New cars

Updated Renault 5 gains extra range, red paint and Williams style

Aero tweaks, LFP battery chemistry and fresh options for retro electric supermini's second birthday

25 August 2026
Updated Renault 5 gains extra range, red paint and Williams style
Consumer

EVs and SUVs not to blame for pothole crisis, say experts

Climate change and poor maintenance cited as real culprits for the UK's pockmarked roads

25 August 2026
EVs and SUVs not to blame for pothole crisis, say experts
Slideshow

The cars with the largest engines ever made

As the motor industry embraces downsizing, we look at all the cars from past and present that headed in the other direction

25 August 2026
The cars with the largest engines ever made
Electric cars

First look at Suzuki e-Sky: sub-£20k EV due in UK next year

Boxy kei car will rival the Renault Twingo and Honda Super-N as the brand's entry-level EV

24 August 2026
First look at Suzuki e-Sky: sub-£20k EV due in UK next year
New cars

Volvo pledges long-range PHEVs that can be “used as intended”

Volvo set to expand line-up of PHEVs as EV adoption slows, warning that the ZEV mandate needs a “reality check”

24 August 2026
Volvo pledges long-range PHEVs that can be “used as intended”
Toyota MR2 render 2026
Autocar rendering shows how the new MR2, influenced by the FT-SE, could look on the road
New cars

Reborn Toyota MR2: Full story on mid-engined sports car for 2028

Mid-engined model primed with 2.0-litre engine that could offer as much as 600bhp

24 August 2026
Reborn Toyota MR2: Full story on mid-engined sports car for 2028
From the archive

People have been complaining about noisy cars for 115 years

"Unsuitable devices for unnecessarily intensifying the volume" of cars have been around for a century

23 August 2026
People have been complaining about noisy cars for 115 years
Features

Home improvement: The mechanics turning your drive into a garage

The RAC is one of many firms offering services at home or a place of work, and the idea is catching on

23 August 2026
Home improvement: The mechanics turning your drive into a garage
Used cars

Why you need a used Honda Civic Type R – even if it costs £40k

It's still £40k, and for maybe the zenith of hot hatches worth every penny

23 August 2026
Why you need a used Honda Civic Type R – even if it costs £40k

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