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James Ruppert: making drive before you buy more fun

New test drive rules mean now's the time to book that solo evaluation News as I write: car dealers can now bolt on trade plates and allow you to take a solo test drive. In my experience, decent dealers will be prepared to do that anyway, and it’s a great way to make a sale. […]

Opinion: no more excuses for Maserati under new watch

PSA ownership could bode well for the Italian brand, but nothing is guaranteed Many major events and launches in the automotive world have been postponed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, one of the more tantalising of which was the relaunch of the Maserati brand that’s been pushed back from May to September. Maserati, […]

MC20 supercar will lead bold Maserati revival

MC20 (rendered by Autocar above) will rival likes of the Aston Martin Vantage and Audi R8 Italian firm will follow mid-engined super-sports car with new Granturismo, Levante, Quattroporte and a BMW X4 rival Maserati is starting to enact its most ambitious revival plan yet, with billions of euros of investment, a model line-up overhaul and […]

Opinion: With PSA in charge, Maserati can finally flourish

New Maserati SUV will form part of revival French group boss Carlos Tavares has a knack for getting the best out of brands Maserati’s suggestion that it will be able to lift annual production from today’s 30,000 units to around 100,000 in two years’ time is par for the course for the old Italian brand, […]

Autocar confidential: SUV-inspired styling set to remain for EVs, PSA talks innovation in electric cars, and more

Our reporters empty their notebooks to round up a week in gossip from across the automotive industry In this week's round-up of automotive gossip, we talk EV innovation with the head of PSA, take stock of sales figures from elsewhere across the Globe in April, and examine how some countries have been able to resume […]

Official: car showrooms allowed to open on 1 June

Breaking news: Prime Minister Boris Johnson says dealerships can open doors at start of next month Car showrooms in England will be able to open from 1 June onwards, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced. The Prime Minister made the announcement during the Downing Street Daily Briefing today (Monday), saying that the decision was based […]

Mercedes-Benz reveals first official image of new S-Class

Mercedes-Benz S-Class BMW 7 Series rival set to be launched later this year despite disruption due to coronavirus Mercedes-Benz has released the first official image of the upcoming seventh-generation S-Class – and confirmed its flagship saloon will be unveiled later this year. The firm has released a single image showing the front grille of the […]

Coronavirus and the car world: Jaguar Land Rover seeks government aid

Reports suggest Britain's biggest car maker is in talks with Whitehall for more than £1bn in taxpayer support The massive global effects of the coronavirus pandemic have had an equally seismic impact on the car industry. Factories have been shuttered around the world, dramatic stock market falls have hit the value of virtually every car firm, vehicle […]

Used car buying guide: Mazda RX-8

Rotary engines are exciting, and this four-seat sports car represents your last chance to own one. It’s dirt cheap, too – but there’s a catch The RX-8 was the last rotary-engined car sold in the UK and, now that Mazda is considering a revival of its famous Wankel concept for a new hybrid powertrain, it […]

Next Mercedes-Benz SL will return to sporting roots

Mk7 SL will take cues from 1954 original without going retro The upcoming SL will look to draw inspiration from its legendary predecessor The next Mercedes-Benz SL, which is due to be revealed next year, will hark back to the original model of the 1950s more than any generation that followed, according to Daimler’s chief design […]

Under the skin: how camless engines make 300bhp per litre with 20% less fuel

Koenigsegg's freevalve engine promises performance and economy, but how does it actually work? Being all things to all people is something combustion engines have never been much good at but supercar maker Koenigsegg may at last have that one licked with its Freevalve technology. Freevalve does what the name neatly implies: frees inlet and exhaust […]

Aston Martin boss Andy Palmer set to be replaced by AMG boss Moers

Aston confirms management talks following Financial Times report that AMG boss Tobias Moers is being lined up to take top job on Tuesday Aston Martin has confirmed it is reviewing its management team, following speculation that boss Andy Palmer will be replaced at the helm of the company by AMG boss Tobias Moers on Tuesday in a […]

Top 10 sport saloons 2020

Slotting beneath super saloons in the motoring hierarchy, these more affordable alternatives are still guaranteed to entertain When you’re in the business of testing the latest and greatest new cars, you invariably devote a great deal of effort, brainpower and words defining and expressing what separates a truly great supercar, sports car or hot hatchback […]

How McLaren is making a comeback in F1

McLaren is chasing a return to the front after eight years away After 182 Formula 1 victories in its first 46 years, McLaren has been absent from the front of the pack for the past eight. We meet the man turning it around McLaren was heading into the 2020 Formula 1 season with a real […]

Daimler to DeLorean: How Coventry became the UK's motor city

1 - Coventry Transport Museum Few cities have as many car-related places, gems and secrets as this one. We commandeer a taxi and explore On Priory Street, in the shadow of Coventry cathedral and down a short flight of steps that takes you below pavement level, is a length of old brick wall supported at […]