• New Marsien GT unveiled as 819bhp Porsche 959-inspired supercar

    New Marsien GT unveiled as 819bhp Porsche 959-inspired supercar
    Son of 1980s tuning hero reveals road-focused take on 911-based supercar, having built 40 desert racersMarc Philipp Gemballa, the son of 1980s tuning legend Uwe Gemballa, has revealed a new road-focused, Porsche 959-inspired supercar called the Marsien GT.
    It's based on the Marsien, the genre-bending machine that was conceived to tackle sand dunes at speed. Its name is the French for ‘martian’, having been inspired by the Mars-like desert landscape of the UAE.
    The new Marsi
  • Lamborghini Diablo Roadster reimagined with 542bhp V12

    Lamborghini Diablo Roadster reimagined with 542bhp V12
    Iconic 1990s supercar is reimagined with input from the man behind the Aventador and HuracánSan Marino-based restomodder Eccentrica has turned its new-look Lamborghini Diablo into a V12 roadster.
    It has retained the underpinnings of the Diablo, including the mid-mounted engine, but entirely overhauled the 1990s supercar to bring it up to modern standards.
    The steel spaceframe chassis, for example, has been reinforced with carbonfibre braces and there's all-ne
  • CUPRA Raval: How it spices up the small electric car formula

    CUPRA Raval: How it spices up the small electric car formula
    Stylish. Tech-packed. Utterly rebellious. Meet the new CUPRA RavalOver the years, city cars have earned a reputation for being cheap-and-cheerful urban necessities: tiny dimensions, little in the way of luxury and engineered for efficiency rather than excitement.
    Even in the age of electrification, that reputation has remained largely intact. Until now, that is. Enter the CUPRA Raval – CUPRA's first-ever A-segment EV. And if early drives are anything to go by, it's set to totally tear up t
  • Gordon Murray poised to reveal new McLaren F1-inspired supercar

    Gordon Murray poised to reveal new McLaren F1-inspired supercar
    Teaser image, brightened by Autocar, reveals resemblance to S1 LM – and therefore F1
    New model from Special Vehicles arm will be revealed this week and could be inspired by McLaren F1Gordon Murray Automotive will reveal a new limited-run supercar later this week – and it could take inspiration from the legendary McLaren F1.
    Founder Gordon Murray will lift the covers off the latest model from the firm’s Special Vehicles division on Friday, as part of a display at The Quail,
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  • Sixth Gen (1973-1979) Ford F-Series Trucks: Ford Takes the Leadership Position

    Sixth Gen (1973-1979) Ford F-Series Trucks: Ford Takes the Leadership Position
    During 6th generation. Ford Wanted to deliver a truck that could comfortably serve as a not only a work vehicle but as an everyday driver.For years the Ford pickup had been used by professional tradesman, farmers, and those seeking something they could take off road for hunting and fishing or camping. In the ’50s Ford sold rough 100,000 trucks per year in the ’60s that number jumped to 300,000 and early ’70s those numbers were well over half a million trucks per year. 
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  • UK government announces £130m investment in automotive tech

    UK government announces £130m investment in automotive tech
    Bentley, Nissan and more will receive investment as industry transitions towards electric and connected carsThe UK government has announced a £130 million investment in the nation’s automotive industry, in a bid to speed up its transition to building electric vehicles.
    Half the investment has been provided by the public purse, and it will be matched by the industry.
    Among the biggest names to receive investment are Bentley, Nissan and electric motor manufacturer Yasa, but a numb
  • Junkyard Find: 1986 Isuzu Trooper II LS

    Junkyard Find: 1986 Isuzu Trooper II LS
    As the 1980s came to an end, it became apparent that trucks would be the future of commuting and family hauling in America. Isuzu was making a real effort to sell its cars here at that time, but the Trooper II was its biggest American sales star. Here's an early first-generation example, now residing in a Denver self-service boneyard.I'd gone to U-Pull-&-Pay that day to shoot a first-gen Mitsubishi Montero that popped up in the yard's online inventory, but it turned out to be pretty rough. J
  • This 47-seat, 12.7-litre Kia is a metaphor for Korean industry

    You know Kia as a car maker - but it's an absolute industrial mega-power at homeIt was the biggest Kia EV9 I'd ever encountered.
    So big it could easily be identified even as it loomed over the horizon. But then, squinting through eyes bloodshot from the time difference to London, it dawned on me the Godzilla EV9 was no such thing but was in fact a coach.
    A Kia Granbird Premium, no less, hauled by its 12.7-litre diesel six, which Google tells me can still be paired with a manual box. It was the v
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  • Sports car looks, VW Golf dependability: Bag an Audi TT from £2k

    Sports car looks, VW Golf dependability: Bag an Audi TT from £2k
    Smart second-gen coupe offers choice of Golf GTI, V6 and even diesel powerSo you'd love a sports coupé, but you really need a practical daily driver and you want to pay no more than the price of a leggy supermini? Step forward the Audi TT. As a fun, usable and attractive everyday cruiser, it's hard to beat for the money.
    There have been three generations of it and here we are focusing on the second, or '8J', built between 2006 and 2014 and now available from just £2000.
    Despite its
  • The best car BMW never built? Driving the sublime E46 M3 Touring

    The best car BMW never built? Driving the sublime E46 M3 Touring
    For £130k, Petroyle Restorations will sell you an M3 Touring that's just like the one BMW almost madeBMW didn't make an E46-era 3 Series M3 Touring, but if it had, it would have looked pretty much like this.
    We're not guessing at that, by the way. BMW revealed a design concept it had produced in 2000, and it looked precisely like this, but it didn't put the idea into production.
    A quarter of a century on, however, it has become the chosen basis for what you see here. What to call it? Not q
  • How BMW plans to cut costs without shutting plants

    How BMW plans to cut costs without shutting plants
    BMW's profit margin for the first half of 2026 dipped to 3.6% but it's targeting 8-10% by the 2030sJob cuts, more direct selling to customers, cheaper parts and fewer model variants are the key elements to BMW’s cost-cutting programme, the firm's new CEO has said. 
    The pressure to cut costs at the premium brand increased sharply after profit margins dipped to 3.6% in the first half of the year as a result of collapsing sales in China.
    “The figures in the first and second qu