New cars

Inside China's £6k mini-EVs: Geely Geometry Panda driven

Amid calls for Europe to embrace a new class of tiny electric cars, we sample one of China's best-sellers

29 April 2024
Inside China's £6k mini-EVs: Geely Geometry Panda driven
mini dealership forecourt
Cox's most optimistic outlook puts UK registrations up nearly 16% on 2023
Car sales

Experts predict more than two million UK car sales in 2024

Cox Automotive forecasts up to 2.2m registrations, but low-margin fleet sales and ZEV penalties are retail headwinds

29 April 2024
Autocar Business
Experts predict more than two million UK car sales in 2024
Mercedes X Ray crash test
Linear accelerator scans the crashing vehicle from above
Technology

Why Mercedes is now X-raying its crash tests

Mercedes' system can generate 1000 images a second, detailing how materials deform - crucial for in-car safety

29 April 2024
Why Mercedes is now X-raying its crash tests
American cars
American makers were told to clean up their V8 motors
From the archive

From the archive: When American cars swapped muscle for MPG

Makers were forced to slash emissions by 70% in three years, wreaking havoc among the industry and public

28 April 2024
From the archive: When American cars swapped muscle for MPG
Watford Gap services lead
With its colourful history, Watford Gap has acquired the status of cultural icon
Features

Watford Gap services: inside an unlikely motoring landmark

From virtual reality to securing enough energy for EV chargers, the UK's most famous services will soon be replaced

27 April 2024
Watford Gap services: inside an unlikely motoring landmark
Skoda Enyaq EV lead
How challenging will it be to introduce EVs everywhere?
Features

(Really) remote charging: Electric Skoda vs the Sahara

Autocar's James Attwood takes a 4x4 Skoda Enyaq to the desert with a glovebox full of range anxiety pills

27 April 2024
(Really) remote charging: Electric Skoda vs the Sahara
JAguar Formula E2030
Jaguar will race in Formula E until 2030
Motorsport

Jaguar to stay in Formula E after reinvention as premium EV brand

British brand will race until 2030, having committed to the electric single-seater championship's Gen4 rules

26 April 2024
Jaguar to stay in Formula E after reinvention as premium EV brand
BYD Ocean M concept at Beijing motor show front
Strip away the BTCC-style aero work and Ocean is obviously a Volkswagen ID 3 rival
New cars

New BYD electric hot hatch could pack more than 300bhp

New concept previews rear-driven BYD Ocean-M hatchback, which is tipped to get a racey range-topper

26 April 2024
New BYD electric hot hatch could pack more than 300bhp
BTCC lead
The BTCC's 2024 season will be its 67th
BTCC

2024 BTCC season preview: meeting the man who makes it happen

As this year's tin-top championship begins, boss Alan Gow talks new developments on- and off-track

26 April 2024
2024 BTCC season preview: meeting the man who makes it happen
Bentley Mulliner teaser rear
Ducktail spoiler suggests the new car may have more sporting character than the Batur
New cars

Bentley's next bespoke Mulliner car brings most powerful W12 yet

Bacalar and Batur successor lands next month as a 16-off swansong for Crewe's 12-cylinder engine

26 April 2024
Bentley's next bespoke Mulliner car brings most powerful W12 yet

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