuga platform and tops it with F150-inspired styling

BMW iX

All-new zero-emissions flagship luxury car strikes out in bold, sophisticated style

24 HOURS IN A McLAREN GT

He is Autocar associate editor Piers Ward, and this might be the longest day of his life

They don’t Mackem like they used to

Nissan has celebrated 25 years of manufacturing in the UK by giving an old Bluebird the innards of a new Leaf. John Evans tells the Sunderland story

SHOW US WHAT YOU’RE MADE OF

Racing is baked into Cupra’s name and brand image, so doing it is a given. But why in Extreme E? James Attwood finds out

MATT WINDLE

Engineer extraordinaire tells Steve Cropley how he rose from van-building apprenticeship to Lotus hot seat via Daewoo, Nissan, Tesla and Zenos

HONDA HR-V

Compact hybrid SUV arrives to face a grilling from our high-mileage photographer

FIAT 500

Chargers, colleagues and a ghost in the machine can’t keep a good car down

NISSAN QASHQAI

Sport, Normal or Eco? We work out how best to configure our crossover

LAND ROVER DEFENDER

It’s a great ad for not only its maker but the forgotten fuel, too

BANGERNOMICS BEST BUYS

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

THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY

BMW never normally sanctions a car like the Z3 M. More’s the pity, says Oliver Young

SEAT LEON

Stylish, capable and good value, this family hatch is a smart buy, says Jack Warrick

Suzuki Cappuccino £7950

WE DON’T SEE many kei cars coming out

NEW CARS A TO Z

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ROAD TEST INDEX

The best new cars rated as only Autocar knows how

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