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The simplest cars ever made

Simple cars tend to be cheap and engaging to drive

12 June 2024
The simplest cars ever made
New cars

New Volkswagen Golf R: We drive VW's hottest hatch

Golf’s usability-focused facelift gives go-faster division a chance to enhance its high-velocity hyper hatch

11 June 2024
New Volkswagen Golf R: We drive VW's hottest hatch
Mini five door lead
The new 201bhp five-door Cooper S is priced from £28,450
New cars

Mini Cooper 5-door hatch returns with petrol power

New look for Mini's Golf rival, which is the firm's final combustion-only car

11 June 2024
Mini Cooper 5-door hatch returns with petrol power
skoda kodiaq interior
Skoda cabins set for a much more minimalist look under new designer Chan Park
New cars

Skoda appoints Nio designer to shape new minimalist interiors

Next-generation Skoda cabins will be shaped by Chan Park, who previously worked on Audi Q4 E-tron and Nio ET9

11 June 2024
Skoda appoints Nio designer to shape new minimalist interiors
porsche apple carplay 2 0
Porsche and Aston Martin are introducing the next-generation CarPlay system this year
Technology

Revealed: Next-generation Apple CarPlay adds climate control

Smartphone mirroring tech expands to effectively replace traditional infotainment software, gets more flexible layout

11 June 2024
Revealed: Next-generation Apple CarPlay adds climate control
Vehicle manufacturing

Industry scramble for cheaper battery chemistry upends plans

Ford delayed Explorer so it could switch to lower-cost, higher-durability chemistry – and others are doing similar

11 June 2024
Autocar Business
Industry scramble for cheaper battery chemistry upends plans
Electric vehicles

Renault Group 'will avoid' ZEV mandate fines with five new EVs

The much anticipated Renault 5, its Alpine A290 twin, and from-£14,995 Dacia Spring will arrive this year

11 June 2024
Autocar Business
Renault Group 'will avoid' ZEV mandate fines with five new EVs
Slideshow

Dazzling dashboards of the 70s and 80s

Video-game-like digital displays, straight-edged foam panels and clicky switches are some of the glorious oddities to feature in this list

11 June 2024
Dazzling dashboards of the 70s and 80s
Hyundai Inster teaser front low
The Inster is described as an "evolution" of the Casper, majoring on interior technologies
New cars

Hyundai Inster: affordable electric city car confirmed for Europe

New city car, based on the Korean-market Casper, will be revealed at the Busan motor show

11 June 2024
Hyundai Inster: affordable electric city car confirmed for Europe
Skoda Kodiaq towing boat
The new Kodiaq is is bigger, bolder and more advanced than the previous model
New cars

Skoda Kodiaq PHEV brings 75-mile electric range for £41,935

Order books open for plug-in hybrid version of chunky family SUV, also offered in petrol and diesel guises

10 June 2024
Skoda Kodiaq PHEV brings 75-mile electric range for £41,935

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