https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/en-ukCopyright (C) 2026 newslocker.comFri, 05 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/exclusive-wells-vertige-road-test-75k-a110-rival-is-a-lightweight-purist-gem/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/exclusive-wells-vertige-road-test-75k-a110-rival-is-a-lightweight-purist-gem/ This new supercar is going to have even more power than its Temerario cousin, as well as a full carbon body. Limited production will also make it precisely as exclusive as a LaFerrari. These are not the trappings of a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audi-nuvolari-is-far-more-special-than-a-big-tt-or-muffled-lambo/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audi-nuvolari-is-far-more-special-than-a-big-tt-or-muffled-lambo/ But how many can you name? Morgan and Messerschmitt are the go-to brands, but after that most car fans will struggle to name many. So read on and prepare to be enlightened on some of the most bizarre vehicles ever created:Morgan (1909)
We might as well start with t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-mysterious-world-of-the-three-wheeled-car/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-mysterious-world-of-the-three-wheeled-car/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-wildest-cars-ever-made/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-wildest-cars-ever-made/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lotus-ceo-disses-his-own-hypercar-for-being-too-heavy/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lotus-ceo-disses-his-own-hypercar-for-being-too-heavy/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/you-can-finally-add-apple-carplay-to-your-gm-ev/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/you-can-finally-add-apple-carplay-to-your-gm-ev/ Powered by a twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre engine aided by three electric motors, the mid-engined Nuvolari is the fastest and mos]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nuvolari-audi-reveals-shock-new-v8-supercar-to-replace-r8/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nuvolari-audi-reveals-shock-new-v8-supercar-to-replace-r8/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/surprise-this-is-the-new-audi-nuvolari-supercar/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/surprise-this-is-the-new-audi-nuvolari-supercar/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-wants-to-expand-the-mustang-family-nbspnbsp/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-wants-to-expand-the-mustang-family-nbspnbsp/ Driving simulators continue to grow ever more sophisticated, transforming the development of cars and the things they are made from.
They have certainly moved on from the level of giving drivers and pilots a realistic training environment without the need to physically sit them in a Formula 1 car or airliner.
Hardware-in-the-loop simulation (HiL) enables engineers to run components like electronic control units throu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-high-tech-simulators-save-12000-tyres-a-year/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-high-tech-simulators-save-12000-tyres-a-year/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/winners-and-losers-from-may-auto-sales/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/winners-and-losers-from-may-auto-sales/ Electric hatch will be joined by new small crossovers and an SUV - all with 'rally-led' dynamicsFord will launch five new cars over the next four years in the UK and mainland Europe - including a new electric Fiesta successor - and the firm's Europe passenger car chief has vowed that their driving dynamics will live up to Ford's rich heritage.
The new models will all sit in the B-and C-segments. They comprise a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/fiesta-bronco-puma-and-more-fords-european-comeback-detailed/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/fiesta-bronco-puma-and-more-fords-european-comeback-detailed/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-believes-gas-cars-will-become-obsoletejust-like-horses/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-believes-gas-cars-will-become-obsoletejust-like-horses/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-believes-gas-cars-will-become-obsolete-like-horses/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-believes-gas-cars-will-become-obsolete-like-horses/ The new seven-seater – which Autocar has driven as a prototype (below) – will use an extended version of the MEB platform that underpins the smaller Enyaq and Elroq, and face off with the likes of the Peugeot E-5008 and Mercedes GLB Electric.
New sketches released by the b]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/first-look-at-seven-seat-skoda-peaq-ahead-of-23-june-reveal/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/first-look-at-seven-seat-skoda-peaq-ahead-of-23-june-reveal/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/we-need-to-talk-about-the-ferrari-luces-massive-windscreen-wipers/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/we-need-to-talk-about-the-ferrari-luces-massive-windscreen-wipers/ Bid to rejoin Europe's biggest car makers comprises new 'Fiesta', Bronco and more small EVsFord will "go on the offensive" with the launch of five new cars in the UK and Europe by 2029 – all of which will draw on its extensive heritage in rallying in a bid to win back buyers in the region.
The new models will sit in the B- and C-segments and include a Bronco-inspired ‘multi-energy&rsq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/fiesta-bronco-puma-fords-european-comeback-detailed/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/fiesta-bronco-puma-fords-european-comeback-detailed/ At least it was when it was new. The 330Ci had a 3.0-litre straight-six petrol engine with no turbos and made 228bhp at 5900rpm and 332lb ft at 3500rpm. It had a six-speed manual gearbox,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/5000-miles-in-a-2005-bmw-3-series-can-you-daily-drive-a-modern-classic/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/5000-miles-in-a-2005-bmw-3-series-can-you-daily-drive-a-modern-classic/ Multinational giant's “straightforward” reboot in US contrasts with trickier path to success in struggling Europe
“Product is king.” That line from Stellantis’s head of American brands, Tim Kuniskis, nicely summed up the company’s investor day, in which the multinational giant attempted to wash itself clean of the failures of previous CEO Carlos Tavares and present a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/product-is-king-stellantis-pivots-back-to-volume-in-bold-growth-plan/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/product-is-king-stellantis-pivots-back-to-volume-in-bold-growth-plan/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-special-bronco-pairs-a-raptor-engine-with-the-sasquatch-package/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-special-bronco-pairs-a-raptor-engine-with-the-sasquatch-package/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-new-bronco-pairs-the-raptor-engine-with-the-sasquatch-package/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-new-bronco-pairs-the-raptor-engine-with-the-sasquatch-package/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/stellantis-says-new-models-will-be-distinct-not-just-rebadging-nbsp/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/stellantis-says-new-models-will-be-distinct-not-just-rebadging-nbsp/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-recalls-nearly-420000-vehicles-over-faulty-seat-belts/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-recalls-nearly-420000-vehicles-over-faulty-seat-belts/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/kias-cheapest-crossover-just-got-a-lot-more-expensive/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/kias-cheapest-crossover-just-got-a-lot-more-expensive/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mitsubishi-will-build-trucks-again-thanks-to-nissan/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mitsubishi-will-build-trucks-again-thanks-to-nissan/ 'The Donald' may favour big V8s, but the first official car of any US president was powered by steam. It seems it was secretary of war William Ta]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/tsars-and-their-cars-when-world-leaders-first-took-the-wheel/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/tsars-and-their-cars-when-world-leaders-first-took-the-wheel/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/a-record-number-of-americans-are-taking-out-6-year-car-loans/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/a-record-number-of-americans-are-taking-out-6-year-car-loans/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/speed-not-sport-bmw-has-a-vision-for-alpinamdashwe-sat-down-with-executives/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/speed-not-sport-bmw-has-a-vision-for-alpinamdashwe-sat-down-with-executives/ It will go on sale later this year with two bodystyles: a straight-edged SUV and a more rakish Fastback. It's an affordable family crossover "designed for the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/fiat-grizzly-suv-unwrapped-as-grande-pandas-bigger-brother/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/fiat-grizzly-suv-unwrapped-as-grande-pandas-bigger-brother/ These systems need to be designed, with rou]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/miles-better-the-best-ev-is-the-one-you-cant-always-have/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/miles-better-the-best-ev-is-the-one-you-cant-always-have/ The partnership unites the world’s oldest automotive publication with a global leader in industrial software, automation, infrastructure and digital transformation. Together, we will celebrate the finest cars and the visionary industry leaders shaping the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/siemens-to-partner-2026-autocar-awards/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/siemens-to-partner-2026-autocar-awards/ Undercutting the rival Cupra Born and Renault Megane, it offers an official range of 300 miles and can be charged at up to 174kW, giving a 30-80% refill time of 17 minutes. 
It sends 215bhp and 177lb ft through its rear wheels for a competitive 0-62mph sprint time of 6.7sec. 
The B]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/leapmotor-b05-to-bring-300-mile-range-for-pound29knbspndash-weve-already-driven-it/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/leapmotor-b05-to-bring-300-mile-range-for-pound29knbspndash-weve-already-driven-it/ Driving-Fun, one of Europe’s largest track day organisers, plans to continue building existing Westfield models and develop new road and racing models for what it sees as a strong and active body of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/exclusive-new-westfield-owner-plans-german-factory-more-models/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/exclusive-new-westfield-owner-plans-german-factory-more-models/ After dropping that bombshell, executives firmly sealed their lips, leaving a void to be filled by fevered theories. What are we talking here? Land Rovers based on Jeep]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-stellantis-tie-up-can-protect-jlrs-crucial-us-business/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-stellantis-tie-up-can-protect-jlrs-crucial-us-business/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-bmw-m2-gets-quicker-with-a-new-trim/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-bmw-m2-gets-quicker-with-a-new-trim/ The M2 xDrive has been revealed ahead of it going on sale in late summer, priced from £74,255 - around £4000 more than the standard rear-driven M2. 
That's also around £12,000 more than its closest comparable rival, the five-cylind]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-bmw-m2-gains-four-wheel-drive-option-for-74k/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-bmw-m2-gains-four-wheel-drive-option-for-74k/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundais-best-selling-suv-got-a-major-price-cut/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundais-best-selling-suv-got-a-major-price-cut/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/dont-worry-ferrari-wont-stop-making-gas-cars/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/dont-worry-ferrari-wont-stop-making-gas-cars/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-might-be-the-new-chrysler-airflow-suv/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-might-be-the-new-chrysler-airflow-suv/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/yikes-ram-made-an-ai-generated-shirt-with-a-tacoma-on-it/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/yikes-ram-made-an-ai-generated-shirt-with-a-tacoma-on-it/ Chief among the design tweaks is the move from the signature quad-light front fascia to a more conventional twin-lamp arrangement.
That makes the new Spur the first Bentley saloon with two headlights since production of the S2 ended 64 years ag]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bentley-flying-spur-gets-fresh-look-and-671bhp-s-variant/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bentley-flying-spur-gets-fresh-look-and-671bhp-s-variant/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-gorgeous-porsche-inspired-hypercar-is-hiding-a-secret/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-gorgeous-porsche-inspired-hypercar-is-hiding-a-secret/ This comes four years after the British luxury brand introduced its debut EV, which has since surpassed the V12-powered Ghost saloon and Phantom limo to become its second-best-seller, after the Cullinan SUV.
The Series II brings]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-rolls-royce-spectre-boosts-power-and-claims-390-mile-range/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-rolls-royce-spectre-boosts-power-and-claims-390-mile-range/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/2027-audi-q7-teased-ahead-of-imminent-reveal/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/2027-audi-q7-teased-ahead-of-imminent-reveal/ Today they commonplace, and only highly specialised manufacturers can get away without having at least one SUV in their ranges. In this gallery we're going to see which manufacturers have been in the SUV business for decades, and which have recent]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-first-suv-made-by-every-major-car-maker/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-first-suv-made-by-every-major-car-maker/ After all, who doesn’t spend half their waking hours scrolling through car ads, imagining themselves at the wheel of something they can’t afford, such as a Ferrari or a Lamborghini?
It passes the time but leads nowhere – so instead, scroll through these 30 choice motors no dearer than £30,000. Agreed, it’s a significant]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/30-dream-cars-for-under-30k/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/30-dream-cars-for-under-30k/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/toyotas-best-hot-hatch-will-get-even-better-with-a-new-morizo-trim/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/toyotas-best-hot-hatch-will-get-even-better-with-a-new-morizo-trim/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-toyota-grmn-corolla-adds-a-bit-of-everything/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-toyota-grmn-corolla-adds-a-bit-of-everything/ Sim racing is, quite simply, the most accessible and tangible way to revel in cars when the real thing is beyond your means. I'll spare you the sob story but, as the middle of three chil]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/a-150-sim-rig-made-me-a-teenage-racing-prodigy-and-a-better-real-world-driver/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/a-150-sim-rig-made-me-a-teenage-racing-prodigy-and-a-better-real-world-driver/ Multinational giant will refocus on four key 'global' brands yet promises more individualism for the other 10 it ownsFuture models from the 14 brands that make up the Stellantis empire will be more differentiated, despite the increasing use of common platforms and technology, according to its European boss.
The multinational giant recently announced a £52 billion transformation plan that will i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/not-just-rebadging-stellantis-pledges-distinct-brands-despite-shared-tech/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/not-just-rebadging-stellantis-pledges-distinct-brands-despite-shared-tech/ New designer is "almost finished" with a range of significant facelifts that will kick off design refreshMini has “almost finished” work on a range of significant facelifts that will herald a new era for the brand under design chief Holger Hampf. 
The German joined Mini from Designworks, BMW’s Californian design consultancy, in October 2024 but has yet to have an opportunity to make his mark, given how new the British marq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/facelifts-off-roaders-and-more-jcw-mini-on-cusp-of-new-design-era/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/facelifts-off-roaders-and-more-jcw-mini-on-cusp-of-new-design-era/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/california-wants-to-regulate-fun-tires/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/california-wants-to-regulate-fun-tires/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lexus-scraps-plans-for-a-future-flagship-ev/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lexus-scraps-plans-for-a-future-flagship-ev/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/honda-recalls-nearly-100000-cars-for-a-major-safety-issue/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/honda-recalls-nearly-100000-cars-for-a-major-safety-issue/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/sad-the-dodge-viper-isnt-coming-back/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/sad-the-dodge-viper-isnt-coming-back/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bugattis-latest-one-off-is-covered-in-stars/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bugattis-latest-one-off-is-covered-in-stars/ It thoroughly deserves its commercial success too, because it's well-rounded, pleasant to drive, decently equipped and available with a broad mix of powertrains.
