Learning to drive 1930s
Autocar encouraged cultivating a relationship with their car as people might golf or tennis
From the archive

From the archive: On this day in 1930

Soothing troubled driving nerves, why car maintenance was a full-time job and beating The Blue Train

1 March 2023
From the archive: On this day in 1930
Honda CR V Hybrid racer front lead
Honda CR-V Hybrid Racer is a one-off track car based on a tubular chassis
New cars

Honda CR-V Hybrid Racer is 800bhp V6 track weapon

Japanese brand celebrates Indycar entry by cramming experimental powertrain into family SUV

28 February 2023
Honda CR-V Hybrid Racer is 800bhp V6 track weapon
Fisker Pear 2024 rear quarter tracking render
New render reveals the Fisker Pear's wraparound rear light bar
New cars

Fisker Pear EV still on track for £25k price tag

MG 4 rival will be detailed at an investor day alongside new Ronin sports car and Alaska pick-up

28 February 2023
Fisker Pear EV still on track for £25k price tag
Mazda MX5 being filled with sustainable fuel
A Mazda MX-5 was recently driven 1000 miles across the UK using sustainable fuel
New cars

Germany requests e-fuel exemption from EU’s 2035 ICE ban

Low-carbon fuels could allow the continued sale of new ICE cars past 2035, argues German transport secretary

28 February 2023
Germany requests e-fuel exemption from EU’s 2035 ICE ban
Lancia heritage
Lancia's designs will heavily draw from its heritage models
New cars

Lancia readies reinvention as EV brand with nods to past icons

Stellantis-owned firm will draw inspiration from Delta and Stratos; hybrid and EV cars to sit on STLA platform

28 February 2023
Lancia readies reinvention as EV brand with nods to past icons
Ford dealership forecourt 2021
The shift to the agency model means Ford's European retail network will shrink
Car sales

Ford to shrink European retail network in agency shift

Ford takes control of pricing and customer relationship; European retail network will shrink

28 February 2023
Autocar Business
Ford to shrink European retail network in agency shift
Slideshow

The greatest V8-engined cars ever made

V8s are an increasingly endangered species. We celebrate the finest ever made

28 February 2023
The greatest V8-engined cars ever made
Nissan Ariya 2023 front quarter cornering
The Nissan Ariya's software architecture will become available on more models in the coming years, said Nissan
Electric vehicles

Nissan expands EV strategy as demand rises

Japanese giant will launch four more battery-electric cars by 2030 than it had previously planned

27 February 2023
Autocar Business
Nissan expands EV strategy as demand rises
Porsche Taycan regen braking powertrain
Porsche's Tacan Turbo S powertrain can generate 290kW of energy under braking
Technology

Under the skin: Why regenerative braking works so well

The virtuous circle of recuperating lost kinetic energy carries huge efficiency benefits, but how exactly does it work?

27 February 2023
Under the skin: Why regenerative braking works so well

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