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HARDCOREBACMONORMEETSEVERYDAYLIFE48 FIRSTDRIVEOFTHEVOLKSWAGENIDBUZZ30 WEDRIVEHYUNDAI’SPERFORMANCEFUTURE54 ALLNEWRANGEROVERSPORT:FIRSTDRIVE24 ❝IFYOU’RESOLD ONTHOSELOOKS, THERE'SNOTHINGIN THEWAYITDRIVES TOPUTYOUOFF❞ HAPPYCAMPERS:MARKTISSHAWGIVESHS VERDICTAFTERDRIVINGTHEVWIDBUZZ30 VW’SIDBUZZAUGURS WELLFORTHEEVERA ASEDITORMARK syAhbcbssVtocMabTwntIscesgtomhTisshawwritesonp30,it’sardnottosmileatVW’soderndayreinventionfitsiconiccamper,thistimecalledheIDBuzz.Inaworldwheretheenericnatureofelectricvehiclesameplatform,samebatteries,samelectricmotorsmultipliedacrossountlessvehiclescansometimes,justometimes,leaveusfeelingcold,theDBuzzshowsthepositivesideofwhathisneweraofelectriﬁcationcandoTherehavebeenfourattemptsataewmicrovaninthepasttwodecades,hichisabitsorrygivenVW’sheftheonlyreasonthisoneisjustiﬁableisecauseit’selectricandsharesallthoseforementionedattributeswithotherEBbasedVWGroupmodelsHowrefreshingtohaveanallnewarthatmakesusfeelexcited,ptimistic,yetisn’tthatwhichweypicallyattributetofundriving:a10powered,probablyoutofreachportscarAdmittedly,theBuzzwon’tettheworldalightwithitsdynamism,utit’smorethancommendableHopefully,there’smorewherethisamefrom,particularlyatVWItsnewossThomasSchäferhastoldAutocareaimstomake“VWlovedagain”couplemoremodelsofthisilkandou’llbeonyourway(Solongastheoftwareissues,p12,areaddressed…) COMMENT Extrafeaturesncludebackaoysarearviewcamera heatedseatsandeventwoparsoftartantrimsocks RachelBurgessMagazineeditor rachelburgess@haymarketcom @theburgeword 7SEPTEMBER2022AUTOCARCOUK3 Issue6531|Voume313|No11 37 NEWS ToyotabZsaloonNewEVtotakeonTesla’sModel34 BMWM2CSHardcoretrackfocused473bhpcoupé6 BugattishelvesSUVNewownerputsplansonhold8 WilliamssupercarsNewEVplatformfornichefirms10 CarsoftwarefailuresAredriversbeingputatrisk?12 AstonMartin’sfutureThreetopexecsgiveinsights14 NewroleforCanadaEVfirmseyeitsrawmaterials16 TESTED RangeRoverSportVerdictoncrucialnewgenSUV24 RangeRoverP510eIsthisPHEVtheonetohave?29 VolkswagenIDBuzzMicrobusreinventedasanEV30 MercedesBenzGLCFreshtechfornewMk3model34 FordGrandTourneoConnectVWtwinnedMPV36 VauxhallCorsaeNewspecial;plusPeugeote200837 KiaNiroEV3ROADTEST 38 FEATURES BACMonoRRoadlegalsingleseatervsreallife48 Hescoots,hescoresEscooterthatthinksit’sacar52 HyundaiNone-offs670bhpH2driftcar,sleekBEV54 OURCARS BMWiXLuxuryelectricSUVflagshipmakesdebut62 CupraBornPracticalitytotheforeforsportyEV63 VolkswagenID4GTXHowdoesitcomparetoID5?64 FordMustangMach-EQuirkytechsolutionsrated65 EVERYWEEK JesseCrosseShouldweskipthislightfandango?13 JimHolderRecordprofitsversuscostoflivingcrisis15 MattPrior£725kEscortRSTurbo;ModelTcamper17 SteveCropleyAustinSevensampled;acloseshave19 SubscribeSavemoneyandgetexclusivebenefits20 DamienSmithTheClassicatSilverstone;BTCC22 YourViewsDriver‘assist’systems;CVTs;campers58 Onthisday1974:CitroënSM;Audi’sfirstsupermini61 AutocarArchiveAccess125yearsofissuesforfree66 SlideshowSothesecararecloselyrelated?Really?!82 DEALS AsgoodasnewSmartwaytogetaJaguarFType68 JamesRuppertCarstobeatthecostoflivingcrisis69 CultheroSmartRoadster:£2kmidenginedfun70 NewcarsA-ZKeycarstats,fromAbarthtoZenvo72 RoadtestindexTrackdownthatroadtesthere81 Autocarisamemberofthe IndependentPressStandards Organsaton(IPSO) WeabidebytheEditorsCodeof Practiceandarecommitted toupholdingthehghest standardsofournalsmfyou thinkwehaventmetthose standardsandwanttomake acomplaintcontact autocar@haymarketcom Formoreinformaton,contact IPSOon03001232220or vstwwwipsocouk Autocar isamemberofthe organisng committeeof CarOfTheYear caroftheyearorg Haymarket scertifedbyBSIto envronmentastandard ISO14001andenergy managementstandard ISO50001 Autocar(ISSN13558293USPS25185)spubishedweekybyHaymarketMediaGroupBridgeHouse 69LondonRoadTwckenhamTW13SPUnitedKngdomTheUSannualsubscrptonprces$19000 AirfreightandmaiingintheUSAbyagentnamedWordContainerInc15015183rdStreetJamaca NY11413USAPeriodcalspostagepadatBrooklynNY11256USpostmasterSendaddresschanges toAutocarArBusnessLtdc/oWordContainerInc15015183rdStreetJamacaNY11413USA SubscrptonrecordsaremaintanedatHaymarketMediaGroupBrdgeHouse69LondonRoad TwickenhamTW13SPUnitedKngdomAirBusnessLtdisactingasourmaiingagent AutocarspubishedbyHaymarketMedaGroupBrdgeHouse69LondonRoadTwickenham TW13SPUnitedKingdomhaymarketcomTel+44(0)2082675000 AutocarmagazineisasopubishednEstonaGreeceIndiaJapanLatvaKoreaandThaland ISSUESWITH YOURMAG? Forsubscriberssuescal 03448488816Ifyoucan’tfind anewsstandcopyofAutocar inyourocaareaemal autocar@haymarketcom

Newelectricsaloon,likelynamedbZ3,setforChinesedebutbeforeEuropeanrollout Toyotaisonthecuspof oneofthemostrapid andcomprehensiveBEV rolloutsfromanycar companyyet,withthelaunch ofazeroemissionsalternative toeachofitscoreofferings alongsidestandalonemodels tocompeteinnewsegments

Thespearheadofthisroll outistheRAV4sizedbZ4X crossover,whichisonitsway tocustomersnow,pendingafix forawheelmountingfaultthat hasdelayeditsgloballaunch Accordingtoalineup previewgivenbyToyotaCEO andpresidentAkioToyodaat theendoflastyear,thebZ4X willbefollowedbyanarrayof mainstreamandenthusiast orientatedEVs,rangingfrom urbanfocusedsuperminis toruggedoffroaders,large SUVs,compactcommercial vehiclesandasleeknewsaloon aimedatsomeoftheworld’s mostpopularEVmodels. Thissaloon,referredtoas thebZSedaninconceptform butnowthoughttobetaking thebZ3nameintoproduction, willfirstbeaimedatthe Chinesemarket,wheresuch carsremainhugelypopular inthefaceofawiderglobal shifttowardsSUVs. Toyotahasrecently reinventeditsCrownflagship asastrikinglystyled,high ridingfastbackforChinaand theUS,albeitwithcombustion power,butithasn’tmadeany indicationofplanstobring thistoEurope Europeanprospectsforthe bZ3looksolid,however,with apotentialarrivalassoonas 2024,courtesyofanonslaught ofsimilarlypositionednew modelsfromrivalfirmskeen tostealmarketsharefrom theTeslaModel3 Volkswagenwilllaunchthe sleekID6inChinanextyear, Hyundai’ssimilarlypositioned Ioniq6willarriveinthecoming monthsandthere’saraftof electricexecutivesaloonson thewayfromnascentbut rapidlyexpandingChinese firmswithglobalambitions, includingtheNioET5,Xpeng P5andthenotyetconfirmed buthighlylikelyBYDSeal. TheSealisinteresting becauseanewpartnership betweenToyotaandBYDisset toresultinthebZ3usingthe Chinesefirm’sinnovativeBlade lithiumironphosphatebattery technology,whichissaidtobe amuchsaferandmoreenergy densealternativetothe conventionallithiumionitems poweringitsrivals.It’salso morecompact,whichshould givethebZ3acompetitive edgeintermsofinteriorspace Also,UK(andmostlikelyEU) lawwillmandatethatallcar makershaveazeroemissions lineupby2035,andthebZ3 at4725mmlong,1835mmwide and1475mmtallseemswell placedtotaketheroleofthe bigsellingCorolla,anelectric successorforwhichwasn’t previewedinToyota’s15strong EVconceptshowcaselastyear

RivalVolkswagenwilllaunchtheID6salooninChinanextyear

4AUTOCARCOUK7SEPTEMBER2022 ToyotatargetsTeslaModel3

Thefirmhasbeenvocalin recentyearsaboutitsbelief thatelectrificationisn’tthe onlyroutetodecarbonising theglobalvehicleparc,but it’scommittedtolaunchinga diverseandcomprehensive rangeofelectricvehiclesto coverthemostpopularmarket segments,successinwhich iscrucialifitistomaintain itspositionastheworld’s leadingcarmanufacturer Likeestablishedmainstream rivalssuchasVolkswagen, Stellantis,KiaandHyundai, ToyotaisusingabespokeEV platformtheETNGAasthe basisforanewlineofEVsthat willineffectsucceedtoday’s combustionenginedofferings

armedwiththesamehardware. Toyotahasyettoreveal productionlocationsforits upcomingEVsThebZ4Xis builtatthefirm’sMotomachi factoryinJapanandbytwo otherChinesepartners, FAWandGAC,inTianjinand Guangzhourespectively Investmentintootherglobal sitestoreadythemfortheEV erawillbenecessary,butit remainstobeseenwhetherthe CorollafactoryinBurnaston, Derbyshire,willbeadapted tobuildETNGAbasedcars FELIXPAGE TOYOTATOCONTINUEBACKINGCITYCARSINTOEVERA ❝ Toyota’selectricsaloonwillfirst beaimedatChina,wheresuch carsremainhugelypopular ❞ Electricsaloon issettoreplace hybridCorolla ElectricAygoX successorcould takebZ1name Toyota’selectricsaloonwillsharebatterytechwiththeBYDSeal

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Specificationspublishedon China’sMinistryofIndustry andInformationTechnology websiterevealthatthebZ3 willbeavailablewitheither 178bhpor238bhp,weigh 17101840kgatthekerband haveatopspeedof99mph figuresthatstackitupneatly againstitsdirectrivals remainunderwraps,butBYD’s newAtto3crossover(asimilar weight)covers261milesusing a645kWhBladebattery,so themoreaerodynamicsaloon mayimproveuponthatfigureif

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MWistestingastripped back,hardcoreversion ofitsupcomingsecond generationM2Coupé

rolloverbarandarearspoiler Thetrackfocusedvariant isexpectedtogetanuprated versionofBMW’sturbocharged sixcylinderS58enginethat makes473bhp,matchingthe currentM4Thiswouldgiveit a29bhpadvantageoverthe standardM2,whichitselfwill produce444bhpfromthe S58powerplantthesame outputastheF87M2CS Powerwillbesenttothe rearwheelsthroughBMW’s paddleshifteightspeed automaticgearbox Thecarwillbethesamesize asthestandardM2,whichis around50mmbiggerthan thepreviousgeneration ThisisduetotheCluster Architectureplatformthatthe G87M2shareswithotherBMW modelsincludingthe8Series coupéandtheX7SUV. ThenewM2CSisalso expectedtoweighlessthan thestandardM2(withlikefor liketransmissions)Bywayof comparison,thecurrentM2 CSweighed25kglessthanthe lastgenerationM2(1575kg) Weightforthestandard M2hasn’tyetbeendisclosed, butexpectittobeheavier thantheF87M2,duetothe newunderpinnings,butnot asheavyasthecurrentM4 Coupé,whichweighs1725kg ThestandardM2willhitUK shoresinApril,withthishotter variantarrivingatalaterdate. ThenewM2istippedtocost around£60,000,whileahotter variantislikelytobepriced abovetheoutgoingM2CS, whichcosts£75,320 WILLRIMELL NewM2performance variantwilllikelyuse theCSorCSLbadge Secondgenerationcoupétospawntrackfocusedvariantpackinga473bhppunch HardcorenewBMWM2inbound ❝ ThenewmodelwillfollowtheG87M2asamore potentversionofMunich’sbabyperformancecar ❞

Thenewmodelisexpected tobebadgedeitherCSorCSL (thelatternamehasjustbeen revivedonthelimited-run M4CSL)andwillfollowthe G87M2,toberevealednext month,asamorepotent,track focusedversionofMunich’s babyperformancecar Itwillbesimilarlypositioned tothepreviousgeneration topwrungM2CS,whichwas themosthardcoreversionof theF87M2andafirmedup variantofthecelebrated M2Competition.

6AUTOCARCOUK7SEPTEMBER2022 PreviousgenerationM2CS wasbasedonM2Competition B

Thisnewcar,picturedin theveryearlydevelopment stagesatBMW’sMunich headquarters,wasspotted withamoreaggressiveand lowerfrontendcompletewith asplitter,plusanintegrated

Keychangesincludea comprehensiveoverhaulofthe E2’sbody,everysinglepartof whichisnew,accordingtoAudi, alongwithacockpitthat’snow muchwiderNewhoodshave alsobeenaddedtothefront andreartooptimiseairflow andnew,lighterbumpers havebeenfitted Throughuseoftechnologies suchaslayersoffabric compositematerials, overallweighthasbeencutby “severaldozenkilograms”. Draghasalsobeenreduced byaround15%andthecentre ofgravityislower TheE2’selectrified drivetrainstillconsistsof twoelectricmotors,a50kWh lithiumionbatteryandaturbo petrolenginederivedfromthe 20litreunitusedbytheAudi RS5thatracedintheDeutsche TourenwagenMasters. Powerdeliveryisnow morepreciseandsystems suchastheairconditioning havebeenreprogrammedto

AUDIHASREVEALED athoroughlyrevamped versionofitsradicallooking RSQEtronrallycar,with optimiseddrivingdynamics, improvedpowertrainefficiency andanewexteriordesign. Thechangescomeasthe racer,nowdubbedtheRSQ EtronE2,entersitssecond phaseoftestingItwilldothe MoroccoRallyinOctober,then takeonthe2023DakarRally.

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saveenergyDespitearange oftechnicalefficiencyand systemmanagementsoftware improvements,theE2stillhas atopspeedlimitedto105mph “We’vemanagedagood debutattheDakarRallywith theAudiRSQEtronandeven ourfirststagevictoriesina motorsportdisciplinethat isnewtous,”saidRolfMichl, AudiSportmanagingdirector. “Theentireteamisworking excellentlytogetherandpulling inthesamedirectionAsis usualatsuchanearlystage, thedrivers,codriversand techniciansquicklyagreedon thenextdevelopmenttargets We’vesummarisedtheresult inanewevolutionpackage: theRSQEtronE2” X-Trailfollowsdesign directionofsmaller QashqaiandJuke RSQE-tronwill enterMoroccoRally followedbytheDakar Interiorlooksnotablymoreupmarket,gainsnewinfotainment Audirampsuprally eﬀortswithMk2 RSQE-tron Threepowertrains,£32kstartingpriceforNissanXTrail NISSANHASANNOUNCED UKspecificationsforthenew NissanXTrail,ayearanda halfsinceunveilingitinChina. Dueonsalenextmonth, thelargeSUVgetsachoiceof threehybridonlypowertrains Thefirstisaturbocharged 15litrepetrolenginewithmild hybridassistanceandvariable compressiontechnologyaimed atboostingeconomyItputs outupto161bhpand221lbft oftorque,deliveredviaaCVT Anextra£2435getsyou anuprated201bhpversionof theePowersystemfromthe Qashqai,drivenbyanelectric motorwiththe15litrepetrol engineactingasagenerator Theenginerunsbetween 1600and4800rpm,withthe “sweetspot”between2000 and2400rpm Forafurther£2200,the e4orceversionaddsanelectric motortotherearaxle,enabling permanentfourwheeldrive andboostingpowerto210bhp Nissansaiditse4orcetech canrespondtogripchangesby varyingthefronttorearpower distributionin0.0001sec. Theadditionofarearmotor alsoaddsamoresophisticated brakeregenerationandbrake vectoringsystem,whichissaid toprovideamorestableride TheXTrailwillbeavailable inbothfiveandseven-seat guises,withthelatter’sthird rowsuitableforpassengers upto160cm(5ft2in)tall Therearefivetrimlevels, rangingfromVisiaat£32,030 uptoTekna+at£42,520.

AsecondBugattimodel withafocusonpractical, everydayuseappearsto havebeenshelved

doyoudowiththisprecious logo?Willasteplikethisbetoo brutal,bysellingthatlogofor somenumbers?Ifonedoes [bringoutaneveryday/second BugattishelvesplanforSUV DesignbossAchimAnscheidt believeselectricGTorSUV wouldunderminebrand Newownerplacesexclusivitybeforevolumeas‘everyday’modelisputonhold BUGATTISTEPSBACKONEVPLANS model],I’malwaysabigfanof balancingthis,nottoforget therootsofthecompanyor to[create]somethingmore exclusive.Thismeansthat ifyougointoslightlymore volumes,youshouldgo moreexclusiveontheother side,sothisremainsthecore productanditbalancesthis” Exclusivityissomething thatBugattitreasures.The brandhasconfirmedthatthe recentlyannouncedMistral roadsterthelastcartobe poweredbytheW16engine beforethefirmmoveson tocreatingitsfirsthybrid hypercar(seebelow)willbe limitedtojust99examples. WILLRIMELL ❝ Atwhatpointareyoustarting toselloutthebrand?Willa steplikethisbetoobrutal? ❞ MistralwillbefinalW16-enginedcarasBugattigoeshybrid

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Itwasalsotippedtoshare componentswithotherbrands undertheumbrellaofthe VolkswagenGroup,the marque’sformerowner. Atthetime,Winkelmann saidtheproposedmodelwould be“acartobeusedonadaily basis”andhave“adifferent shape”tothethenflagship Chironaswellasa“different mission”,addingthatthe carwouldn’thouseBugatti’s famousW16engineandinstead “electrificationwouldbethe rightapproach”. Now,however,design directorAchimAnscheidt hasrevealedtoAutocarthat thebrandisconcernedthat suchamovecouldselloutits badgeandmakeBugattialess exclusivemanufacturerthan itcurrentlyis “Wealwayshadanidea ofwhatasecondmodelline couldbe,”saidAnscheidt.“But thenwewerealso[thinking] atonepoint,areyoustarting toselloutthebrand?What

Thecarwasfirstmooted byformerBugattichairman StephanWinkelmann,before thefirmbecamepartofBugatti RimaclastyearThemodelwas expectedtotaketheformof anSUVorfourdoorGTandbe oneofthemanufacturer’sfirst electricallypoweredofferings

❝ Theturbocharged Fordenginewill produce332bhp and295lbft ❞ morethanadecadeago atlessthan£80,000.Most examplesofthelimitedrun MonoRsoldforwellabove £200,000The2023MonoF isexpectedtocostbetween £150,000and£175,000. MATTSAUNDERS NewHennesseywillsitbelowexisting270mphplusF5Venom

BRIGGSAUTOMOTIVE Company(BAC)ispreparing towriteafreshchapterinits historynextyearbylaunching anewgenerationversionof itsMonosingleseatersports carwithanevenlighterchassis andamoreemissionsfriendly turbochargedengine.

EveryMonotodatehas usedMountunenaturally aspirated2.5litreengine willbeHennessey’s weightsavinggains. anewinhouselightweight chassisframemadeoutofa niobiumsteelalloyBAChas yettogivedetailsofexactly howmuchlighterandstifferthe alloyhasmadeitschassis,but overalltheMonoFisexpected toweigh570kgdryonly20kg morethantheMonoR,dueto theMonoF’smorecomplicated turbochargedengine,butnot allowingfortheinfluenceof thecarbonceramicbrakes ofthespecialseriesmodel. significantlysincethecar wasoriginallylaunched

Switchingfromthenormally aspiratedMountune-built 25litreengineofthecurrent Monotoanew,speciallytuned 2.3litreFordEcoboostunitwill maketheMonosellableacross allofNorthAmerica,aswellas inkeymarketselsewhere Theturbochargedenginewill produce332bhp,upfromthe 302bhpofthecurrentMono, andinexcessof295lbfta boostofsome30% TheMonoFisexpectedto usethesamemotorsport derivedsixspeedHewland sequentialgearboxasthe currentMonoandmuchofthe sameenrichedsuspensionand runninggearasthelimited seriesMonoR(Öhlinstwo wayadjustabledampers andPirelliTrofeoRtyres). Itwillalsoadoptthesame grapheneenrichedbodywork

TheMonoFfor‘forced induction’willopenupnew exportmarketsforBACand alsokeeptheMonoregulations compliantinthosemarketsin whichitisalreadyestablished.