Its popularity also means there is an abundance of current, 'F'- generation C]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/vauxhall-corsa-used-buying-guide-make-sure-you-buy-the-right-one/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/vauxhall-corsa-used-buying-guide-make-sure-you-buy-the-right-one/ Larger car has secured the full £3750 Electric Car Grant from the UK government, meaning it now starts at £30,995The Kia EV4 hatchback has qualified for the upper tier of the UK government’s Electric Car Grant (ECG), making it cheaper than the smaller EV3.
The upgrade to the full Band 1 grant of £3750, up from the previous Band 2 grant of £1500, means the EV4 in entry-level Air]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/kia-ev4-hatch-now-cheaper-than-smaller-ev3-due-to-upgraded-grant/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/kia-ev4-hatch-now-cheaper-than-smaller-ev3-due-to-upgraded-grant/ Collins' model was submitted to Lego Ideas – the platform on which fans of the bricks can post their own models, with the potential for them to become a real set – in April, soon receiving t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/i-built-a-renault-5-from-lego-now-you-might-be-able-to-buy-it/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/i-built-a-renault-5-from-lego-now-you-might-be-able-to-buy-it/ We compare the Spanish brand's desirable supermini to its crossover siblingThe two cars pictured above are remarkably similar - and not just because they're both freshly facelifted and painted Oniric Grey.
The Seat Ibiza and Arona are very closely related, to the extent that the latter is just a slightly bigger version of the former - so I grabbed the opportunity to remind myself of how different the crossover f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/supermini-vs-suv-is-my-seat-ibiza-better-than-its-arona-sibling/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/supermini-vs-suv-is-my-seat-ibiza-better-than-its-arona-sibling/ Happening upon a finished Polestar 5 for the first time, the car basking in soft morning light outside a hotel on the outskirts of Marrakesh, is enough to momentarily halt the chitter-chatter. The car's snout, so low and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/polestar-5-driven-british-bred-ev-is-an-epic-everyday-super-saloon/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/polestar-5-driven-british-bred-ev-is-an-epic-everyday-super-saloon/ The facts are, I think, a little less romantic. The eventual founder of Morgan Motor Company had plenty of access to cars from the earliest years of the 20th century, when he ran a garage and hire car business in Malvern Link,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/a2-defender-super-3-priors-bought-a-morgan-to-create-dream-fleet/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/a2-defender-super-3-priors-bought-a-morgan-to-create-dream-fleet/ The arguments are compelling on both sides. Offering a car with both an electric motor and a combustion engine hedges your bets and keeps hold of customers sceptical of going electric. On the other hand, going all-el]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/two-engines-one-solution-european-car-makers-divided-on-phev-and-rex-tech/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/two-engines-one-solution-european-car-makers-divided-on-phev-and-rex-tech/ Both PHEV and REx drivetrains combine combustion engines and electric motors, but there are crucial differencesA range-extender (known as a REx or REEV) is pleasingly simple: it's an electric vehicle with a smaller battery that can be topped up by a petrol engine when the state of charge drops.
Traditionally, a REx is a type of series hybrid, which means the electric motor turns the road wheels and t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-is-a-range-extender-different-to-a-plug-in-hybrid-and-which-is-better/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-is-a-range-extender-different-to-a-plug-in-hybrid-and-which-is-better/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/used-lamborghini-urus-2018-2024-review/Sun, 31 May 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/used-lamborghini-urus-2018-2024-review/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/more-than-just-a-work-vehicle-kia-has-big-plans-for-its-commercial-vans/Sun, 31 May 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/more-than-just-a-work-vehicle-kia-has-big-plans-for-its-commercial-vans/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/maseratis-gorgeous-new-livery-celebrates-a-century/Sun, 31 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/maseratis-gorgeous-new-livery-celebrates-a-century/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-brilliant-car-designs-of-giorgetto-giugiaro/Sun, 31 May 2026 09:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-brilliant-car-designs-of-giorgetto-giugiaro/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/used-mercedes-benz-c-class-20142021-review/Sun, 31 May 2026 08:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/used-mercedes-benz-c-class-20142021-review/ The issue wasn't that he doesn't consider himself a car nut: his dad, who owns a historic Mustang and Lincoln, and best friend are, and both tried to convince Ryan that "there are great stories in cars". But Ryan initially pushed back, telling them: "I've got Santa Claus and po]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/inside-fords-secret-archive-meet-the-man-preserving-the-firms-history/Sun, 31 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/inside-fords-secret-archive-meet-the-man-preserving-the-firms-history/ All day, the motors - among them rarities such as a 1987 Volkswagen]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/anything-goes-the-budget-rally-where-its-micra-vs-modus-vs-mx-5/Sun, 31 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/anything-goes-the-budget-rally-where-its-micra-vs-modus-vs-mx-5/ Answer: when you have owned the same one twice and discover that in between you selling it and buying it back, it has been completely restored.
Vip Kukanathan is that lucky man. He first bought his 1989 BMW 730i SE in 2016, when it was showing 85,000 miles. He used it for four years, during which time he drove it in triumph to the sout]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/i-sold-my-classic-bmw-7-series-and-bought-it-back-better-than-ever/Sun, 31 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/i-sold-my-classic-bmw-7-series-and-bought-it-back-better-than-ever/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/a-british-icon-returns-with-720-horsepower/Sat, 30 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/a-british-icon-returns-with-720-horsepower/ You’d think the introduction of such features would be a regular occurrence in the electric era, yet however new and fast-improv]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hey-grok-find-a-charger-and-tell-me-the-plymouth-score-tesla-ai-bot-changes-driving-for-good/Sat, 30 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hey-grok-find-a-charger-and-tell-me-the-plymouth-score-tesla-ai-bot-changes-driving-for-good/ But even the haters can't deny it: Formula E has lasted far longer than most expected. Now in its 12th season, the electric single-seater series has survived early technical glitches, widespread scorn, manufacturer pull-outs and a global pandemic to somehow keep the spar]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/full-on-entertaining-formula-es-805bhp-answer-to-f1-fatigue/Sat, 30 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/full-on-entertaining-formula-es-805bhp-answer-to-f1-fatigue/ Last year I bought a Ford Fiesta with 130,000 miles on the clock, which I owned for a year until selling it recently. So what is like really like r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-cheap-small-car-survives-life-with-a-mega-mile-ford-fiesta/Sat, 30 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-cheap-small-car-survives-life-with-a-mega-mile-ford-fiesta/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-best-cars-ever-from-japan/Fri, 29 May 2026 22:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-best-cars-ever-from-japan/ Whilst, today, Renault predominantly occupies itself with producing small hatchbacks and crossovers, the brand has an illustrious reputation for building some of the finest performance cars ever produced – both for the road and the racetrack.
However, with the recent unveilings of both the mad 5 Turbo 3E and the ultra-special Alpine A110]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/25-of-renaults-greatest-performance-hits/Fri, 29 May 2026 22:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/25-of-renaults-greatest-performance-hits/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/no-surprise-the-new-mercedes-amg-gt-4-door-will-be-pricey/Fri, 29 May 2026 22:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/no-surprise-the-new-mercedes-amg-gt-4-door-will-be-pricey/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hummer-wants-to-take-on-the-bronco-and-wrangler-with-this-new-concept/Fri, 29 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hummer-wants-to-take-on-the-bronco-and-wrangler-with-this-new-concept/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/rivian-says-ai-will-make-the-apple-carplay-debate-obsolete/Fri, 29 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/rivian-says-ai-will-make-the-apple-carplay-debate-obsolete/ If you want to join us in the crystal]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/used-sports-cars-that-should-go-up-in-value/Fri, 29 May 2026 18:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/used-sports-cars-that-should-go-up-in-value/ Retro runarounds coming in 2028 are highly likely for RHD; Peugeot and Vauxhall versions could followStellantis could expand its line-up of sub-£15,000 affordable electric city cars beyond the forthcoming Citroën 2CV and Fiat Panda revivals – and the firm’s European chief is “95%” certain they will be offered in the UK with right-hand drive.
The industry powerhouse is developing a new 'E-ca]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/sub-pound15k-fiat-panda-and-citroen-2cv-evs-95-certain-for-uk/Fri, 29 May 2026 14:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/sub-pound15k-fiat-panda-and-citroen-2cv-evs-95-certain-for-uk/ There's a charming modesty about Britain's latest rally hopeful, 23-year-old Ioan Lloyd. Rallying courses through his veins - small wonder for a young lad growing up in Llandysul, west Wales - but it began as a passion above all else.
"My dad was a rally driver," says Lloyd. "He got into navi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/britains-next-wrc-legend-how-23-year-old-ioan-lloyd-will-shake-up-rally-world/Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/britains-next-wrc-legend-how-23-year-old-ioan-lloyd-will-shake-up-rally-world/ The new £399,000 two-seater will enter production next year and Autocar has been given an exclusive first look at the car ahead of its official unveiling on 29 May.
The Cobra Coupé is essentially a closed-roof variant of the 2024 Cobra Roadster, wit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/exclusive-ac-cars-begins-new-era-with-400k-cobra-coupe-supercar/Fri, 29 May 2026 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/exclusive-ac-cars-begins-new-era-with-400k-cobra-coupe-supercar/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/isuzu-d-max-ev/Thu, 28 May 2026 13:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/isuzu-d-max-ev/ Chinese car maker partners four other firms to form new EV brand for Japan; plans four models by 2029Chery, the parent company of Omoda and Jaecoo, is aiming to crack the fearsome Japanese market, partnering with four Asian auto firms to form a new EV brand called Emta.
The Chinese company – which now has four SUV brands in the UK and could soon add the reborn Freelander as a fifth – ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaecoo-parent-chery-enters-kei-car-game-with-new-emta-brand/Thu, 28 May 2026 12:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaecoo-parent-chery-enters-kei-car-game-with-new-emta-brand/ Peugeot is offering savings of up to nearly £10,000 across its line-up as it shuffles pricing for all cars, with some now qualifying for greater incentives and lower VED costs.
Following the launch of the new 308 hatchback and 408 crossover, Peugeot has adjusted pricing for the 208, 2008, 3008 and 5008 to bring its entry points down and make "the brand more accessible to a wider range of cu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/peugeot-slashes-uk-prices-by-up-to-10k-across-line-up/Thu, 28 May 2026 10:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/peugeot-slashes-uk-prices-by-up-to-10k-across-line-up/ It's been three decades since I last drove a 1970s Rolls Corniche convertible - or the Shadow saloon from which this and the Corniche coupé are derived - yet the spread of the Lady's wings is unforgettable. So is the gra]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/halcyon-corniche-i-drove-the-other-450k-rolls-royce-ev/Thu, 28 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/halcyon-corniche-i-drove-the-other-450k-rolls-royce-ev/ We’re told the five-door EV has the lowest drag coefficient of any road-going Ferrari. That’s easy to believe studying that soap-bar slipperiness.&nbs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-luxury-ev-dilemma-ferrari-luces-slippery-shape-is-from-a-pre-china-era/Thu, 28 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-luxury-ev-dilemma-ferrari-luces-slippery-shape-is-from-a-pre-china-era/ Seat recently ended a long drought of new model launches with facelifts for the Ibiza supermini and Arona crossover, the first substantial investments in its line-up since]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-seat-cars-on-horizon-as-brand-diverges-from-cupra/Thu, 28 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-seat-cars-on-horizon-as-brand-diverges-from-cupra/ It will replace BWT as the title sponsor of the Enstone-based outfit, which from 2027 onwards will be known as the Gucci Racing Alpine Formula 1 Team.
The team will adopt the Italian brand's colours, marki]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/gucci-racing-alpine-ex-renault-boss-reunites-with-old-firm-for-f1-bid/Wed, 27 May 2026 15:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/gucci-racing-alpine-ex-renault-boss-reunites-with-old-firm-for-f1-bid/ Mark Rodbert, CEO at Idax Software, told Autocar Business that the industry was attractive to cyber criminals because of its high staff turnover, which created weak spots when permissions and access from former employees remaine]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/cyber-attacks-become-business-as-usual-for-automotive-firms/Wed, 27 May 2026 10:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/cyber-attacks-become-business-as-usual-for-automotive-firms/ Say what you like about it (and plenty have), just looking at a Jaguar XJ220 provides a thrill]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaguar-xj220-has-this-90s-supercar-been-badly-treated/Sat, 23 May 2026 22:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaguar-xj220-has-this-90s-supercar-been-badly-treated/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/we-have-to-pay-the-bills-ford-explains-why-the-fiesta-had-to-die-in-europe/Sat, 23 May 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/we-have-to-pay-the-bills-ford-explains-why-the-fiesta-had-to-die-in-europe/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/honda-recalls-60000-suvs-for-backup-camera-issues/Sat, 23 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/honda-recalls-60000-suvs-for-backup-camera-issues/ Striking crossover will enter production – but is unlikely to use the same range-extender powertrain as the conceptCupra will put its radical Tindaya sports SUV concept into production in the coming years as a new flagship EV which will go toe to toe with the BMW iX3 and Volvo EX60.
