Car news

New cars

Renault ends battery leasing for electric Zoe

Maker attributes improved residual values to change of strategy, removing need for battery fees

25 November 2019

Renault ends battery leasing for electric Zoe

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A shortlist of seven nominations for the Car of the Year 2020 award has been announced, chosen from 30 eligible candidates.

Slideshow

Car of the Year 2020 – the shortlist

The shortlist is out - we take a closer look at the seven cars up for the biggest prize in the European car world

25 November 2019

Car of the Year 2020 – the shortlist

Business

Uber wins appeal over London operating licence

Ride-hailing firm is now free to operate in the capital after winning an appeal over TfL's decision last year not to renew its licence

25 November 2019

Uber wins appeal over London operating licence

First Drive

Polestar 1 2019 first drive

We drive the production version of the plug-in electric hybrid Polestar 1. Can the limited run sports GT match the promise of the prototype we drove earlier this year?

25 November 2019

Polestar 1 2019 first drive

Used car buying guides

Used car buying guide: Audi RS3

Audi’s powerful hatchback offers plenty to raise your temperature, but beware the pitfalls that could make you sweat

25 November 2019

Used car buying guide: Audi RS3

How Autocar imagines an RX-9 sports car could look

New cars

Mazda RX-9 hopes boosted by new rotary-engine technology

A modern-day rotary-engined Mazda sports car is looking more likely than ever

25 November 2019

Mazda RX-9 hopes boosted by new rotary-engine technology

Bruce Senna, nephew of Ayrton, won for Rebellion

Motorsport

Rolling start: Shock privateer win in WEC, Alonso's Dakar development, rising star Nico Muller and more

Begin your week with the news in brief, as our reporters lift the bonnet on all-things motorsport

25 November 2019

Rolling start: Shock privateer win in WEC, Alonso's Dakar development, rising star Nico Muller and more

New cars

Wild Lamborghini V12 Vision GT concept revealed

Italian firm reveals an outlandish creation for Playstation game at Gran Turismo Championships in Monte Carlo

24 November 2019

Wild Lamborghini V12 Vision GT concept revealed

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By even the most cautious definition of what a car actually is, there can be no argument that they have been around since at least the 1880s.

Slideshow

How car design has changed in 120 years

We look at the key changes made to the car since the very beginning, charting every major change

24 November 2019

How car design has changed in 120 years

Features

Vets in practice: London to Brighton in a 1904 Lanchester

The annual London to Brighton Veteran Car Run celebrates the ‘Emancipation’ of the motor car in 1896. We join the pioneers for a ride to the south coast

24 November 2019

Vets in practice: London to Brighton in a 1904 Lanchester