Car news

GTA’s 2.5-litre turbocharged V6 makes 197bhp

Used car buying guides

Used car buying guide: Renault Alpine GTA

This agile, rear-engined V6 French coupé was distinctive and rare even when new, never mind today

10 May 2021

Used car buying guide: Renault Alpine GTA

Finance and corporate

Inside the industry: The brands we expect to thrive

The coming decades, we reckon, will be kind to Hyundai Motor Group, which is leading the race for great affordable EVs

10 May 2021

Inside the industry: The brands we expect to thrive

Technology

Under the skin: Why opposed-piston engines are returning to roads

Opposed-piston engines have 60% fewer parts than their conventional counterparts

10 May 2021

Under the skin: Why opposed-piston engines are returning to roads

Tech, development and manufacturing

Analysis: why Kia UK is amped up for an EV future

Strong sales and high interest in new EV6, despite grant cut, are inspiring Kia UK president Paul Philpott

10 May 2021

Analysis: why Kia UK is amped up for an EV future

GR Super Sport (imagined by Autocar above) will be closely related in looks to LMH racer

New cars

Toyota to crown GR line-up with 986bhp GR Super Sport

All-new road-going hypercar will arrive in 2022 with a race-bred hybrid set-up

10 May 2021

Toyota to crown GR line-up with 986bhp GR Super Sport

Features

Back to the future: Driving the first ever rechargeable EV

The very first rechargeable EV was made by Gustave Trouvé all the way back in 1881. We have a replica built to recreate the 140th anniversary of its maiden drive

9 May 2021

Back to the future: Driving the first ever rechargeable EV

Prototype gave us a tantalising taste of Evija

Features

How Matt Windle is putting Lotus back on the map

After a long period in the doldrums, Lotus is being revitalised with an all-new line-up. We meet the man presiding over Hethel's dramatic transformation

9 May 2021

How Matt Windle is putting Lotus back on the map