The Tindaya was revealed at the Munich motor show last year as a futuristic, rakish SUV that previewed the next evolution of Cupra&rsquo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/confirmed-cupra-tindaya-to-enter-production-as-bmw-ix3-rival/Sat, 23 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/confirmed-cupra-tindaya-to-enter-production-as-bmw-ix3-rival/ Because cars that are objectively good — that show careful consideration in design and execution, have strengths in all the right areas and are therefore easy to recognise and recommend — aren't always the cars that appeal to one personally. Because there's an important difference between rating a c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/revealed-autocar-names-uks-50-best-cars-ndash-in-all-categories/Sat, 23 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/revealed-autocar-names-uks-50-best-cars-ndash-in-all-categories/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bad-news-a-honda-prelude-type-r-isnt-happening/Fri, 22 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bad-news-a-honda-prelude-type-r-isnt-happening/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/chrysler-will-launch-two-sub-30000-suvs/Fri, 22 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/chrysler-will-launch-two-sub-30000-suvs/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/these-drivers-are-getting-hit-hardest-by-fuel-costs-study/Fri, 22 May 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/these-drivers-are-getting-hit-hardest-by-fuel-costs-study/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/these-car-owners-are-hit-hardest-by-rising-gas-prices-study/Fri, 22 May 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/these-car-owners-are-hit-hardest-by-rising-gas-prices-study/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/we-will-do-buttons-polestar-promises-more-physical-controls-in-future-models/Fri, 22 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/we-will-do-buttons-polestar-promises-more-physical-controls-in-future-models/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/dodge-is-working-on-a-viper-replacement-with-a-different-snake-name/Fri, 22 May 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/dodge-is-working-on-a-viper-replacement-with-a-different-snake-name/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/toyotas-truck-engine-recall-just-expanded/Fri, 22 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/toyotas-truck-engine-recall-just-expanded/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-reborn-citroeumln-2cv-will-make-mobility-accessible-to-all/Fri, 22 May 2026 12:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-reborn-citroeumln-2cv-will-make-mobility-accessible-to-all/ But one potential issue is that even 5G, the world's fifth-generation wireless technology, can be blocked for a moment by anything from pedestrians and vehicles, according to research by the University of Glasgow and Heriot-Watt University in Edinb]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-heavy-traffic-could-hinder-the-autonomous-cars-of-tomorrow/Fri, 22 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-heavy-traffic-could-hinder-the-autonomous-cars-of-tomorrow/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/stellantis-is-turning-lancia-into-a-specialty-brand/Fri, 22 May 2026 10:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/stellantis-is-turning-lancia-into-a-specialty-brand/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/alfa-romeo-teases-a-new-special-car/Fri, 22 May 2026 09:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/alfa-romeo-teases-a-new-special-car/ In 2019, the EU introduced General Safety Regulations 2 (GSR2]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-end-of-bings-and-bongs-euro-ncap-overhauls-adas-testing/Fri, 22 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-end-of-bings-and-bongs-euro-ncap-overhauls-adas-testing/ The names may be those of familiar old stagers, but this pair of bang-up-to-date EVs represent Europe's most convincing fightback yet against the wave of ever-hotter, low-cost competition from China.
Yet there's more to this]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/best-20k-electric-car-showdown-renault-5-vs-fiat-grande-panda/Fri, 22 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/best-20k-electric-car-showdown-renault-5-vs-fiat-grande-panda/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/maserati-isnt-going-anywheremdashtwo-new-models-are-on-the-way/Thu, 21 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/maserati-isnt-going-anywheremdashtwo-new-models-are-on-the-way/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/chrysler-dodge-and-ram-have-9-new-models-coming-by-2030-heres-all-of-them/Thu, 21 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/chrysler-dodge-and-ram-have-9-new-models-coming-by-2030-heres-all-of-them/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audis-futuristic-headlights-are-finally-coming-to-america/Thu, 21 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audis-futuristic-headlights-are-finally-coming-to-america/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/stellantis-has-a-plan-seven-new-cars-under-40000/Thu, 21 May 2026 16:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/stellantis-has-a-plan-seven-new-cars-under-40000/ To be sold in both fastback and straighter-edged SUV form, the Grizzly is an affordable family SUV "designed for the three regions" Fiat sells in, according to CEO Olivier François: Europe, Latin America]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/first-look-new-fiat-grizzly-suv-is-pandas-affordable-big-brother/Thu, 21 May 2026 16:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/first-look-new-fiat-grizzly-suv-is-pandas-affordable-big-brother/ Iconic French people's car reborn for a new era - with a familiar name and shapeCitroen has confirmed the revival of the storied 2CV name for its upcoming £15,000 electric city car - and previewed its design ahead of a reveal at the Paris motor show in October. 
Taking to the stage at parent company Stellantis's investor day presentation in Michigan, Citroën CEO Xavier Chardon gave a first look at the firm's n]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/official-citron-confirms-2cv-name-and-styling-for-15k-city-car/Thu, 21 May 2026 15:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/official-citron-confirms-2cv-name-and-styling-for-15k-city-car/ Iconic French people's car will be reborn in 2028 as a£15,000 urban EV with familiar snail shapeCitroën has confirmed the revival of the storied 2CV name for its upcoming £15,000 electric city car - and previewed its design ahead of a reveal at the Paris motor show in October. 
Taking to the stage at parent company Stellantis's investor day presentation in Michigan, Citroën CEO Xavier Chardon gave a firs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/official-citroen-confirms-2cv-name-and-styling-for-15k-city-car/Thu, 21 May 2026 15:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/official-citroen-confirms-2cv-name-and-styling-for-15k-city-car/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/amgs-ceo-has-a-plan-to-get-people-excited-about-evs-you-need-to-drive-it/Thu, 21 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/amgs-ceo-has-a-plan-to-get-people-excited-about-evs-you-need-to-drive-it/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/suzuki-thinks-it-will-outsell-honda-for-the-first-time-ever/Thu, 21 May 2026 12:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/suzuki-thinks-it-will-outsell-honda-for-the-first-time-ever/ AMG’s variant of the CLE has thus far been available with only a turbocharged straight six, but the Mythos will bring a new V8 derived from that introduced by the facelifted S-Class.
The twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre engine has a flat-plane crank – typically reserve]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/wild-mercedes-amg-cle-63-mythos-heralds-return-to-v8s/Thu, 21 May 2026 11:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/wild-mercedes-amg-cle-63-mythos-heralds-return-to-v8s/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/5-ways-renault-5-e-tech-electric-is-the-ultimate-city-car/Thu, 21 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/5-ways-renault-5-e-tech-electric-is-the-ultimate-city-car/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/dont-worry-ford-wont-sell-toasters-on-wheels-in-europe/Thu, 21 May 2026 09:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/dont-worry-ford-wont-sell-toasters-on-wheels-in-europe/ We all know of cars which were fitted with an outstanding engine right from the start.
If you can’t immediately bring one to mind, the Bugatti Chiron is a good example. There are also many cars which were more or less ordinary in their original forms but became more desirable in one way or another because a new engine was added to the range, or because an existing engine became avail]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-cars-transformed-by-a-new-engine/Thu, 21 May 2026 09:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-cars-transformed-by-a-new-engine/ From hundreds of possible examples, we’ve picked a re]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/strange-obscure-amp-often-forgotten-badge-engineered-cars/Thu, 21 May 2026 09:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/strange-obscure-amp-often-forgotten-badge-engineered-cars/ Usually on track tests of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/sensory-overload-how-wild-track-car-made-400bhp-feel-slow/Thu, 21 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/sensory-overload-how-wild-track-car-made-400bhp-feel-slow/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/dealers-pressured-mercedes-to-put-gas-engines-in-the-baby-g-class/Thu, 21 May 2026 08:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/dealers-pressured-mercedes-to-put-gas-engines-in-the-baby-g-class/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/dealers-convinced-mercedes-to-put-gas-engines-in-the-baby-g-class/Thu, 21 May 2026 08:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/dealers-convinced-mercedes-to-put-gas-engines-in-the-baby-g-class/ The Swedish brand is poised to launch four new cars in the next two years – the 5 GT, 4 estate, 7 crossover and next-generation 2 saloon – but is also investing heavily in ensuring its ex]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/polestar-will-do-buttons-as-it-tunes-into-owner-feedback/Thu, 21 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/polestar-will-do-buttons-as-it-tunes-into-owner-feedback/ Of course, this new Capri I'm driving is a very different kind of Ford - it's a Volkswagen ID 4 und]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/12000-miles-in-the-new-ford-capri-enjoyable-yet-overpriced/Thu, 21 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/12000-miles-in-the-new-ford-capri-enjoyable-yet-overpriced/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audis-weirdest-car-is-back-on-the-road-again-video/Wed, 20 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audis-weirdest-car-is-back-on-the-road-again-video/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/rams-new-super-truck-ditches-one-very-annoying-feature/Wed, 20 May 2026 21:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/rams-new-super-truck-ditches-one-very-annoying-feature/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/rams-new-super-truck-picks-up-where-the-srt10-left-off-meet-the-rumble-bee/Wed, 20 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/rams-new-super-truck-picks-up-where-the-srt10-left-off-meet-the-rumble-bee/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/rams-new-super-truck-picks-up-where-the-srt-10-left-off-meet-the-rumble-bee/Wed, 20 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/rams-new-super-truck-picks-up-where-the-srt-10-left-off-meet-the-rumble-bee/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/polestars-gorgeous-convertible-is-nearly-readymdashbut-theres-a-problem-tariffs/Wed, 20 May 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/polestars-gorgeous-convertible-is-nearly-readymdashbut-theres-a-problem-tariffs/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-could-bring-back-one-of-its-best-hatchbacks-for-europe-report/Wed, 20 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-could-bring-back-one-of-its-best-hatchbacks-for-europe-report/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/stellantis-and-jaguar-land-rover-the-partnership-no-one-saw-coming/Wed, 20 May 2026 16:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/stellantis-and-jaguar-land-rover-the-partnership-no-one-saw-coming/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-could-reinvent-one-of-its-most-iconic-technologies/Wed, 20 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-could-reinvent-one-of-its-most-iconic-technologies/ Chancellor Rachel Reeves had planned to scrap the 5p cut in fuel duty that was introduced in 2022, resulting in the current rate of 52.95p. Fuel duty was due to rise by 1p this September, with the full 5p rise happening over the course of the following six m]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/fuel-duty-frozen-until-at-least-end-of-2026/Wed, 20 May 2026 13:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/fuel-duty-frozen-until-at-least-end-of-2026/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/stellantis-opens-the-door-to-chinese-cars-made-in-europe/Wed, 20 May 2026 12:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/stellantis-opens-the-door-to-chinese-cars-made-in-europe/ Come the early 1990s, its new custodian, Rover, began exploring a replacement - but when BMW bought the British company in January 1994, it was clear that they had very different ideas about what a new Mini should l]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/not-a-real-mini-how-bmws-reinvented-icon-overcame-early-furore/Wed, 20 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/not-a-real-mini-how-bmws-reinvented-icon-overcame-early-furore/ Now global car makers are seeking help from the same Chinese partners as they scrabble]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/global-car-makers-lean-on-china-in-fight-to-stay-competitive/Wed, 20 May 2026 11:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/global-car-makers-lean-on-china-in-fight-to-stay-competitive/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-believes-forcing-ev-mandates-in-europe-will-backfire/Wed, 20 May 2026 09:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-believes-forcing-ev-mandates-in-europe-will-backfire/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volvo-ex60-review/Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volvo-ex60-review/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volvo-ex60/Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volvo-ex60/ With its stability control system in Sport, the new Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupé prototype goes about its business with calm, measured composure. Exactly what you would expect of a large, fast, electric saloon at moderate pace. There's a deliberate margin of safety in the handling balance, the front end delivering strong grip]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/a-new-level-of-ev-feedback-i-drove-wild-1169bhp-amg-gt/Wed, 20 May 2026 08:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/a-new-level-of-ev-feedback-i-drove-wild-1169bhp-amg-gt/ China pulled incentives for PHEVs and EVs this year and the former's sales dipped – but the latter actually growAre we seeing the beginning of the end of plug-in hybrids?
China has been leading the world in PHEV production and sales, accounting for 76% of the global total in 2025. But this year something weird has been happening.
The overall car market in China has been slowing, with retail sa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/are-plug-in-hybrids-reaching-the-end-of-the-road/Wed, 20 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/are-plug-in-hybrids-reaching-the-end-of-the-road/ Due on sale in the UK in September from around £150,000, the new electric performance saloon line-up will be led by the GT 63, which can sprint from 0-62mph in just 2.4sec and hit a top speed of 186mph, thanks to 1169bhp and 1475lb ft of torque.
