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55 ‘It will be so weird racing without the smell of sausages being grilled’ THIS WEEK Issue 6428 | Volume 305 | No 12 NEWS Maserati MC20 Supercar to lead firm’s renaissance 4 Jaguar F-Pace Revised SUV hints at Jag’s new look 8 Hyundai Tucson I t has never looked l ike this before 11 Skoda Enyaq Coupé New rakish take on electric SUV 13 New Nissan Z car Retro look, V6 engine for Z Proto 14 Don’t buy, subscribe I s this the new way to get cars? 16 TESTED Audi S3 Sportback Now with 306bhp, revised 4WD 20 BMW 128ti Early taste of seriously quick hot hatch 25 Audi SQ7 Fast SUV i s back – and this time i t ’s petrol 27 Hyundai i30 N Fastback Better than a Civic Type R? 27 Mercedes-Benz GLB 220d 4Matic ROAD TEST 28 FEATURES Jaguar F-Type road trip E-Type heritage in Belgium 36 Bruntingthorpe Eulogy for 200mph do-it-all venue 42 Ineos Grenadier Exclusive interview with its designer 44 Wanted: these cars Missing models that should exist 48 Great Women in the British Car Industry Winners 50 Le Mans 24 Hours Preview of this weekend’s race 55 OUR CARS BMW M235i Gran Coupé Don’t forget your cushion 60 Nissan Juke Mixes with supercars, thanks to an app 62 EVERY WEEK Jesse Crosse Octopus, Bentley and sustainability 15 Jim Holder Skoda Citigo dies but city cars live on 17 Steve Cropley A dozen EVs driven and compared 19 Subscribe Save money and get exclusive benefits 46 Damien Smith Why reverse grids won’t work in F 1 52 Motorsport round-up WRC, F1, BTCC, Extreme E 53 Your Views Kit cars, Aston DBX, EV tow cars, Tesla 58 Matt Prior Hot hatches, Belgian roads and dad bods 82 DEALS James Ruppert Tidy £1000 estates for petrolheads 64 As good as new Current-shape MX-5s, now £12k up 67 Spied in the classifieds Lexus IS F, 405 Mi16 4x4 68 Used buying guide Square up to a Merc G-Wagen 70 New cars A-Z Key car stats , from Abarth to Zenos 72 Road test index Track down that road test here 81 Autocar, IS SN number 1355-8293 (USPS 25185), i s published weekly by Haymarket Media Group, Bridge House, 69 London Road, Twickenham TW1 3SP, United Kingdom. The US annual subscription price i s $199.78. Air f re i ght and mailing in the USA by agent named WN Shipping USA, 156-15, 146th Avenue, 2nd F l oor, Jamaica, NY 11434, USA. Periodicals postage paid at Jamaica NY 11431. US Postmaster: Send address changes to Autocar, WN Shipping USA, 156-15, 146th Avenue, 2nd F l oor, Jamaica, NY 11434, USA. Subscription records are maintained at Haymarket Media Group, Bridge House, 69 London Road, Twickenham TW1 3SP, United Kingdom. Air Business Ltd i s acting as our mailing agent. Autocar i s published by Haymarket Automotive, Bridge House, 69 London Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 3SP, UK, haymarketgroup.com Tel +44 (0)20 8267 5000 Autocar magazine i s also published in China, Greece, India , Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand. Autocar i s a member of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). We abide by the Editors’ Code of Practice and are committed to upholding the highest standards of journalism. If you think we haven’t met those standards and want to make a complaint, contact autocar@haymarket.com. For more information, contact IPSO on 0300 123 2220 or visit www.ipso.co.uk Haymarket i s cer t i f i ed by BSI to environmental standard ISO14001 and energy management standard ISO50001 PEFC Certified This product is from sustainably managed forests and controlled sources www.pefc.co.uk TROUBLE FINDING AUTOCAR? I f you struggle to f ind a copy of Autocar in your l ocal retailer or area, please send an email to connor.chappell@flgroup.co.uk who wil l investigate the problem for you. Autocar i s a member of the organising committee of Car Of The Year caroftheyear.org JAGUAR F TYPE MAKES BELGIAN PILGRIMAGE 36 WHAT GASLY’S MONZA WIN TELLS US ABOUT F1 52 MERCEDES BENZ GLB 220d: FULL ROAD TEST 28 COVER STORY ❝IT’S A BIT LIKE FERRARI CHOOSING A FURNITURE DESIGNER TO SHAPE ITS ENZO REPLACEMENT❞ WHY INEOS ASKED AN AWARD WINNING BOAT DESIGNER TO CREATE ITS GRENADIER 4x4 44 MASERATI MC20: INSIDE LINE ON V6 SUPERCAR 4 COMMENT FOR A LOVE OF SPORTS CARS, LOOK NO FURTHER IF THERE’S ONE common thread running through this week’s issue, it’s that the joy of sports cars lives on enduringly, despite the various cost/emissions/electrification pressures that the car industry faces. First, congratulazioni to Maserati for unveiling just the model (p4) we’ve been hankering after from the flailing Italian marque for far too long. It’s too soon to say how well the MC20 will be executed on the road, but based on looks, claimed performance and the option of both petrol and electric variants, we have high hopes for it leading the brand’s reinvention. Closer to home, Matt Prior enjoys an epic drive in the latest Jaguar F-Type (p36). He reflects on the car’s heritage by taking it to a Belgian road used by the Autocar team in 1961 to obtain high-speed road test figures for the original E-Type. While saluting the F-Type and its origins, he also considers what the future holds for the 5.0-litre V8 sports car. As with the MC20, an electric version has been mooted, but the key – for both – will be ensuring they live up to the legacy. Talking of legacies, the modern-day Autocar team have come up with the cars they think should exist today, yet don’t (p48). Alfa Romeo Spider or Toyota GT86 convertible, anyone? Let us know your fast-car fancies at autocar@haymarket.com. Rachel Burgess Deputy editor – digital rachel.burgess@haymarket.com @theburgeword NEVER NEVER MISS AN ISSUE Subscribe p46 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 AUTOCAR.CO.UK 3

