The new Toyota GR Yaris is a giant slayer of a hot hatchback. We love its rally-inspired four-wheel drive traction and its astonishing grip.

But does it have the measure on the road of our favourite hot hatch of the moment – the Honda Civic Type R?

The GR Yaris joins us with the optional Circuit Pack, which means it costs £33,495. It has 257bhp from its 1.6-litre three-cylinder engine, which makes it good for 0-62mph in 5.5sec and a limited top speed of 143mph.

The 2020 Honda Civic Type R is a Limited Edition. Lighter and leaner than the regular Type R, it costs £39,995 and has 316bhp from its larger, 2.0-litre turbo engine. More powerful, then, but being front-wheel drive, it hits 0-62mph in 5.8sec, though can go on to a 169mph top speed.

It’s the Toyota that has been making the headlines recently but only a mug would write off the Honda, which is such an enjoyable and engaging hatch. Watch on to see what we think.

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Will the 2020s be the decade of the restomod? Here’s why we think it could be:

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And in this vid is a rather serious take on the theme. California-based Gunther Werks takes 993-series 911s and turns them into something rather more hardcore. Its aim is not to keep a car that looks period. Instead it imagines what would have happened if it went beyond-GT3.

It pares the chassis back to its base shell, widens and stiffens it and incorporates so much carbon fibre that the finished ‘993 Remastered by Gunther Werks’ weighs a little over 1200kg.

Its 4.0-litre air-cooled engine makes 435bhp and prices start at a little under £400,000, plus your 993; so it’s a niche area of the sports car business, but one of the more interesting for us here at Autocar.

It’s also clearly very fast. Here’s GT and touring car driver Randy Pobst lapping it at Laguna Seca in 1m30.99s. Gunther Werks says that’s the fastest time ever set by an air-cooled 911 with number plates, but more significantly for us, it’s almost as fast as a McLaren P1.

While you’re here, why not see some of our other restomod content:

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Spoiler alert: the Volvo P1800 Cyan Racing is a wonderful thing. Cyan Racing, the Swedish racing team that is Volvo’s official race partner, has taken an old Volvo P1800 coupe and turned it into something brilliant.

There’s not much original P1800 left. Cyan takes a few bits of the structure and rebuilds an entire car around it, including a 2.0-lire 414bhp turbocharged engine, double-wishbone suspension all around and plenty of carbon fibre.

The result is a car that costs nearly £400,000 and weighs just 990kg. Cyan doesn’t quote 0-60mph numbers of a top speed, but given the P1800 Cyan has no driver aids and a manual gearbox, we reckon it’ll hit 60mph in under 5.0seconds and go on to 170mph.

Watch on to see what Matt Prior thinks of this fabulously-constructed restomod.

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In this year’s Autocar Awards, we named the new Ford Puma a Game Changer – one of a select group of cars that, in our opinion, defy conventions for their class.

Stylish, comfortable and well-equipped, it melds everything you need from a compact crossover, adding the fun handling of a small hatchback and a powerful and economical 1.0-litre mild-hybrid engine for good measure.

The Ford Puma is the first small SUV we’ve named a Game Changer, and it sits in a privileged pack for 2020 alongside the Porsche Taycan, Aston Martin DBX and Polestar 1. That’s why we asked Autocar’s Mark Tisshaw and Tom Morgan to explain in more depth why it’s such a unique standout model – and why it deserves our top accolade.

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Welcome to Autocar’s ‘Britain’s Best Driver’s Car’ shootout for 2020 – the 31st edition of our annual mega sports car test.

We take the best sports cars launched this year, and last year’s winner, and put them all together on road and track to decide which is the most fun.

The Ariel Atom 4 rejoins us as the 2019 champion and will face the best from Lamborghini, Ferrari, McLaren, Porsche and more – even a small Toyota hatchback.

It’s a cracking line up. Here are your runners and riders, and their important statistics:

ARIEL ATOM 4
Price £39,975 Engine 4 cyls inline, 1996cc, turbocharged, petrol Power 316bhp at 6500rpm Torque 310lb ft at 3000rpm
Gearbox 6-spd manual Kerb weight 595kg 0-62mph 2.8sec Top speed 162mph

ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE ROADSTER
Price £126,950 Engine V8, 3982cc, twin-turbocharged, petrol Power 503bhp at 6000rpm Torque 505lb ft at 2000-5000rpm Gearbox 8-spd automatic Kerb weight 1628kg 0-62mph 3.8sec Top speed 190mph

BMW M2 CS
Price £75,320 Engine 6 cyls inline, 2979cc, twin-turbocharged, petrol Power 444bhp at 6250rpm Torque 407lb ft at 2350-5500rpm Gearbox 7-spd dual-clutch automatic Kerb weight 1550kg 0-62mph 4.0sec Top speed 174mph

