I was worried I wasn’t going to like the Analogue Automotive Supersport, which is why I left it alone for as long as possible at this year’s big ‘Handling Day’ contest at Cadwell Park. The S1 Lotus Elise in its original form is quite good, quirks and all, and Analogue’s £100,000 restomod seemed likely to be… Continue reading Our favourite cars of 2024: Analogue Automotive Supersport
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
Official: Honda and Nissan confirm merger plans
The new company would be listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, with the merger planned to go into place in August 2026. The firms have signed a separate MoU with Mitsubishi to explore that company joining the merger talks. Mitsubishi says that it will decide how it will proceed near the end of January 2025.… Continue reading Official: Honda and Nissan confirm merger plans
Ariel Christmas miracle: Extreme winter trek in new Nomad 2
Retracing the clergyman’s tracks, we clamber over the verge onto sprawling Gott Bay beach – Tiree’s longest, and a full 300m wide at today’s low tide. The mirror finish promised by Hutchison endures, and huge flocks of birds swoop towards their own reflections, undeterred by the Nomad’s visual and aural noise. Thankfully, none tries to nest… Continue reading Ariel Christmas miracle: Extreme winter trek in new Nomad 2
Just in time: brilliant car events you can still attend in 2024
Museums, car meets, a great drive, even banger racing: we’ve got your Christmas week covered in this, our round-up of 12 things to do this Yuletide. Depending where you live, it ’s well worth visiting the Museum of Land Speed at Pendine Sands, now in a shiny new home, and the new County Classics car… Continue reading Just in time: brilliant car events you can still attend in 2024
Our favourite cars of 2024: McLaren Artura
I was the lucky devil who got a night at the spectacular Maybourne Riviera hotel in Monte Carlo back in June for the press launch of the McLaren Artura Spider. But because Woking has rolled the same mechanical updates designed for the Spider – extra power from the freer-revving V6, stiffer engine mounts, new adaptive dampers and new a… Continue reading Our favourite cars of 2024: McLaren Artura
How Manthey gave the 911 GT3 RS 1000kg of downforce
Over the years, a few high-performance cars have emerged with monster whale-tail wings boasting various degrees of downforce. Quite often the pressure they exerted was impressive if not necessarily mind-boggling and often they were intended more to neutralise lift than create positive downforce. But these days, high-end sports cars have become faster than ever and,… Continue reading How Manthey gave the 911 GT3 RS 1000kg of downforce
Rats love a weekend cruise just as much as us petrolheads
For those who fear that general enthusiasm for driving is in decline, I have positive news: it’s actually so great that even rats enjoy it. Kelly Lambert, a professor of behavioural neuroscience at the University of Richmond in Virginia (who attaches far more academic and intellectual rigour to her research than I will to interpreting… Continue reading Rats love a weekend cruise just as much as us petrolheads
Nio’s budget EV brand Firefly launches £16,000 hatch that’s bound for Europe
Chinese car maker Nio has unveiled the first car from its new Europe-bound Firefly brand that will focus on small budget electric cars. Dubbed the “small smart, high end electric car”, the EV – currently only known as Firefly – is positioned as a rival to the BYD Dolphin and Renault 5 in the growing… Continue reading Nio’s budget EV brand Firefly launches £16,000 hatch that’s bound for Europe
Breaking: Volkswagen to cut 35,000 jobs by 2030
Volkswagen will cut 35,000 jobs over the next five years as part of a comprehensive restructuring plan to save up to €4 billion (£3.4 billion). The decision was announced this evening after the car maker finalised an agreement with its works council. The manufacturer said the plan is designed to streamline operations, enhance efficiency, and secure a competitive financial footing as… Continue reading Breaking: Volkswagen to cut 35,000 jobs by 2030
Jeep Wrangler
Through bends, the Wrangler’s handling manners are entirely predictable: it’s a large car that feels its height and weight; pitches in with plenty of body roll; and has limited front-end grip with which to prevent its bluff nose from wandering progressively into understeer if you hurry it along. But nearly all of these criticisms are… Continue reading Jeep Wrangler