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firstelectriccar astheMonoRtoreapsimilar

TheMonoFwillfeature

BACturnstoturbopowerfornext-generationMono

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Monopriceshaverisen

10AUTOCARCOUK7SEPTEMBER2022 BMWrampsuphydrogenplanswithiX5fuel-cellEV BMWBELIEVESHYDROGEN poweredvehiclesare“ideally placed”tofitalongsidebattery electricvehicles“andcomplete theelectricmobilitypicture”, accordingtochairmanOliver Zipse,whowasspeakinglast weekasitbeganproductionat itsnewfuelcellfactoryinMunich Thehydrogen‘competence centre’willmakepowertrains fortheiX5Hydrogen,BMW’s firstproductionfuelcellelectric vehicle(FCEV),whichwas showcasedatlastyear’s Munichmotorshow. “We’redemonstrating thetechnicalmaturityof thistypeofdrivesystem andunderscoringitspotential forthefuture,”addedZipse WwilliamsAdvanced Engineering(WAE) hasappliedits wealthofmotorsport andsupercarengineering experiencetodevelopa newperformanceoriented electricvehicleplatform aimedspecificallyatlow volumesports-carmakers. Thecompositeskateboard stylearchitecture,calledEVR, isdescribedasalightweight, highpowerandsuperstiff basisforelectricsportscars fromnichebrandsthatwantto takeadvantageofthequicker andmorecosteffective processofdevelopinga caronanexistingplatform. EVRisanalternative tothesimilarlyconceived architectureWAErevealed in2017.CalledtheFWEVX, thatwasascalableskateboard devisedtoshowcarmakers acomparativelyefficient meansoflaunching electrifiedvehicleswithout goingthroughthecostly processofreengineering existingmodelsordeveloping anew,grounduparchitecture ThemorehardcoreEVR platformoperatesaccording toasimilarprincipleandwill allowthesmallestandnewest sportscarmanufacturersto entertheEVmarketwithout theneedtoinvestonthesame scaleasbiggerplayers Onesuchcompanyis AustriabasedDeus,whose 2169bhp,1475lbftVayanne hypercar,whichcouldsoonbe declaredofficiallythemost powerfulroadcaronsale, issettoenterproductionat WAEpartnerfirmItaldesign’s factoryinTurin,Italy,in2025. Williamselectrifiesnichebrands DeusVayanneluxury hypercarsitsonnew WAEEVRplatform UKengineeringfirm’snewEVplatformopensthedoortolowvolumesportscars

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usedbytheconventionally fuelledX5,demonstrating

Whileprecisedetailsabout itsarchitecturewerekept underwrapswhenitwas revealedinNewYorkearlier thisyear,ithasnowbeen confirmedthatitwilluse theEVRplatform,asWAE detailsthenewhardwareat thisyear’sCenexlowcarbon vehicleshowatMillbrook Inthisluxuryfocused hypercarapplication,the EVRstructureisequipped withamotoroneachaxlefor fourwheeldrive,topropel theVayannefrom062mph injust199secandonto 248mph.Itsmainappeal, however,wasthatitallowed theVayannetositlowand adoptamidenginedstyle silhouetteandcabinposition whileprioritisinglong distancerefinement. WAE’sheadofstrategic partnerships,DyrrArdash, saidDeuscametoWAEwith avisionforan“everyday hypercar”Itneededto be“ergonomicallyquite comfortable”andcapableof

“quiteeasilydrivinghundreds ofkilometresandyoudon’tget outofitfeelinglikeyou’vebeen inawashingmachine” Ardashfurtherexplained thechallengesofdevisingthe basisofahighlystrungelectric

supercar:“Thefundamentals arenotreallyanydifferent You’vestillgottopackage apropulsionsystem,you’ve stillgottohaveacomfortable interiorpackagingspace,the ergonomicsmustberightand theaerodynamicsneedtobe classleading “Oneofthegreat opportunitiescertainly ifyou’relookingatafront enginedvehicleisthatyou wouldn’thaveatransmission tunnel,sothere’smore packagingspaceanda degreeofextraflexibility withregardstocoolingand thermalmanagement “EVsdogiveyoualittlebit moreflexibilityModularityis probablythemostimportant thingwithregardtochanging propulsionconfigurations.” That’swhytheVayannecan takeadvantageofastacked batterypackbehindtheseats, andthatprovidesoptimum weightdistributionfor enhanceddynamicagility. Awayfromthesupercar segment,andseparate fromanyotherlowvolume supercarbrandswhohave designsontheEVRplatform, Ardashsuggestedthatthere’s potentialfortechnology fromcarsliketheVayanne totrickledownintomore mainstreampropositions, citingcelltechnology,battery managementsoftwareand sustainabilitytoenhance productionmethods Hesuggestedthat, beyondoutrightspeedand performance,onepriority forWAE’sengineersis batterylongevity,toensure “consistencyofperformance” foraslongaspossibleduring thepack’slifecycle,whichis particularlyimportantnot onlyfromasustainability standpointbutalsobecause therealworldapplicationof solidstatetechnologyis“a numberofyearsaway” FELIXPAGE BMWIX5HYDROGEN

committedtomarketingsuch powertrainsonawiderscale. OliverZipseandR&DbossFrankWeberunveiledFCEVpowertrain

TheiX5willbeproduced initiallyonasmallscaleforthe purposesofpublictrialsrather thanconventionalcommercial sale,butBMWhasstrongly hintedatplansforanew lineofFCEVstofollow Mostnotably,theiX5’stwo hydrogentanks,fuelcellstack andelectricmotorhavebeen integratedintotheplatform thefeasibilityofintegrating byToyotaanothercompany

hydrogenhardwareinto existingarchitecture Thefuelcellsaresupplied

12AUTOCARCOUK7SEPTEMBER2022 Faultysoftwareisputting carownersunknowingly atrisk,withissuesnot noticeable“untilthey failtoworkinanemergency” ThesearethewordsofIan Ferguson,founderofconsumer advocatecompanyRejectMy Car,afterAutocarreaders sharedtheirstoriesofclose callswhentechwenthaywire Readerswroteinfollowing Autocar’sownexperienceof softwareissueswiththree AudiQ4Etrons,whichranged fromactivesafetysystems beingdisabledtothedigital speedometerdisappearing. Duringan11monthperiod, aQ4Etron40,aQ4Etron 40SportbackandaQ4Etron 50Sportbackbeingtested byAutocarallexperienced problems.Audi’stechnicians couldn’ttracethecauseofthe issueswithinthefirsttwocars andthethirdwasunexamined FergusonsaidVolkswagen Groupcarsaccountformore thanhalfofthecomplaints aboutfaultysoftwarehisfirm ishandlingsomethingbacked upbyourreaders’letters ReaderRichardMikulatold Autocar:“Severaldaysafterwe collectedournewVolkswagen Golf15eTSIStyle,messages startedtoappearinforming usofvariouselectricalissues Wewereadvisedthatthese wouldallberesolvedoncethe softwarehadbeenupdated [overtheair]Shortlyafter, thecarrevertedtofactory settingsandcametoahalt” Andthiswasn’tall.Afew dayslater,thesystemindicated a“majorelectricalerror”and toldMikula’swifetostopdriving beforethecar“diedonher” Mikulasaidthatdespite varioussoftwareupdates, hisGolfisstillfaulty “Wewon’tbereplacing itwithanotherVolkswagen Significantsystemfaultsareincreasinglycommon,particuarlyinVWGroupmodels Software‘puttingdriversatrisk’ VWCEOSchäferisacutely awareofbranddamage poorsoftwareinflicts SevenseatEV, previewedby7S, isduein2026

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Afewyearsago,Audiwastheﬁrsttoshow matrixbeamheadlights,plusthecool lookingprototype‘swarm’,anilluminated surfacethatturnedtherearofthecarinto aswarmoftinypixelstoindicateachange ofpaceorleftorrightturn.Alaserdiode inplaceofthefoglightcouldalsopaint awide‘stop’lineontheroadbehindthe cartowarnfollowingcarsinfogorsnow Behindthescenes,jointventureOsram Continental,formedbytwogiantsuppliers, ﬁrstrevealedtheSmartrixHDheadlight

FINDINGWAYSFORdriverstocontrol theircarsandgivethemvitalinformation withoutdistractionhasprovedtrickyover theyears.Touchscreenswereintended toreducethelevelofdistractionbuthave provencontroversial,whileheadup displaysforkeepingdriversinformed workwellbutarestillapremiumfeature

Usingthatinformation,thesoftware calculatesthebrightnessforeachofthetwo millionpixelsinthepairofheadlightsThe techisnowavailableonothermodels,too, suchastheEQSandtheCClass,whichhas threeLEDsineachheadlightalongwith 1.3millionmicromirrorstorefractthe lightandcreateimagesontheroad Audiannouncedwhatappearsto beanidenticalsystem,with13million micromirrorsperheadlightcapableof projectinggraphicsontotheroad,in2020.

technologyin2019,based onitsEviyosLEDs,which generate26,500pixels eachaswellasproducing the‘shaped’lightingpatternsof matrixheadlamps.Thesametechnologyis behindtheprojectionofimagesontheroad Giventhefairlyrapidrolloutofdigital projectiontechnology,it’sreasonableto assumethatitwon’tstopthere,withFord theﬁrstmanufactureroflowerpricedcars toshowaninterestTheideaisthatthetech canbeusedtoassistnotonlythedriverbut alsootherroadusersandpedestrians,for instancewarningofslipperysurfaces

UNDER THESKIN JESSECROSSE Groupmodel,”heconcluded. Thisispreciselytheoutcome thatThomasSchäfer,newCEO ofVolkswagenPassengerCars, hassaidhewantstoavoid Speakingearlierthismonth toAutocar,Schäfersaidhe wantstomakeVolkswagen “alovedbrandagain” Headded:“VWisona steeplearningcurvewiththe likesofovertheairsoftware [updates].Ithasbeena challenge,butwe’vemade goodstrideswithnewvoice controlandTravelAssist” Formanyownersof VolkswagenGroupcars, though,progresscan’t comequicklyenough AnotherAutocarreader, TerryOsborn,whoowned anAudiA3Saloon,said:“On myjourneyhome,itsuffered fromthreesystemcrashes. Acoupleofweekslater,it experiencedmore,plus variouswarninglights” OsbornsaidAudihadbeen unabletofixhiscarsohe hadrejecteditandbeen

Fordrecentlyrevealeddetailsofitswork onhighresolutionheadlights,whichuse theroadsurfaceasakindofscreenonwhich toprojectsymbols,suchasdirectionarrows fromthesatnavsystemorweatherrelated informationliketheicewarningsymbol thatappearsontheinstrumentdisplay Headlightscouldalsoprojectlinesshowing thewidthofthecar,makingitlessriskyto squeezethroughtightspacesatnight Backin2018,MercedesBenzrevealed itsDigitalLight,whichmadeitsdebutin theSClassanddoesmuchthesamething. Eachoftheheadlightscontainsachipthat worksinconjunctionwithanimpressive onemillionmicromirrorsperheadlight Thecontrollogicofthesystemfeedsdetailed informationaboutthecar’ssurroundingsto algorithmsusingthecar’sexternalsensors.

MercedestunerBrabushasgotits handsonthenewSmart#1,pumping theelectricSUVwithanextra154bhp andgivingitamoreaggressivelook. Theadditionofasecondmotoratthe frontbooststotaloutputto422bhp RevealedattheChengdumotor show,the#1Brabuswillsooncome toEuropeaswell.PricesinChina startat¥279,000(£34,500)

Likesomanyoftheseadvancedideas, though,thedividinglinebetweensafety aidandsalesaidisthinlydrawnWhat, forexample,willtheviewfromacarlook likeinanurbanenvironmentorabusy roadinthefuture?Willitbeclearwho isprojectingwhichimage?Whatabout imagesfromdifferentvehiclesoverlaying oneanotherandwillthatleadtomore distraction,ratherthanless?

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refunded,insteadoptingfora newKiaNiro Headdedthathewasso dismayedbytheissuesthat plaguedhisA3Saloonthathe wouldneverbuyanAudiagain, havingbeenacustomerfor decadesThiswashis11thAudi Autocarforwardedreaders’ letterstotheVolkswagen Groupforitsresponse Aspokesmansaid:“Our customercareteamscontinue toworkwiththeopencases highlightedtofindsolutions asquicklyaspossible,as ourpriorityistoensure customersatisfaction.” JOHNEVANS Osborn:NiroreplacedduffA3

AstonMartinisinthe midstofoneofthemost transformativeerasin its109-yearhistory, welcomingexFerrariboss

Wetalkedtochiefcreative officerMarekReichman, productandmarketstrategy bossAlexLongandglobal headofpersonalisationand specialsalesSimonInglefield Herearetheirthoughts

TheBritishfirmhasrecently showcasedatrioofbrand definingrangetoppersthe VantageV12Roadster,DBR22 speedsterandfullyfinished ValhallasupercaratMonterey CarWeekintheUS,whichalso gavetheopportunitytocatch upwiththreeAstonexecutives andheartheirperspectiveson thefirm’sstrengths,priorities andoutlook

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AmadeoFelisaasitsnew CEO,embarkingonacrucial £653millionfundingdrive andweighinguppotentially industryshakingstrategic partnershipsasitplotsitspath toanelectricfuture

BoldAstonseesbrightfuture ELECTRIFICATION NEWLEADERSHIP NEWMODELLINES PERSONALISATION Astonismakingjust10DBR22carsandeachwillbebespoke Threetopexecutivessharetheirthoughtsonthebrand’spast,presentandfuture

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7SEPTEMBER2022AUTOCARCOUK15 NewValhallahybrid, duenextyear,hasa1:1 powertoweightratio THEASTON FRONTGRILLE V12POWER LAGONDA HALOCARS DBX707represents“anewphase” Lagondaplansareonhold

itsprofitexpectations, despitelossesincurred fromwithdrawingfrom itsbusinessinRussia Butwillthisreallylast,as deMeosaysitmust?Inthe faceofsqueezedincomes, recessionwreakinghavoc withconsumerconfidence, willpeoplereallykeep payingmorefortheircars, especiallywhiletheywatch thefirmsthatmakethem getrich,rewardingCEOs andseniormanagement withrecordpayouts? Perhapsit’stooextreme aparallel,butthescrutiny thatoil,gasandelectricity firmsarecomingunderfor reapingmegaprofitswhile hikingtheirpricesprovides someguidanceonthepublic moodonsuchthings. DeMeo’spointis,of course,rootedintheneedto buildasustainablebusiness; onethatrecordsreliable profitsandthereforehasthe fundstokeepinvestingin researchanddevelopment andinnovatingforthe futureAswesitatthedawn oftheeraofelectrification, someonehastopayforthe progressthatwewantand needandthatsomeone isthebuyer Butitdoesoverlook thefactthatbuyershave options:tostickinthe interimwithusedICEcars orswitchallegiancetoone oftheraftofChinesefirms usingthelevellingofthe playingfieldwithbatteries andelectricmotorstogeta foothold.Brandobsessed wemaybe,butwhenthese peculiardayspass,the postpandemicrealitymay exposethatourlimitsare significantlybelowwhere themarkethasmovedto.

IT’SAFINElinebetween enoughandtoomuch. Datafromcarbuying championsWhatCar? revealedearlierthisyear thattheaverageUKnewcar costastaggering£42,054, drivenupbyaround7% injust18monthsbya combinationofrisingprices anddwindlingdiscounting Weshouldn’tbeentirely surprised,ofcourse.The costoflivingcrisisisas realforthoserunningvast factoriesasitisourhomes; soaringenergyprices, risingrawmaterialcosts andmorewerealwaysgoing toleadtopressure.But whathasraisedeyebrows isthat,thankstodemand faroutstrippingsupply,asa resultprimarilyofthechip crisis,theriseshavebeen abletobecombinedwith thereduceddiscountsto generateonceunthinkably hugeprofits Inthepastfewweeks, we’veseenaflurryoffirst halffinancialresults,and onthewhole,theymake forprettyreadingforthe carmakersBeitfrom mainstreamorpremium brands,profitmarginsare typicallytwicewhatthey wereprepandemic(albeit withJaguarLandRoverand AstonMartinbeingtwo homegrownoutliersthat continuetositinthered).

WhenIquizzedRenault GrouppresidentLuca deMeoonthisjustafew monthsago,littlewonder hehadcausetosmile. “Theeraofthecheap carisover:ithastobe,” hedeclared Renaultisverymuch amongthewinnersatthe moment,recentlyupping

TheFordsleepsfourinadouble bedandtwosinglesandhasacosy seatingareaforthem,too,because thesofashapeddriver/passenger seatrotatesthrough180degtosetupa frontroomforfour,withvelvetcurtains oneverywindow,aWelshdresserto onesideandawoodburningstove totheotherCarefulwiththestove, mind:thebodyiswoodentoo ApparentlytheTwassoldand thenabandonedinthe1920sand laterdiscoveredprettyuntidyinthe 1970s,whereuponitwasrestoredIt hasbeenshownfrequentlysince UnliketheEscort,itisn’tpreciously lowmileage(thespeedodoesn’thave anodometer),butyoucouldaskwhat

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7SEPTEMBER2022AUTOCARCOUK17 ❝ TheFordhasvelvetcurtainsoneverywindow, aWelshdresserandawood-burningstove ❞ MattPrior stheSilverstoneAuctions hammerfellat£722,500 lastmonthonaFordEscort RSTurboonceownedby Diana,PrincessofWales,therewas aneruptionofWTFeryacrossthe carenthusiastworld. Onwhatplanetisthreequartersof amillionquidokayforanRSTurbo? Evenifitisnonstandardblackandhad beenfittedwithamorediscreetslatted grillethantherestofthem?Inthe’90s, thosemodificationswouldn’tgetyouan owners’drivesphotoinMaxPower. Butthetruthisitsnewownerisn’t buyingaFordEscort;they’rebuying celebritymemorabiliaCreepycelebrity memorabilia.LikeanElvisPresley Cadillacbutsomehow,well,not. Iknowithasbeen25years,butstill, unlessit’sreturningtothefamily,it feelsabitweirdlymorbidtomeIget wantingtobuy,say,yourgrandad’sold carback.Butsomebodyelse’sfamous grandad’scar?Notsomuch.Besides, giventhattheRShasjust24,961miles onit,whatthehelldoesonedowithit?

A Anyway,theauctionitemthatI’m mostintriguedbythismonthisn’t thisEscortbutanotherFordentirely Insteadit’stheModelTcampervan that’sthoughttobetheworld’soldest survivingmotorcaravan.AndI’m slightlybesottedbyit. Itwasbuiltin1914foramemberof theBentallfamily,ownersoftheshops ofthesamenameCoachbuildingnew bodiesontoanexistingchassiswas fairlystandardpracticeatthetime,so theTwasextendedandstrengthened byacompanycalledBaico,while thebodyandinteriorwerecreated byDuntonofReading,whichmade travellers’caravans.

youwoulddowithit,too,becauseit isn’teasilyusable Bonhams,auctioningthecamperat asaleattheNationalMotorMuseum inBeaulieuon10September,delicately suggestedthat,giventheregularModel Thadanominaltopspeedof45mphin period,“it’slikelythatthismotorhome’s topspeedwouldbesomewhatlower thanthatduetotheadditionalweight” Thanksfortheheadsup.Thefrontal areaisn’texactlysubtle,either.Andit’s morethan100yearsoldLet’stakea deepbreathandhopefor30mph Thecaravanhasdonetherounds ofalotofshowsandcompletedsome LondontoBrightonrunssinceits restoration,winningaconcoursonthe way,too,butit’sabravesoulwhowould embarkonapropertourinitMaybe that’swhytheestimatesitsat£20,000 £30,000,whichseemstomerather goodvalue,ratherthanthreequarters ofamillion.Ifyouhadabitofspace andawillingnesstogentlytouracross itonasunnyweekend,Ican’tthinkof anythingmorecharminglyappealing Today,anyway.NextweekIwillbe backdreamingofaLandRover101 ForwardControlcamperconversion

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leapsandIswerveastheVeedubcomeswithin sixinchesofsendingmetohospital(I’monmy BMWbatteryscooter).Thewomanatthewheel wavesavagueapology,swervesintoatrafﬁc gap,thensteerserraticallyforthenextmile, frighteningadjacentdriversuntilwereacha complexjunctionwithtwosetsoftrafﬁclights

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Theyturnredasweapproachandeveryone stopsexcepttheGolf.Aftersomelurching, itsdriverdecidestokeepgoingevidently concludingthatthisisokaybecausetheyonly turnedredafewsecondsearlierOpposing trafﬁchootsandswerves,butbythetimewe getgoingagain,theGolfisgone.Ihalfexpect toﬁnditembeddedinatreedowntheroad. Ontherestofmyjourney,Ithinkanewabout thevalueofknowingyourcarandyourroute

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OurseniorcontributingeditorRichardBremner isagluttonforpunishmentHavinglastyear invitedseveraldozencarmadmatestovisithis houseforlunchandachinwag,andtoparktheir disparatecarsinhisleafyHertfordshiregarden, hehasjustdonethesameagainThiswasone environmentwheretheSteeringCommitteeand IhadtoparkourmodernAlpineA110wellout oftheway,outshoneby(amongmanyothers)an AustinAllegro,aCitroënDSSafari,aFordCapri V8,a1960sRover2000,aSunbeamconvertible andBremner’sownChevroletCorvetteStingray Myshowstarwasundoubtedlya1950s200cc twostrokeBondMinicar,oneofthe“hated” threewheelersthatinducedSirAlecIssigonisto createtheMini.Comically,itsengine,gearbox andexhaustareﬁxedtothesingledrivenfront wheel,soeverythingturnswhenyouwagglethe steeringwheelWonderfulEnglishmadness MyDaciaDusterisbackhome,soallisright withtheworldAsyoumightremember,our previous‘household’car,a19yearoldCitroën Berlingo,hasgonetoawellknownenthusiast whoalreadyhasthree,replacedbythisseven monthold,11,500mileDacia1.5litrediesel 4x4,myformerlongtermer.LocaldealerFish BrothersofSwindondidusproudondelivery, andanicefeelingofsymmetryhasreturned toourmotleycarstable ScaryinterludeonthewaytoworkAZipcar VolkswagenGolfladenwithadultsandkids explodesoutofasidestreet,barelyundercontrol There’sjusttimetospeculatethathere’ssomeone takingthekidsforanicedayoutwhenmyheart risingassociatewebsiteMoveElectric,ishaving atoughtimestaying BuildYourDreams) hepromisesaneven

whenyoudriveIt’smoreimportantthanvarious morepopularsafetysubjectsthatIcouldname It’sthelastdayofmyholiday,soonspecIphone myfriendJohntoaskforhishelpatscratchingan itchI’vealwayswonderedwhattothinkofthe AustinSeven,neverevenhavingsatinone,let alonedrivenit.Hehasahealthy1933Boxsaloon, whoseproportionsI’vealwaysadmired,and thisoneisabitspecial,becauseitsbodyfeatures fadedhandpaintedhieroglyphicsputthereby theinmatesofalocalgirls’schoolinhonourof VirginiaWade’s1977Wimbledonwin.Hecould restoreit,butwhyloseitsuniqueprovenance?

