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Ride and handling

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90 years of the Autocar road test: how ride and handling has evolved

From leaf springs to active suspension: nine decades of chassis development

25 October 2018

90 years of the Autocar road test: how ride and handling has evolved

90 years of the road test: Performance

Veyron was the star of 5000th road test The land speed record at the time of our first road test is within a Conti GT’s grasp today These sports car icons, the Ferrari Daytona (l) and Lamborghini Miura, were among the fastest things on Tarmac in the late ’60s Launched in 1954, the 300SL surpassed 150mph Oldsmobile Jetfire had a turbo in 1962 Chiron’s (limited) top speed is 261mph

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90 years of the Autocar road test: how performance has evolved

How technological developments pushed the automotive envelope

24 October 2018

90 years of the Autocar road test: how performance has evolved

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Top used SUVs for under £10,000 & the ones to avoid

Our guide to getting you into a great used family SUV

23 October 2018

Top used SUVs for under £10,000 & the ones to avoid

90 years of the road test: Interior

Car interiors have evolved dramatically over the decades:

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90 years of the Autocar road test: How interiors have changed

Today’s cars’ cabins are an extension of the modern home, but it wasn’t always so

23 October 2018

90 years of the Autocar road test: How interiors have changed

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The sorry tale of the Russian-built Cadillac

A Caddy made in Sweden - and Russia

22 October 2018

The sorry tale of the Russian-built Cadillac

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Best family cars for £20,000

We help a reader choose their next car that will suit all the family

22 October 2018

Best family cars for £20,000

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The fastest production car in each decade

As we celebrate 90 years of roadtesting cars, we look at the fastest car in every era

22 October 2018

The fastest production car in each decade

Design and engineering

Today, turbochargers are commonplace... ...but they only came to Europe in 1973

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90 years of the Autocar road test: Design and engineering

The mechanical evolution of the automobile, as seen through our testers’ eyes over the years

22 October 2018

90 years of the Autocar road test: Design and engineering

The Autocar history of road test procedures

The Fifth Wheel fell out of favour, along with those trousers

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90 years special: The history of Autocar's road test procedures

Our methodology has changed, but the goal has remained the same: to measure and record all of the data that matters

21 October 2018

90 years special: The history of Autocar's road test procedures

Will cars in 90 years still have wheels, or will they just float or even fly? Wheels are old tech, so perhaps their time has come.

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90 years special: we predict the future of the Autocar road test

In 2108, we’ll be celebrating 180 years of the Autocar road test (we hope). This is what we think we’ll be driving

20 October 2018

90 years special: we predict the future of the Autocar road test

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