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Remember when trains would take your car across the UK?

Double-decker trains were introduced as Motorail’s popularity boomed in the 1960s

6 February 2025
Remember when trains would take your car across the UK?
Alfa Romeo Junior Ibrida front quarter tracking
Ibrida is 0.1sec quicker to 62mph than the EV
New cars

Alfa Romeo Junior hybrid brings 134bhp for £27,895

Petrol-powered version of Alfa’s smallest car is £6000 cheaper than the equivalent EV – and quicker

6 February 2025
Alfa Romeo Junior hybrid brings 134bhp for £27,895
Best cars

The best small cars - driven, rated and ranked

Whoever said size matters? We list the 10 best small cars money can buy today

6 February 2025
The best small cars - driven, rated and ranked
Car sales

Volvo sets sales record in 2024, but warns of 'severe tests' ahead

Potential trade war and Chinese market changes could hit the industry this year, says Volvo boss

6 February 2025
Autocar Business
Volvo sets sales record in 2024, but warns of 'severe tests' ahead
DS No 8   front three quarters
DS No8 launches brand's new design language and naming strategy
New cars

New DS No8 tops out at £63,290 with 370bhp and 426 miles

French premium brand's bold new flagship is an electric fastback, now on sale in the UK from £50,790

5 February 2025
New DS No8 tops out at £63,290 with 370bhp and 426 miles
New cars

Caselani’s Type-Ami is inspired by the classic H Van and 2CV

Kit gives quadricycle a dramatic new look for the equivalent of £3700

5 February 2025
Caselani’s Type-Ami is inspired by the classic H Van and 2CV
New cars

Industry calls for car tax rethink as private EV sales miss targets

Electric car sales climbed 42% year on year in January but still lagged well behind ZEV mandate targets

5 February 2025
Industry calls for car tax rethink as private EV sales miss targets
Car park
Wolverhampton council expects raised prices to boost its revenue by £1m per year
Consumer

Councils hike parking costs in bid to plug budget holes

Local authorities look to motorists in bid to "make as much revenue as possible"

5 February 2025
Councils hike parking costs in bid to plug budget holes
My Week in Cars

My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep.126)

This week, Cropley and Prior talk 2035 ZEV implications for micro manufacturers, potholes, Ian Callum and more

5 February 2025
My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep.126)

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