Tyres talk to chassis
Goodyear’s smart tyres link up with ZF’s chassis software ‘overlord’
Technology

How tread-moulded sensors are revolutionising tyres

Goodyear and ZF collaborate to create a system of sensors that can even stop aquaplaning

16 February 2024
How tread-moulded sensors are revolutionising tyres
Range Rover Evoque P300e PHEV front quarter tracking
Range Rover Evoque is one of eight PHEVs currently sold by JLR
New cars

JLR slows electric car blitz but boosts PHEV output

JLR throttles back EV plans to six new cars by 2026 amid "surprising" demand for plug-in hybrids

15 February 2024
JLR slows electric car blitz but boosts PHEV output
Massimo Frascella Land Rover Defender clay model
Frascella played a key role in shaping the new Defender
New cars

Ex-JLR design boss Massimo Frascella replaces Marc Lichte at Audi

Architect of Defender, Discovery and Range Rover takes the reins for Ingolstadt's electric future

15 February 2024
Ex-JLR design boss Massimo Frascella replaces Marc Lichte at Audi
VW ID Buzz leading convoy of electric cars
A total of 2,011,209 electric cars were sold in Europe last year – nearly overtaking diesels
Car sales

EVs boost European car market to strongest post-pandemic year

Tesla rose above Nissan and Volvo as battery-electric cars closed in on diesels in 2023, new figures reveal

15 February 2024
Autocar Business
EVs boost European car market to strongest post-pandemic year
New cars

Best-selling cars in Europe

The Tesla Model Y finished 2023 as the year's best selling car

15 February 2024
Best-selling cars in Europe
Cyan P1800 GT front lead
New P1800 Cyan GT looks similar to the 2020 car but sits on revised suspension
New cars

Volvo P1800 Cyan: 414bhp restomod spawns GT version

Cyan Racing's new P1800 GT puts more of a focus on comfort than its earlier version

15 February 2024
Volvo P1800 Cyan: 414bhp restomod spawns GT version
yangwang u8 off roading front
Yangwang U8 is the first production car from BYD's new luxury brand
New cars

BYD to test appetite for huge, 1100bhp Defender rival at Geneva

Quad-motor Yangwang U8 will make European debut at Geneva show, alongside new Denza and BYD models

15 February 2024
BYD to test appetite for huge, 1100bhp Defender rival at Geneva
BMW 5 Series crash testing
It costs around £400,000 to assess a new model for safety
Consumer

Euro NCAP explains drastic fall in cars tested in 2023

Leading crash safety firm tested 55 fewer models in 2023 compared with 2022 as a result of challenging new tests

15 February 2024
Euro NCAP explains drastic fall in cars tested in 2023
Alpine a110 rally drifting
Jean-Luc Thérier braves the Britishm winter of 1970
From the archive

From the archive: We try to tame an Alpine A110 rally car

Our testers get behind the wheel of a just-overhauled, semi-works A110 1600 S by Brit Nigel Hollier

15 February 2024
From the archive: We try to tame an Alpine A110 rally car
Ford Active Park Assist
Ford claims it will save around $10 million per year by removing the Puma's Active Park Assist
Tech, development and manufacturing

Use it or lose it: carmakers killing unused features

After Tesla ditched indicator stalks, Ford has now removed its automated parking tech - saving millions of pounds

15 February 2024
Autocar Business
Use it or lose it: carmakers killing unused features

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