The new Honda Prelude hybrid coupé will feature a unique simulated gearbox when it is launched in 2026 as part of an effort to ensure it offers driving thrills. The Japanese firm will revive the long-running model after a gap of more than 20 years – and the new version is set to serve as… Continue reading Confirmed: New Honda Prelude to feature simulated gearbox
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
Skoda Enyaq to get new look inspired by Vision 7S concept
The Skoda Enyaq will receive a major update later this year, gaining a new look inspired by the Vision 7S concept car. A pair of design sketches released by Skoda reveal that the electric family SUV will gain the new Tech Deck face from the 7S. This comprises a flush-fit, single-piece plastic panel mimicking a… Continue reading Skoda Enyaq to get new look inspired by Vision 7S concept
Why a sportier BMW isn’t necessarily a better BMW
Are mainstream BMWs getting sportier, or am I just getting older? I pondered this a little warily the other day, as a road tester accelerating into middle age a little like a hastily parked supermarket grocery delivery van with its handbrake left off. It’s a thought that came to mind after I recently drove a… Continue reading Why a sportier BMW isn’t necessarily a better BMW
British firm working on radical £15k EV with 160-mile range
Warwickshire-based car maker Mika has announced detailed plans for its sub-£15,000 electric microcar. The EV, announced on 20 November, will go toe to toe with the Citroën Ami but is said to offer better performance, greater handling and far more crash safety, as well as an additional seat. Created by Robin Hall, whose acclaimed Mika… Continue reading British firm working on radical £15k EV with 160-mile range
Volkswagen Golf at 50: the hatchback that changed the world
There’s tangible evidence, in the way it both hustles through corners and cheerfully spins up past 5000rpm and on to the distant redline, that you would have felt ever so smug in your German-engineered family hatch. And rightly so, because it is rather delightful. Even winding towards Salisbury Cathedral’s spire on a classic, British sun-to-monsoon sort of… Continue reading Volkswagen Golf at 50: the hatchback that changed the world
Ferocious PHEV demand in China poised to boost UK sales too
Strong demand in China could prove the saviour of the plug-in hybrid globally as the ‘bridge to EV’ technology stumbles at legislative hurdles in the UK and Europe. Chinese makers now dominate the global PHEV market after sales rapidly grew this year, topped by BYD. “Initially of European origin, PHEV technology has gradually become a… Continue reading Ferocious PHEV demand in China poised to boost UK sales too
Cupra considers ‘provocative bodystyles’ in move away from SUVs
He said: “There are so many different emotional cars that I would love to do, starting with the Dark Rebel as a sports car. But I’m also challenging the team as well, looking at a kind of off-road-style buggy car. “It would be electric and I think it would be fun. I think it would… Continue reading Cupra considers ‘provocative bodystyles’ in move away from SUVs
Undercover police cars are the ultimate sleeper machines
Some (not me) will be able to cast their minds back to the late 1970s, when TV screens were awash with hit detective shows. You had the great Gordon Jackson starring alongside Martin Shaw and Lewis Collins in The Professionals (which to this day still has one of the best theme tunes), Dennis Waterman was… Continue reading Undercover police cars are the ultimate sleeper machines
Old snake, new tricks: driving the AC Cobra MkII
But the rewards are manifold: smooth applications of the throttle are vital on the exit from bends in order not to excite the leaf-sprung rear end, but extend the Cobra’s V8 down the straights and you’re repaid with a soundtrack that’s as uniquely American as Gershwin or pumpkin pie. The hard-edged hammering of eight pistons… Continue reading Old snake, new tricks: driving the AC Cobra MkII
Reverse parking is the only way – and I can back it up
Now look, I’m not the sort of person to routinely disparage the mainstream media, because I suppose basically I’m part of it. I’m not a ‘wake up, sheeple’ conspiracy theorist who thinks that the MSM is somehow out to dupe you, increasingly popular grift though that is these days. More than that, I’m deeply suspicious… Continue reading Reverse parking is the only way – and I can back it up