Opinions

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

Matt Burt

12 August 2014

Driving through Europe on the eve of World War One

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

James Ruppert

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

Matt James

11 August 2014

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

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

Hilton Holloway

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

Matt Saunders

8 August 2014

Ferrari 458 Speciale versus McLaren 650S: what really happened

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

Matt Burt

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

Steve Sutcliffe

7 August 2014

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

Pod-like autonomous vehicles are just one vision of our driverless future

Let's welcome driverless cars. They're great, and they're coming anyway

Getting riled over the advent of autonomous vehicles is pointless, especially as they'll likely do nothing to dampen your driving enjoyment

Steve Cropley

6 August 2014

Let's welcome driverless cars. They're great, and they're coming anyway

Spotting a car rarer than a rare Ferrari at a local car show

These days, the Talbot Tagora executive car is a hard-to-find curiosity

Spotting a classic much rarer than a Ferrari at a local car show

Classic car events are often made all the more rewarding by the emergence of the offbeat and the unloved, and Harpenden's show was no exception

Richard Bremner

6 August 2014

Spotting a classic much rarer than a Ferrari at a local car show

Fresh deal for Australian Grand Prix is good news for F1

Melbourne's Albert Park has hosted the Australian Grand Prix since 1996

Motorsport

Fresh deal for Australian Grand Prix is good news for F1

The popular Albert Park circuit in Melbourne will remain on the grand prix calendar until at least 2020, to the delight of the Formula 1 fraternity

Joe Saward

5 August 2014

Fresh deal for Australian Grand Prix is good news for F1

Fiat abuse is on the rise, but car crime just isn't big news any more

This innocent Fiat Stilo had been given a makeover by some miscreants

Fiat abuse is on the rise, but car crime isn't big news any more

An encounter with a vandalised Fiat Stilo proves that even in the countryside, the spectre of car crime is never too far away

James Ruppert

4 August 2014

Fiat abuse is on the rise, but car crime isn't big news any more

The vagaries of Range Rover’s ‘claimed’ Nurburgring lap time

The Range Rover Sport SVR lapped the Nürburgring in 8min 14sec

New cars

The vagaries of Land Rover’s ‘claimed’ Nurburgring lap time

Land Rover is claiming to have set a new lap record for sports-utility vehicles at the Nürburgring with its Range Rover Sport SVR. Which means what, exactly?

Steve Sutcliffe

31 July 2014

The vagaries of Land Rover’s ‘claimed’ Nurburgring lap time