Ford garage forecourt 2021
Rising prices and threat of a recession are expected to hit demand for new cars over the coming years
Car sales

UK car sales will not recover from Covid before 2030

New forecast by American analysts Auto Forecast Solutions suggests high interest rates will limit sales recovery

24 January 2023
Autocar Business
UK car sales will not recover from Covid before 2030
Wells vertige front
We drove a prototype, awarding it four stars in 3 November 2021 issue
New cars

British-built Wells Vertige to arrive mid-2023 with 208bhp

Unveiled at Goodwood in 2021, deliveries of the £50k sports coupé will begin this summer

24 January 2023
British-built Wells Vertige to arrive mid-2023 with 208bhp
Audi RS3 2022
Audi has not confirmed when the RS3 (Sportback pictured) will return to UK sale
New cars

Audi RS3 off sale in UK as demand outstrips supply

Audi says there is no time frame on when the performance hatch and saloon duo will return

23 January 2023
Audi RS3 off sale in UK as demand outstrips supply
New cars

625bhp Alpina B5 GT revealed as firm’s most powerful model yet

New BMW Alpina flagship produces 625bhp and 626lb ft of torque from a twin-turbocharged 4.4-litre petrol V8

23 January 2023
625bhp Alpina B5 GT revealed as firm’s most powerful model yet
cazoo mercdes sprinter car transporter front quarter tracking
Cazoo founder Alex Chesterman will remain chairman
Corporate

Cazoo swaps CEO and cuts UK jobs in cost-cutting drive

Alex Chesterman will be replaced by Paul Whitehead, the company's current COO

23 January 2023
Autocar Business
Cazoo swaps CEO and cuts UK jobs in cost-cutting drive
Maserati GranTurismo  Folgore front three quarter
The new Granturismo will be available in electric Folgore (pictured) or Nettuno V6 petrol variants
New cars

2023 Maserati Granturismo EV to arrive with 280-mile range

Italian firm resurrects sporting GT with choice of two V6 powertrains and a searing-hot EV

23 January 2023
2023 Maserati Granturismo EV to arrive with 280-mile range
Volkswagen Ruggdzz front three quarter
New Volkswagen 4x4 EV will have true off-road ability
New cars

Volkswagen primes rugged 4x4 EV on Ford Ranger platform

Plans back on the table to develop electric version of VW Amarok's chassis for 'ID Ruggdzz' SUV

23 January 2023
Volkswagen primes rugged 4x4 EV on Ford Ranger platform
2022 toyota prius phev studio shoot front three quarters from above
The new Toyota Prius is the brand's first car with updatable safety systems
Software

'Our Mt Fuji': Toyota has a mountain to climb on software

When you’re Japanese giant Toyota, fix-it-later software isn’t good enough

23 January 2023
Autocar Business
'Our Mt Fuji': Toyota has a mountain to climb on software
Heated seatbelts
Radiant heating uses far less energy than heating cabin air through vents
Technology

Under the skin: How heated seatbelts can increase EV range

New efficiency boosting belt can improve occupant safety, as radiant heating tech takes precedence

23 January 2023
Under the skin: How heated seatbelts can increase EV range
Alfa Romeo 156 front three quarter
The Alfa's three-door profile was beautifully cohesive
From the archive

Greatest road tests ever: Alfa Romeo 156 Sportwagon

Handsome, well-performing and ergonomic estate was Alfa's best car in years

23 January 2023
Greatest road tests ever: Alfa Romeo 156 Sportwagon

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