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50 YEARS OF BMW M. The Ultimate Driving Machine 10 M3 Touring makes Goodwood debut Newsweek COVER MGtoreturntoroadsterroots 8 PatentdrawingsshednewlightonMGBsuccessor COVER BMWM3Touringbreakscover 10 FirstM3wagonboasts503bhpand500-litreboot AlmosthalfofFerrariswillbeEVby2030 13 ButbossesarestillcommittedtoICEande-fuels COVER Peugeot408“reinvents”saloon 14 Newfastbacktositbetween3008SUVand508 Investigationoversoaringfuelprices 17 Reviewwillexposeanyanti-competitiveactivity AlfaopentohotterTonaleQV 18 Bosssaysthere’safutureforEVQuadrifogliomodels Features Ford’sEuropebosstopsBritList 20 StuartRowleyheadsrundownof50high-flyingUKexecs New cars COVER NissanJukeHybrid 28 Jukeisatitsbestwithnewfull-hybridmodel COVER AudiR8RWDPerformance 30 MorepowerformostdynamicR8yet VolkswagenMultivanPHEV 32 Impressiverefinementforsurfer’sfavourite BMWM4CompetitionConvertiblexDrive 34 Four-wheel-drivetractionfor503bhpdrop-top Road tests COVER RangeRovervsBentleyBentayga 36 WhichisthelastwordinSUVluxury? Ourcars:Polestar2 52 Mid-spec2impresses,butisitbetterthanflagship? Products Hotkit 55 WallboxPulsarbringsstyletohomecharging Newontheshelves 56 BeSafechildseatsendsalertswhenit’sunbuckled DIYcartrackersminitest 57 NewTruTraktakesonAmacamfavourite Ultraultrahighperformancetyres 58 Continental,PirelliandMichelinflagshipstested Buying cars Owners’verdictonAudiQ3 63 YouratesmallSUV’stech,butnotitsdynamics COVER Usedbuyer’sguide:SkodaOctavia 64 Practical,economicalfamilyfavourite,from£17k Volkswagene-up!vsSkodaCitigo-eiV 68 Whichcheap-to-runcityEVisbestusedbuy? Newcarprices 72 Alltheinfoyouneedbeforeyouheadtotheshowroom Regulars Get Auto Express every week 50 How to net a great deal on your favourite magazine Sport 80 RovanperäinstrongpositionasWRCheadstoKenya Backchat 82 MikeRutherford:workersmaybepricedoutofcommute 22June2022 5 THIS WEEK Visitautoexpress.co.ukforallthelatestnewcarsnews We’re proud to recognise the Editor-in-chief:SteveFowler Deputyeditor:JohnMcIlroy Executiveeditor:StuartMilne best that Britain has to offer News,reviewsandtests Associateeditor:SeanCarson Newsandreviewseditor:JamesBrodie Chiefreviewer:AlexIngram Seniortesteditor:DeanGibson Videocontentproducer:YousufAshraf Staffwriter:AlastairCrooks Chiefcolumnist:MikeRutherford Consumer CONTACT Consumerandfeatureseditor:ChrisRosamond Deputyconsumerandfeatureseditor:TristanShale-Hester DETAILS Products Productseditor:KimAdams Production News02038903938Tests02038904039 Managingeditor:StuartMorton Chiefsub-editor:AndyPringle Consumer&Products02038903881 Sub-editor:PaulAlton Deputyexecutiveeditor:MattRobinson [email protected] Digital Subscriptions03303339491 SIX Groupwebsiteeditor:SteveWalker Webproducer:PeteBaiden facebook.com/autoexpress ISSUES Onlinereviewseditor:PaulAdam @AutoExpress Seniorcontenteditor:AndyGoodwin FOR JUST Contenteditors:ShaneWilkinson,HarryWaring,CharlieHarvey youtube.com/autoexpress Carbuyer&DrivingElectriceditor:RichardIngram £1 Carbuyercontenteditors:BenCustard,MilesGoodson,TomJervis DrivingElectricmanagingeditor:StephenErrity DrivingElectriccontenteditor:EllisHyde Design&Pictures Creativedirector:DarrenWilson Seniordesigner:VictoriaCoquet INTERESTING,asalways,totalktothetopmanin Pictureeditor:DawnGrant Seniorphotographer:PeteGibson thisyear’sBritList,ourannualrundownofthetop Filmteam 50UK-bornexecutivesintheglobalcarindustry.Stuart Headofvideo:EthanSmale Seniorvideoproducers:GregDowswell,JackJoy Rowleymightconfessthathe’sabusinessmanrather Filmmaker:MichaelMoreira Videoeditor:WillWard thanacarnut,butonceagain,here’saBritwho’sright SpecialContributors attheheartofsomeofthebiggestdecisionsFordhas SteveSutcliffe,VickiButler-Henderson, alreadymade,andwillmakeoverthecomingyears. 