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Autocar rides in the Radical Rapture
Goodwood Festival of Speed

Radical Rapture: first ride in road-legal track weapon

This 765kg two-seater's twin-turbo four-pot packs 350bhp and exploits every bit of its potential. We go for a ride up the hill

Felix Page
4 July 2019
Radical Rapture: first ride in road-legal track weapon
Aston Martin at Le Mans in 1959
Carroll Shelby takes the flag for Aston at Le Mans 60 years ago
Motorsport

Racing lines: How Carroll Shelby helped Aston Martin win Le Mans 1959

Aston Martin's breakthrough success was a fantastic display of driving ability and human endurance

Damien Smith
4 July 2019
Racing lines: How Carroll Shelby helped Aston Martin win Le Mans 1959
Polestar 1
The Polestar 1 bucks convention in a way future models won’t
Tester’s notes

Matt Prior: How will we tell electric cars apart?

Emitting the same electric whirr and offering roughly the same performance, EVs will have to rely on style to stand out

Matt Prior
28 June 2019
Matt Prior: How will we tell electric cars apart?
BMW i8 drifting
i8 fulfilled its objective as a 'statement piece' for early EV adopters
Business

Car design - the new Mission Impossible?

Why planning ten years ahead is getting harder than ever

Jim Holder
27 June 2019
Car design - the new Mission Impossible?
Robin Shute Wolf GB08
Robin Shute is aiming for the pinnacle at Pikes Peak this week
Motorsport

Racing Lines: The Brit who aims to conquer Pikes Peak

Robin Shute will take on Colorado’s fearsome mountain climb this Sunday

Damien Smith
27 June 2019
Racing Lines: The Brit who aims to conquer Pikes Peak
2020 Ford Puma
New cars

Ford's new Puma is a fresh take on the SUV

The 'very European' new compact SUV could be the future of the family car

Hilton Holloway
26 June 2019
Ford's new Puma is a fresh take on the SUV
Nurburgring 24hrs 2019 - grid walk
Motorsport

A beginner's guide to the Nurburgring 24 hours

Fantastic machinery, crazy fans and action-packed racing should make the N24 a fixture on any petrolhead’s calendar

Simon Davis
25 June 2019
A beginner's guide to the Nurburgring 24 hours
McLaren 650S vs Ferrari 458
McLaren's lightning-fast rise to the top has resulted in some sublime Ferraris over the past decade
Tester’s notes

Matt Prior: How McLaren is helping Ferrari to excel

A distinctive V8 roar in the darkness outside his Maranello hotel told our tester he wasn't the only Brit visiting Ferrari HQ

Matt Prior
21 June 2019
Matt Prior: How McLaren is helping Ferrari to excel
Second of Europe's best-known endurance races takes place this weekend
Motorsport

Racing lines: How to survive the Nurburgring 24 Hours

Racer Peter Dumbreck discusses the perils of a crowded track and getting used to lapping the Green Hell in anger

Damien Smith
20 June 2019
Racing lines: How to survive the Nurburgring 24 Hours
2019 Porsche 718 GT4
New cars

New Porsche 718 GT4 receives the engine it deserves

Naturally aspirated, 911-derived flat-six is good news for eco-warriors and thrill-seekers alike

Matt Saunders
18 June 2019
New Porsche 718 GT4 receives the engine it deserves
Jaguar XJR 575
Jaguar XJ’s driver engagement isn’t enough to save it
Business

Matt Prior: Jaguar's country roads gave its XJ the edge

Porsche's engineers spend a lot of time on the autobahn, Jaguar's on the A444 to Nuneaton. Guess whose sports saloons are more usable?

Matt Prior
14 June 2019
Matt Prior: Jaguar's country roads gave its XJ the edge
Motorsport

Racing lines: Why a Toyota win at Le Mans will be a hollow victory

Gazoo Racing is the last factory-backed team in contention to win top honours at La Sarthe, so does it matter if it does?

Damien Smith
12 June 2019
Racing lines: Why a Toyota win at Le Mans will be a hollow victory

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