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Consumer

Road rage incidents spiral as stress mounts for UK drivers

Crime is up significantly as technology company finds UK drivers are increasingly stressed by personal lives

2 May 2026
Road rage incidents spiral as stress mounts for UK drivers
Features

626bhp, £145k, 18mpg: Real life with the mad Defender Octa

What is a 626bhp Defender like to live with? The highs and lows after two months with the world's wildest SUV

2 May 2026
626bhp, £145k, 18mpg: Real life with the mad Defender Octa
Renault R5 FD 2025   ME 5
Renault said EV enquiries on its website have risen 42% compared with January-February
Electric cars

Electric car interest surges following spike in fuel prices

Buyers are considering EVs to insulate themselves from instability – but it's not all good news for car firms

1 May 2026
Electric car interest surges following spike in fuel prices
Technology

How used cooking oil is making the tyre industry greener

Waste oil used to be used for fuel - now Continental is using it to make tyres

1 May 2026
How used cooking oil is making the tyre industry greener
Used cars

We ignored the brilliant 370Z – now it’s a £10k used bargain

This muscular and reliable Nissan didn't sell well, but it makes a brilliant used alternative to a Porsche Cayman

1 May 2026
We ignored the brilliant 370Z – now it’s a £10k used bargain
Cupra Formentor red
Cupra previously offered bold shades but "you will never find a red Cupra" in future
New cars

Cupra bans bright colours: "We will leave that to Ferrari"

Current and future Cupras will stick with greyscale colour palette else "risk losing the brand"

1 May 2026
Cupra bans bright colours: "We will leave that to Ferrari"
Electric cars

I saved £22k on a used Porsche Taycan – what was it like?

A brilliant EV can be an even better used buy, with few pitfalls. Here's what we learned running a Taycan

1 May 2026
I saved £22k on a used Porsche Taycan – what was it like?
Manufacturing

Plans to build electric Minis in Oxford in limbo

'Rules of origin' requirements in European Union leave EV future hanging in the balance

1 May 2026
Autocar Business
Plans to build electric Minis in Oxford in limbo
New cars

Porsche to end production of ICE Macan this summer

SUV meets its end this summer but UK will have stock into 2027 – and a replacement is coming

30 April 2026
Porsche to end production of ICE Macan this summer

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