Vauxhall Zafira being crushed
Are scrappage schemes good or a short-sighted fix?
Tester’s notes

Matt Prior: Is it time to scrap scrappage schemes?

Such initiatives might give struggling industry a boost, but is encouraging oversupply and debt really the answer?

1 May 2020
Matt Prior: Is it time to scrap scrappage schemes?
Martin Donnelly
Donnelly now teaches Lotus owners how to drive properly
Motorsport

Racing Lines: Life after a career-ending F1 crash

Martin Donnelly almost died when he crashed his Lotus 102. Now, he's flourishing. We catch up with the former racing driver

30 April 2020
Racing Lines: Life after a career-ending F1 crash
Steve Cropley working from VW Cali
California in the garden makes a lovely home office
New cars

Steve Cropley: There's no place like (a) Cali for home working

Steve's Volkswagen California's interior is so pleasant that he's started to work from it

29 April 2020
Steve Cropley: There's no place like (a) Cali for home working
New cars

The Kia Telluride and its World Car of the Year award

WCOTY juror Richard Bremner discusses how a car not on sale in Europe can win a global award

28 April 2020
The Kia Telluride and its World Car of the Year award
Ford Fiesta Mk2 - hero front
Duff's nan needed help parking her Mk2 Fiesta
New cars

How I fell in love with cars: Mike Duff

A lifelong obsession with cars began when a 13-year-old boy was allowed to park his grandmother's Ford Fiesta

28 April 2020
How I fell in love with cars: Mike Duff
Business

You need to move quickly if you want a new car

Early evidence suggests reopened retailers will find pent-up demand and react by tightening discounts

28 April 2020
You need to move quickly if you want a new car
Volkswagen offices
The VW Group is said to be losing £1.77bn each week due to the shutdown
Business

How lockdown has hit the wider car industry

Jaguar Land Rover isn't the only car maker to be suffering from Covid-19, as we report

27 April 2020
How lockdown has hit the wider car industry
Corsa-e rally car - hero front
Corsa-e will be used for first electric one-make rally series
Motorsport

Opel is ripe for WRC return

Brand heritage, new Corsa and ex-Citroën staff fit together nicely

24 April 2020
Opel is ripe for WRC return
Volvo XC90 - static front
XC90 was half as aerodynamic as the typical Volvo
Tester’s notes

Matt Prior: The Volvo XC90 is a real drag

A chunky SUV body means this 2002 car bucks Volvo's otherwise consistent aerodynamic gains

24 April 2020
Matt Prior: The Volvo XC90 is a real drag
Porsche 718 Spyder
The Porsche 718 Spyder was one of the final cars Autocar put through its full road test before lockdown
Business

Car makers vs Autocar - how we rub along

It's not a case of them against us, says Steve Cropley - though he can remember a few times where it could feel like it

23 April 2020
Car makers vs Autocar - how we rub along
Stirling Moss at Goodwood
Moss didn’t quit historic racing until he was 81
Motorsport

Racing Lines: Forget F1 titles, Stirling had class

Charisma, humility and a rare sense of humour aligned in Sir Stirling Moss, perhaps the greatest racer ever, whatever the record books say

23 April 2020
Racing Lines: Forget F1 titles, Stirling had class
Tesla Model 3 - hero front
Cropley picked the Tesla Model 3 as his favourite car of 2019
New cars

Steve Cropley: Now's the time to buy an EV online

Kia e-Niros, Renault Zoes and Tesla Model 3s are all there - most available with immediate delivery

22 April 2020
Steve Cropley: Now's the time to buy an EV online

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New car news

HWA EVO N24 race car front quarter static
HWA livery is inspired by the Sonax/Hugo Boss livery 190E DTM driven by Klaus Ludwig in the 1990s
New cars

Mercedes 190E to return to racing at 2026 Nurburgring 24 Hours

19 June 2025
Mercedes 190E to return to racing at 2026 Nurburgring 24 Hours

Motorsport news

HWA EVO N24 race car front quarter static
HWA livery is inspired by the Sonax/Hugo Boss livery 190E DTM driven by Klaus Ludwig in the 1990s
New cars

Mercedes 190E to return to racing at 2026 Nurburgring 24 Hours

19 June 2025
Mercedes 190E to return to racing at 2026 Nurburgring 24 Hours