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.

WHO’S ON THE UP, WHO’S IN DECLINE – AND WHY?

BMW iX5 TO SPEARHEAD BOLD NEW-MODEL BLITZ • EV taps into new-era tech and starts the final push to electrify every SUV

IS THIS FINALLY HYDROGEN’S TIME TO SHINE?

BMW iX7 TO REPLACE iX AS FLAGSHIP EV

NEW VANTAGE ROADSTER CRANKS IT UP TO 656BHP • Convertible Aston arrives with a revised V8 and serious dynamic intent

RENAULT TWINGO REVEALED IN NEAR-PRODUCTION GUISE • New ‘90%-ready’ prototype of £17k EV shows off its retro-modern interior

MAZDA BRINGS 345-MILE MODEL 3 RIVAL TO UK

RENAULT 5 WINS CAR OF THE YEAR

ABARTH BROADENS EV’S APPEAL

CHINA’S XPENG TEES UP FIRST THREE CARS FOR UK • EV maker to follow G6 crossover with seven-seat MPV and Audi Q6 rival

WHAT’S THE G6 LIKE ON UK ROADS?

BYD TAKES FIGHT TO FRONTERA EV WITH NEW ATTO 2

UK NOW THE BIGGEST EV MARKET IN EUROPE •  Fleet sales propel the UK past Germany to top Europe’s EV charts

WILL UK IMPOSE TARIFFS ON CHINA’S EVs?

2024 BEST-SELLERS

SONY-HONDA AFEELA 1 EV ON SALE NEXT YEAR • Tech-rich 482bhp saloon has been revealed in near-production form

HONDA 0 SERIES MODELS TO TREAD OWN DESIGN PATHS

SMALL HONDA EVs PLANNED FOR 2030s

TYPE R STILL IN FRAME FOR EVs

STELLANTIS TOUTS EXCITING ADVANCE IN BATTERY TECH

THE WORLD’S REMOTEST EV CHARGER… IS BRITISH? • Mid-Atlantic island of St Helena aims to become first all-electric territory

SUBARUS WAY OFF THE BEATEN TRACK

BIGSTER £5K LESS THAN MAIN RIVALS

MAKEOVER FOR GV60

Grapevine

TESLA MODEL Y RAISES ITS GAME FOR 2025 • Facelift targets gains in efficiency, refinement and quality

TURBO LOOK FOR PUNCHIER CARRERA S

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ALFA ROMEO JUNIOR IBRIDA • Electric baby crossover is followed by a 134bhp hybrid

FORD MUSTANG MACH-E RALLY • Dirt-road fun for a minimal extra outlay is the promise. Does it deliver?

MERCEDES-BENZ GLC 300DE • Does a plug-in hybrid make even more sense when it’s diesel-engined?

SUZUKI VITARA • Firm tries to keep mini 4x4 competitive as it approaches a decade on sale

AUDI S5 • S4 gets a new name – and potentially a greater focus on driver rewards

VERDICT • Well-rounded sports saloon with driver appeal

BMW ALPINA B3 • ‘Last of the last’ offering marks the end for Alpina as we have known it

VERDICT • Last-dance B3 has mighty breadth and will go down as one of the all-time greats

Testing, testing

Heavyweight champions • The new BMW M5 is a 2.4-tonne, big-hitting PHEV, but has it met its match with the Porsche Panamera? MATT SAUNDERS referees

Buy low, cell high • There are some great used electric car deals to be had at the moment – and cheap prices don’t mean exhausted batteries. VICKY PARROTT explains how to get a good ’un

How to become an apex predator • How easy is it to drive a supercar quickly on track – with little to no experience? We dispatch MURRAY SCULLION in an MC20 to see

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