Automotive
Autocar UK
INDIA STARTS TO OPEN UP ITS CAR MARKET TO UK AND EU
However, the new trade deals still offer protection for India's own makers
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February 11, 2026
Autocar UK
Unfinished business
STELLANTIS WAS FORMED in 2021 to create a powerful business machine out of two weaker ones - but the rationale behind that move is looking shaky these days.
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February 11, 2026
Autocar UK
CHERY'S UK BRANDS: WHO'S WHO?
Goes after the fashion- and tech-conscious buyer who might otherwise have bought a used SUV from one of Europe's premium brands.
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February 11, 2026
Autocar UK
LEPAS TO JOIN CHERY SIBLINGS IN THE UK THIS YEAR
CHINESE CAR MAKER Chery will bring its new Lepas marque to the UK later this year, having already launched Omoda, Jaecoo and the Chery brand itself here in the past two years.
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February 11, 2026
Autocar UK
ELECTRIC SPORTS CARS ARE DIVIDING THE INDUSTRY
Is there a market for electric sports cars? That question is vexing the industry right now.
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February 11, 2026
Autocar UK
Why I love... V8 ENGINES
There is more than one type of V8 engine in the world, of course, but when people say the like V8s, I think we know what they're mostly talking about.
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February 11, 2026
Autocar UK
Hello, F1. Have you missed us?
Ford returns to the Formula 1 grid next month after 22 years away.
9 min |
February 04, 2026
Autocar UK
BILLION DOLLAR BABY
This famously expensive to develop Alfa is now enticingly cheap to own
2 min |
February 04, 2026
Autocar UK
Will Dacia ever build the Sandman, a camper van concept that has taken on an AI life of its own online?
Try this: tap the words Dacia Sandman into the search engine of your choice.
3 min |
February 04, 2026
Autocar UK
Steve Cropley
Into my penguin suit and off to the Royal Automobile Club on London’s Pall Mall to enjoy Motor Sport UK's Night of Champions, where the championship winners of 2025 were to be celebrated.
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February 04, 2026
Autocar UK
BMW 330Ci
Have we moved beyond peak car? Time in this old 3 Series might tell us
3 min |
February 04, 2026
Autocar UK
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI EDITION 50
More power and chassis upgrades to mark icon's 50th
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February 04, 2026
Autocar UK
High and mighty
Letech has turned the already capable Ineos Grenadier into a raised, formidable off-roader.
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February 04, 2026
Autocar UK
VOLVO XC90
Another glitch, a software update – and some praise
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February 04, 2026
Autocar UK
VOLKSWAGEN TAYRON
Automatic emergency braking system seems to have a mind of its own
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February 04, 2026
Autocar UK
BENTLEY BENTAYGA SPEED
Sporty SUV swaps W12 for boosted V8 and receives new chassis tech
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February 04, 2026
Autocar UK
Matt Prior
As you may have seen from p4 of this issue, Jaguar is not short of ambition when it comes to the engineering of its upcoming electric GT.
3 min |
February 04, 2026
Autocar UK
HONDA HR-V
ADAS annoyances are blotting its otherwise admirably clean record
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February 04, 2026
Autocar UK
UK imposes blood alcohol limit on drivers
The government recently announced its intention to reduce the permitted blood alcohol level of UK drivers from 80mg/100ml to 50mg, or to 20mg for those newly qualified. This will be the first change to the limit since it was introduced back in 1967, excepting the reduction to 50mg legislated by Scotland in 2014.
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February 04, 2026
Autocar UK
100MPH THE NEXT TARGET FOR JET SOAPBOX RACER
UK-made Bluebird Aero is already the world's fastest electric-jet hybrid
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February 04, 2026
Autocar UK
Testing, testing
\"The chance of a dud hasn't stemmed the flow of these cars\"
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February 04, 2026
Autocar UK
POLESTAR 2
Another update to acclaimed EV includes better battery for entry model
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February 04, 2026
Autocar UK
CHINESE CARS COULD BE MADE IN BRITAIN BY JLR AND NISSAN
But Chery, Dongfeng must integrate with UK supply chain, warns SMMT
3 min |
February 04, 2026
Autocar UK
CITROEN C5 AIRCROSS
Second-gen SUV aims to prove good value can be found outside China
10 min |
February 04, 2026
Autocar UK
Damien Smith
The World Rally Championship has a new young hero - and just in the nick of time. At 24, Oliver Solberg can now boast two wins from his first two starts in a Toyota GR Yaris Rally1, following a historic victory on the most famous rally of them all, the Monte Carlo, to kick off the 2026 season.
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February 04, 2026
Autocar UK
REFRESHED MG 4 EV JOINED BY NEW £23K URBAN SIBLING
The Urban will be sold alongside a refreshed version of the existing 4, which starts at £29,995 and gains an interior that’s claimed by MG to bring a “major technology and quality upgrade”.
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February 04, 2026
Autocar UK
REVISED HYUNDAI KONA BREAKS COVER IN ARCTIC
More rugged version of compact SUV seen for first time in winter testing
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February 04, 2026
Autocar UK
Unfinished business
VOLVO'S BOSS HAS spoken about his hope that rivalry between the Swedish firm's forthcoming EX60 and the new BMW iX3 and Mercedes GLC EQ will spark renewed interest in premium EVs.
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February 04, 2026
Autocar UK
Why I love...THE AUSTIN ALLEGRO
Naming the Austin Allegro as one of my favourite cars might seem wilfully contrarian, seeing as it has come to be viewed as a symbol of what could only be described as a 'malaise era' for British car manufacturing.
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February 04, 2026
Autocar UK
HORSE RACING OF A MUCH MORE INTERESTING KIND
EIGHTEEN MONTHS AFTER its creation, Horse Powertrain (owned 45% by Renault, 45% by Geely and 10% by Aramco) shows no sign of tempering its aspirations. The UK-based company was set up to design and develop both conventional combustion engines and hybrid powertrains for sale to anyone who wants them, in any application a customer chooses.
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