• Chinese Vehicle Content Rules Forcing Polestar Out of U.S. Next Year

    Chinese Vehicle Content Rules Forcing Polestar Out of U.S. Next Year
    The U.S. Department of Commerce confirmed what electric vehicle maker Polestar warned its dealers about in 2024: the company cannot sell vehicles in the United States after the 2026 model year.  The move, which came under the Biden administration, but has since been confirmed by the Trump administration, is a result of the Connected Vehicles Rule, which places a ban on vehicles with Chinese-linked Bluetooth, cellular, Wi-Fi, and certain satellite systems from being sold in this country in
  • Fifth Generation (1967-1972) Ford F-Series: Ford Trucks Go Mainstream

    Fifth Generation (1967-1972) Ford F-Series: Ford Trucks Go Mainstream
    The launch of 5th generation F-series for the 1967 model year was going to be big for Ford Motor Co. Ford has seen tremendous growth in sales in the 4th generation and Ford wanted to see that growth continue.  This growth came from buyers that were saw the pickup truck not only a work vehicle but a vehicle that could be used every day as transportation as well a work vehicle. In the 50s and early 60s pickup trucks were work only vehicles for a majority of owners. 
    Things began to chan
  • Video | Is the Skoda Enyaq vRS the ultimate one-car garage?

    Video | Is the Skoda Enyaq vRS the ultimate one-car garage?
    Looking for the perfect blend of weekday skills and weekend thrills? This electric family SUV could be the answerThe perfect two-car garage. It’s a fantasy motoring enthusiasts have debated for decades.
    Not familiar with the concept? It’s simple: if you had to choose two cars – one for everyday duties like commuting, the school run and shopping trips, and another purely for weekend B-road blasts – which would you choose? If you’re ever stuck for conversation with a
  • Bondo DOWN THERE: The Finishing Touch No One Expects

    Bondo DOWN THERE: The Finishing Touch No One Expects
    Should you put Bondo body filler on a classic car restoration? Did it come from the factory that way? Many will say, there's your answer.  Well, Craig Cole is restoring a 1951 Ford Crestliner, a shoebox model that he first found several years ago as a rusted-out hulk. Now that he's had it sandblasted, he's made a rather controversial decision to add filler to the floor of the body. Why would you do that? He explains. See if you agree!
    The TTAC Creators Series tells stories and am
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  • Jaguar Land Rover Recalls 250K-Plus SUVs Due to Potential Airbag Failure

    Jaguar Land Rover Recalls 250K-Plus SUVs Due to Potential Airbag Failure
    Jaguar Land Rover North America announced plans to recall over 250,000 Land Rover Range Rover, Discovery, and Defender models from the past six model years due to a problem that could prevent the driver’s airbag from deploying.The automaker told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in a filing that the connector to the driver’s airbag at the clockspring may corrode, creating resistance in the circuit causing the airbag to fail to deploy.The 2020 – 2026 Land Rover
  • Why do UK drivers pay more for fuel than in other European countries?

    Why do UK drivers pay more for fuel than in other European countries?
    Sharp rises in fuel costs have hit UK drivers' wallets, but that isn't the case everywhereBritish drivers are paying significantly more at the pumps than drivers in several other European countries.
    According to RAC data, petrol currently costs around 156p per litre in the UK, compared with roughly 136p in Cyprus, 130p in Spain and 116p in Malta.
    Drivers don’t have to refuel too many times before the difference starts hitting their wallets. According to the RAC, filling a 55-litr
  • 20 of the best front-wheel-drive cars ever built

    20 of the best front-wheel-drive cars ever built
    The cars that prove you don't need rear-drive balance to have funWhen handling is mentioned, it’s usually rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive cars that get time in the spotlight.This is because of the amount of grip and balance offered. But hey don’t hold a monopoly – and many excellent cars to drive have been built whose engines drive just the front wheels – these are some of the best:Ford Puma
    In the 1990s, Mazda had the MX-3, Vauxhall had the Tigra, Fiat gave us the Ba
  • In pictures: the Alfa Romeo story

    In pictures: the Alfa Romeo story
    Alfa has long been one of the most-loved Italian marques for Autocar readers, and here we celebrate its historySome people say that every true petrolhead has either owned an Alfa Romeo or, at the very least, wanted to.Alfa was founded in Milan, less than a hundred miles from its current home in Turin. The actual date was 24 June 1910, but as we’ll see the Alfa Romeo story in fact began a little earlier than that. Let's take a look at this famous firm through the lens of its most
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  • Semi-solid vs solid state: Decoding the future of electric car batteries

    Semi-solid vs solid state: Decoding the future of electric car batteries
    Battery breakthroughs will narrow the gap between ICE and EV, making charging as quick as pumping petrolAs battery technology improves, so the terminology gets more confusing, but soon it may pay to understand the differences when choosing an EV.
    Renault and MG have announced forthcoming updates to their respective technologies, with both edging closer to solid-state lithium-ion from conventional liquid electrolyte technology.
    MG says it will be the first brand to mass-produce a semi-solid-state
  • Inside JCB’s plans to smash hydrogen land speed record

    Inside JCB’s plans to smash hydrogen land speed record
    The British engineering firm’s Hydromax challenger has topped 208mph in testing
    British engineering firm JCB’s new Hydromax land speed record challenger has reached 208mph to exceed the current speed for the faster hydrogen-powered combustion car as its testing programme wraps up.
    The firm is aiming to set a new hydrogen land speed record with the machine on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah in August, repeating its success in setting a diesel land speed record with its Dieselmax cha
  • Electric car vs heatwave: Can my Renault 4 cope in 34 degrees?

    Electric car vs heatwave: Can my Renault 4 cope in 34 degrees?
    We know EVs take a range hit when the temperature drops - but hot weather isn't all good newsLike for a lot of people, the novelty of the 30deg C-plus temperatures and fearsome sunshine are wearing off pretty quickly for me. It wasn't long into this latest heatwave before I was practically kneeling in the street and begging the skies for a summer downpour – if only for the sake of my new hydrangea.
    Compounding this heat-induced frustration was that once the mercury gets past a certain
  • Vauxhall given new freedom to adapt Opel cars for UK roads

    Vauxhall given new freedom to adapt Opel cars for UK roads
    Vauxhall will get more room to meet "the specific needs of UK customers" amid Stellantis brand overhaulOpel will give UK subsidiary Vauxhall more engineering freedom to adapt its cars for its home market, in line with an ongoing commitment to preserving the British marque's role in the Stellantis group.
    Stellantis – parent company of Opel-Vauxhall, as well as other European marques Alfa Romeo, Citroën, DS, Fiat, Lancia and Peugeot – recently announced that it would channel
  • BMW M3 Touring poised for epic Neue Klasse comeback

    BMW M3 Touring poised for epic Neue Klasse comeback
    Massive success of BMW's straight-six super estate lays groundwork for a second outingThe 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 offered in estate form since the arrival of the G80-generation version in 2021. But strong sales since then have prompted BMW to bring the super-estate back with the next-generation M3, as pre