Wedrovesomelocalbackroads,andmy pleasurerosewitheveryhalfmileIt’scrude, ofcourse,butthelittlefourpotengine(all747cc ofit)pulledwithendearingwillingness,ithadan easytomastercrashgearboxandquitedecent brakesanditssuspensionabsorbedourrural rutswitheaseThetinydimensionsmadeeven singletrackroadsseemlikemajorthoroughfares It’snowobviouswhyownersloveSevensand whysomanytacklesuchprodigiousjourneys: theselittlecarshavebighearts.Ikeptthinking howfantasticitmusthavebeentoacquireoneof theseasyourﬁrstevercar,assomanypeopledid

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GROUPCHEAVEN HighlightsatTheClassic remaingloriouslysubjective, buttherewereplentylike mewhoweremagnetically drawntothesumptuous displayof1980ssports carslinedupinformation CuratedbyGroupCaddict andserialPorscheowner HenryPearman,the collectioncelebratedthe 40thanniversaryofthis muchlovedcategory,which tookitsbowatSilverstonein 1982,whenaloneRothmans Porsche956drivenby JackyIckxandDerekBell lineduponpoleposition fortheSilverstone6Hours, onlytobeforcedintofuel conservationmodeby meagreregulationsthatleft thefamousduopowerlessto stopLancia’sLC1ruiningthe GermanscriptNotforlong, ofcourse.IckxandBellsoon claimedthefirstofsevenLe Mans24Hoursvictoriesfor the956andits962successor, asPorsche’smasterpiece dominatedthedecadeboth numericallyandinterms ofracewinsandtitles.

BELLOF’S956 Bellwasguestofhonour atTheClassicAmonghis formercarsondisplayand runningintheterrifichigh speeddemoswas956007, whichin1983hesharedwith StefanBellofinthefinal worldchampionshipsports carroundtobeheldonthe NürburgringNordschleife. Bellofremainsaculthero, 37yearsafterhissenseless deathina956atSpa Francorchamps(seeright) TheGerman’sstarburned brightlybutalltoobriey forTyrrellinF1,butalong withhissensationaldrive atMonacoin1984(would hehavebeatenAlainProst’s McLarenandupstaged

M O T O R S P O R TDamienSmith heClassicat Silverstonethis yearoffereda welcomejogona numberofhappyreminders First,therecouldhardlybe abetterauralbarragethan apackofwailingCosworth DFVenginedFormula1 cars,asheardintheMasters RacingLegendsround Thentherewasthelast oftheweekend’swonderful rosterof20races:athrashfor 1960ssalooncarsOutsized FordFalconsandGalaxies versusaeetofMustangs andLotusCortinas,with aswarmofgiantslaying Minisnippingattheirwheel arches?Youjustcan’tbeatit Runforthefirsttimeon theAugustBankHoliday weekendinaswapfromthe endofJulyslotwithMotoGP, TheClassicisoneoftheold car‘majors’,offtrackasmuch ason,thankstothediverse smorgasbordofinfieldcar clubdisplays.Thedepthand scaleremainsawonder. HAMILTON’S MAGNIFICENTSEVEN Amongthedisplayswasa crowdpleasingcollection GroupCandspecial956stoleSilverstonenostalgiafestthisyear CLASSOFTHECLASSIC Porschewrittenoffby Bellofin1983hasbeen painstakinglyrestored T ❝ Thedepthandscaleofcars displayedremainsawonder ❞ ofallsevenofSirLewis Hamilton’sF1titlewinners fromthechromeand vibrantred2008McLaren MercedesMP423tothe BlackArrowsMercedes AMGW11inwhichhe claimedhismostrecent crown,in2020never seenbeforeinoneplaceat thesametimeProuddad AnthonyHamiltonwas amongthevisitors. Lewishimselfwas otherwiseengaged,of course,makingararemess oftheBelgianGrandPrix Hetookfullblameforthe laponepinchonFernando Alonsothatbrieypitched hisW13intotheairandout oftheracebutrefusedto apologisetohisoldnemesis, whohadbrandedhiman “idiot”ontheradio.What reallywouldhavestungwas theunfairdigthat“thisguy onlyknowshowtodriveand startinfirst”Itwasallsaid intheheatofthemoment, butstillitofferedaglimpse ofAlonso’ssimmering resentmentatHamilton’srun ofdominationinthestring ofMercedessittingsilently ondisplayatSilverstone.

STEFANBELLOF MOTORSPORTGREATS MOTORSPORT 7SEPTEMBER2022AUTOCARCOUK23 G E T T Y I M A G E S billboardsforsomeofthe bestracingliveriesMy personalfavourite?Hardto say,butI’vealwayshadasoft spotforKremerPorschesin thecowboycoloursofSkoal Bandit,abrandofchewing tobaccoLovelyhabit Vanbockrykcan’twaitfor LeMansnextyear,the100th anniversaryeditionandthe startoftheLMH/LMDh erathatcarriesspiritual echoesofGroupCPorsche haspledgedtosellcustomer versionsofitsnew963,just asitdidinhugenumbers withthe956/962Thefirst hasalreadybeenconfirmed, fortheBritishJotaSport team,whichwillruninthe blackandyellowcolours ofcarrentalgiantHertz. Lotsofpotential,then,for apleasingthrowbacktothe NewManJoestPorschethat wonLeMansbacktobackin 1984and1985…andplentyof scopeforanewandglorious historytobewritten WILLASHSUTTONequalthe recordoffourBritishTouring CarChampionshipsshared byrivalColinTurkingtonand legendAndyRouseorwill Turkingtonclaimtherecord allforhimselfwithafifthtitle? Thatremainsthebigquestion, especiallyaftertheBTCC’s secondvisittoThruxtonthis season,asSuttonclosedto withinsixpointsofTurkington duringabountifulweekendfor hisNapaRacingFordsquad. TeammateDanCammish wasontopform,claiminghis firsthonoursintheFocusST withanemphaticlightsto flagvictoryinraceone,while Honda’sGordonSheddencame throughtobeatfellowtriple championSuttontosecond Cammishlookedsetfor anotherwininracetwo,until heunselfishlycededtoateam calltoallowSuttonthroughto victoryinhis200thBTCCstart InthewakeofNapa’sfirstone two,Sheddenbankedanother bronzeinhis400thBTCCstart.

Thereversegridracethree offeredachangeofnarrative asBTCRacing’sJoshCook overcameBMWduoTurkington andStephenJelleytokeep histitlehopesaliveThis wastheHondadriver’s10th BTCCvictoryatThruxton, underlininghisstatusasking oftheHampshirespeedbowl Justtwomeetingsand sixracesarelefttodecide whowillclaimthe2022title Silverstoneisnext,beforethe conclusionatBrandsHatch.

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AyrtonSenna’sToleman hadclerkofthecourseIckx notowntheredagsin treacherousconditions?), theNordschleife956 performanceenshrined hislegendEvenifitdid endinaviolentcrashthat enragedteammateBell Bellofwasonanotherlevel thatweekend,settingthe quickestlaptimeever recordedontheoriginal 129milecircuitof6min 11secinqualifyingatan averagespeedof126mph. Inthe1000kmrace,he postedthefastesteverrace lap,toobeforetaking offatPanzgartenand writingoffthePorsche In1984,theheavily damagedchassiswassold toAmericansportscarhero AlHolbertandsubsequently fittedwithanIMSA962 tail,paintedinMillerbeer coloursandconsignedto asedentarylifeasashow carDisplayedformany yearsinaNorthCarolina museum,itwasboughtin 2007byChrisCrawford, whocommissioneda painstakingrestorationto returnittoitsconsiderable gloryasthe‘Bellof956’ Resplendentamongfarmore successfulLeManswinning siblings,formeitstolethe showatSilverstone.

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THEGREATESTERA AmidthePorschesand equallygloriousTWR Jaguars,plusthestylish KourosSauberC8,Icaught upwithmyoldfriendSerge Vanbockryk,whowason handatSilverstonetolaunch hisastonishingheaweight threevolumeworkPorsche 962:TheDefinitiveHistory (publishedbyPorterPress) Vanbockrykfellin lovewiththesecarsasa journalistwritingabout theminperiod.He’sclearly biased(hell,soamI!)butwe agreedthatGroupCisthe greatestLeManseraThe carsstilllooksofreshand modernallthesedecades later,whiletheircleanand simpleaerodynamiclines madethemtheperfect

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FIRSTDRIVES NEWCARSTESTEDANDRATED

ThenewRangeRoverhasarrivedasafivestarluxury SUV.Isitsmoredynamicrelationsimilarlystunning? RANGEROVERSPORT TESTED31822MADRIDSPAINONSALESEPTEMBERPRICE£108600

TheSportisshorterandlowerthan thecarwewillthinkofandrefertoas itslargersibling,butthere’shardly anythinginitdimensionally

Theybothusethesame2997mm wheelbase(thelongwheelbase RangeRoveraddstothat,obviously) andtheSportis4946mmlongtothe RangeRover’s5052mmIt’sthesame 2047mmwideacrossthebodyand 2209mmwiththemirrorsout.But it’s50mmlower,at1820mm.

Asitmoochesoutofacarpark andontocitystreets,theSporteasily passes‘the50metretest’:how goodacarfeelswhenyourstget inanddriveoffLandRovers,with theirslickcontrolweightsandeasy, predictableresponses,alwaysdo.

Withintwominutes,Imeeta motorwayand,withwindnoise increasing,haulupthewindows TheSportimmediatelybecomes oneofthemostisolatedandquiet carsonthemarket.Thesamekind ofisolationthatwenoticedinthe fullsizeRangeRover,theSport’s biggersibling,feelsverymuch replicatedhere Itcomesasasurprise,butit shouldn’tdo.Thetwomodels havearrivedwithinmonthsof eachotherbecausethey’vebeen developedatthesametimeand sharesomuchunderneath.

Itmayweigh2.7tonnes,butitcanstillreallygosome

There’sabitmoredifferenceinthe weightAtfirst,IdriveaSportP530, whichusesaBMWsourced4.4litre V8with523bhp.Itweighs2430kg here,whiletheregularRangeRover withthesameengineis2510kg Aslightlybiggerfueltank(90litres versustheSport’s80)willaccountfor atinybitofthatdifference(weightis measured90%fuelled)butnotthe rest,sothere’salittlelessoftheSport, anditdoesn’thavetheRangeRover’s splittailgate.Mindyou,80kgsounds likealot,butwe’reonlytalking3%. Mechanically,thebiggest differencesareprobablyinthe suspensionSure,bothcarshave doublewishbonesupfrontanda fivelinksetupattherear,with torquevectoringbybraking,a lockingreardifferential,48Vactive antirollbarsandactiverearsteering, InteriorsharesmuchwithfullsizeRangeRover’s,whichisaverygoodthing

’verolleddownthewindowson thisnewRangeRoverSportto talktosomecolleaguesabout whereI’mgoing,andIleave themdownasIheadontotheroad.

BoththeRangeRoverandthe SportarebasedonLandRover’snew ModularLongitudinalArchitecture, primarilyaluminiumandsaidtobe upto35%moretorsionallyrigid thantheoutgoingcar.

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Materialsandfitandfinishare similarlygood,thenRangeRoveris tryingtopositionitselfintheluxury sphere,whichiswhySportprices startat£80,325,theP510ePHEVis £108,600andtheV8is£116,190. Mindyou,IsatnexttoaBentley executiveatanawardsdooncewhere therewasaluxurycaraward,and shedidn’tthinkmuchoftheidea thattheMercedesBenzSClasswas consideredforitDifferentmarket, differenttypeofpeople:canyou reallybeluxuryifyoualsosella carthatrivalstheFordFocus? Icanimagineasimilar conversationaboutRangeRover, butit’snotholdingbackwiththe cleandesign,atleast,ifnotall oftheplushmaterials.Mostly it’sfirstrateandtheequalofthe primarycompetitors:topendBMW X5sandthePorscheCayenneIt’s noBentleyBentaygainhere,but it’snotpricedlikeone,either. TheCayennefeelsthemostnatural rivaltomeThe‘big’RangeRoverisa landowner’scarTheSportfinds◊ PiviProtouchscreeninfotainmentcontinuestoimpress DOYOUWANT ONEORTWO?

7SEPTEMBER2022AUTOCARCOUK27 FIRSTDRIVES ❝ Itimmediatelybecomes oneofthemostisolatedand quietcarsonthemarket ❞

Rideisamazinglycomfortableandthere’srefinementtomatch butwheretheRangeRoverhas singlechamberairsprings,theSport introducesadualchambersystem, oneofwhichhasavariablevolume (seepanelonright)togiveitmore dynamicvariance.Iknow:doesn’t soundlikeabigdifference,doesit? Questionis,then,whether theSportismorelikeadifferent bodystyle,ratherthanfeelinglike arelativelysignificantdeparture, asitusedtobe.Andwhenitcomes tothosefirstimpressionsofthe refinementasIrollupthe windows,Iwouldhaveto saythere’snotalotinit Likewiseinside.There’sabig wedgeofleatheracrossthedash beneathanarrayofvents,bigseats withipdownarmrests,digital instruments,thestickyoutPivi Protouchscreenandabevyofclear heatingandventilationdials,plus LandRover’sTerrainResponse controllerbehindit TheSport’sseatingpositionis 20mmlower,whiletheRangeRover hasabiggersteeringwheel,withtwo broadhorizontalspokestotheSport’s threespokeeffortButwhenwe’re talkingsteeringwheeldiameters, youcansensethere’snotalotinit.

Interiorisspaciousandsupremelycomfortableforfouradults

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ThePHEVbadgedtheP510eor theP440einlowerpoweredform isastackheavierthantheV8,at 2735kgButit’salsothecarinwhich Ifindthetwistiestroadsandforacar ofthisgirthit’sveryimpressive There’sonlyalittleroll,something stabilisingtoleaninto,anditturns withimpressiveconfidence.It monitorsthesatnavsystemto knowwhatkindsofcornersare comingandwillsharpenitselfup forthem.TheCayennestaysatter andmoreconfident,butthere’sonly ❝ LesssportingthantheCayenneit maybe,butit’sstillrewarding,and itwillout-rideanythingintheclass ❞ somuchIwouldwantfromanSUV, andthisdoesplentyforme. TheV8,beinglighter(albeit thirstier,at241mpgand266g/km)is eeteroffoot,althoughwe’retalking degreesIt’sstill25tonnes IoffroadintheV8tooAwarning lightthatneedsanoffonreset aside(becausewhatLandRover experienceiscompletewithoutone? Earlycarsareduethelatestsoftware download,I’mtold),it’sseriously impressive,findingtractionup slopesanddanglingwheelswhereit hasnorighttoandgoingwhererivals couldn’tgo.Andit’sherewherethe rearsteer,whichreducestheturning circletounder11m,isfeltmostItwill goroundtreesandthroughgateslike amuchsmallercarAnditcantow 3500kg(3000kgforthePHEV) Thatitcandothiswhilebeing quitesomuchfunonagoodstretch ofroad,eveninitsheaviestform,isa genuinefeatIfthere’sonethingyou canrelyonfromJaguarLandRover, ittendstobeitscars’dynamics,and they’rethestandoutagainhere.Less

∆itselfparkedoutsideitsowner’s businessintheweekandashopor agymatweekends,morelikethe CayennewouldAndtheblendof bothroadgoingdynamismand comfortandSUVabilityiswhere thepositioninggetsinterestingThe Cayennefeelslikeasportingroad carfirst,anSUVsecond.Should theSport?Canit,even? Intermsofridequalityand isolation,nothingelseintheclass getsthatclose.Itfeelslikethevast majorityoftheimperiousaloofness fromtheRangeRoverhasmadeit hereintactThespeakersplayanti noisetoassistthecomfortlevels Youcouldwhisperwhatyouthinkis silentlytoyourpartneraboutcalling inatafastfoodjointandtherewould bewhoopsofjoyfromchildreninthe backwhooverheardyouIt’ssoquiet It’salsostableandlonglegged, aneasymotorwaycompanion whetherinitsV8formorasa pluginhybrid,whichItrylater.This combinesa32kWhbatterywitha 30litrepetrolengineandanelectric motorfor503bhp,1820g/km ofCO2anda70mileelectriconly range.Thosequotedfiguresare asvariableasanyotherelectric orcombustedranges;LandRover reckonsatleast50mileswhatever theconditions Thereareabunchofmildhybrid 3.0litrepetrolsanddiesels,too.

TheSportpartofthenameisn’toversellingitscorneringabilities

7SEPTEMBER2022AUTOCARCOUK29 FIRSTDRIVES INADDITIONTOtheRangeRover Sport,Ihadachancetodrivethe newRangeRoverwiththeP510e pluginhybriddrivetrain Iwasn’tabletotestitbacktoback withapureICERangeRoverbut, aswiththeSport,youwouldn’t instinctivelyknowtherewasany differenceinisolationorcomfort Infact,tryingitalongside aSportinsteadwasavaluable exerciseinseeinghowfarapartthe twomodelsareAndtheansweris: honestly,notlightyearsButthenis aBMWX7sodifferentfromaBMW X5,oranAudiQ7fromanAudiQ8? TheRangeRoverhasaterrific ridequalityandverylowcabinnoise, withamixofmaterialsthatitcanget awaywithtowardsthelowerendof itsspectrum(theP510ecostsfrom £126,455,theP440efrom£103,485) butatthetopend(the£154,300 SV)wouldfeelhardergoing. It’ssmoothandresponsive,and whenthe30litrepetrolengine iszingingalong,it’sdoingitvery quietlyinthebackground,with justalittlesportingedgetoit. Thingsaremoreresponsiveifyou pullthegearselectorintoSrather thanD,buttheelectricmotoris theretoassistanyway;youcan justusethrottleratherthanhave topullgearstomakeprogress. Thisisarapidcarregardless. But(andthisgoesfortheSport too)it’sintheenergymanagement wheretheclevernessliesPlumba destinationintothesatnavandthe caroughttoknowwhetherthere’s acleanairzoneonthewaythatwill requireelectriconlymotionand,if thereis,savesomechargeforyou Oryoucanchoosetodriveon electricityaloneforaslongas possible(theofficialrangeispushing 70miles);opttoholdsomechargefor later;orrunaroundinhybridmode, whichekesoutthemainsassisted drivingforaslongasthebatteryand engineplaytogether,whichoughtto betheothersideof150miles. (Ididn’thaveachancetotestthat forcertain,butinanearliertestofa DefenderP400e,whichhasasmaller batteryandonlya27mileEVrange, itwoulddomorethan75inhybrid modebeforethebatterydepleted.) Anyway,it’saheaviersolutionthan pureinternalcombustion,whichwill limititsoffroadcapabilities,butif yourusecaseisright,thiscouldbe theanswerForSUVsthattowthings andaresometimesexpectedtorun longdistancesinremotelocations, PHEVisasoundtechnologyand it’swellexecutedhere MATTPRIOR Imperiousnewflagshipgainsalongrangeelectricalelement RANGEROVERP510E TESTED31822MADRIDSPAINONSALENOW @mattyprior RIVALS RANGEROVERP510ESV AAAAB CosmeticdifferencesonlyreallyamounttoanotherfillerflapRIVALS RANGEROVERSPORT P510EAUTOBIOGRAPHY AAAAB @mattyprior sportingthantheCayenneitmay be,butit’sstillrewarding,andit willoutrideanythingintheclass. TheSportdoesn’tfeelas differentiatedamodelfromthe RangeRoverasitoncedid(Isuspect anupcomingSVRmodelwould putmoreairbetweenthem),butI wouldn’twanttochangethedynamic blendithashitonItgetstheroad car/4x4combinationjustright MATTPRIOR

Aftermorethantwodecadesofteasing,Volkswagenhasfinally reinventedthevanbelovedbysomanycommunities VOLKSWAGEN IDBUZZ TESTED17822COPENHAGENDENMARKONSALEDECEMBERPRICE£61915

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Thecabinisfullofcleverlittle cubbyholesandplacestostore(lose) thecontentsofyourpockets,and youwillneverbeshortofaplace tochargeyourphone,becauseup toeightUSBCportsareoffered.

