Autocar magazine 30 March 2022: on sale now
This week: Lotus Eletre revealed, BMW M240i vs rivals, high performance Cadillacs driven and more
Lotus has revealed the Eletre, an electric super-SUV to rival the Lamborghini Urus.
Due to be built in China, can this new car allow Lotus to break into the SUV market?
Pick up this week’s issue of Autocar to get all the details.
*News*
It isn’t just Lotus who are trying to break into the EV SUV market. Honda has announced that it’s planning to launch a small electric SUV by 2023 - its second EV after the Honda E.
We also take a look at the upcoming Kia EV9 and the Ola Electric, plus we discuss how PHEVs may be under threat.
*Reviews*
This week, we get behind the wheel of two high-performance Cadillacs - the BMW M5-rivalling CT5-V Blackwing and the BMW M3-rivalling CT4-V Blackwing. With the more powerful CT5-V Blackwing producing a whopping 668bhp, do these American saloons have what it takes to beat the best Europe has to offer?
Meanwhile, we’ve driven the updated Alpine A110 to see if you really can improve on greatness, and we take the last-of-the-breed Audi R8 V10 Performance RWD for a spin.
Elsewhere, our testers have been behind the wheel of the Nio ET7, the Mercedes C220d Estate and the Volkswagen Golf R Estate, while the Volkswagen Transporter Sportline Kombi SWB takes on the Autocar road test.
*Features*
The BMW M240i shows that the German brand is back to its traditional best - on paper at least. But what about in the real world? Richard Lane pits it against the Porsche 718 Cayman and the Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 S to decide.
Meanwhile, what do you offer the millionaire who can do anything? We sent Mike Duff to the Italian Alps to investigate Lamborghini’s answer: driving supercars in the snow.
Elsewhere, we pit an electric plane against the Skoda Enyaq, and see how the famous Group A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth is being given a new lease of life courtesy of three in-period continuation models.
*Opinions*
Matt Prior explains why he’s well and truly fed up with massive touchscreens in cars, while Damien Smith looks at how Kevin Magnussen’s F1 return got the wheels turning on a completely different comeback story.
*Used cars*
The incredibly cool Alfa Romeo GTV is this week’s cult hero - we take a look at how to get one in your garage.
Our used car expert turns his attention to the Renault Laguna, and the Jeep Compass is the subject of our nearly-new buying guide.
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