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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.

AUTOCAR ARCHIVE

HOW WELL DO YOU REALLY KNOW THE NEW JAGUAR?

Meanwhile, online…

NEW BENTAYGA TO LEAD BENTLEY’S PHEV BLITZ • Firm has delayed its full-electric plans in favour of plug-in hybrid

AMG TURNS UP THE WICK WITH POTENT GLE 53

MERCEDES GLE AND GLS GIVEN MAJOR MAKEOVERS • Comprehensive refresh covers powertrains, tech, cabins and styling

MERC-AMG GT BLACK SERIES TO BE MOST HARDCORE YET

McGOVERN SETS UP OWN BUSINESS AFTER JLR EXIT • JLR will forge a fresh design future following departure of styling boss

MG SET TO ROLL OUT ADVANCED EV AND PHEV TECH

CHINESE FORD ELECTRIC VAN UNDERCUTS TRANSIT CUSTOM • Pared-back Transit City will offer up to 158 miles of range for under £30k

AUDI C-SPORT UNAFFECTED BY PORSCHE EV TURMOIL

HOW SIMS HELP TYRE FIRMS GET A BETTER GRIP ON R&D

UNCERTAINTY AHEAD AS FUEL PRICES SURGE • Drivers cry foul but retailers deny profiteering from war

Unfinished business

ICONIC 1960s LOLA RACER RETURNS AS V8 SUPERCAR • Road and track variants will be made with original look, Chevrolet power

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ASTON MARTIN VALHALLA • New Ferrari fighter is 1064bhp PHEV with mid-mounted V8

RENAULT TWINGO • Cute and colourful 1990s city car returns as an 80bhp, 163-mile, £20k EV

PORSCHE CAYENNE TURBO ELECTRIC •  A silent, luxurious off-roader with more power than a Formula 1 racer sounds like sci-fi, but such a thing can now be yours – for just under £131k

KIA EV2 • Seoul’s blocky styling and cutting-edge EV tech come to supermini class

SKODA PEAQ • Electric seven-seater makes very clear its place in the brand’s hierarchy

NISSAN MICRA • Has Nissan rekindled the ’90s magic for its sixth-generation supermini?

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Testing, testing

The cat’s out the bag • At last, we know whether the new electric Jaguar GT drives like a true Jag. MATT SAUNDERS reveals all with the help of some of the marque’s icons

ZZZ CARS • At Autocar, we’re addicted to trawling the classifieds in search of a car for the Festival of the Unexceptional. JOHNEVANS shortlists 10, from £800

SEAT IBIZA • A simple old-school supermini in 2026: outdated or refreshing? Discuss

DACIA BIGSTER •  Big miles in the Bigster show how far Dacia has come in so little time

BMW 330Ci • Journey into London reveals more about our E46 and how it’s perceived

POLESTAR 4 • This should be a great motorway car – but it isn’t

SNAPSHOTS

ACCEPT NO IMITATIONS • Velars now start at £12,000, so why bother with a lookalike from China?

How to get one in your garage

I’m sure that grinding noise is only a wheel bearing…

It will even pull an 18-tonne truck

Head to head

CAUGHT IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

The eventful life of the original Singer

ROAD TEST RESULTS

DRIVING IN BRITAIN

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