Autocar UK Magazine - February 26, 2025

In this issue

Audi R8 to return as V8 Lambo twin.
Four new Ferraris arriving this year.
Peugeot GTi, Renaultsport revivals.
Tech secret of long-range Merc.
Row over ‘stifling’ new taxes on EVs.
Why a UK fleet lost £565m last year.

AUDI R8 PRIMED TO RETURN AS LAMBO-ENGINED SUPER-PHEV

New supercar in line for 2027 launch with Temerario's twin-turbo V8

3 mins

PEUGEOT BACKS RETURN OF GTI HOT HATCHES...

A Peugeot hot hatch revival is on the cards, new CEO Alain Favey has revealed. In his first interview since taking over from Linda Jackson earlier this month, Favey said that bringing back the GTi badge was \"a question I've been asking myself very much\". It has yet to appear on the second-generation 208 supermini, launched in 2019, and has been dormant since the 308 GTi went off sale in 2021.

2 mins

MERC PUTS SOLID-STATE BATTERY ON THE ROAD

New EV technology gives prototype 25% more range than standard EQS

2 mins

CAR FIRMS: NEW TAXES WILL STIFLE EV DEMAND FURTHER

Road tax and the expensive car supplement will apply to EVs from 1 April

2 mins

RISING CAR COSTS DEAL MOTABILITY £565M BLOW

UK's largest fleet pins loss on more expensive cars, insurance, servicing

2 mins

FERRARI 12CILINDRI SPIDER

Unlimited head room is now on offer in the 819bhp GT

3 mins

BMW 2 SERIES GRAN COUPE

Can the second-generation version emerge from the 3 Series' shadow?

3 mins

CUPRA TERRAMAR

Does Tiguan's sportier sibling make any sense in its least sporty form?

2 mins

MAZDA CX-60

Promises fix for clunky suspension

1 min

XPENG G6

New Chinese EV majors on space, tech, charging speed and value

10 mins

MASERATI GRANTURISMO

Maserati enters EV era with 750bhp coupé – but is there enough drama?

7 mins

Game for a laugh

Zero-emissions motoring doesn't have to be boring, but which of the latest fun-to-drive EVS gets our road testers' vote? Let the judging begin

10+ mins

Alpine A290 vs Mika Meon

EV twist on the beach buggy takes driving purity to the extreme

3 mins

State of the artisan

Italy's famous coachbuilders aren't worried about new technology and changing tastes. Quite the opposite, in fact, discovers STEPHEN DOBIE

6 mins

C'est magnifique

You don't have to be French to understand the appeal of Rétromobile in Paris. CHARLIE MARTIN goes hunting for rare and exceptional voitures

3 mins

VOLVO EX40

A coastal excursion reveals great refinement, but range could be better

3 mins

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