Long-Term Review

Peugeot 308 SW 2023 long-term test

Our PHEV estate provided a welcome antidote to SUVs despite issues of its own

5 April 2023
Peugeot 308 SW 2023 long-term test
Manufacturing

UK car industry continues recovery after eighth month of growth

The uplift was driven by a rise in fleet sales, and EVs also achieved record registrations

5 April 2023
UK car industry continues recovery after eighth month of growth
Porsche 911 history front static
Germany's push for e-fuels was driven by the owner of a classic Porsche 911 SC
Environment and energy

Did the Porsche 911 help give e-fuels a future in Europe?

Germany's successful bid to exempt e-fuels from the EU's ICE ban can be linked back to the sports car

5 April 2023
Autocar Business
Did the Porsche 911 help give e-fuels a future in Europe?
MWIC 30
In episode 30 of My Week In Cars...
My Week in Cars

My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 30)

This week Steve and Matt talk buying locally, zero emissions proposals, and why bad cars aren't that bad

5 April 2023
My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 30)
Coal powered car
By burning coal, flammable gases would be sent through to the carburettors of the engine
From the archive

From the archive: on this day in 1942

Coal- and wood-powered cars, driving a lorry in the blitz, and an indignant Mercedes-Benz owner

5 April 2023
From the archive: on this day in 1942
GMA Cosworth V12
The Cosworth-built V12 is a big pull to the brand, Murray said
New cars

Gordon Murray plots third and final pure-V12 supercar

Favourable EU regulations open door for another production V12 to be "squeezed out" by the British car maker

4 April 2023
Gordon Murray plots third and final pure-V12 supercar
Gordon Murray Automotive T33 Spider front three quarter roof
The T33 Spider packs the same 607bhp Cosworth-made 3.9-litre V12 as its coupe sibling
New cars

New GMA T33 Spider brings 609bhp V12 for £1.8m

Supercar loses its roof, keeps the manual and gains just 18kg "to offer the ultimate spider experience"

4 April 2023
New GMA T33 Spider brings 609bhp V12 for £1.8m
CAVFORTH project
Vehicles will operate on a 14-mile route in mixed traffic conditions
New cars

Self-driving buses enter service on UK roads for first time

Stagecoach will carry 10,000 passengers a week between Edinburgh and Fife on its autonomous buses

4 April 2023
Self-driving buses enter service on UK roads for first time
Slideshow

The most surprising cars ever made

The cars unlike anything their maker – sometimes any maker – had created before. Richard Bremner reviews the good, the bad and the ugly cars that were just plain different

4 April 2023
The most surprising cars ever made
Mercedes AMG GLS 63 2023 front quarter tracking
The Mercedes-AMG GLS 63 now receives a performance exhaust system and adaptive dampers as standard
New cars

Mercedes-Benz GLS facelift brings upgraded equipment, software

Updated version of flagship combustion-engined SUV also receives subtle design tweaks

4 April 2023
Mercedes-Benz GLS facelift brings upgraded equipment, software

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New car news

HWA EVO N24 race car front quarter static
HWA livery is inspired by the Sonax/Hugo Boss livery 190E DTM driven by Klaus Ludwig in the 1990s
New cars

Mercedes 190E to return to racing at 2026 Nurburgring 24 Hours

19 June 2025
Mercedes 190E to return to racing at 2026 Nurburgring 24 Hours

Motorsport news

HWA EVO N24 race car front quarter static
HWA livery is inspired by the Sonax/Hugo Boss livery 190E DTM driven by Klaus Ludwig in the 1990s
New cars

Mercedes 190E to return to racing at 2026 Nurburgring 24 Hours

19 June 2025
Mercedes 190E to return to racing at 2026 Nurburgring 24 Hours