CAR

Car is a monthly magazine for automotive fans in the UK, produced by Bauer Consumer Media. The magazine has international versions published by Bauer Automotive in various countries, including Brazil, China, Greece, India, Malaysia (since December 2012, through Astro), Mexico, the Middle East, Poland (where it is known as Cars), Romania, Russia, South Africa (where it's called topcar), Spain, Thailand, and Turkey. In Japan, a similar publication called Car Magazine is released by Neko Publishing.

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Hyundai Inster (2025) review: at last, an affordable EV

2 days ago | carmagazine.co.uk | Curtis Moldrich |Ben Whitworth

► Distinctive design► Tardis interior► Zingy performanceForget the Ioniq 5 N, the Inster EV you see here might be the most exciting electric car Hyundai makes. High-performance electric cars are everywhere, but sensible ones with a feasible range and an asking price south of £30,000 are not. Ask any prospective EV buyers what’s holding them back from the switch to ICE and invariably the first answer will be price. And they’d be right.
Job cuts, plant closures and more as Nissan kick-starts drastic turnaround plan

3 days ago | carmagazine.co.uk | Jake Groves

► Re:Nissan plan announced► 20,000 jobs and seven plants shuttered► Freeze on projects until after 2026Nissan has announced its 2024 financial results, and they are even worse than the ailing company had projected. The company announced a net loss of £3.4bn over the course of 2024 and says 2025 isn’t looking any rosier.
The electric Kia PV5 you can push your wheelchair into

3 days ago | carmagazine.co.uk | Tom Webster

► The Kia PV5 designed to take a wheelchair► Kia is producing its own conversion of the new PV5 van ► Lets you wheel your chair in at the side door, direct from the curbThe passenger version of the Kia PV5 is set to come as a wheelchair accessible vehicle, which will let you wheel straight onboard via the side door. The electric van will come with a 300kg-rated ramp and a bespoke belt-fastening system to keep wheelchair users safely secured on the move.
The UK’s first axial-flux e-motor super factory is here

3 days ago | carmagazine.co.uk | Curtis Moldrich

► Yasa opens super factory in the UK► It’s part of the Mercedes Benz Group► Clients include Lamborghini and FerrariYasa is quickly becoming one of the most important e-motor suppliers in the world and now it’s set to expand. Today, the company opened its new upgraded facility in Yarnton, near Oxford. Costing £12million, the new facility is the first of its kind in the UK and solidifies Yasa’s position as the ‘Cosworth’ of high performance e-motors.
ReadyAware: the Harman tech that works like car-to-X without the expensive hardware

4 days ago | carmagazine.co.uk | Jake Groves

► Up close with Harman’s new ReadyAware technology► Car-to-X awareness without the need for infrastructure► Tech can be integrated into existing and new connected carsHarman, the wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung, seems to have solved one of the biggest problems with car-to-X technology – the need for expensive hardware – with its ReadyAware system.
New Volvo estate? Forget it

4 days ago | carmagazine.co.uk | Curtis Moldrich

► We speak to ex-CEO at the ES90 launch► Why estates aren’t necessarily going to happen► And why that’s okayVolvo’s new ES90 is simultaneously the spiritual successor to the S90 saloon, and the closest thing to an estate Gothenburg has made in years. But it’s neither saloon nor estate, and nor is it a high-riding crossover – that’s the job of the EX90 SUV it shares a platform with.
Inside YASA: the Cosworth of e-motors

1 week ago | carmagazine.co.uk | Ben Oliver

► Meet YASA► Everything you need to know about e-motors► Why they’re the ‘Cosworth of EV tech‘If you worry that Britain no longer produces brilliant engineers of the Frank Whittle variety, meet Dr Tim Woolmer, and YASA. Lamborghini has just announced that the new Temerario will use YASA’s brilliant, tiny, lightweight electric motors in its hybrid drivetrain, but the impact of what Woolmer is creating might go far beyond high-priced hypercars.
Now with 87.24% more electrons!* New Jeep Compass launched

1 week ago | carmagazine.co.uk | Luke Wilkinson

►Meet Jeep’s new rival for the Volkswagen Tiguan►Off-road inspired looks, some off-road capability►Far more technology than the previous carJeep has its work cut out. The brand is navigating an ever-more environmentally conscious market that’s perched on the edge of an electric revolution – but it’s spent the last 80 years forging a reputation in the combustion-powered off-roader market. As new starts go, this is a tough one. But Jeep has tried to set off on the right foot.
Money, power and politics

1 week ago | carmagazine.co.uk | Edd Straw

► Cadillac’s journey into F1► Dates from 2023► How it unfoldedGeneral Motors is the latest major manufacturer to join Formula 1, but it’s been a tortuous journey. There are still twists and turns to be navigated before the ‘agreement in principle’ translates into the Cadillac-branded operation becoming first new team in a decade in 2026, but given the door has previously been slammed shut on an 11th this is a seismic shift. So what’s changed?
If you thought the 5 was good, you should try the Renault 4!

1 week ago | carmagazine.co.uk | Alan Taylor-Jones

► The 5’s more practical sibling► 52kWh battery, 148bhp, 247 mile range► Around £2k more than equivalent 5Resurrecting names from the past seems to be going rather well for Renault, especially when mixed with some retro styling and electric drive. After all the buzz surrounding the reborn 5, it’s now time to reanimate the Renault 4 for the 21st century. Based on the impressive 5, the 4 is a bit longer, taller and family friendly.