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Luca de Meo heads Seat and its new Cupra brand

News

Q&A: Seat boss Luca De Meo on the future of Cupra

Seat's SEO explains why the firm has turned Cupra into a standalone brand

23 February 2018

Q&A: Seat boss Luca De Meo on the future of Cupra

Cupra bosses showed this sketch which hints a potential future standalone model

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New Cupra models could get electric powertrain tech before Seat cars

Seat's new sub-brand will act as a technological figurehead, with standalone and electrified models possible

22 February 2018

New Cupra models could get electric powertrain tech before Seat cars

Dan Cammish BTCC

Dan Cammish will race a Honda Civic Type R in this year's BTCC

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Porsche champ secures top BTCC Honda drive for 2018

Double Carrera Cup GB title winner Dan Cammish will drive Team Dynamics Honda Civic Type R

15 February 2018

Porsche champ secures top BTCC Honda drive for 2018

Rolls-Royce Cullinan

The Rolls-Royce Cullinan. It's not an SUV; it's a high-bodied vehicle, apparently

Opinion

Why won't some car firms call an SUV an SUV?

SUVs are hugely popular with buyers, yet some car makers seem afraid to use this label

14 February 2018

Why won't some car firms call an SUV an SUV?

Weird science at CES 2018

Ford Domino's delivery vehicle: The car giant displayed a self-driving Fusion that was used to trial autonomous Domino’s Pizza deliveries in Michigan. Customers accessed their cheese-lathered deliveries by inputting a code to open a special hatch in the back of the car

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Future car tech: the gadgetry that could change the world

We visited CES in Las Vegas last month to try the latest car gadgetry, which includes Nissan Leaf-powered coffee machines and autonomous lorries

10 February 2018

Future car tech: the gadgetry that could change the world

The VW Moia ride-sharing vehicle

Opinion

Why Volkswagen, Hyundai and Byton are teaming up with self-driving start-up

A company set up by the former head of Google's car project has become a key player in autonomous technology

6 February 2018

Why Volkswagen, Hyundai and Byton are teaming up with self-driving start-up

Porsche Mission E

The Mission E is due to launch in 2019

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Porsche to develop Mission E variants as part of £5.3bn investment

VW Group firm to double investment in electromobility, including electrified versions of current range and development of forthcoming sports EV

5 February 2018

Porsche to develop Mission E variants as part of £5.3bn investment

The new Cupra logo

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Cupra confirmed as standalone performance sub-brand of Seat

Hot Ateca to lead new sub-brand’s launch line-up, which will kick-start with an unveiling next month

31 January 2018

Cupra confirmed as standalone performance sub-brand of Seat

Seat is turning Cupra into a full performance sub-brand

Opinion

Why spinning off Cupra can help give Seat focus

Creating a standalone performance brand will allow Seat to appeal to two distinct audiences

31 January 2018

Why spinning off Cupra can help give Seat focus

WRC preview 2018

Incidents and issues hampered Hyundai’s title challenge last year

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World Rally Championship preview 2018: the top contenders

The WRC blasts back into life this week. We detail what’s changed, what’s hot and what’s not in 2018

26 January 2018

World Rally Championship preview 2018: the top contenders

Ford Fusion autonomous tech

Ford's star attraction of the show was this self-driving Ford Fusion, designed to deliver pizza to your house

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CES 2018 report: how technology is disrupting the automotive world

Autonomy, connectivity and electrification dominated the auto tech area at the Consumer Electronics Show

11 January 2018

CES 2018 report: how technology is disrupting the automotive world

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