New cars

Land Rover Discovery Sport, Evoque gain mild-hybrid diesel option

Updated SUV duo ditch their non-electrified diesel engines, gain new infotainment and special editions

26 August 2020
Land Rover Discovery Sport, Evoque gain mild-hybrid diesel option
Jaguar F-Type
JLR uses the AJ V8 in its F-Type (above) and larger SUVs
Business

Jaguar Land Rover to continue AJ V8 production in-house

Future secured for supercharged engine, which had been uncertain after Ford announced Bridgend closure

26 August 2020
Jaguar Land Rover to continue AJ V8 production in-house
Features

The firm teaching footballers how to drive supercars

Top footballers love their supercars, and now a driver programme is helping them to use their skills on the road

25 August 2020
The firm teaching footballers how to drive supercars
New cars

2020 Renault Megane E-Tech plug-in hybrid priced from £30,685

Revised Mégane gains a dual-motor E-Tech hybrid variant, while RS 280 is dropped and 296bhp unit gets more torque

25 August 2020
2020 Renault Megane E-Tech plug-in hybrid priced from £30,685
Rolls-Royce Ghost illuminated fascia
Rolls-Royce Ghost illuminated fascia
New cars

New Rolls-Royce Ghost to gain bespoke illuminated fascia

British firm's Bespoke arm showcases LED-powered illuminated fascia as first offering for new luxury saloon

25 August 2020
New Rolls-Royce Ghost to gain bespoke illuminated fascia
Motorsport

Straight and narrow: Autocar goes drag racing

Brave drag racers can cover a quarter-mile in well under 10 seconds. But how do you drive a proper dragster and what’s it like?

25 August 2020
Straight and narrow: Autocar goes drag racing
Citroen Berlingo
A used Berlingo offers a lot of cargo space for the money
Used cars

James Ruppert: 'vans with windows' combine practicality and price

MPVs may not carry much street cred any more, but they won't break the bank either

25 August 2020
James Ruppert: 'vans with windows' combine practicality and price
Business

Obstacles hinder revival of historic German marque Borgward

European operations appear to have been wound down amid slow sales and trouble for Chinese parent firm

25 August 2020
Obstacles hinder revival of historic German marque Borgward
Confidential

Autocar confidential: future BMW i8 would stay hybrid, fitness focus for Mercedes and more

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

25 August 2020
Autocar confidential: future BMW i8 would stay hybrid, fitness focus for Mercedes and more
McLaren all-new architecture
New tub is said to shave weight without compromising on safety
New cars

McLaren reveals carbonfibre architecture for 2021 hybrid model

Firm continues its transition to a maker of electrified sports cars with a new lightweight tub for its first hybrid

25 August 2020
McLaren reveals carbonfibre architecture for 2021 hybrid model

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