Cupra Tavascan front lead
The Tavascan was pictured with camouflage but its shape, evolved from the original 2019 concept, is clear to see
New cars

Cupra Tavascan tests in extreme weather ahead of 2024 launch

Radical 302bhp electric SUV is Cupra's answer to the Volkswagen ID 5; joins smaller Born and UrbanRebel EVs

10 February 2023
Cupra Tavascan tests in extreme weather ahead of 2024 launch
Mercedes Maybach S580 front quarter static
It has 11kW charging as standard for AC but a 60kW DC charger is optional
New cars

Mercedes-Maybach S580e: brand's first PHEV brings 62-mile range

New plug-in hybrid limo packs a combined 503bhp and dispatches 0-62mph in 5.1sec

9 February 2023
Mercedes-Maybach S580e: brand's first PHEV brings 62-mile range
Volvo C40 recharge 2022 front quarter tracking
Electric cars such as the C40 Recharge accounted for 18% of Volvo's 615,000 sales in 2022
Car sales

Volvo subscriptions ‘here to stay’ after huge uptick

CEO Jim Rowan says car makers should always speak to customers making expensive purchases

9 February 2023
Autocar Business
Volvo subscriptions ‘here to stay’ after huge uptick
Best cars

The best super luxury cars - driven, rated and ranked

If Scrooge McDuck were paying, which car would he be buying in 2024?

9 February 2023
The best super luxury cars - driven, rated and ranked
Renault Megane RT  37
Renault Mégane E-Tech currently shares CMF-EV platform with Nissan Ariya
Manufacturing

New compact EV platform to test rebooted Renault-Nissan Alliance

Both firms want to lead a project crucial to their global sales, but that’s not how the new Alliance is supposed to work

9 February 2023
Autocar Business
New compact EV platform to test rebooted Renault-Nissan Alliance
Kia Rio front
The Rio is in its fourth generation, originally launching in 2001
New cars

Kia Rio to exit UK and mainland Europe, no replacement expected

Ford Fiesta rival is the latest supermini to bow out as buyers flock to crossovers

9 February 2023
Kia Rio to exit UK and mainland Europe, no replacement expected
sir jim ratcliffe with ineos grenadier front quarter static
Sir Ratcliffe was inspired by a conversation with a safari guide
Tech, development and manufacturing

Exclusive: Britain's richest man details plans for Ineos Automotive

In a rare interview, Jim Ratcliffe tells Autocar about his vision for the 4x4 firm's future

8 February 2023
Autocar Business
Exclusive: Britain's richest man details plans for Ineos Automotive
Long-Term Review

Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo 2022 long-term test

Was an affordable, sensible supermini dressed up for Monte Carlo a winner?

8 February 2023
Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo 2022 long-term test
My Week In Cars episode 22
This week...
New cars

My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 22)

This week the boys talk motorsport awards, AI in car design, and mark Cropley's 50 years as a motoring hack

8 February 2023
My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 22)
leccy opel
Victor Bruce converted his Kadett into an EV using his company Silent Transport
From the archive

From the archive: on this day in 1948

A prewar electric car, rationing petrol and the Austin that "behaved itself"

8 February 2023
From the archive: on this day in 1948

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