New cars

Black Badge Spectre is most powerful Rolls-Royce ever made

Luxury model is first EV to get Black Badge treatment which boosts output to 650bhp

18 February 2025
Black Badge Spectre is most powerful Rolls-Royce ever made
Technology

Can high-tech displays boost feel-good factor?

Continental's new display is intended to visually enhance the vehicle interior and enable personalisation

18 February 2025
Can high-tech displays boost feel-good factor?
Fireman Access 1
Removable disc in the battery casing allows water to reach the cells in the event of a fire
Electric cars

Renault makes EV fire suppression tech open to all manufacturers

Fireman Access device is said to allow an EV fire to be extinguished in the same time as an ICE vehicle

18 February 2025
Renault makes EV fire suppression tech open to all manufacturers
New cars

Fiat 500 and Panda to be reborn in ground-up brand overhaul

Larger SUV, fastback and possible new Punto on the way in next stage of brand's reinvention

18 February 2025
Fiat 500 and Panda to be reborn in ground-up brand overhaul
Corporate

Fiat was 'starving for love' – now it's got it

Axing model after model stunted the brand, but chief Olivier François believes it's back for better

18 February 2025
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Fiat was 'starving for love' – now it's got it
Long-Term Review

MG 3 hybrid 2025 long-term test

Can this hybrid compete with the best superminis? Here’s our verdict

17 February 2025
MG 3 hybrid 2025 long-term test
EV Handling Test 2023 173
The government will only allow new zero-emission cars to be sold from 2035 onwards
Electric cars

Final chance to have your say on UK's phase-out of ICE cars

Our response to the UK government consultation on plans to ban the sale of new non-zero emission cars and vans

17 February 2025
Final chance to have your say on UK's phase-out of ICE cars
Mazda 2 Mazda 2 Hybrid
2 Hybrid (middle) is confirmed as the direct replacement for the older model
New cars

Mazda 2 supermini axed after a decade on sale

Pure-petrol and mild-hybrid hatchback is dropped in favour of newer, Toyota Yaris-based 2 Hybrid

17 February 2025
Mazda 2 supermini axed after a decade on sale
Cars on the farm
Subaru MV pick-up was a competent farmhand
From the archive

Brat winter: Subaru MV vs left-field Landie rivals in 1982 showdown

In 1982, Autocar gathered the six most significant imports on a farm in rural Kent to see what was what

16 February 2025
Brat winter: Subaru MV vs left-field Landie rivals in 1982 showdown
t50 ride 2025 (20)
Seminal T50 is a modern day McLaren F1
Features

Floored in Surrey with Gordon Murray: Welcome to the T50 factory

GMA's grand new HQ is now nearing completion, with T50 production already in full swing. We drop by

16 February 2025
Floored in Surrey with Gordon Murray: Welcome to the T50 factory

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