Can you really love something that you’ve done only a handful of times? I certainly enjoyed getting married and, as my better half will (hopefully) be reassured to read, don’t plan to do it again. I’m confident that I’d have a blast parachuting, even bungee jumping, without necessarily feeling the need to sign up for… Continue reading I love race tracks – but dune-bashing is my top driving activity
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Top Autocar award winner Ho Sung Song on making Kia a world-beater
Kia wasn’t broken when Ho Sung Song took over as president and CEO in 2020, but he has still managed to fix it. He has transformed Kia’s product range, introducing many segment-best electric cars that have added incremental volume; overhauled and modernised the company’s brand image and logo; entered new segments with the likes of… Continue reading Top Autocar award winner Ho Sung Song on making Kia a world-beater
Mega-power Taycan rival shows radical future of Mercedes-AMG
“Some might see it as a sports car, others as a grand tourer,” said Schäfer. “It merges both worlds. But the most important thing is it must evoke desire.” Its most striking design element can be found up front, where AMG’s Panamericana grille has been reshaped into a more concave, oval form with 10 vertical… Continue reading Mega-power Taycan rival shows radical future of Mercedes-AMG
WATCH: McLaren Artura, Porsche 911 S/T, Lamborghini Revuelto Track Test
[embedded content] What do the Lamborghini Revuelto, McLaren Artura and Porsche 911 S/T all have in common? They’re all winners at the Autocar Awards 2025. And all for different reasons. Recently we named the McLaren Artura as our winner in the Britain’s Best Driver’s Car shootout. The Porsche 911 S/T scored a rare and coveted… Continue reading WATCH: McLaren Artura, Porsche 911 S/T, Lamborghini Revuelto Track Test
Incoming Octavia concept will showcase “next step” of Skoda design
A new Skoda concept car that previews the next-generation Octavia estate will “create a lot of buzz and controversial discussion” for the brand as it moves into a new era of design. Skoda CEO Klaus Zellmer told Autocar that it will be a “further step” for the brand in its design but will still “clearly… Continue reading Incoming Octavia concept will showcase “next step” of Skoda design
Five-star Car: Skoda Superb
If there’s one thing you want a Skoda Superb to be, it’s roomy. And rest assured, this one is exactly that. By our measurements, typical rear leg room has increased by 65mm over the outgoing model – already a very spacious car. The flat estate roofline means that head room is generous too, and it… Continue reading Five-star Car: Skoda Superb
Five-star Car: Porsche 911 S/T
Fire up the S/T and you’re treated to one of the most unmistakable sounds in the world of road cars. It’s the nasal, faintly metallic gargle of Porsche’s atmospheric flat six overlaid with the uneven, snare-drum rasp of a single- mass flywheel. It’s an intensely mechanical sound at mesmerising odds with that sport-luxe cabin. From then… Continue reading Five-star Car: Porsche 911 S/T
Micra-management: Nissan boss unwraps firm’s comeback plan
Currently reading: Micra-management: Nissan boss unwraps firm’s comeback plan The Japanese firm’s new CEO, 46-year-old Mexican Ivan Espinosa, shares his turnaround plan Open gallery Like the only other non-Japanese CEO did before him, Espinosa will need to forge Renault relations New Leaf will spearhead Nissan’s EV drive in Europe, joined by next-gen Micra and Juke… Continue reading Micra-management: Nissan boss unwraps firm’s comeback plan
My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 146)
This week Steve Cropley and Matt Prior meet to talk Luca de Meo’s exit from Renault, an unusually pleasurable slow driving experience in London, how Volkswagen could use in-wheel motors to create a 4wd ID2 R hot hatchback, the Triumph Spitfire, and much more besides including your correspondence. Make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast.… Continue reading My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 146)
Ian Callum turns original Mini into 110bhp hot hatch
Ian Callum’s eponymous design house has partnered with renowned Mini coachbuilder Wood & Pickett to reimagine the city car as a hot hatch fitted with modern technology. It is based on the bodyshell of the Mk5 Mini Sportspack – the wide-arched version built from 1997-2001, at the end of the model’s production run – but is overhauled… Continue reading Ian Callum turns original Mini into 110bhp hot hatch