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‘It will be so weird racing without the smell of sausages being grilled’

THIS WEEK

Issue 6428 | Volume 305 | No 12

NEWS

Maserati MC20 Supercar to lead firm’s renaissance 4 Jaguar F-Pace Revised SUV hints at Jag’s new look 8 Hyundai Tucson I t has never looked l ike this before 11 Skoda Enyaq Coupé New rakish take on electric SUV 13 New Nissan Z car Retro look, V6 engine for Z Proto 14 Don’t buy, subscribe I s this the new way to get cars? 16

TESTED

Audi S3 Sportback Now with 306bhp, revised 4WD 20 BMW 128ti Early taste of seriously quick hot hatch 25 Audi SQ7 Fast SUV i s back – and this time i t ’s petrol 27 Hyundai i30 N Fastback Better than a Civic Type R? 27 Mercedes-Benz GLB 220d 4Matic ROAD TEST 28

FEATURES Jaguar F-Type road trip E-Type heritage in Belgium 36 Bruntingthorpe Eulogy for 200mph do-it-all venue 42 Ineos Grenadier Exclusive interview with its designer 44 Wanted: these cars Missing models that should exist 48 Great Women in the British Car Industry Winners 50 Le Mans 24 Hours Preview of this weekend’s race 55

OUR CARS BMW M235i Gran Coupé Don’t forget your cushion 60 Nissan Juke Mixes with supercars, thanks to an app 62

EVERY WEEK Jesse Crosse Octopus, Bentley and sustainability 15 Jim Holder Skoda Citigo dies but city cars live on 17 Steve Cropley A dozen EVs driven and compared 19 Subscribe Save money and get exclusive benefits 46 Damien Smith Why reverse grids won’t work in F 1 52 Motorsport round-up WRC, F1, BTCC, Extreme E 53 Your Views Kit cars, Aston DBX, EV tow cars, Tesla 58 Matt Prior Hot hatches, Belgian roads and dad bods 82

DEALS

James Ruppert Tidy £1000 estates for petrolheads 64 As good as new Current-shape MX-5s, now £12k up 67 Spied in the classifieds Lexus IS F, 405 Mi16 4x4 68 Used buying guide Square up to a Merc G-Wagen 70 New cars A-Z Key car stats , from Abarth to Zenos 72 Road test index Track down that road test here 81

