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Confidential

Autocar confidential: Nissan's battery battle, Bugatti-Rimac bedfellows and more

Our reporters empty their notebooks to round up a week in gossip from across the automotive industry

20 July 2021

Autocar confidential: Nissan's battery battle, Bugatti-Rimac bedfellows and more

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New cars

New 2021 Porsche Macan revealed with power hike

Facelift for Porsche SUV line-up also includes revised looks and overhauled interior

19 July 2021

New 2021 Porsche Macan revealed with power hike

New cars

New Peugeot 108 offered as five-door model only in 2021 update

Three-door variant's production run ends, but update brings new colours

19 July 2021

New Peugeot 108 offered as five-door model only in 2021 update

British Grand Prix 2021

British GP: Why Hamilton and Verstappen clash was a racing incident

We discuss the key talking points from a dramatic weekend of Formula 1 action at Silverstone

19 July 2021

British GP: Why Hamilton and Verstappen clash was a racing incident

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Paris motor show

Paris motor show partners with Equip Auto for 2022 return

French motor show returns after four-year break in partnership with trade show equivalent

19 July 2021

Paris motor show partners with Equip Auto for 2022 return

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WRC

WRC talking points: Rovanpera makes history in Estonia

Toyota driver enters the record books as the youngest ever driver to win a World Rally Championship event

19 July 2021

WRC talking points: Rovanpera makes history in Estonia

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Autocar Great Women

Autocar's Great Women podcast: Indycar's Beth Paretta and Simona De Silvestro

In the latest of our Great Women podcasts, we chat to Beth Paretta and Simona De Silvestro following their history-making race at this year’s Indy 500

19 July 2021

Autocar's Great Women podcast: Indycar's Beth Paretta and Simona De Silvestro

Business

Inside the industry: Should CEOs receive bonuses for leading through the pandemic?

The "how much is too much" debate raises its head again as lockdown bonuses are revealed

19 July 2021

Inside the industry: Should CEOs receive bonuses for leading through the pandemic?

R36 Passats are rare, but they’re 10 a penny compared with the previous-generation Passat W8, a 275bhp curio of which there are only around 50 examples left in the UK

Used car buying guides

Used car buying guide: VW Passat R36

If you want a practical and comfortable family transporter that can also entertain, we nominate this 296bhp under-the-radar version of the Passat

19 July 2021

Used car buying guide: VW Passat R36

Government and legislation

How the government plans to steer UK transport to net-zero by 2030

In an exclusive interview with Autocar, transport decarbonisation minister Rachel Maclean discusses limiting new ICE car sales, being ‘technology-neutral’ and improving BEV charging

19 July 2021

How the government plans to steer UK transport to net-zero by 2030