Author: Autocar Magazine UK

Our favourite cars of 2024: Hyundai Ioniq 5 N

Minutes after a Hyundai Ioniq 5 N been dropped off with me, it was off to a Gatwick Airport car park. I got back late the next night, a bit jaded, and then… two wheels kerbed, brutally so. It happened at opposite corners on a spiral down ramp towards the exit of the car park. The… Continue reading Our favourite cars of 2024: Hyundai Ioniq 5 N

How the average car went from £1000 to £29,000 in 75 years

Inflation has been a subject on everyone’s lips in 2024, not least with regards to new car prices, which we were recently told had risen 129% over the past 15 years. Goodness gracious! Now, with the few gaps in Autocar’s digital archive having been filled, the possibility of taking a long-term view is intriguing. Working out an… Continue reading How the average car went from £1000 to £29,000 in 75 years

Dig this: We drive (and fly) mad 1300bhp JCB monster truck

“You’re going to catch some air,” says Tristan England, driver of the JCB Digatron Monster Jam truck, the subject of this year’s Christmas road test. This was unexpected. If you’ll excuse the behind-the-scenes indulgence, sometimes we get a brief go in a Christmas road test vehicle, sometimes an extended run, but often – if it’s,… Continue reading Dig this: We drive (and fly) mad 1300bhp JCB monster truck

Are you the biggest car nerd? Ultimate motoring trivia quiz

What’s left to do on Christmas day after the turkey is eaten and you’ve watched Die Hard for the 50th time? It’s time for the 2024 Autocar Christmas quiz, of course! Our team has compiled 50 challenging quiz questions – some focused on events from 2024 and some on motoring history, too.  Read on for… Continue reading Are you the biggest car nerd? Ultimate motoring trivia quiz

My Week In Cars Christmas Special (ep.120)

On this week’s My Week In Cars podcast join our hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley as they interview Gordon Murray, the world renowned designer of some of the greatest ever sports and racing cars. From his latest T50 and T33 supercars, to the McLaren F1, to world-championship winning Formula One cars. Murray takes us… Continue reading My Week In Cars Christmas Special (ep.120)

Our favourite cars of 2024: Dacia Duster

Dacia Duster is the best kind of car made better – yet barely any pricier. Okay, some people will see this as a foolish choice. When offered the chance to choose a favourite car of 2024, why on earth would you go for something so cheap and modest? You could choose a McLaren etc. Well, I have three… Continue reading Our favourite cars of 2024: Dacia Duster

Government invites car makers to help reshape ZEV mandate

The government has invited vehicle manufacturers and EV charging companies to give their views on how to successfully phase out pure-combustion cars by 2030. New transport secretary Heidi Alexander has launched a consultation on the UK’s transition to electric cars, in a bid to “restore clarity for vehicle manufacturers and the charging industry so that… Continue reading Government invites car makers to help reshape ZEV mandate

Dacia to Ferrari: Testers trade cars in Ultimate Secret Santa

Secret Santa. A nice idea, often poorly executed. Usually it’s done as a money saving measure, and usually it’s within an office environment and you end up buying for someone you don’t know particularly well. But this Christmas we’ve turned the tables. We’ve given our crack team of road testers unlimited funds with which they… Continue reading Dacia to Ferrari: Testers trade cars in Ultimate Secret Santa

Inside the UK’s busiest car factory at Christmas

Switch off your computer, turn out the lights, don’t leave any milk in the fridge: it’s the Christmas break, so goodbye work, see you next year. But what if you’re leaving behind something rather bigger than an office – such as a car factory? Industry calls it the Christmas shutdown (well, what else were they… Continue reading Inside the UK’s busiest car factory at Christmas