Issue 6398 | Volume 303 | No 8 ‘11mpg would do for 40 trips from Chelsea to Mayfair and back’
THIS WEEK
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NEWS
BMW M2 Coupé, followed by Gran Coupé, M 1 Series 6 Volkswagen Golf R New 329bhp hatch breaks cover 10 Hyundai i20 Supermini to be a design trendsetter 12 Kia Sorento Bold new look for Skoda Kodiaq rival 15 Nissan Leaf 230 miles of real-world self-driving 16 Data sharing How car makers are mining your data 18
TESTED
BMW 2 Series Gran Coupé Sleek four-door rated 24 Porsche 718 Boxster GTS Flat six, manual gearbox 29 Peugeot 2008 Compact crossover with substance 31 Rolls-Royce Cullinan Black Badge ROAD TEST 32
FEATURES Merc-AMG A45 S vs used Nissan GT-R £50k duel 42 Polestar 2 We drive a prototype of Volvo’s Model 3 48 Handles, messiah What makes a great-handling car 50 Bentley Blower Forensic look at £1.5m ‘recreation’ 54 Who so l d what and why Latest global car trends 56 Dancing on i ce Austria’s very own Festival of Speed 60
OUR CARS Ford Ranger Raptor version of big pick-up signs off 64 Volvo S60 What we learned on family trip to Jersey 67 Mercedes-Benz 300de Diesel-electric life in winter 69
EVERY WEEK Jesse Crosse Koenigsegg is poised to ’box clever 17 Damien Smith Formula E, Formula 1 and the future 19 Steve Cropley Ford Ranger Raptor, BTCC, trialling 21 Subscribe Save money and get exclusive benefits 40 Your Views Putting electric cart before the horse 62 Matt Prior We need justice for Harry Dunn 90
DEALS
James Ruppert Hunting for classic BMWorPorsche 70 As good as new Fiat 124 Spider, now from just £11k 72 Spied in the classifieds Five affordable innovators 74 Used buying guide BMW X5. Nomex gloves advised 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 400BHP PLUS BMW M2 COUPE, M2 GRAN COUPE AND M 1 SERIES 6
USED NISSAN GT R vs NEW MERC AMG A45 S 42 HOW TO BUILD A ‘NEW’ OLD BLOWER BENTLEY 54
❝FROM ITS DIFFUSER TRAILED A TOW ROPE,
AT THE END OF WHICH WAS A SKIER❞
YOU WON’T HAVE SEEN A FORMULA E RACE CAR, COMPLETE WITH STUDDED ICE TYRES, DO THIS BEFORE 60
KEEN DEALS ON A FIAT 124 SPIDER 72
ANDREW FRANKEL DEFINES GOOD HANDLING. DOES TAIL OUT IN A 911 COUNT? 50
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