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The facelifted Audi A8, Jaguar F-Type convertible and Citroen C3 also get the first drive treatment. Then it’s the turn of the plug-in hybrid Jeep Compass 4xe to enter the Autocar road test.Audi’s Quattro four-wheel drive system is synonymous with the brand, and its legacy rests on the shoulders of the models that bear its name. How does the latest, the electric E-tron GT, stack up to the original Audi Quattro? We fired up the five-pot to find out.
Then it’s off to France to see how Ineos has transformed a factory that previously built Smart cars into a production line for its considerably larger Grenadier off-road SUV. Euro NCAP’s crash tests have revolutionised vehicle safety, with around 35 new models put through the wringer each year - but what’s actually involved? We visit the Thatcham test facility with an appetite for destruction.
Finally, this weekend sees the return of Extreme E, the electric off-road race series with one eye on conservation. After a successful first season, it’s looking less like an eccentric outlier in the gas-guzzling world of motorsport than a glimpse at its sustainable future. We reveal what to expect in 2022.
Elsewhere, Steve Cropley has been collating feedback on his innovative electric sports car concept, the Backfire. Were Autocar in the position to launch such an EV, we’d already have a sizable order book.In the market for a wonderfully huge and useful saloon? The Skoda Superb is an executive barge you can be proud to own, and putting one on your driveway won’t break the bank either, as our second-hand car expert reveals.
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