What Car?

Britain's best car buying guide now has a brand new look with an extra 40-pages in every issue, giving you more of What Car?'s famous comparison tests than ever before and more invaluable buying advice for every car on sale. Plus, What Car?'s Target Price promise could save you thousands off the price of your next car. No wonder they call us the car buyer's bible!

What Car?

WELCOME

BMW X3 • Upmarket family SUV enters its fourth generation with major changes inside and out On sale October Price from £48,375

MG ZS Hybrid+ • Value-packed family SUV goes on an efficiency drive and ramps up the technology On sale Now Price from £21,995

Alpine A390 • Electric coupé SUV packs around 500bhp to challenge the Porsche Macan On sale 2025 Price from £90,000 (est)

Volkswagen Tayron • Tiguan Allspace replacement offers seven seats and plug-in hybrid power options On sale Early 2025 Price from £38,000 (est)

Renault 4 • Electric Renault 5’s squarer sibling promises a more family-friendly interior On sale Spring 2025 Price from £28,000 (est)

BMW 1 Series • Audi A3 rival gets a makeover, with updated interior tech and a slimmed-down model line-up On sale Now Price from £31,065

Skoda Elroq • All-new small electric SUV promises up to 360 miles of range and family-friendly practicality On sale March 2025 Price from £31,500

Dacia Bigster • New family SUV is Dacia’s largest, roomiest and most expensive model yet On sale Spring 2025 Price from £27,000 (est)

Audi A5 Avant • The latest iteration of Audi’s BMW 3 Series challenger gets a new name and more space for occupants inside On sale December Price from £43,850

Coming soon

THE BEST CHILD SEATS IN 2024 • Looking to buy a new child car seat? We’ve tested and rated 11 of the latest examples to help you find the best one to suit your family

GPS trackers • A GPS tracker can help you to monitor your car’s location at any time and get it back if it gets stolen. But which is best?

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FRENCH CONNECTION • Taking an electric car on holiday to France? Are you better off in a Tesla, or something else? Then again, perhaps a petrol model is still the way to go. Neil Winn seeks some answers on a 1000-mile road trip

A SPACE ODYSSEY • Each of these SUVs can carry seven occupants, but which does it better? We embark on a space mission in a Nissan X-Trail and a Peugeot 5008

THE BEST USED CARS YOU CAN BUY • Our annual Used Car Awards can help you choose the right car by revealing the stars in eight popular categories, plus an overall winner

Best used hatchback

Best used executive car

Best used SUV

Best used estate

Best used electric SUV

Best used hybrid

Best used seven-seater

Best used sports car

Overall winner

Volkswagen ID 7Pro Match • Could this be the ideal electric executive car for a high-mileage driver? We’re living with one to find out

Audi A6 Avant 45 TFSI quattro Sport • Our executive estate shows that it has real athletic abilities, without working up too much of a thirst

Lexus LBX • 1.5 Hybrid Premium Plus Design

Renault Clio • TCe 90 Evolution

Suzuki Swift1.2 Mild Hybrid Ultra • Suzuki hasn’t reinvented the wheel with the latest Swift small car. Is that a good thing? Let’s find out

Mazda MX-30 R-EV • Makoto

Honda e:Ny1 • Advance

Ford Ranger Raptor 2.0 EcoBlue Auto 4WD • When you have a vehicle as useful at carting things around as our pick-up, you become very popular

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