Yetvisibilityisexcellent, notablyforward,thankstoa bigsplitintheApillars,making theIDBuzzeasytoplace.

Whileit’saheacar,at2502kg, andlooksalargeone,it’sactually morecompactthanitslookssuggest At4712mm,it’sasimilarlengthto theVolkswagenPassat.It’s1937mm talland1985mmwide,andonthe roadit’sthewidthyoufeelmost.

Thewheelbaseisjustshyof threemetreslong,andlongitis, whichallowsforawheelineach cornerdesignthatreallygivesthe IDBuzzahunkereddownpresence.

32AUTOCARCOUK7SEPTEMBER2022 ❝ Theoverallsenseis thatitfeelsmoremature thantheotherIDcars ❞ Vastboothasaheight-adjustablefloor;youcanaddabed,too

Thefunoutsidegiveswaytoa morefunctionalinside,yetit’sstill abrightandcheeryplaceforall occupantstoenjoy,particularlyin thelightcolourschemeofourStyle testcar.Lotsofrecycledmaterials areusedforthetrim,andthere’sno realleatherinhereafirstfora Volkswageninmoderntimes It’saveryspaciousinterior, notablyforfrontpassengers,with theabsenceofatransmissiontunnel allowingforagameoffootsiewith yourcopilotIfyoucanreachthem, thatis:suchisthewidththatyou dofeellikeyou’resittingquitea wayfromyourfrontpassenger.The windscreenalsoseemsmilesaway Volkswagen’sinfamous infotainmentsystemfeatures, runningthelatest32software thatnewVolkswagenCEOThomas Schäferpromisesisfarmoresecure andstablethanpreviousiterations

Healsoadmitsthatit’snotas userfriendlyasitshouldbe,which isputtingitmildly.‘Whypressone buttonorgothroughonemenu whenyoucouldgothroughmany, manymore?’seemstobethemantra behindit,thekindofsoftwarethat’s designedinalabwithnorealthought ortestingintohowsuchcomplexity manifestsitselfwhenyouhavetodo somethingelseatthesametime,like focusondrivingandnotcrashing Bafingly,thedigitalheater controlsonthecentreconsolestill aren’tbacklit,sotryingtoturnthe heaterupordownatnightisquite literallyastabinthedark Thingsquicklyimprove,though, whenyougetontothebusinessof drivingtheIDBuzz,whichisall veryenjoyable. Electricpowersuitsacarofthis sizeandbriefsowell,thequietness andrefinementinparticulara realboon.Thedrivingexperience willbefamiliarfromanyofthe growingnumberofMEBbased carsfromVolkswagen,Audi,Cupra andSkoda,deliveringbriskbutnot hairraisingacceleration,andwell judgedregenerativebrakingformore onepedaldrivinginthe‘B’driving mode,selectedfromthecolumn gearselectorItcanstillprovidea goodsurgeforwardswhenneeded, though,withenoughtorqueontap evenhigheruptherevrange.

∆byslidingreardoors.Therearseats foldatandcanbeslidforwards butcan’tberemoved,unlikeinthe recentlylaunchedandseemingly infinitelyxibleVolkswagen Multivanthat’sbuiltontheMQB architecture.Thatlackofxibility isashameandamissedopportunity Still,thestoragecapacityisvast, asastandard1121litresrisingall thewaytoamaximum2123litres witheverythinginitsattest,most tuckedawaypositionThebootoor canberaisedorlowered,albeitnot thateasily,andwhilethereisn’ta beachhutversionyet,bothakitchen setandabedcanbespecifiedfrom theaccessorieslisttofitintheback.

Therangeis258milesinthe entrylevelLifeversion(£57,115) and255milesintheStyle(£61,915) and1stEdition(£62,995)models thatcompletethelaunchlineup.

Rideimpressesinitscomfortandthehandlingistidy

Thetechnicalspecificationis familiarfromotherMEBcars todateTheIDBuzzusesarear mounted201bhp,229lbftelectric motor,whichdrawspowerfroma 77kWhlithiumionbatterypack.

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Thesteeringisnicelyweighted andpreciseinitsoperation,andit undoubtedlyfeelslikethatofacar, ratherthanavanThatlatterpoint goesforthehandling,too,theID Buzzprovingitselfasurprisingly adeptperformerthroughthecorners, withfarlessbodyrollthanyouwould expect,thankstothelowcentre ofgravityaffordedbythebattery packmounting.Manoeuvrability isgreat,too,theturningcirclejust 111metresthankstotherearmotor, rearwheeldrivelayout Italsoridesnicely,withamulti linkrearsuspensionasstandard.

Theoverallsenseremainsthat theIDBuzzfeelsmorematurethan theotherIDcars,theextrasizeand weightaidingtherefinement,sense ofcalmandoverallsubstance. Therewereplentyofmotorway milesonourtestroute,whichbythe endindicatedthatwewouldgeta rangeofjustover200milesfroma fullcharge.Itwashotandsunny,so

idealbatteryefficiencyconditions, andpastexperienceofMEBcars suggestsa20%orsodropoffin colderweather,soexpect160miles ifthislong,hotsummereverends. Thefastestchargingrateitcan acceptisafairlyspeedy170kW Acheapcaritisnot,butitisa verycoolone,andaclassiccase of‘ifyoureallylikethelookofit andwantone,thepriceisn’tgoing toputyouoffanyway’.Andifyou aresoldonthoselooks,there’s nothinginthewayitdrivesto putyouoffeither,solongas you’repreparedtotakesome nightcoursestotrytoconquerthat infotainmentsystem Thataside,theonereal disappointmentoftheIDBuzzisthat thelayoutisallratherconventional, asafiveseatMPVwithoutany cleverconfigurationthatcan bedonewiththeseating Thankfully,theversionsthatcome withabeachlifestyleasstandard willfollow.Fornow,let’scelebrate thetriumphantreturnofanicon onethathasbeenverywellexecuted fortheelectriceraandwillonlyget betterandmoredesirablefromhere MARKTISSHAW @mtisshaw RIVALS VOLKSWAGENIDBUZZSTYLE AAAAC Interiorisspaciousandairy,ifnotveryversatile SHARINGTHELOAD

Therearenomajordisturbances frombumpsintheroad,although it’salittlesoftandwallowyonthe motorway,andthere’ssomewind noise(still,at0.29Cd,thedrag coefficientissurprisinglylow).

Thankstoa33mmlongerrear overhang,theboothasgrownby70 litresto620,extendingto1680with thesplit,foldingrearseatsputaway. ThelineupatlaunchintheUK comprisesthreemildhybridsand threepluginhybrids,eachwitha ninespeedautomaticgearboxand a4Maticfourwheeldrivesystem TheGLC300’sturbocharged 20litrefourcylinderpetrolengine makes255bhpandgetsanadded 23bhpfroma48Vmotorgenerator, whiletheGLC220dandGLC300d use2.0litrefourcylinderdiesel enginesthatdevelop194bhpand 265bhpandgetthesame48Vboost TheGLC300eandGLC400e usethe20litrefourcylinderturbo petrolenginefromtheGLC300in 201bhpand248bhpforms,whilea 400Velectricmotorprovides134bhp, givingthemtotalsystemoutputsof 308bhpand375bhp.TheGLC300de usesthesame20litredieselengine astheGLC220d,with194bhp,plus thesame134bhpgearboxmounted Gentlyevolvedstylingcloaksthoroughlyupgradedhardwarefornewgeneration MERCEDES-BENZGLC Airsuspension–optionalonMHEVs,standardonPHEVs–issupremelysupple TESTED30822BARCELONASPAINONSALEDECEMBER

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Keyamongthedevelopmentsisthe adoptionofamoreadvancedversion oftheModularRearArchitecture Aswellasbeing15%stiffer,itaffords theoptionofallwheelsteeringand supports48Velectricals,providing thescopeforanewrangeofengines andotherfunctions,includingmore efcientenergyrecuperation

Thedesignchangesinternallyare moreextensivethanexternally,with thearrivalofa12.3ininstrument displayandaportraitorientated 119ininfotainmenttouchscreen

Thecabinfeelsmoreupmarket nowbut,oddly,giventheoverall 60mmincreaseinlength,offers onlyincrementallymorelegroom.

akenomistake:there’smoreto thethirdgenerationGLCthan meetstheeyeThestylingmay lookratherfamiliar,butithas beencomprehensivelyreengineered asMercedesBenzstrivestoemulate thesuccessoftheMk2,whichhas rackedupmorethan26million salessinceits2015launch,making itthebrand’sbestsellerworldwide.

tallgearingandaneagergearbox,

ThepetrolPHEVshaveelectric onlyrangesof65to75milesandthe dieselPHEVoneofbetween63to73 milesChargingcanbedoneatrates ofupto11kWonACoratupto60kW onDC,thelatterclaimedtoprovidea fullchargeinlessthanhalfanhour.

RIVALS MERCEDESBENZGLC220d4MATIC AAAAB

Thismightsoundoldfashioned, butit’stheGLC220dthatarguably representsthebestbuyItprovides strongstepoffandpunchyingear performancetogetherwithimproved refinementand,mostsurprisinglyof all,aratheralluringexhaustnote Typicaldieselvibrationiswell isolated,evenathigherengineloads, asiswindbuffetingatmotorway speeds;andtogetherwithrelatively thismakestheGLC220dagreeably relaxingtodriveforlongerdistances. Withclaimedfueleconomyof between479and54.3mpg,it’salso impressivelyfrugalfora1925kgSUV TheGLChasanaddedtouchof directnesstoitslightlyweighted electromechanicalsteeringand greaterresistancetobodyrollthan before,givingyoulotsofconfidence onmorechallengingroads Allwheelsteering(whichcanbe hadonlyalongwithairsuspension) makestheGLCamoreseriousrivalto theBMWX3andPorscheMacanin puredynamictermsthaneverbefore Withupto45degofangleapplied totherearaxle,theelectrohydraulic systemgivesthecarmoresharpness

Amongtherefinementboosting measuresbroughttothenewGLC istheinjectionoffoamintohollow sectionsofthebody,andit’sthiskind ofattentiontodetailthatmakesitso impressive.Thisnotonlyappliesto itsqualitybutitsonroadbehaviour, tooItexudesthewellengineered feelthateverymemorableMercedes modelthroughtheyearshasdone.

TheGLCissettocostfromaround £50,000Pricey?YesButifyoucan affordit,itoffersabroadrangeof qualitiesthatfewifanyrivalscan match,particularlyin220dguise GREGKABLE

7SEPTEMBER2022AUTOCARCOUK35 FIRSTDRIVES Newdesigncuesincludestrongersidefeaturelines,trimconjoiningtaillights NewlookdashiscopiedfromCClass;airconisregrettablycontrolledonscreennow ❝ It’samoreseriousrivaltothePorscheMacan inpuredynamictermsthaneverbefore ❞ electricmotorastheotherPHEVs, givingittotalreservesof329bhp.

andagility,whilethe4Maticsystem ensuresthere’salsoalwaysplentyof frontendgripTheresultisaneutral handlingcharacterthat’snotonly enjoyablebutalsohighlydependable Therideonthesteelsuspension (fourlinkfrontandmultilinkrear) isexcellent,theGLCdealingwith imperfectionswiththesoftedged compliancethatwe’vecometo expectHowever,theairsuspension withvariabledampersaffordsiteven morecontrolandcomfort,always deliveringstrongshockabsorption.

ofdriverassistancesystems MyPeugeotPartnertaxidriving neighbourwastemptedovertoaska fewquestions,andhelikedthelook oftheTourneobutsaidofitsprice: “Really?YoucouldgetaMercedesfor that”ScoreonefortheTClass,then Still,almostnothingischeapthese days,andtheTourneolacksnothing potentialbuyerswouldwantorneed, VanderivedsevenseaterisfirstproductoftieupbetweenFordandVolkswagen FORDGRANDTOURNEOCONNECT Interiorisversatileandroomy;Activetrimaddslowerbodycladdingbutnot4WD @krisculmer RIVALS FORDGRANDTOURNEOCONNECT 20ECOBLUEACTIVEFWDAUTO AAAAC TESTED29822EASTSUSSEXONSALENOW barperhapsarampThenagain,ifthe JoggerdoessuityourMPVneeds,may Ipointyouinits£16,645direction? KRISCULMER

Whatisaproblem,though,isthe dashboardI’mtiredofwritingthis bynow,butit’snotacceptabletohave

IcouldalternativelypositDacia’s newJoggersevenseathatchback,but vanderivedMPVstendtobeusedby businessesandpeoplewithlimited mobility,suchaswheelchairusers

WhenorderingaTourneo,youas beforechoosefromtwowheelbases (2755mmand2970mm),thenfiveor sevenseatsOurtestcarisalongand fullyloadedoneinmiddleofthree, offroadyActivetrimLastlyyoucan geta112bhp1.5litrepetrolor120bhp 2.0litredieselengineandasixspeed manualorsevenspeedautomatic gearboxWehavethelatterofeach HowobviousistheVolkswagen link?Fordhasdoneagoodjobof givingtheTourneoadistinctface, evenifthesidesandreararebasically identicalTobehonest,ithardly mattersinthismarket,doesit?

WhereastheoldTourneofaceda hostofrivals,thisoneonlyenjoysa siblingrivalrywiththeVolkswagen Caddyandachallengefromthenew MercedesBenzTClass.Renaultno longeroffersusapassengerKangoo andtheCitroënBerlingo,FiatDoblò, PeugeotRifterandVauxhallCombo LifequadrupletshavegoneEVonly.

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henewgenerationFordGrand TourneoConnect(catchylittle name,right?)ismoresignicant thanyoumightassumeJustthe latestinalineofvanswithwindows itmaybe,butit’salsothefirstvehicle toemergefromanewtieupbetween FordandVolkswagen,tobefollowed byanelectriccarfamilyfrom2025

theairconoperatedbytouchrather thanbyfeelEspeciallynotwhenyou adjustthetemperaturewithastupid sliderthatdoesn’tlightupatnight. Otherwisethere’smuchtopraise insideItfeelsveryairy,thankstoan enormousexpanseofawindscreen andahighceilingFrontoccupants haveallthespacetheycouldwishfor. Ifthey’renotselfish,thiscouldeasily seatfiveadultsandtwokidsbehind evensmalleradultsforshortdrives Accessiseasy,too,thankstoabig slidingdooroneithersideofthecar andfabricloopsthateasilypullthe middlerowoutoftheway.Youcan alsoremovetheseats,turningatiny bootintoabigone,thenahugeone TheTourneositson’sMQBcar platformnow,whereaspreviouslyit wasbasedontheTransitvan,and itcertainlyfeelsmorecarliketo drivethanIhadbeenexpecting Therideisgenerallycomfortable, evenifitispronetothumpingwhen itencountersaparticularlydifficult intrusion(hardlyasurpriseforabig, empty,17tonnemetalbox),andyou cancornerwithconfidence,withthe Tourneobeingnothinglikeasready toundersteerasanoldschoolvan. Perhapstheonlycommentfrom our2014roadtestthatnolongerrings trueisthis:“Itsteersnearlyaswell asaFiestaorFocus,withlinearity, accuracyandjustthekindoftorque buildupoffofstraightahead.”Its steeringisn’tbad,buttheFocus comparisonwouldbeastretchnow Howabouttheprice,then?Thirty grandseemsquitesteep,although thisisafairlyhighlyspeciedmodel, withloadsoftech,includingthat 10.0intouchscreensystemandaslew

Itgivesaslighthothatchcharm thatchimeswithearlyNovamodels, althoughat£31,000(£700more thantheSEbutstill£910cheaper T

hePeugeote2008hasbeen giventhesamebatteryand powertrainoptimisationsas itsStellantisstablemate(see above),whichfollowthe‘marginal gains’mantralongpushedbyBritish Cycling:lotsofsmallchangesthat adduptoasignificantdifference. Sothe134bhpmotorhasanew finaldriveratio,whichmeansit doesn’tspinquitesofastintopgear, improvingefficiency;there’samore it’sunlikelytobethepreserveof manyfirsttimebuyers. Whileitretainsa50kWhbattery anda134bhpmotor,anewfinal driveratioandanewheatpump lifttheofficialrangefrom209to 222milesandourtestshowed thatsurpassing200inthereal worldispossibleThere’salsoa gearselectortoreplacethestick humiditysensorthat’sbetterplaced toadjusttheheatingandventilation. Meanwhile,theKiaNiroEVrival alsogetsnewlowresistancetyres Theresultofthosesmallchanges? Officialrangehasrisenfrom193to 212miles.Whichmeans,intheway thesethingswork,thatwithabitof effortyoucouldnowjustaboutget 193milesfromachargeThefastest chargingrateremains100kW

asitreallybeen40yearssince Vauxhall’ssuperminiwent electric?Ofcoursenot,yet hereistheVauxhallCorsae AnniversaryEdition,a1000run limitededitionresplendentinRecord Redpaintandtartantrimmedseats Itis,ofcourse,acelebrationofthe Corsa,ratherthantheelectricCorsa, althoughthat’salittlemurky,asthe CorsanamehasonlybeenintheUK since1993;theoriginalOpelCorsa of1982wascalledtheVauxhallNova here.AndtheCorsaearrivedonlyin 2020.Still,whynotcelebrate,given thattheCorsaistheUK’sbestselling carsofarin2022,inparthelpedby thebatterypoweredversion? AndtheAnniversaryEditionis verynicelydone.It’sessentiallya midlevelSEwithahostofextras: 17inblackalloywheels,ablackfront grille,blacklogos,alloyeffectpedals, anumbereddashboardplaque,a rearviewcamera,heatedseatsand eventwopairsoftartantrimsocks.

Vauxhallcelebratesfourdecadesofitssuperminiwith1000electricspecials Seriesofsmallchangesshouldcombineintoanoticeableupgradeoverall VAUXHALLCORSA-EANNIVERSARYEDITION PEUGEOTE-2008ALLUREPREMIUM+ Lookscool;couldbebettertouse RIVALS RIVALS PEUGEOTE2008ALLUREPREMIUM+ VAUXHALLCORSAE ANNIVERSARYEDITION AAABC AAAAC TESTED22822OXFORDSHIREONSALENOW TESTED29822SOMERSETONSALENOW thantherangetoppingUltimate),

Moresignificantarethelatest updatesmadetothewholeCorsae familyforthe2022modelyear

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Whathasn’tchangedisthe pleasinglyswiftaccelerationand theslightdynamicfeel.Itwon’tbe mistakenforaclassicCorsaVXR andotherEVsremainbettertodrive, butthere’sadashofcharacterthat makesthisafuncarforthecity Theextrarangeiscertainly welcome,andhelpslifttheCorsae furtherfromsomeofitselectric superminirivals,althoughsome limitationsremain:secondrow spaceispoorandthebootislimited Giventhatthoseoldenoughto Asidefromthebatterycharge indicatortickingdownslightly slowerthanusual,thepowertrain changesarehardtonoticefrom behindthecontroversiallysmall steeringwheel(yes,Peugeotis stickingbyitsiCockpitconcept).

Theinteriorremainspleasant andinviting,withaninfotainment systemthatlooksnicebutisn’tas goodassomeinusabilityterms Thesesmallchangesdoaddup tousefulmarginalgainsthatmake thee2008alittleeasiertolivewith. Butatatimewhenrivalssuchasthe NiroEVarestilltakingbigstrides forward,it’snotenoughtoreally elevateituptheclassrankings remembertheearlyNova/Corsa modelsmightnowhavefamilies, thatmaybeabitofanissue.Still,at 40yearsold,theCorsandsitselfin goodhealthandinelectricformitis poisedtoremainsointothefuture

TheAllurePremium+trimof ourtestcarhasbeengivenabit ofanupgradeforthenewmodel year,withaluminiumnished pedalsandafewotherdetails.

