Stay with me. You probably won’t be surprised to read that, as a member of the Autocar team, I have a lot of opinions about cars – but one of my strongest is about air fresheners. For me, there really is nothing worse than getting into a car that honks (no pun intended) before a … Read more
We look back at the incredible legacy of our number one moderator, Al Barton in-memoriam-remembering-big-al
Built under licence in Germany, the Seven was the first car produced by BMW. It was also, despite its humble station in life, very tunable, and performed exceptionally well in both racing and record breaking. Production ended in 1939, but the Seven remains popular (as both a road and a competition car) among classic enthusiasts … Read more
The V8 is making a shock comeback, thanks to a green light from US regulators and foot-dragging among high-end car buyers. Stellantis, Lotus and Mercedes-Benz are among those reinstalling V8s into their line-up, and new Chinese car makers are working on their first-ever versions. v8s-making-shock-comeback-as-luxury-base-chase-emotion
Catone hinted that the next-generation STLA One platform is being developed to ensure Jeep can deliver the four-wheel-drive ability that it’s known for: “It’s not that we are developing on something [that is] existing that we have to adapt; we are working on something new. It’s a shared platform globally, but we have the opportunity … Read more
Some things just go well together. Beer and crisps. Chicken and gravy. Fish and chips. The new Alpine Lacoste A290 Rally is a fine example of an admirable non-food-based combination. Despite sharing many of the same values and customers, collaborations between fashion brands and carmakers are not always worth shouting about (Mini’s recent association with … Read more
But Mike Hansford, who leads the Road Surface Treatments Association, said Britain’s pothole problems cannot be explained by thin layer surfacing materials alone. He added: “It was almost like a perfect storm, because we introduced these thin surface course systems and at the same time stopped doing all the surface dressing on the scale we … Read more
What goes into a successful retro revival of an old car? For a good example, let’s look at the Renault 5. The consensus is that it gets all the key features right. Much like the original 5, it’s great to drive and even better to look at, but at its core it captures that classless … Read more
BMW Z3 M Coupe, 2001, 79.8k miles – sold for £40,468* Isn’t it amazing how a car can commercially tank at launch, only to find a cult following years or even decades down the line? That was very much the case for the Z3 M Coupe, with its polarising ‘bread van’ looks either sending buyers … Read more
Mazda says the global SUV boom is still growing. The automaker believes sedans won’t reverse the trend. The upcoming CX-6e SUV has reportedly attracted more pre-orders than the Mazda 6e sedan in Australia. Even though there’s some belief in the industry that sedans will make a major comeback (ourselves included), not everyone is as convinced. … Read more