Autocar UK Magazine - May 07, 2025

In this issue

In this issue:

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.

BMW TO RENEW EVERY MODEL FOR BOLD NEW ERA

Neue Klasse cars spark revamp of existing models, starting with 5 Series

3 mins

NEW UPMARKET COMPASS AIMS TO COVER ALL BASES

Jeep's plusher, new-look mid-sized SUV offers hybrid, PHEV and pure-EV power

3 mins

NEW 2026 MERCEDES GLB WILL BE A 'MASSIVE STEP UP'

BMW X1 rival uses new platform and fresh tech for EVs and mild hybrids

2 mins

CHERY TO EXPAND ITS UK LINE-UP TO FOUR BRANDS

Off-road marque and family brand will join existing Omoda and Jaecoo

2 mins

AS ADAS GETS SMARTER, SO MUST THE WAYS TO TEST IT

IT'S ONE THING to load cars with safety systems such as ADAS (advanced driver assistance systems), but as they get more sophisticated, it becomes more complicated to ensure they always do what's expected.

2 mins

EVs PUT INDEPENDENT RENTAL FIRMS AT RISK OF CLOSURE

Insurance, chargers and resale costs make EVs pricey for indie firms

3 mins

RENAULT EYES TRAFIC-BASED MPV TO RIVAL VW ID BUZZ

RENAULT IS CONSIDERING an electric MPV to rival the Volkswagen ID Buzz – and it could reprise the radical seating arrangement from the Mk1 Espace.

1 min

USED TYRE LOOPHOLE FUELS TOXIC WASTE NIGHTMARE

'T8' exemption exploited to offload old tyres to developing nations

3 mins

Matt Prior

What if we didn't buy any new cars for a year? That's a thought experiment suggested by Andrew Oswald, professor of economics and behavioural science at the University of Warwick, writing to the Financial Times last week.

3 mins

Damien Smith

The cream always rises to the top, as Tim Harvey told us for our British Touring Car Championship season preview (23 April), and so it proved across the opening weekend of the 2025 season at a sunny Donington Park.

3 mins

RENAULT 4

We love driving the reborn 5 as much as car fans love its retro style. Is the same true of the more practical 4?

5 mins

PORSCHE 911 CARRERA S

Overshadowed middle child of the 911 family seeks to assert itself

4 mins

MERCEDES-AMG CLE 53 CABRIOLET

Performance version of four-seat soft-top packs a 442bhp straight six

3 mins

PORSCHE PANAMERA TURBO S E-HYBRID

Will UK roads knock the 772bhp V8 PHEV flagship off its stride?

3 mins

SKODA ENYAQ 85X COUPE

Facelifted electric family SUV arrives in sporty four-wheel-drive form

2 mins

VOLVO V90

Proof that car makers do listen, as big, plush estate car returns to the UK

2 mins

MERCEDES-BENZ EQS

Stuttgart's top-rung electric limousine gets extra equipment and range

10 mins

Testing, testing

Here's a little hypothetical for you to ponder. Two cars are cruising along on the motorway at 70mph, a Lamborghini Revuelto and a Cupra Tavascan.

3 mins

This was the future once

Audi's A2 was seen as being ahead of its time when it arrived in 1999. Was it? New A2 owner MATT PRIOR looks at this innovator through a 2025 lens

3 mins

VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN

We wanted to know why this SUV is so popular. Now we have our answer

3 mins

FORD EXPLORER

Its SUV styling proves deceptive when you take it out into the real world

3 mins

VOLVO EX40

Electric SUV is shown up by a pair of ICE hatchbacks

2 mins

THE FIVE-STAR SPORTS CAR FOR THE PRICE OF A FIESTA

The GT86 got top marks in our road test and is now priced from £7500

2 mins

Slogging from London to Land's End, a century ago

For classic trials regulars, Easter means it's time to dust off the competition car and head down to Cornwall for the Land’s End Trial.

3 mins

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