Why choose a mobile car valeting service?
choose a mobile car valeting service Why choose a mobile car valeting in Bristol service is a question many car owners ask when exploring convenient cleaning options. With busy schedules and limited time, traditional car washes often require a significant…
Is training provided before a Jetski Curacao ride?
Is Training Provided Before a Jetski Curacao Ride? If you’re planning an adventure on the turquoise waters of the Caribbean, one activity that promises both excitement and breathtaking views is riding a jet ski. Many first-time riders often ask, “Is…
Ferrari Testarossa returns as 1035bhp SF90 replacement
The gearbox has also been substantially improved, said Fulgenzi, building on the software found in the 296 GTB for faster shifts both up and down the ‘box. Mated to the rear electric motor, it drives through an electronically controlled limited-slip differential,…
Munich 2025: On the frontline of Europe’s fight for automotive survival
Along the way, I learn that the initials of Aito – one of at least five car marques backed by the gigantic, controversial Huawei technology conglomerate – stand for ‘Adding Intelligence To Auto’. This information comes one of many nice, open-faced, young Chinese…
Munich motor show 2025: all the best new cars
While neither will make production, they are the first cranked-up Mini JCW models since the GP went out of production with the last-generation hatch in 2023. Everything you need to know: Mini celebrates racing heritage with Cooper JCW concepts Polestar 5 Polestar revealed…
Volkswagen's path to £22k EVs has been rocky but rewarding
Volkswagen, Cupra and Skoda each revealed crucial new entry-level EVs at Munich 2025 VW ID Life concept never saw showrooms, but it was a crucial step towards a new family of entry EVs The story of the Volkswagen Group’s push…
Mercedes GLA to arrive next year to rival Golf and ID 3
Mercedes-Benz will launch the third-generation GLA crossover late next year, chairman Ola Källenius has confirmed. The smallest member of the brand’s MMA-based compact car family will be sold in both electric and hybrid forms, replacing the first-generation EQA EV and the second-generation ICE GLA. The entry-level…
Mini Aceman long-term test: charming, but massively flawed
Every time I got in the Aceman afterwards, it made me appreciate what a clever and well-thought-out thing it is. The seating position is excellent: it’s upright and has ‘captain chair’-style armrests. But it isn’t all that high, and there’s…
Police and cyber experts brought in as JLR remains crippled by hack
Jaguar Land Rover is working with cybersecurity specialists and the police following a targeted cyber hack which has shut down production until at least Tuesday. The British brand has been rebuilding its internal IT systems since they were breached on Monday, which…
Every model discounted by the Electric Car Grant
Original list price: £22,995 Price after grant: £21,495 The Renault 5 is one of the most talked-about cars of the year, and for good reason. It’s fun to drive, comfortable and has a class-leading interior, as well as a good, usable…
Tested: 2025 Xpeng G9 – Full review, price & features
The biggest question for most EV buyers when researching a new car is how far it can go between charges. The Xpeng G6 is hoping to get potential suitors to think differently: not how far it can go but how…
New BMW iX3 revealed as UK’s longest-range EV
BMW has revealed the new iX3, a car that represents the beginning of a bold new era of design, technology, drivability and production methods as the first of its Neue Klasse models. Making its world debut at the Munich motor…
JLR plant workers told ‘not to return until Tuesday’ as hack hits production
Production issues at Jaguar Land Rover’s Halewood plant, caused by a targeted cyber hack earlier this week, will last until at least Tuesday, it has been reported. Workers have been told not to return to work until 9 September, the Liverpool…
Porsche Cayenne Electric gets radical wireless charging tech
The Porsche Cayenne Electric will be offered with a wireless charging pad, claimed to be the first manufacturer-supported inductive charging solution on the market. Officially named Porsche Wireless Charger (PWC), it offers speeds up to 11kW and works in temperatures…
Tested: 2025 BYD Seal 6 DM-i – Full review, price & features
BYD will offer the Seal 6 in three trims: Boost, Comfort Lite and Comfort. The Boost has a smaller, 10.1kWh battery and just 181bhp. That gives it just 31 miles of electric range and the resulting 60g/km of CO2 output means…
Toyota to build next EV in Czech Republic
Toyota currently builds the Yaris Hybrid and Aygo X in the Czech Republic Czech factory to be upgraded with new line, battery plant and paint shop for new model Toyota will build its next battery-electric car at the Aygo X…
Audi TT reborn as radical electric sports car for 2027
“So an A8 wouldn’t be just a stretched version of this, just with a longer wheelbase and roof, but it will take the principle of this design and it will be applied to the car [in a way] that is…
Why sports cars are swapping carbonfibre for flax
After using a sustainable, natural-fibre composite in motorsport for a number of years, BMW has announced it will be using the flax-based material, developed by Swiss firm Bcomp, on future production models. In testing, the material has proved suitable for…
IT issue leaves JLR unable to register cars on crucial ‘new plate’ day
JLR is grappling with a global IT issue that has left it unable to register new cars. Autocar was first made aware of a ‘cyber incident’ at the firm earlier today, understood to be related to the system it uses to…
Fiat Grande Panda arrives in November priced from £18k
UK order books for the new Fiat Grande Panda have opened, with mild-hybrid versions of the new small crossover priced from £18,035 and its electric counterpart starting at £21,035. It makes the Grande Panda, named Best Small Car at the…
Enjoy the Silence: driving Nissan’s new £15k Citroen Ami rival
“Instead of spending three or four years designing and developing a product, we are using our expertise beyond our R&D and manufacturing and showcasing our knowledge of selling EVs.” Dunsmore points to various images of the S04 on display at the…
When Brits went mad for caravans and camper vans
Popular donor vans included the Volkswagen Type 2, Ford’s Transit, Rootes’ Commer FC, BMC’s Morris J2 and J4 and Vauxhall’s Bedford CA. Camper vans’ heyday ended in 1973, when they and caravans were hit with the new value added tax,…
Kamm 912 driven – the 699kg, £340,000 Hungarian Porsche
The engine pulls strongly, positively; in really lovely linear fashion. I prefer the throttle response in its sportier mode. The pedal is heavy so it feels like there’s less stiction. The brake and clutch are heavy too, but both pleasingly…
This wild corner of Ireland hosts the best driving roads
Recently I found myself back in Ireland, this time bound for the south-west, in a personal capacity – a prenuptial rendezvous in delightful Dingle, home of Fungie the dolphin who lost his pod and an implausibly large number of drinking establishments….
