Autocar UK - June 19, 2024

In this issue

Bargain buys Game the tax system and save money.

Jim Clark Rally We become stage-struck in Duns.

Lynn Calder Insights from Ineos Automotive’s CEO.

Retro Rides Beautiful, mad and cherished old cars.

Alpine A290 to take the fight to Mini Cooper

New 1479kg electric hot hatch will have up to 215bhp and be priced from £36,000

4 mins

Bigger and bolder Panda for EV era

Fourth-gen hatchback matches rugged, retro design with petrol and electric power

4 mins

Used car buyers warned of lingering Covid symptoms

Cars with odd specs delivered during the pandemic are now hitting used forecourts

3 mins

FORD EXPLORER

With VW Group underpinnings, battery-electric propulsion and an American look, this new crossover embodies Ford's total reinvention

7 mins

McLAREN ARTURA SPIDER

Convertible's arrival coincides with major mechanical revisions for PHEV supercar

3 mins

XPENG G6

New mid-sized SUV will carry upmarket Chinese EV maker into UK showrooms

4 mins

RENAULT CAPTUR

Modernised design and Google infotainment tech for French firm's big seller

3 mins

PORSCHE CAYENNE GTS

GTS is enhanced to suit its new status as Europe's hottest non-hybrid Cayenne

3 mins

AUDI RS4 AVANT 25 YEARS

Audi Sport marks hot estate's anniversary with sterner chassis and yet more power

2 mins

Tax and spend

High vehicle excise duty can mean a low price for a used car - temptingly low if you can sidestep the worst of the tax. Alex Wolstenholme knows the trick and the cars to pick

7 mins

Here's mud in your eye

Rallying is making a Great British comeback, as John Evans and sons find out in Duns

4 mins

'WE'RE A STUBBORN LOT'

Ineos Automotive is that rare start-up: a success. CEO Lynn Calder tells Mark Tisshaw about the learning curve, luck and sheer bloody-mindedness that made it all happen

8 mins

RETRO GRADE A*

Buttonless keys, ignition barrels, screeching fan belts and lumpy idles - all things retro enthusiasts adore. Jonathan Bryce heads to the Retro Rides festival at Goodwood and checks out their machines

3 mins

BMW M2

Is this a flat-track bully that shrinks in the face of rush-hour traffic and heavy rainfall?

3 mins

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