FERRARI F8 TRIBUTO
Price £203,476 Engine V8, 3902cc, twin-turbocharged, petrol Power 7 10bhp at 8000rpm Torque 568lb ft at 3250rpm Gearbox 7-spd dual-clutch automatic Kerb weight 1435kg 0-62mph 2.9sec Top speed 211mph

LAMBORGHINI HURACAN EVO RWD
Price £164,400 Engine V10, 5204cc, petrol Power 602bhp at 8000rpm Torque 413lb ft at 6500rpm Gearbox 7-spd dual-clutch automatic Dry weight 1389kg 0-62mph 3.3sec Top speed 202mph

McLAREN 765LT
Price £164,400 Engine V8, 3994cc, twin-turbocharged, petrol Power 755bhp at 7500rpm Torque 590lb ft at 5500rpm Gearbox 7-spd dual-clutch automatic Kerb weight 1339kg 0-62mph 2.8sec Top speed 205mph

PORSCHE 911 TURBO S
Price £126,950 Engine 6 cyls horizontally opposed, 3745cc, twin-turbocharged, petrol
Power 641bhp at 6750rpm Torque 590lb ft at 2500-4000rpm Gearbox 8-spd dual-clutch automatic Kerb weight 1640kg 0-62mph 2.6sec Top speed 205mph

PORSCHE TAYCAN TURBO S
Price £138,826 Engine Two AC synchronous electric motors Power 751bhp Torque 793lb f t Gearbox 1-spd/2-spd automatic Kerb weight 2305kg 0-62mph 2.6sec Top speed 161mph (governed)

TOYOTA GR YARIS CIRCUIT PACK
Price £33,495 Engine 3 cyls inline, 1618cc, turbocharged, petrol Power 257bhp at 6500rpm Torque 266lb ft at 3000-4600rpm Gearbox 6-spd manual Kerb weight 1310kg 0-62mph 5.5sec Top speed 143mph (governed)

0:00 Intro
0:34 BMW M2 CS
2:15 Toyota GR Yaris
4:18 Ferrari F8 Tributo
6:30 Porsche Taycan Turbo S
9:12 Aston Martin Vantage Roadster
11:34 Porsche 911 Turbo S
13:59 McLaren 765LT
16:40 Ariel Atom 4
19:10 Lamborghini Huracan Evo RWD
21:35 Results

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Welcome to a good old-fashioned review of two very new-fashioned cars.

One is the new Honda E. A loveable small electric car but with also quite a small range. It costs £28,660 (after government grant) and has 151bhp from its electric motor, which is good for 0-62mph in 8.3sec and a top speed of 90mph. Its WLTP range is 137 miles.

The other is the Mini Electric. It costs £24,400 (after the government grant), has 181bhp, can do 0-62mph in 7.3sec and has a top speed of 93mph and has a WLTP range of 144 miles.

They’re both, though, rather good fun to drive. Join our tester James Disdale as he puts the two head-to-head to see which comes out on top.

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The new Hyundai i20 N won’t go on sale until 2021 but we’ve had a brief chance to drive the car in prototype form, ahead of its launch.

When it arrives, we think the 1.6-litre turbocharged hot hatchback will be aimed squarely at the Ford Fiesta ST. The raw ingredients are all there. It has 204hp (201bhp), drives through an optional limited-slip differential and has a six-speed manual gearbox. It’ll do 0-60mph in 6.7 seconds and have a top speed of 143mph.

As tested here, on both road and track, the car is around 95% complete, according to Hyundai’s N engineers. Find out what Matt Prior thinks of it in a Nurburgring test.

We expect the i20 N to go on sale in the spring of 2021, priced at around £20,000. We’ll have more details nearer the time, so if you give us a subscribe or turn on post notifications, you won’t miss a thing.

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The new Ferrari 812 GTS is a roofless version of Ferrari’s rather brutal 812 Superfast. Which, what with the 800hp (789bhp) from its 6.5-litre V12 engine is both super and fast.

What hasn’t changed is the accelerative force and the top speed. Ferrari claims a 0-60mph time of less than 3.0sec and a a top speed of 211mph+.

What has changed is the access you get to open air, and also the weight – up 75kg – plus the suspension tuning. Has Ferrari changed the behaviour of its Super GT car for the better? And does it have the measure of an Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Volante or Lamborghini Avendator SVJ Roadster? Join our testers for a full UK review.

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The 2020 Volkswagen ID 3 is VW’s bespoke new battery electric vehicle. And although it’s not the first EV on the market – it’s not even VW’s first EV – it still feels like a significant car.

Here we pitch it against its key competitor, which is also a landmark car in its own right and is still the world’s most successful EV, the 2020 Nissan Leaf.

In terms of range, battery size, 0-60mph time and top speed these two are pitched extremely close to each other. So join our testers as they review the pair and deduce which is best.

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