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Next Renault Megane and Scenic tipped to go hybrid

Renault could bring back petrol-powered versions of the Megane and Scenic after bosses confirmed it is readying a new multi-fuel platform that will underpin the next generation of its C-segment cars. While it has been created predominantly as an electric architecture, Renault boss Fabrice Cambolive said it has also been designed to accommodate plug-in hybrid… Continue reading Next Renault Megane and Scenic tipped to go hybrid

The EV that lost just eight miles of range after 107,000 miles

Electric cars have progressed well past the ‘early adopter’ stage, and with that has come the opportunity to measure actual battery ageing against predictions made in the past based on laboratory testing. The German Automobile Club (ADAC) recently published the results of a four-year test using a Volkswagen ID 3 Pro S Tour. It took… Continue reading The EV that lost just eight miles of range after 107,000 miles

MG’s rise, fall, and rise again: inside the brand’s rebirth

Once upon a time, back in the annals of history, there may have been an explosion of UK automotive sales greater than that of MG’s recent, towering success in this country a 620% leap from 13,000 to 81,000 cars in the four short years between 2019 and 2023. If so, no one can remember it,… Continue reading MG’s rise, fall, and rise again: inside the brand’s rebirth

Toyota Hilux Electric

We’ll go more into those compromises shortly, but there’s one thing that Toyota has no intention of compromising, and that’s its reputation. Or more specifically the Hilux’s reputation as the toughest truck on the planet. Adding batteries is no excuse for weakness and reliability and robustness were therefore at the top of the list when… Continue reading Toyota Hilux Electric

The wormholes of being a petrolhead

Cars hijack our obsessive impulses in ways that range from the amusing to the fulfilling to the potentially unhealthy. Sourcing, say, a door card from a specific model year for your Fiat X1/9 is niche behaviour but nothing unusual for people like us. Higher-calibre nerdery might lead you to seriously investigate period-correct Blaupunkt head units… Continue reading The wormholes of being a petrolhead

This 114bhp per litre hot hatch is my new obsession to keep tabs on

Glastonbury glamping has nothing on my Duster

If a recently married man tells people he’s going to be sleeping in his car one night, concern, it seems, is the immediate reaction. “No,” I tell them, “this is for fun.” Little do they know that the Dacia Duster I’ve been running for the past few months has been fitted with a fold-out bed, a double(ish) mattress… Continue reading Glastonbury glamping has nothing on my Duster

Kamm’s idea of a Porsche restomod is rather different from most

If you can’t take another Porsche 911 restomod, can I present you this instead? It’s a Porsche 912 restomod. I grant you that’s not 911 unadjacent. To recap, Porsche introduced the 912 in 1965 as a cheaper, four-cylinder alternative to its recently launched 911, which was terrific but priced quite a long way above what Porsche… Continue reading Kamm’s idea of a Porsche restomod is rather different from most

Bonus pod: Autocar meets Skoda CEO Klaus Zellmer

Matt Prior meets Skoda’s CEO Klaus Zellmer, as both Autocar and Skoda celebrate their 130th anniversaries. But the pair look forwards rather than backwards, as they talk about the third best-selling brand in Europe, its future in estate cars, how EV sales are progressing, how it makes 8.5% profits when some mass market makers make… Continue reading Bonus pod: Autocar meets Skoda CEO Klaus Zellmer

Hyundai Ioniq 6 N

Hyundai’s sporty car department is clearly very eager to N all the things, because the Ioniq 6 N is based on the facelifted version of the regular Ioniq 6, which we haven’t even driven yet. There’s a lot to cover then, so let’s start with the mechanicals. By and large, they are familiar from the… Continue reading Hyundai Ioniq 6 N