New cars

Polestar hits 370kW in new extreme fast charging tests

EV maker charged a Polestar 5 prototype from 10-80% in just 10 minutes, hitting a peak charging speed of 370kW

29 April 2024
Polestar hits 370kW in new extreme fast charging tests
New cars

Inside China's £6k mini-EVs: Geely Geometry Panda driven

Amid calls for Europe to embrace a new class of tiny electric cars, we sample one of China's best-sellers

29 April 2024
Inside China's £6k mini-EVs: Geely Geometry Panda driven
mini dealership forecourt
Cox's most optimistic outlook puts UK registrations up nearly 16% on 2023
Car sales

Experts predict more than two million UK car sales in 2024

Cox Automotive forecasts up to 2.2m registrations, but low-margin fleet sales and ZEV penalties are retail headwinds

29 April 2024
Autocar Business
Experts predict more than two million UK car sales in 2024
Mercedes X Ray crash test
Linear accelerator scans the crashing vehicle from above
Technology

Why Mercedes is now X-raying its crash tests

Mercedes' system can generate 1000 images a second, detailing how materials deform - crucial for in-car safety

29 April 2024
Why Mercedes is now X-raying its crash tests
American cars
American makers were told to clean up their V8 motors
From the archive

From the archive: When American cars swapped muscle for MPG

Makers were forced to slash emissions by 70% in three years, wreaking havoc among the industry and public

28 April 2024
From the archive: When American cars swapped muscle for MPG
Watford Gap services lead
With its colourful history, Watford Gap has acquired the status of cultural icon
Features

Watford Gap services: inside an unlikely motoring landmark

From virtual reality to securing enough energy for EV chargers, the UK's most famous services will soon be replaced

27 April 2024
Watford Gap services: inside an unlikely motoring landmark
Skoda Enyaq EV lead
How challenging will it be to introduce EVs everywhere?
Features

(Really) remote charging: Electric Skoda vs the Sahara

Autocar's James Attwood takes a 4x4 Skoda Enyaq to the desert with a glovebox full of range anxiety pills

27 April 2024
(Really) remote charging: Electric Skoda vs the Sahara
JAguar Formula E2030
Jaguar will race in Formula E until 2030
Motorsport

Jaguar to stay in Formula E after reinvention as premium EV brand

British brand will race until 2030, having committed to the electric single-seater championship's Gen4 rules

26 April 2024
Jaguar to stay in Formula E after reinvention as premium EV brand
BYD Ocean M concept at Beijing motor show front
Strip away the BTCC-style aero work and Ocean is obviously a Volkswagen ID 3 rival
New cars

New BYD electric hot hatch could pack more than 300bhp

New concept previews rear-driven BYD Ocean-M hatchback, which is tipped to get a racey range-topper

26 April 2024
New BYD electric hot hatch could pack more than 300bhp
BTCC lead
The BTCC's 2024 season will be its 67th
BTCC

2024 BTCC season preview: meeting the man who makes it happen

As this year's tin-top championship begins, boss Alan Gow talks new developments on- and off-track

26 April 2024
2024 BTCC season preview: meeting the man who makes it happen

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