STURMEY AWARD
"There’s very little time for self-satisfaction. Life is a lesson, and you’ve learned it when you’re through."
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Autocar Awards 2021: Polestar's Thomas Ingenlath wins Sturmey Award

Having played a key role in its premium revolution, Volvo’s chief designer was given control of an all-new brand – and created something very special

8 June 2021
Autocar Awards 2021: Polestar's Thomas Ingenlath wins Sturmey Award
READERS CHAMPION ALPINE 235
“It’s bonkers, brilliant and utterly beautiful, and its relative rarity makes it a worthwhile investment."
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Autocar awards 2021: Alpine A110, Golf GTI and Defender named readers' champions

We asked for your dream garage, comprising a fun car, a daily driver and a wildcard

8 June 2021
Autocar awards 2021: Alpine A110, Golf GTI and Defender named readers' champions
INNOVATION AWARD BENTLEY
Despite restrictions, Bentley production increased in 2020
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Autocar Awards 2021: Bentley's Crisis Management Taskforce wins Innovation Award

Bentley’s fast-acting reaction to Covid-19 set a gold standard for crisis response that has served the company beyond all expectation. We find out how it was done

8 June 2021
Autocar Awards 2021: Bentley's Crisis Management Taskforce wins Innovation Award
ISSIGONIS   CHUNG
"Our focus has always been to become an innovative mobility company that’s beloved and trusted by our customers"
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Autocar Awards 2021: Hyundai Chairman Euisun Chung wins Issigonis Trophy

A key force behind the rise of Hyundai and Kia even before he became the group’s chairman, Chung is a visionary leader with a talent for being ahead of the curve

8 June 2021
Autocar Awards 2021: Hyundai Chairman Euisun Chung wins Issigonis Trophy
LIFETIME RPJONES
RPJ credited Autocar with being first to understand his view that customers would respond to better-driving cars
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Autocar Awards 2021 Lifetime Achievement award: Richard Parry-Jones

Few industry figures have been more deserving of a lifetime achievement award than the late ‘RPJ’. We remember him

8 June 2021
Autocar Awards 2021 Lifetime Achievement award: Richard Parry-Jones
OUTSTANDING UK LEADER
Hawthorne says his award is for all at Arnold Clark: “We got through this as a team”
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Autocar Awards 2021 Outstanding UK leaders: Eddie Hawthorne

As CEO of Arnold Clark, one of the UK’s key car retailers, Eddie Hawthorne has been forced to steer his business through a calamitous past 14 months. We find out how he did it

8 June 2021
Autocar Awards 2021 Outstanding UK leaders: Eddie Hawthorne
motorsport hero   agag
"I like people criticising me. I have my own ideas and I’m convinced by them"
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Autocar Awards 2021: Alejandro Agag named Motorsport Hero

Formula E’s founder has confirmed his visionary status with a new venture that’s set to tackle climate change. We meet him

8 June 2021
Autocar Awards 2021: Alejandro Agag named Motorsport Hero
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Story behind life-saving safety devices we take for granted

Buckle up, as we take a look at some of the safety devices many of us take for granted

7 June 2021
Story behind life-saving safety devices we take for granted
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Goodwin can't help spotting Longcross settings
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Seen it all before: A deja vu-laden visit to Longcross Studios

We're forever recognising the same few bits of road on TV, but many more interesting things than filming take place at Longcross Studios…

6 June 2021
Seen it all before: A deja vu-laden visit to Longcross Studios
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Take a great British car on a six-lap circuit of the Great British Car Journey attraction
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Dads' cars: Visiting a very special old car museum

A remarkable visitor attraction containing decades of great British everyday cars has recently opened in Derbyshire. We took a sneak preview

6 June 2021
Dads' cars: Visiting a very special old car museum

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