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We build a lithium-ion car battery

EV battery production is the new frontier of the automotive industry, but how are they made? We open our chemistry set to find out Opportunities like this one don’t come around very often. Here, Autocar has the chance to build its own lithium ion electric car battery cell from scratch, to see the inner workings […]

Marque de Triomphe: Citroen centenary road trip

Parisian cobbles are rarely a bumpy affair in a Citroën We drive a Citroën C5 Aircross to Paris to celebrate the eternally young 100-year-old brand’s centenary Leaping years ahead, sometimes even decades, is what Citroën is most famous for. It has made cars that levitated. Cars whose headlights peered around corners. Cars with suspension resembling […]

On a charge: Driving the Jaguar I-Pace from London to Frankfurt

I-Pace is stylish, and outshines its rivals, but can it cross the continent? How practical is it to drive across Europe in Jaguar's EV pioneer? We saddle up for the long-haul The maths is simple. Frankfurt and its biennial motor show lie 501 miles from Autocar Towers in Twickenham, according to Google Maps. This Jaguar […]

Inside Alvis: reviving a long-lost British car maker

"About 4800 Alvis cars remain on the road" The iconic marque has not left the building: in fact, it has just started making cars again 'Decarbonise the engine and report. Check power steering and front wheel alignment. Straighten up front bumper. To be completed by Thursday May 13th, please.’ So wrote Group Captain Douglas Bader, […]

Hardcore McLaren 620R confirmed, first spy shots emerge

McLaren 620R prototype - pictures taken by Stefan Baldauf McLaren will produce a road-legal version of a GT4 racing car, set to be offered to customers by invitation only McLaren has confirmed to Autocar that it will be building a road-going GT4 racing car based on the 600LT, dubbed 620R. Spotted testing for the first […]

Top 10 best hot hatches 2019

Honda Civic Type R These are our favourite hot hatches currently on sale. But who will claim the top spot? When it comes to the balance of performance, cost and daily usability, no other type of performance car does it better than the not-so-humble, full-sized hot hatchback. The idea of taking a regular family hatchback and turning it […]

Renault board removes Thierry Bollore as CEO

Financial director Clotilde Delbos set to act as interim CEO following surprise management shake-up Renault's board of directors has voted to remove CEO Thierry Bollore as head of the company with immediate effect. Financial director Clotilde Delbos has been installed as interim CEO, with Olivier Murguet and José-Vicente de los Mozos taking positions as deputy managing directors to assist […]

Porsche and Boeing to develop flying car concept

Porsche and Boeing have released this image of a flying car Two firms will explore the viability of urban air travel and produce a prototype Porsche and Boeing are developing an electric flying car concept as part of a new partnership exploring the “premium urban air mobility market”, the two brands have announced. Engineers from […]

Toyota Land Cruiser Utility 3dr long-term review

Will a basic – and we do mean basic – Land Cruiser cut it as a daily family workhorse? We found out over a year behind the wheel Why we ran it: To see if a utility vehicle can also be an endearing everyday vehicle Month 12 - Month 9 - Month 7 - Month 6 - Month 5 […]

Toyota LQ concept is self-driving electric hatchback

Tokyo-bound mobility solution features air-conditioned seats, striking modern styling and artificially intelligent assistant Toyota has unveiled an AI-equipped self-driving hatchback as the centrepiece of its stand at the Tokyo motor show, taking place later this month. The LQ concept is a development of 2017’s Concept-i. It is capable of Level Four autonomous driving, meaning it […]

Opinion: Why Dyson failed

Dyson's first car was due to be on our roads in less than 18 months, so what went wrong? Yesterday, Dyson dropped the bombshell news it is canning its car project because it isn't financially viable. Yes, there had been long-term doubters, unimpressed by Dyson’s financial commitment to the project and disbelieving that James Dyson and his […]

Audi A1

The original A1 showed that even superminis can be luxurious. Now there’s another one, with its sights set on the Mini As a result of its own strategic choices, Audi isn’t a car maker we instinctively associate with modern compact hatchbacks – superminis, as they are so often dubbed. Perhaps it ought to be, though, […]

Toyota RAV4 Plug-in hybrid set for LA show debut

New version of fifth-generation SUV will offer expanded battery size, range and power Toyota will showcase a plug-in hybrid version of its RAV4 SUV at next month’s Los Angeles motor show. The fifth-generation of the Japanese machine was launched late last year, built on Toyota’s latest TNGA platform. It went on sale in the UK with […]

Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 11 October

X1/9's flamboyant bodywork is among the most admired (and crumbly) of all time Attractive Bertone styling, engaging handling and rarity on a par with hens teeth - it's the much-maligned Fiat X1/9 I recall the day in 1989 when, as a young Fiat salesman, I was commanded to push the new Croma and Tipo to […]

Matt Prior: It doesn't take a monkey to appreciate NASCAR (but it helps)

A flying visit to a team garage made it clear to our tester that America's favourite motor sport has plenty to like I’d like to pretend I’m an expert, but the truth is most of what I know about Nascar, America’s stock car series, I learned from Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. I […]

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