Well this is joyous: a Morgan Super 3 on Autocar’s long-term fleet. The latest three-wheeler is the spiritual successor to the very first Morgans, which were three-wheeled runabouts, and a three-wheeled Mog, now in its second generation, has been back in the firm’s range since the idea was reprised in 2011. I’m to be custodian… Continue reading Tally-ho! Join me for 3000 miles in the ‘dreamboat’ Morgan Super 3
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Ford ‘back where it belongs’ in F1 return with Red Bull
Ford’s return to the Formula 1 grid this year with Red Bull Racing puts the car giant “back where it belongs”, according to its racing division chief Will Ford, the great-great grandson of company founder Henry. Speaking at Ford Racing’s season launch in Detroit, during which the liveries that the new Red Bull and Racing… Continue reading Ford ‘back where it belongs’ in F1 return with Red Bull
Hyundai Exter Crosses 200,000 Sales, Sees Slower Offtake for Last 100,000 Units
The Exter, Hyundai Motor India’s second compact SUV launched on July 10, 2023, has crossed the 200,000 wholesales milestone in the domestic market. As per SIAM data, the Exter had clocked a total of 199,289 units from launch till end-December 2025. The minuscule gap of 711 units to the 200,000 mark would have been bridged… Continue reading Hyundai Exter Crosses 200,000 Sales, Sees Slower Offtake for Last 100,000 Units
Ford taps Mustang V8 to power its 2027 Le Mans hypercar
The new hypercar with which Ford will bid for its first outright Le Mans 24 Hours victory in 58 years will use the 5.4-litre ‘Coyote’ V8 from its Mustang GT3 racer. Ford announced last year that it would enter the full FIA World Endurance Championship with an LMDh hypercar in 2027, and it has now revealed the… Continue reading Ford taps Mustang V8 to power its 2027 Le Mans hypercar
Underwater car trade-ins are on the rise — and drivers owe a record amount, Edmunds finds
Sutthichai Supapornpasupad | Moment | Getty Images As consumers contend with higher auto payments, new data from car website Edmunds suggests they may be falling into a cycle of negative equity — where their outstanding auto loan balances are higher than the value of their cars. In the fourth quarter of 2025, 29.3% of trade-ins… Continue reading Underwater car trade-ins are on the rise — and drivers owe a record amount, Edmunds finds
Automakers like Ford and GM are jumping into a whole new business where Tesla is a serious player
U.S. automakers are increasingly entering the energy storage business as they pivot away from electric vehicles and try make use of battery factories that cost billions of dollars. Energy storage uses a lot of the same underlying technology as EV batteries to store power for homes, businesses and even utilities. Tesla has been investing in… Continue reading Automakers like Ford and GM are jumping into a whole new business where Tesla is a serious player
Toyota Industries shares hit record high after Toyota Motor raises buyout offer to over $35 billion
The Toyota Industries Corp. logo at the company’s Nagakusa plant in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of forklift manufacturer Toyota Industries jumped to a record high on Thursday, a day after Toyota Motor sweetened the tender offer price for buying out the carmaker by more than 15% to over… Continue reading Toyota Industries shares hit record high after Toyota Motor raises buyout offer to over $35 billion
SIAM Looking Ahead Conclave Estimates India’s FY27 PV Growth at 5-7%, 2W at 6-8%
India’s passenger vehicle and two-wheeler markets are estimated to grow in the range of mid-to-high single digits during the financial year 2027 (FY27), primarily on the back of higher income growth and reduced ownership costs following the recent Goods and Services Tax cut. According to sources, the SIAM Looking Ahead Conclave, held on Thursday, which… Continue reading SIAM Looking Ahead Conclave Estimates India’s FY27 PV Growth at 5-7%, 2W at 6-8%
Shredded street: My town’s roads are so bad you can eat from them
Fancy having road chippings with your Weetabix? Eating the popular cereal from a pothole is the latest stunt by local campaigner Ben Thornbury designed to highlight the problem of potholes on the roads in and around his home town of Malmesbury, Wiltshire. Two years ago, when he created a crazy golf course from potholes on… Continue reading Shredded street: My town’s roads are so bad you can eat from them
The ’70s Skoda so ‘dangerous’ the government had to intervene
Back in the late 1970s, we mentioned a rear-engined Skoda as having “dangerous” handling characteristics – and we weren’t exaggerating. Skoda had planned to follow its western European rivals in moving to a front-engined, front-driven format with the replacement for its 100/110 saloon, the essence of which dated back to the 1000MB of 1964. But… Continue reading The ’70s Skoda so ‘dangerous’ the government had to intervene