Lotus confirms plug-in hybrid Emira for 2027
Lotus has confirmed it is planning a plug-in hybrid version of the Emira sports car as well as an ‘upgrade’ to the V6 model as part of a facelift timed to comply with the Euro 7 emissions regulation change in…
Chinese tech firm Dreame aims to build world’s fastest car by 2027
Chinese consumer electronics company Dreame Technology has announced plans to enter the electric car ranks with a bold ambition: to build the world’s fastest production car by 2027. Best known for its robot vacuum cleaners and home electronics, the Xiaomi-backed…
700 miles in the Audi Q7 TFSI e – the perfect long-distance cruiser?
Clever in-car tech to whisk away the miles As the flat farmlands of northern France flash by in bursts of green and brown, we can’t help but be impressed by the Q7’s sense of effortless pace. There’s a real purpose…
It’s hard not to crack a grin when you’re behind the wheel of a Morgan
Driving a performance car in the real world can make you feel like public enemy number one. Maybe it’s the overly aggressive styling of most modern driver’s cars, or perhaps it’s simply jealousy. But try pulling out of a busy…
New Volvo XC70 revealed as ‘long-range’ plug-in hybrid
The Volvo XC70 has been reborn as a ‘long-range’ plug-in hybrid SUV capable of travelling more than 124 miles on electric power. The new car will sit beneath the XC90 in Volvo’s line-up and takes clear styling cues from that car…
Thermals key to reducing EVs’ rare-earth usage
We’re moving away from heat engines with the transition from ICE cars to EVs, but heat still plays a big part in the performance and wellbeing of all electric cars. With that in mind, Continental has developed a device called…
Porsche Cayenne Electric prototype review
Stability at consistently high speed on long, open motorway stretches is another strong point. It tracks straight and true with minimal driver input deep into triple-digit territory. There’s a real sense of calm, especially in Comfort mode, where the chassis…
The best diesel cars: driven, rated, ranked
Reviewing diesel cars is largely the same as review petrol cars. Our highly experienced team of road testers just diesel cars based on space, versatility, long-range comfort and practicality. Here’s what we assessed… 1. Economy Diesel cars are often driven by those who…
Audi Q3 Sportback returns for second generation from £39,800
Audi has unveiled the new Q3 Sportback, with a fresh look and a new interior. It follows the June launch of the technically identical third-generaiton Q3 SUV – one of the German car maker’s best selling models. Compared with that car, the Q3…
3000 miles in Cupra's 328bhp super wagon
Time’s up with this understated hot wagon. Will we miss it? You bet Back in the gloomy days of Covid lockdowns, when most of our exposure to car company executives came courtesy of Skype or Zoom, we would occasionally be…
How London’s iconic black cabs will survive the Uber age
The Covid lockdown may have forced a lot of taxi drivers out of the trade, but Mo explains in the film that this was exactly the stimulus he needed to become one himself. With time on his hands, aged 17,…
Cars can share platforms but be completely different
It turns out, though, that the car buying public doesn’t care that much at all if what lives beneath, say, their Audi is similar to what lives beneath their Skoda. I’ve heard people say “it’s basically a Volkswagen underneath” about…
Alien concept: Driving a Hyundai pick-up to Area 51
I’m here, and in a Santa Cruz, because I’m looking for a better way to end the historic Route 66 driving tour, which runs from Chicago to Los Angeles, loosely following the passage taken by early pioneers travelling in search…
The student racing series shaping motorsport’s future
JLR isn’t among those, but it does have a significant presence at the event. “For students to turn up here with their car already prepped, some of them are having struggles, some of them are flying through scrutineering, all of that builds…
HMRC raises amount that company EV drivers can claim back
His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has introduced a new rate for claiming back the cost of using public chargers for drivers who use company-owned EVs. It follows criticisms that the single-tier system wasn’t matching what they were spending. From 1 September,…
Mercedes in talks to use BMW engines for future petrol cars
Mercedes-Benz is in advanced talks about potentially using BMW’s four-cylinder petrol engines for a wide range of future cars, as part of a radical rethink of its ICE strategy prompted by slower-than-expected take-up of its EVs. A Mercedes source has told Autocar the two…
I’ve owned five McLaren F1s. Here’s how to buy one
“He told me to go and find three other customers who wanted a racing car, and he’d charge us £650,000 plus VAT. I found two other buyers and took delivery of the car at the same time as my road…
£30,850 BYD Atto 2 to go after Volvo EX30
BYD will launch the Atto 2 crossover in the UK next month, priced from £30,850. Available to order now, it plugs the gap between the Dolphin hatch and Atto 3 SUV to give BYD a footing in the competitive electric…
Arnott: The car company founded by a woman
Daphne Arnott’s company only lasted a decade, but its short existence is notable and possibly unique Of all the many thousands of car makers that have ever existed, it seems probable that only one was created and operated by a woman….
Have your say – the best 25 cars of the last 25 years
We’re a quarter of the way through the 21st Century, and in the last 25 years the car industry – and the cars we drive on the roads – have undergone a dramatic transformation. So for an upcoming special issue…
Allroad to Nowhere: what happened to lifted estates?
I can’t quite believe it: there are now no lifted estate cars on sale in the UK. With confirmation that the new Subaru Outback won’t be coming here, they’re all gone. What ever happened to the Seat Leon X-Perience, Vauxhall Insignia…
Tested: 2025 Citroen C3 – Full review, price & features
Like the exterior, the interior of the new C3 is identical to that of its ë-C3 electric counterpart. This means there are some very welcome physical switches and buttons for the heating and ventilation and a 10.25in touchscreen left simply for the…
Best electric company cars: driven, rated, ranked
When reviewing company cars, we evaluate them against a range of practical, technical and user-focused criteria, as well as considering their monthly costs using the UK government’s benefit-in-kind (BIK) tax percentage rates. 1. Efficiency Efficiency is important in any car, but…
Experts think only a few car makers will survive – but I’m not buying it
I’m told a television programme called You Bet! still exists, which some of you might remember from the 1980s, while some others among you might not quite believe existed. A contestant would come on – a scientist, perhaps – and…
How the next Corvette could be designed in the UK
“Of course there were some tough times,” says Thomson. “I remember being in Thailand once, turning on a Teams call late at night and being confronted by a grid of about 10 angry builders wanting to talk about drains and electrical…
Super-GT showdown: Ferrari 12Cilindri vs Aston Martin Vanquish
And another thing, to drive home this affinity. Until the recent arrival of Adrian Hallmark, Aston’s CEO was Amedeo Felisa, who once occupied the very same post at Ferrari. We have yet to see quite such a high-profile transfer in…
Scotland’s hidden gem: Knockhill is one of the world’s best tracks
Amid a sea of better-appreciated and well-appointed UK race tracks, Knockhill has a knack for holding its own. It is Scotland’s only FIA-approved track and is notorious for its narrow, complicated and steeply undulating twists and turns – and this…
GMA reveals wild V12 special editions inspired by McLaren F1
Between the two channels of the substantial rear diffuser are the dual exits of a re-engineered exhaust system that has been designed to “deliver a deep and balanced V12 soundtrack”. A new roofmounted air intake “adds to the orchestral cabin…
Trump, the Chinese and Tesla's make-or-break update
Amid political backlash and new rivals Tesla’s latest Model Y faces a simple question: has it still got what it takes? Product testing doesn’t exist in a vacuum and this is particularly true of cars. The key in your hand and…
Nissan drives new Qashqai length of UK on single tank of petrol
Nissan has driven a Qashqai fitted with its new e-Power hybrid powertrain the length of the UK – from Land’s End to John O’Groats – on a single tank of fuel. The powertrain, which was recently updated to improve its efficiency and…
What would the automotive equivalent of the Red Arrows look like?