The]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/revealed-mercedes-amg-gt-goes-ev-with-1169bhp-and-v8-rumble/Wed, 20 May 2026 05:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/revealed-mercedes-amg-gt-goes-ev-with-1169bhp-and-v8-rumble/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/goodbye-v8-the-new-mercedes-amg-gt-is-electric-only/Wed, 20 May 2026 05:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/goodbye-v8-the-new-mercedes-amg-gt-is-electric-only/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundais-next-performance-ev-could-have-a-manual/Tue, 19 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundais-next-performance-ev-could-have-a-manual/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/a-legendary-italian-design-house-wants-a-bigger-role-with-detroits-big-three/Tue, 19 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/a-legendary-italian-design-house-wants-a-bigger-role-with-detroits-big-three/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/android-auto-is-adding-two-major-streaming-services/Tue, 19 May 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/android-auto-is-adding-two-major-streaming-services/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-is-building-a-premium-bronco-with-filsons-help/Tue, 19 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-is-building-a-premium-bronco-with-filsons-help/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/one-of-chevys-best-v8s-is-deadmdashbut-something-big-is-coming/Tue, 19 May 2026 16:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/one-of-chevys-best-v8s-is-deadmdashbut-something-big-is-coming/ “What you can expect for the Octavia is that you will get pure-hybrid and mild-hybrid solutions in future,” technical chief Johannes Neft told Autocar. 
The full-hybrid powertrian is expected to be that which will make its debut]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/skoda-octavia-confirmed-to-gain-full-hybrid-power/Tue, 19 May 2026 16:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/skoda-octavia-confirmed-to-gain-full-hybrid-power/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/kia-seltos/Tue, 19 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/kia-seltos/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-skoda-epiq-is-the-newest-weapon-in-vw-groups-budget-ev-arsenal/Tue, 19 May 2026 14:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-skoda-epiq-is-the-newest-weapon-in-vw-groups-budget-ev-arsenal/ Twinned with the forthcoming Volkswagen ID Cross, it is based on parent Volkswagen Group's MEB+ architecture. Designed specifically for small EVs, the MEB+ places the motor up front and battery un]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/skodas-renault-4-rival-is-here-epiq-undercuts-petrol-kamiq-at-pound25k/Tue, 19 May 2026 14:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/skodas-renault-4-rival-is-here-epiq-undercuts-petrol-kamiq-at-pound25k/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-911-gt2-rs-with-manthey-kit-sets-new-lap-record-at-road-atlanta/Tue, 19 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-911-gt2-rs-with-manthey-kit-sets-new-lap-record-at-road-atlanta/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-911-gt2-rs-with-manthey-kit-sets-a-new-lap-record/Tue, 19 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-911-gt2-rs-with-manthey-kit-sets-a-new-lap-record/ Historic Italian brand returns with revised GAC petrol crossover; will coexist with revived sports car maker OscaHistoric Italian luxury car brand Itala has been revived after 92 years, with its engineering overseen by ex-Ferrari technical director Roberto Fedeli.
This is part of an expansion by Italian company DR Automobiles, which has been rebadging Chinese cars for the past 20 years and is now a significant emerging force in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/reborn-itala-brand-taps-ex-ferrari-tech-chief-to-adapt-chinese-suvs/Tue, 19 May 2026 12:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/reborn-itala-brand-taps-ex-ferrari-tech-chief-to-adapt-chinese-suvs/ Sized between the 110 and 130 variants of the Defender, the Ti7 will be the first UK-bound car to use the Chinese brand’s new performance-focused ‘DM-p’ powertrain.
This comprises a turbocharged 1.5-litre petrol engine, two electric motors (one per axle) and a 35.6kWh lith]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/byd-to-challenge-defender-with-new-seven-seat-hybrid-suv/Tue, 19 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/byd-to-challenge-defender-with-new-seven-seat-hybrid-suv/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/xiaomi-beats-audi-to-claim-nrburgring-suv-record/Tue, 19 May 2026 10:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/xiaomi-beats-audi-to-claim-nrburgring-suv-record/ Despite their raised ride heights and typically chunky styling, SUVs are more at home in a town centre than fording a river. If you really want to adventure into the wilderness, an off-roader is the only machine that will take you there.&nbs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-best-4x4s-and-off-road-cars-driven-rated-and-ranked-2/Tue, 19 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-best-4x4s-and-off-road-cars-driven-rated-and-ranked-2/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ruf-is-the-antidote-to-todays-clean-cut-supercar-firms/Tue, 19 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ruf-is-the-antidote-to-todays-clean-cut-supercar-firms/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmws-smallest-car-will-be-rear-wheel-drive-again-2/Tue, 19 May 2026 08:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmws-smallest-car-will-be-rear-wheel-drive-again-2/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmws-smallest-car-will-be-rear-wheel-drive-again/Tue, 19 May 2026 08:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmws-smallest-car-will-be-rear-wheel-drive-again/ Company launches new 'e-car' project to develop and build small, affordable EVs for EuropeStellantis has confirmed plans to begin production of a new line of "small and affordable" electric city cars in Italy from 2028.
The company has announced the launch of a new programme develop A-segment EVs for the European market, in accordance with the European Commission's new 'e-car' framework - which aims to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/stellantis-to-build-affordable-electric-city-cars-in-italy-from-2028/Tue, 19 May 2026 08:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/stellantis-to-build-affordable-electric-city-cars-in-italy-from-2028/ Multinational company launches new 'E-car project to develop and build small, affordable EVs for EuropeStellantis has confirmed plans to begin production of a new line of "small and affordable" electric city cars in Italy from 2028 - likely including spiritual revivals of the original Fiat Panda and Citroën 2CV.
The multinational company has announced the launch of a new programme to develop A-segment EVs for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/reborn-2cv-and-panda-in-frame-as-stellantis-confirms-new-affordable-evs-for-2028/Tue, 19 May 2026 08:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/reborn-2cv-and-panda-in-frame-as-stellantis-confirms-new-affordable-evs-for-2028/ Executive director of Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety suggests drivers are becoming complacentFines for driving offences should be increased to fund a rollout of Al-powered traffic cameras across the UK, the head of a leading transport safety charity has told Autocar.
Jamie Hassall, executive director of the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety, cla]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/road-safety-charity-more-ai-cameras-needed-to-combat-speeders/Tue, 19 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/road-safety-charity-more-ai-cameras-needed-to-combat-speeders/ There's almost no point outlining the commendable attributes of the Renault 5 by now, so many column inches have we (justifiably) given over to them in recent months, but suffice to say that it's a very well-liked little car: it looks great, it has a dec]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/finally-a-proper-ev-hot-hatch-my-winter-fling-with-the-alpine-a290/Tue, 19 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/finally-a-proper-ev-hot-hatch-my-winter-fling-with-the-alpine-a290/ It won’t have escaped your attention that values of most classic cars have shot up over the past few years, but there are some that the market has either overlooked, or have the potential to rise significantly further.If you want to j]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/sports-cars-that-should-go-up-in-value/Tue, 19 May 2026 03:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/sports-cars-that-should-go-up-in-value/ Here we take a look at its greatest hits, and its rather more exclusive models. Some were deliberately so, others just because the market proved less than receptive - time to find out why. We start with the biggest sellers..BIGGEST - 10: Lotus Seven (1957-73) – 2,477 soldThe 10th biggest selling Lotus was a simple two-seater open top-sports car.The car]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lotus-its-biggest-sellers-and-its-smallest/Tue, 19 May 2026 03:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lotus-its-biggest-sellers-and-its-smallest/ Unveiled at a reception on the eve of the Frankfurt motor show, the new R8 V10 RWS - standing for Rear-Wheel Standard drive - will be produced in a limited run of 999 exa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/in-pictures-new-audi-r8-v10-rws/Tue, 19 May 2026 03:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/in-pictures-new-audi-r8-v10-rws/ Here we take a look at more than eight decades o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-most-important-concept-cars-ever-created/Tue, 19 May 2026 00:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-most-important-concept-cars-ever-created/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volvo-ceo-wagons-are-primed-for-a-comeback/Mon, 18 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volvo-ceo-wagons-are-primed-for-a-comeback/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volvo-ceo-says-wagons-are-primed-for-their-comeback-moment/Mon, 18 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volvo-ceo-says-wagons-are-primed-for-their-comeback-moment/ Restricting this list to just 20 engines inevitably means that many worth]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-greatest-german-engines-ever-made/Mon, 18 May 2026 21:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-greatest-german-engines-ever-made/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/caterham-seven-nrburgring-edition-is-a-tribute-to-the-green-hell/Mon, 18 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/caterham-seven-nrburgring-edition-is-a-tribute-to-the-green-hell/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-auto-industry-is-realizing-that-selling-your-data-isnt-worth-it-study/Mon, 18 May 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-auto-industry-is-realizing-that-selling-your-data-isnt-worth-it-study/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/another-automaker-is-delaying-its-evs/Mon, 18 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/another-automaker-is-delaying-its-evs/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-volvo-ex60-costs-less-than-the-bmw-ix3for-now/Mon, 18 May 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-volvo-ex60-costs-less-than-the-bmw-ix3for-now/ In years gone by, the word 'classic' conjured images of old boys in MGBs, en route to the Dog and Duck’s annual autojumble. Modern car mags and we]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-brilliant-modern-classics-to-buy-today-before-prices-rise/Mon, 18 May 2026 17:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-brilliant-modern-classics-to-buy-today-before-prices-rise/ The BMW M3 CS Handschalter, exclusive to the US market, follows the previous Z4 Handschalter in marking the end of the line for one of the brand’s performance models with a six-speed manual.
Being based on the M3 CS, it's 20kg lighter than the standard]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/g80-bmw-m3-bows-out-with-rwd-manual-special-edition-cs/Mon, 18 May 2026 17:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/g80-bmw-m3-bows-out-with-rwd-manual-special-edition-cs/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-1000-horsepower-hypercar-packs-a-koenigsegg-v8/Mon, 18 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-1000-horsepower-hypercar-packs-a-koenigsegg-v8/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/feds-want-your-data-if-you-downloaded-this-popular-car-app/Mon, 18 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/feds-want-your-data-if-you-downloaded-this-popular-car-app/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-bmw-m3-cs-returns-with-a-manual-gearbox-surprise/Mon, 18 May 2026 14:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-bmw-m3-cs-returns-with-a-manual-gearbox-surprise/ Should road testers have to prove that they've spent a significant sum on a car they've recommended as a requirement of some annual registration card, then? Should we give full transparency on what's on our driveways, so that readers can compare what we write with what we've actually bought?
Perhaps that would ma]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/why-i-bought-a-skoda-kodiaq-and-how-the-dealer-let-me-down/Mon, 18 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/why-i-bought-a-skoda-kodiaq-and-how-the-dealer-let-me-down/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-is-launching-seven-new-vehicles-in-europe/Mon, 18 May 2026 12:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-is-launching-seven-new-vehicles-in-europe/ The new models will sit in the B- and C-segments and include a Bronco-inspired ‘multi-energy’ SUV, a small electric hatchback (which could revive the Fiesta name) and cros]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-to-launch-five-rally-bred-cars-in-europe-by-2029/Mon, 18 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-to-launch-five-rally-bred-cars-in-europe-by-2029/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaguars-big-electric-sedan-loses-the-bulky-camo-for-a-slinky-wrap/Mon, 18 May 2026 10:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaguars-big-electric-sedan-loses-the-bulky-camo-for-a-slinky-wrap/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-first-bmw-alpina-model-in-the-new-era-will-be-a-large-v8-sedan/Mon, 18 May 2026 09:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-first-bmw-alpina-model-in-the-new-era-will-be-a-large-v8-sedan/ CEO is "not worried at all" about new estate and crossover stepping on toes of sibling brand VolvoPolestar boss Michael Lohscheller "does not worry at all" about the brand being able to maintain its premium billing – and separation from sibling Volvo – as it eyes a huge volume uptick with expansion into more mainstream segments.
The Swedish EV maker's current line-up is weighted towards the p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/polestar-committed-to-premium-appeal-as-it-adds-mainstream-models/Mon, 18 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/polestar-committed-to-premium-appeal-as-it-adds-mainstream-models/ The next-generation BMW 1 Series will arrive in 2028 with both electric and hybrid powertrains and a focus on winning over younger buyers in key markets across Europe.
Described by BMW's compact-car design boss Oliver Heilmer as one of the "main pillars of the brand", the current entry-level hatchback is offered only with combustion engines. But for the fourth generation the addition]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmw-1-series-to-return-to-rwd-with-new-322bhp-ev/Mon, 18 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmw-1-series-to-return-to-rwd-with-new-322bhp-ev/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/you-can-buy-the-first-ferrari-430-scuderia-ever-built/Sun, 17 May 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/you-can-buy-the-first-ferrari-430-scuderia-ever-built/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-ford-f-150-is-officially-going-to-europe/Sun, 17 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-ford-f-150-is-officially-going-to-europe/ PICTURE: HondaJet, built by HondaBMW’s bobsled
Starting in 2012,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/33-magnificently-random-things-made-by-car-makers/Sun, 17 May 2026 08:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/33-magnificently-random-things-made-by-car-makers/ Keeping in mind the exhibits occasionally change, here are some of the greatest cars we saw on a trip to the mus]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/treasures-of-the-bmw-museum/Sun, 17 May 2026 08:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/treasures-of-the-bmw-museum/ And while there are some major differences between the two tales, there are also some parallels.
