October 14, 2026
Are Photos Included in Jetski Rental Curacao Packages? When planning an exciting adventure in Curacao, many visitors consider Jetski rental Curacao to explore the island’s stunning coastline. Beyond the thrill of riding across turquoise waters, many tourists wonder about capturing these memories. A common question is, are photos included in Jetski rental Curacao packages? Understanding
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This week Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talk about the Munich Motor Show, European-made cars and more The latest episode of My Week In Cars finds Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talking about some of the stars of the Munich Motor Show, driving standards, Lotus and the car spots of Swedish and French towns. Plus, Prior’s 94mpg
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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, the behaviour of which is partly informed by Ferrari’s Slip Slide Control system, now at
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Measuring 4850mm long, the Vision O is notably longer than the current Octavia Estate (4698mm) but sits below the larger Superb (4902mm). The boot has more than 650 litres of space, compared with 640 litres for the Octavia. With the seats folded, that figure rises to more than 1700 litres. The most striking aspect
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It’s the 2025 Munich Motor Show, Europe’s biggest motor show of the decade. And it’s chock full of new car launches and unveilings. Autocar has a team on the show floor and beavering away at our HQ. Join us, then, as we bring you the highlights of the 12 biggest launches of the show, from
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An electric Tiguan equivalent has long been understood to be part of Volkswagen’s product roadmap, the combustion-powered car being Volkswagen’s most popular car globally, and was earmarked for a launch in 2025 or 2026 – which would coincide with the planned rollout for the upgraded ID 4. Speaking to Autocar, Volkswagen technical development boss Kai
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Skoda’s new baby electric SUV, the Epiq, is edging closer to a 2026 launch with the unveiling of a near-production show car at the Munich motor show. Giving a “concrete glimpse” of Skoda’s answer to the Renault 4, the Epiq concept was revealed alongside the Volkswagen T-Cross and Cupra Raval with which it will share a
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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 range between charges. Drivers can choose from either a 40kWh or a 52kWh battery for
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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 also caused dealer sales, handovers and parts ordering to stop. Autocar understands dealers are now manually
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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 fast it can recharge. The G9’s 336-mile WLTP range is pretty strong. But its charging
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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 Echo reports. Production at the site is understood to have been halted since 1 September.
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The Atto 2’s interior has the big picture covered. There’s a good-sized split-level boot, whose capacity is rated 50 litres greater in the case of the upper-tier Comfort model than in the lower-tier Boost, for reasons that BYD has yet to explain; but which is an ample size either way. The second-row seats have enough leg- and
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The G6 feels a bit bathtub-like to sit in, the plunging bonnet and bodysides hidden from view from the driver’s seat behind quite a high beltline and scuttle. This, combined with the effect of that descending roofline at the rear, makes for quite an enveloping ambience, which it builds on to modestly luxurious effect in
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The Volkswagen ID Polo GTI will arrive in 2027 as the German brand’s first proper attempt at an electric hot hatch, packing 223bhp. Previewed by last year’s ID GTI concept, the sporty EV was confirmed on Wednesday as Volkswagen announced that the production version of the ID 2all concept will be named the ID Polo.
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Mini has signalled its renewed interest in high-performance models with a new pair of stripped-out John Cooper Works concept cars. Named The Skeg and The Machina, they are based on the electric and petrol Cooper JCW hatchbacks and have been developed with clothing firm Deus ex Machina. They draw on the firm’s histories in fashion
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Global production and sales of JLR models have been “severely disrupted” by a cyber attack that the firm is continuing to grapple with for a second day. Autocar first reported the issues affecting JLR dealer registrations on Monday. The firm confirmed on Tuesday that it has been “shutting down our systems” to mitigate the impact of
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Hyundai has previewed the design of the striking electric hatchback concept it will reveal at next week’s Munich motor show. It has also revealed a name for the show car: Concept Three – which all but confirms the eventual production car will be called the Ioniq 3, and closely related to the Kia EV3 –
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Climb from a Ford Ranger into a Volkswagen Amarok and their basic cabin architecture is almost identical. You’ll immediately notice the massive portrait-orientated infotainment screen, and the gear-selector, rotary dial for the drive modes and door handles are all very similar to the Blue Oval’s pick-up. And yet the Amarok’s cabin isn’t completely overwhelmed by
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“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 Acciona Campus in Madrid, headquarters of the energy conglomerate that owns Silence. “Just look at
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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, raising prices by around 10%. Other buying guides from Autocar included those for caravan accessories:
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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 so. The gearbox is the weak point. Kamm can and does weld in and machine
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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. Most of the guys turned to Michael O’Leary to get them to Limerick and ended
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Production of the Volvo V90 will end in September, the brand has confirmed to Autocar. It said in a statement that the large estate’s demise was “in accordance” with its “global cycle plan”, with the related S90 saloon having been axed last year to make way for the electric ES90 liftback. That model is due
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Chery UK CEO Gary Lan said the Chery brand saw a big opportunity for a value player in the UK. “If you look at the percentage of cars available below £40,000 in the UK, that has shrunk dramatically in the past few years. But the desire for those cars hasn’t.” Lan added that the UK
