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Byway not the highway: why you should take your 4x4 off-road

Ever taken a 4x4 or off road or green-laning? Its about time you did...

2 March 2025
Byway not the highway: why you should take your 4x4 off-road
From the archive

The story behind clay modelling - and why it's still used today

Clay models have been shaping how cars look since the 1930s, as we discovered on a visit to Austin

28 February 2025
The story behind clay modelling - and why it's still used today
New cars

Volkswagen won't revive old names unless cars are "true to genes"

VW CEO has said retired names, such as Scirocco, will return only when a new model's DNA suits it

28 February 2025
Volkswagen won't revive old names unless cars are "true to genes"
Volkswagen Tayron
The Volkswagen Tayron is the latest model in the brand's "core" line-up
New cars

Volkswagen puts niche cars on ice as it focuses on 'core line-up'

Boss Thomas Schäfer says the German brand doesn't currently “have the money to gamble” on non-vital models

28 February 2025
Volkswagen puts niche cars on ice as it focuses on 'core line-up'
Kia EV2 concept front quarter
EV2 will be priced from €30,000 (£25,000), positioning it as a Renault 5 rival
New cars

Kia EV2 concept previews £25k SUV due next year

New model, sized between rival Renault 4 and 5, to lead push into the electric mainstream

27 February 2025
Kia EV2 concept previews £25k SUV due next year
Kia Picanto front quarter tracking
EV1 would be roughly equivalent to the existing Picanto (pictured)
New cars

Kia working on baby 'EV1' as Renault Twingo rival

Brand's president says it "definitely needs" an entry-level electric car aimed at the mass market

27 February 2025
Kia working on baby 'EV1' as Renault Twingo rival
Kia PV5 passenger front quarter
Passenger van will be offered with 51.5kWh and 71.2kWh batteries; cargo van also gets 43.3kWh pack
New cars

Kia PV5 revealed as electric van for diesel Ford Transit money

First in a line of 'Platform Beyond Vehicles' gets futuristic looks and MPV variant; more derivatives to come

27 February 2025
Kia PV5 revealed as electric van for diesel Ford Transit money
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Just 78,012 vehicles rolled off UK lines in January
Manufacturing

UK vehicle production drops 18% year on year

Drop in exports exacerbates already tough situation for UK manufacturers

27 February 2025
Autocar Business
UK vehicle production drops 18% year on year
Business

​New Maserati models in limbo after £1.2 billion investment written off

Launch of MC20 Folgore and future EVs in doubt after Italian firm suffers sales slump in 2024

26 February 2025
Autocar Business
​New Maserati models in limbo after £1.2 billion investment written off
mclaren w1 revealed front nose
W1's turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 puts out a huge 915bhp on its own
New cars

McLaren W1 to focus on real-world fun over ‘Top Trumps numbers’

New hypercar packs a huge 1258bhp but is limited to the same 217mph top speed as its P1 predecessor

26 February 2025
McLaren W1 to focus on real-world fun over ‘Top Trumps numbers’

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