Defender Challenge rising
Even the Bowler Defender Challenge found Bovington's gritty track tough
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Dirt in our eyes: Cross-country rallying in a Bowler Defender Challenge

Bowler's Defender-based racer is a mighty brute, but can it handle the most gruelling type of motorsport?

27 October 2019
Dirt in our eyes: Cross-country rallying in a Bowler Defender Challenge
Slideshow

Unavailables: 20 interesting cars not sold in the UK

Desirable and undesirable alike, we consider 20 of the most covetable cars that can't be bought in the United Kingdom

26 October 2019
Unavailables: 20 interesting cars not sold in the UK
Hatches parked
Three of the hottest of hot hatches prepare to do battle
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Hot hatch shootout: BMW M135i vs Mercedes-AMG A35 vs Mini JCW

The 1 Series has lost its six-cylinder engine and rear-wheel drive - but what about enthusiast appeal? We stack it up against two key rivals to find out

26 October 2019
Hot hatch shootout: BMW M135i vs Mercedes-AMG A35 vs Mini JCW
Slideshow

The brilliant, beautiful cars of Italdesign

The first Golf was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro. As we mark the launch of the Mk8 Golf, we take a look at the greatest designs by his Italdesign design studio, which is now over 50 years old

24 October 2019
The brilliant, beautiful cars of Italdesign
Slideshow

35 million and counting: the VW Golf story

As Volkswagen's popular hatchback turns 45, we take a look back at the history the German marque's best seller

24 October 2019
35 million and counting: the VW Golf story
Features

From the archive: Home through a revolution

Our correspondent detailed his motorised escape from communist-held Barcelona as the Spanish Civil War began in 1936

23 October 2019
From the archive: Home through a revolution
Slideshow

Cars that should have been stars, but weren't

Richard Bremner takes a look at the cars that had all the ingredients of amazing cars but for some reason just...didn't sell

22 October 2019
Cars that should have been stars, but weren't
Features

Autocar readers visit Mini Oxford plant for exclusive Paddy Hopkirk Q&A

UK manufacturing base played host to Autocar subscribers as rally legend Hopkirk talked us through his career behind the wheel

22 October 2019
Autocar readers visit Mini Oxford plant for exclusive Paddy Hopkirk Q&A
JLR HQ interior
JLR's new HQ is as spacious as is it high-tech.
Features

The Gaydon Triangle: Inside Jaguar Land Rover's tech HQ

Jaguar Land Rover’s new £600m creative base could mark the start of a golden era for the company. We look around

20 October 2019
The Gaydon Triangle: Inside Jaguar Land Rover's tech HQ
New M3 edging ahead
Power is where the 28 year difference shows most; the new M3 generates over 100bhp more than the old
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BTCC then and now: 2019 BMW 3 Series meets 1991 E30 M3

Past and present champions Tim Harvey and Colin Turkington swap their old and new 3 Series to see what's changed

20 October 2019
BTCC then and now: 2019 BMW 3 Series meets 1991 E30 M3

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