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Alpine A110 SportsX concept 2020 - tracking front

A small crossover? We shouldn’t like it, but in this case…

Opinion

Matt Prior: An enthusiast-friendly crossover... could it be?

The Alpine SportsX concept might be the crossover we've all been waiting for. Let's hope Renault turns it into a production car

21 February 2020

Matt Prior: An enthusiast-friendly crossover... could it be?

Opinion

Matt Prior: The lessons that must be learnt from the Harry Dunn tragedy

The government, and the US military, need to do more to make sure awful events like this can't happen again

14 February 2020

Matt Prior: The lessons that must be learnt from the Harry Dunn tragedy

Whales jumped for joy the day petrol stilled Nantucket

Opinion

Matt Prior: Why today's cars could be tomorrow's whaling

Nantucket used to be the whaling capital of the world. But then petrol came. Could a similar shift be in store for the car industry?

7 February 2020

Matt Prior: Why today's cars could be tomorrow's whaling

GT86/BRZ has punched well above its power output

Opinion

Matt Prior: The wholesome appeal of bespoke coupes

The purity of the new Toyota GT86/Subaru BRZ is a must for car lovers, so buy it so the makers keep building them

31 January 2020

Matt Prior: The wholesome appeal of bespoke coupes

The Gladiator glides over terrain that would stymie a lesser vehicle

News

Moving (on) mountains: Driving a Jeep Gladiator in New Zealand

The Wrangler-based Gladiator – Jeep’s first pick-up in 27 years – looks born ready, for anything. We put it through its paces on rocky terrain

25 January 2020

Moving (on) mountains: Driving a Jeep Gladiator in New Zealand

Ghosn held an explosive press conference after his top-secret flight

Opinion

Matt Prior: The great escape (of Carlos Ghosn)

Was there a cleverly concealed escape tunnel hidden by a poster of Raquel Welch? What was the deal with the musical instrument case? Our columnist digs to the truth

24 January 2020

Matt Prior: The great escape (of Carlos Ghosn)

The current land speed record sits at 763.035mph; Bloodhound is going for 800

News

In pursuit of 800mph: How Bloodhound aims to break the land speed record

After storming to 628mph, the project has history in its sights. We sit down with its chief engineer and driver

19 January 2020

In pursuit of 800mph: How Bloodhound aims to break the land speed record

Nano: a car with a great future behind it

Opinion

Matt Prior: Whatever happened to the Tata Nano?

In 2009, our man backed the wee Tata to conquer the future. Little did he know...

17 January 2020

Matt Prior: Whatever happened to the Tata Nano?

Toyota’s plan for a next-gen Aygo (imagined by Autocar above) bucks the trend of panning city cars

Opinion

Matt Prior: Not a prediction about the A segment's future

Automotive trends are becoming trickier to follow, so all bets are off on the lot of the city car

10 January 2020

Matt Prior: Not a prediction about the A segment's future

Turns out the Noble M600 wasn’t a bogey car after all…

Opinion

Matt Prior: On the nobility of cleanness

As we turn into a new year, everyone's favourite car columnist ponders the pleasures of beginning afresh

3 January 2020

Matt Prior: On the nobility of cleanness

News

Matt Prior's car of the decade: Nissan Juke

We asked leading Autocar writers to pick a favourite car of the past 10 years. Matt Prior eats humble pie and picks a car that reshaped the compact hatch market

29 December 2019

Matt Prior's car of the decade: Nissan Juke