American makers were told to clean up their V8 motors Makers were forced to slash emissions by 70% in three years, wreaking havoc among the industry and public The car industry’s reaction to the UK’s new zero-emission vehicle mandate hasn’t been positive, not least as some makers are unable to comply – and here we can hear echoes from early-1970s...

Even April showers can’t dampen our feelings about the Clio 1.0 TCe Prior drives a standard Renault Clio, which ends up being better than the market's most expensive machines Diminishing returns is something I used to understand well with cars. It was a simple concept to grasp and it largely held true: the more you paid for a car, the better...

With its colourful history, Watford Gap has acquired the status of cultural icon From virtual reality to securing enough energy for EV chargers, the UK's most famous services will soon be replaced Jimi Hendrix thought it was a nightclub, in their early days The Beatles regularly dropped in on their way south from Liverpool and Gerry Marsden...

How challenging will it be to introduce EVs everywhere? Autocar's James Attwood takes a 4x4 Skoda Enyaq to the desert with a glovebox full of range anxiety pills Ouarzazate is known as the gateway to the Sahara – and the driveway to that gate is Morocco’s N9 highway. The road winds from Marrakesh through the High Atlas mountains, where barren,...

Jaguar will race in Formula E until 2030 British brand will race until 2030, having committed to the electric single-seater championship's Gen4 rules Jaguar will remain in the Formula E World Championship until the end of 2030, saying that it will continue to accelerate its development of its new generation of electric road cars. The British...

MPV turns SUV. Does the new Peugeot 5008 offer the best of both worlds, or neither? When it was launched in 2010, the first-generation Peugeot 5008 was exactly what you’d expect of an MPV. It had an impressively flexible interior, it was an undemanding car to drive, and it adhered doggedly to a one-box appearance.That it also handled with the dexterity...