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Renault 4 vs 34 degrees: What happens to electric cars in a heatwave?
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (448+ words) ...
Junkyard Discoveries of Windy Hill Auto Parts in New London, Minnesota
6+ hour, 59+ min ago (1910+ words) This place has thousands of vehicles, some as old as the early 1900s, and they're scattered over a vast Minnesota hillside." This incredible place, which boasts at being open 365 days a year, offers an astonishing number of spare parts. "We"sell…...
Audi's ZEV-mandate-beating SUV gets a big range and quality upgrade
6+ hour, 4+ min ago (549+ words) How we test cars Audi managed something many of its competitors couldn't last year. It hit a 28% share of electric vehicle sales in the UK, 4% north of the average and enough to meet the government's target. The Audi Q4 E-tron played…...
Estate fans, rejoice: BMW is set to bring back the M3 Touring
5+ hour, 59+ min ago (449+ words) The M3 Touring will live on in BMW's Neue Klasse era, in part thanks to unexpectedly high demand in markets such as the US and China. While the M3 saloon is now in its sixth generation, the performance model has only been…...
The great 'horsepower' lie: It's actually a terrible way of measuring a car's performance
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (372+ words) First, that celebrated Scot James Watt didn't actually invent it, he just formalised it. Second, that it's more of an idea than a measurable product of an engine anyway - a bit of mathematics. And. .. Horsepower has an interesting backstory If…...
Maranello's more laid-back, classic-mould V12 GT gets even better in hardtop-convertible form
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (1807+ words) How we test cars When Ferrari took the covers off the 12 Cilindri two years ago, it signalled a philosophical reset for the company's front-engined, twelve-cylinder model. A design nodding clearly in the direction of the legendary 1960s Daytona was the big…...
You can see the next-generation Alpine A110 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed " but there's a catch
6+ day, 13+ min ago (430+ words) The next-generation Alpine A110 will make its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed" in prototype form. A test mule for the new electric sports car will be displayed as part of an "Alpine moment, alongside several variants of the outgoing…...
EU could impose tariffs on plug-in hybrids from China
6+ day, 9+ min ago (289+ words) Autocar The European Union is considering adding Chinese-built plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) to its elevated tariff structure for EVs from the country after sales of the drivetrain soared in recent months, according to a report The European Commission, the main executive…...
I drove 3000 miles in the bog standard Mini - and it proved that small petrol cars are great
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (1920+ words) Much has been made of whether the new Mini Cooper really merits being described as such, because if you peel back the subtly updated bodywork, rip out the funky knitted dashboard and disconnect the massive circular touchscreen, you will be…...
The Mini JCW is the last small, petrol-powered hot hatch left. Just as well it's brilliant
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (496+ words) While it might have been tempting for us to pick some rare-groove luxury car or revered Italian performance machine as a shoo-in for our Future Classic accolade (awarded in association with our friends at Classic & Sports Car magazine), there's a…...