Datsun began exporting "a carefully selected range of cars" to the UK in autumn 1968, having "co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-jaecoo-of-the-1970s-how-datsun-cracked-the-uk-car-market/Sun, 17 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-jaecoo-of-the-1970s-how-datsun-cracked-the-uk-car-market/ He has had success reinventing both Peugeot and Renault over the past 20 years. But now he's taking on his most challenging job yet, leading the design of no fewer than 10 automotive brands.
The news that he would be leaving Renault to head design for Stellantis's European division was a shock when it arrived in July last year]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/renaissance-man-how-gilles-vidal-will-reshape-stellantis-in-europe/Sun, 17 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/renaissance-man-how-gilles-vidal-will-reshape-stellantis-in-europe/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-pagani-zonda-refuses-to-die/Sat, 16 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-pagani-zonda-refuses-to-die/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/brabus-just-built-the-wildest-v12-grand-tourer-youll-see-this-year/Sat, 16 May 2026 18:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/brabus-just-built-the-wildest-v12-grand-tourer-youll-see-this-year/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mini-could-still-bring-one-of-its-quirkiest-concepts-to-life/Sat, 16 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mini-could-still-bring-one-of-its-quirkiest-concepts-to-life/ It's tempting to decry pothole-ridden roads, speed cameras and middle-lane hoggers - and, yes, if you spend most of your life on or inside the M25, driving can be pretty dismal.
On the other hand, self-deprecation is a uniquely British gift. It's part of what has made British comedy beloved around the world. So take it from someone who didn't grow up here: Britain is a brilliant country in which to be a car enthusiast.
Let me]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/holey-land-britains-knackered-roads-are-still-a-haven-for-car-lovers/Sat, 16 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/holey-land-britains-knackered-roads-are-still-a-haven-for-car-lovers/ "It sounded fun but I didn't have a Twingo and had never driven one," he says, somewhat surprisingly.
However, fate has a habit of striking at the most unlikely times. A week later Eric was talk]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/i-converted-this-abandoned-renault-twingo-into-a-rally-special/Sat, 16 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/i-converted-this-abandoned-renault-twingo-into-a-rally-special/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ferraris-new-supercar-is-an-homage-to-the-twin-turbo-v8/Fri, 15 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ferraris-new-supercar-is-an-homage-to-the-twin-turbo-v8/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-wont-sell-an-armored-s-class-to-just-anyone-what-is-the-need/Fri, 15 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-wont-sell-an-armored-s-class-to-just-anyone-what-is-the-need/ Following its previous Evo37 and Evo38, the new car is named K-39, reflecting its altogether more extreme billing.
Its design evokes the Group 5 Lancia Beta Montecarlo – the racing version of the car on which the Evo37 and Evo38 were based &ndash]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-kimera-k-39-hypercar-brings-986bhp-koenigsegg-v8/Fri, 15 May 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-kimera-k-39-hypercar-brings-986bhp-koenigsegg-v8/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmw-alpina-debuts-its-first-concept-carpreviewing-a-future-production-model/Fri, 15 May 2026 19:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmw-alpina-debuts-its-first-concept-carpreviewing-a-future-production-model/ The Vision Alpina is a shark-nosed 2+2 coupé that, at 5.2m, is as long as a Rolls-Royce Wraith.
While it will not directly spawn a production model, it serves as an aesthetic manifesto for a showroom range that will be priced]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmw-reveals-striking-v8-coupe-to-show-future-of-alpina/Fri, 15 May 2026 19:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmw-reveals-striking-v8-coupe-to-show-future-of-alpina/ Penned by Ferrari design boss Flavio Manzoni and based on the F8 Spider, it's described as having a “bold, forward-looking perspective”. 
Ferrari said it bridges the ga]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-ferrari-hc25-special-introduces-fresh-design-cues/Fri, 15 May 2026 16:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-ferrari-hc25-special-introduces-fresh-design-cues/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/chevrolets-biggest-silverados-are-being-discontinued/Fri, 15 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/chevrolets-biggest-silverados-are-being-discontinued/ With its GTE and GTX models, Wolfsburg has variously tried to complement, augment or otherwise update those three famous letters, or else just gently steer the idea that they represent in the direction of electrification]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/clearly-a-proper-gti-uk-exclusive-first-drive-in-new-vw-id-polo-gti/Fri, 15 May 2026 15:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/clearly-a-proper-gti-uk-exclusive-first-drive-in-new-vw-id-polo-gti/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/vw-id-polo-gti-takes-the-hot-hatch-formula-into-the-electric-era/Fri, 15 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/vw-id-polo-gti-takes-the-hot-hatch-formula-into-the-electric-era/ The hot hatch is based on the recently revealed ID Polo EV and marks the first time that Volkswagen has applied its most famous performance badge – introduced 50 years ago on the Scirocco and Golf – to an electric car.
Th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-id-polo-gti-revealed-as-real-hot-hatch-with-223bhp/Fri, 15 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-id-polo-gti-revealed-as-real-hot-hatch-with-223bhp/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-bmw-m5-and-electric-m3-spied-during-high-speed-testing/Fri, 15 May 2026 10:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-bmw-m5-and-electric-m3-spied-during-high-speed-testing/ Stellantis inks new deal to build two new Peugeots and two new Jeeps at Dongfeng's Wuhan plant from 2027Stellantis has signed a new partnership with Dongfeng to build Peugeot and Jeep models in China - for local sale and global export.
The two firms have signed a new agreement, building on their existing partnership in China, which will see their joint venture – Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen Automobile (DPCA) – bui]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/chinas-dongfeng-to-build-peugeot-and-jeep-models-for-global-sale/Fri, 15 May 2026 10:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/chinas-dongfeng-to-build-peugeot-and-jeep-models-for-global-sale/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-one-of-one-manual-supercar-is-a-monotone-masterpiece/Fri, 15 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-one-of-one-manual-supercar-is-a-monotone-masterpiece/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jeep-and-peugeot-models-made-in-china-are-going-global/Fri, 15 May 2026 09:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jeep-and-peugeot-models-made-in-china-are-going-global/ In this story we’ve gathered together all the cars that we have given the full five stars to in the past 10 years – just 21 cars made it. Join us, then]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-best-cars-weve-tested-since-2015/Fri, 15 May 2026 08:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-best-cars-weve-tested-since-2015/ The current decade? We'll leave history to decide that, but the Jaecoo 7 could certainly number among the models most associated with the period.
From a standing start in March 2025 to the e]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/why-are-jaecoos-and-omodas-selling-so-well-dealer-reveals-all/Fri, 15 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/why-are-jaecoos-and-omodas-selling-so-well-dealer-reveals-all/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nissan-expands-the-frontier-lineup-with-a-new-sport-package/Fri, 15 May 2026 03:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nissan-expands-the-frontier-lineup-with-a-new-sport-package/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/honda-just-made-it-easier-to-accessorize-your-passport/Thu, 14 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/honda-just-made-it-easier-to-accessorize-your-passport/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-shows-more-of-its-next-extreme-performance-car/Thu, 14 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-shows-more-of-its-next-extreme-performance-car/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-toyota-land-cruiser-you-cant-buy-is-more-powerful-than-ever/Thu, 14 May 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-toyota-land-cruiser-you-cant-buy-is-more-powerful-than-ever/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/maserati-is-teaming-up-with-china-report/Thu, 14 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/maserati-is-teaming-up-with-china-report/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/6-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-skoda-elroq-vrs/Thu, 14 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/6-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-skoda-elroq-vrs/ The new Freelander 8 was revealed at the start of May as a large 4x4 SUV and the first in a wave of new Freelander-badged cars destined for sa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jlr-will-not-stop-chery-bringing-freelander-brand-to-uk-says-ceo/Thu, 14 May 2026 15:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jlr-will-not-stop-chery-bringing-freelander-brand-to-uk-says-ceo/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-c8-corvette-might-be-losing-a-surprisingly-useful-feature/Thu, 14 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-c8-corvette-might-be-losing-a-surprisingly-useful-feature/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-gas-engine-lives-on-honda-abandons-plan-to-go-fully-electric-by-2040/Thu, 14 May 2026 13:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-gas-engine-lives-on-honda-abandons-plan-to-go-fully-electric-by-2040/ The footage shows a prototype conducting various manoeuvres on a test track, including charging and braking from high speed.
The first rolling prototype of the coupé was displayed at January's Tokyo Auto Salon, marking a major milestone in its development.
Caterham had previously been tig]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/watch-caterham-project-v-hits-the-test-track/Thu, 14 May 2026 13:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/watch-caterham-project-v-hits-the-test-track/ It's a very fast V12-powered soft-roader, and one that may even introduce the Maranello wail to Dubai’s Big Red, a huge, shifting sand dune that needs traction and torque in spades to be successfully crested. But a maker of cars designed to go as fast as possible to point]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-most-surprising-cars-ever-to-be-made/Thu, 14 May 2026 12:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-most-surprising-cars-ever-to-be-made/ Honda has revealed a striking new concept car that previews a large hybrid fastback due to enter production within two years.
It's known only as the Honda Hybrid Sedan Prototype but shares key cues with the current Accord, including its raked roofline and angular rear-quarter panel.
The Accord is no longer sold in the UK but remains a crucial model for the Japanese brand in t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/striking-new-fastback-previews-hondas-renewed-focus-on-hybrids/Thu, 14 May 2026 12:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/striking-new-fastback-previews-hondas-renewed-focus-on-hybrids/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lotus-will-use-v6-and-v8-engines-developed-by-renault-and-geely/Thu, 14 May 2026 11:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lotus-will-use-v6-and-v8-engines-developed-by-renault-and-geely/ When the Lamborghini Urus was launched in 2018 there was incredulity: a pureblooded raging bull that shared its basic underpinnings with a Volkswagen SUV? Surely not!
It wasn't VW-priced, though, costing from around £160,000 when new. Not cheap, but a bargain route into Lambo ownership, and a lot less than the related Bentley Bentayga. Lamborghini's first SUV was all about selling in volumes its supercars n]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/a-used-lamborghini-urus-is-a-surprisingly-sound-financial-decision/Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/a-used-lamborghini-urus-is-a-surprisingly-sound-financial-decision/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/honda-bets-on-hybrids-with-new-sedan-and-suv-coming-in-2028/Thu, 14 May 2026 09:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/honda-bets-on-hybrids-with-new-sedan-and-suv-coming-in-2028/ The environment became political, with lap times under new scrutiny. Suddenly company reputations were o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-one-nrburgring-lap-ignited-a-feud-between-nissan-and-porsche/Thu, 14 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-one-nrburgring-lap-ignited-a-feud-between-nissan-and-porsche/ Under current ZEV guidelines, new combustion vehicles must feature some sort of hybrid element to remain on sale beyond 2030. From 2035 all new UK cars must be fully-electric.
Kia UK CEO Paul Philpott warned that this means the Picanto, wh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/kia-will-be-forced-to-axe-picanto-by-2030-if-ev-rules-are-not-changed/Thu, 14 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/kia-will-be-forced-to-axe-picanto-by-2030-if-ev-rules-are-not-changed/ Logos for brands including Mazda, Volkswagen, Citroen and P]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-meanings-behind-the-badges-of-your-favourite-cars/Thu, 14 May 2026 07:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-meanings-behind-the-badges-of-your-favourite-cars/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-rugged-nissan-frontier-is-the-ultimate-overland-vehicle/Thu, 14 May 2026 02:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-rugged-nissan-frontier-is-the-ultimate-overland-vehicle/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-golf-ev-wont-be-here-until-2030-at-least/Wed, 13 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-golf-ev-wont-be-here-until-2030-at-least/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mazda-hits-the-brakes-on-evs-doubles-down-on-hybrids/Wed, 13 May 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mazda-hits-the-brakes-on-evs-doubles-down-on-hybrids/ Mid-life updates to three core models will usher in new era under design director Holger HampfMini has “almost finished” work on a range of significant facelifts that will kick off a new era for the brand under design chief Holger Hampf.
Hampf joined Mini from Designworks, BMW’s California-based design consultancy, in October 2024. But, given how new the Mini range is – the Cooper and Countryman]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/big-facelifts-incoming-for-mini-cooper-countryman-and-aceman/Wed, 13 May 2026 19:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/big-facelifts-incoming-for-mini-cooper-countryman-and-aceman/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/toyota-ceo-rav4-based-pickup-is-an-opportunity-for-usnbsp/Wed, 13 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/toyota-ceo-rav4-based-pickup-is-an-opportunity-for-usnbsp/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/finally-a-fast-amp-furious-tv-show-is-happening/Wed, 13 May 2026 16:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/finally-a-fast-amp-furious-tv-show-is-happening/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-last-bmw-z4-has-been-built/Wed, 13 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-last-bmw-z4-has-been-built/ The Dolphin G will be shown for the first time in the UK at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July, with an unveiling understood to take place in June.
