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

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

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

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

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?

31 July 2014
The vagaries of Land Rover’s ‘claimed’ Nurburgring lap time

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