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Ford returns to World Rally Championship with factory team in 2028

Blue Oval revives WRC works team after a 16-year absence, in partnership with Cumbria's M-Sport

Ford returns to World Rally Championship with factory team in 2028
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Revealed: New Aston Martin DBX GT focuses on long-distance luxury

Revealed: New Aston Martin DBX GT focuses on long-distance luxury
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BMW X3 M50 gains power boost to 437bhp

BMW X3 M50 gains power boost to 437bhp
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New Fiat Multiplay to preview cross between SUV and pick-up

New Fiat Multiplay to preview cross between SUV and pick-up
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Electric cars

New Renault Megane starts at £28k thanks to upgraded EV grant

New Renault Megane starts at £28k thanks to upgraded EV grant
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CAR REVIEW

Kia EV4 GT tested: Could less be more in an electric hot hatch?

Kia EV4 GT tested: Could less be more in an electric hot hatch?
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New cars

New petrol BMW 3 Series revealed with 437bhp straight-six option

New petrol BMW 3 Series revealed with 437bhp straight-six option
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Manufacturing

BMW opens new German battery factory to power electric i3

BMW opens new German battery factory to power electric i3
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Vauxhall ditches flag in bold new griffin logo for 2027

Vauxhall ditches flag in bold new griffin logo for 2027
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Autocar rendering shows what the next-generation 1 Series could look like
New cars

BMW priming new 1 Series on Neue Klasse EV platform – plus 'X8' flagship

BMW priming new 1 Series on Neue Klasse EV platform – plus 'X8' flagship
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New cars

Range Rover Sport goes electric: £110k EV matches V8 for grunt

Range Rover Sport goes electric: £110k EV matches V8 for grunt
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Fife-cylinder frenzy: Epic Scottish road trip in Cupra's five-pot Formentor

Fife-cylinder frenzy: Epic Scottish road trip in Cupra's five-pot Formentor
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New cars

Jaecoo sibling brand iCaur nears UK launch

Jaecoo sibling brand iCaur nears UK launch
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Calling young writers: entries to Autocar-Jaguar competition close next week

Calling young writers: entries to Autocar-Jaguar competition close next week
Genesis

How Genesis is shaking up the company car world

How Genesis is shaking up the company car world

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Latest reviews

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CAR REVIEW

Kia EV4 GT tested: Could less be more in an electric hot hatch?

Kia's all-electric answer to the VW Golf R prioritises handling fluency with an involving powertrain

Kia EV4 GT tested: Could less be more in an electric hot hatch?
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CAR REVIEW

Volkswagen ID Tiguan driven: ID 4 replacement is better in every way

Enduring family SUV given new look, new technology and new identity

Volkswagen ID Tiguan driven: ID 4 replacement is better in every way
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CAR REVIEW

Peugeot e-208 GTi driven – pocket rocket is a worthy 205 successor

Peugeot seconds its racing team to give its long-lived electric supermini some real driver appeal

Peugeot e-208 GTi driven – pocket rocket is a worthy 205 successor
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CAR REVIEW

Volkswagen ID 4

Can Volkswagen's most popular electric car still stand out against its advancing rivals?

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CAR REVIEW

Skoda Peaq review: electric Kodiaq is a seven-seat smash hit

The Kodiaq is a sales smash for Skoda. Will an electric version do as well?

Skoda Peaq review: electric Kodiaq is a seven-seat smash hit
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CAR REVIEW

Toyota RAV4: new PHEV nails the family SUV brief

World’s best-selling car gets tougher look and new plug-in hybrid drivetrain with more power and electric range

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Toyota RAV4: new PHEV nails the family SUV brief
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CAR REVIEW

BYD Dolphin G

Chinese giant takes on the Renault Clio with a made-for-Europe, plug-in hybrid hatchback

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CAR REVIEW

Aion UT

New Chinese brand ventures into burgeoning small EV segment with 268–mile hatchback

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CAR REVIEW

Skoda Epiq

It's Skoda's turn to introduce an affordable small EV – and this one will have its rivals worried

Skoda Epiq
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CAR REVIEW

Audi RS5

RS4 replacement is a 2.4-tonne plug-in hybrid, yet the engineers promise it’s much more fun to drive

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Bavaria's Plant Irlbach-Strasskirchen was built in just 2.5 years as part of wider €1 billion investment
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Electric sports car's new look will build on retro cues of its mid-engined predecessor
New 2027 Alpine A110 design previewed by full-scale sculpture
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BMW opens new German battery factory to power electric i3

Bavaria's Plant Irlbach-Strasskirchen was built in just 2.5 years as part of wider €1 billion investment

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What Europe could learn from Brazil's 'laboratory' for Chinese car production

What Europe could learn from Brazil's 'laboratory' for Chinese car production
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How the UK saved the Chinese car industry in 2026

How the UK saved the Chinese car industry in 2026
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ZEV mandate review could give a hybrid lifeline to UK car factories

ZEV mandate review could give a hybrid lifeline to UK car factories
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Chinese car makers take a fifth of the UK market – can they keep growing?

Chinese car makers take a fifth of the UK market – can they keep growing?
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How the Russian car industry has changed since the West's exit

Russia's car industry has had to rapidly adapt to survive in self-inflicted isolation from the West

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How the Russian car industry has changed since the West's exit
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Born VZ vs Mokka GSE: A new golden age of hot hatch is here

Born VZ vs Mokka GSE: A new golden age of hot hatch is here
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The Gordini story: How legendary fast Renaults paved way for Alpine

The Gordini story: How legendary fast Renaults paved way for Alpine

Opinion

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Chinese tech helps Ford, Vauxhall and Renault save time and money

Chinese tech is for the most part ordinary – but the speed at which it's developed is enviable

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Chinese tech helps Ford, Vauxhall and Renault save time and money
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The colder, the better: Forget streaming F1 - go and watch a rally

The colder, the better: Forget streaming F1 - go and watch a rally
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Ceer, LIV Golf and the PIF: what does 'fully funded' mean for the new Saudi car company?

Ceer, LIV Golf and the PIF: what does 'fully funded' mean for the new Saudi car company?

Used cars

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A used Bentley Continental is a scary bargain - so get a good one

There are GTs and then there are Bentley GTs, a class apart from £22,000

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A used Bentley Continental is a scary bargain - so get a good one
Volvo T5R Lead

My Volvo 850 T5-R is a 350bhp racing estate for the road

My Volvo 850 T5-R is a 350bhp racing estate for the road
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Interceptor insanity: This mad Jensen's button gives it 3000hp

Interceptor insanity: This mad Jensen's button gives it 3000hp

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When Channel-hopping Brits went mad for Belgium's cut-price cars

A bus to Antwerp, half-price Fords and the loophole that rattled British car dealers of the 1980s

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When Channel-hopping Brits went mad for Belgium's cut-price cars
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Lessons in survival: Merc's Joachim Zahn showed car makers how to beat a crisis

Lessons in survival: Merc's Joachim Zahn showed car makers how to beat a crisis
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A tale of two Peugeots: How a family feud split the company

A tale of two Peugeots: How a family feud split the company
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Video | Audi RS e-tron GT: the ultimate all-electric hot lap
We head on-track at Goodwood in Audi’s game-changing all-electric grand tourer
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