As previously reported by Autocar, it will effective]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/byd-to-launch-new-wave-of-european-specific-models/Wed, 13 May 2026 13:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/byd-to-launch-new-wave-of-european-specific-models/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mazda-will-chase-volume-with-a-new-cx-3-in-2027/Wed, 13 May 2026 12:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mazda-will-chase-volume-with-a-new-cx-3-in-2027/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-ford-mustang-gtd-was-made-for-america/Wed, 13 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-ford-mustang-gtd-was-made-for-america/ However, in reality, car manufacturers have been experimenting with new design and conc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-cars-that-shocked-and-surprised-the-world/Wed, 13 May 2026 11:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-cars-that-shocked-and-surprised-the-world/ This has been going on for decades, and it has never been true. Fashions come and go, of course, but even the largest manufacturers can’t resist throwing out an occasional oddball to keep the rest of us amused.
We could have listed hundreds of these, but to save your time we've restricted ourselves to 48, shown here in alphabetical orde]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-biggest-oddballs-ever-made-in-the-car-world/Wed, 13 May 2026 11:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-biggest-oddballs-ever-made-in-the-car-world/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/2027-jeep-avenger-gets-new-gas-engine-keeps-the-manual-gearbox/Wed, 13 May 2026 11:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/2027-jeep-avenger-gets-new-gas-engine-keeps-the-manual-gearbox/ CEO Thomas Schafer confirms "we do not need an electric Golf in 2028" as "we are well set" with current line-upVolkswagen will not launch the electric Golf until the end of the decade, CEO Thomas Schäfer has confirmed. 
Sources previously told Autocar that the EV, which is expected to be called ID Golf, would be launched in 2028.
However, Schäfer told the FT’s Future of the Car event in Lon]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-golf-ev-wont-arrive-until-end-of-decade-ceo-confirms/Wed, 13 May 2026 11:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-golf-ev-wont-arrive-until-end-of-decade-ceo-confirms/ The news was confirmed by CEO Thomas Schafer this morning. “We have a fantastic line-up now that we do not need an electric Golf in 2028. We are well set with what we have in our portfolio with our vehicles,” Schafer told the FT’s Future of the Car event in London.
He did not confirm]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-delays-launch-of-electric-golf/Wed, 13 May 2026 11:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-delays-launch-of-electric-golf/ The revised Emira, due in 2027, is part of a wider overhaul at Lotus that brings combustion-engine sports cars back to the fore, with a new V8 hybrid supercar codenamed Esprit leading the charge.
The Horse V6 will become the only a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lotus-emira-to-drop-toyota-amg-engines-in-switch-to-new-hybrid-v6/Wed, 13 May 2026 11:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lotus-emira-to-drop-toyota-amg-engines-in-switch-to-new-hybrid-v6/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/interesting-engines-we-forgot-all-about/Wed, 13 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/interesting-engines-we-forgot-all-about/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/best-selling-cars-of-all-time-from-each-car-maker/Wed, 13 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/best-selling-cars-of-all-time-from-each-car-maker/ They say that road cars are angrier than ever.
That may be true, but apart from the odd exception they’ve never had particularly friendly faces. Life’s hard for cars, they have to look as though they can cope with all kinds of weather for years on end and with being driven for thousands of miles without so much as an oil change. And they also need to look like they can keep their occupants safe from other angry cars and their even]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/20-very-angry-looking-cars/Wed, 13 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/20-very-angry-looking-cars/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-first-new-era-jaguar-finally-has-a-name-type-01/Wed, 13 May 2026 09:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-first-new-era-jaguar-finally-has-a-name-type-01/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaguars-new-ev-finally-has-a-name-type-01/Wed, 13 May 2026 09:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaguars-new-ev-finally-has-a-name-type-01/ Chief among the changes to the baby crossover is a new iteration of the American brand’s trademark seven-slot grille that now features LED lighting, making it more recognisable in the dark. The chrome outline on each slot has also been removed, bringin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jeep-avenger-update-brings-light-up-grille-and-interior-tweaks/Wed, 13 May 2026 09:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jeep-avenger-update-brings-light-up-grille-and-interior-tweaks/ EV sales surged by 59% last month, with many car makers linking the rise to the Iran warAt what point will EVs be attractive enough to consumers that the government can stop bankrolling them?
The electric alternative for cars and vans has long needed an incentive nudge because they cost more.
The Electric Car Grant (ECG) reduces the price by £3750 or £1500, depending on a convoluted formula, a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/why-electric-car-grant-remains-vital-despite-jump-in-ev-sales/Wed, 13 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/why-electric-car-grant-remains-vital-despite-jump-in-ev-sales/ I’d pretty confidently call the existing bZ4X an SUV, looking at its proportions and decent ground clearance, but its heavily raked rear window gives it somewhat of a coupé-crossover vibe. Its Touring sibling, however, successfully gives the impression of a jacked-up est]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/toyota-bz4x-touring-driven-oddball-estate-with-true-off-road-ability/Wed, 13 May 2026 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/toyota-bz4x-touring-driven-oddball-estate-with-true-off-road-ability/ The 1000bhp EV has been named in tribute to brand's legendary sports cars and its era-defining statusJaguar's new era-defining electric GT will be called Type 01, the company has confirmed ahead of its unveiling later this year.
The 1000bhp-plus sports saloon, which heralds Jaguar's new era as a maker of pure-electric luxury cars, has hitherto been known as Type 00 after the preceding concept or X900, its internal co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaguar-type-01-name-of-electric-super-gt-finally-revealed/Wed, 13 May 2026 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaguar-type-01-name-of-electric-super-gt-finally-revealed/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/saab-is-selling-some-of-the-last-cars-it-ever-made/Tue, 12 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/saab-is-selling-some-of-the-last-cars-it-ever-made/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/saab-is-selling-some-of-its-last-cars-ever-made/Tue, 12 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/saab-is-selling-some-of-its-last-cars-ever-made/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/subaru-wrx-sales-are-already-bouncing-back/Tue, 12 May 2026 21:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/subaru-wrx-sales-are-already-bouncing-back/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-rare-lamborghini-revuelto-is-a-tribute-to-north-america/Tue, 12 May 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-rare-lamborghini-revuelto-is-a-tribute-to-north-america/ The new record chaser is a 32ft-long, hydrogen-fuelled vehicle named Hydromax. It's powered by an in-house-developed powertrain that combines two combustion engines for 1579bhp. 
It was created as part of a £]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jcb-targets-new-speed-record-with-32-foot-long-1579bhp-hydromax/Tue, 12 May 2026 19:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jcb-targets-new-speed-record-with-32-foot-long-1579bhp-hydromax/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/fords-biggest-truck-now-comes-standard-with-a-bigger-v8/Tue, 12 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/fords-biggest-truck-now-comes-standard-with-a-bigger-v8/ The supercar’s hybrid powertrain will be centred around a new V8 engine supplied]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-2028-lotus-esprit-supercar-to-use-hybrid-v8-from-horse/Tue, 12 May 2026 17:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-2028-lotus-esprit-supercar-to-use-hybrid-v8-from-horse/ The supercar’s hybrid powertrain will be centred around a new V8 engine supplied]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-2028-lotus-esprit-supercar-to-use-986bhp-plus-hybrid-v8/Tue, 12 May 2026 17:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-2028-lotus-esprit-supercar-to-use-986bhp-plus-hybrid-v8/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/chrysler-is-supposedly-working-on-a-very-cheap-new-car-report/Tue, 12 May 2026 16:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/chrysler-is-supposedly-working-on-a-very-cheap-new-car-report/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audi-is-finally-cutting-back-on-piano-black-trimmdashthats-great-news/Tue, 12 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audi-is-finally-cutting-back-on-piano-black-trimmdashthats-great-news/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audi-is-cutting-back-on-piano-black-trimfinally/Tue, 12 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audi-is-cutting-back-on-piano-black-trimfinally/ Dubbed Stiftung, the second museum is like walking through]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-secret-volkswagens-that-were-never-sold/Tue, 12 May 2026 13:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-secret-volkswagens-that-were-never-sold/ Dismissing recent reports that Lotus could shut down its historic British base as a "rumour", CEO Feng Qinfeng has indicated that the site is tipped to play an increasingly important role in the company's revamped global strategy.
Speaking at the Financ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lotus-tips-hethel-as-best-location-to-build-new-hybrid-sports-cars/Tue, 12 May 2026 11:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lotus-tips-hethel-as-best-location-to-build-new-hybrid-sports-cars/ It was staffed primarily by former Saab engineers and was backed by Chinese property the Evergrande Group, working primarily on autonomous and electric cars.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/final-saabs-up-for-auction-in-curtain-call-for-swedish-legend/Tue, 12 May 2026 10:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/final-saabs-up-for-auction-in-curtain-call-for-swedish-legend/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-lotus-emira-will-soon-have-more-power-and-less-weight/Tue, 12 May 2026 09:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-lotus-emira-will-soon-have-more-power-and-less-weight/ Based on the Renault 4 EV, the new JP4x4 concept reprises the dual-motor, four-wheel-drive powertrain from the 4 Savane show car but wraps it in a more flamboyant shell.
Its doors, for example, have been replaced with blade-like it]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/renault-4-gets-beach-buggy-treatment-for-new-jp4x4-concept/Tue, 12 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/renault-4-gets-beach-buggy-treatment-for-new-jp4x4-concept/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lotus-is-making-a-v8-supercar-with-over-1000-horsepower/Tue, 12 May 2026 08:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lotus-is-making-a-v8-supercar-with-over-1000-horsepower/ The brand has released a rear-end shot of the car (see below) that shows inspiration from 2024's Theory 1 electri]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lotus-confirms-new-v8-hybrid-supercar-for-2028/Tue, 12 May 2026 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lotus-confirms-new-v8-hybrid-supercar-for-2028/ The luxury SUV will be fully unveiled on 29 July and serve as an indirect successor to the A8 limousine, which recently went out of production. 
The Q9 will be the German firm’s largest and most luxurious model to date when it goes on sale later this year. W]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/first-images-of-audi-q9-show-plush-interior-ahead-of-july-unveiling/Tue, 12 May 2026 00:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/first-images-of-audi-q9-show-plush-interior-ahead-of-july-unveiling/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/cadillac-is-stealing-ev-customers-from-teslaand-everyone-else/Mon, 11 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/cadillac-is-stealing-ev-customers-from-teslaand-everyone-else/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-recalls-144000-cars-for-blank-screens/Mon, 11 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-recalls-144000-cars-for-blank-screens/ A prototype has been caught testing with alterations including new front and rear bumpers and daytime running lights, plus the addition of a small lip spoiler on its roof.
Inside, it looks to swap the three-seat rear]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/defender-110-update-to-bring-styling-tweaks-and-four-seat-interior/Mon, 11 May 2026 16:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/defender-110-update-to-bring-styling-tweaks-and-four-seat-interior/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/why-the-new-7-series-has-one-of-bmws-best-modern-interiors/Mon, 11 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/why-the-new-7-series-has-one-of-bmws-best-modern-interiors/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/gm-must-pay-millions-for-selling-your-data-/Mon, 11 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/gm-must-pay-millions-for-selling-your-data-/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/skoda-enyaq-vrs-why-its-the-perfect-all-round-performance-suv/Mon, 11 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/skoda-enyaq-vrs-why-its-the-perfect-all-round-performance-suv/ They have long been a nice way for manufacturers to stoke a bit of excitement among their fans; to show off shiny new technologies or simply to test the reception to what they've got in the pipeline.
But for the first half a century of motoring, such machines simply didn't exist. Sure, prototypes were built to test engineering developments, but something p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/from-clay-to-crystal-ball-the-story-of-the-first-concept-car/Mon, 11 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/from-clay-to-crystal-ball-the-story-of-the-first-concept-car/ The large SUV is the first car to come from the new Freelander brand, created in partnership between Chinese giant Chery and JLR.
A "production-intent" design was unveiled at the recent Beijing motor show, but the new images showcase the car that will hit C]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-pictures-showcase-production-ready-freelander-8/Mon, 11 May 2026 11:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-pictures-showcase-production-ready-freelander-8/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-axes-a-minivan-its-been-selling-for-11-years/Mon, 11 May 2026 11:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-axes-a-minivan-its-been-selling-for-11-years/ The Vision BMW Alpina will be revealed at the Villa d’Este Concorso d’Eleganza on 15 May, the company has confirmed, marking its first big presentation since the Alpina brand entered BMW ownership in January. 
A teaser image released by BMW Alpina reveals it to be a long coupé – sim]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmw-to-previewnbspalpinas-future-with-radical-gt-concept-this-week/Mon, 11 May 2026 10:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmw-to-previewnbspalpinas-future-with-radical-gt-concept-this-week/ The Vision BMW Alpina will be revealed at the Villa d’Este Concorso d’Eleganza on 15 May, the company confirmed, marking its first big presentation since the Alpina brand entered BMW ownership in January. 
A teaser image released by BMW Alpina reveals it to be a long coupé – similar]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmw-to-previewnbspalpinas-future-with-new-concept-due-this-week/Mon, 11 May 2026 10:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmw-to-previewnbspalpinas-future-with-new-concept-due-this-week/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audi-says-an-r8-comeback-hinges-entirely-on-profitability/Mon, 11 May 2026 10:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audi-says-an-r8-comeback-hinges-entirely-on-profitability/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audi-says-a-new-r8-could-happen-but-it-hinges-on-a-few-things/Mon, 11 May 2026 10:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audi-says-a-new-r8-could-happen-but-it-hinges-on-a-few-things/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/kia-wants-a-sports-sedan-for-the-gamer-generation/Mon, 11 May 2026 09:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/kia-wants-a-sports-sedan-for-the-gamer-generation/ The Renault Espace had sharply sleek lines, composite skin panels, cabin design worthy of an imaginative architectural practice and was so good that it would inspire a whole segment’s worth of imitators.
