Fuel efficiency We will continue to produce both track and touring fuel economy test results for every road test: the former simply the result of what the trip computer displays (having been reset before our track benchmarking session), the latter of a roughly 10-mile trip at typical UK motorway speeds around MIRA’s ‘Number 1’ banked… Continue reading How we’re updating the Autocar road test
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
McLaren confirms W1 name for F1, P1 successor
McLaren has confirmed that the follow-up to the P1 and F1 will be called the W1. The company said the name “celebrates [its] world championship mindset”, with the new car due to be revealed on 6 October – 50 years since McLaren won its first constructors’ title in Formula 1. The W1 comes just over a decade after the P1 arrived… Continue reading McLaren confirms W1 name for F1, P1 successor
Hyundai Ioniq 5
‘Designer’ family cars like this one sometimes have key practicality compromises when you explore what usable room and convenience they offer – but the Ioniq 5 opens up to reveal really surprising passenger space and very few noticeable penalties for its outward good looks. You sit medium-high in the car, with the steering wheel slightly too… Continue reading Hyundai Ioniq 5
BMW Z4
BMW has been on a button-cutting mission with its most recent models and updates. The Z4, however, has been spared and continues to look the same inside as it did when it was launched. This might suggest that it’s dated, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. We have criticised BMW’s recent user interface… Continue reading BMW Z4
Nominations open for 2025 Autocar Drivers of Change initiative
Autocar has opened nominations for the 2025 Drivers of Change awards, a new initiative held in association with Ennis & Co and the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) to champion diverse talent in the automotive industry. A returning name with a completely new format and approach, Drivers of Change is a sibling event to Autocar’s Great… Continue reading Nominations open for 2025 Autocar Drivers of Change initiative
Mercedes could axe GLC, GLE coupé-SUVs
Mercedes-Benz is considering retiring the GLC Coupé and larger GLE Coupé from its line-up in a continuation of its model consolidation plans, according to officials from the German car maker. The two combustion-engined coupé-SUVs are said to be at the “top of the list” of existing models facing the chop as Mercedes continues the process… Continue reading Mercedes could axe GLC, GLE coupé-SUVs
Untitled
In the world of eccentric Japanese car manufacturers, the maker of this car, the new Mazda CX-80, is perhaps the most unpredictable and wilful. Take the Pathfinder XV-1: a Series 1 Land Rover knock-off, only even more goggle-eyed, especially when painted Kermit green, as many were. In the 1960s, a tiny run of these 4x4s left… Continue reading Untitled
McLaren F1, P1 successor to be revealed on 6 October
McLaren will reveal the next instalment in its Ultimate Series of hypercars on 6 October, just over a decade since the P1 arrived to replace the 240mph F1. A video published by the company features those two hallowed hypercars and reveals that “the next benchmark” is inbound. The new car is anticipated to take advantage… Continue reading McLaren F1, P1 successor to be revealed on 6 October
‘Comic opera scenes’ at first ever Japanese GP
Doing something for the first time is rarely easy, and especially not when those around you are experienced at it. Have a little sympathy, then, for the plight of the Japan Automobile Sports Association (Jasa) in May 1963, as it hosted the burgeoning nation’s first international grand prix meeting. The stage was splendid Suzuka, opened… Continue reading ‘Comic opera scenes’ at first ever Japanese GP
Citroën Berlingo
The price to be paid for enduring the van-style exterior is one of the most capacious cabins currently available. Shorter Berlingo M versions can comfortably seat five adults, while the XL has seven perches all capable of accommodating grown-ups. When not required, those third-row seats can be folded over to the sides of the boot or… Continue reading Citroën Berlingo