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Features

The unthinkables: manufacturers' most oddball models

No one saw the Alfa Romeo SZ or Volkswagen Phaeton coming: cars unlike anything their maker – sometimes any maker – had created before. We review the good, the bad and the ugly

6 July 2020

The unthinkables: manufacturers' most oddball models

2021 Hyundai 45 prototype at the Nurburgring

New cars

2021 Hyundai 45: new electric crossover caught on video

Hyundai's 1970s-inspired C-segment EV gears up for production with styling inspired by bold concept

6 July 2020

2021 Hyundai 45: new electric crossover caught on video

New cars

UK new car registrations down 34.9% in June

Figures mark a stark increase over May, but some 240,000 sales have been lost during the pandemic

6 July 2020

UK new car registrations down 34.9% in June

Did you know that rally ace Sébastien Loeb's first championship win came in a Saxo?

Nearly new buying guides

Used car buying guide: Citroen Saxo

Hot Citroën Saxos – the VTR and VTS – are fun but getting rarer. As their number decreases, so their price rises, so get in now

6 July 2020

Used car buying guide: Citroen Saxo

Business

Inside the industry: Why racing doesn't sell cars

F1's influence may be huge, but its costs are increasingly hard to justify by the people that controls the coffers

6 July 2020

Inside the industry: Why racing doesn't sell cars

Audi’s new Artemis group is developing a luxury EV and new A2

New cars

Audi A9 E-tron: electric luxury saloon due in 2024

Mercedes EQS rival will take inspiration from 2017 Aicon concept and be a 'technical showcase' for VW Group EVs

6 July 2020

Audi A9 E-tron: electric luxury saloon due in 2024

Technology

Under the skin: Why BISG is the heart of mild hybrids

It won’t be long before every new car other than a full hybrid, plug-in hybrid or EV will be equipped with a belt-integrated starter-generator (BISG)

6 July 2020

Under the skin: Why BISG is the heart of mild hybrids

2020 car sales analysis - Jaguar dealership

Business

Analysis: Are car sales bouncing back?

We look at the latest post-lockdown car buyer data and what’s happening at dealers

6 July 2020

Analysis: Are car sales bouncing back?

Aston Martin DB5 Goldfinger Continuation first customer car

New cars

Aston Martin DB5 Goldfinger Continuation makes public debut

The £3.3m 007-themed limited edition, featuring machine guns, smoke screens and revolving numberplates, is being shown at the Salon Privé

6 July 2020

Aston Martin DB5 Goldfinger Continuation makes public debut

Rod Dennis

Features

Motoring heroes: the most inspiring people in the car industry

There are many men and women who have had a significant impact on the development of motoring. Our man picks six from the present and six from the past who have inspired him most

5 July 2020

Motoring heroes: the most inspiring people in the car industry