Best cars

The best wildcard used hot hatches on the market

Rorty engines, racey styling and reasonable insurance - here are our picks of the best used hot hatches

5 August 2024
The best wildcard used hot hatches on the market
Abarth 500e vs mini cooper se lead
Both of these, unlike many of their siblings, use dedicated EV platforms
Features

The E-talian job: Mini Cooper SE vs Abarth 500e

Abarth 500s and Mini Coopers have tussled since the 1960s but now there's a new, electrified twist

5 August 2024
The E-talian job: Mini Cooper SE vs Abarth 500e
Slideshow

The man who owns 450 cars

Conservatively valued at £40 million, Rodger Dudding's collection of cars and motorbikes is truly eclectic

5 August 2024
The man who owns 450 cars
pagani zonda front
Pagani Zondas are among the most coveted finds for car spotters
Features

A rookie's guide to car spotting

Some of the world's rarest cars can be seen on London's streets - but only if you know how and where to look

4 August 2024
A rookie's guide to car spotting
Slideshow

Greatest supercars that never made it to production

Supercars may be few and far between on normal roads, but you'd be even harder pressed to spot these

4 August 2024
Greatest supercars that never made it to production
honda insight and audi a2 lead
"Both of these machines now feel like the perfect fit for today’s motoring landscape", says Disdale
Features

Audi A2 meets Honda Insight: The future we never got

These were once pioneers of lightweight, fuel-efficient tech, but the world wasn't ready. Has it caught up?

3 August 2024
Audi A2 meets Honda Insight: The future we never got
Slideshow

The cars transformed by a new engine

We look at the cars whose nature and abilities were dramatically altered by the arrival of a new powerplant

3 August 2024
The cars transformed by a new engine
Best cars

Top 10 best sports cars 2024

Here is the definitive top 10 list of the best sports cars currently on sale - only one can be the very best...

2 August 2024
Top 10 best sports cars 2024
Corporate

Editor's letter: How to get Maserati out of its rut

Maserati needs to make money, and that means breaking out of the middle market to create truly special cars

2 August 2024
Autocar Business
Editor's letter: How to get Maserati out of its rut
AC Cobra GT Coupe front
Initial Clubsport Edition cars get significantly more power
New cars

AC Cobra GT Coupe revealed with supercharged 799bhp V8

British-built reinterpretation of classic racer is made from carbonfibre, targeting sub-1450kg weight

2 August 2024
AC Cobra GT Coupe revealed with supercharged 799bhp V8

Pages

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