Like the sheep that they are, almost every car-maker scrambled to make MPVs, initially on the same]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/seven-seats-and-more-space-than-a-bedsit-the-ford-s-max-is-a-1500-bargain/Mon, 11 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/seven-seats-and-more-space-than-a-bedsit-the-ford-s-max-is-a-1500-bargain/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-first-alpina-in-the-bmw-era-is-a-large-luxury-coupe/Mon, 11 May 2026 08:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-first-alpina-in-the-bmw-era-is-a-large-luxury-coupe/ Announced in 2022 and originally expected in 2024, the final specification for the bespoke 7.0-litre V12 engine designed to power the forthcoming P900 was recently revealed by the Italian supercar firm.
The V12 is a collaboration between]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-new-10200rpm-de-tomaso-v12-makes-888bhp/Mon, 11 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-new-10200rpm-de-tomaso-v12-makes-888bhp/ The striking GT concept was revealed in Korea last year to mark Kia's 80th birthday. It sits on a new platform and showcases a bold new era of design for Kia called Opposites United: Evolution.
Th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/kia-will-build-wild-stinger-successor-but-is-waiting-for-costs-to-drop/Mon, 11 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/kia-will-build-wild-stinger-successor-but-is-waiting-for-costs-to-drop/ This 80-acre yard features miles of dirt tracks lined with thousands of cars.INTRODUCTION
While many vehicles date back to the 1990s and 2000s, as you can see from this collection of images, there is an impressive array of older domestic, European, and Japanese autos as well.LINCOLN TOWNCAR LIMOUSINE
We were hoping to cruise around Rohner&rsq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/our-favourite-junkyard-discoveries-at-rohners-auto-parts-willmar-minnesota/Mon, 11 May 2026 02:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/our-favourite-junkyard-discoveries-at-rohners-auto-parts-willmar-minnesota/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmws-new-ignition-tech-could-extend-the-life-of-m-performance-engines-heres-how/Sun, 10 May 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmws-new-ignition-tech-could-extend-the-life-of-m-performance-engines-heres-how/ This is something Caterham is acutely aware of, because for the past 50-odd years it has owed its existence to one extremely exciting offering: the Seven.
Ever since company founder Graham Nearn bought the rights to the lightweight]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/why-the-quirky-caterham-21-couldnt-survive-the-lotus-elise/Sun, 10 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/why-the-quirky-caterham-21-couldnt-survive-the-lotus-elise/ You definitely notice it if you drive anywhere: my brother lives near Houston, and once on holiday we drove 17 hours to visit New Mexico, which shares a state border with Texas. It makes you realise how]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/three-countries-one-tank-of-fuel-london-to-brugges-in-a-393bhp-bmw-x3/Sun, 10 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/three-countries-one-tank-of-fuel-london-to-brugges-in-a-393bhp-bmw-x3/ Plans are afoot for rapid expansion of GTi range after revered performance badge returns on hot 208Peugeot is considering an e-308 GTi to follow the e-208 GTi, with CEO Alain Favey suggesting to Autocar that a hot version of the electric hatchback “makes a lot of sense”. 
The revered performance badge will return in June on the e-208 GTi, which is to be launched at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race – a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/peugeot-boss-says-bringing-back-308-gti-makes-a-lot-of-sense/Sun, 10 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/peugeot-boss-says-bringing-back-308-gti-makes-a-lot-of-sense/ The new machine is the latest model in the Italian firm’s Few Off series and just 15 examples will be built. That makes the Fenomeno Roadster even more exclusive than its £3 million coupé sibling, of which 30 are sche]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-lamborghini-fenomeno-roadster-is-firms-wildest-drop-top-yet/Sat, 09 May 2026 23:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-lamborghini-fenomeno-roadster-is-firms-wildest-drop-top-yet/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-global-energy-shock-is-driving-people-to-evs-solar-and-batteries-what-renewables-subsidies-are-available-in-australia/Sat, 09 May 2026 22:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-global-energy-shock-is-driving-people-to-evs-solar-and-batteries-what-renewables-subsidies-are-available-in-australia/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/meet-lamborghinis-most-powerful-convertible-ever-fenomeno-roadster/Sat, 09 May 2026 22:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/meet-lamborghinis-most-powerful-convertible-ever-fenomeno-roadster/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-new-pickup-promises-to-be-the-ultimate-tactical-off-road-truck/Sat, 09 May 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-new-pickup-promises-to-be-the-ultimate-tactical-off-road-truck/ We shouldn't take the Saab museum for granted.The Swedish Enforcement Authority seized the entire collection in September 2011 and announced plans to auction it off one car at a time to pay Saab's creditors. Trollhättan (Saab’s home town), defense company Saab AB and the Wallenberg Memorial Trust invested millions of dollars to keep the cars under one roof and save the museum, ensuring future generations can discover the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-interesting-wild-and-often-obscure-treasures-of-the-saab-museum/Sat, 09 May 2026 09:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-interesting-wild-and-often-obscure-treasures-of-the-saab-museum/ And it may have recently hit 65, but it’s far from ready for retirement just yet. Offered in sizes ranging from 265cu in (4.3 litres) up to 400cu in (6.6 litres), it’s been used in just about every form of transport possible.
It might h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-hero-cars-of-the-chevy-small-block-v8/Sat, 09 May 2026 09:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-hero-cars-of-the-chevy-small-block-v8/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-best-looking-fords-ever-produced/Sat, 09 May 2026 09:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-best-looking-fords-ever-produced/ "Economically at least, smartphone dependency is a sign of low status," he writes - and because humans are finely attuned to the nuances of how people think of us, often considering it more than our health, it will be stigma, bein]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/tactility-is-the-new-tech-why-buttons-are-more-premium-than-pixels/Sat, 09 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/tactility-is-the-new-tech-why-buttons-are-more-premium-than-pixels/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/home-batteries-a-gamechanger-for-cutting-energy-bills/Sat, 09 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/home-batteries-a-gamechanger-for-cutting-energy-bills/ The Golf GTI, a pioneer of the formula, was softened in its third generation, while the Escort Cosworth’s irresistibility to more than its paying cu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/peugeot-106-gti-vs-citron-saxo-vts-90s-hot-hatch-showdown/Sat, 09 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/peugeot-106-gti-vs-citron-saxo-vts-90s-hot-hatch-showdown/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/from-charger-rage-to-a-700km-range-is-public-charging-keeping-up-with-australias-ev-demand/Sat, 09 May 2026 02:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/from-charger-rage-to-a-700km-range-is-public-charging-keeping-up-with-australias-ev-demand/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ineos-promises-a-smaller-off-road-suvmdashbut-not-what-you-think/Fri, 08 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ineos-promises-a-smaller-off-road-suvmdashbut-not-what-you-think/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volvo-criticizes-in-car-subscriptions-you-shouldnt-nickel-and-dime-customers/Fri, 08 May 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volvo-criticizes-in-car-subscriptions-you-shouldnt-nickel-and-dime-customers/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaguars-polarizing-ev-is-finally-getting-a-name/Fri, 08 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaguars-polarizing-ev-is-finally-getting-a-name/ In an update published on Friday, 8 May, the FCA admitted there was a scenario where there is “no scheme”, with consumers instead having to rais]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/car-finance-scandal-payments-face-big-delay-due-to-legal-challenges/Fri, 08 May 2026 17:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/car-finance-scandal-payments-face-big-delay-due-to-legal-challenges/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/maseratis-one-off-gt2-stradale-is-a-tribute-to-its-racing-roots/Fri, 08 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/maseratis-one-off-gt2-stradale-is-a-tribute-to-its-racing-roots/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audi-has-7-new-models-coming-in-2026-heres-all-of-them/Fri, 08 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audi-has-7-new-models-coming-in-2026-heres-all-of-them/ Before the start of the war in February, a barrel of Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil prices, cost around $63 (£46). Since the war began, it has ranged from a h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/service-bills-to-rise-as-iran-war-drives-up-engine-oil-prices-by-70/Fri, 08 May 2026 12:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/service-bills-to-rise-as-iran-war-drives-up-engine-oil-prices-by-70/ Rolling resistance is an area of tyre performance that manufacturers are committing considerable resources to. Continental says rolling]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-the-wrong-tyres-are-sabotaging-your-carrsquos-mpg/Fri, 08 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-the-wrong-tyres-are-sabotaging-your-carrsquos-mpg/ Launched almost a year after the standard electric crossover went on sale, the Plein Sud variant (which translates to 'Due South') commands a premium of £1500, being priced from £27,445 (including the full £3750]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/renault-4-now-available-with-folding-cloth-roof-for-27k/Fri, 08 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/renault-4-now-available-with-folding-cloth-roof-for-27k/ The new machine is set to launch in early 2028 and will adopt an as-yet unknown name from the firm’s past.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/vauxhall-to-launch-new-suv-developed-with-leapmotor/Fri, 08 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/vauxhall-to-launch-new-suv-developed-with-leapmotor/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-e-tourneo-courier/Fri, 08 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-e-tourneo-courier/ Autocar first reported that a more focused version of the electric hot hatchback was in the works last year, when it was still known as the ID 2.
Insiders suggested that it would take outpu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-readying-282bhp-id-polo-gti-clubsport/Fri, 08 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-readying-282bhp-id-polo-gti-clubsport/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-teams-up-with-a-legendary-clothing-brand-for-a-new-truck/Fri, 08 May 2026 00:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-teams-up-with-a-legendary-clothing-brand-for-a-new-truck/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/rivian-is-already-planning-more-versions-of-the-r2/Thu, 07 May 2026 21:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/rivian-is-already-planning-more-versions-of-the-r2/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/tesla-filed-a-new-roadster-trademark-is-it-finally-happening/Thu, 07 May 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/tesla-filed-a-new-roadster-trademark-is-it-finally-happening/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/as-gas-prices-climb-hybrid-sales-are-booming/Thu, 07 May 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/as-gas-prices-climb-hybrid-sales-are-booming/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-porsche-taycan-turbo-gt-manthey-set-a-new-nrburgring-record/Thu, 07 May 2026 16:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-porsche-taycan-turbo-gt-manthey-set-a-new-nrburgring-record/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/both-left-and-right-are-deluding-themselves-about-the-scale-of-the-energy-crisis-britain-faces-ewan-gibbs/Thu, 07 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/both-left-and-right-are-deluding-themselves-about-the-scale-of-the-energy-crisis-britain-faces-ewan-gibbs/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/vw-golf-gti-crowned-fastest-front-wheel-drive-car-at-the-nrburgring/Thu, 07 May 2026 12:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/vw-golf-gti-crowned-fastest-front-wheel-drive-car-at-the-nrburgring/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-gti-is-the-nuumlrburgrings-new-front-wheel-drive-king/Thu, 07 May 2026 12:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-gti-is-the-nuumlrburgrings-new-front-wheel-drive-king/ Actually, make that 'assembled', because the cars arrived in the UK from the US in kit form as a way of avoiding import duties.
Smith has two Terraplanes: the one you see here,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/my-90-year-old-hudson-was-the-bootleggers-getaway-car-of-choice/Thu, 07 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/my-90-year-old-hudson-was-the-bootleggers-getaway-car-of-choice/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/at-a-crossroads-will-piling-up-crises-force-europe-to-put-brakes-on-suv-culture/Thu, 07 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/at-a-crossroads-will-piling-up-crises-force-europe-to-put-brakes-on-suv-culture/ Showcasing a new exterior design language, the TZ is the largest Lexus yet and is described by the firm as a "driving lounge", with a focus on offering maximum interior space and a range of luxury features. Unusually, the three-row car will be offered with just six, rather]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-lexus-tz-is-a-luxury-six-seater-out-to-rival-the-volvo-ex90/Thu, 07 May 2026 11:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-lexus-tz-is-a-luxury-six-seater-out-to-rival-the-volvo-ex90/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-2027-lexus-tz-electric-suv-pumps-out-fake-v10-sound/Thu, 07 May 2026 10:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-2027-lexus-tz-electric-suv-pumps-out-fake-v10-sound/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lexus-debuts-its-first-three-row-electric-suv-complete-with-fake-v10-sound/Thu, 07 May 2026 10:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lexus-debuts-its-first-three-row-electric-suv-complete-with-fake-v10-sound/ What will happen next is anyone's guess - but fairly recent history provides a worrying precedent.
In June 1967, Israel launched a surprise attack on neighbouring Egypt, Jordan and Syria, capturing swathes of territory in just six]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/1973-war-in-the-middle-east-causes-oil-crisis-in-britain/Thu, 07 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/1973-war-in-the-middle-east-causes-oil-crisis-in-britain/ Ineos avoids more "ground-up" cars like the Grenadier in bid to cut costs and accelerate expansionIneos Automotive has ruled out building another vehicle "from the ground up" after the Grenadier and instead will lean on technology partners to expand its model range with smaller 4x4s, CEO Lynn Calder has said.
