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New Kia EV5: VW ID 4 rival lands in Europe ahead of 2026 launch

Electric SUV, launched in China in 2023, gets an upgrade for European markets

New Kia EV5: VW ID 4 rival lands in Europe ahead of 2026 launch
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Why we need another era of affordable hot hatchbacks

Why we need another era of affordable hot hatchbacks
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Inside the new range-extender that could change the world

Inside the new range-extender that could change the world
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Next Lamborghini Urus to keep hybrid power as EV delayed

Next Lamborghini Urus to keep hybrid power as EV delayed
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Kia chief confirms new city car in next wave of EVs

Kia chief confirms new city car in next wave of EVs
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BYD Denza B5: plug-in hybrid Defender rival lands in UK next year

BYD Denza B5: plug-in hybrid Defender rival lands in UK next year
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AI is used to check the fit and finish of cars coming off the production line
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Renault taps metaverse tech in race to build cars quicker

Renault taps metaverse tech in race to build cars quicker
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Goodwood Festival of Speed

Goodwood Festival of Speed 2025 preview: all the biggest launches

Goodwood Festival of Speed 2025 preview: all the biggest launches
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Vantage and DBX 707 are the world's fastest emergency response vehicles
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Safety fast: driving Aston's other F1 car

Safety fast: driving Aston's other F1 car
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Families rally against cuts to lollipop crossings

Families rally against cuts to lollipop crossings
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How McLaren ended its 26-year F1 title drought

How McLaren ended its 26-year F1 title drought
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Is there a better hot hatch than the Honda Civic Type R?

Is there a better hot hatch than the Honda Civic Type R?
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Coulthard made his F1 debut at the age of 23
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Coulthard: 'Drivers are better paid today - but I wouldn't swap'

Coulthard: 'Drivers are better paid today - but I wouldn't swap'
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Skoda Elroq: 8 key things to know

Skoda Elroq: 8 key things to know

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Volvo EX30 review

Volvo moves one market niche smaller to bring in younger, climate-conscious buyers

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CAR REVIEW

Volkswagen Golf GTI

The iconic hot hatch took on a harder edge with its eighth generation, at the expense of its intoxicating blend of everyday performance. Can this facelift make it a better GTI?

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CAR REVIEW

Volvo XC60

Popular, seven-year-old, second-generation family SUV gets a mild facelift and an indefinite stay of execution

Volvo XC60
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CAR REVIEW

Rolls-Royce Ghost Series II Black Badge

Facelifted junior Rolls gains the sporting flavour of a Black Badge fettling

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USED CAR REVIEW

Used Audi E-tron GT 2021-2024 review

Ingolstadt's take on the Taycan combines striking looks with a high-class interior and never feels short of pace

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CAR REVIEW

Renault Scenic E-Tech

The once genre-defining family car reinvents itself for the EV era

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Genesis Electrified G80

Updated electric flagship gets a longer wheelbase and greater range

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Genesis Electrified G80
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CAR REVIEW

Cupra Terramar

Cupra completes its model range with a big sibling to the Ateca

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Cupra Terramar
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USED CAR REVIEW

Used Mini Hatchback 2014-2024 review

Mk3 Mini mellows in middle age, but does it still have enough old school charm to make it a canny used buy?

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Mercedes-AMG SL Purespeed

Mercedes-AMG makes its roadster even more special not by adding but by taking away – notably, the windscreen.

Mercedes-AMG SL Purespeed
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Watch now: How software will change your next car - and the world

Is software the engine of the car's future? Join Autocar, Siemens, Volvo and Red Bull Racing now to find out

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Renault Rafale AI tunnel check
AI is used to check the fit and finish of cars coming off the production line

Renault taps metaverse tech in race to build cars quicker

Renault taps metaverse tech in race to build cars quicker
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How to make the UK appealing to car manufacturers again

How to make the UK appealing to car manufacturers again
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How Gernot Döllner got Audi back on track

How Gernot Döllner got Audi back on track
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US tariffs drag UK vehicle production to lowest level since 1949

US tariffs drag UK vehicle production to lowest level since 1949
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Vantage and DBX 707 are the world's fastest emergency response vehicles

Safety fast: driving Aston's other F1 car

Since 2021, Aston Martin has been on safety and medical car duty in F1 - we take them for a spin

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Safety fast: driving Aston's other F1 car
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50 Lotus Esprits were gathered at East Carleton Manor, the former home of Colin Chapman

Light bites, stiff drinks: celebrating 50 years of a Lotus legend

Light bites, stiff drinks: celebrating 50 years of a Lotus legend
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Coulthard made his F1 debut at the age of 23

Coulthard: 'Drivers are better paid today - but I wouldn't swap'

Coulthard: 'Drivers are better paid today - but I wouldn't swap'

Opinion

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Why we need another era of affordable hot hatchbacks

The hot hatches still on sale today cost from £40k – but most are being taken off sale

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Why we need another era of affordable hot hatchbacks
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Is there a better hot hatch than the Honda Civic Type R?

Is there a better hot hatch than the Honda Civic Type R?
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Fast and Furious films have done more for car culture than you think

Fast and Furious films have done more for car culture than you think

Used cars

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Used Audi E-tron GT 2021-2024 review

Ingolstadt's take on the Taycan combines striking looks with a high-class interior and never feels short of pace

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Used Audi E-tron GT 2021-2024 review
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Used Mini Hatchback 2014-2024 review

Used Mini Hatchback 2014-2024 review
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Used Toyota GT86 2012-2021 review

Used Toyota GT86 2012-2021 review

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How Rover's American dream turned sour

Rover gave up its US venture in the late 1990s after complaints about quality sent sales plummeting

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How Rover's American dream turned sour
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Eighties excess: Ferrari F40 meets Porsche 959

Eighties excess: Ferrari F40 meets Porsche 959
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Percy Lambert became the first person to do 100mph in this 1913 Talbot

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Is this the most confusing car brand of all time?
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Autocar Awards 2025
Autocar honours the very best people and cars from the past 12 months
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Video | Audi RS e-tron GT: the ultimate all-electric hot lap
We head on-track at Goodwood in Audi’s game-changing all-electric grand tourer
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