https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/en-ukCopyright (C) 2026 newslocker.comMon, 20 Jul 2026 16:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/its-official-a-legendary-honda-tuner-was-bought-by-private-equity/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/its-official-a-legendary-honda-tuner-was-bought-by-private-equity/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jeep-and-ram-have-new-bosses/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jeep-and-ram-have-new-bosses/ The electric crossover will evoke the spirit of the supermini in both function and form, as Audi revives the name after a two-decade hiatus.
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Buyers here have certainly cottoned on to this Scandi-chic EV's charms, to the extent that the UK is its largest market. As a result, there is an abundance of used examples, starting f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/polestar-2-used-buying-guide-400-miles-of-range-for-20k/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/polestar-2-used-buying-guide-400-miles-of-range-for-20k/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lamborghini-revuelto-sv-spied-with-license-plate-dangling-from-the-rear/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lamborghini-revuelto-sv-spied-with-license-plate-dangling-from-the-rear/ The replacement for Smart's signature model, the Fortwo, marks the brand's return to its roots after launching a range of electric crossovers – including the #5, its largest model yet.
Due in UK dealerships next year, it has been designed to offer what Smart calls "uncompromised urban]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/smart-2-fortwo-successor-being-primed-for-october-unveiling/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/smart-2-fortwo-successor-being-primed-for-october-unveiling/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/reborn-audi-a2-reveals-funky-styling-after-losing-camouflage/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/reborn-audi-a2-reveals-funky-styling-after-losing-camouflage/ Korean premium brand could channel 2019 Mint concept as it explores possibility of a plush small EVGenesis is open to launching smaller electric cars in the future as it continues to expand its range.
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It has experimented with a smaller model in the past with the Mint concept in 2019.
Now it's investigating future segments that it could enter i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/genesis-mulls-small-premium-ev-as-it-expands-line-up/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/genesis-mulls-small-premium-ev-as-it-expands-line-up/ Data from Epyx's 1Link Service Network platform, which manages service, maintenance and repair bookings for 4.9 million company cars and vans, shows vehicles averaged around 1.5 days off the road for workshop visits i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/slow-pricey-franchised-dealers-being-overlooked-for-repairs/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/slow-pricey-franchised-dealers-being-overlooked-for-repairs/ Company boss Oliver Blume came clean to staff last week about the need to cut as many as 100,000 jobs – around one in seven of its global workforce and 50,00]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/death-by-100000-cuts-how-vw-group-went-wrong-ndash-and-how-theyll-fix-it/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/death-by-100000-cuts-how-vw-group-went-wrong-ndash-and-how-theyll-fix-it/ The small (although not the smallest) crossover market is perhaps the most burgeoning of all: its population is split between internal combustion, electric and hybrid competitors, and it's proving to be a merry hunting ground for fresh Chinese manufactur]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/kia-sportage-volvo-xc40-vw-t-roc-whats-the-best-family-suv/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/kia-sportage-volvo-xc40-vw-t-roc-whats-the-best-family-suv/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-tiny-hatchback-is-the-best-selling-car-in-china-but-how/Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-tiny-hatchback-is-the-best-selling-car-in-china-but-how/ The Jeep M&Ms are nice and I like my Polestar bottle - but gifts don't mean five-star reviewsThere’s an uncomfortable truth in motoring media that isn’t talked about very often: there are a lot of freebies going around. Some of them are necessary, of course. We can’t test a car properly without spending a decent amount of time in it, so it does mean getting a ‘free’ car for the week.
It’s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bentley-honey-volvo-blankets-the-truth-about-car-testing-freebies/Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bentley-honey-volvo-blankets-the-truth-about-car-testing-freebies/ But it does mean that America misses out on great vehicles like the B]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-best-cars-never-sold-in-america/Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-best-cars-never-sold-in-america/ Car-making is hard.Profitable car-making is a whole lot harder, and for proof you only need take a look at the failed British car companies we’re looking at here.
Some were born close to the dawn of the car, when bicycle-makers saw money in the new-fangled horseless carriage. But it wasn’t easy. Car-making at the start of the 20th century was like internet projects at the end of it - plenty tr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/britains-best-dead-car-companies/Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/britains-best-dead-car-companies/ Bizarrely, while the speedos in most pre-1999 Diablos were calibrated in both MPH and KPH, as required by law, their odos always displayed the distance the car had travelled in kilometres. That's why, when I ask Peter how many miles he has done in his, he replies, rather confusi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/12-cylinders-12000-miles-i-drive-my-lambo-diablo-sv-in-all-weathers/Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/12-cylinders-12000-miles-i-drive-my-lambo-diablo-sv-in-all-weathers/ If you like extremes, you'll love Top Fuel drag racing. Some numbers: 0-343mph in 3.6sec, 11,500bhp, fuel consumption of five gallons per second... To these can now be added '60' - as in 60 years of Santa Pod Raceway (1966-2026), the drag mecca in Bedfordshire. Or is it Northamptonshire? Both councils claim it but then nothing's normal in this sport, including Keith Bartlett, the Bernie Ecclestone]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/santa-pod-at-60-why-home-of-drag-racing-is-stronger-than-ever/Sun, 19 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/santa-pod-at-60-why-home-of-drag-racing-is-stronger-than-ever/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-audi-q7-gets-a-price-hike-while-the-sq7-nears-100000/Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-audi-q7-gets-a-price-hike-while-the-sq7-nears-100000/ Crandall realised that removing one olive from each salad served to pas]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/stop-slicing-our-salami-the-real-reason-behind-the-ferrari-luce-furore/Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/stop-slicing-our-salami-the-real-reason-behind-the-ferrari-luce-furore/