Inside this week's issue of your Auto Express:
Renault vs Skoda: Can new Elroq beat Megane in family car face-off?
Nissan model blitz: New Leaf and Micra, plus Juke’s future revealed
Shock Peugeot GTi: Boss confirms hot 208 will land later this year
New Smart Fortwo: Plans for iconic city car’s revival revealed
Citroen e-C4 driven: High-riding hatchback is a big-value bargain
Jeep Avenger 4XE: Baby SUV is a 4x4 at last
10-page car care special: Pamper your pride and joy this spring
Plus all the latest news, car and product reviews, features and buying advice.

How Nissan will reinvent the Micra
New DS Nº4 family hatch revealed
Polestar 7 targets the mass market
Industry unites to save small cars
Why supercar makers turn to Yasa
New 911 GT2 RS to be 750bhp hybrid
ADAS and the widening ‘trust gap’

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Porsche Cayman EV spied testing 
Volvo XC70 turns long-range PHEV
Aston Martin Vantage Roadster
Mercedes-AMG E53 Hybrid 
Mini John Cooper Works 
Audi Q5 TDI Quattro 204PS S Line

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Bold 5 Series and BMW’s new era.
Jeep Compass heads upmarket. 
New Mercedes GLB ups the ante. 
The cars in Chery’s UK masterplan. 
Why EVs are a threat to hire firms.
Tyre disposal causing toxic waste.

EVERY NEW RANGE ROVER
THE NEXT ERA What’s coming and when.

TOUGHEST DEFENDER’S TOUGHEST TEST

OFFICIAL: FERRARI’S SPECIALE STUNNER

ASTON DBX: NOW WITH 717BHP!

TOYOTA PRIUS Hybrid pioneer’s been given a new lease of life and a fresh start in the UK

GAC’s ‘Mini’ and SUV are UK-bound Tougher safety tests questioned BYD’s Denza to hit Europe this year New Nissan boss Ivan Espinosa Insights into Vauxhall’s Luton past

McLaren’s bombshell merger
Futuristic Chevrolet Corvette
Sleek new look for Hyundai Ioniq 6
Skoda Elroq vRS: 335bhp and 4WD 
12-page mega-test of ’90s stars 
Inside story of ’90s car mag wars 
David Coulthard’s candid F1 tales 
Our staff’s standout ’90s moments

TT to inspire new Audi sports car
Aston’s Vanquish Volante unveiled
Cupra Terramar to turn Macan twin
All-new VW T-Roc goes full hybrid 
Reborn 2CV: first new Citroën ‘icon’ 
New MG 4 is lighter, bigger, sleeker 
Humanoid robots to make Mercs

Skoda’s landmark Octavia EV 
Merc CLA EV gets 492-mile range
New 2.0 turbo for future GR Toyotas 
VW ID Golf set for advanced tech 
Renault 5 Turbo 3E packs 533bhp 
MOT fraud clampdown criticised 
Abarth 600e Scorpionissima 
Vauxhall Mokka 1.2 and Electric

It's the affordable EV you've been waiting for

VW's secret weapon in the electric car war

Jaguar’s new EVs and rebranding.
V8 returns for Merc-AMG CLE 63.
First sight of Kia’s new £25,000 EV.
EV tech to take BMW to next level.
New Audi A6 Avant keeps diesel.
Hyundai Ioniq 9
BMW iX and hot iX M70
Mercedes-AMG GLE 53 Hybrid

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.

Merc’s astonishing new-model blitz
Rolls’ 793lb ft Spectre Black Badge
Maserati MC20 GT2 Stradale
AMG CLE 53 vs CLK 63 Black Series
Tractor show that car fans will love

New Fiats, including 500 and Panda.
Porsche 911 Dakar back as a hybrid.
VW’s new £17,000 electric city car.
Elon Musk spells out Tesla’s future.
Korea’s KGM set for growth in UK.

A Lexus like none you’ve ever seen.

Merc tech chief Markus Schäfer.

Land Cruiser, Defender, Grenadier.

What’s so good about off-roading?

Used 4x4s from £1000 to £30,000.

Alpine A310 to be a Porsche 911 rival.

Defender EV development troubles.

A new king is crowned - and it’s not from Munich.

FORD’S WILD OFFROAD MUSTANG.

Every new car arriving in 2025.

Car of the Year finalists tested.

Mercedes-AMG’s Cayenne EV rival.
Skoda Elroq.
Tesla’s bonkers Cybertruck driven.
78 years of Honda’s greatest hits.

60mph remote control car racing.

Xmas tree to Tiree – in a Nomad 2.

Yes, They Do Make Cars... New Jaguar Official Forget they hype, THIS is Jag's future...

Britain's Best Driver's car 2024.

Why Nissan's closing its UK plant...

VOLVO’S WON THE SCHOOL RUN.

ULTIMATE BUDGET OFF-ROADER TESTED.

50 YEARS AND COUNTING GOLF’S GREATEST HITS.

BMW’s Neue Klasse i3 hits the road.

Why Chery’s turning to Thatcham.

NEW BENTLEY - Why 2026 baby Bentayga is like no Bentley before.

Alphine A290 Rated! - Phew! The Hot Hatch Lives.

What the Budget means for drivers.

BMW M3 to get EV and ICE models.

JLR buys back faulty Jag I-Paces...

A110 vs Giulia QV vs MC20.

McLaren P1 tech secrets (in Lego).

Volvo ES90 leads new-tech EV blitz...

Ferrari F80: wild new-era hypercar.

Extreme Porsche 911 GT3 updated.

Dacia poised to expand line-up.

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