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This week: Honda Civic Type R road test, Vauxhall's bright future and a race across London
In this week’s edition of Autocar, we drive the new Honda Civic Type R, get the latest news on Vauxhall’s future, and stage a race across London with six very different electric vehicles.
*News*
This week, a bright future lies ahead for Vauxhall as we detail its latest electric offering: the Vauxhall Astra EV, and chat to Mark Adams, the firm’s director of design. Next, the Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato is revealed as a 601bhp off-road special-edition supercar, and we look at the latest concept from Mazda. Could it replace the MX-5?
*Reviews*
It’s a big week for road tests as we finally drive the hardcore Honda Civic Type R in Portugal - can it still be as entertaining as its predecessors? Next, we test the last-ever Audi R8 and most powerful rear-drive Audi yet: the 612bhp R8 GT RWD. For Road Test 5,602, we’ve got the most powerful SUV on the market: the Aston Martin DBX.
*Features*
We stage an 18-mile race across London with six electric vehicles you wouldn’t expect to see competing - from the Porsche Taycan to a rented e-scooter. Next, we look at two legends born in 1970: the Boeing 747 and the Range Rover. As the former ends its production life and the latter a new generation, we celebrate their illustrious tenures.
*Opinion *
Matt Prior makes the case that the new Toyota Prius wouldn’t look out of place in the fantasy world of Grand Theft Auto - and why that might be its biggest compliment.
Steve Cropley loves the simplicity of Vauxhall’s ‘Electric Yellow’ paintwork, and speaks of the revelations from his recent phone call with a Jaguar Land Rover insider on Thierry Bollore’s recent departure.
*Used cars*
This week’s Cult Hero is the second car from Honda ever to wear the ‘Type R’ badge: the Integra. Is now the time to buy this Japanese icon?
Meanwhile our nearly new buying guide features the BMW M2 - a hot coupé that can be civilised if you want, but will suddenly become as slithery as a sack of pythons on track.
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