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.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GOLF. BUT I HAVE A CONFESSION

HYUNDAI SHOOTS HIGH WITH FLAGSHIP IONIQ 9 • Korean giant targets premium Audi and BMW buyers with largest EV yet

SIMON LOASBY, HEAD OF HYUNDAI DESIGN CENTRE

KIA EV9 PUMPED TO 501BHP FOR HOT GT • Dual-motor seven-seater gets simulated gearshifts and sophisticated suspension

LOTUS TURNS TO HYBRID FOR SALES LIFT

INEOS TO RESUME GRENADIER PRODUCTION

FIRST RADICAL NEW-ERA JAGUAR BREAKS COVER • Official images give early clues to Jaguar’s bold design reinvention

FORD AXES 800 UK JOBS TO CUT COSTS

LUXURY DS 8 EV GETS 466-MILE RANGE

NISSAN SPELLS OUT MANDATE RISKS

HOW EV MAKERS CAN WIN THE RACE TO 5.0MPKWH • Manufacturers are honing every detail to close in on big efficiency goal

Next big thing

CAR FIRMS BLASTED BY AMNESTY OVER MINING • Report criticises EV makers for how they manage supply chain risks

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THE CLONE WARS INTENSIFY • Growing numbers of ANPR cameras reveal spike in numberplate cloning

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VOLVO XC90 • Facelift makes an appealing seven-seater even better

BENTLEY FLYING SPUR SPEED • Can new drivetrain lift Crewe’s super-saloon to even greater heights?

BMW X3 20 xDRIVE • Fourth generation of brand’s best-seller arrives with base petrol engine

MINI ACEMAN E • Can this new electric crossover offer more than just cheeky playfulness?

VAUXHALL GRANDLAND ELECTRIC • Newcomer looks to ease the average family SUV driver into EV motoring

MAZDA CX-80 PHEV • Another look at Mazda’s hefty SUV, this time in plug-in hybrid form

VOLKSWAGEN ID BUZZ LWB • More seats, more power, more kWh

SKYWELL BE11 • Chinese EV is revised for UK launch

DACIA DUSTER • Mk3 model gains digital tech, ADAS, slicker looks… Is this mission creep?

Testing, testing

WHOLE IN ONE • The Volkswagen Golf has been all things to all motorists for half a century. At the wheel of a classic Mk1, VICKY PARROTT charts the eight-generation history of one of the world’s most successful cars

Can the Golf do another 50?

Good for a few more rounds • The Golf has sold in so many forms that choosing a used one can be confusing. Never fear, CHARLIE MARTIN is here to pick out some gems

Inside track • Watching an F1 race with live access to engineers and telemetry is the stuff of dreams for racing fans. ALEX WOLSTENHOLME makes a day of it

The quickening • Instant acceleration is part of the appeal of an EV, but is it all getting a bit much for unwary and inexperienced drivers? JOHN EVANS investigates

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MASERATI MC20 • We bid a sad farewell to a handsome supercar that was easy to live with

MG 3 • Should the Clio E-Tech be nervously checking its six? Watch this space

THE DRAMATIC ITALIAN THAT MARKED THE END OF AN ERA • When the Huracán bowed out, the curtain fell forever on Lambo’s V10

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