Is recreating the Jaguar E-type a good idea?
Jaguar revealed the first of its reborn E-type models, dubbed Car Zero, at Pebble Beach
Motor shows

Is recreating the Jaguar E-type a good idea?

Jaguar's decision to make six new E-types via its new Special Vehicle Operations division is audacious and possibly a little bit controversial

15 August 2014
Is recreating the Jaguar E-type a good idea?
Winter tyres in late summer; good preparation or bad idea?
Sutcliffe is wondering whether he should stick with winter rubber all year round
New cars

Winter tyres in late summer: good preparation or bad idea?

Sutcliffe's family runabout needs new tyres, and fitting winter rubber early could be the smart choice

14 August 2014
Winter tyres in late summer: good preparation or bad idea?
McLaren, Bugatti, Aston turning Pebble into a motorshow
The Aston Martin CC100 was the star of last year's event
Motor shows

McLaren, Bugatti and Aston are turning Pebble Beach into a motorshow

This weekend's Pebble Beach Concours is becoming like Goodwood – another new car motorshow

14 August 2014
McLaren, Bugatti and Aston are turning Pebble Beach into a motorshow
See David Brown's Speedback GT in the flesh before you open your mouth
The David Brown Speedback GT costs £594,000
New cars

See David Brown's Speedback GT in the flesh before you open your mouth

So often hand-built cars can't compete with their mass-market rivals, but the Speedback GT stands a real chance

13 August 2014
See David Brown's Speedback GT in the flesh before you open your mouth
Driving a Volkswagen e-Golf shows the joys of engine braking
Both the e-Golf and its smaller e-Up sibling feature energy recuperation systems
New cars

Driving a Volkswagen e-Golf reveals the joys of engine braking

As more electric cars hit the streets, a new one-pedal approach to driving is slowly becoming apparent

13 August 2014
Driving a Volkswagen e-Golf reveals the joys of engine braking
Driving through Europe on the eve of World War One
Journalists from The Autocar set out to cover an Alpine time trial near Grenoble
Motor shows

Driving through Europe on the eve of World War One

Five Autocar staff find themselves stranded in Europe as war is declared, and face a race against time to reach England safely

12 August 2014
Driving through Europe on the eve of World War One
Let's see more classic cars in their natural environment - on the road
James uses his old Cooper every day, and so it should be

Let's see more classic cars in their natural environment - on the road

Too many classics are confined to sheds, workshops and garages, but the real joy is getting out on the road and letting others appreciate your car

11 August 2014
Let's see more classic cars in their natural environment - on the road
Andrew Jordan's resilience in the BTCC shows he's the one to watch
Jordan is sitting 78 points behind current season leader Colin Turkington
Motorsport

Andrew Jordan's resilience in the BTCC shows he's the one to watch

Despite suffering a crash at Snetterton, the defending BTCC champion is more determined than ever

11 August 2014
Andrew Jordan's resilience in the BTCC shows he's the one to watch
Driving London's new hybrid taxi
The new Frazer-Nash London Cab is a range-extender hybrid which returns 99mpg
New cars

Driving London's new hybrid taxi shows a cleaner future for the capital

Before the capital is shrouded in smog, the introduction of a new hybrid black cab plans to make London's streets cleaner

11 August 2014
Driving London's new hybrid taxi shows a cleaner future for the capital
Ferrari Speciale versus McLaren 650S: what really happened
Ferrari and McLaren lapped our test circuit in identical times
New cars

Ferrari 458 Speciale versus McLaren 650S: what really happened

Arranging comparison tests of exotic cars can be fraught with challenges, but manufacturers aren't in the habit of supplying unrepresentative cars to us

8 August 2014
Ferrari 458 Speciale versus McLaren 650S: what really happened
Will Bugatti build the first production car capable of 300mph?
Could a second-generation Veyron Super Sport be the world's first 300mph-capable production car?

Will Bugatti build the first production car capable of 300mph?

It looks like the era of the 300mph road-legal supercar might almost be upon us – and Bugatti could be the first company to build such a car

7 August 2014
Will Bugatti build the first production car capable of 300mph?
A faster Veyron is not what the car world needs. Or, more crucially, wants
The new Veyron is claimed to hit a top speed of 286mph
New cars

A faster Veyron is not what the car world needs. Or, more crucially, wants

Having been a major fan of the original, Sutcliffe isn’t convinced that the Veyron formula still works

7 August 2014
A faster Veyron is not what the car world needs. Or, more crucially, wants

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