Issue 6392 | Volume 303 | No 2 ‘Ghosn was very small in the Nissan Leaf driver’s seat’

THIS WEEK

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NEWS

Range Rover Sport New high-stakes 4x4 due 2022 8 Aston Martin V12 Speedster Exclusive, £750k-plus 13 Volkswagen ID Entry Polo-sized EV to dip below £17k 15 Bugatti’s vision New ‘everyday’ model but no hybrid 16 Vauxhall reboot How i t plans to achieve bold growth 18 Emissions impossible Car makers rush to avoid f ines 20

TESTED

Porsche 911 Carrera No fr i l l s but plenty of thri l l s 26 Skoda Superb 2.0 TSI 272 Faster than the vRS 29 Range Rover Velar D180 Four-pot diesel: too small? 31 Land Rover D i scovery Sport D180 ROAD TEST 32

FEATURES Cruising at 628mph Inside line on Bloodhound LSR 40 Car fan’ s gu i de to 2020 What to do, see and expect 46 Exhibit s V and A V&A car exhibition i s l ike no other 58

OUR CARS Renault Mégane RS Last word on our hot hatchback 64 Citroën Berlingo How to pick the ideal specification 67 Mazda 3 Flat chat. But that’s ‘ f lat’, as in battery… 69

EVERY WEEK Jesse Crosse F1 lean-burn tech tailored for road use 19 Damien Smith ‘Builder’ i s one to watch in W Series 21 Steve Cropley Alleged Ghosn accomplice named 23 Subscribe Save money and get exclusive benefits 24 Your Views Troubleshooting Discovery 5, Vantage 62 Matt Prior Predictions are easy. Accuracy less so 90

DEALS

James Ruppert Why the BMW Z3’s time wil l come 70 As good as new Nissan Leaf from £4k. Should you? 72 Spied in the classifieds £10k M135i, £69k McLaren 74 Used buying guide How to spot a tidy Delta Integrale 76 Road test results Autocar’s gold mine of data 79 New cars A-Z Key car stats , from Abarth to Zenos 82

COVER STORY

NEW RANGE ROVER SPORT: ECO FRIENDLY PERFORMANCE FOR 2022 4x4 8

ROAD TEST: LAND ROVER DISCOVERY SPORT 32 DRIVEN: ENTRY LEVEL PORSCHE 911 IS A GEM 26

❝THE NEW WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL ORDER WILL CREATE GREAT USED CAR BARGAINS❞

JAMES RUPPERT GIVES ONE OF MANY REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL ABOUT THE YEAR AHEAD 46

BUY A LANCIA DELTA HF INTEGRALE 76

HOW TO RUN AND DRIVE BLOODHOUND, BY ITS DRIVER AND CHIEF ENGINEER 40

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