Autocar's magic moments
“Pass me more tyres, these ones have melted”
Features

Magic moments from Autocar road testers past and present

We talk to current and past staffers, including Matt Prior and Chris Harris to discover their favourite moments

20 April 2025
Magic moments from Autocar road testers past and present
Best cars

Best hot hatches - driven, rated and ranked

There are no hitches with our top 10 hot hatches – but which pocket rocket claims the number one spot?

20 April 2025
Best hot hatches - driven, rated and ranked
Lancia Ypsilon tracking front
Ypsilon is reigniting the old marque – a hot HF-badged electric version will soon follow
Features

Lancia: the brand that refused to die

Lancia has at last launched a new car. We drive it to find out whether that odds-defying revival is a success

19 April 2025
Lancia: the brand that refused to die
We tested three 'cheaps from the old Bloc' in November 1990…
Features

Super-budget superminis of the Eastern Bloc face off

We go back to the 1990s and re-discover which budget Soviet brand was the best

19 April 2025
Super-budget superminis of the Eastern Bloc face off
electrogenics mazda mx5 2025 jh 49 1600x1067 90eae88a b7e5 408a a8d1 b2a28afe36c4
160bhp for the EV, 181bhp for the ICE. Former around half a second quicker to 60mph.
Features

New Mazda MX-5 meets EV-converted original: which is best?

Similar in size, money and ethos. Yet wildly different in application

19 April 2025
New Mazda MX-5 meets EV-converted original: which is best?
Slideshow

The best-looking Fords ever sold

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

19 April 2025
The best-looking Fords ever sold
Ratarossa 2018 LL 334
The 'Ratarossa' was bought from California for just £16,000
Features

Driving the rattiest Ferrari on the road

Yes, you can buy a flat-12, gaited-manual Ferrari for less than £20,000. Should you? That's a different story...

18 April 2025
Driving the rattiest Ferrari on the road
From the archive

When Cosworth built its own F1 car - with four-wheel drive

Cosworth's engines dominated F1 in the 60s and 70s – but it also made its own unconventional race car

18 April 2025
When Cosworth built its own F1 car - with four-wheel drive
Rivian R1T front quarter
Bold, big and brawny, the R1T is like no other EV or pick-up on the market
Features

Inside Rivian: the start-up teaching VW how to make better EVs

Rivian is a radical EV start-up with a different approach. We drive its flagship and explain its VW Group deal

18 April 2025
Inside Rivian: the start-up teaching VW how to make better EVs

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