Honda autonomous car
Honda is working on autonomous car technology
Business

How big is Honda’s news on electrification and autonomy?

Honda's is planning to electrify the NSX, develop level four autonomy and launch new electric models. Is that enough to turn the firm around?

8 June 2017
How big is Honda’s news on electrification and autonomy?
Skoda Yeti 2017
The Skoda Yeti nameplate proved popular with the buying public, but has been replaced by the new Karoq

Have your say: What’s your favourite car name?

Car names shouldn't really matter - but they do. Let us know which you think is best

7 June 2017
Have your say: What’s your favourite car name?
Ford Fiesta
Tom's new Ford Fiesta: a great colour and superb 17in alloys make this car

Buying a half-price hero

With a bit of searching, it's possible to land a mainstream car with a tiny mileage for a bargain price. Here's how we did it

7 June 2017
Buying a half-price hero
Motorsport

This is the IndyCar camera angle that Formula 1 needs

Not one overtake – yet this one piece of onboard footage is as exciting as any

6 June 2017
This is the IndyCar camera angle that Formula 1 needs
1962 Dual-Ghia 6.4 L - Villa d’Este
One of the genuinely most intriguing and beautiful things I've ever looked at. Like something from a background scene of Captain Scarlet, or another Gerry Anderson creation. The fact that it's so utterly unattainable that it was displayed at the Villa d'Este Concorso d'Eleganza this week only makes it more heartbreakingly desirable.

The best and worst things I’ve seen this week: Week 1, June 2017

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

5 June 2017
The best and worst things I’ve seen this week: Week 1, June 2017
Where else can you see a Lamborghini Murciélago line up behind a racing Nissan Micra?
Motor shows

Coventry Motofest is a great way to get more people excited about cars

This fast-growing motoring event in the West Midlands is getting better and better

3 June 2017
Coventry Motofest is a great way to get more people excited about cars
Comment: comfort or performance?
Hamilton is thirsty for success in his Mercedes this year
Tester’s notes

Do we really need to sacrifice comfort for performance?

"We all like cars to be as light as they need to be but we also rather like creature comforts"

2 June 2017
Do we really need to sacrifice comfort for performance?
Rolls-Royce Sweptail 2017
Rolls-Royce Sweptail is a highly personalised one-off car

Have your say: what would your £10m bespoke car look like?

The Rolls-Royce Sweptail is a highly customised one-off commission. Reckon you could do better?

31 May 2017
Have your say: what would your £10m bespoke car look like?
Motor shows

What is the Wörthersee Treffen like?

The annual Austrian celebration of all things Volkswagen is an overwhelming experience that's hard to get your head around

30 May 2017
What is the Wörthersee Treffen like?
Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk2 rat mod Worthersee
Wörthersee Treffen: Go. Just go. Bit late this year, so go next year. It can’t really be described in words, but the atmosphere, people, cars, setting - everything - is worth seeing. If the whole world behaved like the people at Wörthersee did this week, there’d be no war. Magic. Disneyland for VW owners.

The best and worst things I’ve seen this week: Week 4, May 2017

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

28 May 2017
The best and worst things I’ve seen this week: Week 4, May 2017
Indianapolis 500: Two Brits on the challenges of this legendary oval race
Jack Harvey
Motorsport

Indianapolis 500: Two Brits on the challenges of this legendary oval race

Jack Harvey and Max Chilton talk to Autocar ahead of this weekend’s race, where they’ll be averaging more than 220mph

27 May 2017
Indianapolis 500: Two Brits on the challenges of this legendary oval race
Rolls Royce Sweptail 2017
The Rolls-Royce Sweptail is a bespoke one-off creation, designed by the firm in conjunction with a customer
New cars

Why outlandish one-off could be the future of Rolls-Royce

The Rolls-Royce Sweptail is a window into the world of the ultra-rich - and that's why it could prove significant for the British marque

27 May 2017
Why outlandish one-off could be the future of Rolls-Royce

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New car news

Mercedes AMG EA prototype official front quarter sliding
The new AMG GT 4-Door will be tasked with taking on the Porsche Taycan and Lucid Air
New cars

Mercedes-AMG to reveal bespoke electric super-saloon in June

26 April 2025
Mercedes-AMG to reveal bespoke electric super-saloon in June

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