Technology

How simulators are shaping driver assistance technology

Simulators have come a long way in a short space of time and are helping manufacturers develop new software

30 August 2024
How simulators are shaping driver assistance technology
Long-Term Review

Cupra Born 2024 long-term test

We’ve named it the best and most fun EV. Does it really have no flaws? Let’s find out

30 August 2024
Cupra Born 2024 long-term test
Mercedes S Class EV render autocar
Next-gen ICE S-Class will have same body as EV but different grille
New cars

Electric Mercedes S-Class to replace EQS for next generation

All-new Mercedes flagship will arrive in 2030 in EV and combustion forms

30 August 2024
Electric Mercedes S-Class to replace EQS for next generation
Omoda 5 front
The Omoda 5 will be offered exclusively with a pure-petrol powertrain
New cars

Omoda 5 and E5 launch as brand's first UK cars from £25,235

Chinese car maker starts with petrol and electric SUVs; three other cars are planned over next two years

30 August 2024
Omoda 5 and E5 launch as brand's first UK cars from £25,235
Long-Term Review

Citroen C4 X 2024 long-term test

We tested both the petrol and electric versions of Citroen's saloon – with mixed results...

29 August 2024
Citroen C4 X 2024 long-term test
Lotus Eletre FD 2024   ME 49
Lotus sold 4873 cars in the first half of the year, split evenly between the Eletre (pictured) and Emira
Car sales

Lotus slashes EV sales target by 78% due to new US tariffs

Geely-owned luxury brand now targets 12,000 sales this year, down on its previous goal of 55,000

29 August 2024
Autocar Business
Lotus slashes EV sales target by 78% due to new US tariffs
Slideshow

10 used cars with the best engines you can buy

Not yet ready to enter the electric era? Jack Warrick digs out 10 used bargains that offer unique and characterful engines

29 August 2024
10 used cars with the best engines you can buy
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Matthews (centre) first appeared in Autocar in 1912
From the archive

When Autocar met the inventor of the death ray

It sounds like a con, but there was more to Harry Grindell Matthews' machine than you might expect

29 August 2024
When Autocar met the inventor of the death ray
New cars

Everything you need to know about driving offences

Driving offences in the UK encompass a wide range of violations. We go through some of the most serious

29 August 2024
Everything you need to know about driving offences
New cars

Citroën C5 Aircross to be reinvented as flagship with 435-mile range

Next-generation version will top the Citroën range - while the C5 X will not be replaced

29 August 2024
Citroën C5 Aircross to be reinvented as flagship with 435-mile range

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New car news

Renault Trafic E Tech on display at LCV show   front three quarters
New Trafic E-Tech is smallest of three new electric vans revealed by Renault
New cars

Renault could take on ID Buzz with Espace-style electric MPV

29 April 2025
Renault could take on ID Buzz with Espace-style electric MPV

Motorsport news

Donnington Park British touring cars
In the 1990s, national champions from abroad and ex-F1 racers would compete in the BTCC
Motorsport

Britain vs the world: when Super Tourers took over

26 April 2025
Britain vs the world: when Super Tourers took over