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In this issue

NEW RENAULT 4 vs FORD, MINI
Fun, affordable & electric: reborn icon battles rivals

ROAD TEST MERC G-CLASS EV
3 WHEELS, 1 HAPPY PRIOR

JLR CYBER ATTACK: WHAT REALLY HAPPENED

Renault 4 vs Aceman vs Puma EV

Happy 60th, Rolls-Royce Shadow

RML’s 907bhp GT Hypercar driven

WHY THE VILLAINS ARE NOW A FORCE FOR GOOD

Whether real or bravado, European car firms seemed to have their swagger back at this month's Munich show — and they're out to take on the law makers. In the wake of the Dieselgate scandal, which broke 10 years ago this week, the industry found itself on the defensive, meekly doing what legislators ordered by pushing EVs at the expense of other powertrains. No longer.

1 mins

TESTAROSSA RETURNS - AS 1035BHP SUCCESSOR TO SF90

Most powerful series-production Ferrari yet arrives with a famous name

4 mins

MERC READIES ELECTRIC C-CLASS TO RIVAL NEW i3

C-Class EQ leads Mercedes' line-up expansion as 497-mile saloon

2 mins

MINI G HERALDS G-CLASS EXPANSION

The incoming 'baby' Mercedes-Benz G-Class will sit on a bespoke ladder-frame platform, use \"nearly all unique\" parts and sport a design that \"is even more modern than the current car\", bosses have said.

2 mins

RENAULT MEGANE POISED FOR RADICAL HOT HATCH REVAMP

Facelift will usher in an overtly sporty new look and potent range-topper

3 mins

EU READY TO BACK AFFORDABLE E-CARS

EUROPEAN COMMISSION president Ursula von der Leyen will work with automotive bosses to develop a new 'E-car' category of small, affordable models to help safeguard the industry.

1 mins

CHINA PREPARES NEW MODELS FOR EURO ONSLAUGHT

THE 2025 MUNICH motor show underlined the growing determination shown by Chinese car makers to establish themselves in Europe.

1 mins

FORFOUR HEIR TO JOIN EXPANDING SMART LINE-UP

European CEO confirms plans for four-seater, badged #4, to join overhauled city car range

3 mins

BMW BOSS: COMPLEXITY IS THE SECRET TO SUCCESS

CEO explains reimagined Neue Klasse plan at Munich show iX3 reveal

3 mins

ON THE FRONTLINE OF EUROPE'S FIGHT FOR AUTOMOTIVE SURVIVAL

To a person, the early arrivals at press day of the Munich motor show look busy and happy to be at an event billed all year as the greatest European motor exhibition for a decade, maybe longer.

4 mins

WHY SEATS ARE CHANGING FROM THE INSIDE OUT

IN THE QUEST to reduce weight, one area of a car's structure that gets relatively little public attention is seating.

2 mins

JLR CYBER ATTACK COULD BE COSTING THE FIRM £5M A DAY

It has made no cars since hackers infiltrated systems on 1 September

3 mins

Grapevine

NOT ONE BUT two new Chinese car brands will be launched in the UK this month: Chery and Changan.

2 mins

SKODA TO KEEP 'ALL AVENUES OPEN' FOR NEW-ERA ESTATE

Other powertrains may join planned EV version if regulations permit it

2 mins

Steve Cropley

Weird Lives We Lead, No94.

2 mins

Matt Prior

It's a popular refrain to suggest that young people are falling out of love with cars.

3 mins

Damien Smith

Eight races to go, still plenty of racing miles left for a twist or three in the all-McLaren battle for the Formula 1 world championship.

3 mins

I LOVE MY GTI... WHEN IT WORKS

I'm pleased to read that Jack Warrick has acquired a Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk7.5 (Our Cars, 20 August) and it has been trouble-free.

2 mins

NISSAN MICRA

Japanese supermini reinvented as a French-built EV

3 mins

GWM POER 300

Chinese firm introduces hard-working diesel pick-up truck for just £31k

4 mins

HONDA CIVIC

Refined look and plusher materials for accomplished hybrid hatchback

2 mins

RENAULT CAPTUR E-TECH

New version of Renault's full hybrid system comes to compact SUV

2 mins

MERCEDES G-CLASS

G-Wagen EV is the heaviest car we've tested. Is it also the most formidable?

10+ mins

Testing, testing

The business of reviewing new cars has taken me to more upmarket places over the years.

2 mins

Plug-in babies

Who says you can't have fun with electric? STEPHEN DOBIE samples three accessible, affordable, grant-friendly EVs that are ready to put a smile on your face

8 mins

Me and my Shadow

The venerable Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow turns 60 this year. Owners held a birthday bash at Brooklands, and JOHN EVANS was invited along

3 mins

Beast mode

RML's GT Hypercar promises to lap the 'Ring faster than a Porsche 911 GT3 RS yet also excel as a smooth super-GT. RICHARD LANE finds out how it's done

8 mins

MORGAN SUPER 3

Can a 25% wheel deficit be offset by a surplus of low-speed fun?

3 mins

BMW X3

Never mind the performance, the X3 has got serene comfort nailed

2 mins

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTE

Has our plug-in Golf's petrol-electric powertrain got a mind of its own?

3 mins

VOLVO EX30

Software update has made this EV even nicer to drive

2 mins

GET READY FOR IGNISION

Few budget cars get us fired up like this tenacious little Suzuki

2 mins

The lows and highs of a quest for a quotation

Having turned 25 and gained a second year of no-claims bonus, I was expecting a positive result when it came time to renew the insurance on my Mazda MX-5.

1 mins

This Z-car has joined my Japanese hoard

As a lad, Declan Lawrenson's poster cars were Japanese: Toyota Supra, Nissan Skyline, Mazda RX-7, Honda NSX...

2 mins

AMG arrives in the UK – then blows us away

The UK arrival of AMG in the autumn of 1982 was low-key. Strattons of Wilmslow, Cheshire, became the sole concessionaire, and Autocar dedicated just 50 words to it, buried in the data section, soberly calling AMG “a German styling and tuning firm who produce customizing and performance modifications for Mercedes-Benz cars”.

2 mins

Why I love...'SECOND-BEST' MODELS

The M5 has long been the pinnacle of the BMW 5 Series range, and it has always been very good, but it has lost all of its subtle Q-car status in recent generations, it has become far more difficult to deploy on public roads and the current one costs £111k.

2 mins

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Autocar UK Magazine Description:

Publisher: haymarket-consumer-media

Category: Automotive

Language: English

Frequency: Weekly

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