Autocar

Autocar is the car nut’s weekly fix, delivering you a unique mix of the latest news, opinion, features, first drives of new cars and in-depth road tests – all complemented by the best photography in the business. No other magazine covers the subject you love with such enthusiasm, insight and quality every week of the year. Autocar stands for the highest quality in car journalism – and is rewarded with access to the best new cars and the biggest news stories before any of the opposition which we share with you, our readers, every week.

NOW AN EVEN BIGGER EV CHALLENGE FOR PORSCHE

PORSCHE ELECTRIC SPORTS CARS TO TAP RACE TECH • Cayman and Boxster EVs will draw on Formula E know-how and employ a new battery layout to enhance their handling

JAG FUTURE TAKES SHAPE AS EV GT TESTING BEGINS • Rakish four-door EV brings bold look, new tech and fresh start for Jag

LEAPER SURVIVES JAGUAR’S BRAND LOGO REINVENTION

ELECTRIC VELAR DUE IN SPRING 2026 AS UK-BUILT MACAN RIVAL

AUDI LAUNCHES CHINESE EV BRAND CALLED… AUDI • No rings for new youth-oriented EVs co-developed with MG owner

RENAULT 5 COMES IN AT £23K, £27K WITH BIGGER BATTERY

MAZDA ROTARY SPORTS CAR SET TO MAKE PRODUCTION

Next big thing

BMW i3 RETURNS TO THE ROAD IN NEXT-GEN GUISE • Electric version of new 3 Series will usher in radical styling and new tech

LATEST TAYCAN GTS GETS 100BHP BOOST

FRESH-LOOK DACIA JOGGER IN LINE FOR HYBRID UPGRADE

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CHINESE CAR MAKERS STRIVE TO SOLVE AFTERSALES ISSUES • Chery duo work with UK industry body to improve security, ease of repair

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BYD SEALION 7 • Chinese giant squares up to the Tesla Model Y

SKODA OCTAVIA vRS • Golf GTI’s sensible relation is now petrol only and more powerful than ever

MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE • New three-door turns drop-top, but does that blunt its dynamic charm?

MOBILIZE DUO • New tech results in rangier and more civilised Renault Twizy replacement

PORSCHE 911 • Our first UK test of the updated sports car is in entry-level Carrera form

MASERATI GRANCABRIO TROFEO • New drop-top uniquely aims to treat four adults to the GT experience

MAZDA 3 • Alternative family car’s standard engine is made not smaller but bigger

FORD MUSTANG • Legendary pony car returns with its atmo V8 intact and tuned for the track

OMODA 5 • Chinese challenger is cheaper than rival crossovers, but is it as good?

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Testing, testing

The road more travelled • High-mileage cars were once avoided like the plague, but if you shop carefully there are leggy bargains to be found. JOHN EVANS investigates

Turin luck • An atmospheric classified ad resulted in a trip to Italy, a Fulvia on the drive and a serial Lancia owner’s latest – and perhaps greatest – love.

Come on feel the noise • Top Fuel drag racing is a superlative-defying spectacle and motorsport’s equal-opportunity champion, as COLIN GOODWIN discovers

PEUGEOT E-308 SW • The default choice? Probably, yes. So practically perfect? Let’s find out

MERCEDES-AMG CLE 53 • Hot new two-door coupé adds some lustre to our long-term test fleet

ALFA ROMEO GIULIA QV • More bongs than a student dorm and other cultural stereotypes

SKODA KAMIQ • You don’t have to pay a premium to get all you need

THE SUPERMINI THAT COMES WITH A TOUCH OF SUPERCAR • Mk4 Ibiza is a chance to buy a car with a Lambo connection – for £1000

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