Slideshow

America’s grandest car company? The Rise and Fall of Packard

We take a look at the story behind some of America's greatest luxury cars - and why the company failed

10 May 2025
America’s grandest car company? The Rise and Fall of Packard
Slate truck and designer Tisha Johnson
Tisha Johnson previously spent several years working for Volvo | Image: Getty Images
New cars

Slate designer: 'People deserve to have a car that they can afford'

It's no good having a cheap car if nobody wants it, believes Tisha Johnson, designer of the innovative Slate Truck

10 May 2025
Slate designer: 'People deserve to have a car that they can afford'
New cars

New Skoda Enyaq vRS brings 335bhp for £52k

Reworked performance SUV uses the same powertrain as its smaller sibling, the Elroq vRS

9 May 2025
New Skoda Enyaq vRS brings 335bhp for £52k
Corporate

Trump tariff gloom lifts following UK trade deal and BMW news

The US president has proven that he can be persuaded to reduce his punitive car import tariffs

9 May 2025
Autocar Business
Trump tariff gloom lifts following UK trade deal and BMW news
Best cars

The best large SUVs - driven, rated and ranked

From vast seven-seaters, to off-roading going workhorses. These are our favourite large SUVs

9 May 2025
The best large SUVs - driven, rated and ranked
New cars

AM Rina revealed as 5.0-litre V8, manual tribute to the 1960s

Italian company's new carbonfibre-bodied speedster harks back to nation's classic racers

9 May 2025
AM Rina revealed as 5.0-litre V8, manual tribute to the 1960s
Features

Not quite a classic: Maserati 3200 GT

Prices are on the rise and there are plenty of specialists out there for when they do go wrong...

9 May 2025
Not quite a classic: Maserati 3200 GT
Government and legislation

Trump slashes import tariff for UK-made vehicles to 10%

Tax applies to first 100,000 cars exported from UK to US; reduced from a previously announced 25% rate

8 May 2025
Trump slashes import tariff for UK-made vehicles to 10%
2025 Mercedes Benz CLA   blue car front cornering
CLA is 29mm taller, 35mm longer and 25mm wider than before, with 61mm more wheelbase
New cars

Mercedes CLA: game-changing 484-mile EV priced from £45k

Hyper-efficient saloon becomes UK's longest-range electric car, while hybrid promises diesel-style MPG

8 May 2025
Mercedes CLA: game-changing 484-mile EV priced from £45k

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New car news

volkswagen id gti front three quarter
Production version of ID GTI is due next year as first of new family of EV hot hatches
New cars

Volkswagen developing "whole group" of "mind-blowing" GTI EVs

16 May 2025
Volkswagen developing "whole group" of "mind-blowing" GTI EVs

Motorsport news

BTCC 2026 calendar
BTCC will stage races over 10 weekends in 2026
Motorsport

BTCC confirms 10-event calendar for 2026

2 May 2025
BTCC confirms 10-event calendar for 2026