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BMW 8 Series Concept: an in-depth look with designer John Buckingham

As the original 8 Series coupé belatedly enjoys the reverence that BMW always hoped would be bestowed upon it, we talk to the man responsible for creating its successor

BMW 8 Series Concept: an in-depth look with designer John Buckingham
Hybrids could now get a manual gearbox
This is the new hybrid clutch system that opens the way for electrified cars to be offered with manual transmissions.
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New clutch allows hybrids to run manual gearboxes

Components firm Schaeffler says its P2 module could reduce hybrid fuel consumption by 20%

New clutch allows hybrids to run manual gearboxes
New Subaru platform targets Europe with class-leading safety tech
Subaru's new platform will have 'class-leading' safety
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New Subaru platform targets Europe with 'class-leading' safety technology

Sales of Subarus represent just 0.3% of the European market; it hopes a new platform will draw new customers with leading safety

New Subaru platform targets Europe with 'class-leading' safety technology
2017 Volkswagen Golf
2017 Volkswagen Golf
Opinion

Has Volkswagen's MQB platform finally come of age?

Volkswagen has now made the MQB financially viable for the sixth-generation Polo

Has Volkswagen's MQB platform finally come of age?
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Insight: how Subaru reinvented itself

The car maker’s understated performance in Europe belies a canny business model that has replaced its reliance on motorsport heritage

Insight: how Subaru reinvented itself
How the Government plans to tackle NOx emissions
Although NOx emissions have decreased with each Euro emissions standard, the discrepancy between official limits and the values achieved via ‘real world’ testing has increased.
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Analysing the UK Government's plan to tackle NOx emissions

The government wants to reduce air pollution with these plans – but do they go far enough?

Analysing the UK Government's plan to tackle NOx emissions
Gas-powered A5 emits 100g/km with a back-up petrol tank
Gas-powered A5 emits 100g/km with a back-up petrol tank
Opinion

Why gas-powered cars make sense

Gas-powered cars would reduce NOx emissions by 80% and particulates by 99% - why haven't all car makers caught on?

Why gas-powered cars make sense
Tesla Model Y as imagined by Autocar
Tesla Model Y as imagined by Autocar
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Tesla Model Y to lead ambitious range expansion plans

The upcoming compact SUV, which is based on the forthcoming Model 3, could become the firm’s biggest seller

Tesla Model Y to lead ambitious range expansion plans
Crossland X
The Vauxhall Crossland X is already built on a shared platform with PSA
Opinion

Why Brexit and Dieselgate are to blame for GM's decision to sell Opel

General Motors has long been making a loss in Europe with its Vauxhall and Opel brands, so why has it decided to bail out now?

Why Brexit and Dieselgate are to blame for GM's decision to sell Opel
Opinion

Jaguar sales figures show SUVs are the future

Jaguar's saloon sales are respectable, but it's the SUV figures that driving the business

Jaguar sales figures show SUVs are the future
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2017 Mini Countryman S E hybrid model on sale this June

Hybrid-electric variant is priced from £31,585; it joins a new model range that's bigger and more efficient than before

2017 Mini Countryman S E hybrid model on sale this June

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