What the designers saw
Chrysler 200 has impressed Cropley
Detroit motor show

What the designers saw

Motor shows offer designers the chance to see rival's latest metal, but it could be the Chrysler 200 that could prove to be the unsung hero

13 January 2014
What the designers saw
Lifting the lid on the new Porsche 911 Targa
The Porsche 911 Targa was revealed at the Detroit motor show
Detroit motor show

Lifting the lid on the new Porsche 911 Targa

A great deal of work has gone into perfecting the roof mechanism on the new Porsche 911 Targa – and it shows

13 January 2014
Lifting the lid on the new Porsche 911 Targa
The new Toyota FT-1
The FT-1 is described as "a true enthusiast's track car in the lineage of the 2000GT and Supra"
Detroit motor show

The new FT-1 sports car embodies a sea change at Toyota

An exciting, powerful new car is just what Toyota needs to reinvigorate its brand

13 January 2014
The new FT-1 sports car embodies a sea change at Toyota
The star of Detroit is still yet to shine
The C-class will surely be one of the show's stars, but what will the others be?
Detroit motor show

The star of Detroit is still yet to shine

We know there's going to be plenty of outstanding new metal, but the best could yet to be revealed

13 January 2014
The star of Detroit is still yet to shine
Can Audi make a Shooting Brake stack up?
The new Audi Allroad Shooting Brake offers styling cues to the next TT
Detroit motor show

Can Audi make a Shooting Brake stack up?

The Detroit motor show isn't the first time Audi has shown a Shooting Brake concept to the world – but will it reach production?

12 January 2014
Can Audi make a Shooting Brake stack up?
Could America be the key to Hyundai's Euro growth?
Hyundai's European range is competent...
Detroit motor show

Could America be the key to Hyundai's Euro growth?

US market models like the Genesis could provide much-needed halo models to further raise the brand's profile in Europe

12 January 2014
Could America be the key to Hyundai's Euro growth?
GM blog
Mary Barra is General Motor's first female CEO
Business

The delicate balancing act ahead of GM's Mary Barra

General Motor's first female CEO, the recently appointed Mary Barra, has some difficult decisions to make regarding media coverage

12 January 2014
The delicate balancing act ahead of GM's Mary Barra
The staggering value of British motorsport
Eight of the 11 Formula One teams are based in Britain
Motorsport

The staggering value of British motorsport

How cars driving round in circles are worth £9 billion to the British economy

10 January 2014
The staggering value of British motorsport
Welcome to 2014: good and bad news for the car enthusiast
A prototype M235i drifts perfectly around a steering pad, all by itself while the driver sits there, arms folded, giggling

Welcome to 2014: good and bad news for the car enthusiast

Self drifting BMWs, a 60mph speed limit on the M1, no more Brighton Speed trials but a sneak preview of a brilliant new Jaguar; 2014 has begun bizarrely for our Sutters

10 January 2014
Welcome to 2014: good and bad news for the car enthusiast
The echoes of Austin in the new Nissan taxi
The Nissan NV200 Taxi is the new "Taxi for London’"
New cars

The echoes of Austin in the new Nissan NV200 Taxi

A lot may consider Nissan's NV200 Taxi completely unrelated to anything that's gone before it, but the links are there - if you look hard enough

10 January 2014
The echoes of Austin in the new Nissan NV200 Taxi
Rolls-Royce meets Bentley - again
This Autocar sketch illustrates what Bentley's new SUV may look like
Business

Great minds think alike at Rolls-Royce and Bentley

The two super-luxury brands' CEOs arrived simultaneously in London yesterday, and both are upbeat and talking about their plans for SUVs

9 January 2014
Great minds think alike at Rolls-Royce and Bentley
The consequences of the Dakar's departure from Africa
Stephane Peterhansel is currently the favourite to win the car class in the Dakar Rally
Motorsport

The consequences of the Dakar's departure from Africa

Many think that the grueling Dakar rally should have never left its native Africa. Now, in its absence, a new event is gaining momentum

9 January 2014
The consequences of the Dakar's departure from Africa

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