No one came. No one, that is, except for curious tourists by the dozen. It went to prove what any vintage car owner will tell you: the general public is interested in and entirely unthreatened by old cars and has an instinctive liking for their antiquity. While they swirled, we took a minute to savour… Continue reading Blue Train: Driving the vintage GT that’s inspired Bentley’s future
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
Bentley begins new era with radical raised limousine
Bentley has revealed a dramatic, high-riding limousine concept that previews the design of its upcoming cars – and it could evolve into a successor to the Mulsanne flagship. Called the EXP 15, this 5.4m-long show car will inspire the shape and styling of the next generation of Bentley cars, beginning with its first EV, an… Continue reading Bentley begins new era with radical raised limousine
New Kia EV5: VW ID 4 rival lands in Europe ahead of 2026 launch
Kia has revealed technical specifications for the European version of its EV5 electric SUV, which gets a different battery from the Chinese-market car launched two years ago. It swaps the Chinese model’s lithium-iron-phosphate pack for the 81.4kWh nickel-manganese-cobalt unit that is also offered in the smaller EV3 and EV4. This is claimed to yield a range of up to 329… Continue reading New Kia EV5: VW ID 4 rival lands in Europe ahead of 2026 launch
Families rally against cuts to lollipop crossings
Families across the UK are campaigning to stem the decline in school crossing patrol officers, otherwise known as lollipop men and women, in the face of council cutbacks. They argue the roles are still needed, given that new police data released in June reported that 413 pedestrians were killed in 2024, an increase of 2%… Continue reading Families rally against cuts to lollipop crossings
Why we need another era of affordable hot hatchbacks
It’s taking a while, like closing an ill-fitting lid on a plastic kitchen container. But another corner on the ‘affordable hot hatch’ tub is clicking shut, and, unlike sometimes previously, I don’t think a corner on the other side is about to pop back open again in defiance. Which is a slightly clumsy way of… Continue reading Why we need another era of affordable hot hatchbacks
Renault taps metaverse tech in race to build cars quicker
Toyota has long been held up as the production benchmark in the automotive industry, but Renault now reckons that its digital approach has overtaken the famous Toyota Production System (TPS) that all car makers have adopted in order to make cars quicker, cheaper and more reliably. “The industry is based on TPS,” said Thierry Charvet,… Continue reading Renault taps metaverse tech in race to build cars quicker
Next Lamborghini Urus to keep hybrid power as EV delayed
The Lamborghini Urus will continue as a plug-in hybrid for its next generation after the electric variant was pushed back to the middle of the next decade, CEO Stephan Winkelmann has told Autocar. Winkelmann blamed the decision on the unpredictability of ever-changing regulations – something that may also delay the arrival of the car maker’s… Continue reading Next Lamborghini Urus to keep hybrid power as EV delayed
Is there a better hot hatch than the Honda Civic Type R?
I was quite a lucky child growing up. We lived at the end of a cul-de-sac, on which were four other houses with driveways. I could see each one through my bedroom window, meaning I had five cars to choose from in the fantasy world where I owned all of them – and had a… Continue reading Is there a better hot hatch than the Honda Civic Type R?
Inside the new range-extender that could change the world
Range-extenders have been in the mix of possible alternatives to pure-petrol and pure-diesel powertrains for nearly three decades, and with new eRE and eRE+ powertrain products from ZF Friedrichshafen arriving in 2026, we could start seeing more of them. It’s a technology that appears to be enduring. Citroën produced versions of the Saxo, Xsara and Berlingo back in the 1990s and… Continue reading Inside the new range-extender that could change the world
How McLaren ended its 26-year F1 title drought
The McLaren Technology Centre still looks futuristic enough to double for a spaceport on Coruscant, so it’s staggering to reflect on the fact that it’s now 21 years old. Even more staggering given its age is that a constructors’ championship-winning McLaren had never been built there – until last year. When Lando Norris crossed the… Continue reading How McLaren ended its 26-year F1 title drought