Tech, development and manufacturing

BMW marks 20 years of UK production at Hams Hall factory

Warwickshire manufacturing hub has built more than five million engines for Minis and BMWs since 2001

8 February 2021
BMW marks 20 years of UK production at Hams Hall factory
21 rover 75
Replacement parts came from scrapyards and the web
Features

Rover's return: Fixing a written-off Rover 75

When our man contacted his insurer after his faithful Rover was damaged, he was offered £1000 for it. Naturally, he instead spent that on fixing the 75 himself

7 February 2021
Rover's return: Fixing a written-off Rover 75
30 porsche taycan record
"We have an 8pm curfew, and it’s going to be very tight for us to achieve our 1000km target"
Features

Charging to glory: How a Porsche Taycan set 13 EV records

What better car to set the first EV history in than the Taycan, Autocar asked. Before we knew it, Porsche had hatched a big plan…

7 February 2021
Charging to glory: How a Porsche Taycan set 13 EV records
Plug-in Hybrid Group
Plush, frugal mile-munchers are no longer the sole preserve of Audi and BMW
Features

Fleet-footed: New VW Golf GTE meets £35k PHEV rivals

Electrified hot Golf does battle with Mercedes-CLA 250e and Peugeot 508 PHEV for executive PHEV supremacy

6 February 2021
Fleet-footed: New VW Golf GTE meets £35k PHEV rivals
20 Watt EV
"It’s a modern, thoroughly engineered, premium product"
Features

Niche appeal: the EV chassis that could save low-volume makers

We meet the designer of a clever new underpinning that could stop niche vehicle manufacturers getting left behind after the 2030 electric car revolution

6 February 2021
Niche appeal: the EV chassis that could save low-volume makers
New cars

Ferrari 812 GTO due this year as likely V12 GT swansong

Uprated version of Maranello's 12-cylinder grand tourer is likely to be the last of its kind

5 February 2021
Ferrari 812 GTO due this year as likely V12 GT swansong
Features

How Autocar made a Porsche Cayenne fly, as told by the pilot

One brand-new Cayenne, a ramp and an ambitious jump-shoot target – what could go wrong?

5 February 2021
How Autocar made a Porsche Cayenne fly, as told by the pilot
New cars

New Tesla ‘yoke’ steering wheel is legal in Europe and UK

Department for Transport refers to UN/EC regulation that doesn't dictate shape or size of steering apparatus

5 February 2021
New Tesla ‘yoke’ steering wheel is legal in Europe and UK
New cars

New Toyota Hilux gains hardcore Arctic Trucks AT35 edition

Chunky All-Terrain tyres and a performance suspension package bolster the pick-up's off-road credentials

5 February 2021
New Toyota Hilux gains hardcore Arctic Trucks AT35 edition
Second-hand picks

Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 5 February

Quirky cars tend to hold their value on the used market, and they don't come much quirkier than the Suzuki Jimny

5 February 2021
Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 5 February

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