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New cars

New 2020 Volkswagen Golf R to be unveiled on 4 November

Flagship hot hatch will be shown to the world in the coming days, with expected power boost over outgoing model

2 November 2020
New 2020 Volkswagen Golf R to be unveiled on 4 November
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Business

Inside the industry: Car sales and the Covid effect

The Covid lockdown has driven a shift to online car purchases

2 November 2020
Inside the industry: Car sales and the Covid effect
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Datsun rejected Yamaha’s proposal for the 240Z, which went on to become the jaw-dropping Toyota 2000GT
Used car buying guides

Used car buying guide: Datsun 240Z

Datsun went a long way towards improving its image in 1969 with a gratifying sports coupé, and it remains affordable – for now

2 November 2020
Used car buying guide: Datsun 240Z
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Simulator tech is being developed to validate real-world driving data
Business

Analysis: UK firms join forces in the push towards autonomy

Roadmap lays out plans for the UK’s self-driving future, set to be realised by companies such as Arrival

2 November 2020
Analysis: UK firms join forces in the push towards autonomy
Self-driving car
Technology

Under the skin: How HD radar may advance self-driving vehicles

High-definition radar can be used for all levels of autonomous cars, from level two to level five

2 November 2020
Under the skin: How HD radar may advance self-driving vehicles
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Features

Far from home – Fiat 500 vs Wales

This cutesy city car is perfectly at home in Notting Hill, but can it handle the rough stuff too?

1 November 2020
Far from home – Fiat 500 vs Wales
Nissan Figaro - front
Micra-based Figaro drips with retro appeal today and always has done
Features

Nissan Figaro at 30: plotting the retro roadster's history

We assess how well the Figaro has aged, and look back on the other quirky creations from Nissan's Pike Factory

1 November 2020
Nissan Figaro at 30: plotting the retro roadster's history
Car charging
Research suggests few operators are meeting the government-suggested 99% reliability benchmark
Electric cars

Survey reveals reliability score of electric car charge points

Data obtained by Autocar covers 12 of the UK's largest rapid operators, with one company showing 32% being out of order

1 November 2020
Survey reveals reliability score of electric car charge points
Lewis Hamilton
Nürburgring win put Hamilton level with Schumacher
Motorsport

How Lewis Hamilton became an F1 record-breaker

Ex-McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh tells us how the British driver became the most prolific in F1 history

31 October 2020
How Lewis Hamilton became an F1 record-breaker
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Ian (right) and son Simon
Features

Inside the UK's oldest Porsche garage

Generations of the Parker family have steered Porsche’s oldest surviving UK dealer through good and tough times. Now a £5m new site beckons

31 October 2020
Inside the UK's oldest Porsche garage

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