Autocar, IS SN number 1355-8293 (USPS 25185), i s published weekly by Haymarket Media Group, Bridge

House, 69 London Road, Twickenham TW1 3SP, United Kingdom. The US annual subscription price i s $199.78. Air f re i ght and mailing in the USA by agent named WN Shipping USA, 156-15, 146th Avenue, 2nd

F l oor, Jamaica, NY 11434, USA. Periodicals postage paid at Jamaica NY 11431. US Postmaster: Send address changes to Autocar, WN Shipping USA, 156-15, 146th Avenue, 2nd F l oor, Jamaica, NY 11434, USA. Subscription records are maintained at Haymarket Media Group, Bridge House, 69 London Road,

Twickenham TW1 3SP, United Kingdom. Air Business Ltd i s acting as our mailing agent. Autocar i s published by Haymarket Automotive, Bridge House, 69 London Road, Twickenham, Middlesex,

TW1 3SP, UK, haymarketgroup.com Tel +44 (0)20 8267 5000 Autocar magazine i s also published in China, Greece, India , Indonesia, Japan, Korea,

Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand.

Autocar i s a member of the Independent Press Standards

Organisation (IPSO). We abide by the Editors’ Code of

Practice and are committed to upholding the highest standards of journalism. If you think we haven’t met those standards and want to make a complaint, contact autocar@haymarket.com. For more information, contact

IPSO on 0300 123 2220 or visit www.ipso.co.uk

Haymarket i s cer t i f i ed by BSI to environmental standard

ISO14001 and energy management standard

ISO50001

PEFC Certified

This product is from sustainably managed forests and controlled sources www.pefc.co.uk

TROUBLE FINDING

AUTOCAR? I f you struggle to f ind a copy of Autocar in your l ocal retailer or area, please send an email to connor.chappell@flgroup.co.uk who wil l investigate the problem for you.

Autocar i s a member of the organising committee of Car Of The Year caroftheyear.org

JAGUAR F TYPE MAKES BELGIAN PILGRIMAGE 36

WHAT GASLY’S MONZA WIN TELLS US ABOUT F1 52

MERCEDES BENZ GLB 220d: FULL ROAD TEST 28

COVER STORY

❝IT’S A BIT LIKE FERRARI CHOOSING A FURNITURE DESIGNER TO SHAPE ITS ENZO REPLACEMENT❞

WHY INEOS ASKED AN AWARD WINNING BOAT DESIGNER TO CREATE ITS GRENADIER 4x4 44

MASERATI MC20: INSIDE LINE ON V6 SUPERCAR 4

COMMENT

FOR A LOVE OF SPORTS CARS, LOOK NO FURTHER

IF THERE’S ONE common thread running through this week’s issue, it’s that the joy of sports cars lives on enduringly, despite the various cost/emissions/electrification pressures that the car industry faces.

First, congratulazioni to Maserati for unveiling just the model (p4) we’ve been hankering after from the flailing Italian marque for far too long. It’s too soon to say how well the MC20 will be executed on the road, but based on looks, claimed performance and the option of both petrol and electric variants, we have high hopes for it leading the brand’s reinvention. Closer to home, Matt Prior enjoys an epic drive in the latest Jaguar F-Type (p36). He reflects on the car’s heritage by taking it to a Belgian road used by the Autocar team in 1961 to obtain high-speed road test figures for the original E-Type. While saluting the F-Type and its origins, he also considers what the future holds for the 5.0-litre V8 sports car. As with the MC20, an electric version has been mooted, but the key – for both – will be ensuring they live up to the legacy. Talking of legacies, the modern-day Autocar team have come up with the cars they think should exist today, yet don’t (p48). Alfa Romeo Spider or Toyota GT86 convertible, anyone? Let us know your fast-car fancies at autocar@haymarket.com.

Rachel Burgess Deputy editor – digital rachel.burgess@haymarket.com

@theburgeword

NEVER

NEVER MISS AN

ISSUE Subscribe p46

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