Porsche Taycan Hyundai Ioniq 5 N front tracking
EVs democratise power and refinement, so mainstream brands can trade blows with premium players
Business

EVs and China-led tech shift troubling premium brands

Mainstream and Chinese brands' adoption of new tech and electric drivetrains poses trouble for premium giants

8 October 2025
Autocar Business
EVs and China-led tech shift troubling premium brands
New cars

New Aston Martin DB12 S boosts V8 to 690bhp

Sports car gets 19bhp upgrade, shoutier exhaust and new chassis set-up to give greater "sense of agility"

8 October 2025
New Aston Martin DB12 S boosts V8 to 690bhp
New cars

Tesla launches stripped-back Model Y and Model 3 variants

Entry-level cars get part-cloth interior and smaller centre console; claimed to be the most efficient Teslas yet

7 October 2025
Tesla launches stripped-back Model Y and Model 3 variants
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Millions of drivers in line for £700 payments over car finance scandal

Around 14 million drivers in the UK could receive payments after being mis-sold car finance, says FCA

7 October 2025
Millions of drivers in line for £700 payments over car finance scandal
Business

JLR suffers estimated £1.5 billion hit from sales lost after cyber attack

Firm's sales dropped significantly in September as production and sales were incapacitated by hack

7 October 2025
Autocar Business
JLR suffers estimated £1.5 billion hit from sales lost after cyber attack
Renault 5 Turbo 3E production on road front tracking
Blue and red livery references the 5 Maxi Turbo that won the Tour de Corse in 1985
New cars

Watch: Wild new Renault 5 Turbo 3E burns rubber

533bhp hyper-hatch takes to Corsica for demonstration of its dynamic capabilities – and its hydraulic handbrake

7 October 2025
Watch: Wild new Renault 5 Turbo 3E burns rubber
New cars

Fastest Skoda Fabia yet brings 174bhp for £29,995

Skoda marks its 130th birthday with a motorsport-inspired version of its supermini

7 October 2025
Fastest Skoda Fabia yet brings 174bhp for £29,995
New cars

£3m Lamborghini Fenomeno previews Revuelto upgrades

Limited-run hypercar serves as a testbed for the brand’s future models, sales boss says

7 October 2025
£3m Lamborghini Fenomeno previews Revuelto upgrades
New cars

Ferrari opens new test track as it gears up for first electric car

1887-metre E-Vortex track was built on land next to Fiorano race circuit in just four months

7 October 2025
Ferrari opens new test track as it gears up for first electric car

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