Author: Autocar Magazine UK

New Audi A6 ICE saloon revealed with 201bhp for £50k

Audi says it has taken inspiration from its past for the new A6 saloon.  The ICE model has gained a wide-reaching overhaul for its sixth generation and become a curvier proposition with a drag coefficient of just 0.23, which makes it the most slippery combustion-powered Audi to enter production.  Most notably, in pursuit of improved… Continue reading New Audi A6 ICE saloon revealed with 201bhp for £50k

Suzuki eVitara

Where you start to suspect that the eVitara’s platform might still be dragged by some legacy compromises is in terms of interior space. Up front, everything is rosy, with comfortable, multi-adjustable seats that give a very conventional driving position. Rear leg room is comparable with rivals too. However, the floor is very high, which results… Continue reading Suzuki eVitara

Recycled materials cut Polestar’s emissions per car by 25%

Polestar has cut the emissions of each electric car it produces by a quarter since 2020 – and it has done so without radical technologies or materials, instead targeting the “low-hanging fruit”. Speaking to Autocar ahead of the publication of Polestar’s latest sustainability report, Polestar sustainability boss Fredrika Klarén explained that the substantial reduction in cradle-to-grave CO2… Continue reading Recycled materials cut Polestar’s emissions per car by 25%

Lotus Elise S1 reimagined as radical safari rally machine

British start-up Get Lost has revealed a Lotus Elise S1 restomod that reimagines the legendary 1990s sports car as a dramatic rally-raid machine. Dubbed the Project Safari, it has been conceived as an exercise in defiance against the Elise’s original intent. “The idea of taking an Elise off-road might sound ridiculous, and that’s exactly why we leaned into it,”… Continue reading Lotus Elise S1 reimagined as radical safari rally machine

How Mercedes F1 boffins are rewriting the EV battery rule book

When Mario Illien and the late Paul Morgan founded Ilmor Engineering in 1983, neither could have dreamed what part of their company would be doing 40 years later. Based at Brixworth, the firm was formed to develop methanol-fuel Indycar engines but soon branched into Formula 1 and eventually sold its F1 division to Mercedes-Benz. Today,… Continue reading How Mercedes F1 boffins are rewriting the EV battery rule book

Honda HR-V

Ergonomics are the HR-V’s strong suit: visibility and the positioning of all the various controls are better than average in this class, and with the ‘Magic Seats’ fitted, second-row space is exceptional in terms of leg room, if not quite so impressive for head room. Even the air vents simulate the effect of a gentle… Continue reading Honda HR-V

Mercedes-Benz priming ‘Little G’ as £70k entry G-Class due in 2027

Mercedes-Benz is ramping up the development of its entry-level G-Class, a smaller electric car that will be pitched against a new breed of rugged crossovers such as the upcoming Land Rover Defender ‘Sport’. Pencilled to launch in 2027, the highly anticipated model, currently referred to as ‘Little G’, will be a sibling to the larger, legendary… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz priming ‘Little G’ as £70k entry G-Class due in 2027

Alfa, Alpine, Cupra, Mini, MG or… Mika – who makes the most fun EV?

And when we were asked to score these cars on charm, well, that’s such a subjective thing, but I found the Cupra lacking on that one. It’s so capable. So appealing. But is it charming? Not really. Not in my book, anyway. Maybe we’re back to the styling again, which I like, but it is… Continue reading Alfa, Alpine, Cupra, Mini, MG or… Mika – who makes the most fun EV?

This £100k Peugeot 205 GTI cured my restomod fatigue

I was about four years old when I first laid eyes on a Peugeot 205: an Alpine White 1.9-litre GTi. Even then I knew it was special, and its clean-cut, Pininfarina-penned lines etched themselves onto my brain as the genesis of what would become my hot hatch infatuation. Later, I was shuttled to and from… Continue reading This £100k Peugeot 205 GTI cured my restomod fatigue