Car news

New cars

New Ford Focus ST priced from under £30,000 in UK

Most powerful Focus ST yet gets clever, driver-focused tech and a sportier edge

7 May 2019

New Ford Focus ST priced from under £30,000 in UK

The Outlander PHEV is a popular plug-in hybrid in the UK

Business

New car sales fall in April, plug-in hybrids hardest hit

April figures reflect government's decision to axe incentives for plug-in hybrids and supply issues

7 May 2019

New car sales fall in April, plug-in hybrids hardest hit

New cars

Skoda sketch previews facelifted Superb flagship

Refreshed executive hatchback will offer a plug-in hybrid option for the first time

7 May 2019

Skoda sketch previews facelifted Superb flagship

A tidy Jag XJ with 100,000 miles will cost around £4500

Used cars

James Ruppert: how to take advantage of depreciation

A sharp drop in value is good news for used car buyers. Here's what's hot and what's not

7 May 2019

James Ruppert: how to take advantage of depreciation

BMW will make next-gen i8 as striking as its predecessor

Confidential

Autocar confidential: BMW's i8 successor, McLaren has to be a two-seater and more

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

7 May 2019

Autocar confidential: BMW's i8 successor, McLaren has to be a two-seater and more

2019 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque - side - cornering

Business

No electric Range Rover Evoque planned, PHEV instead

Firm believes plug-in hybrid powertrains are the way forward, and Evoque platform not ready for full-EV

7 May 2019

No electric Range Rover Evoque planned, PHEV instead

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For decades car makers have confused buyers by offering models with an array of identities.

Slideshow

Good, bad & the ugly: Badge-engineered cars

Same car, different name - we explore the best and worst cases of badge engineering

6 May 2019

Good, bad & the ugly: Badge-engineered cars

2010 Mégane RS helped RenaultSport get off the ground

Used cars

Used car buying guide: Renault Megane RS

The RS Mégane 250 is a hot hatch legend and a great used buy with an array of models to suit a range of budgets

6 May 2019

Used car buying guide: Renault Megane RS

EV wheel-mounted Axial Flux motor cutaway

Technology

Under the skin: why hybrid makers love a biscuit tin

Axial flux motors are being developed as a new means of hybridising combustion engines

6 May 2019

Under the skin: why hybrid makers love a biscuit tin

These twin rows of cars don’t begin to convey the scale of the space or the extent of FCA’s Heritage Hub collection. Nearest are a Fiat Uno facelift and a Fiat Tempra (left), and behind those several examples of Fiat’s Defender-rivalling (albeit briefly) Campagnola off-roader. On the right are an Autobianchi A112 and Fiat 500 Giardinera.

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