BAG A USED AUDI S3 FROM £1000 76
SKODA SCALA UNDER ROAD TEST SCRUTINY 34 A BTCC DAY IN THE LIFE OF TV’S STEVE RIDER 52
THE NEW BABY LAND ROVER THAT BMW COULD MAKE HAPPEN 8
FIRST DRIVE: MERCEDES-AMG A45 S, SO HOT YOU’LL NEED OVEN GLOVES 24
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TOBY HAGON EXPLAINS WHY HE HAS SO MUCH BEER IN THE OUTBACK 58
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THIS WEEK
NEWS
JLR eyes BMW platform New entry-level SUVs loom 8
Kia Stinger GT420 Racer-like one-off with 422bhp 12
Lexus’s first EV Futuristic looks for new city hatch 14
Is the SUV boom over? Non-premium SUV sales fall 16
BMW iNext Electric SUV to rival Audi E-tron in 2021 18
TESTED
Mercedes-AMG A45 S Punchy 416bhp mega-hatch 24
Mercedes-AMG CLA45 S Same punch, different fist 29
BMW 330d Touring New estate packs potent diesel 31
M i n i C l u b m a n J o h n C o o p e r Wo r k s VW Golf R rival 33
Skoda Scala 1.5 TSI 150PS SE DSG ROAD TEST 34
FEATURES
BMW Z4 vs rivals Can it beat a Boxster T or TT RS? 42
Confessions of a road tester The cars we got wrong 50
Steve Rider We shadow TV legend at BTCC meeting 52
Mad Max attack Wild, compelling, other-worldly cars 56
Mercedes-Benz X-Class Beer run into the Outback 58
Newbie at Nissan NextGen award winner tries R&D 62
OUR CARS
Jaguar XE 9000-mile saloon car test concludes 66
Alpina B4 S How quick? Time for a mini road test... 68
Peugeot 508 Ergonomics rated, including i-Cockpit 69
EVERY WEEK
Jesse Crosse The knock-knock thing that’s no joke 17
Damien Smith F1 team signs W Series star as tester 19
Steve Cropley Life after crime: an ex-Autocar Capri 21
Subscribe Join Subscriber Extra and get 25% off 22
Your views Jag I-Pace converts petrolhead to EVs 64
Matt Prior The space-time continuum for drivers 90
DEALS
James Ruppert How to choose a teenager’s first car 70
A s g o o d a s n ew Get hold of a Porsche Macan for less 72
Spied in the classifieds Maserati 3200 GT for £13k 74
Used buying guide Top tips on getting an Audi S3 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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