There’sperhapsatouchmore renementatcruisingspeeds,but it’snottransformativeThee2008 remainsbenignandagreeable,with decentbodycontrolbutthetendency tobecomealittlewobblyathigher speedsonowingroads.

efficientheatpump;andthere’sanew

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38AUTOCARCOUK7SEPTEMBER2022 KiaNiro P H O T O G R A P H Y W L L W I L L I A M S ROADTEST No5590 SecondgenerationofKia’selectricsmashhitﬁndsitselfwithtoughercompetition Price£38,995Power201bhpTorque188lbft0-60mph69sec30-70mphinfourthnaFueleconomy38mpkWhCO2emissions0g/km70-0mph477m MEV3 ODELTESTED

17inwheelsneverlookedsosmallThe NiroisquitechunkyandSUVlikefrom someanglesbutlooksquiteunder wheeledfromtheside.Youcanhavethe sidebladesinacontrastingcolour,but onlyonthemostexpensivetrimlevel. DespitetheNirobeingfrontwheel

Original2019eNirowasagamechanger

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ThoseAudiR8stylesideblades areactuallyfunctional:airpasses underneathtosmooththeflow.Bigred taillightsareonlyforthemainlights; brakelights,indicatorsandreversing lightsareinaclusterinthebumper

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hentheKiaeNiro waslaunchedin2019, itmadetheVolkswagen Group’sgrandelectric planslookslightlysilly.Whilethe Germangroupwasstillworkingon itsdedicatedelectricplatform,here wasacrossoverthatwasrelatively affordable,hadmorerangethan virtuallyallotherEVsshortof aTesla,offeredalotofinterior spaceanddidn’tlooktooweird. Itwasn’talooker,either,butitwas asmashhitforKiaItarrivedmore thanayearbeforetheVolkswagen ID3andCitroënëC4andahead ofthePeugeote2008.Responses fromRenault,Nissan,Vauxhall andHondaareinthedevelopment pipeline,butstillnotquitehereyet Meanwhile,theelectricNirois readyforasecondgeneration GivenhowwelltheeNirowasstill selling,itcouldbearguedKiadidn’t reallyneedtoreplaceitButithas ThelatestNirolooksverydifferent fromtheoldone,followingKia’snew designdirectionfirstseenonthe EV6.Itremainsavailableasafull hybridandapluginhybrid,butas theelectricNiroisthebiggestseller intheUK,that’stheonewe’retesting TheelectricNiroalsohasanew name.It’snowcalledtheNiroEV. Reportedly,‘eNiro’didn’tworkwell inGoogle,avery21stcenturyissue thatanyonewhohastriedtofind thewebsiteforGenesiscarsand endeduponthehomepageofthe bandwiththesamenamewillbe abletoattestisabsolutelyreal. WealmostawardedtheeNirothe fullfivestarswhenweroadtested itin2019,butithadtosettleforfour andahalfbecauseofalacklustre cabinanduninspiringdriving dynamics.Canitssuccessorclaim thatfinalhalfstar?Kiahascertainly madehugestridesintheareaswhere theeNirofalteredOntheother hand,theNiroEVhasmanymore rivalstobeatthantheoriginaldid. DESIGNANDENGINEERING AAACC It’sacommoncomplaintthatthe stylingofanewmodelistoosubtly evolutionary,butit’snotonethat canbelevelledattheNiro.Goneis theslightlyfrumpyface,infavour ofamoreangularandaggressive stylethatwaspreviewedbythe HabaNiroconceptandfollows thelargerEV6andSportage. Attheback,thedesignershave beenevenmoreexpressive,adding AudiR8stylesideblades(optionally inacontrastingcolour)thatsmooth outtheairandreducedragto0.29. Thenewcarhasgrowninalmost everydirection,too.It’s45mmlonger (20mmofthatcontributedbythe wheelbase)and20mmwider Atfirstglance,though,itseems thatthechangesareskindeep, becausethenewNiroEVdoesn’tuse theEV6’sEGMPplatformInstead, itsharesitsplatformwiththehybrid NirosaswellasvariousICEcars fromKiaandHyundaiThebattery hasincreasedinusablecapacityby drive,there’sasmallfrunk.It’sonlybig enoughforachargingcable,butthat’s morethanmostrivalsmanageWe’d preferarearchargingport,buthavingit inthemiddledoesmeanyoucanusually reachrapidchargersonbothsides HeadlightsarealwaysLED,but matrixbeamsaren’tavailableKia’s TigerNosegrille’hasmorphedinto moreofamonobrow,butitlooksmuch moredistinctiveanddynamicthanon theoldNiro.

apaltry08kWhto648kWhand chargingspeedsarestillcapped at72kW.Themotorproducesthe same201bhpasintheoldeNiro. Thosenumberswerevery impressivejustfouryearsago,and whilethe285mileofficialrange stillputstheNiroatthetopofthe class,rivalsaren’tfaraway.Theycan chargeconsiderablyfaster,though. KiaclaimstheNiroEVcanmaintain itsmaximumchargingspeedfor longer,butwhentheVWIDcars andtheupcomingRenaultMégane ETechElectriccantakeatleast 120kW,theNiroEV’srapidcharging performanceisdisappointing. Ofcourse,Kia’sengineers haven’tsatidleTheelectricNiro maystillshareitsplatformwith combustionenginedmodels,butthe secondgenerationK3architecture isdifferentfromtheoldNiro’sJ platformIt’smoreexibleandinthe NiroEVthattranslatestoaatoor, adeeperbootandasmallfrunk Thereareafewotherperks.The NiroEVcantowatrailerwitha brakedcapacityof750kgThehigher trimsgetvehicletodevicecharging, wherethecarcanchargeappliances, orevenanothercar,throughathree pinadapterforthechargingport. NiroEVsequippedwithsatnav canalsowarmthebatteryinwinter whenheadingforarapidcharger, helpingittoacceptafastercharge INTERIOR AAABC ThemainthingthatkepttheeNiro fromafivestarverdictin2019was aninteriorthatlookedbetterthan itfelt.TheKoreanbrandshave◊

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Kia’sdesignershavecarefully consideredusabilityinotherways, though.There’sadecentselectionof physicalbuttonsdottedaroundthe cabin,andwhiletheswitchabletouch barfortheclimatecontrolandthe multimediashortcutsisn’tideal,it’s farbetterthananallscreensolution.

∆improvedhugelyinthatarea,as theNiroEVshows.

ThespaceonofferintheNirois impressive,tooThankstofairlythin backsonthefrontseat,ithasjust asmuchrearlegroomastheBorn andtheID3but90litresmoreboot space,withadditionalstorageunder theoorandinthesmallfrunk TheVWGroupMEBbasedcarsare 10cmshorter,meaningtheyusetheir footprintmoreefficiently,butother thanthat,theNirodoesn’tseemto suffertoomuchfromhavingtoshare itsplatformwithICEpoweredcars.

PERFORMANCE AAAAB TheNiroEVisslightlylighterthan itspredecessor,sodespiteusing amotorwiththesamepower,it reaches60mphinjust6.9sec,◊ Driver’sseatismanualon2,electricon3,and4alsoaddsamemoryfunctionand electricadjustmentforthepassenger.Eventhebasicseatsareverycomfortable. Absenceofacentretunnelwillpleasethemiddlepassenger.Withgoodlegroom andrecliningseatbacks,thoseintheouterseatshavelittlecausetogrumble,either Typicallegroom 760mm Height 405-805mm Width10501350mm Length8201620mm TheEVhasmorebootspacethanotherNiros.Avariablefloorisstandardevenon 2gradeandcancreateaflatloadspace.Theluggagecoverisquiteinsubstantial. 892720mm 5mm 805mm Kerbweight:1739kg 4420mm 1120mmmax760mm 940mm1070mm max 475 1392litres 029 1 5 7 0 mm 20litres gggpyTT2050mm(withmirrors)3760mmypicalparkingspacewidth(2400mm)icalaraeheiht 2015mm 200mm 50mm Centre Weightsandmeasures

Liketheexterior,theinterior stylingtakesinspirationfromthe swoopyEV6andSportage,withthe curvedscreensandrisingarmrests onthedoorscreatingamorecockpit likefeelthanyoumightexpectina crossoverhatchback.

Whetherthematerialsstackup dependsonwhichtrimlevelyou goforAlthoughthebase2gradeis quitewellequippedonpaper,Kiahas decontenteditinafewsignificant waysthatmighthavetheeffectof pushingbuyersto3or4grade

Wherehighertrimlevelsgetsoft touchmaterialsonthedoorcards, customisablemoodlightingand trimpanelsthatlookliketarnished

brass(eventhoughthey’rerecycled plastic),2justgetsplainhardplastic andamuchsmallerinfotainment screenthatlooksabitlostinits oversizedplasticbinnacle In3spec,though,theNiro isaboutonaparwiththeCupra Born.TheSpaniard’scabinhas morescratchyplastics,butKia’s veganapproximationofleatheris veryapproximateindeed,feeling morelikesoftpapiermâché TheNiroalsosuffersfromone ortwounexpectedqualityissues. There’safairbitofuglyexposed wiringundertheseatsandinthe driver’sfootwell,theluggagecover isflimsyandthebrakepedalis suspendedfromacrudelywelded bracketthatcancatchpartsof yourshoeasyoucomeoffthebrake

Theoneareawheretheintrusion ofthebatterypackisnoticeableis inthedrivingposition,whichis higherthanintheNirohybrids Atalldrivingpositionishardlya negativeforacrossoverorSUV,but ifyouadjustthesteeringcolumnto suit,thewheelsitsatmoreofanangle thaninmostmoderncarsandlong leggeddriversmighthittheirknee againstthecolumntrim

ROADTEST 7SEPTEMBER2022AUTOCARCOUK41 Brakepedalissuspendedfromquiteacrudelooking bracketthatcancatchtheedgesofyourshoeThere’s alsoquitealotofwiringonshowdownhere. Innovationinthecentreconsole:youcanhave eitherabigbinorreleasethepartitionstocreate twowellsizedcupholders.Simplebuteffective. Asexpectedinthisclass,cabinmaterialsaremostly plasticandrubber,butthetopsaresofttouchandthe designershaveshowncreativitywiththetextures. MultimediasystemAAABC

Incorners,thesteeringofferssomeusefulfeedbackaboutdiminishinggrip,bodyrolliswellcontrolledandthenosecanevenbemadetotuckinonatrailingthrottle ❝ It’sgenuinely goodfuntopunt downaBroad ❞

TheNiroEVturnsinkeenly,has acommendableamountofgripin thedryandwillevenrotateintothe cornerifyoubackofftheaccelerator aggressively.Bestofall,thesteering actuallyhassomethingyoumight describeasfeedback Undernormalcircumstances,it’s pleasantlylightand,at2.7turnslock tolock,relativelyleisurelygeared. Diveintoacornerandthesteering weightsupstronglybutprogressively asyougetclosetothelimitofgrip

Theamountofweightmightbe disconcertingatfirstwhenyou stepintotheNirofromalmostany othermoderncar,butitquickly feelsnatural,andanygenuine steeringfeelinanewcarthat isn’taPorscheorMcLarenis somethingtobeupbeatabout. No,theNiroEVisnohothatch. TheContinentalEcoContacttyres startsquealingratherquickly, theydulltheresponsessomewhat andtheirgripdropsoffinwet

stillfoxit.Turnthesystemoffand theNirowillhappilyspinonewheel. DriveitnormallyandtheNirois anexampletootherEVmakersThe threedrivingmodesgivedifferent amountsofthrottlesensitivityand thesteeringwheelpaddlesallow youtovarythestrengthofthe regenonthey,fromnoneat alltofullonepedaldriving Ifwe’renitpicking,therearetwo verymildannoyancesTherotary gearselectorisn’tasintuitiveasthe simpleleveryougetinabasespec NiroHybridHavingtoputyour footonthebrakebeforeyoucan shifttoDriveorReversecanbe quitefrustratingwhenyou’re doingaquickthreepointturn. Thebrakesthemselvescouldalso beslightlymoreprogressivewhen tryingtocometoasmoothstop We’veexperiencedfarworse,though, andtheirultimatestoppingpoweris

∆0.2secfasterthantheeNiro. Meanwhile,062mphtakes7.2sec, whichisahealthy0.6secfasterthan theclaimedtime TheBornweroadtestedrecently wasmarginallyquickerstill,butthe differenceofafewtenthshereand thereislargelyacademic.Compared withpetrolanddieselequivalents, asub70sec060mphtimeispretty rapidforacrossoverhatchback Withinstantpowerandnogears tochange,you’recertainlynever leftwantingforperformance.

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TheNirodeliversitspowerina mostlycivilisedwayInevitably,you canfeelsometorquesteerunder hardacceleration,butit’sneveran impedimenttodrivingenjoyment orsafety.Thetractioncontrolis ontheball,too,limitingpower smoothlyuntiladequategrip isavailable,eventhoughan unexpecteddamppatchcan

onaparwithelectricrivals,although theNiroEVdoestakeafewmetres longertocometoastopthanlighter petrolalternatives HANDLINGANDSTABILITY AAAAB Youwouldthinkthatadding443kg worthofbatteriestoacar,evenwhen it’smountedlowdown,woulddo littletohelpitalongasadriver’s carHowever,whenweroadtested theoldNiroHybridandeNiro,we werenotablymoreenthusiastic abouttheelectricversionthan thehybrid,andit’sthesamestory forthenewoneWe’vespentsome timeintheHybridonUKroads,and althoughitperformsadequately, theNiroEVfeelslikeadifferent car,withthecaveatthatthey wereondifferenttyres

aerodynamicVWGroupcars Ifyouoftencoverlongdistances, however,thechargespeedwillbe justasimportant.TheNirotopsout at72kW,meaninga1080%chargeat a100kWstationwilltakeatleast45 minutesTheVWGroupcarsneed10 minuteslesstogofrom5%to80%.◊ ACCELERATION CupraBorn58kWhV3204(2022,15degC,dry) KiaNiroEV3(23degC,dry) BRAKING600mph:2.61sec CupraBorn58kWhV3204(2022,15degC,dry) Standingquartermile15.4secat90.8mph,standingkm29.9secat101.8mph,3070mph6.2sec,3070mphinfourthna KiaNiroEV3(23degC,dry) Standingquartermile154secat851mph,standingkm281secat1064mph,3070mph56sec,3070mphinfourthna  ✗  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✗  ✓

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010s 30mph40mph50mph60mph70mph80mph 90mph 100mph 3.1s4.2s58.7s .4s6.9s 17.1s10.9s13.7s 30mph-0 50mph-0 70mph-0 2472m8.8m41m 120m 0m 3040m m0 10s 020s 30mph40mph50mph60mph70mph 80mph 90mph 100mph 2.7s3.7s58.9s .0s6.7s 20.7s11.6s 15.1s 30mph-0 50mph-0 70mph-0 247.7m8.7m4.2m 120m 0m 3040m m0 AssisteddrivingnotesAAAAC ROADTEST 7SEPTEMBER2022AUTOCARCOUK43

weather.TheNiroalsolackssome bodycontroloverseverecrestsand throughcompressions. However,it’sgenuinelygoodfun topuntdownaBroadandstands comparisonwiththeBornWe’re stillwaitingforanaffordableelectric driver’scar,butit’sagoodsignthat engineersarefiguringouthowtoput somesparkleintoordinaryEVs

TheNiroEVmightwellhavesome dynamicchops,yetthatdoesn’t meanithascompletelyforsaken thecomfortofitsoccupantsThe rideisrelativelyfirmanditdoesn’t quiteachievethesamefinedamping controlastheBorn,buttheNirois rarelyharshorcrashyoversurface imperfections,andtheslightly looseverticalbodycontrolover crestsmeansthatitactuallytakes longwavebumpsratherserenely. TheseatsintheNiroprove generallycomfortable,too.Buyersof a2gradecar,whichfeaturesmanual clothitemswithnoadjustable lumbarsupportortiltfunction, mightfeelshortchanged,butthey shouldn’t,becausetheseatsareset rightanyway.Theelectricseatsfeel slightlyharderbutgiveyoumore adjustmentIntherangetopping model,thepassengerseatgetsa ‘PremiumRelaxation’function. Inpractice,thatjustmeansitcanbe reclinedusingasinglebutton,soyou canhaveanapwhilethecarcharges

BUYINGANDOWNING AACCC ThedaysofKiabeingavaluebrand areclearlybehindusiftheNiroEV isanythingtogobyPricesstartat £36,245andriseto£43,390.Our 3gradetestcarwithaheatpumpand apremiumcolourboundtobequite apopularspeccameto£40,490A BornV2withafewoptionstomakeit comparableis£38,965andaRenault MéganeETechTechnois£39,245, whiletheMGZSEVremainsthe valuechampionOnathreeyear, 10,000milePCPcontractwitha £6000deposit,theNiroremains moreexpensivethanitsrivals TheNiroisofferedinthreetrim levels,namedsimply2,3and4.Top spec4getsallthebellsandwhistles, includingventilatedmemory seats,apremiumsoundsystem andaheadupdisplay,buteven2 isfairlycomplete.Ithasadaptive cruisecontrolwithlanefollowing butmissesoutonheatedseatsand keylessentry,andtheinteriorgetsa noticeabledowngradeinperceived qualityKiacontinuestooffera sevenyearwarrantyasstandard,too. Onpaper,theNirohasthe standardBornandID3beaten forrangebyauseful40milesIn practice,that’sonlyabout30miles, foratotalrealworldrangeof246 miles.Viewedanotherway,itmeans theNiromanagedtosqueezethe sameefficiencyof38milesperkWh outofitsbatterypackasthemore

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Unfortunately,theNiroisn’tthe quietestcarinitsclassAlltypesof noisewindwhistle,roadroarand suspensionthumpscanbeheard insideItstopsshortofbeingtruly bothersomeandismoreexcusable inasub£40,000Kiathanina £60,000Tesla.

0 N12years4years3yearsyearew (£alueV1000s5010304020MKCupraBorn58kWhV3iaNiroEV3GZSEVLongRangeSE 67kWh(est) 44AUTOCARCOUK7SEPTEMBER2022 ACCELERATIONACCELERATIONIN KICKDOWN RESIDUALS Readallofourroadtestsautocarcouk Datalog ECONOMY TESTMPG CLAIMED TECHNICALLAYOUT TheNirousesthesecondgenerationoftheK3platform,whichalsounderpins carssuchastheHyundaii30.IntheNiroEV,thehighvoltagebatteryisunder thecabinfloor,butinthehybrids,partofitlivesunderthebootfloorAll versionsuseMacPhersonstrutsatthefrontandamultilinkaxleatthe backandtheyallhavefrontwheeldrive KIANIROEV3 Ontheroadprice£38,995 Priceastested£40,490 Valueafter3yrs/36kmiles£21,575 Contracthirepcm£489 Costpermilena Insurance29/£790 TYPICALPCPQUOTE 3years/10,000miles,15%deposit£564 DespiteapositiveoutlookfortheNiro’s residuals,themonthlyrateisquitealot moreexpensivethanforaCupraBorn Ontheaboveterms,there’saballoon paymentof£19,847andtheAPRis6.9%. EQUIPMENTCHECKLIST 17inalloywheels LEDheadlights 102indigitalgaugecluster 10.2ininfotainmentscreenwith smartphonemirroringandsatnav Wirelessphonecharger Clothandartificialleatherseats, heated,electricallyadjustable, withadjustablelumbarsupport Heatedsteeringwheel Frontandrearparkingsensors Adaptivecruisecontrol Activelanefollowing Blindspotmonitoring InterstellarGreypaint£595 Heatpump£900 Memorydriver’sseat4trim Headupdisplay4trim Ventilatedfrontseats4trim Heatedrearseats4trim Automatictailgate4trim Sunroof4trim Optionsinboldfittedtotestcar =Standardna=notavailable ENGINE InstallationFront,frontwheeldrive TypePermanentmagnet synchronousmotor Power201bhpat60009000rpm Torque188lbftat06000rpm Battery670/648kWh (estimatedtotal/usable), lithiumion,watercooled Powertoweight116bhppertonne Torquetoweight108lbftpertonne CHASSIS&BODY ConstructionSteelmonocoque Weight/astested1739kg/na Dragcoefficient029 Wheels70Jx17 Tyres215/55R1794V, Continental EcoContact6Q SpareNone(mobilitykit) SAFETY ABS,ESC,EBD,AEB,LKA,forwardcollision avoidance,lanefollowingassist,blindspot warning,driver’skneeairbag,centreairbag EuroNCAPcrashratingNottested BRAKES Front305mmventilateddiscs Rear284mmventilateddiscs Anti-lockStandard HandbraketypeElectric,automatic HandbrakelocationCentreconsole TRANSMISSION Type1spdreductiongearing Ratios/mphper1000rpm 1st226/73 Finaldriveratio1:4706 MPHTIME(sec) 03031 0404.2 05054 0-6069 0-7087 0-80109 090137 010017.1 0110 0-120 0-130 0-140 0150 0160 NiroEVispredictedtoholdontoits valueratherwellMGdoesverywell overthelongerterm,too THESMALLPRINTPowertoweghtandtorquetoweightfguresarecalcuatedusngmanufacturersclaimedkerbweght©2022, HaymarketMediaGroupLtdTestresultsmaynotbereproducedwithouteditor’swrittenpermissionForinformationontheNiro,contact KiaUKCustomerServices,POBox6426,MitonKeynes,MK19HT(03332022990,kacom/uk)Costpermilefgurescalculatedover threeyears/36,000miles,incudingdepreciationandmantenancebutnotnsurance;LexAutolease(08003893690)Insurancequote covers35yearodprofessonalmalewithceanlicenceandfulnoclamsbonuslvinginSwndon;quotefromLverpoolVctora(0800 0665161,lvcom)Contracthirefigurebasedonathreeyearease/36000milecontractncludingmaintenance;WessexFleetSolutions (01722322888) Track16mpkWh Touring37mpkWh Average38mpkWh Testrange246miles Combined39mpkWh Range285miles EMISSIONS&TAX CO2emissions0g/km Taxat20/40%pcm£13/£27 SUSPENSION FrontMacPhersonstruts,coilsprings,antirollbar RearMultilink,coilsprings,antirollbar CABINNOISE IdlenaMaxpowerat90mph69dBA 30mph54dBA50mph60dBA70mph71dBA STEERING TypeElectromechanical,rackandpinion Turnslocktolock27 Turningcircle10.6m MPHTIME(sec) 20402.2 305023 40-6027 50-7033 60-8041 709050 801006.2 90110 100-120 110-130 120-140 130150 140160

