Author: Autocar Magazine UK

Morgan and Pininfarina reveal striking £200k barchetta

In particular, they are fuller behind the front wheels, which gives a more purposeful stance and improves aero.  The rear wings also have a chamfer on their leading surface for aero reasons and there’s even a subtle diffuser under the car’s rear to counter lift at speed. Hand-formed stainless steel finishers along the sills add… Continue reading Morgan and Pininfarina reveal striking £200k barchetta

Smart #3

Smart may no longer make exclusively small cars but, according to its current designers, it does want to offer the best-packaged passenger car in every market niche in which it competes. The interior of the #1 certainly bore out that strategy and the #3 does too, albeit to a predictably less striking extent. Bigger doesn’t… Continue reading Smart #3

How Honda and GM are proving hydrogen cars can work

Just over half a century since the automotive world got properly revved up by the prospect of hydrogen fuel cell cars (FCEVs), they still haven’t happened. They failed to take over the world in the same way that BEVs appear to be doing. But the same key FCEV players from back in the day are… Continue reading How Honda and GM are proving hydrogen cars can work

Aston Martin mulls rugged super-4×4 to rival Defender

Aston Martin is considering a rugged, high-powered super-4×4 to rival the Mercedes G-Class, Autocar can reveal. Design proposals for the shock new model are being evaluated internally, Autocar understands, but no decision has been made yet on whether to go ahead with what would be Aston’s second SUV. Tellingly, the Gaydon firm’s 4×4 concept is… Continue reading Aston Martin mulls rugged super-4×4 to rival Defender

Nio undercuts Tesla Model Y with £24k Onvo L60 SUV for China

The first model from Nio‘s new family-focused EV brand Onvo is a Tesla Model Y-rivalling crossover that majors on practicality and efficiency.  Called the L60, it’s due on sale in China from September at a starting price equivalent to just £24,000 – undercutting its chief rival by a notable margin.  There’s no word yet on… Continue reading Nio undercuts Tesla Model Y with £24k Onvo L60 SUV for China

Renault shifts self-driving focus from cars to minibuses

Renault will not continue development of high-level autonomous functions for passenger cars, switching focus instead to offering self-driving public transport solutions.  It says it already offers “top-level driving assistance on most of its models” but further development in this area – for passenger cars specifically – is “unlikely for the time being, given current regulations,… Continue reading Renault shifts self-driving focus from cars to minibuses

Renault shifts self-driving focus from cars to minibuses

Renault will not continue development of high-level autonomous functions for passenger cars, switching focus instead to offering self-driving public transport solutions.  It says it already offers “top-level driving assistance on most of its models” but further development in this area – for passenger cars specifically – is “unlikely for the time being, given current regulations,… Continue reading Renault shifts self-driving focus from cars to minibuses

Autocar magazine 15 May: on sale now

This week in Autocar, we scoop Aston Martin’s upcoming rival to the Land Rover Defender, drive the greatest Mercedes G-Class there has ever been, and deliver our verdict on the new Aston Martin Vantage. News Aston Martin is targeting the Land Rover Defender and Mercedes G-Class with a luxurious new super 4×4 – we’ve got… Continue reading Autocar magazine 15 May: on sale now

Autocar magazine 15 May: on sale now

This week in Autocar, we scoop Aston Martin’s upcoming rival to the Land Rover Defender, drive the greatest Mercedes G-Class there has ever been, and deliver our verdict on the new Aston Martin Vantage. News Aston Martin is targeting the Land Rover Defender and Mercedes G-Class with a luxurious new super 4×4 – we’ve got… Continue reading Autocar magazine 15 May: on sale now