Typically, we would have between six and 13 attempts at two- or three-car drift shots behind a camera car, most of which wouldn’t result in any synchronised oversteer whatsoever. Badly timed and positioned sliding, narrow avoidance of collision and general bad…
Tested: 2025 Mini Aceman – Full review, price & features
So just how much bigger than a regular hatchback does this Cooper-derived modern ‘Maxi’ feel on the inside? In some ways, not much. Entry is via a driver’s door aperture that bigger adults are likely to consider snug. With the…
What's going on at JLR and Lotus?
This week Cropley and Prior talk new gaffers for Lotus and JLR, Prior drives an Aston Valhalla, and the UK’s average car is ageing This latest episode of My Week In Cars finds Steve Cropley and Matt Prior discussing new bosses…
2026 Mercedes GLA to rival Golf and ID 3 with petrol or EV power
Mercedes-Benz is taking direct aim at Volkswagen Golf and ID 3 with its new third-generation GLA crossover. The smallest member of the brand’s MMA-based compact car family will be sold in both electric and hybrid forms, replacing the first-generation EQA EV in the second…
Czinger shelves GT, SUV to focus on more variants of 21C hypercar
American firm Czinger, renowned for its radical 3D-printing approach to car manufacturing, has scrapped plans for a multi-model strategy and will focus on increasing the life of its 1233bhp 21C hypercar. Speaking to Autocar, new CCO George Biggs said previously…
Ford to launch new range of affordable EVs starting in 2027
Ford will launch a new range of affordable electric cars based on a new EV platform and created with a new “revolutionary” process. Claimed to be as revolutionary for the company as the arrival of the Model T, the Universal…
Bentley Bentayga 2025 long-term test
Even if I don’t push this £258k palace on wheels to its absolute limits, the Bentayga does also have a towbar, so watch this space for a mini adventure involving that in the coming months. Lots of impressive driving tech to…
Future of camping? We spend a night with Dacia’s £2000 sleep pack
The first job is to make the bed, so to speak. I did carry out a small trial at home to make sure it was working. It all made sense, but my lasting impression was that this was going to…
Waiting at the MOT centre is the scariest 40 minutes of my year
Hoping, waiting, praying – there is nothing more unbearable than taking your wheels for its MOT test I’d be a hopeless sports coach. I don’t just suspect that’s the case, I fairly well know it, having spent a season ‘managing’…
Straight-six diesel shootout: Alpina vs Mercedes vs Range Rover
Drawing together three diesel heroes for this test – cars with a sizeable engine intrinsic to their ultimate appeal – uncovered vanishingly few candidates, and nowt with more than six cylinders. BMW appears to be phasing diesel out entirely, in…
£1500 off Renault, Nissan, Citroën, Vauxhall EVs as grant list grows
He also noted that the Japanese firm has three new EVs on the way, referring to the Sunderland-built electric Juke, Qashqai and Leaf – the last of which is due imminently and is in a “very strong position” to benefit…
Complexity could delay payouts in car finance compensation scheme
The Johnson case, in which it was found the value of the commission relative to the loan was unfair, means this factor, too, will be considered, as will the nature of the commission. Alongside this, a major part of the…
Peugeot 407 coupé: the £2k baby V6 GT you forgot about
Your quiet cruising could be enjoyed behind a variety of four- and six-cylinder engines, including 2.2 and 3.0-litre petrols and 2.0 and 2.7-litre diesels. Of these, it was the 2.7 twin-turbo 24-valve diesel that best suited the 407’s character, its…
Bugatti Brouillard: new ultra-bespoke arm reveals W16 swansong
The Brouillard’s owner has emphasised the bespoke nature of their creation with an outlandish green-over-green colour scheme, with the exposed carbonfibre lower body sections tinted to match the satin paintwork. The interior upholstery is coloured accordingly, including the equestrian-inspired tartan. …
Modern cruise control systems aren’t as clever as they think they are
Occasionally you see people giving their dog a stern talking to for tugging at the leash, barking at a goose or engaging in other dog-typical behaviour. Part of me wants to say “the dog doesn’t understand!”, but I don’t, because that…
Toyota C-HR review | Autocar
The C-HR features an all-hybrid powertrain selection. These include two ‘self-charging‘ hybrids, a 1.8-litre unit producing 138bhp and a 2.0-litre version with 193-. In 1.8-litre guise, the C-HR completes 0-62mph in a leisurely 10.2sec while the 2.0-litre hits 0-62mph in 8.1sec. Both powertrains…
Vauxhall Frontera Electric now offers 253 miles for sub-£28k
Vauxhall has added a new Extended Range version of its new Frontera Electric crossover, offering up to 253 miles per charge for less than £28,000. The longer-legged version of Vauxhall’s Ford Puma Gen-E rival switches the standard 44kWh battery for…
Why the MINI Countryman Electric is the perfect road trip partner
Put simply, it’s a nice place to be when you’re munching through miles. Packed with useful tech That upmarket cabin is lifted further by its clever use of technology. In-car tech should be about making your life easier – and…
Nissan to use Formula E team to help develop future Nismo road cars
Nissan is considering using its Formula E team to develop prototype versions of hot EVs that could be used to help create future Nismo performance models. Tommaso Volpe, Nissan’s Formula E team boss, told Autocar there are internal talks about…
Tata finance boss PB Balaji to replace Adrian Mardell as JLR CEO
In a recent interview with Autocar, Mardell revealed that he had driven the new GT and said it was the “most fun I’ve had” in his time as JLR boss. “It was stunning in terms of its speed, its acceleration, its…
8000 miles in a used Tesla Model 3: this is what we learned
I’ve found that in most conditions, I barely scratch the surface of its performance, preferring to pop it in less aggressive Chill driving mode rather than seeking out opportunities to go for a blast as I might in, say, a…
152bhp and sub-£40k? This is my perfect Caterham Seven
You might have heard that Caterham has found a new engine supplier in Horse (decent name, I think), a joint venture between Renault and Geely. Horse engines will go into Caterham’s Academy racing cars (which I have driven) from next…
