New cars

First drive: Honda E 2019 prototype

The electric Honda E has been right-sized for brisk, urban, fun driving at the expense of range. Does it deliver and is it worth the compromise?

2 July 2019
First drive: Honda E 2019 prototype
Mitsubishi Shogun Pinin
More reliable than a Freelander: a £595 Mitsubishi Shogun
Used cars

James Ruppert: why petrol compact SUVs rule the classifieds

Stats say 70% of used car buyers are giving diesels and saloons the cold shoulder

2 July 2019
James Ruppert: why petrol compact SUVs rule the classifieds
2020 Audi S8 revealed
S8’s 4.0-litre V8 twin turbo will pump out 590lb ft
New cars

New Audi S8 receives 563bhp mild-hybrid petrol V8

Flagship performance saloon retains petrol powerplant, gains rear-wheel steering and predictive suspension

2 July 2019
New Audi S8 receives 563bhp mild-hybrid petrol V8
Volkswagen ID 3
Volkswagen ID 3 will be updated wirelessly, but only when the time is right
Confidential

Autocar confidential: Volkswagen plans wireless updates, Audi gives us the heads-up and more

Our reporters empty their notebooks to round up a week in gossip from across the automotive industry

2 July 2019
Autocar confidential: Volkswagen plans wireless updates, Audi gives us the heads-up and more
Slideshow

30 years on: why 1989 was a vintage year for new cars

We feature the stars of '89, with some establishing fabled nameplates that live on to this day

1 July 2019
30 years on: why 1989 was a vintage year for new cars
Motorsport

Bentley Continental GT breaks Pikes Peak production record

W12-powered grand tourer now the fastest unmodified car in the Race to the Clouds

1 July 2019
Bentley Continental GT breaks Pikes Peak production record
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Promoted | The 2019 Black Chili Driving Experience

Follow every step of our amazing road trip across the south of France as 12 teams of Autocar readers put Continental’s tyre technology to the test

1 July 2019
Promoted | The 2019 Black Chili Driving Experience
Robin Shute wins at Pikes Peak 2019

Robin Shute powers towards a historic Pikes Peak victory

Pictures of Shute supplied by Stephen Sullivan

Motorsport

Robin Shute becomes first Briton to win Pikes Peak

First British winner of 113-year-old US hillclimb, but event marred by death of Carlin Dunne

1 July 2019
Robin Shute becomes first Briton to win Pikes Peak
Triumph Dolomite and Ford Focus at scrapyard
Scheme applies to all models registered before 31 December 2012, regardless of make
Business

New Ford scrappage scheme offers £2000 for old cars

Deal applies to commercial and passenger vehicles; will run until September

1 July 2019
New Ford scrappage scheme offers £2000 for old cars
Technology

Under the skin: How acoustic vehicle alert systems make EVs safer

The old "stop, look and listen" mantra isn't much good when it comes to EVs, but there is a solution

1 July 2019
Under the skin: How acoustic vehicle alert systems make EVs safer

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New car news

Hyundai Inster front quarter
Inster measures 3.8m long, 1.6m wide and 1.6m tall
New cars

Hyundai Inster is 229-mile city car for £23,495

3 October 2024
Hyundai Inster is 229-mile city car for £23,495

Motorsport news

Genesis X Gran Racer VGT
Genesis X Gran Racer VGT concept previously hinted at brand's ambitions to go racing
Motorsport

Genesis to enter top-flight endurance racing

12 September 2024
Genesis to enter top-flight endurance racing