The next Toyota Corolla is planned to offer a fuel cell powertrain (in addition to hybrid, ICE and EV options) as the Japanese manufacturer doubles down on hydrogen as “the energy of the future”. Toyota has remained a vocal and committed supporter of hydrogen propulsion as other large vehicle manufacturers have backed away from FCEV technology to… Continue reading New Corolla will get FCEV as Toyota ‘fully committed’ to hydrogen
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Repmobile royalty: the cars that defined 70s, 80s and 90s office life
Vauxhall’s PR did its best to try and fight back, but for so many the Vectra was forever labeled as dreary and forgettable (distinctive door mirrors aside). And yet as ever with the curly-haired pub landlord, the reality was slightly different. Yes, the Vectra wasn’t the most dynamic choice, but it was spacious, comfortable and… Continue reading Repmobile royalty: the cars that defined 70s, 80s and 90s office life
How VW engineers can beat China – with their bums
“We started just before Christmas 2022, with the first sketches and ideas of what a Volkswagen should look like, and since then we’ve been evolving that,” recalls Grünitz. “This was the first time that I had the possibility to start from the very first sketches until the presentation of a finished vehicle, over a three-year… Continue reading How VW engineers can beat China – with their bums
Finish it yourself: Toyota leaves new mini-4×4 purposely incomplete
Toyota has revealed a bare-bones, go-anywhere 4×4 truck that it says it will never finish – on purpose. The IMV Origin is a compact, flatbed, off-road-ready utility vehicle that Toyota has designed specifically for rural villages in remote areas of Africa, where the terrain is challenging, access to spare parts extremely difficult, and public transport… Continue reading Finish it yourself: Toyota leaves new mini-4×4 purposely incomplete
Toyota to use solid-state battery in “high-power” EV in 2027
Toyota is on track to launch solid state batteries (SSB) in a production car by 2028 – and is set to deploy the bold new technology first in a performance electric car. Toyota is one of several mainstream car makers investing in the development of SSB technology – which has long been viewed as a… Continue reading Toyota to use solid-state battery in “high-power” EV in 2027
WATCH: Most important new cars of the Tokyo motor show 2025
[embedded content] It’s the 2025 Tokyo Mobility Show, one of the biggest motor shows of the year. And it’s chock-full of new car launches and unveilings. Autocar has a team on the show floor in Tokyo and beavering away at our HQ. Join us, then, as we run you through the biggest launches from a… Continue reading WATCH: Most important new cars of the Tokyo motor show 2025
Mazda previews supermini comeback with ‘empathetic’ 2 successor
To which end, the Vision X-Compact is hypothetically capable of reading a driver’s emotions and responding to them appropriately. “It can sense what you are feeling right now: if you think it’s boring, if you think it’s too hard, if you want to seek something to do – the car can sense that, and can… Continue reading Mazda previews supermini comeback with ‘empathetic’ 2 successor
503bhp Mazda is rotary-electric vision of ‘carbon-negative’ ICE
Mazda has revealed a 503bhp sports saloon with a rotary-electric powertrain that promises up to 500 miles of combined range – and is set to feature in a production car in the next three years. The Vision X-Coupé – star of the brand’s stage at the Tokyo motor show – is a sleek, rakish four-door… Continue reading 503bhp Mazda is rotary-electric vision of ‘carbon-negative’ ICE
Government could scrap planning permission for EV charging gullies
Changes to planning legislation could make it easier for people without driveways to install a home EV charger. The requirement to obtain planning permission to install a cross-pavement charging gully could be scrapped as part of a set of reforms proposed by the UK government. The gullies allow for an EV charging cable to be run… Continue reading Government could scrap planning permission for EV charging gullies
Denza N8L revealed as six-seat PHEV with 143-mile electric range
BYD-owned Denza is gearing up to challenge the Range Rover Sport with its new N8L, a six-seat family SUV fitted with a long-range plug-in hybrid powertrain. The N8L is equipped with a 46.9kWh battery pack – even larger than those fitted in many small European EVs – that delivers a yields an electric-only range of 143 miles. That… Continue reading Denza N8L revealed as six-seat PHEV with 143-mile electric range