Mini Cooper S
The 60th anniversary of one of Britain's best-loved cars is cause for celebration (and inflated prices)
Used cars

James Ruppert: beat the hype surrounding a small car's big birthday

Mini turns 60 this year, so expect prices to spike

22 January 2019
James Ruppert: beat the hype surrounding a small car's big birthday
Lexus ES
Lexus could adapt its self-charging hybrid technology to suit market demand
Confidential

Autocar confidential: Porsche knows how to push drivers' buttons, Lexus eyes plug-in technology and more...

Our reporters empty their notebooks to round up this week's gossip from across the automotive industry

22 January 2019
Autocar confidential: Porsche knows how to push drivers' buttons, Lexus eyes plug-in technology and more...
Jaguar I-Pace
I-Pace represents a “transformative” time for Jaguar cars
Business

How Jaguar plans to follow the I-Pace

It started as a research project. But as chief engineer Dave Shaw tells us, the first EV Big Cat proved too strong to be caged

22 January 2019
How Jaguar plans to follow the I-Pace
First Drive

Lamborghini Huracan Evo 2019 first drive

Lamborghini evolves the Huracan even further than the much-improved Performante, to become a more engaging supercar

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21 January 2019
Lamborghini Huracan Evo 2019 first drive
Hyundai Kona Iron Man Edition
This is the Hyundai Kona Iron Man Edition, a special edition of the crossover created along with Marvel
New cars

Hyundai Kona Iron Man Edition to arrive in UK in March

Crossover themed around Marvel superhero franchise priced from £27,995 with range-topping petrol engine

21 January 2019
Hyundai Kona Iron Man Edition to arrive in UK in March
Business

British drivers could pay £1000 a year more to park at work

Workplace parking levy is already in force in Nottingham, whose council says it has reduced rush-hour traffic

21 January 2019
British drivers could pay £1000 a year more to park at work
Second-hand BMW Z3
1999-reg Z3 M 3.2 roadsters start from about £12,000 but an early 1.9 can be had for a quarter of that
Used cars

Used car buying guide: BMW Z3

An ageing but robust BMW Z3 can make for a surprisingly cost-effective way in to rear-drive roadster ownership

21 January 2019
Used car buying guide: BMW Z3
Business

Annual sales of Volvo XC40 set to double in 2019

Popular new compact SUV is on course to help Volvo reach its annual sales goal of 800,000 units

21 January 2019
Annual sales of Volvo XC40 set to double in 2019
The Karma Revero
New cars

Karma partners with Pininfarina for product development

American-Chinese car maker teams with Italian design house; will reveal details of new products in the spring

18 January 2019
Karma partners with Pininfarina for product development
New cars

Tesla cuts 7% of workforce to boost margins and production

CEO Elon Musk says in internal email that Tesla “will need to make these cuts while increasing Model 3 production”

18 January 2019
Tesla cuts 7% of workforce to boost margins and production

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New car news

McLaren F1 P1 cornering
F1's 6.1-litre V12 put out 627bhp; hybrid P1 upped the ante with 903bhp
New cars

McLaren confirms W1 name for F1, P1 successor

27 September 2024
McLaren confirms W1 name for F1, P1 successor

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

12 September 2024
Genesis to enter top-flight endurance racing