Some require you to plug your phone in for the first time before connecting wirelessly every time afterwards. Others act as a wi-fi hotspot to which you can connect your phone. Apple CarPlay in 2024 CarPlay received a big update in September 2024 to coincide with Apple’s iOS 18 software update. It added a larger number of… Continue reading What is Apple CarPlay and how does it work?
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
MG sibling brand unveils UK’s first four-wheel-drive electric pick-up
MG sibling brand Maxus has revealed a four-wheel-drive electric pick-up truck – the first of its kind available in the UK. Named the eTerron 9, it succeeds the Maxus T90EV, which was the UK’s first electric pick-up but rear-driven only. It’s slightly larger than the Ford Ranger, having been designed for maximal load space, with its rear bed measuring 2.4m long. The rear bulkhead… Continue reading MG sibling brand unveils UK’s first four-wheel-drive electric pick-up
Toyota GR Corolla for Europe looks likely as prototypes hit the ‘Ring
Toyota looks to be readying its GR Corolla hot hatchback for a European launch as prototypes begin testing at the Nürburgring. Hot hatch fans have long called for Toyota to bring the Gazoo Racing variant of the Corolla to Europe. The standard car is the Japanese brand’s third biggest seller in the region, behind the Yaris and Yaris Cross. Toyota’s performance… Continue reading Toyota GR Corolla for Europe looks likely as prototypes hit the ‘Ring
Autocar magazine 18 September: on sale now
In this week’s issue, we reveal the radical Lotus Theory concept, drive the lightest sports car we’ve ever tested and wave goodbye to the Jaguar I-Pace. News Lotus has unveiled the striking Lotus Theory 1 concept, a three-seat, 986bhp supercar designed to evoke the spirit of the Esprit as a brand-building performance showcase that will… Continue reading Autocar magazine 18 September: on sale now
My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep.106)
This week your hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley catch up properly after a hectic few weeks by talking Morgan special editions, how the Vauxhall Frontera isn’t a classic, the best-of-the-best concours, the end of the The Grand Tour, spotting one’s old Ferrari, buying a Caterham, the new Toyota Prius and much more besides, including… Continue reading My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep.106)
Polestar 3
On the inside, only the high cabin floor you so commonly find in EVs adversely affects passenger comfort here – and only in the second row. This isn’t a car you climb up into like a Range Rover; nor one you sit particularly upright within. It has the medium-high vantage point of a mid-sized SUV, but… Continue reading Polestar 3
Electric Mini John Cooper Works gets 255bhp motor, sportier styling
The new electric Mini John Cooper Works hatchback has been revealed in a Chinese government filing. It gets a single motor that sends 255bhp through its front wheels – up by 40bhp compared with the existing Mini Cooper SE and rival Alpine A290 GTS. The JCW’s kerb weight is listed at 1670kg, down 10kg compared with the SE. This gives… Continue reading Electric Mini John Cooper Works gets 255bhp motor, sportier styling
Car makers extend life of combustion engines amid EV hangover
The spike in Tesla’s share prices in 2021 – eventually valuing the electric car maker past one trillion dollars – triggered an unprecedented wave of optimism towards EVs among the boardrooms of global car companies. With the financial markets rewarding bold strategies that involved an early exit from combustion engines, car companies were happy to set… Continue reading Car makers extend life of combustion engines amid EV hangover
Esprit de War: When Lotus’ GT2 racer met its road-going sibling
Lotus has unveiled the new Theory 1, a radical three-seat concept car inspired by the Esprit. In celebration of the original, we’ve been digging through the Autocar Archive to find one of its high points: when Lotus took on Europe’s giants in the GT2 class and shocked the lot of them. Back in August 1995, just before… Continue reading Esprit de War: When Lotus’ GT2 racer met its road-going sibling
Lotus shows sports car future with wild Esprit-inspired three-seater
The radical new Lotus Theory 1 concept is a three-seat, 986bhp supercar designed to evoke the spirit of the Esprit as a brand-building performance showcase that will be a “blueprint” for all of the firm’s future cars. The new supercar uses a twin-motor all-wheel-drive electric powertrain that draws energy from a 70kWh battery mounted next… Continue reading Lotus shows sports car future with wild Esprit-inspired three-seater