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[email protected] @johnmcilroy Totakepart,scantheQRcodeorgoto Thepaperusedwithinthismagazineisproducedfromsustainable aex.ae/survey fibre,manufacturedbymillswithavalidchainofcustody. www.autoexpress.co.uk 22June2022 7 TOP STORY Visitautoexpress.co.ukforyourdailynewsupdates BEST OF LEAKED INCOMING BRITISH Leakedpatent ISSUE imagesshow newroadster featuresalong bonnetthat slopesinto alowgrille ● Upcoming new MG roadster will be based on Cyberster concept AlastairCrooks [email protected] ● Could share platform and tech with recently revealed Mulan MGhasbuiltmuchofitsreputationon withasmallgrilleatthebottomofthefront rangeand0-62mphtimeoflessthanthree small,simpleroadstersthatwerefairly bumperandalongbonnetwithplentyof seconds.Butthat’snottosaytheCyberster affordable,butaspirational.Thisis creasesandslashesthatcascadesintothe won’tofferupimpressivestats. somethingthattheChinese-ownediteration nose.TheMagicEyeheadlightshavebeen MGrecentlyunveileditsMulanhatchback ofthebrandhasn’tbeenshytoemulate. replacedwithmoreconventionalunits. fortheChinesemarket.Thiswillcometo AndnowanewMGsportscartakesastep Thefinnedsideskirtsoftheconcept EuropeastheMG4andisclaimedtobe closer,asfreshleaksallbutconfirmthatthe remain,althoughtheLaserBelthasbeen capableof0-62mphinfourseconds.Itwill brandisreturningtoitsroots,withasmall, toneddown.Plus,theopen-topspeedster beofferedwithrear-wheeldriveontheSAIC probablyall-electricroadster. designoftheconcepthasbeenswapped Nebulapure-electricarchitecture,which Thecarcouldhittheroadsin2024to forafoldingfabricroof,whichshouldbe wouldprovideaperfectbaseforMG’snew coincidewithMG’scentenary,possiblywith moreappropriatefortheBritishclimate. sportscar.FullspecsfortheMulanhavenot anMGCEVbadge,followingparentfirmSAIC AsontheCyberster,therearendofthe beenrevealed,butsomeofitstechnology filingatrademarkforthename.Directrivals newcarfeaturessomeoutlandishbrake- couldtransferintothenewroadster. willbefewandfarbetween,butthenewcar lightdesign.However,whetherornotthe Thesportscar’spowertrainislikelyto couldgivebuyersofinternalcombustion- unitsresembletheBritishflag(likethe begearedforperformanceratherthan enginedconvertiblesliketheMazdaMX-5 rearlightsonthecurrentMINI)orgigantic efficiency.Butitsproportionsshouldresult andBMWZ4anewavenuetoexplore. arrowsisupfordebate. inalighterkerbweightthanMG’sotherEVs, Backin2017,MGunveileditsE-Motion Theconcept’sreardiffuserhasshrunk, soweexpectittoatleastmatchthe273- Coupéconcept.Designedtobeaflagshipall- buttheKammbackrearendremains.Itgives milerangeoftheZSLongRangeSUV.Itwill electriccoupé,theprojectnowlooksdead thecaratraditionalprofile,withproportions dependonhowmuchunderfloorbattery inthewater.Attentionhasturnedtoadrop- moreakintotheclassicMGB,ratherthanthe canbepackagedbeneaththepassenger topcarbasedonlastyear’sCybersterconcept. firm’smostrecentconvertiblecar,theTF. cellwhilestillkeepingthecarlow,however. New