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Skoda has reimagined the cult-classic Felicia Fun pick-up as an electric off-roader based on the previous Vision 7S concept. Designed by Julien Petitseigneur (pictured below), it was devised to capture the “beach vibe” of the 1990s car, ditching the Vision 7S’s second and third rows of seats for an open bed. There is a prominent rear
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The Ford Puma Gen-E and e-Tourneo Courier have become the first models to receive the top £3750 discount from the government’s new Electric Car Grant scheme. The pair are now priced at £26,245 and £28,440 respectively, and notably in the case of the Gen-E, its starting price has dipped £345 under its hybrid sibling. Both
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All versions will come with a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox. More notable will be the 2026 introduction of a new full hybrid (HEV) powertrain – a first for Volkswagen. This is understood to be similar to Toyota’s ‘self-charging’ system, with a petrol engine working in tandem with a small electric motor for reduced emissions and
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Hyundai will reveal a concept at next month’s Munich motor show that is set to preview an electric alternative to the Bayon. It has been described as a “forward-thinking vision” of the future of the brand, said Hyundai, and will likely showcase the next stage of the brand’s ‘Art of Steel’ design language as seen on the Santa
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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 breathes with the surface. Part of this can be attributed to the aerodynamic measures Porsche
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JLR has recreated the Land Rover Series 1 that was gifted to Winston Churchill for a new special edition – but now with a 400bhp 5.0-litre V8 and a price of nearly £300,000. Named the Classic Defender V8 Churchill Edition, it’s the latest creation from the British company’s Works Bespoke arm and is limited to
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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 Sportback differs only by a raked roof that is 29mm lower for a “sportier appearance”.
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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, he knuckled down to learning the Knowledge. Two years later, he’d passed all the tests
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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 a Skoda to convince themselves they’ve got a well-engineered budget car. But I don’t think
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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 of a better life. I drove it a few years ago and enjoyed it but
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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 into their determination, their ethos and showing that they are made for industry,” Dan Hammond,
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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, drivers will be able to claim 8p per mile for journeys where they charged at home or
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Audi is priming a track-focused special edition of the RS3 as it celebrates the hot hatch’s signature five-cylinder engine, with the unit under threat from forthcoming EU emissions regulations. The new variant has been spotted testing on the Nürburgring Nordschleife for the first time ahead of its launch, expected to take place early next year. It
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The Nissan X-Trail Nismo has been revealed in Japan as a sporting version of the brand’s family SUV, gaining a more aggressive look and chassis upgrades. Key to the package is a set of new swing-valve dampers supplied by suspension firm KYB, said to provide more effective bump absorption at low speeds than conventional items.
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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 firms are already at high level of planning and negotiations, and an announcement on whether it will
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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 crossover segment. Its starting price places it in the crosshairs of the Jeep Avenger and
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Chinese tech giant Xiaomi is planning to start selling its new electric cars in Europe within the next two years. Historically best known as a manufacturer of consumer electronics (primarily its hugely popular smartphones), Xiaomi launched the SU7 saloon as its first EV in 2023 and announced plans to become one of the world’s five biggest
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This week Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talk future Fords, keeping cars for longer, and insurance This latest episode of My Week In Cars finds Steve Cropley and Matt Prior discussing future European Fords and Mercedes’ boss’s belief that drivers may keep their cars for much longer. They also talk car insurance, old Toyotas, aerodynamics,
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How we tested the best cars for the Electric Car Grant (ECG) Each model on this list qualifies for the government’s electric car grant, which was introduced in August 2025. When reviewing cars, we evaluate them against a range of practical, technical, and user-focused criteria to see how they perform in real-world conditions. Here’s what
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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 navigation, music and wireless smartphone mirroring (either Apple CarPlay or Android Auto). The new C3
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Volkswagen has released the first official image of the new second-generation T-Roc ahead of its imminent reveal, showcasing the new car’s sharply raked roofline. As previously reported by Autocar, the second-generation T-Roc is due to be unveiled in the coming weeks, ahead of an expected debut at September’s Munich motor show – where Volkswagen is also tipped
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The government has extended its Plug-in Van and Truck Grant, which discounts the price of a new commercial EV by up to £25,000, until 2027. Originally due to end next April, the grant launched in 2012 for vans and 2016 for trucks as Westminster tried to tackle one of the UK’s largest sources of emissions:
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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 tell a panel of celebrity judges that they reckoned they could do something unlikely, like
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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 the other direction, but who knows what the future holds? Mr Hallmark is rated. All
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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 coming weekend, it will host the seventh round of this season’s BTCC. I can’t wait.
