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First Drive

BMW iX xDrive50 M Sport UK review 2022

Upper-level trim takes iX’s performance, range, comfort and refinement to impressive heights

Matt Saunders24 January 2022

BMW iX xDrive50 M Sport UK review 2022

Opinion

Can old-school Noble beat high-tech rivals with the new M500?

The Noble M500 faces much stiffer competition today than its forebear did twenty years ago

Matt Saunders12 January 2022

Can old-school Noble beat high-tech rivals with the new M500?

News

BMW M3 vs Audi RS3: 4WD sports saloons face off

The BMW M3 is finally being offered with optional all-wheel drive. Can the latest Audi RS3, revamped for the PlayStation generation, keep it in its sights?

Matt Saunders3 January 2022

BMW M3 vs Audi RS3: 4WD sports saloons face off

1 writers favourites 2021 MS Toyota GR86 lead

Opinion

Autocar writers' cars of 2021: Toyota GR86

Matt Saunders reveals why Toyota's second-generation sports coupé was his motoring highlight of the past twelve months

Matt Saunders21 December 2021

Autocar writers' cars of 2021: Toyota GR86

First Drive

Kia Sportage 1.6 T-GDi HEV AWD 2022 review

Fifth-generation SUV has a bold new style. Does it have the substance to back it up?

Matt Saunders14 December 2021

Kia Sportage 1.6 T-GDi HEV AWD 2022 review

News

Sticking to conventions: Mercedes C-Class vs saloon rivals

EVs may be the future, but the fossil-fuelled compact executive still matters. We pitch the latest C-Class against the BMW and Jaguar alternatives

Matt Saunders11 December 2021

Sticking to conventions: Mercedes C-Class vs saloon rivals

First Drive

Ford Mustang Mach-E GT UK review 2021

Has all of the pace, and much of the handling balance, to entertain, but little of the necessary chassis composure or top-level driver involvement.

Matt Saunders30 November 2021

Ford Mustang Mach-E GT UK review 2021

First Drive

Kingsley Cars ULEZ Reborn Range Rover Classic 2021 review

Painstakingly restored and judiciously updated Range Rover ‘restomod’ mixes updated handling- and cruising manners and enhanced usabilty in with its inimitable

Matt Saunders24 November 2021

Kingsley Cars ULEZ Reborn Range Rover Classic 2021 review