New-look 2025 Honda Civic revealed as orders open at £34k
Honda has given the Civic a new face in a round of mid-life updates for the hybrid hatchback. The company says its Volkswagen Golf rival has been “refined in response to customer feedback”, with the front end reworked for a…
Ultimate off-road toy? Defender Octa vs Nomad and Mach-E Rally
In some ways, I’d say so – but not all. The Mach-E GT wasn’t the most efficient EV you could spend £70,000 on before Ford jacked up the ride height by 20mm and fitted those all-season tyres to it. As…
When racing got real: The nail-biting early days of British touring cars
Gregory was also a director at Brands Hatch, so the Kent circuit staged a trial run on Boxing Day 1957 – and, this being a success, the host to the first points-scoring BSCC round in early April 1958. Enjoy full…
Lenders won’t have to pay compensation over car finance deals
Lenders won’t have to pay millions of pounds in compensation to buyers over potentially mis-sold finance deals following a Supreme Court ruling. Announced on Friday afternoon, Lord Robert Reed ruled that buyers weren’t mis-sold finance by dealers chasing high commissions. In his verdict,…
Toyota MR2: roof down, mid-engine fun for £3000
Having pared as much steel, aluminium, plastic, rubber, fabric and glass from this car as they felt they could get away with, Toyota’s weight-shaving engineers reckoned that any driver of this sylphic machine should try just as hard to minimize…
JLR CEO Adrian Mardell retires after 35 years at the firm
In a recent interview with Autocar, Mardell revealed that he had driven the new GT and said it was the “most fun I’ve had” in his time as JLR boss. “It was stunning in terms of its speed, its acceleration, its…
Maserati Quattroporte hybrid on cards as firm eyes PHEV line-up
Maserati is considering adding plug-in hybrid powertrains to its line-up as it bridges the gap between ICE and EV power – and a next-gen Quattroporte hybrid is tipped to be among the new electrified models. Currently the firm has three powertrain…
Tested: 2025 Fiat 500e – Full review, price & features
Being a relatively affordable EV, the 500e evidently wasn’t the kind of car developed with a lavish budget to spend on soft-touch materials and expensive-feeling switchgear. Nevertheless, its designers have struck some good compromises here. A lot of the surfaces…
Lotus Evija vs the Autocar road test: 0-200mph in 13.0sec
The Lotus Evija hypercar – at the time of its announcement, the most powerful road-legal car to enter series production – has set a series of new searing performance benchmarks as part of its full Autocar Road Test. First shown to…
UK PHEVs set to avoid Europe-wide CO2 rises in bid to keep appeal
Plug-in hybrids sold in the UK could avoid planned changes across Europe to how CO2 figures are calculated in a bid to keep their appeal to fleet buyers. Under the changes, the European Commission’s latest Euro 6e-bis emission standard will assume a lower share…
BMW, VW, Merc and more: Munich motor show’s biggest reveals
It will be sold alongside the current, fourth-generation petrol X3 and will have slimmer batteries than the electric version of that car, bringing a dramatic leap in range up to 497 miles, as previously reported by Autocar. That would make it Britain’s…
Meet the UK's newest and most inclusive car show
LGBTQ + petrolheads congregated for a new car show at Gaydon Britain has a new car show, guaranteed to be more colourful and diverse than any so far listed in the UK’s busy calendar. The first-ever Petrol & Pride meeting,…
Customisable fleet software key to Renault’s bold van plan
Renault aims to shore up its position as one of the UK’s three most popular van makers with a new range of software-defined LCVs that promise to meet the exacting individual needs of all fleet operators. Renault was the UK’s…
The cars with the best MPG – and their real-world efficiency revealed
Official economy: 62.8mpg Our economy: 56mpg The Honda Jazz is another economical option in the real world, complete with an EV-only mode and some enticing numbers on paper. Power comes from an e:HEV full hybrid system, which combines a 1.5-litre…
Exclusive: Driving the first Caterham Seven powered by Horse
There’s a light to warn of the impending rev limiter, but unless I deliberately take it there, I’ll have probably naturally felt the urge to shift up a gear by then. And while the sound is all authentic, there is…
“This 80bhp Volkswagen Baja Bug is a resto-mod done right”
Have you seen the Twisted TBug? Twisted, the friendly, Yorkshire-based modifier of classic Land Rover Defenders (and now owner of a marine division as well), has started offering a Volkswagen Beetle Baja Bug restomod too. (If it starts doing Hillman…
Boxster, Focus, Twingo… The best 1990s classics to buy in 2025
Many have led hard lives, though – these were sub-£1000 cars for a long time – so buy carefully. A Chris Bangle masterpiece, and not half bad to drive either. The five-cylinder 20-valve engine, offered in both naturally aspirated and…
Why the Skoda Superb is a 5-star car
Skoda has also been truly innovative by developing three clever Smart Dials on the dashboard. The pair of outside dials allow you to control various aspects of the cabin ventilation system, including temperature and airflow direction, plus the heated seats….
Toyota IQ: the brilliantly flawed city car that’s now a cult classic
It takes a certain confidence to label a product ‘IQ’. You’ll want your buyers swiftly deducing that this is a better kind of thing, an intelligently designed thing that’s superior to others like it. Because if it isn’t, there’ll be…
Tesla announces cheaper Model Y to combat sales and revenue dive
Tesla will launch a cheaper variant of the Model Y in a bid to increase sales after posting one of its worst ever quarterly sales declines. In January, Tesla boss Elon Musk to launch a range of “more affordable models” by this…
Used BMW X1 2015-2021 review
BMW’s reward for turning the X1’s engine through 90deg was readily apparent inside the mk2 car. The mechanical change was part of a process that had transformed the X1 from being one of the least practical crossovers of its size into…
Jaecoo 5: Evoque rival due imminently priced from £24,505
The Range Rover Evoque-rivalling Jaecoo 5 will go on sale this summer, priced from £24,505. The 5 will become the second model in the Chery-owned brand’s UK range following the popular 7, which has amassed 8399 sales so far this year….