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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 experience as owners explore the full 12,100rpm rev range”. The GTR also receives a heavy
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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 the body of metal sitting in front of you are only there because a murky
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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 refinement, yielded 75mpg in the hands of Nissan engineers while completing the 837-mile drive. That
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Skoda also says the “steeply raked” windscreen and “gently sloping roofline” are “design cues that have characterised Skoda’s most successful estate models”. The Superb and Octavia estates are among Skoda’s best-selling global models, with the Octavia Combi, particularly, ranking as its top seller in certain markets. As a result, Skoda “is committed to continuing the estate
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The cars in this list have been chosen by our team of expert journalists who have collectively driven, assessed and scrutinised every car from the last 20 years. When selecting the best used cars, we set out to find the best examples from several different categories, including SUVs, estates and performance cars. We also tried
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BMW is readying a new flagship hardcore off-roader to rival the Mercedes-Benz G-Class and Land Rover Defender. Set to be produced alongside the X5, X6 and X7 at BMW’s Spartanburg plant in the US from 2029, the new seven-seater will be the company’s first model conceived for serious off-roading since 1937. Unlike the off-road-package X5 currently
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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 half of 2026 and the second-generation ICE GLA in early 2027. Pictures of the new
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The striking Kimera Evo38 has been revealed in finished production form ahead of its debut at Monterey Car Week, bringing almost 600bhp, mild hybridisation and four-wheel drive. A vision of “what would have been” if the legendary WRC-winning Lancia 037 had continued being developed beyond 1992, it is an evolution of the Italian firm’s debut model,
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Omoda has announced what could be the fastest update to a car yet, confirming that refreshed versions of its 5 and E5 SUVs have been launched following critical media reviews. The changes come less than a year after the two models arrived in the UK as part of the brand’s market launch here. The updates include technical
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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. The substantial redesign showcases just how far Solitaire customers can go in making their car
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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 lack distinct punch, but cope with a combination of city streets, faster highways and windier
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The Bentayga’s fundamental chassis and body-in-white have been little changed since its 2015 launch, but substantial design and technology upgrades – including the addition of new bodystyles and powertrains – have helped to keep Bentley out near the front of an increasingly busy super-SUV field. The Aston Martin DBX and Lamborghini Urus have fully embraced
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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 the MINI Countryman Electric is a great example of how to do that. It’s filled
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These losses are atop the models’ regular year-on-year depreciation. Setterfield said: “The Korando’s falls seem to have been caused by uncertainty and confusion in the marketplace as the brand transitioned from Ssangyong to KGM. Astra diesels with above-average mileage are now suffering increased penalties, while the Evoque’s figure can be explained by an increase in
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The first cars to receive the UK government’s new Electric Car Grant (ECG) have been revealed – and one is already one of the cheapest EVs on the market. The six have been deemed eligible for the £1500 grant (the lesser of the two) and all come from French manufacturer Citroën. They are the ë-C3, ë-C3
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How we tested small cars When reviewing small cars, we evaluate them against a range of practical, technical, and user-focused criteria to see how they perform in real-world conditions. Here’s what we look for: 1. Efficiency Efficiency is important in any car. But especially to small ones. When reviewing cars we compare real-world efficiency measurements
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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 BMW 3 Series. The range has improved as we have transitioned from late winter to
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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 year to replace the Ford 1.6-litre Sigma engine, which Ford hasn’t made in years. Caterham
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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 the Rally, it will do a little over 210 miles as a touring electric range,
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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 access to the complete Autocar archive at the magazineshop.com In cold and dry weather, the
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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, he said he would also allow lenders to submit appeals against future cases brought forward by
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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 “more assertive” look. The upper and lower grilles have been sharpened and accentuated by their
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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 performance, but also how it delivered the power with a real sense of character,” he
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Not long after I’d had a grand old moan about the Panda’s starter motor, a remarkably clean example of a Renault Clio RS 182 came up for sale. It’s a car I’ve wanted for yonks and the numbers just about made sense, so it all felt like the stars were aligning to give me a
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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 are hard plastics, but the design is pleasingly retro, with bright body-colour panels in the
