Slideshow

The weird, weird world of forgotten car accessories

Need some inflatable seats for your car or a felt safety cap to protect your bonce? There was a time when you could buy such things…

11 August 2024
The weird, weird world of forgotten car accessories
Slideshow

One-year wonders: shortest-living cars on the US car market

There’s a surprising number of reasons for models may last just one year, and we’ve got examples of all here

11 August 2024
One-year wonders: shortest-living cars on the US car market
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How BMW and charging have grown together

BMW i4 owners Jim and Jennifer explain how an improved UK charging infrastructure has made electric driving easy

10 August 2024
How BMW and charging have grown together
Prodrive lead
David Richards started Prodrive in 1984
Features

40 years of Prodrive: tracing the story of motorsport success

We visit Prodrive's Banbury HQ for the inside line on its creation, rise to racing prominence and what's next

10 August 2024
40 years of Prodrive: tracing the story of motorsport success
Mini Cooper S filling petrol
E-fuels could be used to decarbonise the existing fleet of petrol and diesel cars
Technology

BMW CEO: categorical ban on combustion technology is wrong

European Commission must speed up roll-out of e-fuels to avoid ICE engines being banned “through the back door”

9 August 2024
BMW CEO: categorical ban on combustion technology is wrong
Business

More than 1200 Ford UK workers vote to take industrial action over pay

Vote passed by staff with office roles based in Dagenham, Halewood, Dunton, Stratford and Daventry

9 August 2024
Autocar Business
More than 1200 Ford UK workers vote to take industrial action over pay
Buying cars

UK speeding fines and penalties: what drivers need to know

A guide to everything you need to know about speeding, from fines to the cameras the police use

9 August 2024
UK speeding fines and penalties: what drivers need to know
Slideshow

The highs & lows of the rotary engine

These cleverly-designed but hard-to-accept devices make for fascinating reading - here's their story

9 August 2024
The highs & lows of the rotary engine
byd seal facelift 1
Roof-mounted lidar sensor promises to improve driver assistance systems
New cars

BYD Seal facelift brings 800V electricals and tech overhaul

Tesla Model 3 rival gets major update just months after it arrived in the UK

9 August 2024
BYD Seal facelift brings 800V electricals and tech overhaul

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New car news

McLaren W1 revealed   front lead
The W1 uses a new, mid-mounted 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 for a staggering 1258bhp
New cars

McLaren W1 succeeds P1 with 1258bhp V8 hybrid powertrain

6 October 2024
McLaren W1 succeeds P1 with 1258bhp V8 hybrid powertrain

Motorsport news

Genesis X Gran Racer VGT
Genesis X Gran Racer VGT concept previously hinted at brand's ambitions to go racing
Motorsport

Genesis to enter top-flight endurance racing

12 September 2024
Genesis to enter top-flight endurance racing