HOW TO BUY AN ALFA ROMEO GTV 76
ELECTRIC VW BUGGY TAKES ITS BOW 58 WE DRIVE THE NEW PORSCHE TAYCAN 22
WHICH ONE OF THESE IS BRITAIN’S BEST AFFORDABLE DRIVER’S CAR? 42
ROAD TEST: FORD’S MUD-PLUGGING, ROCK-HOPPING RANGER RAPTOR 32
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ANDREW FRANKEL HAS AN UNEQUIVOCAL ANSWER TO THE MILLION-DOLLAR QUESTION 22
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THIS WEEK
NEWS
Jaguar F-Type Mid-engined layout, C-X75 styling? 6
Mercedes-Benz C-Class Tech infusion for next gen 8
Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupé All-new BMW X6 rival 10
Hot I-Pace SVR version of electric Jag on the way 12
McLaren 750LT Early look at new 740bhp Long Tail 14
Car ownership Pressure grows to change our ways 16
TESTED
Porsche Taycan Porsche by name, and by nature? 22
Skoda Kamiq More practicality than personality 29
Hyundai Kona Hybrid Another crossover variant 31
Ford Ranger Raptor ROAD TEST 32
FEATURES
Best Affordable Driver’s Car 16-page mega-test 42
ID Buggy We drive VW’s modern-day Meyers Manx 58
Loris Bicocchi The man hypercar makers turn to 60
OUR CARS
Jaguar I-Pace Pioneering EV gets a warm welcome 64
BMW Z4 Over B-road, motorway and race track 67
Bentley Continental GT We spec our next one 69
EVERY WEEK
Jesse Crosse Part two of our autobox deep dive 15
Damien Smith Why there’s still life in the F1 season 17
Steve Cropley Anyone after a well-loved MX-5? 19
Subscribe Save money, get Bollé sunglasses free 20
Your Views Defender’s buying base has moved on 62
Matt Prior Perceptions and definitions of ‘quality’ 90
DEALS
James Ruppert Small cars are now ripe for picking 70
A s g o o d a s n ew An XC90 makes second-hand sense 72
Spied in the classifieds £4k Sierra-based pick-up 74
Used buying guide G e t to k n ow a n A lfa Ro m e o GT V 76
Road test results Autocar’s gold mine of data 79
New cars A-Z Key car stats, from Abarth to Zenos 82
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