My Week in Cars

My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep.99)

This week Steve opens up on a hairy outback truck crash, Prior introduces the Renault Twizy replacement, and the pair talk great hillclimb events.

31 July 2024
My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep.99)
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Autocar Business

Change Makers Podcast: ‘Payment anxiety’ – the problem with public EV charging (ep.13)

Charging infrastructure expert Sara Sloman discusses the frustrating world of EV charging payments

30 July 2024
Change Makers Podcast: ‘Payment anxiety’ – the problem with public EV charging (ep.13)
Consumer

Northern regions neglected as London leads EV charger roll-out

Capital took majority of 20,612 new chargers in last 12 months, new Department for Transport figures show

30 July 2024
Northern regions neglected as London leads EV charger roll-out
Fiesta ST Recaro seat
Recaro seats have featured in performance cars such as the Ford Fiesta ST
Corporate

Sports seat manufacturer Recaro files for bankruptcy

Employees were reportedly unaware of the move, which comes four years after firm was sold to private investors

30 July 2024
Autocar Business
Sports seat manufacturer Recaro files for bankruptcy
Volkswagen ID 7 GTX front tracking
GTX is marked out by extra daytime running lights and bigger wheels
New cars

Volkswagen ID 7 GTX offers 335bhp for £61,980

Hot executive EV gets dual-motor powertrain for big performance uplift – but also a big reduction in range

30 July 2024
Volkswagen ID 7 GTX offers 335bhp for £61,980
Long-Term Review

Dacia Sandero Stepway 2024 long-term test

Value-led supermini arrives with a challenge of winning over the ex-keeper of a Clio

30 July 2024
Dacia Sandero Stepway 2024 long-term test
Used Polestar 2 in showroom
More affordable second-hand cars will be used to grow Polestar's customer base
Car sales

Polestar to 'aggressively' expand retail presence with focus on used

New showrooms will help to protect residual values of Swedish EV brand's growing second-hand fleet

30 July 2024
Autocar Business
Polestar to 'aggressively' expand retail presence with focus on used
Lotus Type 135 render side
Lotus's 'E-sports' platform has a rear subframe that's 37% lighter than that of the Emira
New cars

Electric Lotus Elise not possible with current battery technology

Sports car was due on sale in 2027 at around £75,000, but could be held back for less heavy battery pack

30 July 2024
Electric Lotus Elise not possible with current battery technology
Slideshow

Six decades of great mid-engined cars

It's almost 60 years since the first mid-engined road car was made, so let's celebrate the highs along with one or two lows…

30 July 2024
Six decades of great mid-engined cars
Consumer

Stonehenge tunnel and Arundel bypass scrapped in roads cuts

New chancellor Rachel Reeves puts £1 billion worth of government transport projects under review

29 July 2024
Stonehenge tunnel and Arundel bypass scrapped in roads cuts

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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