Lamborghini has revealed the ultra-limited Huracán STJ – the firm’s final ever car to be fitted with a V10 engine and the jointly most powerful Huracán ever built. Just 10 examples of the STJ – Super Trofeo Jota – will be built. That will effectively see out the Huracán’s production, which started back in 2014, before the… Continue reading Lamborghini Huracan STJ is swansong for famed V10
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
Porsche Taycan Turbo GT
Though it’s perhaps not quite as impressive as how it accelerates, the Turbo GT does a remarkably good job of carrying and disguising its weight when cornering, which it does with amazingly level body control, intuitively weighted and communicative steering, and a sweetness of handling balance that endures right up to and beyond the limit… Continue reading Porsche Taycan Turbo GT
Autocar magazine 10 April: on sale now
This week in Autocar, we meet BMW M’s star new models, test the BMW i7 that you can’t blow up, and reveal how Morris could have returned and been bigger than MG. News BMW is just months away from revealing the totally reinvented M5 as a hardcore plug-in hybrid with 708bhp and 43-mile EV range… Continue reading Autocar magazine 10 April: on sale now
2024 Kia Sorento brings EV9 looks and new tech for £41,995
Kia has revealed pricing and specification details for the new Sorento SUV, which gains a new look inspired by the all-electric Kia EV9, a suite of new technology and interior design changes for 2024. The new Kia Sorento, the brand’s flagship SUV which has been a part of its model line-up for 21 years, is priced… Continue reading 2024 Kia Sorento brings EV9 looks and new tech for £41,995
Exclusive: Top secret plan to revive the Morris Minor
How the news scoop came to be It came, as many of life’s most exciting opportunities do, with a phone call. The call was confidential, said the voice, so I left Autocar’s offices and aimlessly wandered the local streets while Martin Leach, one-time boss of Ford of Europe and subsequently Maserati, explained to me that he… Continue reading Exclusive: Top secret plan to revive the Morris Minor
My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 83)
Episode 83 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Steve Cropley and Matt Prior in the control tower at Bicester Heritage, where the test track has a corner now named after Cropley. The lads also talk April Fools, Australian butchers and Ford Mustangs everywhere, including Ford’s boss racing at… Continue reading My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 83)
Inside Japfest: Why Japanese cars are still loved by UK tuners
Modifying – fixing, improving, making more obnoxious – cars in the UK has been alive and well since, basically, the invention of the cars. The first Japanese car sold in the UK came in 1965. But it took another 15-20 years before the modification of Japanese cars became ubiquitous in the car scene. And since… Continue reading Inside Japfest: Why Japanese cars are still loved by UK tuners
Rimac to supply batteries for next generation of electric BMWs
Rimac will provide batteries for the next generation of BMW’s electric cars, it has been confirmed. The Croatian EV specialist’s engineering division, Rimac Technology, has inked a supply deal with BMW that heralds “the largest and most ambitious project the company has undertaken to date”. No financial terms of the deal have been disclosed and neither firm… Continue reading Rimac to supply batteries for next generation of electric BMWs
Hyundai Ioniq 6 N primed as performance brand’s second EV
Hyundai’s N division is putting the finishing touches to a hot new version of the Ioniq 6 saloon, which will bring Porsche Taycan levels of performance and dynamic agility honed on the racetrack. Hyundai N’s second electric car, following the just-launched Ioniq 5 N, is entering an advanced stage of development shortly after the performance… Continue reading Hyundai Ioniq 6 N primed as performance brand’s second EV
New Citroen C3 gains sub-£15k hybrid
Order books for the new Citroën C3 have opened in mainland Europe, with prices for the heavily modernised supermini starting from under €15,000 (£12,854). The new C3, which will be joined by the all-electric Citroën ë-C3 later this year, will be offered with the choice of two powertrains. The range opens with a 98bhp 1.2-litre turbocharged petrol engine mated to a… Continue reading New Citroen C3 gains sub-£15k hybrid