Slideshow

Oddball fast cars you’ve (probably) forgotten all about

We salute the performance cars that for a variety of reasons time has forgotten

20 December 2024
Oddball fast cars you’ve (probably) forgotten all about
citroen c4 front three quarter render
Citroën C4 successor, here imagined by Autocar, will take inspiration from the Oli concept
New cars

Value-focused Citroen C3 platform set to underpin C4 successor

“No limits” to scaling up Smart Car architecture, boss says, as bigger cars “don’t need to be full of technology”

20 December 2024
Value-focused Citroen C3 platform set to underpin C4 successor
Fast Electric car accelerating reaction 2024   ME 1
Many EVs have the punch to match petrol sports cars and hot hatches
Features

Questions over safety as ICE drivers swap into "brutally" fast EVs

Is the instant power delivery of an EV too much for unwary and inexperienced drivers?

20 December 2024
Questions over safety as ICE drivers swap into "brutally" fast EVs
Slideshow

The best-looking Fords ever sold

Double-take cars from the illustrious Blue Oval that fulfilled their brief better than many others

20 December 2024
The best-looking Fords ever sold
Electric vehicles

Progress report: Which car makers are meeting the ZEV mandate?

Some easily hit or even exceeded the UK government’s 22% EV sales target for 2024, but others fell well short

20 December 2024
Autocar Business
Progress report: Which car makers are meeting the ZEV mandate?
Vehicle manufacturing

UK records worst November for car production since 1980

It also represented the ninth consecutive month of decline this year

20 December 2024
Autocar Business
UK records worst November for car production since 1980
Honda 0 Series preview
The SUV concept (right) will be showcased at CES alongside the Saloon prototype…
New cars

Honda to unveil 0 Series SUV concept next month

The SUV is one of seven planned 0 Series models set to arrive before the end of the decade

19 December 2024
Honda to unveil 0 Series SUV concept next month
ONVO L60 5
New L60 is said to be most aero-efficient SUV on sale
New cars

Report: Nio to launch in UK in early 2025 with new Onvo L60

Lack of import tariffs means UK will be first European market to get Chinese firm's new affordable EV brand

19 December 2024
Report: Nio to launch in UK in early 2025 with new Onvo L60
Learner driver
The DVSA is also taking measures to free up existing driving test capacity
Consumer

DVSA to hire 450 new examiners to cut driving test backlog

Average waiting time for a driving test is now four and a half months, but there's “no quick fix” in sight

19 December 2024
DVSA to hire 450 new examiners to cut driving test backlog
Technology

The 'green diesel' that is now powering Stellantis

Hydrotreated vegetable oil can be used as a straight substitute for conventional diesel

19 December 2024
The 'green diesel' that is now powering Stellantis

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New car news

Honda Prelude camo front quarter
New Prelude will be based on the Civic, serving as a halo car for Honda's electrified tech
New cars

Confirmed: New Honda Prelude to feature simulated gearbox

17 December 2024
Confirmed: New Honda Prelude to feature simulated gearbox

Motorsport news

Ford Mustang GTD Nurburgring front quarter
The Mustang GTD clocked 6min 57.685sec – some 2sec quicker than the Porsche 911 GT3
New cars

Ford Mustang GTD beats Porsche 911 GT3's Nurburgring time

10 December 2024
Ford Mustang GTD beats Porsche 911 GT3's Nurburgring time