BMW M5 front three quarter
Arch extensions, side skirts and front apron distinguish M5
New cars

Revealed: New BMW M5 packs 717bhp hybrid V8

Flagship 5 Series goes PHEV and promises to be BMW’s most extreme yet. How’s it shaping up?

25 June 2024
Revealed: New BMW M5 packs 717bhp hybrid V8
Bentley Continental GT Speed lead
Move from dual to single headlight clusters is “the biggest change in the last two decades” for the Conti
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New-look Bentley Continental GT swaps W12 for PHEV power

771bhp GT is Crewe's quickest and most powerful road car yet; chassis upgrades see 50:50 weight distribution

25 June 2024
New-look Bentley Continental GT swaps W12 for PHEV power
Heritage Customs Valiance Pickup Defender 130 (14)
Dutch firm's latest creation is based on the longest Defender
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Land Rover Defender 130 pick-up on sale for £157,000

Heritage Customs reveals its latest Defender reworking, giving us an open-backed Land Rover at last

25 June 2024
Land Rover Defender 130 pick-up on sale for £157,000
mclaren p1 successor render side
McLaren is working on an electric supercar, but today's tech isn't ready to meet its goals
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McLaren plans to be first with EV supercar but needs support

McLaren EV won't be "two-tonne and 2000bhp" but CEO says UK supply chain needs backing to make it viable

25 June 2024
McLaren plans to be first with EV supercar but needs support
Audi RS Q8 Performance front hero
The RS Q8 Performance arrives as part of an update for the RS Q8
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New RS Q8 Performance becomes Audi's most powerful ICE car

Flagship version of Q8 SUV to arrive in UK with 631bhp twin-turbocharged petrol V8 for around £130,000

24 June 2024
New RS Q8 Performance becomes Audi's most powerful ICE car
Kimera K39 front quarter
Kimera implied it aims to take the Pikes Peak record, noting the current record holder is an EV
New cars

Kimera K39 unveiled as Lancia 037-inspired Pikes Peak racer

Italian firm’s new ‘hyper retromod’ will attempt to take famed hillclimb’s record from electric VW ID R

24 June 2024
Kimera K39 unveiled as Lancia 037-inspired Pikes Peak racer
Ford RS200   Double
Ford has given its backing to a new version of the RS200
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Ford RS200 to be reborn as limited-run special for 40th anniversary

Brit firm Boreham is poised to reveal a modern take on the Group B legend, with agreement from Ford itself

24 June 2024
Ford RS200 to be reborn as limited-run special for 40th anniversary
Mercedes E Class BMW 5 Series front
Both the 5 Series and E-Class have been key players in themselves and Autocar's history
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Four-door feud: BMW 5 Series vs Mercedes E-Class

The 5 Series and E-Class have been executive stalwarts for nearly 50 years - how do they stack up in 2024?

22 June 2024
Four-door feud: BMW 5 Series vs Mercedes E-Class
New cars

Bugatti plots front-engined Type 57 successor as next V16 car

Firm's design and engineering chiefs suggest mammoth V16 engine could fit up front in a new hyper-GT

21 June 2024
Bugatti plots front-engined Type 57 successor as next V16 car
Ferrari E Building factory   SF90s on the production line
Ferrari's first EV will be built alongside ICE and hybrid models
New cars

Ferrari gears up for first EV with opening of new E-building

New facility at Maranello will house production of ICE and hybrid cars, as well as firm's first full EV

21 June 2024
Ferrari gears up for first EV with opening of new E-building

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