From the archive

What sports car track tests looked like in the 1960s

The Foreign Car Test in the '60s was the equivalent to our Britain's Best Driver's car contest

21 December 2024
What sports car track tests looked like in the 1960s
From the archive

The steampunk 1920s grand prix car inspired by fighter planes

Voisin cars flouted both design norms and engineering conventions; we revisit the unique Type C6 Laboratoire

13 December 2024
The steampunk 1920s grand prix car inspired by fighter planes
From the archive

The rise and whimpering fall of General Motors' Honda-killer

GM pumped money and people into the Saturn brand but it was to no avail

9 December 2024
The rise and whimpering fall of General Motors' Honda-killer
From the archive

When did cars outgrow that 'vintage' shape?

1950s cars stood out with 'pontoon'-shaped silhouettes but when did these obscure designs die out

5 December 2024
When did cars outgrow that 'vintage' shape?
From the archive

The early-1900s Peugeot dealer who pioneered bonkers advertising

Charles Friswell's unique take on selling cars caused much confusion, and eventually led to him to get a knighthood

28 November 2024
The early-1900s Peugeot dealer who pioneered bonkers advertising
From the archive

Autocar digital archive now 100% complete

Unique resource of automotive history – 129 years of weekly reporting – now available for just £2.46 a week

27 November 2024
Autocar digital archive now 100% complete
From the archive

The venomous rise of the AC Cobra

The thunderous roadster emerged in 1962 as a V8 development of 1953’s Ace

22 November 2024
The venomous rise of the AC Cobra
From the archive

1950s British cars' export prospects as seen by a foreigner

We asked a Swiss journalist whether Britain could recover its post-war lead as the European industry got going again

17 November 2024
1950s British cars' export prospects as seen by a foreigner
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Mini is one of the most beloved of all the cars ever built, and survived until 2000
Features

Star cars from a century of British motoring

We dive into the Autocar Archive to trace Britain's automotive story right from the very beginning

14 November 2024
Star cars from a century of British motoring
Alfa Romeo Kamal
Kamal had 8C-like front end and curvy proportions
From the archive

The tortured development of Alfa Romeo's first SUV

Alfa perfected the modern luxury SUV recipe in 2003 but no one got to taste it

13 November 2024
The tortured development of Alfa Romeo's first SUV

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