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Budget 2025: Pay-per-mile EV road tax confirmed to include PHEVs

Government also confirms end of 5p fuel duty freeze, a change to luxury car tax and review of EV charging prices

Budget 2025: Pay-per-mile EV road tax confirmed to include PHEVs
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3000 miles in a classic Mini: Why it's all over for my little Rover

3000 miles in a classic Mini: Why it's all over for my little Rover
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How to buy the right car warranty

How to buy the right car warranty
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New NCAP crash tests target "annoying" ADAS, reward buttons

New NCAP crash tests target "annoying" ADAS, reward buttons
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Porsche 911 GT3 R proves old-school engineering isn't dead

Porsche 911 GT3 R proves old-school engineering isn't dead
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"All over the place": haphazard incentive cuts threaten EV confidence

"All over the place": haphazard incentive cuts threaten EV confidence
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Lotus will launch new range of hybrids in Europe next year

Lotus will launch new range of hybrids in Europe next year
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Car makers slam pay-per-mile EV tax as 'poorly timed'

Car makers slam pay-per-mile EV tax as 'poorly timed'
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BMW ends roadster production with 335bhp Z4 Final Edition

BMW ends roadster production with 335bhp Z4 Final Edition
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Petrol-powered Abarth 595 was discontinued in August 2024
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Abarth considering return to petrol hot hatches

Abarth considering return to petrol hot hatches
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Cupra Leon VZ review

Cupra Leon VZ
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Updated Dacia Jogger gets new hybrid and fresh look for £25 more

Updated Dacia Jogger gets new hybrid and fresh look for £25 more
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‘Audi is in my blood’ - Autocar readers share their Audi stories and electric e-tron driving impressions

‘Audi is in my blood’ - Autocar readers share their Audi stories and electric e-tron driving impressions

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Used Volvo XC40 Recharge 2021-2025 review

Severe initial depreciation means that you can now pick up a stylish and refined Volvo EV for a bargain price

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Peugeot e-308

Electric 308 hatchback and estate use style and dynamic sophistication to bid for premium family car clientele

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Peugeot 308

France’s aspirational volume brand rekindles 1990s feel for Golf-fighting hatchback

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Volvo EX90

Is electric sibling of seven-seat XC90 flagship a worthy Volvo torchbearer?

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Geely EX5

Chinese giant makes its first move in the UK: an SUV to rival the MG S5 EV

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Firefly review

Chinese EV specialist heads to the UK with an eye-catching supermini to rival the Renault 5

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Cupra Formentor VZ5

Second coming of five-cylinder hot crossover finally makes it into right-hand-drive form

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Volkswagen T-Roc

Incredibly popular compact crossover enters its second generation aiming to right some wrongs

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BMW XM

Does only the second-ever bespoke M car leave us excited about the future, or longing for the past?

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Toyota Hilux

New mild-hybrid diesel powertrain aims to give a well-established workhorse a final lease of life

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Volvo was among the first brands to move to the agency model in the UK

Car makers still dream of move to agency sales model

Agency model means car makers sell directly to drivers, paying dealers a flat fee for each sale handled

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Car makers still dream of move to agency sales model
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JLR loses half a billion after crippling cyber attack

JLR loses half a billion after crippling cyber attack
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Ineos to axe 'several hundred' jobs as losses continue

Ineos to axe 'several hundred' jobs as losses continue
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How I'll get Vauxhall back on track: new boss tells all

How I'll get Vauxhall back on track: new boss tells all
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Renault says the EU needs its own ZEV mandate

Renault says the EU needs its own ZEV mandate
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How to buy the right car warranty

As the average age of cars and the cost of fixing them rise, aftermarket cover is growing in popularity

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3000 miles in a classic Mini: Why it's all over for my little Rover

3000 miles in a classic Mini: Why it's all over for my little Rover
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The important question: can I win a hillclimb in the Renault 5?

The important question: can I win a hillclimb in the Renault 5?

Opinion

What even is a Vauxhall?

'Why choose a Vauxhall? What even is a Vauxhall?'

Vauxhall is going to have some trouble defining itself in this electric era. Luckily, it can still make decent cars...

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'Why choose a Vauxhall? What even is a Vauxhall?'
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I didn't expect the Rocket to enter my ‘favourite cars of all time' list

I didn't expect the Rocket to enter my ‘favourite cars of all time' list
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The biggest loser of the pay-per-mile EV tax? The government

The biggest loser of the pay-per-mile EV tax? The government

Used cars

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Used Volvo XC40 Recharge 2021-2025 review

Severe initial depreciation means that you can now pick up a stylish and refined Volvo EV for a bargain price

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3000 miles in a classic Mini: Why it's all over for my little Rover

3000 miles in a classic Mini: Why it's all over for my little Rover
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The best sub-£5k sports car? It's still a Porsche Boxster

The best sub-£5k sports car? It's still a Porsche Boxster

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Japanese brand's enjoyed success at the expense of British car firms

When Britain halted the flood of Japanese car imports

Aggressive export drive led by Datsun led to allegations of 'dumping'

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A century ago, it was okay to block someone in if the car park was busy

Should drivers be allowed to lock parked cars?

Should drivers be allowed to lock parked cars?
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20th-century trailblazers: the best cars from 1901 to 1925

20th-century trailblazers: the best cars from 1901 to 1925
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From hybrid hypercars to high-rise hatchbacks, here's every new model you could put on your drive this year
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