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DS has hinted at introducing performance-focused models in a bid to ramp up its premium credentials. Despite racing in Formula E for more than a decade and creating some racy concept cars, DS has yet to develop a fully fledged performance model. However, speaking at the recent London ePrix, new CEO Xavier Peugeot told Autocar he
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The electric version of the Maserati MC20 supercar could still see the light of day if the market picks up, says Maserati, after it cancelled the model earlier this year, citing insufficient demand. Promising huge power and similar dynamics to those of the V6 car, the MC20 Folgore would have been the first electric supercar on
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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 of a PHEV’s electric-only mileage, resulting in a more representative (and higher) CO2 figure. This would result
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Given this is effectively the estate version of the M4 CS, it won’t surprise you to learn that the two are pretty similar to drive. I got to try them back to back at Thruxton Circuit and on the nearby roads, and while you can just about feel that there’s an enlarged boot throwing its
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Autocar’s Drivers of Change awards will return on 13 November following a successful launch earlier this year and this time will champion diverse talent in the industry. Held in association with the SMMT at Stellantis’s UK headquarters in Coventry, the second edition of Drivers of Change will celebrate new talent from across the industry – individuals who are either apprentices
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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 petrol engine with a battery and two electric motors to produce 120bhp and 187lb ft.
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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 a symposer (a tube and a vibrating membrane) to accentuate the induction noise. By today’s
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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 turbocharged forms, has the most exotic feel, but the four-cylinder option, a descendant of the Delta
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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 Imps, our respective garages will look even more alike.) Unsurprisingly, the TBug looks somewhat nicer
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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. The centre dial, meanwhile, allows you to control functions such as the car’s driving modes,
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This incentivises manufacturers to drop powertrains that do not feature electrical assistance, such as the current Clio’s TCe 90 turbocharged three-pot, due to their higher carbon emissions. For reference, the TCe 90 puts out 120g/km, whereas the E-Tech is rated at 96g/km, a reduction of 20%. Axing the pure-petrol engine would therefore provide a significant
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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 one of the most. Although you sit 30mm higher in the front than in the
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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 summer in a bid to broaden its appeal. Rather than an entirely new model, this
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Car buyers are set to learn which models qualify for the UK government’s new Electric Car Grant (ECG) on August 11. Speaking at a briefing to announce the UK’s latest automotive manufacturing figures, Society of Motor Manufactures and Traders (SMMT) boss Mike Hawes confirmed the August date and said he expected around one third of
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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. At launch, the 5 will be powered by a 145bhp 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol engine. Details on
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The interior is basically untouched compared with the regular car. Which means it’s neatly laid out, expensively put together with physical controls for most things. The view out is reassuringly straight forward considering the size of the car. The roof can be opened in 14-seconds and closed in 16-seconds. It works at up to 31mph
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MG has introduced a £1500 discount on its 4 and S5 EVs to reverse a stall in orders prompted by the new Electric Car Grant, as buyers wait for government funding to become available. The ECG, announced last week, will eventually yield a discount of either £1500 or £3750 on a range of sub-£37,000 electric cars. However, the government
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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 coincides with a broader reshuffle of Mercedes’ compact car line-up. Following the launch of the
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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 its electric and combustion platforms separate. This new architecture supports both, being primarily designed for
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Chinese brand GWM has hinted that it will enter the pick-up market, priming its Cannon model for a UK launch. The firm has released a preview image of the pick-up and said it will launch a new “rough, tough and go-anywhere” model next month. The image shows a front end that matches up with the
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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 the Mercedes S-Class and BMW 7 Series. Vidal suggested that this quest for efficiency could
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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. India has always been a tough prospect, particularly for premium makers, because of extremely high
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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 tell you is that it’ll have two motors, one at each end, totalling 542bhp.
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The XC90’s seven-seats-as-standard approach to life in the large SUV niche is likely to go down well with its core clientele. There are two key points to note about its passenger versatility. One, you get those seven seats irrespective of powertrain choice. (In an equivalent Defender 110, Q7, X5 or GLE plug-in hybrid, the hybrid
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Grants to incentivise sales of electric cars are set to return as part of a tier system that will reward better subsidiaries to UK-made vehicles, reports The Telegraph. The outlet claims that £640 million in taxpayer cash will be used to fund the move as part of new plans to boost retail sales of EVs.