Testers’ notes Specadvice Jobsfor thefacelift ROADTEST 7SEPTEMBER2022AUTOCARCOUK45 ROAD TEST RIVALS ILLYA VERPRAET Kiacouldhave madetheNiro EVaworthybutboring machine,muchlikethe car’shugelysuccessful predecessor.Butit didn’t:itmanagedto injectsomeplayfulness intothestylingandthe wayitdrives,without compromisingon usabilityorcomfort. MATT SAUNDERS TheNiro’sslow chargingrate largelyundoesthe rangeadvantageithas overitsrivalsWhenKia hasthetechtochargeat morethan200kW,that’s quitedisappointing.Even on50kWchargers,the Nironeverseemedto acceptthefull50kW titslaunchin2019,theKiaeNirowasinstantlyastrongproductthatsetnew standardsforrange,performanceanddrivingmannersinthenascentelectric carmarket,tothepointthatitwasstillcompetitivewhenitwaswithdrawn fromsaleearlierthisyear ThenewNiroEVimprovesuponitspredecessorinanumberofmeaningfulways Thestylingexudesmoreconfidenceandtheinteriorenjoysastepupinqualityand designThedrivingdynamicshavebeenfurtherfinessedandanewplatformhas liberatedmorespaceforpeopleandcargo Thathascomewithanincreaseinpricebothinabsolutetermsandinrelationto rivals,ofwhichtherearealotmorethanjustthreeyearsagoTheNirohasalsomissed outonanymajorimprovementstoitsrangeorrapidchargingcapability TheadvancesmadebytheelectricNirowouldhavemadeitafivestarcarin2019 However,theEVspaceismovingsofastdrivenlargelybyKiaandHyundai’slarger carsthatin2022,theNiroEVisn’tagamechangingelectriccar,justaverygoodone Kiadoesn’toffermuch choice:youselectatrim level,apaintcolourand whetheryouwantaheat pump.Buttheheatpump isn’tavailableon2grade, whichalsodoesn’tget heatedseatsA3model getsaboostininterior qualityaswell,sothat’s theonewewouldgofor. Findawaytoupthe rapidchargerate. Addsomemorecolour totheinteriorandoffer thecontrastingsideblade on3grade. Improvesomeofthe interiorfittings. Price Power,torque 0-62mph,topspeed Economy,range 1 2 4 A AgoodfamilyEVmadebetter,despitesomemissedopportunities VERDICT Verdicts onevery newcar, p72 AAAACAAAACAAABCAAABC

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BACsaysitssingleseatMonoRcanbedrivenonanyroad,anydayyou like.SoMattSaunderspopsoutforsomemilkonawetdayinNorthWales PHOTOGRAPHYJOHNBRADSHAW THEONESHOW

pparently,peoplehaveahard timeimaginingthatyoucan drivesomethingaswild,lowand outlandishlookingastheBAC MonoontheroadEvenwannabe ownersdo,accordingtotheMono’sLiverpool basedsingleseatsportscarmakerFunnyold world,eh?Youdesignalightweightspecialwith openwheels,anopencockpitandacentraldriving position,whichlooks,feelsanddrivessomuchlike ajuniorformularacingcar,onlytodiscoverthose peoplestaringslackjawedatitaren’talsothinking: “Well,thatlooksperfectforacarefreeweekendin theLakeDistrict”.Whowouldhavethoughtit? Atanyrate,it’ssomethingthatBACwouldlike tochange.“Youreallycandriveanduseourcars asiftheyweresportsbikes,”theysay“Onany day,onanyroadyoulikeJustgoandenjoy” Canyoureally?IttookawetdayinNorthWales, amixoftownandcountryroads,aconvenience storewithagenerousandaccessiblecarparkand arunfortwopintsofsemiskimmedtofindout. AllthatandBAC’sverylatestMono:thetopof theline,extraspecial,extrapowerfulMonoR BACtookthecoversoffthiscaraslongagoasthe

2019GoodwoodFestivalofSpeed.It’smakinga runof30andiscurrentlyabouttwothirdsofthe waythroughitOfficially,allweresoldbeforethe orderbooksopened,at£190,000apiecebefore optionsUnofficially,BACisexpectingoneortwo cancelledordersamongtheverylastnameson thelist,soifyouwantone,youcouldprobably stillstealinforcarnumber29or30. Whatyouwouldbegettingisadefacto thirdgenerationMonoacarthathasbeenin continuousproductionforalittleoveradecadeand beenthroughonemajordesignoverhaulalready createdtosatisfythosewhowantthisfourmetre, 600kgmarvelatitsmostfierceandferal.Anditis, withoutdoubt,bothofthosethingsandthensome DepartingfromthestandardMono’sspec,theR getsevenlighter,grapheneenhancedbodywork, carbonceramicbrakes,atitaniumexhaust,a newcarbonfibrefloor,Öhlinstwowayadjustable dampersandevenlowerandstiffersettings foritspushrodactuatedsuspension,aswellas sharpenedupwheelgeometryItrollsonspecially developed,trackintendedPirelliTrofeoRtyres (andtherearen’tmanyfirmsofBAC’ssizethat wouldgetacompoundallofitsown). LiketheregularMono,theRhasasteeltubular chassisButunliketheregularMono,it’spowered bya25litreatmosphericfourcylinderengine builtbyMountune,withbiggercylinderboresand shorterconrodsthantheregularMono’sengine,◊ BACMONORDRIVE It’stightforspace, Matt,butthere’s noneedtomilkit

TheMonoRisalsoverylow.Thatcarbonfibre compositefrontsplitterlooksreadytoscuffagainst evenaveragesizedkerbstonesandspeedbumps, andBACdoesn’tofferanoselifter Thenthere’sthedrivingexperienceTheMonoR isterrically,savagelyraw;unforgivinglysharp andalert;and,evenwithitssuspensionconfigured fortheroadandnotthetrack,veryfirmand reactiveindeedoverlessthanperfectsurfaces ItcouldmakeanRSPorschefeellikeachauffeur drivenMercedesBenz:that’sthehonesttruthofit Butit’stherevsandvibrationthattakethemost

Itisn’taprocessmanywillwanttogothrough justtograbacoffee,shootthebreezewiththeir carclubmatesortakeinapanoramicviewpoint

Thisisn’tthekindofdrivingpositionyoufindin mostlightweightsIt’scomfyenoughonceyou’re in,butthecockpitissufficientlysnugthatyour sixpointharnessbeltsareastruggletofindanddo up,especiallywithyourhelmetonThenyou’vegot toreattachthesteeringwheel(becausethere’sno gettingyourlegsinandoutifyouleaveitinplace).

Producing342bhpatupto8400rpm,the MonoRenginewas,accordingtoBAC,only recentlydeposedasthemostpowerdense atmoengineinanynewcarintheworld(andit tooktheAstonMartinValkyrietobeatit)Stone thecrows,isiteverbuzzy.Wewillcometothat.

∆andaspecialforgedcrankshaftIt’stherefore evenfasterrevvingandisfedbyalooming‘ram air’inductionpodpositionedonthenearsideank ofthecar,whichyouwon’tndonaregularMono.

That’sprobablyobstaclenumberoneifBACwants toturnthiscarintosomethingmoreusable

gettingusedto.Withtheenginerunning,it’sas ifyourshoulderbladesareproppeddirectlyon itIwascoughingandsplutteringforawhilejust gettingusedtothebuzzingthatfeltalittlelikeit wasactuallyevacuatingtheairfrommylungs andthatatonly4000rpmorso.Pinthethrottle above6500rpmandyoumayhavecausetofear forthemovementinyourexpensivewristwatch. I’veneverknownmechanicalruckusquitelikeit Performancewise,theMonoRalwaysfeelslight andeager,butitneedsthosekindsofrevstoreally takeoff;soyouholdyourbreath,tightenyourgrip andsqueezethepedal.YOWZA.I’mnotsureitever 50AUTOCARCOUK7SEPTEMBER2022 Spaceconstraints governhowyouturn busylookingwheel

Questiononeforthistesterwheresmalland lightsportscarsareconcernedisapersonalone: isthereroomforall6ft3inandafewtoomany stonesoflittleoldme?Plentyfailthisone,butit’s fine,inmybook,forlittlecarstocaterchieyto smallandmediumsizepeople,becausesomuch ofwhatthey’reaboutistheresultofcompactness, lightnessandnimblenessIfeelguiltyloweringmy dreadnoughtofabacksideintoanyofthemBut heavensabove,theMonoRwillaccommodateit Thecarhasprimaryergonomicslikeaformula racingcar’s.Yousteplargerightintothemiddle andloweryourselfintoanemphaticallyrecumbent position,withyourtorsoreclinedfarbeyond45deg, yourkneesatthesameheightasyoursternum, yourneckbentforwardsand,inmycase,thechin ofyourAraiGP6restingsnuglyonyourclavicles.

Itdoeshaveacargobox,though,bigenoughfor twopintsofmilkandabitofshoppingbesides,or tostoreyourhelmetin(soyoudon’thavetobrowse themagazineslookinglikeamotorbikecourier) Inshortdoses,tothosewhofitinitabit moreeasilyandaremoreusedtoaformula styledrivingexperience,theMonoRmightbe trulyunforgettableIhopeverymuchtofindout onedaysoonwhatit’slikeonacircuit wouldn’tswapthemilkmanforone.

soundsnice,butit’sveryloudandveryangryand very,veryfastThecontrolsareactuallyquitelight andmanageable.Butinthewetandontheroad,I don’tmindtellingyou,Iwasonlybraveenough tofindmaximumthrottlepedaltravelonthat compactpedalboxtwiceinaboutfourhoursinthe carintotalTwicewasenoughAndIwasrather gladtogetbackoutagainafterIhadfinished That’spartlybecausetheMonoR,aswellas beingsofast,isjustsounforgivinglypointy.It hasafullAckermannsteeringgeometry(which defineshowaggressivelytheinsidefrontwheelis steeredinrelationtotheoutsideoneandisvery rareinroadcars),soitreallyhandlesonitstiptoes Inthewet,thisisn’tacartodrivequickly,even withfivesettingtractioncontrol.It’snervyfeeling andintimidatingonthoseTrofeoRcutslicksIn thedry?Withalotmorenaturalstabilityandwhat Iimaginemustbeenormousmechanicalgrip,it’s probablyastarklydifferentstory CouldBACdoanythingtohelphere?Yes,asit happens.Withinthecar,leverageatthesteering wheelisrestricted,becauseyourelbowsarewedged inbetweenthesidesofthecabinandyourchest, soyousteerentirelywithyourwristsandfingers ratherthanyourforearmsThat’sfine,sincemost ofthetimeyouonlyneed90degofinputeither

sideofdeadaheadButreachinguptograban extraarmfulofsteeringangletogetaroundatight Tjunctionorroundaboutisawkwardandclumsy andI’mnotsureIwouldwanttohavecausetoput inabiggersteeringcorrectionatspeedanywhere. Moreelbowroomwouldhelpalot,becausefeeling morereadyforwhatacarlikethismightdonext wouldreallyhelpyoutorelaxandenjoyit,Ithink Torelaxandenjoyatriptoafartherung newsagenttocollectyourweeklyAutocaranda Twixtreat,ontheotherhand?Justforthehellof it?Ifyou’resufficientlyhardcore,whynot?But objectively,theMonoRiscurrentlyatwhatyou mightcallRadicallevelforusabilityanduser friendlinessawaybehindevenaCaterham, ArielorMorgan,Iwouldsay.

But,sureenough,onawetdayinWales,I

L FRONTCARGOBOX Clearlyintendedtostoreyourcrashhelmet, whichmeansit’salsobigenoughforacouple ofsmallbags;forasmallsupermarketshop;or evenforawellshakenFridaynighttakeaway (whichwillbecoldbythetimeyou’vedone yourbeltsup,refixedthesteeringwheel andactuallygotithome). SUSPENSION PushrodstrutmechanismwithanÖhlins twowayadjustabledamperisathingofbeauty, andtheMonoR’sbodydesignleavesitonshow foradmirationbyyouorbypassersby. RAMAIRINTAKE Itlooksmorelikeamissilelauncheronsome cartoonarchvillain’sescapevehicleofchoice, butit’sactuallythecoldairintakefortheuprated engine.Themissilelaunchersarebehindthe headlights.(Don’tyouknowanything?) WHEELS Carbonfibrecompositewheelswithbillet aluminiumspokesareanoptionontheMonoR, reducingunsprungmassconsiderablyversus aforgedrimOthermanufacturerstakenote: theseonesdon’tmeltwhenthecarbonbrakes gethot(Theyworkallrightintherain,too) FOURDETAILSTHATMAKE YOUWANTONEEVENMORE Ifyouthinkitlooks incongruoushere, youaren’talone BACMONORDRIVE 7SEPTEMBER2022AUTOCARCOUK51 RIVALS BACMONOR

Ane-scooter forpetrolheads

I BO? TOTHIS FROMTHIS

TwoofBo’sfoundersworkedonNissanDeltawing Baghookispossiblewithnonfoldsteeringarm

Monocoquedesign meansthetechcan bepackagedinside talkingaboutrentalscooters,consumerswere buying,sowestartedtomapoutwhatagreat escootercompanywouldlooklike” TheBoMistheresultoftwoyearsof development,andit’sanescooterthatlooks likenoother,withadistinctive‘Monocurve’ aluminiumchassisthatlinkstheplatformto thesteeringcolumn

Robusadds:“Overthelastcentury,thecar industryhasbuiltupaveryclearandconnected relationshipwithitscustomersItunderstands theirneedsandwantsandhasrefinedaproduct that’stopclass.Wewantedtobringthatexperience throughtoasmallelectricvehiclethatcouldhelp peopletransitionoutofcars.”

Don’tpanic,though:Bo’sfoundersdon’twant outogetridofyourcar“Wewantpeopletolook nabeautifulsunnydayandtakeascooter eadofacarforashortjourney,”saysMorgan. heMhasbeendesignedtoreplaceahome khomecommute,ratherthanberiddento stationandthentakenonatrainwhichis ,unlikemanyscooters,theBodoesn’tfold Itsitsbetweenanescooterandanebike,” sMorgan.“That’swhyitdoesn’tfold.Wedid urvey,andmostpeopleleavethemunfoldedat meThehingeisahugepointofweaknesson ostscooters,soweeliminateditIt’saFormula1

“Whenyoumovefromatubularframetoa monocoque,whichishowyoudesigncars,the structuralbenefitisthatyou’removingthestress righttotheoutsideofthevehicle,”saysMorgan. “Thespecialthingisthepackagingopportunities: ratherthanlumpsontheoutsideforthe technology[likeonotherescooters], youcanpackagetechnologyinside theframe,andthatallowsustofit Safesteer.Ifwe’regoingtohavean impactontheworld,it’sSafesteer”

ThereasonforthatdifferenceisrootedinBo’s automotivebackground.Morganexplains:“Most peoplewho’vedesignedescootersbeforecome fromthemicroupTheylookatakickscooterand ask:howcanwetakethisontheroad?WithBo, it’stakingwhatweloveaboutcarsandmaking themcitysize.It’saboutshrinkingtheautomotive philosophytoasingleridermachine.”

principle:whenyouhaveanattribute,focus onmakingitgreatThemainproblemthatmost peoplehavegoingfromacartoascooterissafety, solet’smakeitridewellandbecomfortable.” Thatfocusledtheteamtodeveloptheirown throttlemapandfitchunkywheels,10intubeless pneumatictyres,awraparoundLEDlight,a frontdrumbrake,arearebrakeforregenerative chargingandsoftwarethatenablesaccurate rangeestimates.Butthey’reproudestoftheir Safesteerselfcentringactivesteeringsystem, whichhelpsstabilisethemachineoverbumps

arm(theentirecolumnturnsonmostescooters) isthatBohasfittedabaghook,whichdoublesas alockingpoint,totheoutsideofthescooter. There’sstillalongwaytogoforBoandits sevenstaffThefirmissellingtheMonpre order,with‘betatest’modelslaunchinginthe comingmonthsIt’sstillfinalisingproduction plans,andMorganadmitshe’s“superglad” thatthemachinesaren’tfullylegalinthe UKyet(seeseparatestorybelow).

TheMisn’tcheapAt£1995,it’smorethantwice thepriceofleadingmassmarketescootersBut Boisclearlyaimingatthepremiummarket “Weapproachitfromanintegrityperspective,” saysRobus.“Ifsomeoneisgettingonthis,Iwant toknowit’sthesafest,best,mostcomfortable producttheycouldbeon” thechallenge,butoneMorgansays Bohasgladlytakenon:“Success

Isitdifferentandsafeenoughto convertmorepeoplewhohave previouslyhatedescooters?That’s

willbemeasuredintermsofhow manyjourneysweshift”L TheBoMhas 500Wmotoranda topspeedof217mph, althoughthatcanbe electronicallylimited incountrieswith lowerlimits ❝ It’saboutshrinkingtheautomotive philosophytoasingle-ridermachine ❞ Sophisticatedtech includesanactive steeringsystem

BOMESCOOTERINSIGHT AREE-SCOOTERSLEGAL?

Anotherbenefitofafixedsteering

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hileEVshavebeen developingatwhat feelsclosetoan exponentialpace, othernewautomotive techhasn’tbeenhangingaround either.It’snineyearssinceIlast droveahydrogenpoweredHyundai, thatbeingtheix35FuelCellwhich wasbeingusedtoprovetheconcept ofautomotiveLH2withlapsofthe M25.Ithadtheurgetokeepupwith motorwaytraffic,buttherewaslittle tospare:anythingotherthanbrief requestsforaccelerationcreatedthe sensationofoutputdroppingasthe fuelcellstruggledtomeetdemand.

MikeDuﬀdrivesthem

turnsouttobeslightlymoreexciting. YetwhentheNVision74isnearby, eitherasanimmaculateclaymodel ortherougheredgeddriveable concept,it’shonestlyhardtolook atanythingelse.WhenHyundai releasedimagesoftheconceptearlier thisyear,itprettymuchsetthe automotiveinternetaamewithits retrofuturisticstylingandmuscular proportions.Butwhilethedesign isbothcompellingandgenuinely linkedtothestoryoftheDeLorean DMC12(seepanel,right),workon itspowertrainhasbeengoingon forconsiderablylongerandthe originalideawastoseeaconcept bearingradicallydifferentbranding. Ifindoutaboutthefascinating backstoryandgettowatchsome PRminderssquirmthankstothe presenceatBilsterBergofAlbert Biermann.The66yearoldGerman engineer,whocametoHyundaifrom BMW’sMdivision,mayhaveretired asHyundaiKia’sR&Dboss,buthe stillworksforthecompanywith thefarrovingjobtitleofexecutive technicaladvisor.Heremains aforthrightinterviewsubject, withhisfirstrevelationbeing thatthedriveabledemonstrator didn’tstartlifeasaHyundai “It’sa[Kia]Stinger,”hegrins.

Hyundaihasbeenlookingatitshistorytohelppushtheboundariesofeco friendlytech,astwoofitslatestprototypesreveal.

TheretrostyledNVision74 isdefinitelythestarofHyundai’s ‘NDay’atBilsterBerginGermany, butit’snottheonlyhighlightIna demonstrationofthecompany’s abilitytopushonmultiplefronts whenitcomestonextgeneration performancetech,wewerealsoable toexperiencetheRN22e,which comesprettyclosetopreviewing thepowertrainoftheforthcoming Ioniq5Nandwhich,ifanything,

Bywayofsomecontrast,today’s showingofthe670bhpNVision74 ‘rollinglab’demonstratorincludes notonlyaracetrackbutalsoat somejauntydriftangles.

