NEW PEUGEOT 308 SPAWNS AN ESTATE

WILL BOLLORE’S BOLD VISION SAVE JAGUAR?

THIS WEEK

New Lexus EV blazes a trail for performance-led line-up

Luxury brand’s electric future puts the focus on driver engagement, starting with an EV in 2022

Drift mode for faster new RS3

Audi’s mega-hatch looks set to be more playful and quicker, thanks to all-new 4WD

HYUNDAI i20 N PRICED FROM £25K

The new Hyundai i20 N will be priced

NEW FERRARI LAUNCH IMMINENT

AUTOCAR IMAGE Ferrari will reveal a “revolutionary” new model

Maserati plugs electrified gaps

Granturismo will be the firm’s electric flagship MASERATI

Dacia Duster given makeover

Revamp includes new grille and lights THE DACIA

RENAULT REVEALS THREE URBAN EVs

New Renault mobility brand Mobilize has detailed three

Bolloré shares plan for Jaguar

Boss will push brand upmarket and have it selling uniquely shaped, all-electric cars

911 GTS gets 473bhp and uprated chassis

THE NEW PORSCHE 911 GTS has arrived to

CONFIDENTIAL

WHEN LUCA de Meo took the top job

Hunt is on for future classics

Autocar needs your help to choose five new cars destined to become future classics

Top designer sets about reviving Lancia’s fortunes

LONG-NEGLECTED ITALIAN marque Lancia is set to be

Caterham plots next chapter

Nissan performance boss takes control of the British sports car maker’s future

CLOUD COVER FOR CYCLISTS

Continental and Deutsche Telekom are developing a collision

Vietnam’s precocious car maker plans to go global

Vinfast eyes Europe in 2022 after record investment in Vietnamese manufacturing

HOW TO CREATE A BETTER TYRE WITHOUT EVEN TURNING A WHEEL

UNDER THE SKIN

INSIDE INFORMATION

Volvo has used Geely cash and technology to

MY WEEK IN CARS

Entry-level Taycan is superb – and not just

BRIT SHUTES FOR PIKES PEAK

Robin Shute is gunning for second win in famous mountain climb

NEWS ROUND-UP

Landmark victory for Toyota in WEC

Oulton puts the BRC on track

Season kicked off with first-ever circuit rally, and it proved a success

The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

Traditionally held on the last Sunday of June

MOTORSPORT GREATS

The fastest Flying Finn? Ari Vatanen was certainly

Autocar

6 June 1930 W SERIES, THE Formula 3

YOUR VIEWS

Panel beater In common with many other home

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TESTER’S NOTES

The Autocar

Hirohito visits UK car plant 11 June 1921

MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS

TESTED 8.6.21, IMMENDINGEN, GERMANY ON SALE SEPTEMBER PRICE £40,000 (EST)

NISSAN QASHQAI

Original crossover enters a new iteration with sharper looks, extra space and more kit, but the competition has never been hotter

PEUGEOT 308

We get an early taste of Peugeot’s new family hatchback in plug-in hybrid form

BMW M5 CS

Targeted revisions aim to make this super-saloon achieve its full potential – at a price

FERRARI PORTOFINO M

Maranello gives its most accessible model some significant mechanical upgrades

VOLKSWAGEN ID 4 GTX

The GTI for the electric age uses two motors to deliver four-wheel drive and 295bhp

ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE F1 EDITION

Gaydon celebrates its Formula 1 entry by sharpening its Porsche 911 rival’s handling

BMW M440i xDRIVE CONVERTIBLE

M-fettled drop-top coupé combines cruising comfort and rapid pace

SKODA ENYAQ iV 60

UK drive shows whether this electric crossover plays to the Czech firm’s strengths

Ford Mustang Mach-E

One of the most iconic names in the business goes ‘rogue’ with an electric crossover

WHICH CARS SHOULD WE BUY BETWEEN NOW AND 2030?

The UK government’s proposed ban on new ICE cars creates a dilemma for all motorists, regardless of their views on EVs. Steve Cropley proposes four strategies for your car-buying future

ULTIMATE WARRIOR

British security forces are looking for a new armoured, bulletproof transporter. Julian Rendell tries Israeli firm Plasan’s offering

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Andrew Frankel wanted to treat himself to a Caterham Seven – and it had to be like the one he destroyed as a blithe 20-year-old

AS THE DUST SETTLES

Honda will permanently close its car factory in Swindon next month. What will become of the thousands of people who work there and in its supply chain, asks John Evans

May the best woman win

With equal machinery and no barrier to entry other than talent, the W Series aims to launch the careers of the best female racers. Damien Smith previews its second season

DACIA SANDERO STEPWAY

Has a good car for the money become a good car without caveats? Let’s find out

BMW 128ti

Fuel economy is all of a sudden becoming the hot hatch’s strong suit

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF

If the Golf is the past and the ID 3 is the future, which is the VW hatch of the present?

SKODA OCTAVIA vRS ESTATE

The prize scalp of VW’s Golf GTI is now there for the taking

BMW M440i

A reminder that, if done right, in-car tech is a wondrous thing

Volvo XC60

MILEAGE 1365 LAST SEEN 9.6.21 I recently paid

Mazda MX-30

MILEAGE 740 LAST SEEN 16.6.21 Mazda hasn’t complicated

Ford Tourneo Custom

MILEAGE 11,289 LAST SEEN 16.6.21 A recent trip

MY OLD MAN’S A VAN MAN

If you want practicality in the city, a van-shaped MPV is perfect

MTD RIDE-ON MOWER

MILEAGE SEVERAL HOURS I’ve fitted my third battery

Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird

Cheers to Chris, who has had cars featured

READERS’ QUESTIONS

QUESTION My Porsche 718 Boxster makes a skipping

HONDA CR-V

This SUV makes a case for itself through comfort and frugality

Jaguar XF Sportbrake 2.2 TD Luxury £9995

RETURN TO WORK IN STYLE With offices soon

LOTUS 340R

One of only 340 examples produced, this Lotus

CLASH OF THE CLASSIFIEDS

USED CAR DESK DOES BATTLE

FORZA ITALIA

The 458’s design drew clear inspiration from the Enzo and the Millechili concept. It was Ferrari’s sportiest V8 model

HOW TO GET ONE IN YOUR GARAGE

An owner’s view JASON BURTMAN “I was driven

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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