New cars

New 2020 Ford Kuga: UK pricing and specs revealed

Family SUV will cost from £23,995; it's available to order now, with first deliveries due early next year

4 December 2019
New 2020 Ford Kuga: UK pricing and specs revealed
Business

Porsche and Tesla shine in NCAP crash tests

New Taycan and seven-seat Model X score highly in occupant and pedestrian safety categories

4 December 2019
Porsche and Tesla shine in NCAP crash tests
City cars
"The lighter the car, the more demanding the CO2 regulation"
Business

Analysis: Is it the end for the city car?

Ever-stricter CO2 regulations look set to kill off the affordable city car as we know it. We investigate how the small car’s existence has come under threat

4 December 2019
Analysis: Is it the end for the city car?
Features

From the archive: Goading the Mercedes-Benz Grosser

Racer-writer Innes Ireland told in 1968 of a weekend testing the "less obvious qualities" of a 21ft-long limo...

4 December 2019
From the archive: Goading the Mercedes-Benz Grosser
New cars

MG to bring HS plug-in hybrid to UK in 2020

MG will import the eHS petrol-electric SUV from China next year, and it’s set to be the most powerful MG since 2005

3 December 2019
MG to bring HS plug-in hybrid to UK in 2020
New cars

Limited-run Bentley Continental GT celebrates Pikes Peak win

Brightly coloured special edition commemorates record-breaking run with bespoke features and styling

3 December 2019
Limited-run Bentley Continental GT celebrates Pikes Peak win
Mercedes A-Class
Popularity of the A-Class means a decent choice on the used market
Used cars

James Ruppert: Declining car sales? Not on the nearly new forecourt

Recent surveys show that new car buys are dying, as more and more customers switch over to second-hand

3 December 2019
James Ruppert: Declining car sales? Not on the nearly new forecourt
Confidential

Autocar confidential: Volkswagen's Vizzion mission, Kia's UK SUV snub and more

Our reporters empty their notebooks to round up a week in gossip from across the automotive industry

3 December 2019
Autocar confidential: Volkswagen's Vizzion mission, Kia's UK SUV snub and more
Petrol direct injections
New, high-pressure injection systems are making petrol engines even cleaner
Technology

Under the skin: Why more pressure means cleaner petrol engines

Particulates are the bane of direct fuel injection engines, but ramping up the pressure and other innovations can solve this

3 December 2019
Under the skin: Why more pressure means cleaner petrol engines
Jaguar F-Type
Slimmer headlights, a wider grille and a new bonnet feature
New cars

2020 Jaguar F-Type revealed with revised looks, no V6 engine

Fresh-faced sports car will arrive early next year with 296bhp four-cylinder and choice of two V8s, but no six-pot

2 December 2019
2020 Jaguar F-Type revealed with revised looks, no V6 engine

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