Mini Cooper petrol front three quarter lead
New Oxford-made ICE 3dr is heavy update of 10-year-old F56
New cars

Petrol Mini Cooper brings 154bhp for £22k

Fourth-generation three-door marries slick design with proven – but reworked – mechanicals

6 February 2024
Petrol Mini Cooper brings 154bhp for £22k
Skoda Octavia estate 2024 sketch
The 2024 Skoda Octavia gets a redesigned bumper and a new grille
New cars

Facelifted Skoda Octavia to be revealed on 14 February

Czech brand has previewed the revised model with a series of sketches that hint at a sleeker design

6 February 2024
Facelifted Skoda Octavia to be revealed on 14 February
Quarkus Pikes Peak car front
Mild-hybrid powertrain is claimed to produce 296bhp in a car weighing 600kg...
Motorsport

French start-up to race striking hybrid at Pikes Peak

Quarkus, established in 2020, claims 493bhp per tonne from its four-cylinder P3 sports car

6 February 2024
French start-up to race striking hybrid at Pikes Peak
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The opening ceremony for the 2024 season will take place at Donington Park on 16 April
BTCC

2024 BTCC race season launch date announced

Full race calendar and season launch dates now available for 67th instalment of tin-top race series

6 February 2024
2024 BTCC race season launch date announced
Mk8.5 Volkswagen Golf infotainment
VW may boost usership by exchanging data (and services) with third parties
Technology

VW targets Google Maps users for new sat-nav

Integration of maps with battery management system could provide edge over third-party apps

6 February 2024
VW targets Google Maps users for new sat-nav
lambo ev supercar render
CEO says no electric Lamborghini will rely exclusively on lofty power and performance figures
New cars

Lamborghini EVs to be tuned for pace and emotional appeal

Future electric cars will stay true to core customer ethos and have "incredible" power-to-weight ratios

6 February 2024
Lamborghini EVs to be tuned for pace and emotional appeal
Volvo EX30
The Volvo EX30 will arrive in the UK later this year, priced from around £33,000
Electric vehicles

Volvo committed to electric future despite downturn in EV interest

Boss Jim Rowan told Autocar that it’s "important for our sustainable future that we go fully electric"

6 February 2024
Autocar Business
Volvo committed to electric future despite downturn in EV interest
Mercedes EQE Tesla Model Y Hyundai Ioniq 6 charging front
The report recommended that the government takes a more proactive role in communications around the EV transition
Consumer

Mixed messaging and misinformation threatens EV transition

New report from Environment Committee says government should take more proactive role in communicating shift

6 February 2024
Mixed messaging and misinformation threatens EV transition
Audi RS6 GT front tracking
Copious use of carbonfibre cuts 0-62mph time to 3.3sec
New cars

Audi RS6 GT: £180k super-estate gets race-inspired makeover

Swathes of carbonfibre make 621bhp bruiser 1.5sec quicker in the 0-125mph sprint

5 February 2024
Audi RS6 GT: £180k super-estate gets race-inspired makeover
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Pendragon sold its dealer network to Oregon-based Lithia Motors for £397 million
Dealers

US dealer group Lithia completes Pendragon takeover

Sale caps a year-long period in which North American firms have bought some of UK’s biggest dealer groups

5 February 2024
Autocar Business
US dealer group Lithia completes Pendragon takeover

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