GWM: Ora 03 maker to reveal shock flagship PHEV supercar
Great Wall Motors, the Chinese manufacturer of the Ora 03 and Haval Jolion Pro, is poised to take on the Ferrari 296 and McLaren Artura with a new flagship supercar. The surprising news was revealed by company chairman Wei Jianjun, who…
Skoda Elroq: why it’s What Car?’s favourite family electric SUV
The well-weighted steering also gives the driver confidence in any situation, while the tight turning circle makes the Elroq very easy to manoeuvre. Any car can be wearing if it’s too noisy on a journey, but there are no such…
Renault 5: 84% of electric car’s UK buyers are new to the brand
Some 84% of Renault 5 buyers are new to the brand, giving it one of the highest conquest rates of any model the brand has yet launched. A recent Renault survey of around 1900 5 buyers in the UK revealed that…
Mercedes-Benz A-Class to remain on sale until 2028
The future of the B-Class remains uncertain, but Autocar understands Mercedes will stick to its original plan and cease production of the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer rival at the end of 2025. The extension of the A-Class hatchback’s model cycle…
Mercedes-Benz CLA Review 2025, Price & Specs
To that end, the CLA starts from more or less a clean-sheet design. It introduces a brand-new platform, rather than building on that of the EQS and EQE. It represents quite a departure for Mercedes, which has thus far kept…
Meet the Skoda SUV range
Moving up to Design Edition adds a Dynamic interior trim and a three-spoke sports steering wheel, then SE L enhances things with tech including keyless entry and start/stop, light and rain sensors, parking sensors at both ends, and selectable Drive…
WATCH: New Range Rover EV prototype on test
This is the new electric Range Rover, in still-secret prototype form. And we’ve driven it off-road. Join Matt Saunders here as he guides you through the new Range Rover EV’s technical details, some of which are still to be confirmed. What we…
Can the world’s hottest growth market supercharge UK automotive?
Facing a flat market in Europe, falling sales in China and a fragile situation in the US, UK car makers are looking hungrily at a huge market that is predicted by some to be on the cusp of explosive growth….
People carriers poised for comeback, says Renault design boss
MPVs are already playing an important role in China, the world’s biggest car market, where manufacturers such as Zeekr, Lynk&Co, Li Auto, Denza and Xpeng have each launched luxurious three-row people movers with technology and refinement to rival limousines like…
Fiat 600 Review 2025, Price & Specs
This car may be large by supermini class standards but, in some ways at least, you wouldn’t know as much on the inside. Although it feels wider across the cabin than is typical of a car in this class, offers…
New 2026 Volkswagen ID 4 will be a “completely different” car
The company has not confirmed plans to go as far as changing the ID 4’s name, but Schäfer previously suggested to Autocar that the Tiguan moniker would always have a place in Volkswagen’s portfolio – even as the line-up goes…
When the McLaren F1 designer made a Ford Transit
The eBay Lounge is still powered by its original 1.7-litre V4 petrol engine, for example, albeit modified to burn E5 fuel, and has the four-speed gearbox it left the factory with. The only major change, apart from Stevens’ redesigned event…
Goodwood Festival of Speed 2025: the hot new cars you need to see
Denza Z9 GT The first Denza model to arrive in Europe, the Z9 GT rivals the Porsche Panamera and its electric counterpart, the Taycan. It is available with the choice of an 858bhp plug-in hybrid powertrain or a 952bhp battery-electric set-up. …
Honda Prelude Review 2025, Price & Specs
The Civic donates the Prelude its architecture, plus its 2.0-litre Atkinson-cycle engine and drive system dubbed e:HEV. It’s worth spending a bit of time on this because it’s not straightforward, and when the Civic first arrived, Honda used the term…
Smart Roadster: spice up summer with a £1500 gem
The pauses didn’t help, nor not knowing quite when they’d come. And there was more than one kind of pause to be experienced aboard a Smart Roadster. The most obvious, and persistent, was the between-gears interruption generated by the automated…
Ramon Bäurle on designing Audi’s most advanced interior yet
A good interior also has to match the essence of the car, whether it’s a car that’s more angled towards the driving experience, or a car where you’re more connected to your surroundings through connectivity features – a car designed…
Alpine to introduce bespoke, button-heavy interiors with next A110
“But you have also an emotional relation with the machine, and you control the machines – it’s not the screens controlling the machine. “When you buy a sports car, you want to be in control. You don’t want the car…
Christoph Häußinger: Meet the man transforming Audi’s lighting design
This is a big question! I mean, without light there is no life. Humans have always been connected to light. Without fire, for example, we wouldn’t have evolved into what we are today. Light is a crucial part of our…
Bold new logo for Range Rover as brand gears up for first EV
JLR has revealed a bold new logo for the Range Rover brand, as it prepares to launch the luxury SUV marque’s first electric model later this year. Appearing in a recent presentation to investors, the new emblem – featuring a…
Audi A6 e-tron: Audi’s aero chief on the future of car design
I think it would be a project that wasn’t so much in the public limelight, but had a very big impact on the way the industry works in our technical discipline. A number of years ago we worked on developing…
Ford Tourneo Connect Review 2025, Price & Specs
Of all the Ford cars made in partnership with VW (the Ranger pick-up, Explorer, Capri and this), the Tourneo Connect looks the least like a Ford – both inside and out. But for the badge on the steering wheel, this…
Bentley begins new era with radical raised limousine
“It’s like having a mechanical watch and a digital watch,” said Page, adding that Bentley is exploring new dashboard formats that aren’t centred around a traditional touchscreen, and emphasising its focus on analogue controls, which feature throughout the cockpit of…
Why we need another era of affordable hot hatchbacks
It’s taking a while, like closing an ill-fitting lid on a plastic kitchen container. But another corner on the ‘affordable hot hatch’ tub is clicking shut, and, unlike sometimes previously, I don’t think a corner on the other side is…
Next Lamborghini Urus to keep hybrid power as EV delayed
The Lamborghini Urus will continue as a plug-in hybrid for its next generation after the electric variant was pushed back to the middle of the next decade, CEO Stephan Winkelmann has told Autocar. Winkelmann blamed the decision on the unpredictability…
Kia chief confirms new city car in next wave of EVs
Boss says non-EV powertrains are also needed to meet global demand The next wave of Kia EVs is being prepared for launch by the end of the decade, among them an entry-level model as well as a next-generation architecture that…
How McLaren ended its 26-year F1 title drought
In sport, winning often cures everything, and the mood in the team has lifted as McLaren has started to win regularly. Thynne says success helps “drive the team forward”, but he adds that it’s important everyone understands they can’t rest…
Safety fast: driving Aston’s other F1 car
Mayländer’s three laps are a breathtaking display of on-limit control, interspersed with savage acceleration and ferocious braking. Commitment like this is essential when there are 20 F1 cars looming in his rear-view mirror, he says: “Especially when there’s debris on…
Light bites, stiff drinks: celebrating 50 years of a Lotus legend
“Dad was always looking forward. He saw what other companies were doing and wanted to raise Lotus’s game,” he replies. “We had gone from the Elan to the Esprit, but this extraordinary car still had (the Elan’s) handling characteristics… so…
Coulthard: ‘Drivers are better paid today – but I wouldn’t swap’
“The ‘active’ Williams had power steering, ABS [anti-lock braking], traction control, fully automatic up-changes, full launch control – then that was all banned for 1994,” he says. “So I got to experience the ‘magic carpet’ cars, the more raw F1 of…
Official: Fiat 500 Hybrid to arrive in November with six-speed manual
Fiat will begin production of the new 500 Hybrid in November – and the first official pictures reveal it has received an overhauled interior and a six-speed manual gearbox. More than 100,000 examples of the new model are expected to roll off production lines each…
