Autocar magazine 1 August - on sale now

Autocar magazine 1 August - on sale now This week: the fifty best cars you can buy today, Volkswagen Polo GTI full road test, a new five-star car, and BMW's best M car driven flat out

What's the best car on sale in the UK today? Stop wracking your brain - we've driven them all and have ranked the top 50. Take a look to see if your car's on the hot list. 

Audi's turning the R8 into an EV for its next generation, and it's turning the horsepower up to 1000, in a bid to fell hypercar heroes the world over. We've got the full scoop inside. 

As Seat spins off Cupra as a brand of its own, there's news of the next Cupra model - another SUV, but this one's joining the coupé-SUV trend. 

Also in this issue

It's a week of superlatives in our first drives - the best BMW M-car, the M2, just got better with the M2 Competition, while there's a new five-star car in town - the Aston Martin DBS Superleggera

We've also taken a drive in the upcoming Seat Tarraco - the brand's foray into the ever-bigger seven-seat SUV market. There's also a full review of the Volkswagen Polo GTI

There are warnings from the car industry about Brexit, as well as a warning from Lexus boss Yoshihiro about EVs. 

Our cars

It's already time to say goodbye to our long-term Kia Stinger. Take a look at our thoughts on the car after four months and 7000 miles.

We're not out of violently painted cars with the Stinger gone, though, our Suzuki Swift Sport drew a crowd at Goodwood. We've also carefully considered the pros and cons of our Toyota C-HR's hybrid system.

Deals

Sun's out, so tops down. If you don't own a convertible, James Ruppert shows you the best bargain drop-tops (and coupés if they're your thing) on the used market, and other cars to enjoy the school holidays in. 

Fancy diesel hot hatch thrills? This week's used buying guide is the first-generation Skoda Fabia vRS.

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