Audi number system
This is the new Audi R8 50 TDI. It's the equivalent of an old GCSE grade B. No, wait, it's the equivalent of the old Audi R8 3.0 TDI. Yes, we think that's right…

Trying to decipher Audi's new numbering system

There's logic behind Audi's decision to change model designations, but the implementation of it is a little baffling…

24 August 2017
Trying to decipher Audi's new numbering system
New cars

Volkswagen T-Roc: why it needs to be more T-Roc than VW

VW design has seen a shift post-Dieselgate; the T-Roc is the biggest test yet in creating a model with its own character

23 August 2017
Volkswagen T-Roc: why it needs to be more T-Roc than VW

Used Cadillac | Life with a Seville: the end of the road

Used buying rules: view in daylight, check MOT history, match your numbers, study the handbook, don't buy a 1991 Cadillac Seville… ah

23 August 2017
Used Cadillac | Life with a Seville: the end of the road
Maybach Vision 6 Cabriolet
Mercedes-Maybach unveiled its 6 Cabriolet at the event
Motor shows

Why do car makers come to Pebble Beach?

Car makers and car enthusiasts alike descend on Pebble Beach to celebrate the automotive world. We discuss the appeal

20 August 2017
Why do car makers come to Pebble Beach?
Porsche’s braided carbon wheels
Porsche’s braided carbon wheels: So perfectly proportioned, so special, so exclusive and SO EXPENSIVE. A set of them is almost £14,000 and they’re individually woven from Porsche’s carbon braiding machine, which just so happens to be the largest in the world. Porsche certainly knows how to make a wheel. It also knows how to charge for them, through its Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur arm.

The best and worst things I’ve seen this week: 18 August 2017

Behind-the-scenes glimpses and other observations from the past seven days around the car industry

18 August 2017
The best and worst things I’ve seen this week: 18 August 2017
Tester’s notes

What's the best car to drive home from Wales in?

Would you take an Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio, Porsche 911 GTS, McLaren 570S or how about a Ferrari 488 GTB?

18 August 2017
What's the best car to drive home from Wales in?
Business

Insight: Is the A1 still relevant?

With the release of the next-gen Audi A1 imminent, we discuss its future

18 August 2017
Insight: Is the A1 still relevant?

Renault Megane RS 275 Trophy-R or Toyota GT86?

Where would your money go - on one of the world's most focused front-driven hot hatches or a pure rear-wheel drive sports car?

17 August 2017
Renault Megane RS 275 Trophy-R or Toyota GT86?
Motorsport

On this day in 1992: Nigel Mansell wins his first Formula 1 title

One of Britain’s best-loved racing drivers secured his only F1 championship 25 years ago

16 August 2017
On this day in 1992: Nigel Mansell wins his first Formula 1 title
“The latest-generation GT-R Nismo is a wonderful halo product”
Confidential

Autocar confidential: Lamborghini, Nismo, Seat, Jaguar

Our reporters empty their notebooks to round up this week's gossip from across the automotive industry

15 August 2017
Autocar confidential: Lamborghini, Nismo, Seat, Jaguar
Lotus Europa
LOTUS EUROPA: Lotus’s fourth-best-selling car of all time, the Europa, is an absolute stunner. With 82bhp, it’s just 7bhp up on my 1.4-litre VW Lupo, but was doubtless an absolute peach to drive.

The best and worst things I’ve seen this week - 11 August 2017

Behind-the-scenes glimpses and other observations from the last seven days around the car industry

11 August 2017
The best and worst things I’ve seen this week - 11 August 2017
Festival of the Unexceptional; it's the way we were
Tester’s notes

How much nostalgia is too much?

We do miss the good old days, when there wasn't so much nostalgia...

11 August 2017
How much nostalgia is too much?

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