WATCH: New Honda 0 Series – and why it scares Tesla
The Honda 0 Series SUV concept is here – and it looks set to change its maker forever. Everything from its platform and body to the way it’s manufactured is brand new, and its on-board technology is totally unlike anything…
BYD Denza B5: plug-in hybrid Defender rival lands in UK next year
BYD is going after the Land Rover Defender in the UK with the new B5 – a premium plug-in hybrid 4×4 with competitive off-road stats and supercar levels of power. Launched in China last year as the Bao 5, the Defender…
Bentley priming new 641bhp Continental GT Supersports
Bentley is preparing a new range-topper for its Continental GT line-up – potentially even creating an indirect successor to the Supersports of 2013. Speaking to Autocar, Bentley R&D chief Matthias Rabe didn’t rule out the possibility of transplanting the 641bhp…
Renault Scenic E-Tech Review 2025, Price & Specs
When it comes to interior design, Renault’s recent efforts have moved far beyond the vaguely plasticky, grayscale creations of the not-so-distant past. The Scenic E-Tech is another example of the brand’s upward trajectory, with its blend of tactile materials and,…
626bhp Range Rover Sport SV permanently added to line-up
The Range Rover Sport SV has been made a permanent member of JLR’s model line-up. The super-SUV arrived in 2024 and was sold in limited numbers as part of Edition One and Edition Two batches. JLR has now added two variants to the Range…
Volkswagen adds electric variants of Transporter Shuttle and Kombi
Volkswagen has added electric variants of its Transporter Shuttle and Transporter Kombi vans as it expands its commercial EV offerings. The eight-seat Shuttle and the scalable Kombi both draw energy from a 65kWh lithium ion battery, which yields 194 and 196 miles…
How to make the UK appealing to car manufacturers again
The current UK government is proving one of most automotive-friendly in years, winning plaudits from the industry for its successful haggling over US tariffs, loosening of the ZEV mandate without a disruptive rewrite, and now for a new industrial strategy that…
Volkswagen Multivan and California gain four-wheel-drive PHEV
The Volkswagen Multivan and its camper van counterpart the California have gained the four-wheel drive with the introduction of a new plug-in-hybrid powertrain. Priced from £54,525 in the Multivan and £71,295 in the California, the new system comprises a turbocharged 1.5-litre…
Work underway at Tata’s UK EV battery factory ahead of 2027 opening
Autocar understands the site will be known as Agratas South West, but it remains unclear whether that holds any implications for future Agratas facilities in other parts of the country. The factory, which will create 4000 jobs, will initially make…
Krief: The engineering guru who swapped Ferrari for Renault
A successful one, admittedly – young Krief was rolling around in the back of DS Citroëns and had a soft spot for his father’s Peugeot 504 coupé (the Pininfarina one, he reminds me), so delectable metal was on the scene….
Scouting report: inside VW’s new off-road brand
It’s very simple: I get targets from an engineering perspective. We’re focused on ability, on approach angles, the torque, weight distribution, everything. We’re working on an e-beam and a special axle design. We have 35in wheels. You have to have the sway bar…
How Ellesmere Port was saved: inside the old Astra factory’s revival
It made sense, because her husband, an American, was already a paint supplier there. Aston Martin paint is quite different from Ford Transit paint, she found: “I started off thinking five jobs an hour would be easier than 60 jobs an…
Lotus plans to close UK plant in Norfolk and shift production to US
The company will pivot instead to Hyper Hybrid PHEVs with Lotus sports cars also in-line for an electrified drivetrain. The first Lotus plug-in hybrid will be the Eletre and will go on sale in the first quarter of next year, starting…
Goodwood Festival of Speed 2025 preview: all the biggest launches
Everything you need to know about the BMW Vision Driving Experience Eccentrica Diablo restomod Described by its maker as the ultimate Diablo, this restomod intends to unleash the potential of Lamborghini’s famously tetchy flagship. Its chassis has been reinforced with…
Inside Renault’s radical laboratory on wheels
Renault is treating its Emblème concept as a “laboratory on wheels for low-carbon mobility”. Revealed at the Paris show in October last year, it is claimed to emit the CO2 equivalent of 90% less greenhouse gas than a 2019 petrol Captur,…
Used Mini Hatchback 2014-2024 review
Is the Mini Hatch reliable? Overall the Mini is a reliable, well built small car that shouldn’t cause you any major problems. Indeed, it is not totally free from mechanical gremlins, but by now any recalls will have been addressed and…
Mega-power Taycan rival shows radical future of Mercedes-AMG
“Some might see it as a sports car, others as a grand tourer,” said Schäfer. “It merges both worlds. But the most important thing is it must evoke desire.” Its most striking design element can be found up front, where…
WATCH: McLaren Artura, Porsche 911 S/T, Lamborghini Revuelto Track Test
These three cars all earned a full five star score on our road test in the past year – we took them to a racetrack to find out why What do the Lamborghini Revuelto, McLaren Artura and Porsche 911 S/T…
Kia global CEO wins top Issigonis Trophy at Autocar Awards 2025
The Innovation Award went to British firm Protean Electric, for its pioneering work in the field of in-wheel motors. The McLaren Artura has come of age after some well-placed improvements, and proved its worth with a convincing victory in our…
VW ID 4 overhaul to usher in new face and physical controls
The Volkswagen ID 4 will join the ID 3 in being extensively updated for a second time, which will bring it visually in line with the upcoming ID 2 and reintroduce physical controls inside. Speaking to Autocar, VW technical development boss Kai…
Battery swap renaissance promises fast EV fills from petrol stations
Pull into a petrol station with an electric Fiat 500e in Madrid, Spain, and you could soon be filling up almost as quickly as you would in the old combustion-engine version. This magic is down to a conversion of the…
Watch: Red Bull Racing and Volvo dive into automotive software
Rickard is a seasoned engineering leader at Volvo Cars, currently serving as Head of Product Strategy and Architecture on Software Engineering on Volvo Cars. With a deep expertise in sustainable transport technologies, Rickard plays a pivotal role in shaping Volvo’s…
Summer of fun: the top motoring events to attend this year
Top events The British Grand Prix (6 July) has to be at the top of your must-see list, but affordable, general-admission race-day tickets are selling out fast. Don’t worry, though, because there are plenty still available for the Silverstone Festival (22-24 August),…
Eighties excess: Ferrari F40 meets Porsche 959
As for the 959, “its two-stage turbocharging system gives it performance that is more typical of a blown engine than the F40’s”, we said. “Up to 4300rpm, only the first turbo puffs into the cylinders of the flat six; above…
Where I go, Yo-Go: exploring London in an electric golf buggy
The brains behind the Yo-Go buggies is Samuel Bailey. The automotive engineer wanted to give Londoners an alternative to the expensive electric car and found the answer in China, where the buggies are built by a company called Marshell. Each…
Why I love tools (and not just for fixing my cars)
I am going to talk cars in a moment, I promise, but it’s front of mind: the other week I had to put up a gatepost. Or rather two of them, joined back to back, at a pretty normal height…
MWIC Bonus Episode 13: Autocar Meets car designer Julian Thomson, GM Advanced Design Europe
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Owners told to stop driving 2009-2019 Citroën C3 and DS 3
Stellantis has told all UK owners of Mk1 DS 3s and Mk2 Citroën C3s built between 2009 and 2019 to stop driving their cars immediately. The order affects both the Citroën DS 3 and later examples of the supermini that…
First pics: BMW X7 luxury SUV lives on for second generation
BMW has started testing the next iteration of the X7, weeks after confirming the luxury SUV will live on for a second generation. A heavily camouflaged prototype has been spotted on public roads for the first time, revealing key details….
