Electric cars

Reborn A-Class will be nothing like wacky original - except in one crucial way

Our shortish, tallish vision of the new A-Class evokes the spirit of the original, but only because it has to

23 March 2026
Reborn A-Class will be nothing like wacky original - except in one crucial way
Electric vehicles

European car makers facing black hole in electrifying family SUVs

The C-segment SUV is critical in Europe, but cost pressures preclude EVs from competing with ICE

23 March 2026
Autocar Business
European car makers facing black hole in electrifying family SUVs
New cars

Cropley: My weekly column is 34 - it's still the highlight of my week

Three decades, zero missed deadlines and the 661-word secret to our ultimate motoring column

22 March 2026
Cropley: My weekly column is 34 - it's still the highlight of my week
New cars

It's not 'fine', actually: Why should drivers pay for bad road design?

Thousands of drivers every day fall foul of tricky road restrictions - and it's eroding trust in the authorities

21 March 2026
It's not 'fine', actually: Why should drivers pay for bad road design?
engine assembly
Who would have tipped engine maker Horse to be leading the race to net zero?
New cars

'SBTi': Four letters that have got every car company rattled

Some of the world’s biggest car makers are finding themselves on the 'naughty step' of a new emissions watchdog

15 March 2026
'SBTi': Four letters that have got every car company rattled
Used cars

Clean, fast and 1000 miles to a tank – so why is diesel a dirty word?

By turning our backs on the black pump, we've abandoned one the most sensible solutions for the modern motorist

13 March 2026
Clean, fast and 1000 miles to a tank – so why is diesel a dirty word?
New cars

152mph kangaroo smash shows why cars and creatures don't mix

Chris Mies's high-speed collision at Bathurst highlights an overlooked danger of track tests

9 March 2026
152mph kangaroo smash shows why cars and creatures don't mix
New cars

Would the Ferrari Luce interior be less controversial if it had a V12?

Jony Ive's take on a Ferrari cockpit melted the internet, but all the hot takes are about something else entirely

8 March 2026
Would the Ferrari Luce interior be less controversial if it had a V12?
New cars

Lewis Hamilton is the greatest ever – even without title eight

Hamilton is statistically the best ever driver to race in Formula 1 with seven titles and 105 race wins

6 March 2026
Lewis Hamilton is the greatest ever – even without title eight
New cars

HEV, MHEV, DM-i – hybrid car names are utterly bewildering

From Self-Charging to Mild Hybrid myth - the nomenclature for modern powertrains is unhelpfully opaque

2 March 2026
HEV, MHEV, DM-i – hybrid car names are utterly bewildering
Used cars

The worn-out button in my A2 sums up our fight with technology

It's not just cars, and it's not just new ones: is it the fault of the machines or who created them?

27 February 2026
The worn-out button in my A2 sums up our fight with technology

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