Car news

Electric cars

Inside the industry: Pre-registering EVs helps manufacturers avoid emissions fines

Customers and sellers both benefit from pre-registration, but especially so when it comes to electric cars

8 March 2021

Inside the industry: Pre-registering EVs helps manufacturers avoid emissions fines

Technology

Under the skin: The ultra-lightweight wheels coming to a car near you

Dymag’s hybrid of forged alloy and carbonfibre weigh 40% less than a manufacturer’s conventional alloys

8 March 2021

Under the skin: The ultra-lightweight wheels coming to a car near you

Dealership, sales and marketing

Industry analysis: HR Owen backs the luxury car market

Top-end dealer group will open £30m multi-brand ‘statement site’ in Hertfordshire

8 March 2021

Industry analysis: HR Owen backs the luxury car market

Motorsport

DS and Formula E: how the reigning champion feels about 2021

France’s luxury car maker has fallen in love with EV racing, and its results reflect that infatuation. James Attwood talks to driver Jean-Éric Vergne about the season ahead

8 March 2021

DS and Formula E: how the reigning champion feels about 2021

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New cars

Aston Martin reveals uprated Vantage Formula 1 safety car

V8 coupé gets a power hike and chassis tuning for F1 duties; will be joined by stripped-out DBX medical car

8 March 2021

Aston Martin reveals uprated Vantage Formula 1 safety car

Cropley reckons the Ignis is an understated champ

Features

Why the Suzuki Ignis is the ultimate everyday hero

An unassuming multi-purpose city car that’s greater than the sum of its parts. We reluctantly hand back the keys after three months behind the wheel

7 March 2021

Why the Suzuki Ignis is the ultimate everyday hero

Phase 2 banished the waywardness but still focuses the mind

Features

Middle management: Revisiting the Renault Clio V6

If you thought Renault building a bespoke sports coupé was admirably maverick, how about it beefing up its supermini and replacing the rear seats with a V6?

7 March 2021

Middle management: Revisiting the Renault Clio V6

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Slideshow

Smart used cars for not much cash

We take a look at some used cars that will turn heads but not drain your wallet

6 March 2021

Smart used cars for not much cash

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The original A110 may be the icon, but the A310 is the best-selling Alpine of all time

Features

Out of character cars: Nissan Nismo GT-R vs Toyota GR Yaris vs Alpine A110

Nissan committing to a Ferrari slayer, Toyota making a homologation special for the ages and Renault reviving Alpine for a Porsche rival? We just had to celebrate them

6 March 2021

Out of character cars: Nissan Nismo GT-R vs Toyota GR Yaris vs Alpine A110