Mercedes 190E to return to racing at 2026 Nurburgring 24 Hours
The Mercedes-Benz 190E will return to top-flight motorsport in 2026 when German engineering firm HWA enters its new Evo into the Nürburgring 24 Hours. It will campaign two examples of the Evo, which was inspired by Mercedes’ 190E DTM racer and…
Chinese car makers plant flag atop UK plug-in hybrid market
Chinese car makers have broken the stranglehold of Volkswagen, Ford and the premium brands on the booming UK plug-in hybrid market, taking the top two positions in May. The BYD Seal U took the top spot with 1576 sales, followed by the Jaecoo 7 with…
Ford Ranger Review 2025, Price & Specs
When you hoist yourself into the cab of a pick-up truck (and unless you are exceptionally tall, you will be grateful for the handles on the A-pillars and the Wildtrak’s running boards), you expect to be greeted by a sea…
Honda to show baby EV concept at Goodwood Festival of Speed
Honda will show a concept car hinting at a new city-focused EV at next month’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. Named the Super EV Concept, it is an A-segment hatchback to rival the Hyundai Inster, Fiat 500e and upcoming Renault Twingo, with styling…
Nissan Leaf reinvented as fastback SUV – and we’ve driven it
That’s in part because of the brief the development team was set, described by chief vehicle engineer Hiroki Isobe as: “Efficiency, efficiency, efficiency.” Plenty of sleek aerodynamic elements help the new body to achieve that improved drag coefficient of 0.25 (the…
Bentley Bentayga Speed Review 2025, Price & Specs
With the central knurled rotary control you can sweep through the various driving modes. You will most often use Comfort, Sport or the Goldilocks mode, named Bentley. We found that while the body take on a gratifyingly languid attitude when the suspension is in…
Kia EV4 Review 2025, Price & Specs
One of the many remarkable things about Tesla is that so much of its growth has been built on a bodystyle that had seemingly long since gone out of fashion. The success the Tesla Model 3 has had as a fairly…
BREAKING: Renault Group boss Luca de Meo steps down
Luca de Meo has stepped down from his role as the CEO of Renault Group after five years in the role – with reports suggesting he will take over running the firm that owns luxury brands Gucci and Yves Saint…
Crewe’s forgotten and flawed flagship with rising values
Just before BMW and Volkswagen had their fight for ownership of Rolls-Royce and Bentley, the small Crewe-based subsidiary of the Vickers engineering company had been attempting to design the latest version of the best car in the world. It was…
Skoda Superb 2025 long-term test
Even on passive dampers it rides well, and not to the detriment of handling: the steering is great and the whole car rotates quite nicely into bends. If you behave, this diesel will even do 60mpg on a run. It’s…
MWIC Bonus Episode 12: Autocar Meets Kia design boss Karim Habib
Matt is Autocar’s lead features writer and presenter, is the main face of Autocar’s YouTube channel, presents the My Week In Cars podcast and has written his weekly column, Tester’s Notes, since 2013. Matt is an automotive engineer who has…
Fiat trialling tech that fully charges 500e in just five minutes
Stellantis is trialling battery-swapping technology with the Fiat 500e in a bid to offer full EV recharging in just five minutes. If the trial is successful, this could eliminate one of the biggest barriers to EV ownership: charging time. Currently taking place in Madrid, the…
Peugeot GTi is back! Revered badge returns for hot 278bhp 208
The fitment of such large wheels with the GTi’s low-set stance has required wheel-arch extensions, marked out with bright red stripes that match the body’s paintwork. The 205 references continue inside the e-208 GTi: the bucket seats are split between…
Volkswagen begins testing £22k ID 2 hatch ahead of 2026 arrival
Volkswagen has started testing the ID 2, one of its most important cars in recent times, and prototypes have been spotted in a clever camouflage. Photographed near Germany’s Nürburgring circuit, where the ID 2 is being put through its paces, the…
Hyundai to reveal Ioniq 6 N at Goodwood Festival of Speed in July
Hyundai has confirmed its new Ioniq 6 N performance saloon will be revealed at the Goodwood Festival of Speed next month. The company has also released new images of the hot saloon, showing its twin rear spoilers and a chunky diffuser influenced by…
WATCH: All-new Apple CarPlay Ultra in action – in an Aston Martin DBX 707
CarPlay now runs across two screens and can control various in-car functions in latest Aston Martin models Aston Martin has become the first manufacturer to offer the second generation of Apple’s in-car smartphone mirroring system. Apple CarPlay Ultra dramatically expands the amount of screen space that…
WATCH: All-new Apple CarPlay Ultra in action – in an Aston Martin DBX 707
CarPlay now runs across two screens and can control various in-car functions in latest Aston Martin models Aston Martin has become the first manufacturer to offer the second generation of Apple’s in-car smartphone mirroring system. Apple CarPlay Ultra dramatically expands the amount of screen space that…
Land Rover refreshes Discovery Sport again for 2026
Land Rover has updated the Discovery Sport again, following changes to the larger Discovery and the Defender. The middle-rung Dynamic SE and range-topping Dynamic HSE trims have been replaced by new grades named Landmark and Metropolitan, while the entry-level S has become the…
The best-selling cars in the UK: can anything catch the Ford Puma?
