The August 2026 issue of CAR magazine is now available, and a digital preview can be accessed through the magazine’s app. Readers can download the app from the App Store for iPhone or the Google Play Store for Android.
A combined Print+ Subscription is available, offering the biggest discount and unlocking earlier access to more content in the app, along with the benefits of print.
Highlights of the August 2026 Issue
The latest issue features a deep dive into AMG’s new AMG GT four-door EV, exploring its place alongside the greatest performance cars Mercedes and AMG have ever made.
Another highlight is the comparison between the Kia K4 and the VW Golf, a benchmark for decades, to see if the new Kia can come close.
Special Features
Ford Fiesta is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and design critic Stephen Bayley recounts its history as one of the greatest small cars to ever exist.
Readers can also go grand touring in Polestar’s radically-designed new Polestar 5 and find out if it’s a more complete car than a Taycan.
CAR magazine has been in publication since 1962, building a reputation for inspirational storytelling, stunning photography, and original, truthful journalism.
Subscription Benefits
Unlocking digital access with a Digital or Print+ Subscription allows readers to be the first to access CAR’s magazine content each month, along with exclusive media, bonus EV comparison tests, and drive stories not found in the magazine.
Subscribers also receive the monthly CAR Supercharged email and have access to the magazine’s smartphone app, which contains rewards such as discounted experiences and travel, as well as 10 years of back issues.
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By choosing a subscription, readers can save on shop prices and enjoy the benefits of being a CAR magazine subscriber.
Readers can access the magazine’s content through a digital subscription.
They can also access exclusive media and bonus EV comparison tests.
The magazine’s smartphone app contains rewards such as discounted experiences and travel.
Subscribers have access to 10 years of back issues.
A Print+ Subscription offers the biggest discount and unlocks earlier access to content.
Readers can save on shop prices by choosing a subscription.
They can enjoy the benefits of being a CAR magazine subscriber.