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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 space, has been its conversion from left- to right-hand drive and the addition of a
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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 e-CVT or something like that, which is rather misleading. The engine predominantly acts as a
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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 manual transmission. The Roadster’s gearbox was not an especially speedy shuffler of clustered cogs and
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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 for long distances, for example. And a good interior has to use the right materials.
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Read our Denza Z9 GT review 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 carbonfibre, the brakes overhauled, traction control added and the V12 tweaked with new camshafts and springs. It has also received a
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All engines make some kind of noise. Mostly though they only make one or two which, if you’re lucky, are pleasant. In the Mistral’s case I think I counted at least six distinctly different sounds. And if you time it just right, or get your throttle position just-so, you can actually pick and choose the
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The Maserati MC20 supercar has a new look and a new name: MCPura. The Modena firm has subtly revised the design of its five-year-old V6 flagship to keep it up to date with newer rivals like the McLaren Artura, and range-mates including the Grecale and Granturismo. Revealed at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the supercar
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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 a groundbreaking new software technology for aerodynamics simulations, which gave us a significant advantage in
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Christian Horner has been sacked as Red Bull Formula 1 team boss after 20 years. In a statement, Red Bull said Horner, who until now has been at the helm of the squad for its entire existence, has been “released from his operational duties with effect from today”. Laurent Mekies, currently team principal of Red Bull’s
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Aston Martin has revealed the Vantage S, the third-generation sports car’s most track-focused incarnation to date. It is the first time the S suffix has adorned a Vantage since 2018, and the new model follows the recently revealed DBX S as Aston brings back the badge for its highest-performing models. While the 671bhp Vantage S
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Best for: Boot space The influential Tesla Model Y gained a significant update in 2025, receiving a design refresh and some comfort adjustments. That means it’s a better family car than ever. While the previous Model Y suffered from a lumpy, firm ride, the new version is slightly easier to live with, and softens out sharper
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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 of ever-changing regulations – something that may also delay the arrival of the car maker’s
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I was quite a lucky child growing up. We lived at the end of a cul-de-sac, on which were four other houses with driveways. I could see each one through my bedroom window, meaning I had five cars to choose from in the fantasy world where I owned all of them – and had a
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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 the track, the drivers don’t always know and maybe get frustrated because I’m holding them
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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 on their laurels. “F1 is an extremely complex sport and things can go wrong,” he
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“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 1994-1995, then went to McLaren.” More regulation changes designed to curb performance followed in 1998,
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“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 you had your foot in both camps.” Wandering around the gathered Esprits gives you a
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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 year at the company’s Mirafiori plant in Turin. Both hatchback and cabrio models will be
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“[Aston Martin owner Lawrence] Stroll asked me about turning the Valkyrie into a hypercar so I went and looked at the regulations, spoke to officials and said: ‘Yeah, absolutely it’s possible.’ But it’s been a journey for everyone involved, including the regulatory bodies. A good journey, but a long journey,” says Carter. The base car
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The V12 class may be an endangered species today, but these two uber-GTs show the world they’re not going down without a fight – but which is best? 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
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Ariel has marked the 25th anniversary of its Atom spaceframe sports car with the new 4RR – the most powerful version yet. With its uprated Honda four-pot sending a huge 525bhp and 406lb ft to the rear axle, the new special edition is far more powerful than even the outrageous, 475bhp Atom V8 from 2011.
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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, in the case of our Iconic-grade car, some brighter hues that along with the panoramic
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Geely, the Chinese firm that owns LEVC, Lotus, Polestar and Volvo, is launching its eponymous car brand in the UK. The first model bound for UK showrooms will be the Geely EX5, an electric crossover pitched against the Skoda Elroq, Kia EV3 and Renault Megane. UK specifications have yet to be confirmed, but Geely said the EX5
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To meet the accessibility brief, work was done to make the Amalfi “more predictable”. New underbody lips and a redesigned active rear wing both work to better manage air flow. With the wing in its most extreme of three positions, it adds an extra 110kg of downforce compared with the Roma. The Amalfi also has
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Sauber Motorsport, the firm that will run Audi’s F1 team for 2026, has opened a new base at Bicester Motion. The new technology centre near Oxford will support the work of the Audi team’s headquarters in Hinwil, Switzerland, helping with preparations for its inaugural 2026 season. The firms cited access to the talent pool in the
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Hyundai will reveal a electric crossover, likely an electric alternative to the Bayon, in “the next few months” as it pushes to expand its EV offerings. Understood by Autocar to be twinned with sibling brand Kia’s incoming EV2, the crossover will plug the gap between the incoming Inster and the Kona Electric. This size, thought to be near to
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The motor trade isn’t doing enough to make women feel welcome when they’re buying a car, according to new research. In 2023, almost 17 million women held a UK driving licence, compared with almost 18 million men, and many women buy their own car or are responsible for a shared purchase of one. Yet in
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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 carbonfibre, the brakes overhauled, traction control added and the V12 tweaked with new camshafts and springs.
