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Chaos and anger at the first-ever World Rally Championship event

The championship's inaugural event in 1973 was far from auspicious, with most crews ending up disqualified

28 January 2025
Chaos and anger at the first-ever World Rally Championship event
Genesis GV80 front quarter tracking
GV80 is available from stock only – while supplies last
Consumer

Genesis ends ICE sales in the UK - for now

Brand goes EV-only in the UK as it ends sales of pure-ICE cars, but hybrids are due in the coming years

28 January 2025
Genesis ends ICE sales in the UK - for now
Renault Rafale E Tech 4x4 300 hp Atelier Alpine 1
Range-topping Rafale is destined to remain Renault's only plug-in hybrid
New cars

Renault bets big on full hybrids as rival firms invest in PHEVs

CEO says flagship Rafale makes sense as a plug-in hybrid, but smaller cars will either be full hybrid or electric

28 January 2025
Renault bets big on full hybrids as rival firms invest in PHEVs
New cars

Lexus drops LS from UK line-up after 35 years on sale

Luxury saloon was first launched here in 1990, but homologation and legislation issues have led to its withdrawal

27 January 2025
Lexus drops LS from UK line-up after 35 years on sale
New cars

Renault 5 to stay fresh with latest EV tech but design won't change

Electric supermini is in line for important battery and tech upgrades in coming years but don't expect a 'facelift'

27 January 2025
Renault 5 to stay fresh with latest EV tech but design won't change
BMW iX5 Autocar render front quarter
Insiders have told Autocar an X-shaped lighting graphic is planned
New cars

Reinvented 2026 BMW iX5 to add BEV and hydrogen options

EV will tap into new-era tech and starts the final push to electrify every SUV

27 January 2025
Reinvented 2026 BMW iX5 to add BEV and hydrogen options
Polestar Michael Lohscheller
Michael Lohscheller was previously the finance chief and CEO of Opel-Vauxhall
Corporate

'A lot of things need to change' - new Polestar boss on brand reboot

Revised sales tactics, new product line-up and launches in new markets are intended to put ailing firm back on track

27 January 2025
Autocar Business
'A lot of things need to change' - new Polestar boss on brand reboot
Slideshow

The cars transformed by a new engine

We look at the cars whose nature and abilities were dramatically altered by the arrival of a new powerplant

27 January 2025
The cars transformed by a new engine
New cars

Does it really matter how I pronounce Hyundai?

Hyundai has taken to TV advertising to explain how people should say its name

26 January 2025
Does it really matter how I pronounce Hyundai?

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