Articles by Sam Sheehan

First right-hand drive AC Cobra MkVI to launch at Autosport International
News

First right-hand-drive AC Cobra MkVI to launch at Autosport International

434bhp Cobra is supplied by UK distributor MacG Racing and comes with modern updates; GT4 racing version will follow

4 January 2017
First right-hand-drive AC Cobra MkVI to launch at Autosport International
Facelifted Mercedes-AMG GLA 45 spotted testing
News

Facelifted Mercedes-AMG GLA 45 seen in public with visual upgrades

Next-generation hot crossover will get similar exterior tweaks to the regular car; no engine upgrades mean 376bhp and 350lb ft of torque

3 January 2017
Facelifted Mercedes-AMG GLA 45 seen in public with visual upgrades
2017 Mercedes-Benz GLA previewed ahead of Detroit motor show
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2017 Mercedes-Benz GLA previewed ahead of Detroit motor show

Facelifted BMW X1 rival gets an evolved exterior design and raised ride height

3 January 2017
2017 Mercedes-Benz GLA previewed ahead of Detroit motor show
Tesla delays price increases caused by Brexit until 14 January
Teslas delivered before April will retain free Supercharger access
News

Tesla delays price increases blamed on Brexit until 14 January

American electric car maker freezes prices of its models beyond original deadline; says eventual price increase related to weak value of the pound

3 January 2017
Tesla delays price increases blamed on Brexit until 14 January
Does Drift Mode make the Ford Focus RS more agile on track?
Opinion

Does Drift Mode make the Ford Focus RS more agile on track?

We take a Focus RS to Bedford Autodrome to see how its lairiest setting influences its on-track ability; with video

2 January 2017
Does Drift Mode make the Ford Focus RS more agile on track?
Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport S smashes own Nurburgring record
News

Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport S smashes own Nurburgring record

VW’s 306bhp track-focused Golf shaves almost 2.0sec from its fastest time in the GTI’s 40th year; new pictures of anniversary model also released

28 December 2016
Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport S smashes own Nurburgring record
McLaren 570GT
Opinion

McLaren 570GT - Autocar's favourite cars of the year

We're running through our favourites of 2016 - Sam Sheehan has chosen the McLaren 570GT

27 December 2016
McLaren 570GT - Autocar's favourite cars of the year
Elemental RP1
News

Elemental RP1 targets Nurburgring production car lap record

Updated two-seater produces 1000kg of downforce, and Elemental wants to demonstrate the effects at the Green Hell

26 December 2016
Elemental RP1 targets Nurburgring production car lap record
2017 Volkswagen Golf R facelift boosted to 306bhp
News

2017 Volkswagen Golf R facelift boosted to 306bhp

Updated super-hatch is on sale in Germany now with an extra 10bhp; UK order books open in February

23 December 2016
2017 Volkswagen Golf R facelift boosted to 306bhp
Ford Mustang
News

Ford UK marketing boss: Mustang will survive long into the future

Alongside EVs and driverless cars, demand for old-school performance models will survive for many more years, says Ford's Lisa Brankin

23 December 2016
Ford UK marketing boss: Mustang will survive long into the future
Honda Swindon
Honda's Swindon plant is its global hub for Civic production, making it one of Britain's busiest car factories
News

UK car production surpasses 1.6 million in 2016

Britain built 9.6% more cars in the first 11 months of 2016 than during the same period in 2015; 1.25m cars were exported

22 December 2016
UK car production surpasses 1.6 million in 2016

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