Tobias Sühlmann mclaren
Much of Sühlmann’s work since his return has been to develop a new design language
Features

How McLaren's designs will change for the future

At one of its most pivotal times, Tobias Sühlmann reveals what Woking's new cars will look like

12 May 2024
How McLaren's designs will change for the future
Bentley Continental GT front Cannes
The sight of the Continental in this specifications stirred Lane's inner Woolf Barnato
Features

Ultimate GT? 820 miles in 12 hours with the Bentley Continental

All modern cars can handle a full-day drive through France, but not quite like this

11 May 2024
Ultimate GT? 820 miles in 12 hours with the Bentley Continental
Finance

JLR posts best profit since 2015 as Defender, Range Rover sales soar

Firm generated a record £29 billion in revenue last year, selling more than 400,000 cars

10 May 2024
Autocar Business
JLR posts best profit since 2015 as Defender, Range Rover sales soar
Mercedes AMG CLE 63 front three quarter
Traditional AMG buyers didn't take to the PHEV drivetrain
New cars

Mercedes-AMG CLE 63 switches four-pot PHEV for 585bhp V8

AMG lines up twin-turbo V8 power for upcoming super-coupé amid slow sales for four-cylinder hybrid C63

10 May 2024
Mercedes-AMG CLE 63 switches four-pot PHEV for 585bhp V8
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Skoda Octavia: why it's a 5-star What Car? family car

We delve into the reasons why our sister title holds the value-packed Skoda Octavia hatchback and estate in such high regard

10 May 2024
Skoda Octavia: why it's a 5-star What Car? family car
alpine hydrogen
The Alpenglow Hy4 uses a 2.0-litre turbo four fuelled by hydrogen
New cars

Alpine reveals hydrogen-combustion sports car with 335bhp

Alpenglow hits the track as Alpine doubles down on hydrogen; new V6 engine is in the works

10 May 2024
Alpine reveals hydrogen-combustion sports car with 335bhp
1930s police
Officers in patrol cars would receive Morse messages from base
From the archive

From the archive: fighting crime in morse code and recording on wax

We take communications for granted now, but it was very different story in 1930s Britain

10 May 2024
From the archive: fighting crime in morse code and recording on wax
Volkswagen ID 3 GTX and ID 7 GTX parked at a spanish villa
Hot ID 3 and ID 7 were recently added to GTX line-up
New cars

Volkswagen will retire GTX name to make way for hot GTI and R EVs

Company boss says: "We'll work our way back to GTI and R in the next products"

9 May 2024
Volkswagen will retire GTX name to make way for hot GTI and R EVs
Cupra DarkRebel concept side
DarkRebel is "a sports car that pushes the boundaries of design and performance"
New cars

Cupra wants to build DarkRebel but profit must come first

Boss says the electric sports coupé would help build the brand but "at the moment it remains a dream"

9 May 2024
Cupra wants to build DarkRebel but profit must come first
How much of a fire risk are electric vehicles?
Damage can cause lithium ion batteries to catch fire
Electric cars

How much of a fire risk are electric vehicles?

We look at why EV fires are so hard to extinguish, how fire services are handling it and how to minimise risks

9 May 2024
How much of a fire risk are electric vehicles?

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