PAST FORWARD

7SEPTEMBER2022AUTOCARCOUK55 HYUNDAICONCEPTSDRIVE Theconceptsettheinternet aflamewithitsretro-uturistic stylingandmuscularproportions ❞ Thedesigncamemuchlater andthewholeideastarted ithadifferentbrandIt asn’tanNthingatall,itwas ortheluxurybrand[Genesis]. utthenwesaidthisisalotof omplicatedstuffsowehave buildamechaprotothat’s hatwecallaprototypebuilt nanexistingcarandthen pplythenewsystems.We alisedtheStingerwasthe osestintermsofsize” Sowhilethreeprototype Stingersarestillrunningaboutwith thehighoutputfuelcellsystem, usingthesamestackastheexisting NexoSUVtogetherwitha624kWh batterypackandtwo335bhpelectric motors,oneforeachrearwheel,this onenowwearscoupébodywork AccordingtoBiermann,the project’smainrolehasbeenasa testbedforavirtualdifferentialthat controlstherelationshipbetweenthe separaterearmotors,withHyundai figuringthatitmightultimately wanttogobeyondtheoutputofthe 576bhpdualmotorsystemthatwe’ve alreadyexperiencedintheKiaEV6 “Thefirstmechaprotowastwo yearsago,”Biermannsays.“The firsttimeIdroveitatNamyang [Hyundai’stesttrack],itfeltalittle weirdscary,tobehonestButnow itfeelslikeamechanicaldifferential” Isoongetthechancetoexperience itformyself.Manyconceptcarsare onlynominallydriveable,running atlowspeedsandstretchingthe artfulnessofjournalists’‘ontheroad’ and‘behindthewheel’descriptors tobreakingpointButmypassenger rideintheNVision74confirms thatisn’tthecasehere,withsome committedoversteeraroundsomeof BilsterBerg’sfastandfallingcorners Myowndriveisslightlytamer Thestabilitycontrolhasbeen reenergised,althoughmycopilot promisesitcanbeslackenedtowhat iseffectivelyaSportmodeGetting intothedriver’sseatpastafullroll cageisasqueeze,andit’sdefinitely possibletoseetheinteriorcontours oftheStingerthatlurksbeneath,◊ RN22efeelsmore production-ready thanfuelcellcar Biermann(left)spokecandidlyaboutNVision74 Despiteitsrollcage, theNVision4can’t maskitsStingerroots

DRIVINGTHERN22E TheRN22eislessnovelbutmuch closertoproductionrealityBeneath thewingsandductsthebasicshape isthatofthenewIoniq6,andthe

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Andthatcleverdifferential? DespitewearingPirelliPZero4S roadtyresandweighingaround twotonnes,theNVision74hasan abundanceofgrip.Itturnsinto

BilsterBerg’sfastercornerswith hugeconfidenceandhasplentiful tractionintheslowerones.There’s nosensethattheonlyconnection betweentherearwheelsisone providedbycontrolsoftware,andas speedandloadsbuild,thetraction managementisslackenedsoIcan experienceasimilarlynaturalfeeling asthebackendedgesintooversteer Thehydrogenpowertrainisthe headlinegrabber,butthecleverness ofthetractionmanagementisthe mostimpressivething.Myonly substantivecriticism,beyondthe limitationofafourlapstint,isthe slightlywoodenbrakepedalanda reluctancetoshedthespeedthat themotorissoabletowindon.

❝ TheRN22e’sacceleration doesn’tfeelquiteassavage, althoughit’sstillhugelyfast ❞

∆butbythetimeIgettotheend ofthepitlaneandfullyopenthe throttleforthefirsttime,mybrainis nolongerrecordingminutiaeItfeels atleastasfastasthenumberssuggest itshouldasub40sec062mph, accordingtoHyundaiand,unlike thatfaroffiX35FuelCell,ithasan instantaneousthrottleresponse.

Unlikewithmostfuelcells,there’s nodirectrelationshipbetweenthe hydrogenstackandthemotors,with currentbeingsuppliedbythebattery. The85kWfuelcellcan’tgetclose tosupplyingthedrivetrain’speak outputbutisworkingallthetimeas anonboardgeneratorforthemuch morepotentcellpackonethat could,inproductionform,extend rangetoaclaimed370miles.

NVISION74RN22E POWER TORQUE TOPSPEED 0-60MPH RANGE

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kelyduetoamore ermissivestability m.ButtheRN22e doesn’tfeelwaywardevenwhen beingpushedbeyonditslimits,and myincarchaperoneseemshappy formetotryashardasIlike,albeit withaatouti30Npacecarlimiting peakspeedsonthelongerstraights. Therearetwoothernewfunctions toexperienceTherstisan aggressivesoundsymposer,onethat createsanenginelikenoiseboth insideandoutsidethecarandadds somegeneratedvibrationthrough seatbasesFirstimpressionswere morefavourablethanthoseofmany similarsystems,probablybecause itsoundsmorelikeacombustion engine,althoughIstillpreferredthe lackofdistractionwithitoffThe secondwaswhatthedevelopment teamdescribeasavirtualgearshift, whichusessteeringwheelpaddles andthespeakersoundtrack mostofthehardwarewewillsee forthefirsttimeontheIoniq5N Thatmeansthesame774kWh800V powerpackanddualmotorsystem thatwe’vealreadyexperiencedin thehugelyimpressiveKiaEV6GT Deviationsfromthatsetuparearear differentialfeaturingtwinclutch packstoallowmuchmoreaggressive torquevectoring,plusthepromise ofcircuitlevelregeneration.

tosimulatetherisingrevsofa combustionengineandtheneedto changegear.Itevenhitsapretend limiterifyoudon’tselectanewratio Thiswasafirstlookatan unfinishedsystemthatwouldbe integratedwithasimulatedrev counterorevenshiftlights.It’spart ofN’smissionto,asBiermannputsit, “makethesamecrazyemotionalcars thatwemadebefore”Maybeit’seven ludicrousenoughtocatchon Hyundai’scorporateconfidence isevidentacrosstheentiregroup atpresent,andthat’sastrueatN divisionasitisanywhereelse,where theperformancearmowesmore tothedriveandethosimpartedby Biermannthananywhereelseacross thebrand.Whileheacknowledges thathewillsoonhaveretiredfully, planningtospendmoretimewith hisgrandchildren,hewillcertainly leavebehindafarmoreinteresting companythantheonehejoined.L

Evendirectcomparisonwith theNVision74doesn’tfeellikean anticlimaxTheRN22e’sstraight lineaccelerationdoesn’tfeelquite assavage,althoughit’sstillhugely fast,butit’smarkedlymoreagileand adjustableundercorneringloads (althoughthetrackbiasedPZero Corsarubberitwearsdoubtlessplays apartinthis).There’smarkedlymore rearendslipathigherspeeds,too, RN22eisadjustable andcontrollableat andbeyonditslimit

RN22epreviewsthe powertrainandlookof forthcomingIoniq5N Prototypetechincludes asoundsymposeranda ‘virtualgearshift’setup

Iknowtheirresponsetomyletter wouldbetosay“hecan’tseewhat wecanonthenetwork”Iwould counterwith“theyaren’teducated indynamics”.It’sunlikelythatthese operativesortheirpoliceoverlords areindividuallyequippedtomake thesedecisionsLordknowshow manyfenderbendersorworsehave beencausedbytherandomselection oflimitsbytheseindividuals.

InBritain,SmithsIndustriesand Rootesdevelopedtheidea,andby 1961youcouldbuyacarwithadual clutchgearbox,whichrejoicedinthe nameoftheHillmanMinxEasidrive.

JohnDavis

yoyosandwasinfinitelyvariable. TheycalledittheDafVariomaticIt wasquitesuccessful,buthorrible DafwaslaterboughtbyVolvo, whichthenusedthegearboxonits ownsmallcars.Itwasstillhorrible.

“jarringrubberbandeffect” Ican’tunderstandwhycarmakers

Howdotheygetawaywithit?Do customersreallynotnotice?Oristhe buyingpublicsodisinterestedthat

wrongthereIdeterminedthatithad thesurroundsound,ComfortPack 1961HillmanMinxwasfirsttouseDCT BMWiskeepingChriswaitingforM240i 58AUTOCARCOUK7SEPTEMBER2022

So,it’smoretruetosaythatthe

IoftenneedtotravelfromJ13on theM1totheM25andback,which initselfisn’tapleasantexperience, butusuallybeforeLutonthespeed limitsonthegantriesarereduced unnecessarilyto60,50oreven40.

Fiftyyearslater,thatgearbox hasbeen“developed”intothe continuouslyvariabletransmission (CVT).It’sstillhorrible. Isuspectyourtestersagreewith me,aseverytimeyoutestaCVTcar, youcriticiseitforrevvingitsheadoff withoutyieldingmuchacceleration

enthusiastsmustbeatinyminority PeterStones Viaemail IorderedaBMWM240iCoupéin

Recentexamplesincludethe ToyotaAygoX’s“6000rpmwhine”, theHondaHRV’s“penchantfor revs”andtheNissanQashqai’s (mainlyJapanese)stilluseCVTwhen therearesomegreatautosavailable. they’repreparedtoputupwithit?We October2021,withadeliverydate ofMarch2022:happydays.Chip shortagesetchavejustpusheditback (again)toMarch2023ifI’mlucky Itwasparticularlygalling,then,to findthatmydealerhadinstockanew M240itoaslightlydifferentspec. Maybeit’stimetocompromise,soI contactedthedealerandlearned thatthiscarwasorderedlaterthan mineyetbuiltbeforesomething

Iprobablydon’tneedtoaddthat itwassoontakenoffthemarket becauseofreliabilityproblems

Porscheguyswerethosewhoactually madeitworkwhichI’mextremely thankfulfor,asIhavethistypeof gearboxinmy12yearoldSkoda Octaviaandfinditajoytouse

AndrewBailey Viaemail MayIjustclearuponeortwopoints fromJesseCrosse’s3Augustcolumn regardingdualclutchgearboxes?

BackwhenAdamwasaladandcars hadonlythreeorfourforwardgears, alittleDutchfirminventedastrange automaticgearboxItoperatedlikea rubberbandstretchedbetweentwo

Icongratulateourmotorway overseersontheirsuccessfuldaily missionstomakeourmotorways evenmoreonerousbytheiractions.

Dualclutchgearboxesweren’t “dreamedupbyasmallteamof engineersatPorsche”inthe1980s; theconceptwasinventedin1939by FrenchengineerAdolpheKégresse.

Taunton,Somerset

It’shightimethattheseactionsare carriedoutbyaformofautomation, scanningsectionsofroadand calculatingtherelevantlimitsThe questiontheniswhowouldcreate theprogrammes,buttheremustbe educatedfolkwhocouldprovidethis.

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Therealsoneedstobea breakthroughinfasterchargingat home,becausevirtuallynobodyhas athreephasedomesticsupply Inthemeantime,Ihavetosmileas Ipassthegreenregistrationplates carefullynurturingtheirrapidly fallingmileageavailabilityonthe motorwaysIwillwaituntil2030

Ifindmanyvanslookinggood, withbodiesandinternalfacilities allpresentandcorrect,onlytofind it’sadifferentstorywhenaskingthe governmentabouttheMOThistory (atcheckmot.service.gov.uk),when somerealhorrorstoriescanemerge It’sawonderfulservice

BryanHatter Viaemail IwasinterestedinJamesRuppert’s articleoncampervans(17August)

Viaemail Whatcouldbe betterthana mobilehome? Theoriginalcarmagazine,pubished since1895‘intheinterestsofthe mechanicallypropelledroadcarriage C O N T E N T S S U B J E C T T O C H A N G E 7SEPTEMBER2022AUTOCARCOUK59 LETTERS Porsche718CaymanGT4RS Completewiththe911GT3’sflatsix BMWM135i Middecadehothatchfor£9000 KiaEV6GTaroundNorway LightningquickKiahuntsfordriving nirvanainthehomeoftheelectriccar WheelerDealers Behindthescenes ofoneoftheworld’s mostpopularcar televisionshows What’snextfor AlfaRomeo? WhytheItalianbrand planstoreturnto thegoodolddays EDITORIAL Emalautocar@haymarketcom EditorMarkTisshaw Editorialdirector,AutomotiveJimHolder EditorinchiefSteveCropley MagazineeditorRachelBurgess AssociateeditorPiersWard ManagingedtorSamShah EditoratlargeMattPror RoadtesteditorMattSaunders DeputyroadtesteditorRchardLane RoadtesterIlyaVerpraet NewsandfeatureseditorFeixPage DeputynewseditorWllRmell StaffwriterJackWarrick EditorialassistantCharlieMartin UsedcarseditorMarkPearson Chefsub-editorKrisCumer GrouparteditorStephenHopkins ArteditorSarahÖzgül SeniordesignerRebeccaStevens SenorphotographerLucLacey PhotographerMaxEdleston PictureeditorBenSummerellYoude EDITORIALCONTRIBUTORS EuropeanedtorGregKable BusinesscorrespondentNickGibbs UsedcarcorrespondentJamesRuppert SeniorcontributngwriterAndrewFrankel SenorcontributingeditorRichardBremner ContributngeditorMkeDuff MotorsporteditorDamienSmith SeniorconsutingeditorTomEvans SpecialcorrespondentsJamesAttwoodMauroCalo JesseCrosseJamesDisdae,JohnEvans,ColinGoodwin, HltonHolowaySimonHucknallJuanRendeRchardWebber SpecalcontributorsJohnBradshaw,AlastairClements, KialGarrettGlesHarperPeterLiddiardAlanMuir SamPhiipsWilWilamsOliverYoung MEDIAENQUIRIES Tel+44(0)2085413434 ContactMartinSaarinen(martin@performancecommscom) SUBSCRIPTIONS Tel03448488816Overseas+44(0)1604251450 Emailsubscriptonsteam@haymarketcom SYNDICATIONENQUIRIES Te+44(0)1962867705 ContactSimonFox(simon@foxsyndcatoncom) LICENSINGENQUIRIES ContactLydaCurts(ydiacurtis@haymarketcom) BACKISSUES Tel03448488816 Emailhelp@autocarthemagazineshopcom ADVERTISING Classified+44(0)2082675776Display+44(0)2082675541 Production+44(0)2082675814Fax+44(0)2082675312 DirectorofsalesandcommercapartnershipsKateHannam BusinessdevelopmentmanagerJonnyKing PRODUCTION Tel+44(0)2082675561 HeadofproductionoperationsTrevorSimpson GroupproductionmanagerAisaDonovan MANAGEMENT ManagingdrectorRachaelPrasher MarketingdirectorDarrenPtt PublshingandeventsexecutiveLydiaCurtis ©2022,HaymarketMediaGroupLtdAutocarMotorAutocar&Motorare regsteredtrademarksCirculationenquires:FrontneLtd1stFoorStuart HouseStJohnsStreetPeterboroughPE15DD(01733555161)Prntedby WiiamGbbonsWolverhamptonRegsteredasanewspaperwththeRoyalMai MemberoftheABCISSN13558293 Nopartofthismagaznemaybereproducedstorednaretrievalsystemor transmttednanyformexceptbypermssonThepublshermakeseveryeffort toensurecontentsarecorrectbutcannotacceptresponsibltyforerrorsor omssonsUnsolcitedmateralssubmittedtoAutocarentirelyattheowners risk;thepublsheracceptsnoresponsibityforlossordamage Withregretcompettionsandpromotionaloffersunessotherwsestated arenotavaiabletoreadersoutsidetheUKandEre

I’vespentmonthsbrowsingelderly campervansinthe£10,000range, suchasthoseRuppertmentioned.

andadaptivesuspension,whereas minehadasunroofandtheComfort Pack’selectricseats/lumbarsupport Unfortunately,becausethecarin stockhadbeenorderedlater,thelist pricehadincreasedsubstantially andneitherthedealernorIcould compromiseonthis,sonodeal ComplainttoBMWelicitedareply thatdidn’tevenacknowledgeafewof mypoints,whichfeltabitinsulting.

Isoldminejustbeforelockdown, thinkingIshouldgiveuptouringat 90,andhaveregrettediteversince, particularlyasIsolditforpeanuts anditwouldnowbeworthdouble (I’vealsogivenupmotorcycling twicebutamstillriding)

Thewaitgoeson... ChrisGilvray Viaemail I’dliketocounterJimHolder’sview onthestateoftheUK’sEVcharger network(InsideInformation,10 August)Farfrom“notfaroffbeing there”,it’sappallinglyinadequate Therearesome5000fillingstations intheUK,onaveragewith,let’ssay, 10pumps.That’s50,000pumpsthat candeliverafulltankinfiveminutes andtheyallwork!Weneedtostop goingonaboutrangeanxiety;it’s actuallyallaboutcharginganxiety.

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SECONDOPINION WHYWE’RERUNNINGIT CanBMW’sseconddedicatedelectric carliveuptoitsrangetoppingbilling? 62AUTOCARCOUK7SEPTEMBER2022 LuxuryelectricSUVflagshiparrivesonthefleetinmidlevelxDrive50guise BMWiX

withovertsuccess.YettheiXfeelsso quiet,refined,powerful,comfortable andhighqualitythatyou’dhappily lineoneupagainstaRangeRover Itmaystilllose,butitwouldnotbe aforegoneconclusionandthat’s somethingagainstthestandout luxurySUVofthepast50years.

successortothei3.ItisonlyBMW’s seconddedicatedfullyelectriccar, arrivingatthesametimeasthat smallEViconsadlydepartsBoth arebuiltaround‘carboncage’core structuresandhavelight,airycabins fullofinterestingandinnovative materials,butgiventhattheiXis fivemetreslongandstartsatcloseto £80,000,thesimilaritiessoonend ThreeversionsoftheiXare offeredBookendingtherangeare thexDrive40witha71kWhbattery goodforaclaimed257milerange, andanM60witha105kWhbattery that’llgetyouaclaimed348miles betweenchargesInthemiddleisthe xDrive50wehavehere,whichuses thebiggerbatteryfromtheM60but getsanextra23milesofrangeasit doeswithouttheextrapowerand performanceofthetopendmodel ThexDrive50usestwinelectric motorsforacombined516bhpand allwheeldrive.That’salotofpower, hevisualstatementand ensuingdebateover thestylingoftheiXhas somewhatovershadowed thecountlessotherfargreaterand moresignificantstatementsthatare beingmadebyBMW’snewagship. Theyinclude,amongothers,the sheeramountoftechnologythiscar packsin,plentyofitbreathtaking andtrulyinnovative,andmuchofit socoolthatifApplehadlaunchedit, we’dbehearingaboutitforyears.

Thenthere’sthepositioningof thecar,andhowsuccessfullyBMW hasmanagedtopullitoffThefirm haslongdabbledintheluxuryspace withthelikesofthe7Series,8Series andmorelatelytheX7,butnever butit’sneededforacarweighing morethantwoandahalftonnesa figurethatwouldbehigherwereit notforthatcarbonfibrecore Putyourfootdownandyou’llbe undernoillusions:thisisnonormal bigrangeEV,ifyouhadn’trealised

Therearethose,though,whowill nevergetpastthelooks,inparticular thatgrille,andthat’sfineIt’snotfor myeyes,truthbetold,butyoucanget itblackedout,andincertaincolour andtrimspecificationsitdoesn’t standoutasmuchassomeofthe photossuggestIt’snotjustanyold grille,either:ithousesmanyofthe car’ssensorandsafetycamerasand iscoatedinmaterialthatselfheals shoulditgetchippedorscratched. Thataside,let’scallitsomewhere betweenboldanddivisiveandget onwithenjoyingthecar’sother qualities,ofwhichtherearemany. YoucouldcalltheiXadistant

TheBorn’sapparently modestbootcantake ausefullylargeload

TESTDATA 7SEPTEMBER2022AUTOCARCOUK63

Cabinisatriumph,with cuttingedgetechthat retainsphysicalcontrols determinedtodothingsdifferently andreallydeviatefromtheinternal combustionera.Thatfirstofall manifestsitselfinthespaceshipstyle noiseitmakesunderacceleration, asoundtrackcreatedbynoneother thanmoviecomposerHansZimmer (thinkTopGun:Maverick,Gladiator and,er,KungFuPanda).

