Renault Clio EV render Autocar front quarter
Next Clio will sit on a version of the new Ampr Small platform that underpins the 5
New cars

Electric Renault Clio due as family-friendly 5 sibling

Next Clio is due in 2026 with hybrid and electric power, as Renault expands small car line-up

1 April 2024
Electric Renault Clio due as family-friendly 5 sibling
Purple Abarth 600e drifting   front three quarters
600e is Abarth's first SUV - and it's most powerful car yet
New cars

New pictures of 237bhp Abarth 600e mark brand's 75th anniversary

Abarth’s second EV goes after the Cupra Born with a limited-slip diff and Formula E-derived tyres

31 March 2024
New pictures of 237bhp Abarth 600e mark brand's 75th anniversary
Mercedes SL 55 AMG vs Porsche 911 GTS Cabriolet lead
Nearly 1000bhp between them and a value exceeding £250k - which would you take?
Features

GT showdown: Mercedes-AMG SL 55 vs Porsche 911 GTS

An AMG-focused development for the SL surely signals new dynamics, but can it beat the benchmark?

31 March 2024
GT showdown: Mercedes-AMG SL 55 vs Porsche 911 GTS
Renault Zoe front three quarter lead
After 12 years in production, the Zoe still looks fresh
New cars

Gone too soon? Final drive in the pioneering Renault Zoe

Renault's seminal EV hatchback ends production today. Here's why we'll miss it

30 March 2024
Gone too soon? Final drive in the pioneering Renault Zoe
Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk1 front quarter tracking
Mk1 Golf arrived in 1974 and the GTI (pictured) in 1976
New cars

Volkswagen celebrates Golf's 50th birthday

The first example of the seminal hatchback rolled off the production line on 29 March 1974

29 March 2024
Volkswagen celebrates Golf's 50th birthday
Tyre simulation
AI is showing Falken how to reduce drag
Technology

How AI is improving EV range

Falken’s parent company is using AI to reduce aerodynamic drag on tyre surfaces for its 2027 tyre

29 March 2024
How AI is improving EV range
xpeng g6 2024 front quarter static
The UK will join Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden in getting the G6
New cars

Xpeng lands in Germany ahead of UK launch later this year

Chinese EV maker gears up for wider European expansion, including into right-hand-drive markets

28 March 2024
Xpeng lands in Germany ahead of UK launch later this year
New Lamborghini logo
New logo is subtler but 'braver', Lamborghini said
New cars

Lamborghini reveals new logo for all future cars

Subtle restyle for the raging bull and a bespoke Lamborghini font to reflect the firm's 'brave and authentic' values

28 March 2024
Lamborghini reveals new logo for all future cars
Slideshow

A brief history of the Rover V8

We look at the highlights, and lowlights, of the mighty 3.5-litre 'Buick' V8

28 March 2024
A brief history of the Rover V8
Lexus LS suspension
You can see from the light beam how much calmer the Lexus is with Bose's suspension
From the archive

When Bose used audio tech to create suspension

Proactive system used currents and algorithms to make cars much calmer over bumps

28 March 2024
When Bose used audio tech to create suspension

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