Autocar & Motor

As a self confessed car nut I read just about all the motoring press from time to time, but the only magazine I actually subscribe to is Autocar. To any of you complaining about the expense, do yourself a huge favour, save a bundle by subscribing, for years I had it delivered from the newsagent and wasted literally hundreds of pounds. The cover price weekly is £2.20, on subscription you can save 15% or more and currently they will send you a very good Aston Martin model worth £20 as a thank you. My collection - a complete set - goes back to mid 1972, the year I was packed off to boarding ... more

For much of the 20th century the buyer of a motoring magazine in the UK had a choice of just two weekly titles – Autocar and Motor. In the 1980s the two titles merged to become Autocar and Motor before the single word title – Autocar was chosen to be used again. Whilst many things have changed and motoring magazines are now very plentiful and cater for many niches within the general motoring genre the Autocar is maintaining its appeal through these more competitive times. The format has evolved without unnecessary revolutionary changes. Each edition has at least one usually two obligatory road ... more

For many,many years Britain's motoring magazine reading public had essentially two similar publications to choose from : AutoCar and Motor. Then in the 1980's,these two staples were merged under the auspices of Haymarket Magazines Ltd, as Autorcar. For a weekly magazine Autorcar is enormously popular. Its circulation is around 100,000 and at 2 pounds per copy it is by no means cheap although you do get some 130 odd pages for your money. Autorcar is informative,up to date and very well written. It is well produced,has good photographs and drawings and printed on good quality paper. It always ... more

This is the oldest motoring magazine on planet earth & probably one of the best, written by true motoring nuts who live & breathe cars 24/7. It is a weekly magazine that now costs £2.50 & they don't miss much when it comes to reviewing the latest models. The magazine starts with around 8-10 pages of automotive news. Being weekly this is an advantage over the monthly magazines as the news is more up to date. They provide many scoops on future models & often feature photos of cars that we will all see in a showroom in about 2-3 years time. Thier motor show reports are second to none & they ... more

Having missed just a handful of issues in the last 4 years a count myself as an experienced critic on car magazines. Suffering from a case of terminal petrol through the veins syndrome I enjoy AUTOCAR first of all for the simple fact that is comes out weekly. I need a regular fix of car info and this title provides this faultlessly. All information in the mag is concise and accurate where needed (ie stats pages) but the actual articles are written with a passion for cars and motoring that clearly comes across to the reader. Regular features are roadtests where new cars are put through their ... more