THE RETURN OF MOTOR SHOWS REALLY MATTERS

PRE-PANDEMIC, dwindling manufacturer attendances at major international motor

Mercedes primes electric G-Class Defender beater

Luxury EQG 4x4 will harness EQS battery and motors for supreme off-road capability

Mercedes all-electric by 2030

Electrification strategy includes four new EV platforms in four years

CONFIDENTIAL

THE COMMEMORATIVE Ultimae edition of the Lamborghini Aventador

Merc to sell EV in every segment from 2022

MERCEDES-BENZ WILL have an EV in every market

Vision EQXX will be ‘most efficient car’

Mercedes coupé concept, due next year, will get 750-mile range from standard battery

Stuttgart shifts focus upmarket

MERCEDES-BENZ WILL sell more top-end models rather than

Eight new factories to make next-gen batteries

TO SUPPORT ITS rapid EV expansion, Mercedes-Benz has

Merc sets stage for important show debuts at Munich

THE INTERNATIONAL Mobility Show in September, held in

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Audi Grand Sphere concept Exclusively previewed by Autocar

McLaren reveals 765LT Spider

Hard-hitting drop-top packs 754bhp and will be sold in a 765-unit run for £310,500

Audi’s Dakar racer gets DTM engine, Formula E motors

AUDI WILL ENTER the Dakar Rally in January

Car firms face EV sales quotas

A set percentage of cars sold would have to be electric under government proposal

Stellantis thinks big on used cars

Huge Spoticar brand to run group’s approved used activity and tap online potential

Highways England lays path to net zero

HIGHWAYS ENGLAND (HE) has laid out bold emissionsreducing

Murray to judge next Drivers of Change

CELEBRATED DESIGNER AND engineer Gordon Murray has joined

WHY THE LOTUS EMIRA’S FOUR IS MORE EXCITING THAN ITS V6

The Lotus Emira’s M139 engine is hand-built by

Jim Holder

INSIDE INFORMATION

Steve Cropley

MY WEEK IN CARS

TAKING A DARK TURN

Six pages of news, insight and opinion from the world of motor racing

NEWS ROUND-UP

Sprint qualifying pleases F1 boss

F1 stewards defend Hamilton penalty

F1 race director Michael Masi has responded to

Toyota on top in Monza WEC round

Rovanperä won Rally Estonia by 59.9sec in Toyota

Zhou takes F2 glory at Silverstone

Guanyu Zhou claimed victory in the Formula 2

Rovanperä becomes youngest WRC winner

Toyota’s Kalle Rovanperä took a dominant victory on

Expectations of new-look F1

New rules could lead to more exciting races but will be no silver bullet

Penalty decisions in Formula 1

HOW IT WORKS The Red Bull and Mercedes-AMG

MOTORSPORT GREATS

Copse Corner has claimed many potential grand prix

Crazy street fight 18 May 1967

JUNIOR SINGLE-SEATER formulas are known for their frequent

YOUR VIEWS

WRITE TO autocar@haymarket.com Impending disasters On the government’s

Matt Prior

TESTER’S NOTES

THE AUTOCAR

ESTABLISHED 1895

MERCEDES-BENZ EQS

All-new electric equivalent to the S-Class flagship is the first car that Mercedes has developed as an EV from scratch

PORSCHE CAYENNE TURBO GT

Can the firm’s Weissach-based Motorsport department work its magic on an SUV?

HYUNDAI TUCSON PLUG-IN HYBRID

Does a PHEV powertrain add or subtract from the appeal of this sharp-suited SUV?

FORD PUMA ST MOUNTUNE 260

TESTED 25.6.21, ESSEX ON SALE NOW

MG 5 EV LONG RANGE EXCLUSIVE

Bargain family EV gets more range, but doesn’t lose its low-budget feel

Nissan Qashqai

Nissan refreshes its best-seller. Does this new-generation version regain the class lead?

CLASH OF THE TEUTONS

Volkswagen’s revitalised Golf GTI and the ‘purist’ BMW 128ti have never faced off – until now. Richard Lane adjudicates, and sees if either can topple the class’s very best

THE CAR THAT NEVER WAS

Bentley could have won Le Mans if it had used the 1952 R-Type to make a racer, believed Bob Perry, so he did the job himself. John Evans pays a visit

ULEZ VOUS

Used car shopping is becoming even harder, because you now need to worry about low-emission zones. James Ruppert finds the best used bargains for those required to drive in the city

THE WORLD’S MOST BEAUTIFUL CARS IN 2021

Four years after our last update, Richard Bremner reveals the latest additions to Autocar’s list of the 100 most beautiful cars, and shows that the art of craftmanship remains very much alive

Defender goes in for a challenge

Bowler is restarting its Defender Challenge amateur rally series with a beefed-up version of the new-generation Land Rover. Matt Prior jumps behind the wheel

MINI CONVERTIBLE

Is this soft-top hot hatch still top fun after seven years, following its latest update?

FORD TOURNEO CUSTOM

After a number of weeks together, we’re learning what it’s like on the inside

SKODA OCTAVIA vRS iV ESTATE

Our vRS has changed its ways after a filling station fracas

USED CARS

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

PLUMB BLAST

THE HIGH PRIEST OF BANGERNOMICS

BMW 1 SERIES

AS GOOD AS NEW

BMW M235i £17,190

BUY THEM BEFORE WE DO

BEST OF THREE

BMW 3 SERIES (E46)

HOW TO GET ONE IN YOUR GARAGE

An expert’s view ZOE COGHLAN, THE BAVARIANS

NEW CARS A TO Z

For full reviews of every car listed here, visit our website, autocar.co.uk

ROAD TEST INDEX

The best new cars rated as only Autocar knows how