IT FEELS JUST LIKE CHRISTMAS HAS COME EARLY

The Christmas road test is always a highlight

ALL-NEW PORSCHE 718 EVs TO BE REWORKED FOR PETROL

Porsche will install petrol power into its previously electric-only new duo

HYUNDAI TO RESURRECT HOT i30 N WITH ICE POWER

Sporty hatch will return again as a petrol, potentially with a hybrid boost

4x4 RENAULT 4 CLOSE TO GREEN LIGHT

RENAULT IS CLOSE to signing off a four-wheel-drive

WILD G90 WAGON SETS SIGHTS ON M5 TOURING

Wingback estate paves way for more hot Magma models from Genesis

FORD CREATES NEW BRONCO TO LEAD EUROPEAN REVIVAL

Blocky VW Tiguan rival will be twinned with the Kuga and arrive in 2027

MERCEDES ‘LITTLE G’ SHOWS JUST HOW LITTLE IT IS

A PROTOTYPE OF the Mercedes-Benz ‘Little G’ has

HOW THE AUTUMN BUDGET WILL AFFECT MOTORISTS

We dig into the small print behind the chancellor’s announcements

ABARTH OPEN TO A PETROL COMEBACK

Retirement of petrol 500 models proved painful for

A COOL NEW WAY TO SLASH RAPID-CHARGING TIMES

Dectravalve tech (right) keeps battery consistently cooler A

Steve Cropley

S peed, we often point out, is a

Matt Prior

I wonder which stage industry boffins think we’re

Damien Smith

RAC Rally was heartening as ever; on-the-ground report

Testing, testing

Some Mercedes have the vibe of a nightclub,

Why I love... WINTER TESTING

It’s a consequence of being a nerdy petrolhead

YOUR VIEWS

SCOOBY DON’T Ollie Gheerbrant suggests that dogs suffer

VOLVO BEATS PORSCHE

Letter of the week I’ve been reading with

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ON SALE 17 DECEMBER

Lost in the archıve

The whitest Christmas we’ve ever seen

ROAD TEST RESULTS

Autocar’s history of empirical road testing is the

CUPRA RAVAL

Sporty Spaniard introduces us to Volkswagen Group’s crucial quartet of all-new electric small hatchbacks

FIAT 500 HYBRID

Slow-selling EV has been hurriedly retrofitted with an atmo petrol engine

PEUGEOT 308

Facelift and upgraded hybrid powertrains for overlooked Golf rival…

PEUGEOT E-308 SW

…plus a bigger battery in EV guise

CUPRA FORMENTOR VZ5

Fast five-cylinder version of sporty crossover is finally coming to the UK

DACIA BIGSTER HYBRID-G 4x4

4WD variant transforms from manual mild hybrid into automatic hybrid

BYD SEAL 6 TOURING

TESTED 26.11.25, HERTFORDSHIRE DELIVERIES NOW

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Christmas isn’t Christmas without a blazing row over the turkey, as our testers’ festive lunch always proves. This year, a twist: bring a car you want to champion. VICKY PARROTT ducks the flying sprouts

It was the best of times

But no worst of times here, just writers’ personal highlights of 2025 – involving singed eyebrows, bison at dawn, 200mph and Vegas, baby!

Diecast with a vengeance

A diecast model isn’t just for Christmas. We pick our lifelong favourites

A USED CAR FOR CHRISTMAS

It’s the perfect time of year to treat yourself or a loved one to a used car. But which to choose?

Excuse me while I kiss the sky

The Spitfire is revered for its engineering excellence and its role on the right side of history. ANDREW FRANKEL enjoys the ultimate flight of fancy

Cards on the table

Are people still sending Christmas cards? Yes, discovers JOHN EVANS, and quality, specialist ones like these are in more demand than ever

And a turkey in an M3

In Japan they eat KFC for Christmas dinner. Back in Scotland, RICHARD WEBBER does festive fast food differently with the help of a BMW M3 CS Touring

THIS GUY’S THE LIMIT…

Surrey Police are intent on stopping drink-and drug-driving. JOHN EVANS blows into the bag

Mario Andretti: a few of my favourite things

America’s best-known racing driver is still flat out at 85. DAMIEN SMITH catches him for a brief pit stop to reflect on an astonishing life

The A to Z of animal car names

Naming cars isn’t easy – unless you’ve got a wildlife encyclopedia to hand. JAMES ‘ZOO QUEST’ ATTWOOD takes a walk on the wild side

FIT FOR PURPOSE

How fit do you need to be to drive a Formula 1 car? Marathon man JAMES ATTWOOD goes up against Alpine F1’s Paul Aron

Guide us to thy perfect light

Only one thing’s better than driving home for Xmas: powering the lights with your EV when you get there. JOHN EVANS turns new-age Chris Rea

A groovy kind of love

Some people believe slot car racing is a playroom pastime. The plastic track practitioners of Molesey Scalextric Club assure FELIX PAGE it’s much more serious than that

Make yours a motoring Xmas

W ith up to two weeks of holiday

Picture perfect

Stunning images can say just as much as the engaging prose that accompanies them. Autocar photographers MAX EDLESTON and JACK HARRISON share their highlights

DESPERATELY SEEKING SANTA

What better way to tour some festive-sounding places than in the appropriately named Hyundai Santa Fe? STEVE CROPLEY is your seasonal guide

Play your cars right

Fight off festive brain rot with our annual dose of cognitive conditioning and win the admiration of your friends and family (no cash alternative)

JOHN DEERE 9RX 830

The world’s most powerful tractor ploughs through the pages of Autocar

VERDICT

The best way to pull large agricultural implements across big bits of ground

MORGAN SUPER 3

FINAL REPORT MILEAGE 3240

VOLVO XC90

Touring credentials of swanky PHEV tested by Italy-via-Wales expedition

FORD PUMA GEN-E

Are oil-burners cheaper to run? Depends on the oil…

LANDMARK BENTLEY NOW A TENTH OF ORIGINAL PRICE

Conti GT launched the marque’s VW era and is now available from £9k

How to get one in your garage

AN OWNER’S VIEW BEN RICHARDS “I’ve owned my

Never raced, rallied or hillclimbed, sadly

D ave Partridge bought his Peugeot 106 1.3

Two’s company, but then there’s the luggage issue…

I have finally discovered a problem with my

Head to head

ALEX WOLSTENHOLME 1982 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SPIRIT LIMOUSINE vs

CAUGHT IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

CITROEN SAXO VTS 2000, 46,000 miles, £9990 The