SILVERSPEED

EVs SPARK GOLDEN AGE OF OLD-ERA HERO CARS

THESE ARE PECULIAR times in the automotive industry

Wild Spyder GT4 RS finale for petrol Boxster

Lightened Porsche roadster packs 493bhp atmo six, track-honed chassis and hardcore remit

Alpine tees up electric hot hatch

A290 concept shows direction that performance brand will take new Renault 5 EV

GR cars safe in Toyota’s new era

New CEO, brought in to shape the firm’s EV future, says sporty GR badge will live on

Big gains for electric model in Peugeot 2008 revamp

THE REVISED PEUGEOT 2008 will arrive later this

Fully charged EV batteries in 5min

Chinese EV brand Nio will launch in the UK in 2024 and its swap stations are in the plan

Extreme Alpine A110 to storm Pikes Peak

A110 Pikes Peak has hardcore aero and a

Multi-EV line-up for black cab firm

UK-based LEVC plots global expansion with electric MPVs and vans on new platform

Ford readies seven-seat electric SUV to boost sales

Seven-seat EV is intended to help Ford stand

Calls to introduce eye tests for older drivers

Eye checks should be compulsory for motorists once they reach 70, says a police-backed group

Tavares tells EU: no more disruption

Stellantis boss says e-fuel exemption risks wasting vast investment in electric vehicles

Lambo to circumvent any eco-led backlash

LAMBORGHINI WILL “GUIDE the change, not simply follow

ABARTH’S ELECTRIC 500E PRICED FROM £34,195 IN THE UK

Order books for the new Abarth 500e have

HOW VW GOT MORE FROM LESS TO POWER NEW EVs

UNDER THE SKIN JESSE CROSSE Volkswagen’s APP550 electric

Jim Holder

INSIDE INFORMATION

Matt Prior

TESTER’S NOTES

Steve Cropley

MY WEEK IN CARS

Damien Smith

RACING LINES

LETTER OF THE WEEK

BMW is streets ahead

Bugatti “appeals warmly to the sportsman”

The Autocar ON THIS DAY IN 1925 Type

Debate, delight and dismay at import tax U-turn

One of the measures that Britain took to

Bugatti wins Targa Florio

For the 1924 season, Bugatti copied the Type

British car prospers in India

Despite India having been controlled by Britain since

SLIDESHOW

British Leyland at 55: the cars that might have saved it

ASTON MARTIN DBS 770 ULTIMATE

Last-of-the-line DBS paves way for DB11 replacement and sets tone for all next-generation Astons. How excited should we be?

VOLVO C40 RECHARGE

Powertrain upgrade for Volvo EV includes switch from front- to rear-wheel drive

VOLVO XC40 RECHARGE

New motors, longer range for the Twin

MASERATI GRECALE MODENA

Dynamically proven hardware meets fine Italian luxury in new Porsche Macan rival

L AMBORGHINI HURACAN TECNICA

Goldilocks model is meant to show the Huracán at its best. How does it fare in the UK?

MINI ELECTRIC CONVERTIBLE

Mini tests the water for its next-generation line-up with this drop-top EV

Mazda CX-60

MODEL TESTED E-SKYACTIV D 3.3 RWD EXCLUSIVE-LINE

Old-school in all the best ways, but the ride is difficult to overlook

VERDICT ★★★★★ T he list of things we

Testers’ notes

ILLYA VERPRAET I drove from Kent to Yorkshire

ROAD TEST RIVALS

DAVID MAKES GOLIATH

Electric car start-up Lucid intends to hit the ground running with the Air, a sleek, sophisticated saloon with eye-popping performance and luxury aspirations. Mark Tisshaw drives it

31 tonnes of rubbish collected from just two stretches of road

And that’s over just two months of this year. As Britain’s roads become increasingly litter-clogged, John Evans looks at what can be done

Shanghai, how you’ve changed

Post-Covid, China’s car industry has hit its stride and its city streets are changing. James Attwood sends us a postcard

BRAVO NET ZERO

The charity Mission Motorsport is helping ex-forces personnel return to civilian life by training them to become much-in-demand EV technicians. Vick y Parrott stops by

ALPINE A110

We knew it was great to drive before we got it six months ago, but would compromises irk in everyday use? Our final report tells all

TOYOTA LAND CRUISER

Has modernity failed us? We’re revisiting the old ways in this off-road icon to find out

STR ANGER THINGS

BMW’s iconoclastic hybrid i8 could make a canny investment

James Ruppert

KICKING TYRES

ROAD TEST INDEX

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