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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. But it wasn’t the impetus. Engineering was the job he always wanted to do, “so I
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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 disconnect. But we can combine the tradition of an off-road car with the innovations of an
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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 hour, but that was completely wrong. True, Aston paint was very different – many more
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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 in China. Hethel was to build a planned electric sports car when Emira production ended
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There are plenty of things people can’t forgive Jeremy Clarkson for, but near the top of my list is his comparison of the Chrysler Crossfire coupe’s rear end to a dog relieving itself. He has certainly caused worse offence, but now, whenever I see a Crossfire coupe, it’s hard not to recall that unpleasant analogy.
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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 dealers, as well as independent specialists, are familar with the issues that might afflict them.
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Mercedes-AMG is preparing to phase out the controversial four-cylinder plug-in hybrid drivetrain from the C63 and GLC 63, marking a strategic shift in the brand’s engine line-up. Speaking to Autocar at the unveiling of the Concept GT XX in Germany, a senior insider confirmed that future petrol-powered Mercedes-AMG models are set to adopt either an updated version
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“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 AMG’s Panamericana grille has been reshaped into a more concave, oval form with 10 vertical
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With that, to the ‘new’ L545 V12, with its 6.5 litres of swept volume, a 60deg angle and identical cylinder bore and stroke dimensions to the old L539. Technical boss Mohr will admit that this is ostensibly the old mill with new heads and induction system and a lightened block, all modified so that it
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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 Grünitz confirmed that the ID 3 will adopt the new design language first introduced on
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Enjoy full access to the complete Autocar archive at the magazineshop.com “With the possible exception of the Concorde, no machine so nicely put together has ever before come out of England,” declared American magazine Car and Driver in early 1987, and 4199 were sold in the first three months – right on target. However, the car
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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 software-driven vehicle architecture and electrified powertrains. Uday Senapati As head of automotive, battery and mobility
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If I were to ask everyone in the office to name their favourite rally driver, I’d put money on names like Röhrl, Kankkunen, Sainz, Mäkinen and McRae being thrown about. Indeed, these hotshoes all have the stats to prove their endless driving talent. But for me there’s one that deserves to stand head and shoulders
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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), an event that promises to be just as exciting as the circuit celebrates 75 years
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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 that, the second blower comes in. This makes it feel rather leisurely below 4500rpm. Then
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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 has a small 5kWh battery powering a 4kW electric motor and giving a range of
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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 of 1.5m but overall a hefty 20cm by 40cm thick. I knew I’d need tools
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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 were sold solely under the DS brand. It comes a week after a woman in
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EV drivetrains and particularly batteries are developing at a remarkable pace compared with the combustion engine. As a result, range has increased but probably even more marked is the desire to bring charging times in line with ICE refuelling. BYD recently announced its Super e-Platform along with the latest ‘flash-charge’ version of its lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP)
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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 the homologation special that it spawned, into the race’s SP-X class for special vehicles. It has
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Is the Skoda Yeti reliable? The Skoda Yet is one of the most reliable used family cars you can buy, and while it does have a number of known issues, they’re repairable and parts are easy to get hold of through dealerships or specialists. It also scored very well in What Car?’s Reliability survey, with
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The V12 class may be an endangered species today, but these two uber-GTs show the world they’re not going down without a fight – but which is best? These epic new Aston and Ferrari V12s have brought a famous old rivalry back to the boil. Our colleagues Matt Prior and Richard Lane took them to some
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Adapting it for Duster duties cost a little more, mainly for the reinforced sills and ride height, but from there, for the extra-large Bigster, the only major change has been to extend the A-pillars by 50mm. Every kilogram is managed, too. The reason the Bigster doesn’t offer a seven-seat interior is because Dacia worked out only 25% of
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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 Mk2 Leaf’s was 0.28) and thereby maximise range, and there’s now a bespoke heat pump
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Starmer said: “This is a really fantastic, historic day – a real tribute to the history we have of working together. This [deal] is going to boost trade.” In response to the news, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders boss Mike Hawes said: “The agreement to reduce tariffs on UK car exports into the US is great news
