Renault Twingo cornering - front
Could the Renault Twingo be reborn?
Confidential

Autocar confidential: Porsche's colour conundrum, Renault hatches a plan and more

Our reporters empty their notebooks to round up a week in gossip from across the automotive industry

6 August 2019
Autocar confidential: Porsche's colour conundrum, Renault hatches a plan and more
First Drive

Mercedes-Benz GLE 400d 2019 UK first drive

Range-topping diesel SUV gets a fine engine and interior but not the driving dynamics to match

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6 August 2019
Mercedes-Benz GLE 400d 2019 UK first drive
Mitsubishi Shogun
The final Shogun to be sold in the UK has joined a second-generation example (right) on Mitsubishi's heritage fleet
New cars

Mitsubishi Shogun production ends after 37 years

Future of venerable off-roader remains uncertain as final Mk4 example brought to the UK is added to firm's heritage fleet

5 August 2019
Mitsubishi Shogun production ends after 37 years
2019 Audi S4 press packet - front
S4 will be diesel only with a 48-volt mild hybrid set-up
New cars

2019 Audi A4: pricing for facelifted executive car revealed

BMW 3 Series rival has received a raft of revisions as part of a mid-life facelift; prices start at £30,725

5 August 2019
2019 Audi A4: pricing for facelifted executive car revealed
Nissan Leaf
Sales of battery electric cars, such as the Nissan Leaf, rose in July
Business

Battery EV sales hit new peak in July; PHEV struggle continues

EVs accounted for a record 1.4% of the UK market in July, but the struggles of diesel and PHEVs meant overall sales fell

5 August 2019
Battery EV sales hit new peak in July; PHEV struggle continues
Used car buying guide: Audi S3 Mk1 - front
Audi called the S3 a quattro but pedants say that because it uses a Haldex coupling rather than a Torsen differential, it isn’t
Used cars

Used car buying guide: Audi S3 Mk1

The original Audi S3 may be getting long in the tooth, but this solid if understated hot hatch is now a performance bargain

5 August 2019
Used car buying guide: Audi S3 Mk1
Jaguar XJ 2020 render
2020 Jaguar XJ, as imagined by Autocar
Business

Jaguar Land Rover's survival bid: five new cars in two years

New Defender, Mk5 Range Rover, Road Rover, J-Pace and electric XJ are all on the cards

5 August 2019
Jaguar Land Rover's survival bid: five new cars in two years
Four-cylinder iVT cylinder head
Four-cylinder iVT cylinder head gives complete individual control of both inlet and exhaust valves
Technology

Under the skin: How valves are taking back control of our engines

Intelligent valve technology (iVT) is reshaping the way camshafts work, and could herald a new era for combustion

5 August 2019
Under the skin: How valves are taking back control of our engines
BTCC Snetterton: Tom Ingram Colin Turkington
Tom Ingram leads Colin Turkington
Motorsport

BTCC 2019: Ingram, Turkington and Butcher split Snetterton wins

BMW man Turkington maintains edge in title race as tyre rules spice up Snetterton racing

4 August 2019
BTCC 2019: Ingram, Turkington and Butcher split Snetterton wins
Porsche 993 911 RS
Some departures left a huge whole in our heart, others just in our bank account...
Features

Road to regret: the cars we should have kept

Every car enthusiast’s life is punctuated by motors loved and lost. Autocar’s staff and contributors ruminate on their most painful goodbyes

4 August 2019
Road to regret: the cars we should have kept

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New car news

Hyundai Inster front quarter
Inster measures 3.8m long, 1.6m wide and 1.6m tall
New cars

Hyundai Inster is 229-mile city car for £23,495

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Hyundai Inster is 229-mile city car for £23,495

Motorsport news

Genesis X Gran Racer VGT
Genesis X Gran Racer VGT concept previously hinted at brand's ambitions to go racing
Motorsport

Genesis to enter top-flight endurance racing

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Genesis to enter top-flight endurance racing