Renault software defined car
Autonomous cars are one goal for in-car software updates
Technology

Under the skin: Why cars will become more like smartphones

A replacement for ECUs is the software-defined car, with Renault already working on 'CAR OS'

26 June 2023
Under the skin: Why cars will become more like smartphones
Vw ID Beetle render 2019
Reborn Volkswagen Beetle was one of the 'emotional' cars mooted under ex-CEO Diess
New cars

Volkswagen CEO rules out Beetle revival as retro is "a dead end"

Volkswagen Golf, Passat and Tiguan due EV comeback, but ID Buzz is as retrospective as VW will go

26 June 2023
Volkswagen CEO rules out Beetle revival as retro is "a dead end"
Slideshow

Great used fast cars to buy from just £16,000

Thought you needed super-sized bank account for a supercar? Think again!

25 June 2023
Great used fast cars to buy from just £16,000
Slideshow

The car world's greatest missed opportunities

We look at the cars that could have been highly successful, but weren't for a wide variety of reasons

24 June 2023
The car world's greatest missed opportunities
Slideshow

How the CityRover and Streetwise failed to save MG Rover

The brief story behind the soft-roader hatchback that could have saved MG Rover in its eleventh hour

24 June 2023
How the CityRover and Streetwise failed to save MG Rover
99 bentley ev hero autocar watermark
Bentley's first EV will arrive in 2026
New cars

2026 Bentley EV to feature hands-off driving tech

UK brand's first electric car is set to offer hands-free, eyes-off ‘full autonomous’ driving later

23 June 2023
2026 Bentley EV to feature hands-off driving tech
New Peugeot 508 PSE front
The new 508 range will again be topped by the Peugeot Sport Engineered (pictured)
New cars

New 2023 Peugeot 508 facelift priced from £34,020 in the UK

Range-topping Peugeot Sport Engineered model offers 200bhp PHEV powertrain for £53,825

23 June 2023
New 2023 Peugeot 508 facelift priced from £34,020 in the UK
Car sales

Mercedes' agency switch means 'more profit from fewer sales'

German brand's UK boss tells Autocar it is no longer chasing volumes and the new model is about "upping the value of sales"

23 June 2023
Autocar Business
Mercedes' agency switch means 'more profit from fewer sales'
Slideshow

The world’s most influential cars

These are the cars that truly changed the direction of the motor industry, one model at a time

23 June 2023
The world’s most influential cars
Volkswagen Trinity side render Autocar 2023
Volkswagen Trinity project is set to be among the first SSP-based models
New cars

Volkswagen SSP EV platform to offer up to 1700bhp from 2026

MEB successor, which will underpin cars from all VW Group brands, is no longer delayed until 2028

22 June 2023
Volkswagen SSP EV platform to offer up to 1700bhp from 2026

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