Business

Speed limiters, driver monitors to become mandatory in EU

Number of advanced safety features to become compulsory in new cars sold from May 2022 onwards

26 March 2019
Speed limiters, driver monitors to become mandatory in EU
Ford Focus
Ford Focus
New cars

Ford to launch mild-hybrid Fiesta and Focus in 2020

New models will feature 1.0-litre Ecoboost engine mated to 48V mild-hybrid unit and part of major electrification project

26 March 2019
Ford to launch mild-hybrid Fiesta and Focus in 2020
McLaren X1 concept
X1 was a previous customer-commissioned project built by McLaren
Confidential

Autocar confidential: McLaren could build videogame concept, Seat snags second-time buyers and more

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

26 March 2019
Autocar confidential: McLaren could build videogame concept, Seat snags second-time buyers and more
Toyota Prius
Toyota Prius is a good city car but avoid ex-Ubers
Used cars

James Ruppert: the best compact cars for European cities

When in Rome... you need a car that's cheap to run, efficient and easy to park. We consider the options

26 March 2019
James Ruppert: the best compact cars for European cities
Used car buying guide: MG Midget
Factor in the cost of regular lead additive if the cylinder head hasn't been modified to accept unleaded
Used cars

Used car buying guide: MG Midget

A classic sports car that is bundles of fun, British made and won’t cost you the earth. Just make sure you’re buying the genuine article

25 March 2019
Used car buying guide: MG Midget
Jaguar J-Pace render
The 2021 Jaguar J-Pace as imagined by Autocar
New cars

Jaguar J-Pace: design boss discusses 2021 flagship SUV

Ian Callum goes on record for the first time about electrified Audi Q7 rival, and drops hints about Jaguar's EV future

25 March 2019
Jaguar J-Pace: design boss discusses 2021 flagship SUV
Behind the scenes at Project 12 - carbonfibre finishers
Hand sanding, or 'blocking', to create a perfect finish and a keyed surface for the topcoat, is done using small compressed air-powered sanders
Business

The story behind the perfect carbonfibre finish

Expensively made carbonfibre cars need to look their resplendent best. We meet the man who ensures they do

24 March 2019
The story behind the perfect carbonfibre finish
Jaguar F-Type P300 R-Dynamic Convertible
Don't baulk on your the car you want because there's already a name on the V5
Used cars

Out with the old: nearly-new motoring bargains

Buy new cars for less, even though they are still actually new. Sort of. Confused? Let us explain

24 March 2019
Out with the old: nearly-new motoring bargains
M25 traffic
Automotive technology development is moving at an unprecedented speed, which is more than can be said for UK motorway traffic. Let's fix that
Features

How Autocar writers would fix Britain's roads and transport

The UK’s creaking system needs a saviour. So what would we do if handed power as the government transport minister for a day?

23 March 2019
How Autocar writers would fix Britain's roads and transport
Slideshow

Land Rover wins case over copycat Evoque

As JLR wins a court case over a car ruled too similar to its Evoque, we revisit some of the more notable examples from the past

22 March 2019
Land Rover wins case over copycat Evoque

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