Polestar has upgraded its 3 electric SUV, adding more power and faster charging. Coming as part of a model-year refresh, the updates are “so extensive it’s like an entirely new car”, claimed CEO Michael Lohscheller. This comes after the closely related Volvo EX90 received similar upgrades last month. The most notable change comes from a new 800V electrical architecture for… Continue reading Polestar upgrades 3 SUV with more power, faster charging
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
Belt and braces: Volvo’s innovative new take on in-car safety
With so much emphasis on developing ADAS and fully autonomous vehicles, it may seem as if the industry has run out of ideas for improving the basics. That isn’t the case. Next year, Volvo’s ultra-sophisticated smart safety belt makes its debut in the EX60. It’s 66 years since Volvo invented the three-point belt and made… Continue reading Belt and braces: Volvo’s innovative new take on in-car safety
Lamborghini plots ‘crazier’ specials following Huracan Sterrato
Lamborghini is plotting “crazier” new models after the success of the Hurácan Sterrato and Hurácan STO showed “the sky is the limit” for how dramatically it can reinvent existing models. “From a brand perspective, [these models are] giving you opportunities that are immense,” Federico Foschini, the Italian brand’s sales and marketing chief, told Autocar. “I think that… Continue reading Lamborghini plots ‘crazier’ specials following Huracan Sterrato
Are buyers ready for the amazing things their new cars can do?
What David Hasselhoff depicted back in the 1980s with KITT, a sentient Pontiac Trans Am, car makers and their technology partners now believe is becoming a reality for everyone. Smarter software, ballooning levels of computer power and the application of artificial intelligence (AI) are on the cusp of allowing drivers to create a relationship with… Continue reading Are buyers ready for the amazing things their new cars can do?
Nissan Juke named Britain’s least reliable new car
The pure-petrol Nissan Juke has been judged to be the least reliable car in the UK, with owners reporting huge repair bills. That is according to Autocar sibling publication What Car?’s 2025 Reliability Survey, which revealed that 24% of petrol Juke owners reported a fault. That gave it the lowest score of all models in the survey. The survey,… Continue reading Nissan Juke named Britain’s least reliable new car
Six money-saving hacks for PHEV company car drivers
After more than a decade on sale in the UK, plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) are having their moment in the spotlight. As a halfway house to electric cars, the latest PHEVs combine up to 80 miles of battery-powered driving with the ease of filling with fuel for longer trips, and their low CO2 emissions mean they’re tax-efficient company cars… Continue reading Six money-saving hacks for PHEV company car drivers
Jeep Compass
Take one not-so-American do-it-all platform (STLA Medium, in this case, as previously seen under the new-shape Peugeot 3008, Vauxhall Grandland and Citroën C5 Aircross), add some butch styling complete with a seven-slot grille and plenty of Willys Jeep-themed ‘Easter eggs’ and hey presto, 2026 Car of the Year. Or at least that’s the theory. Use… Continue reading Jeep Compass
Sprinting in a Renault, restomod MGBs and BYD’s Dolphin Surf
The latest episode of My Week In Cars finds Steve Cropley driving a Renault 5 at the Watergate Bay sprint and Matt Prior drives an MGB restomodded by the excellent people of Frontline. Plus, Cropley has a VW T-Roc on loan and the pair talk about their experience with the BYD Dolphin Surf. There’s correspondence from an American… Continue reading Sprinting in a Renault, restomod MGBs and BYD’s Dolphin Surf
Aston Martin DBX S
The 707’s 697bhp (707PS) was already the most power that the cross-plane 4.0-litre Mercedes-AMG V8 made anywhere (not including the flat-plane-crank Black Series version), but Aston Martin’s engineers were able to extract even more by way of some bigger turbochargers (still twin-scroll), taken from the Aston Martin Valhalla supercar. The result is 717bhp, with a… Continue reading Aston Martin DBX S
New Audi electric hatchback breaks cover with A2 influence
Audi has begun testing a new entry-level model that is set to indirectly replace the A1 and Q2 when they are retired next year. The EV will be the smallest car Audi offers and is set to be positioned as an electric counterpart to both the A3 hatchback and Q3 crossover. Seen by Autocar photographers for… Continue reading New Audi electric hatchback breaks cover with A2 influence