Historic Racing Drivers’ Club event
Historic Racing Drivers’ Club events attracted big grids
Motorsport

What occured in British motorsport in 2019

Much of our racing tends to fly under the radar. Here's this year's key notes

17 December 2019
What occured in British motorsport in 2019
Slideshow

World’s best V12 engines – and the great cars they powered

The days of the V12 may be numbered, but that won't stop us celebrating the configuration's finest examples

16 December 2019
World’s best V12 engines – and the great cars they powered
New cars

Vauxhall adds front-drive Grandland X Hybrid as cheaper option

Petrol-electric SUV gets two less driven wheels and 222bhp powertrain, with 34-mile electric-only range and £32,390 price

16 December 2019
Vauxhall adds front-drive Grandland X Hybrid as cheaper option
Turkington led the way to claim his fourth BTCC title
Motorsport

Take a bow, the motorsport champions of 2019

Beyond the glare of Formula 1, these drivers have shown themselves as true champs

16 December 2019
Take a bow, the motorsport champions of 2019
Mini Clubman SUV render
How Autocar imagines the mooted Mini Clubman SUV could look
New cars

Next-gen Mini Clubman could be reinvented as an SUV

Mini looks to add size to the next-gen estate to help it appeal more to US buyers, and will shrink 3dr hatchback to improve its styling

16 December 2019
Next-gen Mini Clubman could be reinvented as an SUV
Slideshow

40 years of the Audi Quattro

As a big birthday approaches, Autocar tells the story of the technology and the car that put Audi on the map

15 December 2019
40 years of the Audi Quattro
Cowley factory
Rover and BMW developed the new Mini; it was built in its then little-known Cowley factory
Features

How Mini's Cowley factory came into existence

The first example of a Mini Adventure, the maker's well-known ad line, took place inside its Oxford plant. We tell the story

15 December 2019
How Mini's Cowley factory came into existence
Japan's car industry
Supra is the result of a Toyota-BMW tie-up
Features

Is time running out for Japan's car industry?

The land of the rising sun once led the car world but looks to have stalled. We ask whether a new dawn awaits Japan’s car makers

15 December 2019
Is time running out for Japan's car industry?
New cars

Jeep Renegade plug-in hybrid: technical details revealed

Jeep will launch petrol-electric Renegade and Compass models next year, and the powertrain's full specification has been detailed

13 December 2019
Jeep Renegade plug-in hybrid: technical details revealed
New cars

New Mazda 2: prices and specs revealed for redesigned supermini

Mazda's Ford Fiesta rival gains design updates, more refinement and a mild hybrid engine option, and is on sale from £15,795

13 December 2019
New Mazda 2: prices and specs revealed for redesigned supermini

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