The compact crossover, which was crowned 2024’s best-seller, leads the charts after a strong May We’re now halfway through 2025, and the Ford Puma is still holding firm as the UK’s best-selling car. Not only is it clinging on to the…
Toyota bZ4X Review 2025, Price & Specs
Whether it’s the Toyota Corolla, RAV4 or C-HR, there is a certain consistency with Toyota interiors, so you know what to expect: not the last word in material richness and a slightly more disjointed design than German manufacturers tend to…
Is this the most confusing car brand of all time?
The new owners of the Earl’s old firm kept the Talbot brand for London-made cars and started using Talbot-Darracq for Paris-made cars. In short order, they bought Wolverhampton’s Sunbeam and put the lot under the unfortunately named umbrella of STD…
Aston Martin Valkyrie LM revealed as Le Mans racer you can buy
Aston Martin has launched the Valkyrie LM as a screaming V12-engined, Le Mans-spec track toy that could be the world’s ultimate automotive plaything. Unlike the Valkyrie AMR Pro, a track-only version of the Valkyrie road car, the Valkyrie LM is based on…
Don’t look back in anger: The wild world of car mags in the 1990s
The answer can be traced to something that became common in media circles at the time, namely ‘lifestyle’. There had been hints of it in car magazines for years, not least through Performance Car columnist Clarkson, who had pioneered a…
90s babies: Peugeot 106 GTi vs Citroen Saxo VTS
Their exterior designs don’t feel too far from the regular parts locker, either: there are no wider tracks or requisite swelled arches, no muscular bonnet humps or indeed much you would describe as ‘bodykit’. Their 14in alloys look delightfully restrained…
The real ‘Legacy’ of Woodstock: How Subaru cracked liberal America
Aside from the city, Woodstock is in one of New York’s most liberal areas: it voted 58% Democrat in the 2024 presidential election. And it is to America what Glastonbury is to England: almost a parody of peace and love….
MWIC Bonus Episode 11: Autocar Meets Le Mans racer Paul di Resta
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Porsche reveals road-legal version of 963 Le Mans racer
To ensure it can be driven on the road, Porsche has fitted the 963 RSP with indicators and brake lights, put the suspension in its highest setting, fitted less extreme wet-weather tyres and subtly reworked some of the more track-focused…
Nearly four in five UK government cars are still petrol, diesel or hybrid
Almost four in five cars used by the UK government remain petrol, diesel or hybrid-powered, despite it having previously pledged to “lead by example” and transition to a completely electric fleet by 2027. Data uncovered by Autocar sibling title What…
Volvo software boss to join free Autocar-Siemens webinar on 25 June
Technology giant Siemens has been named as the sponsor of the 2025 Autocar Awards, which will celebrate the people and organisations shaping the future of automotive – as well as the best cars on sale. This year’s awards ceremony takes…
WATCH: Off-road mega test – what’s the best 4×4? | Land Cruiser takes on Defender and Grenadier
We may not be in the same league as the indigenous peoples of North America when talking about snow, or those of the Middle East about sand. Clag, clart, gunk, mire, ooze – call it what you will, it seems…
WATCH: We test – and JUMP! – a Monster Truck
Part drag car, part rally car, part low-flying aircraft. So we yump it “You’re going to catch some air,” says Tristan England, driver of the JCB Digatron Monster Jam truck, the subject of this year’s Christmas road test. This was…
New pictures of 2025 Nissan Leaf ahead of full debut this month
The new third-generation Nissan Leaf EV will be fully revealed later this month ahead of a market launch by the end of the year. In a new video showcasing some headline attributes, Nissan revealed new details and angles of the upcoming…
Nio Firefly confirmed for sale in Europe; set for UK by October
The Nio Firefly, a Chinese rival for the Renault 5 and incoming Volkswagen ID 2, has been confirmed for Europe – and UK sales should soon follow. The electric supermini was launched in China in April, offering a range of 260…
McLaren 750S Le Mans edition channels legendary F1 GTR
McLaren has commemorated the 30th anniversary of its maiden victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a special-edition 750S channelling the legendary F1 GTR. The centrepiece is a new aerodynamic package developed by McLaren Special Operations (MSO), comprising a…
Wild new 641bhp Bentley Bentayga Speed has Porsche 911 pace
The new Bentley Bentayga Speed has been unwrapped as the brand’s quickest SUV yet, beating its predecessor to 62mph by half a second and going on to 193mph. It swaps the previous Bentayga Speed’s 6.0-litre W12, now retired, for a…
New-look Toyota Aygo X gains 74mpg hybrid; drops manual
Autocar understands that Toyota sold some 14,000 examples of the city car in the UK last year. Had those all been the new hybrid, Toyota would have been able to sell in excess of 2000 additional ICE cars while remaining within…
Matt Prior: I bought an Audi A2 for £500 – and it’s brilliant
But when you factored in residual values, plus the A2’s fuel efficiency, ownership costs would have been extremely competitive. Buyers didn’t see it that way, though. It’s a shame, but perhaps no great surprise, that the A2 received no direct…
A true Ford? Mapping the Blue Oval’s UK past with the Explorer
Then we’d continue south-east to Dunton, the research centre that nowadays doubles as Ford’s British HQ, ending our journey beside a statue of the founder, Old Henry, erected at Dagenham in 1944 and now overlooking Dunton’s main entrance. This drive…
What would happen if we all stopped buying new cars?
Enthusiasts don’t buy cars as status symbols, but I don’t think it’s controversial to accept that people do. I’ve had friends and acquaintances ask what car they should buy next while in the same breath telling me how much they…
MWIC Bonus Episode 10: Autocar Meets Renault Brand CEO Fabrice Cambolive
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Official: Toyota to build GR Corolla in UK
As previously reported by Autocar, Toyota-owned Lexus is priming a new flagship sports car that is expected to compete in GT3 racing series from next year. It is most likely that Motomachi would host assembly of this model, given it previously housed…
Change for the wurst: VW puts best-selling sausage in supermarkets
Volkswagen has launched a new version of its best-selling product and it has the potential to dramatically increase revenues and profitability – but it’s nothing to do with cars. In a twist that might make even the most seasoned automotive…
Autocar partners Siemens for 2025 awards and software webinar
Technology giant Siemens has been named as the sponsor of the 2025 Autocar Awards, which will celebrate the people and organisations shaping the future of automotive – as well as the best cars on sale. This year’s awards ceremony takes…