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Autocar

Dec 01 2021
Magazine

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.

TWO VITAL MISSES FOR MERCEDES IN ONE MONTH

BMW M creates own V8 PHEV luxury SUV • “Extravagant”, 740bhp XM is the most potent BMW yet; due here in 2023

Q&A

DISAPPOINTMENT BUT ALSO HOPE

Kia unveils striking new Niro • Strong-selling crossover will again be sold as hybrid, PHEV and BEV

CONFIDENTIAL

Radical taxi taps future tech • Tech developer creates autonomous taxi concept that gives holographic views

Hennessey plans six-wheeled 2400bhp EV

ALPINE REVISES THE A110

Total overhaul for Ford Ranger • UK’s favourite pick-up gets fresh look, new mechanicals and improved practicality

Q&A

JLR chief engineer quits after 37 years

WHY RATTAN COULD BE THE NEXT BIG THING IN CAR SUSTAINABILITY

How Labour plans to clean up the UK’s transport emissions • Exclusive interview with Labour shadow transport secretary Jim McMahon

McMAHON SEES BETTER WAYS TO SOLVE HGV DRIVER CRISIS

QUICKFIRE QUESTIONS

INSIDE INFORMATION

MY WEEK IN CARS

PININFARINA BATTISTA • Legendary Italian design house becomes a fully fledged car maker in its own right with a 1876bhp electric ‘hyper grand tourer’

ARE YOU ARIMAC IN DISGUISE?

MASERATI GRECALE • Prototype’s disguise doesn’t hide the potential of upcoming Porsche Macan rival

PORSCHE TAYCAN GTS • Electric saloon gains a model that’s usually the enthusiast’s choice. Is it true to type?

SUZUKI SX4 S-CROSS • Third iteration of family SUV arrives with a new look but same platform and engine

VOLKSWAGEN POLO • New technology, extra kit and design tweaks give the supermini a mid-term refresh

GENESIS G70 SHOOTING BRAKE • Hyundai’s luxury brand engineers an executive estate especially for Europeans

BMW M4 COMPETITION CONVERTIBLE • How much of a driver’s car remains when you take the roof off the M4?

Jaguar F-Pace • Best-seller gets a cabin makeover and now flexes big PHEV muscle, but to what effect?

Range at a glance

Weights and measures

Multimedia system

Assisted driving notes

Data log

Facelift hits the mark; electrification a mixed but creditable success

ROAD TEST RIVALS • Verdicts on every new car, p72

STICKING TO CONVENTIONS • EVs may be the future, but fossil-fuelled executive saloons still matter. Matt Saunders pitches Mercedes-Benz’s latest C-Class against its rivals

SOFT-TOP FUTURE

WELCOME TO THE JEEP SEATS • This year marks the 80th anniversary of the origins of the utilitarian Jeep brand. James Attwood compares three examples of the iconic off-road breed

JEEP SPIN-OFFS: THE BEST AND WORST • JEEP HAS EXTENDED FAR BEYOND THE CORE WRANGLER LINE – WITH MIXED RESULTS

HISTORY IN THE MAKING • One of the best-ever F1 title fights is heading for a dramatic climax

NEWS ROUND-UP

SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE FOR CHRISTMAS!

A legend bows out – sort of • Sébastien Ogier retires victorious, but he won’t make a clean break

Waved double-yellow flags

MOTORSPORT GREATS

Monaco mastery • 18 May 1972

BUMPER 164-PAGE DOUBLE ISSUE

Red mist over Mugello • Ferrari’s season-ending Finali...


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Frequency: Weekly Pages: 84 Publisher: Haymarket Media Group Ltd Edition: Dec 01 2021

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  • Release date: December 1, 2021

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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.

TWO VITAL MISSES FOR MERCEDES IN ONE MONTH

BMW M creates own V8 PHEV luxury SUV • “Extravagant”, 740bhp XM is the most potent BMW yet; due here in 2023

Q&A

DISAPPOINTMENT BUT ALSO HOPE

Kia unveils striking new Niro • Strong-selling crossover will again be sold as hybrid, PHEV and BEV

CONFIDENTIAL

Radical taxi taps future tech • Tech developer creates autonomous taxi concept that gives holographic views

Hennessey plans six-wheeled 2400bhp EV

ALPINE REVISES THE A110

Total overhaul for Ford Ranger • UK’s favourite pick-up gets fresh look, new mechanicals and improved practicality

Q&A

JLR chief engineer quits after 37 years

WHY RATTAN COULD BE THE NEXT BIG THING IN CAR SUSTAINABILITY

How Labour plans to clean up the UK’s transport emissions • Exclusive interview with Labour shadow transport secretary Jim McMahon

McMAHON SEES BETTER WAYS TO SOLVE HGV DRIVER CRISIS

QUICKFIRE QUESTIONS

INSIDE INFORMATION

MY WEEK IN CARS

PININFARINA BATTISTA • Legendary Italian design house becomes a fully fledged car maker in its own right with a 1876bhp electric ‘hyper grand tourer’

ARE YOU ARIMAC IN DISGUISE?

MASERATI GRECALE • Prototype’s disguise doesn’t hide the potential of upcoming Porsche Macan rival

PORSCHE TAYCAN GTS • Electric saloon gains a model that’s usually the enthusiast’s choice. Is it true to type?

SUZUKI SX4 S-CROSS • Third iteration of family SUV arrives with a new look but same platform and engine

VOLKSWAGEN POLO • New technology, extra kit and design tweaks give the supermini a mid-term refresh

GENESIS G70 SHOOTING BRAKE • Hyundai’s luxury brand engineers an executive estate especially for Europeans

BMW M4 COMPETITION CONVERTIBLE • How much of a driver’s car remains when you take the roof off the M4?

Jaguar F-Pace • Best-seller gets a cabin makeover and now flexes big PHEV muscle, but to what effect?

Range at a glance

Weights and measures

Multimedia system

Assisted driving notes

Data log

Facelift hits the mark; electrification a mixed but creditable success

ROAD TEST RIVALS • Verdicts on every new car, p72

STICKING TO CONVENTIONS • EVs may be the future, but fossil-fuelled executive saloons still matter. Matt Saunders pitches Mercedes-Benz’s latest C-Class against its rivals

SOFT-TOP FUTURE

WELCOME TO THE JEEP SEATS • This year marks the 80th anniversary of the origins of the utilitarian Jeep brand. James Attwood compares three examples of the iconic off-road breed

JEEP SPIN-OFFS: THE BEST AND WORST • JEEP HAS EXTENDED FAR BEYOND THE CORE WRANGLER LINE – WITH MIXED RESULTS

HISTORY IN THE MAKING • One of the best-ever F1 title fights is heading for a dramatic climax

NEWS ROUND-UP

SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE FOR CHRISTMAS!

A legend bows out – sort of • Sébastien Ogier retires victorious, but he won’t make a clean break

Waved double-yellow flags

MOTORSPORT GREATS

Monaco mastery • 18 May 1972

BUMPER 164-PAGE DOUBLE ISSUE

Red mist over Mugello • Ferrari’s season-ending Finali...


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