Friday Fix: Autocar's best of the week
We round up this week's hottest stories, pictures and videos for you to devour in your Friday lunch break
As the working week draws to a close, you no doubt want to catch up with everything that has happened in the world of motoring over the past few days.
So we’re bringing you our favourite videos, stories, photos and quotes of the week all in one place. Here are today’s picks:
*HOT NEWS*
Jaguar Land Rover is embarking on a serious hydrogen power research project with the aim of developing fuel cell-powered versions of its larger vehicles, which means we could see an FCEV version of the Range Rover before the decade is out. Read all about the brand's Project Zeus initiative below.
*Jaguar Land Rover project aims for hydrogen SUVs by 2030*
*VIDEO OF THE WEEK*
So, then, the Aston Martin DBX – is it really better than a Bentley Bentayga? There's only one way to properly find out the true worth of a luxury performance SUV such as this: a comprehensive test that takes in tarmac, track and trail. Matt Prior climbs aboard and assesses whether this is really the car that can save Aston Martin.
*PHOTO OF THE WEEK*
Our Ford Focus ST long-termer is continuing to impress with its keen performance and seamless usability, but how does it stack up next to a genuine supercar? After driving the hot hatch back-to-back with Honda's fearsome NSX supercar, Andrew Frankel has an answer that may surprise you.
*Ford Focus ST 2020 long-term review*
*QUOTE OF THE WEEK*
"This will be McLaren Automotive’s scarcest road car in its decade-long history. There are over twice as many Sennas in existence as there will be 620Rs, and even the legendary P1 is relatively common by comparison.
The new track-focussed 620R is the final, fastest and rarest of McLaren's Sports Series line-up. Essentially a street-legal GT4 racer with 610bhp and a starting price of £250,000, it promises to offer truly mindblowing performance on track, but what about on the road? Can this limited edition justify a £100,000 premium over a lightly used 600LT?
*McLaren 620R 2020 UK review*
*FROM THE ARCHIVE*
The iconic Porsche 959 was so far ahead of its time that it took 33 years for the 911 Carrera 4S to catch up. To see just how far Porsche has come in the last three decades, we united the pair for a no-holds-barred stand-off. See which emerged as victor below.
*The evolution of Porsche: new 911 vs legendary 959*
*POPULAR OPINION*
Putting a proper petrolhead in charge of one of the world's biggest car brands can only be good news, which is why Steve Cropley is celebrating the appointment of ex-Le Mans Classic and Goodwood racer Jim Farley as Ford's new CEO. Here begins a bold new era for the brand, he says, and we just might get some scintillating new performance models, too...
*Steve Cropley: Ford's future is in safe hands*