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.

HOW A UK FIRM OF 20 PEOPLE BEAT THE WORLD

SMALL G-CLASS TO GUN FOR DEFENDER IN 2027 AS £70K EV • Mercedes will shrink the G-Wagen to create a new entry-level electric 4x4

THIS MOVE IS A NO-BRAINER FOR MERCEDES

AMG UPS EV ANTE FOR GT SUV AND CLA 45 USING NEW TECH

NEW LEAF, MICRA, JUKE TO LEAD NISSAN REVIVAL • Three all-new EVs star in the Japanese firm’s bold revitalisation plan

FUTURE OF NISSAN’S SUNDERLAND PLANT IS “VERY SAFE”

NEW NISSAN BOSS BACKS PERFORMANCE CARS

UK CAR MAKERS REACT TO NEW 25% US IMPORT TARIFF • Hefty tax applies to all cars and car parts entering the US from abroad

IS IT THE END OF THE ROAD FOR HYDROGEN CARS? • Investment is slowing as FCEV fuelling network and sales fail to materialise

TOTAL IMMERSION: AN EASY WIN FOR EV BATTERY MAKERS

INEOS FUSILIER WILL COME – BUT UNCERTAINTY STILL LINGERS • Firm delayed electrified 4x4 “because of regulators in the EU and UK”, says boss

Grapevine

OMODA TARGETS BMW AND VOLVO WITH FLAGSHIP SUV • Cut-price premium PHEV will crown Chinese newcomer’s UK range

PEUGEOT REVIVES GTi BADGE

MY WEEK IN CARS

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DACIA BIGSTER • What do you get when you make a Duster bigger? A daft name and a real threat to the likes of Ford and Hyundai

WHO NEEDS A CLUTCH?

MG S5 EV • Is this crossover a better-resolved version of the likeable 4 hatchback?

JEEP AVENGER 4XE • City slicker gets the off-road treatment in chunky 4WD hybrid guise

SKODA ELROQ 50 • Cheapest version of gifted new EV

CITROEN E-C4 • Redesign for electric family hatch

LOTUS EMIRA • Lotus’s traditional V6 sports car finally meets the Autocar timing gear

AUDI E-TRON GT • Hot Taycan twin now goes much farther and faster than before

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Testing, testing

The road less travelled by • Jeep has a reputation for treading its own, unique path – and its UK boss is keen to leverage that more. JAMES ATTWOOD goes green-laning with him

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Green-laning: how to do it responsibly

Electric superheroes • EV specialists Fellten have branched out from Batmobiles to creating a portable charge point with global appeal. STEVE CROPLEY investigates

DRIVING THE ELECTRIC MINI

The road that Ford built • Ford’s Craiova plant has been making cars since 2008, but only now is there a proper road to get them out. NICK GIBBS asks what took so long

GENESIS G80 ELECTRIFIED • Our time with this car is up. It would be a real shame if its time is up, too

FORD EXPLORER • Will an adventurous-sounding badge endear us to this new EV?

RENAULT SCENIC • Putting the miles in on Belgium’s motorways – despite the weather

SUZUKI SWIFT • Sweeter than the Vauxhall Corsa it replaced? Oh, yes. It’s love at first sight

VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN • How helpful is VW’s new AI-powered voice assistant?

SNAPSHOTS

WHEN LAND ROVER ROLLED OUT ITS DO-IT-ALL SUV • The Discovery Sport can cruise,...