Consumer

Gov mulls new tests for elderly drivers and lower drink drive limit

Road Safety Strategy proposals bring together what could become the biggest shake-up of road laws in a generation

6 January 2026
Gov mulls new tests for elderly drivers and lower drink drive limit
New cars

How Bosch and BMW are keeping the hydrogen dream alive

Hydrogen power is likely to be used widely in commercial vehicles first, but it is still coming

6 January 2026
How Bosch and BMW are keeping the hydrogen dream alive
Ligier JS2 Le Man racing car
The firm raced its JS2 car at Le Mans in the 1970s
From the archive

From butcher to F1: the inspiring tale of Ligier

Guy Ligier started with nothing but ended up owning an F1 race team – and building microcars

6 January 2026
From butcher to F1: the inspiring tale of Ligier
New cars

Ligier claims slowest ever lap of the Nurburgring

Diesel-powered JS50 quadricycle took 28min 25.8sec to lap the Nordschleife

6 January 2026
Ligier claims slowest ever lap of the Nurburgring
Company cars

Concern as 75% of UK workers use own cars for business trips

Survey reveals that company car schemes aren’t keeping pace with modern work patterns

6 January 2026
Concern as 75% of UK workers use own cars for business trips
Long-Term Review

5000 miles in a six-cylinder X3: Is this the best warmed-up SUV?

The X3 M50 might not be a full-fat M car, but its 353bhp proves enough to spice up a commute

6 January 2026
5000 miles in a six-cylinder X3: Is this the best warmed-up SUV?
New cars

New 2026 Volkswagen T-Roc priced from £31,620

Second generation of Golf-based crossover also set to be final combustion VW – for now

6 January 2026
New 2026 Volkswagen T-Roc priced from £31,620
New cars

Afeela SUV revealed as Sony-Honda EV firm goes after Lucid

With the Afeela saloon about to enter production, Sony and Honda reveal a second model for 2028

6 January 2026
Afeela SUV revealed as Sony-Honda EV firm goes after Lucid
Slideshow

The four-wheel drive vehicles that changed the world

Four-wheel drive seems common enough today, but these are the vehicles that moved the technology onwards

6 January 2026
The four-wheel drive vehicles that changed the world
Nissan render 2026 web
Autocar render shows how the Twingo may be reshaped with influence from the Pike cars
New cars

Sub-£20k Nissan Wave city car to channel retro 1980s classics

New electric city car will tap Pike models – Be-1, Figaro, Pao and S-Cargo – using Renault Twingo underpinnings

6 January 2026
Sub-£20k Nissan Wave city car to channel retro 1980s classics

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