roadster Itwassuccessfullygreenlitforproduction Don’texpecttoseetheconcept’syoke- afteracrowd-fundingeffortthatsawover stylesteeringwheel,butthecentreconsole 5,000potentialbuyersplacemoneydown withintegratedtouchscreen,wraparound tomakeithappen.MGcoulddecideto driver’sdisplayscreenandeventheZero nameitaftertheconcept,too,giventhata Gravityfloatingheadrestraintscouldall trademarkfor‘CyberX’hasalsobeenfiled. makeproduction.Thedriver-centrictwo- London-basedSAICDesigncreatedthe cockpitlayoutcouldalsofeature. conceptwithplentyofeye-catchingdetails, What’slesslikelytobereflectedinthe SCOOP All-electric two-seat sports car is poised to follow suchasMagicEyeheadlightsthatopenwhen productioncararetheconcept’s500-mile turnedon,theLaserBeltlineofLEDsalong “A drop-top based on the theside,andthesquared-offKammbacktail. Leakedpatentimagesrevealaproduction Cyberster got the green light MGbasedontheconceptisverymuch imminent,includingplentyoftheCyberster’s after a crowd-funding effort designfeatures.Ourexclusiveimagesbring that saw 5,000 potential theseleakstolife,showcasingwhatMG’s newroadstercouldlooklikeinthemetal. buyers put money down” Wecanseeit’sretainedaversionofthe concept’sface,albeitalittlelessaggressive, CONCEPT Cybersterincludedplentyof boldfeaturesthatlooksetto beretainedinthenewroadster 8 22June2022 TOPSTORY MGsportscar “The car could hit the road in 2024 to coincide with MG’s centenary, possibly with an MGC EV badge” EXCLUSIVE IMAGES takes MG back to its roots ow the likes of the MG TF and MGB A v a r v a r ii 22June2022 9 NEWS BMWM3Touring “BMW claims 0-62mph in 3.6 seconds, just one tenth of a second slower than the M3 Competition saloon” New M3 Touring takes aim ● Fresh bodystyle for M car OFFICIAL JamesBrodie [email protected] ● 503bhp and 650Nm of torque @jimmybrods FORMINGabigpartofBMWMdivision’s recentgenerationofMcars,theUKhas UPDATED 50thanniversarycelebrationsisanew onlytakenthehigherpower,high-spec M3Touring andarguablylong-overduememberoftheM3 Competitionversionsoverthebasemodels benefitsfrom latest3Series line-upintheshapeoftheM3Touringestate. offeredelsewhere.Butthere’snoalternative revisions,so WhileBMWdidproduceaone-off fortheM3Touringinanycountrybecause itgetscurved conceptversionoftheE46M3Touringin it’sbuiltsolelyasaCompetitionmodel. digitaldisplays 2000,thiswasatechnicalexerciseforM Thatmeansthatunderthebonnetis engineers,ratherthanaseriousexploration atwin-turbocharged3.0-litrestraight-six intoapracticalbodystyleforthethencoupé developing503bhpand650Nmtorque, andconvertible-onlyperformanceicon. witharedlineof7,200rpm.Thatpowergets Sincethen,theM3hasbecomeasaloon, totheroadviaaneight-speedautomatic whilethecoupéandconvertiblemodels gearboxandxDrivefour-wheeldrive.BMW haveadoptedtheM4badge.Now,the claims0-62mphtakes3.6seconds,which estateversionisfinallyhere,andithas isjustonetenthofasecondslowerthanthe theAudiRS4Avantfirmlyinitssights. M3CompetitionxDrivesaloon.Topspeed, It’ssetforitsfirstpublicoutingatthis asever,iselectronicallylimitedto155mph, week’sGoodwoodFestivalofSpeed,and withtheoptiontoraisethisto174mphby BMWhasidentifiedtheUKasakeymarket selectingtheoptionalMDriver’sPackage. fortheM3Touring,secondonlytoGermany Thevisualtransformationcomparedwith intermsofpredictedsales.Withthemost the3SeriesTouringincludestheadditionof 10 22June2022