BTCC Thruxton 2019
BTCC Thruxton 2019
Motorsport

BTCC reveals 2021 calendar with return to 30 races

Britain's leading motorsport championship to revert to 10 events next season, with high-speed Thruxton circuit holding an extra meeting

20 July 2020
BTCC reveals 2021 calendar with return to 30 races
New cars

Jeep Renegade 4xe PHEV: full production details released

Compact SUV is company’s first electrified model; plug-in hybrid Compass and Wrangler also in the works

20 July 2020
Jeep Renegade 4xe PHEV: full production details released
New cars

New Skoda Slavia student car is one-off Scala roadster

Skoda's seventh car designed and built by vocational students has been revealed, said to be inspired by 1957 speedster prototype

20 July 2020
New Skoda Slavia student car is one-off Scala roadster
New cars

New Ford Tourneo Connect Active joins growing rugged range

Ford adds Active variant of Tourneo Connect MPV, priced from £21,285 and available to order now

20 July 2020
New Ford Tourneo Connect Active joins growing rugged range
Renault Zoe
Renault Zoe
Business

Groupe Renault sales fall 34.9% in first half of 2020

Pandemic hits demand for French firm's cars, but rising sales for Zoe EV provide encouragement

20 July 2020
Groupe Renault sales fall 34.9% in first half of 2020
Toyota Hilux - hero front
British Hilux buyers may have only had a pair of diesel motors to choose from, but the Hilux was offered with a somewhat rortier 4.0-litre supercharged petrol V6 with 302bhp in Australia
Used car buying guides

Used car buying guide: Toyota Hilux

Workhorses don’t come much more dependable than the Toyota Hilux pick-up, especially in this seventh-generation form. We take a closer look

20 July 2020
Used car buying guide: Toyota Hilux
Dealer sale
Manufacturers are employing selected financial incentives
Business

New moves: How dealers are trying to stimulate car sales

Discounts rise in selected classes in a bid to lure buyers back to new car showrooms

20 July 2020
New moves: How dealers are trying to stimulate car sales
New cars

Extreme Mercedes-Benz G-Class 4x4² caught testing

AMG will once again offer a super-sized, off-road-biased G-Class; price well above £150,000 expected

20 July 2020
Extreme Mercedes-Benz G-Class 4x4² caught testing
Business

Inside the industry: UK automotive deserves more support

British car manufacturing turns over £82bn per year, yet government help isn't forthcoming - unlike many European nations

20 July 2020
Inside the industry: UK automotive deserves more support
Technology

Under the skin: Understanding the bizarre workings of rotary engines

Rotary engines are smooth because they have no reciprocating parts to spoil the balance

20 July 2020
Under the skin: Understanding the bizarre workings of rotary engines

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