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2021 Vauxhall Grandland: SUV heavily updated with new look

Crossover gains revised styling and interior tech to bring it in line with brand's latest models

8 June 2021

2021 Vauxhall Grandland: SUV heavily updated with new look

99 BMW X3 M 2021 LCI official images hero front

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2021 BMW X3 and X4 facelift includes torque boost for M Competition models

Updates part of wider facelift for SUV and coupé-SUV line-ups

8 June 2021

2021 BMW X3 and X4 facelift includes torque boost for M Competition models

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Autocar Awards 2021: all the winners

We recognise standout industry figures and great cars at our annual awards ceremony

8 June 2021

Autocar Awards 2021: all the winners

RPJ credited Autocar with being first to understand his view that customers would respond to better-driving cars

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Autocar Awards 2021 Lifetime Achievement award: Richard Parry-Jones

Few industry figures have been more deserving of a lifetime achievement award than the late ‘RPJ’. We remember him

8 June 2021

Autocar Awards 2021 Lifetime Achievement award: Richard Parry-Jones

Hawthorne says his award is for all at Arnold Clark: “We got through this as a team”

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Autocar Awards 2021 Outstanding UK leaders: Eddie Hawthorne

As CEO of Arnold Clark, one of the UK’s key car retailers, Eddie Hawthorne has been forced to steer his business through a calamitous past 14 months. We find out how he did it

8 June 2021

Autocar Awards 2021 Outstanding UK leaders: Eddie Hawthorne

"Any company that thinks doing an SUV is easy is wrong"

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Aston Martin's Matt Becker wins Autocar Awards 2021 Mundy Award for Engineering

The widely regarded DBX has marked a turning point in the fortunes of Aston Martin. We meet the man who can say ‘I made that’

8 June 2021

Aston Martin's Matt Becker wins Autocar Awards 2021 Mundy Award for Engineering

“They make me look good”: Busse stresses that his designs are the result of teamwork

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Stellantis' Klaus Busse named 2021 Autocar Awards Design Hero

As vice-president of design for Stellantis, Busse has embraced the challenge of reshaping Fiat, Maserati and Alfa for a changing world

8 June 2021

Stellantis' Klaus Busse named 2021 Autocar Awards Design Hero

"There’s very little time for self-satisfaction. Life is a lesson, and you’ve learned it when you’re through."

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Autocar Awards 2021: Polestar's Thomas Ingenlath wins Sturmey Award

Having played a key role in its premium revolution, Volvo’s chief designer was given control of an all-new brand – and created something very special

8 June 2021

Autocar Awards 2021: Polestar's Thomas Ingenlath wins Sturmey Award

“It’s bonkers, brilliant and utterly beautiful, and its relative rarity makes it a worthwhile investment."

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Autocar awards 2021: Alpine A110, Golf GTI and Defender named readers' champions

We asked for your dream garage, comprising a fun car, a daily driver and a wildcard

8 June 2021

Autocar awards 2021: Alpine A110, Golf GTI and Defender named readers' champions

Despite restrictions, Bentley production increased in 2020

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Autocar Awards 2021: Bentley's Crisis Management Taskforce wins Innovation Award

Bentley’s fast-acting reaction to Covid-19 set a gold standard for crisis response that has served the company beyond all expectation. We find out how it was done

8 June 2021

Autocar Awards 2021: Bentley's Crisis Management Taskforce wins Innovation Award