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.

PUBLIC HAS HAD ENOUGH OF SMART MOTORWAYS

Porsche mimics mid-engined balance for electric 718 duo • Firm’s new ‘e-core’ battery design aids weight distribution and centre of gravity

718 EV’S BIGGEST CHALLENGE

New tech gives “more freedom” to develop electric 911

Major facelift for Ford Fiesta • Supermini gains new styling, tech updates and more punch for the ST hot hatch

MURAT GUELER, DESIGN CHIEF, FORD OF EUROPE

Mercedes EQS luxury EV priced from £100k

CONFIDENTIAL

Rugged New C3 leads utility push • “Courageous” supermini focuses on accessibility as Citroën targets global expansion

UK-bound Citroën Ami to be “as affordable as a mobile phone”

Polestar preps Precept in UK • Four-door GT is being readied for production as firm’s EV flagship from UK R&D base

Lotus reveals tech basis for new electric sports car

More details emerge about Polestar 3 SUV

MATERIAL GAINS: HOW TO MAKE STEEL PRODUCTION FOSSIL FREE

Experts drill into chip issues • Industry figures analyse the shortage of semiconductors, or chips, in the car sector

CHIP MANUFACTURER BOSS BELIEVES: “YOU AIN’T SEEN NOTHING YET”

Jim Holder • INSIDE I NFORMATION

Steve Cropley • MY WEEK IN CARS

CATERHAM SEVEN 170R • Small-capacity three-cylinder Suzuki power returns to Caterham’s line-up to create the lightest Seven yet conceived

PORSCHE 911 GTS • The model between a Carrera S and Turbo has just got more serious. Too serious?

FORD FOCUS ST EDITION • Ford adds adjustable suspension to its engaging, entertaining hot hatch

PORSCHE TAYCAN 4S CROSS TURISMO • Could this be the most sensible, usable and therefore best real-world Taycan yet?

PEUGEOT 308 SW • Stylish-looking new estate is not just an extended hatch, says Peugeot. Discuss

FORD KUGA 2.0 ECOBLUE MHEV • Mild-hybrid diesel enters the powertrain mix for this sharper-than-average SUV

Alpina B8 Gran Coupé • Famed BMW tuner directs its expertise at a sleek four-door to create its latest flagship

Range at a glance

Weights and measures

Multimedia system

Track notes

Data log

Superbly rounded but lacking some dynamism implied by its looks

ROAD TEST RIVALS • Verdicts on every new car, p74

Testers’ notes

BRINGING UP THE REAR • Germany’s latest crop of compact executive saloons draw on front-drive hatchback hardware for their mechanical make-up. Does that put the latest Jaguar XE at an advantage? Matt Saunders finds out

From this… …to this • Miles Nürnberger has left his role as design director at Aston Martin to become head of design at Dacia. Felix Page asks him why he made the move

ELECTRIC CIRCUIT • The first EV-only track day took place at Llandow circuit recently. Illya Verpraet was there to catch the action and the pit-lane chat

Pocket rockets • Kids big and small have been collecting Hot Wheels for decades – and the next must-have model could be tucked away in your garage, says John Evans

SHADES OF PROST vs SENNA • Are Verstappen and Hamilton heading down a familiar dark path?

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