CAR (UK) - 1 Jul 2025
HOT HATCH OF THE YEAR 2025
Esprit at 50
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84 Still amazing after all these years: the Lotus Esprit at 50
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Who’d have predicted that ’25 would be such a great year for hot hatches?
Renault’s top-rated electric 5 morphs into the roomier 4
Letters: Georg’s enduring greatness, heavy EVs and dodging depreciation
Destiny calling as our 911 heads to Monte Carlo
Running a Mercedes GLC on diesel, electric and a bit of both
Carlos Sainz and the art of not letting the Dakar crush you
High-handed autocrat or a visionary leader taking participation in motorsport to new levels around the world? F|A president Mohammed Ben Sulayem finds himself leading an unhappy organisation
Readers try our Audi S3, Mazda MX-30's range put to the test, goodbye Defender
Dacia is no longer such a lone voice in its campaign to keep small cars simple and aordable. But does it stand a chance against the prevailing trends?
Honda Civic Type R, Audi RS3 and electric Hyundai |oniq 5 N – three very dierent but very serious candidates for the top spot – fight it out
|f you’ve put your money where your mouth is and bought a Porsche 911, you owe it to yourself to drive it to Monte Carlo
The latest from Singer brings a familiar bunch of 911-style goodness, and adds a few special twists of its own
Experiencing the highs and lows of a tumultuous Dakar Rally from the comfort of your living room
Mark Carney isn’t just Canada’s new prime minister – he’s also a key figure in rescuing the global car industry
Time to stop being confused by the phrase ‘software-defined vehicle’ – our explainer makes it simple
Four very di erent ways to make an EV with seven seats
No more big Citroëns: the decline and fall of a once great bloodline
Aston Martin Vantage Roadster: the only question is, can you aord it?
Hyundai |oniq 9: Hyundai’s ri on the Kia EV9 could rival the electric Range Rover
Electric Mini JCW from China compared with the British-made petrol version
Toyota GR Yaris, Volkswagen Golf GT| Clubsport and Mini John Cooper Works
The convertible Aston of your dreams has arrived
Four new cars unveiled in Shanghai but likely to shake the world
Suzuki eVitara: finally, Suzuki’s first EV. Worth the wait?
The Giant Test: electric seven-seaters from Volvo, Kia, VW and Peugeot
How Lotus took the plunge with the radically dierent Esprit 50 years ago
Hot Hatch of the Year 2025: 22-page special section starts here
The 300-Mile Test: Renault 4, the 5’s sensible new sibling
Electric reboots of hot hatch icons: Alpine, Mini, Abarth and Alfa face o
Audi A6 Avant: now available with engines again. But still good?
What wins Hot Hatch of the Year 2025?
Gavin Green: the great missed chance
GBU: the best cars in every class
Mark Walton: at last, a simple EV
The hard line over F1 and World Rally stars swearing in public has induced a degree of ridicule
F1’s booming. But the feuding FIA could wreck that
Nothing is as it seems
Is your old 911 knackered? Are you loaded? Here’s an idea
Is your old 911 knackered? Are you loaded? Here’s an idea
Mission impossible: save the small car
At last, Citroën takes the bigcar hint
At last, Citroën takes the bigcar hint
Software-defined: what it means, why it matters
The car industry has a new saviour
Agony, from the comfort of your armchair
Sex? It’s over-rated
The 300-mile test
Pick-up:
Data
Next Month
Your move, JLR
THE FIRST HOUR
First verdict
PLUS
MINUS
The karma chameleon
THE F|RST HOUR
First verdict
M|NUS
PLUS
The karma chameleon
Halcyon daze
Halcyon daze
THE FIRST HOUR
MINUS
PLUS
First verdict
Avantage, Audi
Avantage, Audi
THE FIRST HOUR
First verdict
PLUS
MINUS
Tall tales
Agenda fluidity
Swede dreams
Living his best life
Discovery channelled
Soft in the head
Nearly a ordable
Relativity
‘The most underestimated British car of the 21st century is enjoying an unexpected burst of life’
‘I’m not sure the mainstream manufacturers can summon up a “functional” state of mind any more’
Fun factory
Fun factory
What price progress?
What price progress?
Petrol vs electric
HYUNDA| |ON|Q 5 N
HONDA C|V|C TYPE R
AUD| RS3 SPORTBACK CARBON VORSPRUNG
Heartland heroes
Heartland heroes
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GT| CLUBSPORT
TOYOTA GR YAR|S
M|N| JOHN COOPER WORKS
The final reckoning
The final reckoning
THE FULL MONTE
THE FULL MONTE
TREAD CAREFULLY
PORSCHE 911 997 CARRERA 4S
EAST ANGULAR
EAST ANGULAR
LOTUS ESPR|T SER|ES 1
THE OR|G|NAL S1
ESSEX TURBO
SPORT 350
LOTUS ESPR|T ESSEX TURBO
LOTUS ESPR|T SPORT 350
The new sensible
The new sensible
MPV |N D|SGU|SE
MPV |N D|SGU|SE
VOLVO EX90
PEUGEOT E 5008 O What’s the line-up?
K|A EV9
VW |D. BUZZ
Unhappy medium
Unhappy medium
To wagon or not to wagon?
Enjoy the silence
Infotainment tech that’s on your side
Getting into the zone
Getting into the zone
Straight answers
Straight answers
Weight watcher
Greatness runs through it
Greatness runs through it
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