Audi A8 replacement aims to reinvent the luxury limo

EV due in 2025 with new body shape, revolutionary cabin and high automation

New-era Astra gets PHEV tech

Mk8 Astra adopts Vauxhall’s new corporate look The

Next-gen 5 Series to offer EVs alongside PHEV and ICE models

SPY SHOTS BMW 5 SERIES New5 Series will

Special 2 hints at hot Polestars

Redesigned, more potent EV makes its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

CONFIDENTIAL

NISSAN STOLE headlines recently with its plans for

Goodwood pulls in star cars

Festival of Speed hosted world-class debuts for an appreciative crowd after a year off

What’s the future of car sales?

Industry figures discuss what will change as our society becomes ever more digital

FOUR OF THE FESTIVAL’S HIGHLIGHTS

Alpina B8 Gran Coupé BMW’s four-door 8 Series

Stellantis in £22bn EV plan

STELLANTIS WILL INVEST $30 billion (£21.8bn) over the

WE NEED TO TORQUE ABOUT THE AUDI RS3’S NEW SPLITTER TECH

UNDER THE SKIN JESSE CROSSE

FORD RESORTS TO TORTURE

EVs aren’t known for carrying big payloads, but

Jim Holder

INSIDE INFORMATION

Steve Cropley

MY WEEK IN CARS

IS VW GROUP HUNGRY FOR F1?

It might be now or never for an entry – if it can stomach the big time

NEWS ROUND-UP

Hamilton to carry on with Mercedes

Shelsley’s search for a star

New series is affordable way for youngsters to get into motorsport

F1’s driver steward

HOW IT WORKS

MOTORSPORT GREATS

Max Verstappen is by far the most successful

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YOUR VIEWS

WRITE TO autocar@haymarket.com Cold snap Chris Drewett

Westminster’s ICE folly

There was a debate in parliament last month

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BMW M5

M division aims its M5 super-saloon at unmatched heights. Does it hit the target?

IS THE N MIGHTIER THAN THE FORD?

Practical yet purposeful and buzzing with energy, the Hyundai i20 N could be the small hot hatch to finally surpass the all-round wonder that is the Ford Fiesta ST. Vicky Parrott tests the theory

LENDING CASH TO THE RICH

Just because someone can afford to run a supercar, doesn’t mean they have the liquidity – or the willingness – to buy one outright. John Evans meets the man whose company provides finance agreements for the world’s most desirable cars

A ton of fun

PHOTOGRAPHY LUC LACEY Dear Colin, We’d like

A guiding Lichte

Seven years into his tenure as Audi design chief, Marc Lichte is rising to the challenge of bringing the firm into the age of electric propulsion and autonomous technology. James Attwood hears how he’s doing it

F1’s coming home

A full crowd will return to the British Grand Prix this weekend to cheer on the three lions Hamilton, Norris and Russell. Damien Smith finds out how it will work

TOYOTA GR YARIS

Did the hot hatch prove a busted flush after 10,000 miles? Spoiler alert: no, it did not

LOVE IT

ENGINE It’s strong, and from low revs. Wonder

FORD FOCUS ST

A rotary reminder of how yesterday’s performance cars compare with today’s crop

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF

Glitchy infotainment causes sighs all round on a trip to Oxford

FORD TOURNEO CUSTOM

Transit-based MPV’s long-distance abilities were never in doubt

TREAD WITH CARE

Check these cars carefully, especially the tyres, before buying

READERS’ QUESTIONS

QUESTION Myson usesa wheelchair, so we need a new

HYUNDAI SANTA FE

Big seven-seater in latest-shape guise is available from £27k. Oliver Young reports

Mercedes-Benz R320L CDI Sport £5995

WHO DO YOUTHINK YOUR? Mercedes-Benz expected big things

NISSAN PATROL

Large SUVs are far from a rarity in

Subaru Impreza WRX STi £16,000

FUTURE CLASSIC We all know about the Subaru

CLASH OF THE CLASSIFIEDSS

USED CAR DESK DOES BATTLE BRIEF

LIFE BEGINS AT 36

If you want a practical and comfortable family transporter that can also entertain, Jack Warrick nominates this 296bhp under-the-radar version of the Passat

NEW CARS A TO Z

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ROAD TEST INDEX

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