Thevolumeandintensityofthe soundareallrelativetoyouruseof therightpedalThatshouldn’tbea revelationbecausethat’sessentially howdrivingacombustionengined carworks,butnobodyhasyetdone somethingthisdifferentandthis successfullyItsoundslikedoors openinginascifilm,andit’sgood funI’mgladBMWmadeitthisway BeforeyoudrivetheiX,youwill alreadyhavemarvelledatthecabin. Itmixeshighqualitymaterialsthat areeasyontheeyeandlovelytotouch withtechnologythat’sundoubtedly inyourfaceyetstillsympathetically integrated.Betteryet,itisalsofora largepartcontrolledbysomeactual buttonsandaclickwheelSuch commonsensewillnevercatchon There’ssomuchtoexploreinthe iX,andthat’sbeforeyougettothe £22,140ofoptionsourMSporttrim

whenprojectedfromthedoormirror asagetyouhomelightatnight. Butwhataboutthesubstance? I’veyettofindataskthattheCupra shirks,beitschoolshuttlebus,late nighttaxiformywife,longdistance cruiserordogwalkingwagon.It evenmakesasurprisinglycapacious miniaturevanwhencalledupon Idoalotofluggingofboxesfrom astorageunitandbackagain,andit neverceasestoamazehowmuchcan becrammedintotheBorn.Officially, thebootisadecentbutunremarkable 385litres,yetinpracticeitseems likealotmoreThehighloadlipisn’t idealforthedogs,whohaveadded acoupleofscratches,butthelow bootoor(whichishardtoexplain, bearinginmindthattheelectric motorliesbeneath)meansyoucan fitasurprisingnumberofboxesin thereTheCupra’sstiffsuspension neededinacarwithatwotonnekerb weightthankstoallthosebatteries, particularlyonewithsporting pretensionsmeansitisn’tupsetby beingheavilyladen,either Thelackofasplitlevelbootoor preventsyoufromhidingvaluables awayunlessyoukeeptheparcel shelfinatalltimes,butbeneaththe dealeroptionbrandedbootmatI’ve added,there’sausefulcubbyhole thatI’vecrammedwithallthose uselessthingsIcarrybecauseI thinktheymightcomeinhandy,but areunsightlyandnoisyiflefttoroll aroundintheboot ALASTAIRCLEMENTS

MARKTISSHAW TESTDATA ❝ Putyourfootdownandyou’reunderno illusions:thisisnonormalbig-rangeEV ❞ CUPRABORN Electrichatchcontinuestopleasewith goodlooksbackedupbypracticality

WHYWE’RERUNNINGIT ToseewhethertheCupraisanewEV contenderorjustagussiedupVWID3 t’sraretofindadaily driverwithstyleand substance,butIreckon Cuprahascrackedit withtheBornEverytimeIseean ID3,Imarvelathowneatlythe SpanishfirmtookVolkswagen’sugly ducklingandturneditintoaswan oratleastabetterlookingduckling Parkthemtogetherandtheshared lineageisclear,notleastintheirnear identicalsilhouettes,butinisolation theCupraisfarbetterlooking. It’saidedbysomeniftydetails,like thedynamic,diamondshapedrelief letintotherearpillars,whichgivea senseofspeedevenatstandstill,plus theaggressiveheadlightsandthe shapelysills.Tintedrearwindows and20in‘Hurricane’alloysround thingsoffwithabitofgangsterchic Oneelementthathasdivided opinionwithinourfamily,at leastisthebrushedcoppereffect detailing.Insideitcanfeelcheap, buttomyeyesontheoutsideitlooks terrific,particularlyagainstthe optionalAuroraBluepaintMywife isspotonwhenshesaysthebadge looksabitlikeaTransformerslogo althoughitdoeslookprettycool

testcarisfittedwith.Thelikes ofthe£3500SkyLoungePack (nextlevelcoolpanoramicroo and£5000TechnologyPlusPack (plentyofclevercamerashere)are allthingswe’llcomebackto.For now,I’lldoffmycaptothelovely £1890AventurineRedIIIand£550 TitanBronzetrimofourcar,alovely combinationthat’srefreshinglynot monochrome,andgetsettledinto thatohsocomfySportSeat(part ofthe£3900ComfortPlusPack), fromwhereyoucanenjoythemost soothingandcalmingofrides RefreshingisawordIthinkwe’ll keepcomingbackto.Asagroundup electriccar,noassumptionshave beenmadeinthewayithasbeen designed,engineeredandcreated, andneitherdoesitfeellikeone ofthoseelectriccarsinwhichan internalcombustionenginehas simplybeenswappedoutforsome electricmotorsandabattery Adifferentapproachhasbeen takenacrosstheboard,andtheresult isacarthatalreadyfeelslikeonethat willremainnotonlyabenchmarkfor howtoapproachthedevelopmentof electriccarsbutalsoonewithplenty of‘firsts’towhichwe’llreferbackto foryearstocomeRarelyhasalong termloanfeltlikesuchanadventure.

heID4hasbeencalled backtoVolkswagen’s workshopforasoftware updateUnfortunately, it’snotthehotlyanticipatedID30 overhaul(whichthefirmpromises willimproveitsvoicecontrolsystem, introducenewdriverassistancetech andsortoutthelaggyinfotainment system),butitstillhastobedone Initsplace,I’mspendingaweek intheID4’ssleekersibling,theID5 Iknowwhatyou’rethinking:no,it’s notthesamecar,atleastnotonthe outside.WhiletheID5doesoffer similarpowertrainoptionsand identicalbatterysizes,it’sslightly moreaerodynamicthanthemore traditionalSUVstylingoftheID4. That’stheresultofitsslopedrear endandrearspoiler,whichgive itamorecoupéesqueprofile

butimperfect;reariscoupé-like

There’sagoodreasonyou’restaringatanID5,notanID4,butisourstandinbetter?

ThinkAudiEtronSportback. Don’tbefooled,though:theID5 actuallyhasaslightlylargerboot,at 549litrestothe543litresoftheID4 OurID5testcarisinamidrange Techspecificationandpoweredby thePro77kWhbattery(thesame asusedintheID4GTX).Itpacks 171bhpandhasanofficialWLTP rangeof324miles,whichisanice figuretowakeuptointhemorning, especiallyknowingthatIwon’t havetochargeiteverynightto gettoworkthefollowingday. Despitethesimilaritiesbetween thetwocars,itwouldbeunfairto directlycomparetheperformanceof theID4’ssportiestvariantandthe ID5’smidrangeoffering.Butlook attheequipmentandyoumightbe surprised:theID5isslightlymore comprehensivethanitsperformance counterpart,eveninTechspec TheID5hastheposherComfort seatswithelectricadjustmentand

VOLKSWAGENID4GTX

TESTDATA abitmoreaccuratewhenresponding ocommands. Ontheroad,thingsareslightly ifferent.ThisversionoftheID5 oesn’thavefourwheeldriveand eelslessplantedontheasphalt t’salsomorecomfortablethanthe D4GTX,withasofterride,which slikelytobedowntoits19inwheels theGTXhasa20inset)andthefact hattheGTXhassportssuspension Despitetheboostedcomfortof

heID5,Iwasleftpiningforthe erformanceandstabilityofmy TX.I’mnotsomuchinterested ntheheadupdisplay(whichjust howswhat’sonthesmalldisplay ehindthesteeringwheelanyway) orothertechybitsandIeven prefertheID4’sseats. InthisTechspec,theID5willalso setyouback£53,165(atthetimeof writing)andtheID5GTXwillcost you£55,570Comparethiswith £51,580fortheID4GTX.IthinkI wouldbewillingtosacrificeafew extrabitsofequipmentIwon’tuse foraddedperformanceandsavethe penniesPlus,Ihavefarmoreusefor arearwindscreenwiperonanSUV thanarearspoiler.I’msuremostdo. JACKWARRICK WHYWE’RERUNNINGIT ToseeifthehotversionofVolkswagen’s electricSUVlivesuptoitsGTambitions 64AUTOCARCOUK7SEPTEMBER2022

massagefunctions.They’revery plush,butI’mnotactuallyafanof them.Evenwithasmuchadjusting asIcando,Ican’tseemtofinda comfortabledrivingposition,and mybackalsorejectedthemafter justoveranhourofdriving. OthernicekitintheID5includes aheadupdisplayprojectedontothe windscreenandawonderfullyairy panoramicroofThere’salsowireless phonechargingandwirelessApple CarPlay,likeintheID4GTX. Italsohasthebestinfotainment screenVolkswagenmakes:the120in DiscoverMaxsystem,whichisclear andbrightAllID5saresoldfresh fromthefactorywiththatID3.0 software,butdoesitsolveanyofthe technicalgremlinsfromtheprevious version?Someareashaveimproved, yes,butscrollingfrompagetopage isstillatediousaffairandlatency issuesremainpresent.TheHelloID voicecontrol,meanwhile,is

JIMHOLDER

Thedoorlockessentiallya igitalversionofanoldschool ombinationlockaccessedby ushingilluminatedbuttons ownthesideofthedoor rameisjustodd.Again, getspeopletalking,which aybeboththepointand oughtojustifyitspresence Butmyexperiencesuggests atyouuseitonce,wonderwhy udidn’tjustblipthekeyfoband enspendeverytriphopingthat bodyaskswhyonearthyourcar hasnumbersprinteddowntheside ofitMaybethatmakesmesoundlike anoldmanratherthananexcited millennial,andmaybethatmeans I’vemissedthepoint,buttomymind itsmacksoftryingtoohard Overall,though,IlikethatFord hastriedtobeabitdifferentSure, someeffortsarebiggerhitsthan others,butIwouldhavebeeneven moredisappointedifFordhadtried toenteranewerawithoutafew ourishesThereistimetolearn evenifthatmeansmakingafew mistakesalongtheway.

WHYWE’RERUNNINGIT ToseeifanySUVisworthyofthename andifitaugurswellforFord’sfuture TESTDATA 7SEPTEMBER2022AUTOCARCOUK65

FORDMUSTANGMACH-E

hesedays,it’snotenough forcarstobecars.In theeraoftheTeslagiant screen(withwhoopee cushionfunctionality),therehave tobeeyecatchersandquirksthat addalittlesurprisetoproceedings, too.Here,theMachEexcels,from itsowncentrallymounted,portrait orientatedgiantscreenthroughto wildhorsebadgingandmore Thescreenisatriumph.It’sthe rstthingeveryonecommentson whentheyclimbinside,it’sintuitive touseanditallowsforlarge, chunkyfunctionsthatareeasyto hitonthemoveJustabouttheonly shortcomingisthatthesoleofeat functionalityI’veuncoveredisthe optiontoplaynoughtsandcrosses (againstthecarorafriend)ordoa spotofartinaformatthatreminds memoreofmychildhoodonaZX

Itsbigtouchscreenisatalkingpointandfortherightreasons

Spectrumthanthemodernworld PuttingtheMustangbadging frontandcentreanddoingaway withanyFordblueovalsisanother smartmove.Atitsmostbasiclevel,it makestheMachEstandout,tothe extentthatI’veprobablyneverdriven acarthatpassersbywanttoknow moreabout.Onanother,itelevates theMachEassomethingspecial andgoessomewaytojustifyingthe £40kplusaskingpricethatperhaps ahumbleFordcouldn’tdosoeasily ThethirdstandoutthatIwill highlightislessofasuccess,however, andrevolvesaroundanattemptat answeringaquestionthatI’mnot sureanybodyhasasked:reinventing thedoorhandleanddoorlockInthe caseofthehandle,theMachEhas small,roundpushbuttons,witha curiouspullhangingjustbelowthe windowlineAsidefromsmalllaughs attheexpenseofthoseunfamiliar withthecartryingtofathomitout, theydonothingbeyondprovidea slightlyirritatingtalkingpoint.

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U S E D C A R S W h a t t o b u y , w h e r e t o b u y i t a n d h o w m u c h t o p a y oodLord,ithasagedwell, thisJaguarFType.Ithas beenthroughafaceliftor two,ofcourse,buteven theearlycarsstilllookfab,arguably evenmoresothanthelaterones Theconvertiblehasbeenaround since2013anditwasfollowedayear laterbythecoupéThelatteristhe morepracticalcaronaccountofa bootthatcanhouseacoupleofsets ofgolfclubsratherthanjustabag ofteesandaglove. Underthathandsomebonnetisa goodrangeofhotengines,too,and there’snotreallyaweakpointasfar asperformancegoesEventheentry levelFTypehasapowerful2.0litre fourcylinderenginethatwillpropel G BUYERBEWARE EARLYINFOTAINMENT LOOKFORPARKINGAIDS WATCHTHEDIFFERENTIAL ACTIVEEXHAUSTGLITCH CABINQUIRKS thecartoatop speedof155mph. The335bhp supercharged V6willgetyou from062mphin 5.1sec.Youwillfind afewexamplesof thisparticularFType withamanualgearbox, butbecausetheshiftisalittle unsatisfying,ouradviceistogofor theexcellentautomaticinstead. OptingfortheV6Swillgetyou 375bhpandfrom062mphin48sec (aswellasadaptivedampersfora smoother,ifstillfirm,ride),while the542bhpV8Rwillcoverthe samesprintinjust4.0sec,making itatruesupercar contender. Befitting itsextra performance, theFTypeRalso comeswithamore advancedvehicle dynamicssystem andfirmersuspension, plusupratedcarbonceramic brakes.Youwillneedallthisbecause therearwheeldriveV8FTypeis alivelymachineIt’sperhapsno surprisethatJaguarmadefourwheel drivestandardontheV8from2015, aswellasanoptionontheV6S IftheFTypeRstillleavesyou yearningformorenoiseand OURTOPSPEC S EventhecheapestFTypesare packedwithequipment,including climatecontrol,satnav,rearparking sensorsandaDABradioChoosingS trim(orRDynamicinlatercars)adds aswitchablesportsexhaust,cruise control,adaptivedampers,a limitedslipdifferentialand fullleatherseats. JAGUARF-TYPE Supercarbaitingpace,engagingdynamics,auraldramaand exoticlooks?They’reallincluded,asMarkPearsonexplains ASGOOD ASNEW

Thesetiddlerswill

JamesRuppert

USEDCARS 7SEPTEMBER2022AUTOCARCOUK69 Around£25kbuysyoua2014 V6.ThemorepowerfulSandthe entrylevel20carstartat£26k Spend£28k£35kon2018and 2019carsingoodconditionand £40k£50kon2020modelsAnR isatleast£33kandtheSVR£55k. In2017,thecarwasfacelifted, gainingTouchProinfotainment, RDynamicreplacedSandthe 400SportarrivedIn2018,itgot torquevectoring,abiggerscreen andnewbadging.Asignificant redesignthencamefor2020. 3.0V6S 5.0V8RAWD WILD CARD

fullservicehistorytocoverits96,000 mileageforjustover£2000.Youwill getintotheLondonULEZandthe annualtaxis£180,butthisisacheap carthatwilldomorethan40mpgIt’s notstylish,justsensibleanddull,and itwilllastadecadeifyoucanfaceit Thecostofdrivingcrisisislikely tobewithusforsometime.Iwas inspiredtocoverthisbecauseI’m seeingsurveysandreportsthatdon’t helpanyone,includingthecash strappedmotorist,butjustpromote thecompanythatpaidforthem.

Fiestamakesashrewd

Therideiscertainlysportscar firm,butit’snotoverlybumpyand, asmentioned,themorepowerful V6modelsandabovecomewith adaptivesuspensionthathelpsto smoothoutsomeofthelargerbumps.

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Keepingthingsuptodate,a refreshin2017wasfollowedby anotherin2020toreinvigoratethe styling,addsomenewtechinsideand tweaktheenginelineup.Tothatend, the2.0litrefourcylinderengine becametheP300andtheP450was thesupercharged50litreV8with 444bhpTheP575exclusivetothe FTypeRisaversionofthesameV8 enginebutwithevenmorepower.

costbuttonsto runanddodgethe biggestexpense ❞ T

TheFTypeisheavierthansome ofitsrivalsandoccasionallyfeels itontheroad,butitcanstillattack cornerswithgusto,asthesteering ispreciseandthegriplevelsgood However,withsomuchpower available,it’seasytogetthings outofshape,especiallyinthewet.

RUPPERT’S GARAGE

performance,a567bhpSVRversion hasbeenofferedsinceearly2016and justsohappenstobethefirstJaguar sincetheXJ220supercartohavea topspeedinexcessof200mph

frugalbuy,andthere areplentyonoffer

hecostofdrivingisonly goingonewayatthe moment,andifyouhave thechancetochange, whichcheaptorunmotorshould youbuy?Assumingthatyouaren’t goingtotowacaravanorpackafive asideteamonboard,hereareseveral tiddlersthatwillcostbuttonstorun and,atadecadeold,willdodgethe biggestexpense:depreciation Massmarketbestsellersarethe waytogohere,sorstoffisBritain’s favouritesuperminiintheshapeof theFordFiestaIts12litrepetrol enginedeliversdecentperformance andeconomyandissimpleenough nottocauseproblems.Irather likedthelookofa2012Fiestawith areasonable60,000milesandin thereassuringlybasicStylespecfor £4500Ithasallthesafetykit,just nottheglitzybits,andcandeliver 4550mpginrealworlddriving. Otherwise,there’stheVauxhall Corsa,ofcourse.Thesearegreatlittle shoppersandIsawaoneowner2013 12iwithafewdecenttrimmings, includingairconItwasanEcoex, whichdeliversanofficialcombined 55mpg.Also,itwasadealercar,so thereshouldbedecentpreparation plusawarrantyandallfor£4000 Reliabilityisanunderratedquality thatcansaveseriousmoneyoverthe years.Withthatinmind,let’sgeta HondaJazz.It’snotacheapoption butitisaverysoundone:£6000 willbuyafullservicehistory2012 12VTECSEwithjust46,000miles Itwilldo54mpgofficiallyandthe annualroadtaxisjust£30. Thenthere’sKia.Ialwayspick thePicantoforvalue,butthemore grownupRiomakesallsortsof senseandisapropersmallfamilycar Goforthepreviousgenerationand youcangeta20101.4Strikewitha

NEEDTOKNOW

Theinteriorhasroomfortwo talladults,helpedbylowmounted sportsseatsandasteeringwheel thatadjustselectricallyforreachand height,providingthekindofperfect drivingpositionyouwouldexpect.

repairable,lestyourenthusiasm outranksyourability. StepforwardtheSmartRoadster,a carsosmallyoucouldeasilyuseiton aMonopolyboardAtjust34mlong andweighinglessthan800kg,it’s pushedalongreasonablycomfortably byaweeny,midmounted80bhp 698ccturbochargedtriple.Itsbolt onbodypanelsareplasticandits styling,withitsextravagantlyared wheelarches,isjustfarenoughon therightsideofpuguglytobe

theidealsportscarwill

immenselylikeable.Indeed,the yearshavebeenkind.Itstilllooks distinctlyeyecatchingtoday. It’sstillbelovedbyacoterieof enthusiastsandforgoodreason Itmayhaveonlyamodestpower output,anditmayhaveadim witted,automatedmanual,six speedgearbox,completeinsome with(optionalfromnew)paddle shifters,butitsfunfactorisskyhigh Infact,theexperienceofdriving thethingactuallyoverridesthe

obviousshortcomingsinherentin thecar’sunderpinnings:itssteering istooslowanditshandlingcanbe alittlewayward,afterall,butifit’s goodenoughforGordonMurray,it’s goodenoughforus(Thecreatorof theMcLarenF1chosetouseoneas hisdailydriverformanyyears.)

❝ TheSmartRoadsterisstillbelovedbya coterieofenthusiastsandforgoodreason ❞ 70AUTOCARCOUK7SEPTEMBER2022

T CULT HEROSMARTROADSTER

TheSmartRoadsterissmallinsizeandpricebutbigonfun,saysMarkPearson

Launchedin2002,itcamein twoversions,theRoadsterandthe RoadsterCoupéTheCoupéhad twinremovableroofpanelsand aglassedinrearend,whilethe Roadstercamewithanelectrically poweredsofttopandhadatter reardeckBothcarswereotherwise identicalandgotMacPhersonstruts atthefrontandadeDionrearaxle Thebrakeswerediscsatthefront

LITTLEWONDER

herearethoseforwhom alwayshaveitsengine amidships,whetheritbe aLamborghiniMiuraoraFerrari 296GTB,aFiatX1/9oraPorsche BoxsterS.Suchsensualgratification, theywillsay,suchresponses,andoh, allthatincreasedtraction:whatfun! Butbewaryandrememberthat therearecircumstancesinwhich suchalayoutcan,dynamically, catchouttheinexperienced.Itcan alsomakeithardertoseeoutof, increasingthelikelihoodofhitting somethingelse,whetherathigh speedorlowIfyou’reentertaining amidenginedcar,then,betterto keepitsmallandcheapandeasily

USEDCARS 7SEPTEMBER2022AUTOCARCOUK71 MARKBLOOMFIELD, FUDGESMART ENGINE TRANSMISSION STEERING,BRAKES ANDSUSPENSION BODY LEAKS INTERIOR Paddleshifters areworthhaving; checktheaircon Agileresponsesand asweetturbotriple aretwomaindraws 2005SMARTROADSTER0.7 LIGHTSPECIALEDITION, 32,000MILES,£3290 £2000-£2999 £3000£3999 £4000£5999 £6000ANDABOVE anddrumsattherear. Thegoodnewsisthatlongterm problemsarefewMostly,theyleak Watercanmakeitswayinthrough theroospillarsandsealsandcan getintotheelectrics,whichcanbean HOWTOGETONE INYOURGARAGE WHATWESAIDTHEN 16SEPTEMBER2003 “Staroftheshowisthewonderful turbotripleItrevsfreely,spinningaway likeatinyV6,accompaniedbyanaddictive flutterfromthewastegateThroughcorners, theSmartgripswell.Theelectricallyassisted powersteeringlacksfeedback,butitdartsinto cornersandalwaysfeelsfunThelethargyof thesixspeedsequentialtransmissionirks, yetyousoonlearntoadaptyourdriving styleAlthoughflawed,youcan’tfault theSmartforfulfillingitsbrief simplybybeingsodamn funandcheeky” expensivefix.Worrynot,though: thereareplentyofspecialists whowillcomeupwithasolution, althoughthegeneralpartssupply isnotasplentifulasitoncewas Soit’sfun,buthighprices, reportsofthoseleaksandelectrical problemsandthesubsequent warrantyclaimsledtopoorsales whenthecarwasnewandput paidtoitafterjustfouryearsin productionBuyonenow,though, andyoucanatleastintruthtell yourfriendsthatyou’veboughtan ultrarare,Mercedessourced, midenginedsportscarwitha reasonablyhealthypowertoweight ratio.Putlikethat,itdoesindeed soundliketheidealsportscar.

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