Autocar magazine 31 August 2022: on sale now

This week: Ariel’s bonkers super-EV, the next Audi supercar and we drive the new MG 4 EV

Ariel, maker of the barebones Atom sports car, was never going to follow the crowd when the time came to produce an EV.

What we’ve got, however, defies all expectations: the Hipercar is a four-wheel drive, 1180bhp weighing just 1556kg – a featherweight by EV standards. As if it wasn’t already cool, there’s also a gas turbine fitted at the rear to act as a range extender.

But what’s it like to drive? We got an exclusive opportunity to find out – and you can read more in this week’s issue of Autocar.

*News*

Elsewhere, we’ve got everything we know so far about the successor to the Audi R8, which promises to be a pure sports car with more power than any other Audi.

We’ve also got the low-down on Skoda’s new concept car, the Vision 7S, as well as the hydrogen-powered Toyota GR Yaris rally car.

*Reviews*

This week the motorsport-inspired Caterham Seven 420 Cup features as the subject of our road test – will it knock the Ariel Atom 4 off the top spot?

We also drive the MG 4 Long Range SE, a £28,495 EV with a 281-mile range, as well as the facelifted BMW X7.

Matt Prior puts the Alfa Romeo Tonale on British roads, with disappointing results.

*Features*

We speak to some drivers who are renting their cars Airbnb-style, and is Ford’s all-electric, all-American F-150 Lightning really an environmental hero? Stephen Dobie finds out on a tree-felling shift in the Peak District. Elsewhere, we speak to Lamborghini’s new CTO. 

*Opinions*

Steve Cropley chats the MG4 EV, Ariel and the Nissan Leaf, while Matt Prior delves into the modern-day showroom experience for drivers buying a new car. 

*Used cars*

The Porsche 928 is the star of this week’s used car buying guide, and we recommend the Volkswagen up! as our nearly-new best-buy.

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