New cars

Lamborghini Urus Performante: super-SUV goes more extreme

Uprated version of Lamborghini's best-selling car offers improved driving dynamics and weight saving

19 August 2022
Lamborghini Urus Performante: super-SUV goes more extreme
Bugatti Mistral front on stage
The Mistral will be the last to use the W16 engine set up
New cars

Bugatti's 1578bhp Mistral roadster bows out W16 engine

Car "completes the circle" of the W16 era, but isn't just a Chiron with the "top cut off"

19 August 2022
Bugatti's 1578bhp Mistral roadster bows out W16 engine
Czinger 21C Vmax 3
The Czinger 21C V Max has been designed for "ultimate speed"
New cars

Czinger 21C V Max: super-fast hypercar gets long-tailed variant

American start-up gunning for speed records with latest variant of ultra-fast V8 hypercar

19 August 2022
Czinger 21C V Max: super-fast hypercar gets long-tailed variant
RUF Bergmeister front dynamic
Retro-inspired model packs 510bhp and 346lb ft
New cars

New Ruf Bergmeister is lightweight, hillclimb-inspired racer

Retro-styled, 911-based speedster draws inspiration from historic racing Porsches including the 909 Bergspyder

19 August 2022
New Ruf Bergmeister is lightweight, hillclimb-inspired racer
porsche cayenne turbo gt on nurburgring
Porsche's virtual hydrogen-combustion laptime wasn't far off Cayenne Turbo GT (pictured)
Technology

Porsche tests hydrogen combustion with promising results

Virtual tests show hydrogen can offer similar performance to petrol; engine manufacturing costs would be similar

19 August 2022
Porsche tests hydrogen combustion with promising results
leaf autonomous driving motorway
Autonomous driving on UK motorways is set to become legal before the end of 2023
Consumer

Autonomous cars to become legal in UK "within the next year"

New legislation that will allow autonomous driving on motorways to be debated by government

19 August 2022
Autonomous cars to become legal in UK "within the next year"
Slideshow

The biggest flops in automotive history

Join Autocar for a look at all the cars that failed to live up to great expectations

19 August 2022
The biggest flops in automotive history
Volkswagen ID Buzz 2022 front studio orange two tone
The VW ID Buzz EV commences a new era of Volkswagens with a smile in their styling
New cars

Volkswagen plots friendlier design direction with cars that "smile"

VW design chief Jozef Kaban says "aggressive fronts don't work" as ID Buzz kicks off new era

19 August 2022
Volkswagen plots friendlier design direction with cars that "smile"
Alfa Romeo GTA ETCC Snetterton 1965
Three Jolly Club Alfa Romeo GTAs competed at Snetterton in 1965
From the archive

From the motorsport archive: on this day in 1965

European touring car hotshots come to Snetterton

19 August 2022
From the motorsport archive: on this day in 1965
Hydrogen tech fuel cell
Johnson Matthey makes just three of the 1000 parts in a hydrogen fuel cell but they're worth 20% of the fuel cell's value
Finance and corporate

Analysis: Will Johnson Matthey's hydrogen gamble pay off?

The viability of hydrogen fuel cells has historically been limited but Johnson Matthey thinks profits are soon to come

19 August 2022
Autocar Business
Analysis: Will Johnson Matthey's hydrogen gamble pay off?

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