Not only is the MX-5 good on track, it also swallowed up the six-hour drive to Anglesey with aplomb We take to North Wales, in winter, for a world-first unlit track night I am peddling my Mazda MX-5 as fast as I dare. In front of me is almost perfect
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MWIC Bonus Episode 3: Autocar meets Citroen CEO Thierry Koskas
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Smart #5 gets 366-mile range and 4×4-inspired special edition
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That's right - the AA started operating in Surrey and Sussex in 1905 as an activist group The AA today is a wide-reaching organisation whose services range from insurance and breakdown cover to giving driving lessons and general advice. It’s perhaps hard to believe, then, that this trusted body has its
Volkswagen to introduce full-hybrid powertrains with 2026 T-Roc
New T-Roc will be unveiled at the Munich motor show in September Toyota Prius-style system will be rolled out across most VW Group models Volkswagen will introduce a full-hybrid powertrain to its line-up for the first time with the second-generation T-Roc, which will be unveiled at the Munich motor show in
The best way to drain an EV? Just spank it
Never mind whacking up the heating – here's how to properly zap some electrons There’s one part of the process we currently go through when benchmarking a new car for a road test that, while necessary, isn’t formally part of it at all. And yet it’s very often one of the more revealing things
French motorways show us how it should be done
European roads are far enjoyable with their higher speed limits and pristine surfaces Our next-door neighbours, with their 7383 miles of smooth, free-flowing highway linking the outer reaches of their pretty countryside to the ring roads of their major towns, provide valuable lessons in inter-urban road transportation. France’s first motorway – or autoroute –