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This post was originally published on Autocar A North American trend called Duck Duck Jeep is said to be hitting the UK. What on Earth is it? Like many waterfowl, ducks are migrating birds – but some recent new arrivals on UK shores will have even seasoned twitchers very confused. Because reports suggest that you… Continue reading Quack on: Bringing Jeep Ducking to the UK with a Wrangler

This post was originally published on Autocar Occasionally it takes time for a car’s virtues to become apparent. Why? I’m not so sure… With a limited-run Final Edition special, the Toyota GR Supra is about to depart this earthly realm, nearly six years after it was launched early in 2019 at the Detroit motor show. It… Continue reading Why we finally love the Toyota Supra – just as it gets the axe

This post was originally published on Autocar Overall car sales did rise last year but were heavily propped up by fleets – sparking industry worry The number of new cars bought by UK private buyers last year was fewer than in 2020, when the country was in the midst of the Covid pandemic. Around 746,000 cars… Continue reading Private buyers bought fewer new cars last year than Covid-hit 2020

This post was originally published on Autocar Get 2025 off to a roaring start with an Autocar subscription If you need to tighten your belt this January, then look no further. Save 80% on Autocar and get the next 3 issues for just £1 each. Find out more here.  For just £1 an issue, you’ll enjoy… Continue reading How to get three issues of Autocar for £3

This post was originally published on Autocar It’s refreshingly simple in nearly every aspect, but does that stand in the way of its competitiveness? In a world where cars are becoming more complicated and tech-laden, the Suzuki S-Cross is something of a novelty.Its spec sheet has the option of a manual gearbox, its engine range… Continue reading Suzuki S-Cross

This post was originally published on Autocar Cupra’s first EV looks rather like a Volkswagen ID 3. Is the difference in the driving? With ever-increasing pressure on car manufacturers to meet ZEV mandate requirements and sell electric cars in greater and greater numbers, the competition in the affordable EV niche only gets fiercer. And that’s… Continue reading Cupra Born

This post was originally published on Autocar In 1933, The Autocar columnist The Scribe suggested hotels fit for a Christmas break. Cropley retraces his steps Driving somewhere for Christmas? Many of us will be, but we’ll probably soon expect to settle somewhere warm and familiar among friends and relatives. And, as usual, we’ll most likely… Continue reading A 400-mile EV road trip to Britain's best pubs

This post was originally published on Autocar Munich’s fourth-generation ‘compact premium’ hatchback switches to mild-hybrid petrol power Somehow, after two decades of effort, Munich has still to fulfil its true potential when it comes to its smallest model, the BMW 1 Series.For two model generations and 15 years, it tried – and, notably, failed –… Continue reading BMW 1 Series

This post was originally published on Autocar After dropping the long-revered estates from the UK line-up, Volvo has decided they have a place after all Like Subbuteo, the church, salad cream or Jaguar, the Volvo estate seems like one of those things that just ought to be around even if you’re not actually going to… Continue reading Welcome back, Volvo V60: This excellent estate has plenty of life left

This post was originally published on Autocar Romania’s favourite car manufacturer is hoping to crack it first time out with star-studded line-up What a place to make your first mark in motorsport. Dacia, the Romanian budget car brand that has zero association with competition motoring, will plunge head first with a three-car entry into the… Continue reading Dacia, dustier: inside the firm’s plan to dominate the Dakar

This post was originally published on Autocar World’s best-selling car will be rejuvenated to fend off cheaper and longer-range rivals The Tesla Model Y will be substantially updated this year with a new look, an interior overhaul and much improved performance figures. The updated version of the EV, which was the world’s best-selling car in 2023,… Continue reading 2025 Tesla Model Y: overhauled SUV spotted testing in Europe

This post was originally published on Autocar The way plug-in hybrid fuel efficiency and CO2 emissions are calculated changed at the start of this year Some vehicles are at risk of losing company car tax breaks following the 1 January change to the way plug-in hybrid (PHEV) fuel efficiency and CO2 emissions are calculated. These… Continue reading Some vehicles risk losing company car tax breaks due to new rules

This post was originally published on Autocar The Tannistest is an annual celebration of the year’s new cars, attended by motoring’s great and good… Normally, an interview with a car company CEO is a highly coordinated affair, something that will have been weeks or even months in the planning and then carefully choreographed in its… Continue reading Which one of these 31 cars will be 2025 Car of the Year?

