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Porsche and Aston Martin are introducing the next-generation CarPlay system this year
Technology

Revealed: Next-generation Apple CarPlay adds climate control

Smartphone mirroring tech expands to effectively replace traditional infotainment software, gets more flexible layout

11 June 2024
Revealed: Next-generation Apple CarPlay adds climate control
Vehicle manufacturing

Industry scramble for cheaper battery chemistry upends plans

Ford delayed Explorer so it could switch to lower-cost, higher-durability chemistry – and others are doing similar

11 June 2024
Autocar Business
Industry scramble for cheaper battery chemistry upends plans
Electric vehicles

Renault Group 'will avoid' ZEV mandate fines with five new EVs

The much anticipated Renault 5, its Alpine A290 twin, and from-£14,995 Dacia Spring will arrive this year

11 June 2024
Autocar Business
Renault Group 'will avoid' ZEV mandate fines with five new EVs
Slideshow

Dazzling dashboards of the 70s and 80s

Video-game-like digital displays, straight-edged foam panels and clicky switches are some of the glorious oddities to feature in this list

11 June 2024
Dazzling dashboards of the 70s and 80s
Mercedes s class front three quarter
Autonomous S-Class proved capable in Beijing’s rush hour
New cars

Scared, Tesla? First 'drive' in autonomous Mercedes prototype

We take on Beijing in a self-driving S-Class, watching it take on busy intersections, lane-changes and U-turns

11 June 2024
Scared, Tesla? First 'drive' in autonomous Mercedes prototype
Hyundai Inster teaser front low
The Inster is described as an "evolution" of the Casper, majoring on interior technologies
New cars

Hyundai Inster: affordable electric city car confirmed for Europe

New city car, based on the Korean-market Casper, will be revealed at the Busan motor show

11 June 2024
Hyundai Inster: affordable electric city car confirmed for Europe
Skoda Kodiaq towing boat
The new Kodiaq is is bigger, bolder and more advanced than the previous model
New cars

Skoda Kodiaq PHEV brings 75-mile electric range for £41,935

Order books open for plug-in hybrid version of chunky family SUV, also offered in petrol and diesel guises

10 June 2024
Skoda Kodiaq PHEV brings 75-mile electric range for £41,935
Best cars

The best cheap electric cars you would actually want to own

EVs remain pricier than ICE equivalents, but there are more options at the affordable end of the market than ever

10 June 2024
The best cheap electric cars you would actually want to own
Lotus Emeya front charging
Dual-motor powertrain sends up to 905bhp through all four wheels…
New cars

Lotus Emeya out-charges Porsche Taycan

Rapid EV records peak charging rates above 400kW and an average of 331kW

10 June 2024
Lotus Emeya out-charges Porsche Taycan
Volkswagen ID2all front three quarter
VW says the ID2all is "spacious as a Golf and as inexpensive as a Polo”
New cars

2025 Volkswagen ID 2 will be "even better" than concept

VW confirms ID 2 remains on course, after reports said relaxed Euro 7 rules had prompted a rethink

10 June 2024
2025 Volkswagen ID 2 will be "even better" than concept

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New car news

Mercedes EQV camo front quarter
VAN.EA platform is built around the advantages of electric powertrains
New cars

Next Mercedes EQV due in 2026 with 311-mile range

8 October 2024
Next Mercedes EQV due in 2026 with 311-mile range

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