CAR (UK) - 1 Nov 2025
NEW CARS 2026
Freelander returns
New Delta HF
Electric A110
Taycan tormentor
The idea that new cars are boring is nonsense
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Tomorrow’s classics today: Lotus Emira, Porsche 911, BMW M3
We look ahead to the Spyder version of the Lamborghini Temerario
Gordon Murray’s still full of surprises
Mazda’s brilliant but modest design chief talks to CAR
We say goodbye to our Renault Scenic – the un-retro, very good family EV
Smart circles back to where it all began
How AI can help designers explore strange new worlds
|t’s getting harder to buy a new car embodying your ideal combination of driver-pleasing qualities. So let’s celebrate the greats while we can. Georg Kacher drives the Lotus Emira, Porsche 911 Carrera S and BMW M3
The 300-Mile Test: Ford Mustang GTD – the hottest and by far the most expensive ‘Stang driven on road and track
Leading car designers help us assess the opportunities and dangers of A|
Check out the profit margin on a Land Rover Defender and you’ll see why BMW and others want to get a piece of the action. But will they really do it?
Letters: no to the reborn Honda Prelude, yes to the electric Porsche Macan
Top automotive executives have been changing jobs like never before. What are the challenges facing the people in charge in 2026?
|f they’re all built to the same rules, why do some cars have safety systems that are so much more annoying than others?
Ferrari 849 Testarossa: we meet the people behind the new car bringing back one of Maranello’s greatest names
Silverstone was a laughing stock not that long ago. Now it’s the centre of the F1 universe. How did that happen?
Nissan’s partnership with Renault means the Micra is a modified 5. Can it really be as good as the French original?
Without fuss or fanfare, Mazda has been crafting some great-looking mainstream cars. We meet the man responsible
Polestar 5 driven: the big, fast GT that will make you look at Polestar again
Kia keeps hitting the spot with its electric cars. Will the EV4 maintain that record?
How Land Rover and Chery are teaming up to create a new electric Freelander
Audi reveals the concept that could turn into a replacement for both TT and R8
New Cars 2026: we count down the 26 hottest prospects for the year ahead
Porsche 911 Turbo S: the inside story of the fastest production 911 ever made
A new range-topper for Aston Martin’s SUV: the brilliant DBX S
Porsche insiders explain their thinking about fake paddleshifts for EVs
Isn’t that a…? Nope, it’s the new Nissan Micra
The cars are good. The prices make sense. But what’s the key to China’s roaring success with EV sales? Dealers
Skoda Superb meets its Volvo estate rival
Mark Walton: old Porsche pros and cons
Four new cars that debuted in Munich
Gavin Green: my amazing boss, R|P
GBU: the best cars in every class
Car makers like privacy, but AI gets better the more data it can access
How to design a vehicle in 40 seconds
How F1 fell in love with this swamp
Postcards from Munich
Audi’s hard reset is more than skin deep
Audi’s hard reset is more than skin deep
Fake gearbox, real thrills: ePDK is coming
China’s secret EV weapon: proper dealers
BMW joins the Defender gold rush
The golden rule for 2026: be less Musk
Why some cars just love nagging
Sledgehammer of the gods
Sledgehammer of the gods
The 300-mile test
Pick-up: 0 miles
16 miles
9 miles
62 miles
25 miles
M|NUS
Data
It’s all just so EV
THE FIRST HOUR
Data
MINUS
PLUS
It’s all just so EV
Nice to have the choice
Nice to have the choice
THE F|RST HOUR
Data
PLUS
MINUS
Aston’s cuckoo
Aston’s cuckoo
THE F|RST HOUR
PLUS
M|NUS
Data
Letter of the month
Have your say:
‘Disputes with the car industry were inevitable when GBU listed half of all new cars as boring’
‘Porsche sunroofs caused more cabin buffeting than a total windscreen failure in a 747’
STOP THE WORLD CLOCK
STOP THE WORLD CLOCK
LOTUS EM|RA TURBO
BMW M3
PORSCHE 911 CARRERA S
THE LAWNMOWER MAN
THE LAWNMOWER MAN
20 26 We count down the 26 hottest cars of next year, including Ferraris, Porsches and the return of old faves
PARTY L|KE |T’S 1999
ONE WORD: SPEC|ALE
K|A DOES CH|C
CREWE 2.0
N-CRED|BLE
CAT |N HELL?
FIVE IS FINALLY ALIVE
FIVE IS FINALLY ALIVE
THE MURRAY REM|X
BOOK, COVER ETC.
F|ESTA? WHO?
F|ESTA? WHO?
A|M|NG H|GH
LOVABLE BUG
FROM THE TOP
OUT |N STYLE
M|NTY FRESH
M|NTY FRESH
RENAULT R|FFS ON THE PAST – AGA|N
M-PROV|NG ON PERFECT|ON
FROM CH|NA W|TH LOVE
FROM CH|NA W|TH LOVE
BULL STEAM AHEAD
BULL STEAM AHEAD
THE MAG|C NUMBER
ELEPHANT |N THE ROOM
THE MAG|C NUMBER
AN ELECTR|FY|NG PERFORMANCE
AN ELECTR|FY|NG PERFORMANCE
WORTH THE WE|GHT
WORTH THE WE|GHT
NEUE KLASSE, OLD MAG|C
BETS, HEDGED
ANTELSETCATRRO|SFSYA|NG REPTEURFNOSR! M(KA| NDCEOF)
Not retro. Just good
Our cars
Not retro. Just good
An idea to shelve
If it ain’t broke
For farmers? Forget it
Humans now welcome
Unrivalled pedigree
Unrivalled pedigree
Big fish, smaller pond
Big fish, smaller pond
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