New cars

The first generation of Tipo started a new era for Fiat

Fiat is bringing back the Tipo name to the UK with a new Golf rival due next year. The original hatchback was a mixed bag, but it had its strong points

12 October 2015
The first generation of Tipo started a new era for Fiat
Business

Opinion - Volkswagen and the art of saying sorry

Don't expect the most heartfelt apology if your car is affected by the VW emissions scandal

11 October 2015
Opinion - Volkswagen and the art of saying sorry
Motorsport

Who deserves to take home the BTCC trophy for 2015?

The final round of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship takes place this weekend - and Gordon Shedden is lining up to take the title

9 October 2015
Who deserves to take home the BTCC trophy for 2015?
Business

When is manipulation software not a defeat device?

VW has suggested that, even if it discovers its manipulation software was employed in European emissions testing, it may not be illegal. How so?

9 October 2015
When is manipulation software not a defeat device?
Toyota is wheeling out the S-FR sports car concept at Tokyo
Tokyo motor show

Tokyo motor show gets the upper hand over LA

Japan's autumn motor show has played second fiddle to Los Angeles in recent years - but now the local brands are fighting back

9 October 2015
Tokyo motor show gets the upper hand over LA
Business

Feeling sympathy for Horn, if not VW

Michael Horn has stood up and faced the music in the form of a US Congressional committee. It's hard not to feel a flicker of sorrow for the man, even if sympathy for VW is in short supply

8 October 2015
Feeling sympathy for Horn, if not VW
New cars

Buying a Renault Zoe: My name is Jim Holder and I’ve bought an electric car

What’s life really like with an electric car? Two years in a Renault Zoe should provide the answers

8 October 2015
Buying a Renault Zoe: My name is Jim Holder and I’ve bought an electric car
Business

Opinion - Why the VW Group might need to be broken up to survive

With the VW Group bracing itself for the continuing wave of bad publicity, the only solution might be to break the group apart

7 October 2015
Opinion - Why the VW Group might need to be broken up to survive
Business

Opinion - Navel gazing at Volkswagen

New VW Group boss Matthias Müller must talk to all customers affected by the company's emissions scandal, and not just concentrate on his home market

7 October 2015
Opinion - Navel gazing at Volkswagen
MQB platform has space for an AdBlue tank built in at the rear-right corner
Business

Opinion - Keeping up with pollution laws is not always easy for car makers

Creating and implementing the tech to meet increasingly strict emissions rules is an ongoing challenge for major manufacturers

6 October 2015
Opinion - Keeping up with pollution laws is not always easy for car makers
Business

Why a PSA-Tata deal could give Jaguar its own 1-series

Jaguar Land Rover needs more small models to boost its profitability; a future deal with PSA could help it to make them

6 October 2015
Why a PSA-Tata deal could give Jaguar its own 1-series

Is your estate car a leftie, a rightie – or both?

Why right- and left-sided split-folding back seats can make buying an estate car tough in right-hand drive markets like the UK

3 October 2015
Is your estate car a leftie, a rightie – or both?

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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

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

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Donnington Park British touring cars
In the 1990s, national champions from abroad and ex-F1 racers would compete in the BTCC
Motorsport

Britain vs the world: when Super Tourers took over

26 April 2025
Britain vs the world: when Super Tourers took over