I still don’t know howI feel about the T-plate. The brainchild of Scottish hotelier Robert Marshall, this is a sticker bearing a large green ‘T’ (and a smaller ‘Tourist’ postscript) that visitors can apply to the back of their car, just like learners do with a red L-plate and new drivers sometimes do with a… Continue reading Beware the green T: This new sticker signals a doubtful driver
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
This tiny petrol engine is designed to fit in electric cars
Fifteen months after revealing its plans for ‘off-the-shelf’ range-extender and hybrid powertrains, Horse Powertrain unveiled its Future Hybrid Powertrain solution earlier this year. Available from 2027, the “all-in-one” powertrain is aimed at enabling a vehicle manufacturer to easily convert a BEV platform to a hybrid by replacing a front-mounted BEV drive motor and transmission with… Continue reading This tiny petrol engine is designed to fit in electric cars
Listen: Peugeot CEO’s plan to return to the GTi glory days
Peugeot CEO Alain Favey has a bold plan to put style and driving dynamics back at the heart of the brand. Join deputy editor Felix Page at Stellantis’s UK headquarters to hear Favey outline why the UK market is so important to Peugeot’s EV strategy, how he’ll grow its market share in Europe – and… Continue reading Listen: Peugeot CEO’s plan to return to the GTi glory days
Toyota bZ4X
The bZ4X sits roughly in the middle of the mid-sized electric SUV class on space and practicality. At just under 4.7m long, it’s not one of the bigger cars of this sort that the budget will buy, and it isn’t without a few limitations as regards passenger comfort, to which we’ll come. But it nonetheless offers… Continue reading Toyota bZ4X
UK deliveries of Fiat Grande Panda delayed to March
UK customer deliveries of the Fiat Grande Panda have been delayed to March 2026, due to outsized demand for left-hand-drive cars in other markets. Autocar first drove the retro supermini in February 2025, at which point deliveries had been scheduled to begin in April. That month, the closely related Citroën C3 arrived in UK showrooms (on time), but the Grande… Continue reading UK deliveries of Fiat Grande Panda delayed to March
Lotus Esprit Series 1 reimagined with 400bhp V8
The Lotus Esprit Series 1 has been reimagined with a redesigned carbonfibre body and a new V8 powertrain by a start-up consisting of former Hethel staff, almost 40 years after the sports car went off sale. The new Series 1 has been created by Chelmsford-based Encor, which plans to make 50 examples priced from around… Continue reading Lotus Esprit Series 1 reimagined with 400bhp V8
Kia previews its future with a wild four-door super-GT concept
Kia has revealed a rakish, driver-focused saloon car concept to celebrate its 80th anniversary and preview its future. The Vision Meta Turismo concept, previewed earlier this week and revealed overnight at an event in Korea, is an edgy, angular, four-seat GT that gives clues as to how the brand will evolve its Opposites United design… Continue reading Kia previews its future with a wild four-door super-GT concept
Tesla Model Y gets £3k price cut as Standard confirmed for UK
The stripped-back Tesla Model Y Standard has been confirmed for the UK, cutting the car’s starting price by £3000 compared with the previous entry-level variant. It starts at £41,990 (or £299 per month on a 36-month lease with a £3588 deposit), more closely aligning the American EV with European rivals such as the Skoda Enyaq… Continue reading Tesla Model Y gets £3k price cut as Standard confirmed for UK
Volkswagen ID Cross concept driven: first taste of crucial EV
The Volkswagen ID Cross will arrive next year as the second of Wolfsburg’s new wave of affordable compact EVs – and we’ve got hands-on with an early version of the electric crossover. Unlike the ID 3, ID 4 and ID 5 EVs, which all share a very similar form language and silhouette, the ID Cross… Continue reading Volkswagen ID Cross concept driven: first taste of crucial EV
Official: Lexus LFA name confirmed for upcoming EV supercar
Lexus has reprised the name of the legendary LFA for an electric supercar based on Toyota’s new V8-engined GR GT. Toyota’s luxury brand revealed its vision of a future BEV super-GT last year at the Pebble Beach show in California and has now confirmed it will take its screaming V10 predecessor’s hallowed nameplate because “the model… Continue reading Official: Lexus LFA name confirmed for upcoming EV supercar