

Autocar UK Magazine - February 26, 2025

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In this issue
Audi R8 to return as V8 Lambo twin.
Four new Ferraris arriving this year.
Peugeot GTi, Renaultsport revivals.
Tech secret of long-range Merc.
Row over ‘stifling’ new taxes on EVs.
Why a UK fleet lost £565m last year.
AUDI R8 PRIMED TO RETURN AS LAMBO-ENGINED SUPER-PHEV
New supercar in line for 2027 launch with Temerario's twin-turbo V8

3 mins
PEUGEOT BACKS RETURN OF GTI HOT HATCHES...
A Peugeot hot hatch revival is on the cards, new CEO Alain Favey has revealed. In his first interview since taking over from Linda Jackson earlier this month, Favey said that bringing back the GTi badge was \"a question I've been asking myself very much\". It has yet to appear on the second-generation 208 supermini, launched in 2019, and has been dormant since the 308 GTi went off sale in 2021.

2 mins
MERC PUTS SOLID-STATE BATTERY ON THE ROAD
New EV technology gives prototype 25% more range than standard EQS

2 mins
CAR FIRMS: NEW TAXES WILL STIFLE EV DEMAND FURTHER
Road tax and the expensive car supplement will apply to EVs from 1 April

2 mins
RISING CAR COSTS DEAL MOTABILITY £565M BLOW
UK's largest fleet pins loss on more expensive cars, insurance, servicing

2 mins
FERRARI 12CILINDRI SPIDER
Unlimited head room is now on offer in the 819bhp GT

3 mins
BMW 2 SERIES GRAN COUPE
Can the second-generation version emerge from the 3 Series' shadow?

3 mins
CUPRA TERRAMAR
Does Tiguan's sportier sibling make any sense in its least sporty form?

2 mins
MAZDA CX-60
Promises fix for clunky suspension

1 min
XPENG G6
New Chinese EV majors on space, tech, charging speed and value

10 mins
MASERATI GRANTURISMO
Maserati enters EV era with 750bhp coupé – but is there enough drama?

7 mins
Game for a laugh
Zero-emissions motoring doesn't have to be boring, but which of the latest fun-to-drive EVS gets our road testers' vote? Let the judging begin

10+ mins
Alpine A290 vs Mika Meon
EV twist on the beach buggy takes driving purity to the extreme

3 mins
State of the artisan
Italy's famous coachbuilders aren't worried about new technology and changing tastes. Quite the opposite, in fact, discovers STEPHEN DOBIE

6 mins
C'est magnifique
You don't have to be French to understand the appeal of Rétromobile in Paris. CHARLIE MARTIN goes hunting for rare and exceptional voitures

3 mins
VOLVO EX40
A coastal excursion reveals great refinement, but range could be better

3 mins
Autocar UK Magazine Description:
Publisher: haymarket consumer media
Category: Automotive
Language: English
Frequency: Weekly
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