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The Audi Q3 has returned for a third generation, bringing a fresh design and a quite radical interior operational change. One of the German car maker’s best selling models – having sold more than two million globally since its 2011 launch – the crossover will arrive in September priced from £38,300. While sporting a much-changed
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What’s common to most vRS cars I’ve driven, whether powered by combustion or electrons, is that you can potter around and not really notice you’re in the sporty one. In this latest one, the seats are outstandingly comfortable, and it’s not much noisier at a cruise than a regular Elroq. Adaptive dampers are standard and,
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Luca de Meo has stepped down from his role as the CEO of Renault Group after five years in the role. The Italian joined the French company from Seat-Cupra five years ago, quickly launching the bold Renaulution business plan, involving the revival of the Renault 5 as an EV, an influx of new SUVs and the
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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 a bit like asking a yacht-maker to build a destroyer. But producing underfunded contenders for
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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 one of very few cars where my ‘reviewer brain’ can switch off and I just
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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 been writing and talking about cars since 1997. He joined Autocar in 2005 as deputy
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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 red and black panels, and the floor mats are trimmed in red too. Elsewhere, it’s
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“For car and battery makers keen to reduce their carbon footprint as well as meet the new EU battery regulations, it won’t make sense to ship in material from elsewhere,” said Schreiber. “The battery is an EV’s biggest single source of embedded carbon. One with CAM made from recycled metals has up to 74% fewer embedded
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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 the one fitted to the extreme RN22e concept car. Although not fully shown, the front
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The Symbioz and Captur crossovers have become the first Renault models to gain the French firm’s new full-hybrid powertrain. The E-Tech Full Hybrid 160 system, announced in May, gets a combined 158bhp from a 1.8-litre four-cylinder petrol engine and two electric motors (a 48bhp motor and a 20bhp ISG). Those motors draw energy from a 1.4kWh battery, which is recharged via regenerative breaking and
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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 the Apple interface can occupy, entering the car’s instrument display as well as its infotainment screen.
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The A290 takes the Renault 5’s interior and ramps it up a notch. We’ve only driven the leather-lined, range-topping GTS trim so far, but for a small car, this feels like a very special, expensive cabin. It’s a little dark, but the two-tone blue leather looks unusual but classy. While you can easily find some
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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 top spot this year, but it also finished 2024 as the country’s most popular model.
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The 2016 Budd-e concept measured 4597mm in length, some 70mm longer than the second-generation Touran and 124mm shorter than the standard-wheelbase ID Buzz. Insiders say new sliding door and seating concepts are being developed in a bid to provide the sort of modernity of potential rivals, including the recently introduced Zeekr Mix. While the existing ID Buzz targets
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The lack of a hydrogen fuelling infrastructure in the UK remains a big stumbling block for the roll-out of hydrogen cars and could lead BMW not to offer its new FCEV here. Right now the UK has just three hydrogen filling stations for cars and only three more in the pipeline, according to data from UK H2 Mobility.
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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 Motors. Real excitement came in 1930 as Talbot ventured to Le Mans for the famous
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Annual insurance premium £259.91List price £16,380 The cheapest car to insure in the UK, according to our research, is the Hyundai i10. This is one of the best new city cars you can buy, thanks to assured handling and a roomy interior with more technology than many rivals have. You will have to opt for the underwhelming
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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 blokey tone that was more akin to the emerging lad culture of Loaded, FHM et
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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 now but surely acted as placeholders for 1990s buyers itching to redeem their Demon Tweeks
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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. On this Sunday afternoon there is, honestly, a drum circle on the village green, which
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Part drag car, part rally car, part low-flying aircraft. So we yump it We wanted to do a simple test – of all the most extreme off-roading vehicles you can buy, the new Land Rover Defender Octa, the Ariel Nomad and Mustang Mach-E Rally really are the cars to beat. But of these, which is
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It was one of the most exciting and intriguing cars to be launched into the new century. Here was a decidedly stylish, highly distinctive coupe with the novelty (for most buyers at least) of a smooth-spinning rotary engine, four seats and a quartet of doors that opened like clamshells to reveal an unexpectedly spacious interior.
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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 place on 24 June, where Autocar and Siemens will name the industry’s most innovative and
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Volvo has invented a new type of seatbelt that could dramatically improve in-car safety – again. The firm, which pioneered the use of the three-point belt, has revealed a new ‘multi-adaptive safety belt’, which uses sensors to analyse an occupant’s height, weight, body shape and seating position and responds accordingly in the event of a crash.
