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IT FEELS JUST LIKE CHRISTMAS HAS COME EARLY

Meanwhile, online…

ALL-NEW PORSCHE 718 EVs TO BE REWORKED FOR PETROL • Porsche will install petrol power into its previously electric-only new duo

COULD AUDI’S TT SUCCESSOR FOLLOW SUIT?

HYUNDAI TO RESURRECT HOT i30 N WITH ICE POWER • Sporty hatch will return again as a petrol, potentially with a hybrid boost

4x4 RENAULT 4 CLOSE TO GREEN LIGHT

WILD G90 WAGON SETS SIGHTS ON M5 TOURING • Wingback estate paves way for more hot Magma models from Genesis

GENESIS PLANS EXTENSIVE RANGE OF MAGMA GT VARIANTS

MERCEDES ‘LITTLE G’ SHOWS JUST HOW LITTLE IT IS

FORD CREATES NEW BRONCO TO LEAD EUROPEAN REVIVAL • Blocky VW Tiguan rival will be twinned with the Kuga and arrive in 2027

ABARTH OPEN TO A PETROL COMEBACK

Next big thing

HOW THE AUTUMN BUDGET WILL AFFECT MOTORISTS • We dig into the small print behind the chancellor’s announcements

CAR INDUSTRY’S REACTION TO THE BUDGET

Unfinished business

Steve Cropley

Matt Prior

Damien Smith

VOLVO BEATS PORSCHE

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CUPRA RAVAL • Sporty Spaniard introduces us to Volkswagen Group’s crucial quartet of all-new electric small hatchbacks

FIAT 500 HYBRID • Slow-selling EV has been hurriedly retrofitted with an atmo petrol engine

PEUGEOT 308 • Facelift and upgraded hybrid powertrains for overlooked Golf rival…

PEUGEOT E-308 SW • …plus a bigger battery in EV guise

CUPRA FORMENTOR VZ5 • Fast five-cylinder version of sporty crossover is finally coming to the UK

AUTOCAR ARCHIVE

DACIA BIGSTER HYBRID-G 4x4 • 4WD variant transforms from manual mild hybrid into automatic hybrid

BYD SEAL 6 TOURING • New plug-in hybrid estate from China is a Superb for Octavia money

MY WEEK IN CARS

Testing, testing

Make this Christmas unforgettable with Autocar

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE • Christmas isn’t Christmas without a blazing row over the turkey, as our testers’ festive lunch always proves. This year, a twist: bring a car you want to champion. VICKY PARROTT ducks the flying sprouts

My Christmas holidays drive

My New Year’s resolution

It was the best of times • But no worst of times here, just writers’ personal highlights of 2025 – involving singed eyebrows, bison at dawn, 200mph and Vegas, baby!

Diecast with a vengeance • A diecast model isn’t just for Christmas. We pick our lifelong favourites

A USED CAR FOR CHRISTMAS • It’s the perfect time of year to treat yourself or a loved one to a used car. But which to choose? JOHN EVANS helps out

Excuse me while I kiss the sky • The Spitfire is revered for its engineering excellence and its role on the right side of history. ANDREW FRANKEL enjoys the ultimate flight of fancy

Cards on the table • Are people still sending Christmas cards? Yes, discovers JOHN EVANS, and quality, specialist ones like these are in more demand than ever

And a turkey in an M3 • In Japan they eat KFC for Christmas dinner. Back in Scotland, RICHARD WEBBER does festive fast food differently with the help of...