Porsche recalls all Taycan models globally for brake fix
Porsche has issued a recall for all Taycan models worldwide after identifying a braking issue that has affected a small number of cars – but the firm has insisted that the car remains safe to drive. The German manufacturer has noted…
Luca de Meo wins Issigonis trophy at Autocar Awards 2024
Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo has been given Autocar’s most prestigious award, the Issigonis Trophy, in recognition of his efforts in the astounding turnaround of the firm’s fortunes. The trophy, named after Mini inventor Sir Alec Issigonis, is awarded…
New-look Bentley Continental GT swaps W12 for PHEV power
The new Continental GT Speed is the first car to use Bentley’s Ultra Performance Hybrid powertrain and ushers in a bold new design language for the electrified era. Evolved from the outgoing car, the new Continental GT has a substantial…
New RS Q8 Performance becomes Audi’s most powerful ICE car
The Audi RS Q8 has received a new range-topping Performance variant, which becomes the brand’s most powerful ICE car yet, with 631bhp from a snarling twin-turbocharged petrol V8. The 39bhp boost over the standard 592bhp RS Q8 means the new…
Kimera K39 unveiled as Lancia 037-inspired Pikes Peak racer
Italian restomod builder Kimera has released the first images of a dramatic new racer called the K39, which it claims to be the first ‘hyper retromod’ in existence. Inspired by the Group 5 Lancia Beta Montecarlo, the K39 is said…
Exclusive: New 2024 Kia Sorento driven – to an active volcano
On the first night inside the volcano, Lidenbrock finds that “the bed was hard, the shelter unsatisfactory”, and later his expedition ends up on a raft in an underground sea, grappling with monsters. Ghastly. When they do eventually emerge from…
Why the Tesla Model Y isn’t really an SUV, but a trendy MPV
Is the Tesla Model Y an SUV? If you were, say, an activist against urban-dwelling 4x4s, would you be inclined to put a narky sticker on the windscreen of one or pop a lentil into one of its tyre valves…
The scrap man keeping the UK’s aging Volvos alive
Coppen reckons the average age of his Volvos is 12 years, but I’ve seen many around the place that are much older. He removes their lights, door mirrors, radios and parcel shelves for storage and resale. “They’re my biggest sellers,” he…
Four-door feud: BMW 5 Series vs Mercedes E-Class
BMW 5 Series vs Mercedes E-Class: Verdict If plug-in hybrids have come of age with regards to their powertrains, then they are still compromised in their packaging and the way they handle their considerable kerb weight. Ultimately, then, both of…
Ferrari gears up for first EV with opening of new E-building
Ferrari has made a significant step towards the launch of its first EV next year with the opening of the new E-building production facility at its factory in Maranello. The new 42,500sqm facility, which was opened in a ceremony attended by Italian president…