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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 unexpected. If you’ll excuse the behind-the-scenes indulgence, sometimes we get a brief go in a
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Widespread confusion regarding the capabilities and limitations of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) is developing a ‘trust gap’ with modern cars. That’s the conclusion of a new survey from technology specialist DG Cities, which warns that in order to buck this trend, dealers and car makers need to explain the tech better to buyers. From
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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 miles (albeit on the lenient CLTC test cycle) and a single rear-mounted 141bhp motor for
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Under the bonnet sits Renault’s familiar E-Tech Full Hybrid powertrain, which in this application pairs a 129bhp 1.2-litre three-cylinder turbo petrol engine with a 67bhp front-mounted electric motor and a 34bhp integrated starter-generator. All in, it makes 197bhp and 302lb ft for a rather modest 8.4sec 0-62mph time. Like the Rafale, the Austral pulls away
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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 twinturbocharged 4.0-litre V8 that puts out 641bhp and 627lb ft – a gain of 15bhp
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One local resident reacted to the large group of “weirdly clad” men hanging around in the dark by “retiring to her cottage in haste to bolt and bar the door”! The competitors had to not only cover 314 miles on narrow, usually dirt roads using feeble headlights but also brave challenging weather, with “many devoutly wishing they
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The Haval Jolion Pro is now on sale in the UK – which will probably come as a surprise to you, so quietly has this Chinese brand arrived. To be fair, it isn’t technically a brand here (unlike in Australia, where incredibly it outsold Volkswagen in 2024). Instead, it’s a sub-brand of GWM, like Ora,
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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 would be typically British: plenty of motorway, plenty of potholes, some sinuous A- and B-roads and some
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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 like the car they own now. So maybe keep that? Still, I think it’s curious how
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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 its predecessor, the LFA supercar. The GR division has also been working on an all-new
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The top designers, engineers and company bosses will usually get the headlines and plaudits for the successful launch of a new car. But behind them is a team of hundreds, maybe thousands, working towards that success. New models must be planned and costed then delivered on time and on budget. That involves planning and project
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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 analyst do a double-take, one of the firm’s most important product lines isn’t a vehicle,
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The business case for such cars has been sullied by the shift to more profitable (and ultimately less dynamic) SUVs, as well as tightening fleet emissions regulations that have pushed manufacturers towards EVs and low-emission hybrids. Hyundai pulled its i30 N and smaller i20 N from Europe last year, the Peugeot 308 GTi didn’t survive more than
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Alpine will launch a supercar in 2028 with a turbocharged V6 hybrid powertrain pumping out more than 1000bhp, the head of the Renault Group’s premium brand has said. The new supercar was previewed by the firm’s Alpenglow concept, which also featured a V6. However, Alpine has opted to add twin electric motors on the front axle to create an all-wheel-drive
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Producing 395bhp in standard GT guise and 464bhp in the top-rung, circa-£70k GTS – and with a peak torque output of 596lb ft – this powertrain can send the A390 from 0-62mph in as little as 3.9sec. That matches the stripped-out A110 R, which weighs around a tonne less. A cheaper variant with a more
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“You can see, just for a windscreen replacement, the complexity goes up, and the number of parts required and the skill that’s required, all of that. Do that for headlights, do that for radars and the amount of parts that logistics companies have to carry goes up massively.” On top of this, suggested Townsend, car
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Peugeot will reveal a hot GTi variant of the electric e-208 supermini on the eve of the Le Mans 24 Hour race next month. The brand has confirmed that its long-mooted Alpine A290 rival, officially confirmed by Peugeot boss Alain Favey earlier this year, will be unwrapped on 13 June. It has given no details, but says
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The Tesla Model Y has been the best-selling electric car for several years, and the company has now updated it with fresh styling, an upgraded interior and more comfortable suspension. Is it still the electric car to buy? Shall we talk about you-know-who? Actually, let’s not. Whatever you think of the company’s figurehead, the Tesla
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Hennessey Venom F5 is aiming to reach a top speed of 310mph-plus Designer of one of the world’s fastest cars explains how designs can bend the laws of physics Ever wondered why so many supercars claim a ‘217mph-plus’ top speed? The McLaren P1, LaFerrari and Lamborghini Revuelto are just a trio of heavy-hitting examples. An easy,
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BMW has morphed the M8 Competition into a two-seat shooting brake for a special limited-run concept called Speedtop. Unveiled at the Villa d’Este concours, the wagon has been given a complete design overhaul compared with the car on which it is based, and it is set to be built in a small batch “for collectors
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