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Used car buying guide: BMW 3 Series (E30)

The little (by today’s standards) E30 BMW 3 Series ruled its class in the 1980s as a driver’s car. And it’s still in great demand, despite all the rust

14 December 2020

Used car buying guide: BMW 3 Series (E30)

Peugeot Le Mans hypercar

Motorsport

Peugeot 2022 Le Mans hypercar to use 670bhp hybrid V6

Peugeot outlines powertrain for new endurance racer, featuring turbocharged V6 and 268bhp electric motor

14 December 2020

Peugeot 2022 Le Mans hypercar to use 670bhp hybrid V6

Technology

Under the skin: the in-car audio technology your ears will love

Silentium’s Active Acoustics software can take out 90% of unwanted road noise

14 December 2020

Under the skin: the in-car audio technology your ears will love

ID 5 (far left) and ID 4 GTX make their debuts next year. Here's how Autocar imagines they could look

New cars

Rakish ID 5 and hot ID 4 GTX to spearhead VW push

Plan will also bring cheaper ID 1 and ID 2 EVs, but some models have been canned

14 December 2020

Rakish ID 5 and hot ID 4 GTX to spearhead VW push

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What does the Land Rover Freelander 2 shown here have in common with a Volvo S80?

Slideshow

Surprising cars that are related to each other

These separated-at-birth cars showcase how flexible modern technology has become

13 December 2020

Surprising cars that are related to each other

McLaren Racing

Motorsport

McLaren sells stake in F1 squad to US-led investment group

New deal worth £185 million will boost racing team, allow greater focus on Automotive business

13 December 2020

McLaren sells stake in F1 squad to US-led investment group

New cars

From Luton to Hethel in the 180mph Lotus Carlton

The Lotus Carlton once had a bad boy image, but 30 years on there's a lot of love for it. We drive one from Vauxhall’s long-time HQ to Lotus’s

13 December 2020

From Luton to Hethel in the 180mph Lotus Carlton

My life in 12 cars - Mike Flewitt - lead image

New cars

My life in 12 cars: McLaren Automotive boss Mike Flewitt

McLaren Automotive’s boss retraces his steps from fitting parcel shelves in a Ford factory to being the driving force behind a world-class supercar maker

13 December 2020

My life in 12 cars: McLaren Automotive boss Mike Flewitt

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Car companies sometimes find the way out when it’s too late.

Slideshow

Cars that could have saved them, but didn't

We like to think these design studies could have kept the automakers that made them afloat

12 December 2020

Cars that could have saved them, but didn't

Carlos Ghosn escape interview - lead image

New cars

Outside the Box: Carlos Ghosn on his escape from Japan

It sounds like a far-fetched plot from a Hollywood film but, as he tells John Arlidge, former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn’s escape from house arrest was no work of fiction

12 December 2020

Outside the Box: Carlos Ghosn on his escape from Japan