Car news

Electric cars

CMA investigates dominance of Electric Highway chargers

Some 80% of motorway EV chargers are run by one operator; competition body says drivers could lose out

23 July 2021

CMA investigates dominance of Electric Highway chargers

New cars

New Audi RS Q E-tron is 671bhp range-extender Dakar weapon

Desert racer's Formula E electric motors are charged by a DTM engine; project will influence road cars

23 July 2021

New Audi RS Q E-tron is 671bhp range-extender Dakar weapon

Current Volvos feature 'engineering tags' on their bootlids

Electric cars

Volvo to give next-generation EVs names rather than numbers

Boss Håkan Samuelsson hints that all future EVs will follow XC90 successor in having a name "like a child"

23 July 2021

Volvo to give next-generation EVs names rather than numbers

Formula E

Q&A: Jaguar Formula E drivers Sam Bird and Mitch Evans

British team's drivers tell Autocar about their relationship, Jaguar's progress and the quest for home glory

23 July 2021

Q&A: Jaguar Formula E drivers Sam Bird and Mitch Evans

Second-hand picks

Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 23 July

Mercedes expected big things of the R-Class, promising “a wholly new motoring experience”. It didn't quite deliver at the time, but now looks tempting in the classifieds

23 July 2021

Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 23 July

WRC

Opinion: Puma gets ready to pounce on WRC

Goodwood appearance of new M-Sport rally car bodes well for the hybrid era

23 July 2021

Opinion: Puma gets ready to pounce on WRC

Formula E

London calling: Jaguar Racing's quest for home glory in Formula E

After a period in the doldrums, a resurgent Jaguar will gun for glory at this weekend’s returning London e-Prix – the team’s first home race for 17 years

23 July 2021

London calling: Jaguar Racing's quest for home glory in Formula E