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McLaren Senna GTR 2019 first drive review - hero front

First Drive

McLaren Senna GTR 2019 first drive

Shows what a car the Senna could be if the rules allowed. A monster in appearance, sound and performance, yet easier to drive than you could ever imagine

2 December 2019

McLaren Senna GTR 2019 first drive

Handling Day favourites

From left to right: Lotus Elise, Mazda MX-5, Ferrari 550 Maranello, Porsche 911 and Honda NSX

News

Britain's Best Driver's Car: Our favourites of the last three decades

30 years of our popular contest have produced an array of different winners from the modest to the majestic. We revisit our five favourites

1 December 2019

Britain's Best Driver's Car: Our favourites of the last three decades

Ford Shelby Mustang GT500 2020 road test review - hero front

Car review

Ford Shelby Mustang GT500

All the reassurance you could want that, while it uses the Mustang name for an electric SUV, Ford has not forgotten the true spirit of the original pony car

20 November 2019

Ford Shelby Mustang GT500

Ford Mustang Mach-E 2020 first ride - hero front

News

First ride: 2020 Ford Mustang Mach-E prototype

We ride shotgun in Ford's debut electric car to find out if it does more than share a name with the most famous pony car in the world

18 November 2019

First ride: 2020 Ford Mustang Mach-E prototype

Dream car render side

How we imagine our dream car will look

News

How we'd design our dream car

The perfect car is the one created inside your own head. So here's the best thing on four wheels, according to Autocar

2 November 2019

How we'd design our dream car

McLaren GT front three quarters

First Drive

McLaren GT 2019 first drive

Woking’s most user-friendly car to date is still a McLaren first and foremost, and a GT more in name than behaviour

17 September 2019

McLaren GT 2019 first drive

McLaren 720S 2019 long-term review - hero side

Long-Term Review

McLaren 720S 2019 long-term test

Is living with a true hypercar any harder than living with a family hatchback? We found out over five months

4 September 2019

McLaren 720S 2019 long-term test

Porsche 911, Alpine A110, McLaren 600LT, Ford Fiesta ST, BMW 320D

Not the best driver's cars, nor the best value for money, just five cars we love

News

Best 50 cars on sale: Top five showdown

Alpine, Porsche, McLaren, BMW and Ford go head-to-head to find the best car available in the UK right now

31 August 2019

Best 50 cars on sale: Top five showdown

Porsche Taycan 2020 first drive review - hero front

First Drive

Porsche Taycan 2020 first drive

Stuttgart’s groundbreaking 700bhp-plus pure-electric four-seat sports car is driven in pre-production form

27 August 2019

Porsche Taycan 2020 first drive

Ferdinand Piech

Opinion

Ferdinand Piech: the man who reshaped Volkswagen

Man behind landmark cars like the Porsche 917, Audi Quattro and Bugatti Veyron has died. Andrew Frankel looks back on his legacy

27 August 2019

Ferdinand Piech: the man who reshaped Volkswagen

Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 driving - front

It’s the driver doing this, not the car – but for how much longer?

News

Long read: What is the future of driving for fun?

With the dawn of the all-electric sports car almost upon us, we ponder (in a Cayman GT4) what it means for the true driving enthusiast

25 August 2019

Long read: What is the future of driving for fun?

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