The second-generation BMW M2 will have even stronger performance and deliver greater versatility than the well-received current model.
According to BMW insiders, the new M2 will be comprehensively re-engineered by the time it reaches UK showrooms at the end of 2022, with a new engine in multiple states of tune, new gearbox and overhauled platform.
We’ve got exclusive details of M Division’s baby, only in this week’s Autocar.
Also in this issue
Lamborghini revealed its new business plan this week, confirming it will launch its first battery-electric vehicle by the end of the decade, after introducing plug-in hybrid powertrains to all three of its current model lines within the next three years.
Elsewhere, heavy machinery maker JCB has announced a hydrogen-fuelled piston engine that emits no CO2 and which it believes can help the transport industry achieve the UK government’s zero-emissions target quicker than any existing solutions. Genesis is lining up an Audi A4 Avant rival, arriving soon after the Korean brand’s European launch.
The launch of the Ineos Grenadier, the rugged new off-roader being developed by Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s firm, has been delayed until next year, and the boss of newly formed car giant Stellantis has suggested that all-out electrification may not be the best way of lowering the automotive industry’s emissions.
In the Autocar Business section, we ask key industry figures how current trends are informing the direction of travel, and Jim Holder explores how a shortage of chips is hitting car makers especially hard.
Reviews
Alfa Romeo turned its superb Giulia compact saloon into a Ferrari-blooded AMG-beater for the Quadrifoglio. Now it has taken it a step further – and then another. We see if the Giulia GTAm delivers.
Then, we consider the new Ford S-Max, which swings lower than SUV chariots and now has a hybrid powertrain, and the Land Rover Discovery Sport’s latest PHEV variant. And does an extra 231 litres of boot space make a difference to the Volkswagen Golf Estate?
Finally, the Mini Convertible returns to face the road testers in revised, third-generation form. We report on a nip and tuck, new tech and a sleeker look.
