Author: Autocar Magazine UK

Next BAC Mono will move to turbo Ford engine

Briggs Automotive Company is preparing to open a fresh chapter in its history in 2023 by launching a new-generation version of its Mono single-seater sports car with an even lighter chassis frame and an emissions-friendly turbocharged engine. The BAC Mono F – so called because F stands for forced induction – will open up new… Continue reading Next BAC Mono will move to turbo Ford engine

Next-gen BMW EVs to get new battery tech for 620-mile range

BMW has announced details of its next-generation lithium ion batteries for EVs, named Gen6. Due to arrive in the Neue Klasse (New Class) series of cars from 2025, the batteries adopt a cylindrical cell shape – as favoured by Tesla – rather than the flat, prismatic cell shape currently used.  Thomas Albrecht, BMW’s head of Efficient Dynamics, told… Continue reading Next-gen BMW EVs to get new battery tech for 620-mile range

New 2023 Ford Mustang keeps atmo V8 and manual gearbox

Ford has unwrapped its new seventh-generation Ford Mustang, which could be the final model in the icon’s 58-year history. Launched at a huge outdoor event following the opening of the reborn Detroit motor show, the Mustang will hit UK shores next year. Featuring a bolder, edgier take on the classic Ford icon, the headline news… Continue reading New 2023 Ford Mustang keeps atmo V8 and manual gearbox

New 2023 Ford Mustang keeps V8 punch

Ford has unwrapped its new seventh-generation Ford Mustang, which could be the final model in the icon’s 58-year history. Launched at a huge outdoor event following the opening of the reborn Detroit motor show, the Mustang will hit UK shores next year. Featuring a bolder, edgier take on the classic Ford icon, the headline news… Continue reading New 2023 Ford Mustang keeps V8 punch

Roadside tech could speed up sluggish autonomous vehicle rollout

When is an autonomous car not an autonomous car? When it relies on feedback and information from infrastructure and other vehicles around it. As the UK works to unlock what the government says could be a £42 billion industry moving goods and people around in driverless vehicles by 2035, the worry is that we’re asking too… Continue reading Roadside tech could speed up sluggish autonomous vehicle rollout

Noble M500

Anyway, Noble’s new car, the M500, aims to sit in that niche. It’s more attainable than the M600 that it replaces, less powerful and cheaper to make, so out goes the 4.4-litre V8 that arrived in Leicester in a crate and took a heap of work before it made its way into the car. (Noble… Continue reading Noble M500

Hardcore variant of BMW M2 to pack 473bhp punch

BMW is testing a stripped-back, hardcore version of its upcoming second-generation M2 Coupé. The new model is expected to be badged either CS or CSL (the latter name has just been revived on the limited-run M4 CSL) and will follow the G87 M2, to be revealed next month, as a more potent, track-focused version of… Continue reading Hardcore variant of BMW M2 to pack 473bhp punch

Opinion: Nothing wrong with a luxury Land Rover Defender

Some 19 years ago, I was in central London walking through an area not usually open to the public. And it was hard to miss the sparkling new Land Rover Defender parked away from prying eyes. Not just because it looked factory-fresh but because it was a good few feet longer than even a 110.… Continue reading Opinion: Nothing wrong with a luxury Land Rover Defender

My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (episode 1)

Whether it’s cleaning cars with cotton buds or being impressed by a 25 year old Lexus SUV, in this first episode of this new My Week In Cars podcast, available now, Autocar’s Steve Cropley and Matt Prior discuss their disparate motoring week. Make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast. Subscribe to our podcasts via… Continue reading My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (episode 1)