Business

The 10 best-selling cars in Britain in 2019

Ford Fiesta continues to top the charts, but Volkswagen Golf closes the gap; Ford Focus third, with Vauxhall Corsa and Mercedes A-Class neck and neck in fourth and fifth

6 January 2020
The 10 best-selling cars in Britain in 2019
New cars

What Car? Car of the Year Award 2020 contenders revealed

31 new models make shortlist for prestigious prize; winner to be named on Tuesday 14 January

6 January 2020
What Car? Car of the Year Award 2020 contenders revealed
CES

New Bosch Virtual Visor makes the sun visor safer and cooler

Bosch uses CES 2020 to showcase innovative solution to shielding the sun, using tech to always give a complete view of the road ahead

6 January 2020
New Bosch Virtual Visor makes the sun visor safer and cooler
Business

New car registrations fall for third consecutive year

2019's figures hit by consumer confidence and diesel confusion, says SMMT; pure electric registrations eclipse those of PHEVs

6 January 2020
New car registrations fall for third consecutive year
Lamborghini Sián FKP 37
Sián FKP 37 uses a supercapacitor in its hybrid powertrain
New cars

Lamborghini to focus on supercapacitor tech for first hybrids

Lightweight electricity storage leads the innovations, with the former being previewed on the upcoming Sián

6 January 2020
Lamborghini to focus on supercapacitor tech for first hybrids
Mazda MX-30
MX-30 will spawn a £30k EV that will appear this year
New cars

Mazda favours smaller batteries for upcoming EVs

Japanese firm will use small batteries for less CO2, while developing a rotary-engine range extender

6 January 2020
Mazda favours smaller batteries for upcoming EVs
Powertrain being designed
Off-the-shelf powertrains can be tailored to individual needs for plug-and-play EV manufacturing
Technology

Under the skin: this new EV motor is small but mighty - like the firm behind it

Swindon Powertrain's HPD weighs just 70kg, while still generating plenty of horsepower

6 January 2020
Under the skin: this new EV motor is small but mighty - like the firm behind it
Lamborghini Huracan Evo RWD
Lamborghini Huracan Evo RWD
New cars

New Lamborghini Huracan Evo Rear-Wheel-Drive revealed

Rear-drive version of V10 supercar offers 602bhp, with prices starting from £137,000

4 January 2020
New Lamborghini Huracan Evo Rear-Wheel-Drive revealed
Tamiya
G-Wagen and Supra are faithful replicas of the real things
Features

The history of radio-controlled car legend Tamiya

Tamiya is world renowned for its intricately detailed scale model kits and iconic radio-controlled cars. We trace the brand’s roots

4 January 2020
The history of radio-controlled car legend Tamiya
Technology

The man leading the self-driving technology charge

A British autonomous vehicle maker is already doing very well for itself, but you probably haven’t heard of it. We pay a visit

4 January 2020
The man leading the self-driving technology charge

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