This may well say more about my own lack of reflection on the subject than anything else, but the job of a road tester seems to me to be quite particular and the skills that it requires a little, shall we say, non-transferable. I’ve always imagined that I personally would be ill-matched to the corporate… Continue reading When I quit road testing, I want to be a driving instructor
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
Hybrids can be sold until 2035 as government relaxes EV targets
Toyota, for example, had previously threatened “there would be an impact on a number of areas” of its business in the UK if full-hybrids – like the Corolla it builds at Burnaston in Derbyshire – were banned from sale alongside pure-ICE cars in 2030. And Kia’s UK boss Paul Philpott told Autocar recently that clarity… Continue reading Hybrids can be sold until 2035 as government relaxes EV targets
This extreme off-road racing series will show what hydrogen can do
The hydrogen fuel cell could be one of the most highly developed and rigorously tested automotive technologies never to reach mainstream production, but that doesn’t mean it won’t. The FIA Extreme H World Cup, a new off-road motorsport championship due to kick off later this year, aims to demonstrate just how capable the technology is. … Continue reading This extreme off-road racing series will show what hydrogen can do
Does it matter who runs the company you buy your car from?
‘Go woke, go broke’, goes a catchphrase beloved by below-the-line internet commenters when a company adopts a controversially progressive stance. And like so many clichés, its origins have some truth behind them. When Bud Light partnered a transgender influencer in 2023, it cost its brewer roughly a 28% drop in profits and itself its position… Continue reading Does it matter who runs the company you buy your car from?
Going full circle: This is the UK’s biggest fan of roundabouts
TV’s Graham Norton got wind of the new calendar and featured it on his show. Within weeks, 100,000 copies had been sold around the world. It spawned other calendars, including ‘Best of British Roundabouts’ and ‘Roundabouts of the World’, plus books devoted to them – one of which Beresford now hands me, autographed by no less a… Continue reading Going full circle: This is the UK’s biggest fan of roundabouts
MWIC Bonus Episode 5: Autocar meets Ineos Automotive CEO Lynn Calder
In this bonus podcast, Autocar’s Editor-at-large, Matt Prior, meets the Ineos Automotive CEO Lynn Calder. Speaking at Ineos’s Hambach factory, Calder tells Prior about the Grenadier 4×4, why its Fusilier follow-up is paused, and why running a car company is ‘ageing’. Make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast. Subscribe to our podcasts via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts or via your… Continue reading MWIC Bonus Episode 5: Autocar meets Ineos Automotive CEO Lynn Calder
UK government poised to relax EV targets in response to US tariffs
The UK government is poised to relax its mandated electric car sales targets next week, in a bid to help manufacturers contend with the impact of the US’s newly imposed car import tariffs. According to The Telegraph, prime minister Keir Starmer will accelerate the changes that are being made to the framework of the UK’s zero-emission… Continue reading UK government poised to relax EV targets in response to US tariffs
Nissan upgrades Qashqai e-Power hybrid – and we’ve driven it
Nissan is leading £2 billion worth of investment into its Sunderland plant to prepare it to build the new Leaf and electric successors to the Juke and Qashqai. The first two of those models are imminent: the Leaf will arrive this year, the Juke soon after in 2026. But plans for the next-generation Qashqai EV have quietly been pushed… Continue reading Nissan upgrades Qashqai e-Power hybrid – and we’ve driven it
Nissan upgrades Qashqai e-Power hybrid – and we’ve driven it
Nissan is leading £2 billion worth of investment into its Sunderland plant to prepare it to build the new Leaf and electric successors to the Juke and Qashqai. The first two of those models are imminent: the Leaf will arrive this year, the Juke soon after in 2026. But plans for the next-generation Qashqai EV have quietly been pushed… Continue reading Nissan upgrades Qashqai e-Power hybrid – and we’ve driven it
Lotus Emira V6
You imagine a Lotus is all about the chassis, but by dint of being one of the last cars standing to have a six-cylinder engine (a supercharged one, no less) with a manual gearbox, the drivetrain is a compelling reason to buy an Emira. But be in no doubt that it is a constant presence,… Continue reading Lotus Emira V6