This post was originally published on Autocar Set within the grounds of a country house, this Batcave-influenced basement bunker provides space for 15 supercars and features convenient turntables. Entry is via a car lift. If a backstreet lock-up is your idea of heaven, prepare to be amazed. We open the door on the rarefied world… Continue reading Hidden treasures: the world of underground luxury supercar garages

This post was originally published on Autocar Pace, space, grace… and the charge to get you back to base. This 592bhp estate has it all I wouldn’t have guessed my car of the year would be a 2.5-tonne electric estate.  But our BMW i5 Touring long-term test car left such an impression on me that I genuinely believe it is… Continue reading Our favourite cars of 2024: BMW i5 Touring

This post was originally published on Autocar We test the Tesla Cybertruck, detail the potentially game-changing new Mercedes-Benz CLA, and look ahead to 2025 In this week’s Autocar, we finally get behind the wheel of 2024’s most divisive vehicle: the Tesla Cybertruck. Plus, we drive the new Ford Capri in the UK for the first… Continue reading Autocar magazine 31 December: on sale now

This post was originally published on Autocar Hot laps of MIRA’s test track form part of the road test We go behind-the-scenes look at how the Autocar road test happens, including performance testing a Maserati It’s often said that death and taxes are the only certainties in life, but I’d like to propose an addition… Continue reading Man in the MIRA: What really happens in a full Autocar road test?

This post was originally published on Autocar On your marks. Get set. Build! Three staffers compete to create the best car using Lego – which creation took the gong? Three of you – Prior, Page and Phillips – get some Lego and each make a sports car, said the bosses. You’ll have 90 minutes. Write… Continue reading Block party: Who can build the ultimate lego car in 90 minutes?

This post was originally published on Autocar Bring in 2025 as Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talk your letters, Jaguar, and buttons On this week’s My Week In Cars podcast your hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley get through some of your recent correpsondence, talking Jaguar (a little), touchscreens, two Mercedes, Gordon Murray’s cars, the Suzuki… Continue reading My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep.121)

This post was originally published on Autocar We pick our top moments of 2024, including a European road trip, sports car racing and meeting industry stars Working for Autocar absolutely beats a proper job: we all love cars, and somehow we actually get paid to spend our days not just driving them, but talking to the… Continue reading Highlights of 2024: The best things we’ve done with cars this year

This post was originally published on Autocar This is what happens when you make the utterly dazzling Porsche 911 GT3 a touch more usable on the road Stop press. Road tester likes special-edition Porsche. I hate to be such a cliché, but Porsche does have a habit of nailing this sort of thing. I’m actually… Continue reading Our favourite cars of 2024: Porsche 911 S/T

This post was originally published on Autocar Genesis says power flows both ways. On a stargazing trip to Exmoor, we find out how useful our cars might soon be Power cuts can be really annoying, especially given how much of our lives are now dependent on devices that ultimately draw energy from a plug. But… Continue reading Stargazing in comfort with Genesis vehicle-to-load tech

This post was originally published on Autocar You can take your dream car to the max without leaving second gear – you just need a frozen lake You don’t have to drive fast to have a good time. Case in point: my outing in the revamped Toyota GR Yaris Evo was the most fun I’ve… Continue reading Our favourite cars of 2024: Toyota GR Yaris Evo

This post was originally published on Autocar We round up the past year’s news highlights While 2023 was the year electric cars slipped into the mainstream and their popularity boomed to a point where the 2035 EV-only target began to look achievable, 2024 was the year that brought the automotive world back down to earth… Continue reading The news stories that shaped the car industry this year

This post was originally published on Autocar Autocar’s James Attwood explains how 2025 might unfold for the motoring industry… How will the automotive industry change in 2025? There’s only one way to find out…  Seer of seers, prognosticator of prognosticators, James Attwood has returned from his vision quest to tell us how 2025 will unfold: January Stellantis… Continue reading Everything that will definitely, maybe happen in the car world in 2025