The British company will launch the delayed Fusilier range-extender "probably by 2028", Calder told Autocar at a Siemens event l]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ineos-using-shared-platforms-to-fast-track-new-range-of-smaller-4x4s/Thu, 07 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ineos-using-shared-platforms-to-fast-track-new-range-of-smaller-4x4s/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/no-surprise-maybach-customers-want-v12s/Wed, 06 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/no-surprise-maybach-customers-want-v12s/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-chrysler-pacifica-is-already-getting-a-price-cut/Wed, 06 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-chrysler-pacifica-is-already-getting-a-price-cut/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-2027-bmw-ix3-feels-like-a-huge-value-for-the-range/Wed, 06 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-2027-bmw-ix3-feels-like-a-huge-value-for-the-range/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/red-bulls-first-hypercar-is-getting-closer-to-reality/Wed, 06 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/red-bulls-first-hypercar-is-getting-closer-to-reality/ The new model has to this point been known as the Type 00, the name applied to the dramatic concept car revealed in December 2024, and by its codename, X900. It will, however, carry a different moniker through to production.
The car will mark a total reset for the brand]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaguar-to-reveal-type-00-production-name-on-12-may/Wed, 06 May 2026 14:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaguar-to-reveal-type-00-production-name-on-12-may/ It has to this point been known as the Type 00, the name applied to the dramatic concept car revealed in December 2024, and by its codename, X900. It will, however, carry a different moniker through to production.
The car will mark a total reset for the British brand in bot]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaguar-to-announce-type-00-production-name-on-12-may/Wed, 06 May 2026 14:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaguar-to-announce-type-00-production-name-on-12-may/ It has to this point been known as the Type 00, the name applied to the dramatic concept car revealed in December 2024, and by its codename, X900. It will, however, carry a different moniker through to production.
The car will mark a total reset for the British brand]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaguar-to-announce-type-00-production-name-next-week/Wed, 06 May 2026 14:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaguar-to-announce-type-00-production-name-next-week/ Spanish factory has an annual capacity of 300,000 units, but only the Kuga is currently built thereFord is in talks with Geely over the sale of part of its Valencia plant so the Chinese giant can build Geely-badged electric cars in Europe for the first time – and it will start with a Puma-sized crossover bound for the UK.
The deal, reports Spanish newspaper La Tribuna de Automocion, would see the Volvo owner take control of th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-to-sell-part-of-valencia-plant-to-geely-to-build-new-crossover-report/Wed, 06 May 2026 12:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-to-sell-part-of-valencia-plant-to-geely-to-build-new-crossover-report/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audi-has-recreated-a-16-cylinder-record-car/Wed, 06 May 2026 12:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audi-has-recreated-a-16-cylinder-record-car/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/opel-brings-back-the-hot-hatch-minus-its-gas-engine/Wed, 06 May 2026 10:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/opel-brings-back-the-hot-hatch-minus-its-gas-engine/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/its-official-the-new-amg-v8-engine-arrives-this-year/Wed, 06 May 2026 09:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/its-official-the-new-amg-v8-engine-arrives-this-year/ With its GTE and GTX models, Wolfsburg has variously tried to complement, augment or otherwise update those three famous letters, or else just gently steer the idea that they represent in the direction of electrification]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/world-exclusive-were-first-to-drive-incoming-vw-id-polo-gti/Wed, 06 May 2026 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/world-exclusive-were-first-to-drive-incoming-vw-id-polo-gti/ Electric hot hatch brings stiffer suspension, limited-slip differential and a series of retro nodsVauxhall is channelling the spirit of the cult-classic Nova GSi with the new Corsa GSE – the brand's first traditional hot hatch since the VXR was discontinued eight years ago.
Said by its maker to bring "the sporty GSi genes of the Vauxhall Nova into the future", it has]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/vauxhall-corsa-gse-channels-spirit-of-nova-gsi-with-277bhp/Wed, 06 May 2026 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/vauxhall-corsa-gse-channels-spirit-of-nova-gsi-with-277bhp/  When the 408 landed in 2022, we were told an electric version of the 4.7m-long liftback-cum-crossover would be just around the corner, but it took its sweet time. It took almost three years of delay before the e-408 arrived, by which point the EMP2-based Citroën twin, the C5-X, had been discontinued.Like the internal combustion Peugeot 408, the electric fastback has been upda]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/peugeot-e-408/Wed, 06 May 2026 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/peugeot-e-408/ With its GTE and GTX models, Wolfsburg has variously tried to complement, augment or otherwise update those three famous letters, or else just gently steer the idea that they represent in the direction of electrification]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/exclusive-were-first-to-drive-vw-id-polo-gti-ndash-it-deserves-the-badge/Wed, 06 May 2026 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/exclusive-were-first-to-drive-vw-id-polo-gti-ndash-it-deserves-the-badge/ With its GTE and GTX models, Wolfsburg has variously tried to complement, augment or otherwise update those three famous letters, or else just gently steer the idea that they represent in the direction of electrification]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/exclusive-were-first-to-drive-incoming-vw-id-polo-gti/Wed, 06 May 2026 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/exclusive-were-first-to-drive-incoming-vw-id-polo-gti/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/aston-martin-db12-s/Wed, 06 May 2026 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/aston-martin-db12-s/ At 4270mm long, it will rival the Renault 4, Kia EV2 and forthcoming Volkswagen ID Cross, although expect Leapmotor to undercut those established firms on price.
The B03X will essentialy]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/leapmotor-b03x-first-taste-of-chinas-cut-price-renault-4-rival/Wed, 06 May 2026 00:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/leapmotor-b03x-first-taste-of-chinas-cut-price-renault-4-rival/ With its stability control system in Sport, the new Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupé prototype goes about its business with calm, measured composure. Exactly what you would expect of a large, fast, electric saloon at moderate pace. There's a deliberate margin of safety in the handling balance, the front end delivering strong grip]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/1000bhp-and-impressive-control-mercedes-amg-gt-4-door-coupe-prototype-driven/Wed, 06 May 2026 00:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/1000bhp-and-impressive-control-mercedes-amg-gt-4-door-coupe-prototype-driven/ With its stability control system in Sport, the new Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupé prototype goes about its business with calm, measured composure. Exactly what you would expect of a large, fast, electric saloon at moderate pace. There's a deliberate margin of safety in the handling balance, the front end delivering strong grip]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/1000bhp-and-impressive-control-amg-gt-4-door-coupeacute-prototype-driven/Wed, 06 May 2026 00:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/1000bhp-and-impressive-control-amg-gt-4-door-coupeacute-prototype-driven/ With its stability control system in Sport, the new Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupé prototype goes about its business with calm, measured composure. Exactly what you would expect of a large, fast, electric saloon at moderate pace. There's a deliberate margin of safety in the handling balance, the front end delivering strong grip]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/1000bhp-and-a-fake-v8-amg-gt-4-door-coupeacute-prototype-driven/Wed, 06 May 2026 00:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/1000bhp-and-a-fake-v8-amg-gt-4-door-coupeacute-prototype-driven/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-new-supercar-packs-a-powerful-ford-engine/Tue, 05 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-new-supercar-packs-a-powerful-ford-engine/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/f1-says-v8-engines-are-back-on-the-menu/Tue, 05 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/f1-says-v8-engines-are-back-on-the-menu/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/a-toyota-rav4-turbo-could-happen-in-theory-report/Tue, 05 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/a-toyota-rav4-turbo-could-happen-in-theory-report/ Sunderland builds the new electric Leaf, the Juke and the Qashqai, and all will now run down the same line. Nissan confirmed that no jobs at the plant would be lost as a result of the move – but some roles]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nissan-to-shut-production-line-at-sunderland-in-cost-saving-move-2/Tue, 05 May 2026 17:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nissan-to-shut-production-line-at-sunderland-in-cost-saving-move-2/ The plant builds the new electric Leaf, the Juke and the Qashqai, and all will now run down the same line. Nissan confirmed that no jobs at the plant would be lost as a result of the move.
The closure of the line marks the decline o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nissan-to-shut-production-line-at-sunderland-in-cost-saving-move/Tue, 05 May 2026 17:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nissan-to-shut-production-line-at-sunderland-in-cost-saving-move/ The plant builds the new electric Leaf, the Juke and the Qashqai, and all will now run down the same line. Nissan confirmed that no jobs at the plant would be lost as a result of the move.
The closure of the line marks the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nissan-shuts-production-line-at-sunderland-plant-in-cost-saving-move/Tue, 05 May 2026 17:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nissan-shuts-production-line-at-sunderland-plant-in-cost-saving-move/ Nissan celebrated Clean Energy Day earlier this year by unveiling a Nissan Ariya equipped with solar panels, which in real-world testing on a sunny day added 14 m]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nissans-new-solar-tech-adds-11-miles-of-free-range-every-day/Tue, 05 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nissans-new-solar-tech-adds-11-miles-of-free-range-every-day/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/honda-will-keep-its-core-models-around-even-longer/Tue, 05 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/honda-will-keep-its-core-models-around-even-longer/ Although the TT made it to production with minimal changes, Autoforma’s new restomod effectively undoes all those tweaks, resetting the small roadster to its purest form.
Key changes include squarer, narrower grilles around the lower sect]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-restomod-pays-tribute-to-1995-audi-tts-concept/Tue, 05 May 2026 13:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-restomod-pays-tribute-to-1995-audi-tts-concept/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-previews-the-most-spectacular-golf-r-to-date/Tue, 05 May 2026 13:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-previews-the-most-spectacular-golf-r-to-date/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/uk-electric-car-sales-leap-could-be-hit-by-iran-war-inflation-and-energy-price-rises/Tue, 05 May 2026 12:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/uk-electric-car-sales-leap-could-be-hit-by-iran-war-inflation-and-energy-price-rises/ Dan Carter, head of corporate and international sales at Ayvens UK, told Autocar that it’s “no longer enough to turn up with a product catalogue”, as cu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/uk-fleets-seek-partners-to-navigate-electrification-challenges/Tue, 05 May 2026 12:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/uk-fleets-seek-partners-to-navigate-electrification-challenges/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bentleys-first-ev-spied-looking-large-and-in-charge/Tue, 05 May 2026 12:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bentleys-first-ev-spied-looking-large-and-in-charge/ The two previous cars I’ve bought – a Fiat Coupé 20v and a Mk2 Mazda MX-5 – were, to put it politely, howling ruins.
Both were at rock bottom of the value curve on account of being rotters, which meant I ended up paying far more on the upkeep of them than I’d have liked. I soon got frustrated with this extra expense and subsequently got rid.
So when I caught my annual bout of car]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/why-i-swapped-my-mx-5-for-a-toyota-mr2-ndash-and-wont-look-back/Tue, 05 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/why-i-swapped-my-mx-5-for-a-toyota-mr2-ndash-and-wont-look-back/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/vw-group-risks-17-billion-fine-for-missing-emissions-target/Tue, 05 May 2026 10:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/vw-group-risks-17-billion-fine-for-missing-emissions-target/ A near-production design was previously displayed at the Munich motor show, described as a "concrete glimpse" of Skoda's answer to the Renault 4, and it is expected to arrive in showrooms mostly unchanged. 
At 4.1m long, the Epiq will be the smallest of Skoda's electric SUVs – sitting underneath the 4.4m Elroq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-25k-skoda-epiq-to-be-revealed-on-19-may/Tue, 05 May 2026 10:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-25k-skoda-epiq-to-be-revealed-on-19-may/ The Frenchman, who has previously held senior management roles within the BMW Group, took over at the British brand late last year.
In recent years Mini has renewed its line-up, with fresh versions of the electric C]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mini-priming-new-john-cooper-works-hot-hatches-after-record-year/Tue, 05 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mini-priming-new-john-cooper-works-hot-hatches-after-record-year/ Circuit testing and development sessions are due to begin "within a few weeks".
In an exclusive meeting with programme chief Rob Gray, the highly experienced Red Bull Formula 1 designer]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/exclusive-1200bhp-red-bull-rb17-ready-to-hit-the-track/Tue, 05 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/exclusive-1200bhp-red-bull-rb17-ready-to-hit-the-track/ Vans are subject to their own version of the zero-emission vehicle mandate, which requires companies to post ever-rising percentage of sales of electric sales versus diesel sales, up to 2]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/europes-van-giants-forced-to-adapt-under-threat-from-new-ev-rivals/Tue, 05 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/europes-van-giants-forced-to-adapt-under-threat-from-new-ev-rivals/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/fords-latest-recall-affects-nearly-180000-vehicles/Mon, 04 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/fords-latest-recall-affects-nearly-180000-vehicles/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmw-says-the-electric-m3-will-stay-true-to-bmw-m-dna/Mon, 04 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmw-says-the-electric-m3-will-stay-true-to-bmw-m-dna/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-brings-back-employee-pricing-with-some-insanely-good-deals/Mon, 04 May 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-brings-back-employee-pricing-with-some-insanely-good-deals/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-honda-prelude-is-already-outselling-the-subaru-brz/Mon, 04 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-honda-prelude-is-already-outselling-the-subaru-brz/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-alfa-romeo-rendering-would-make-a-gorgeous-coupe/Mon, 04 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-alfa-romeo-rendering-would-make-a-gorgeous-coupe/ Not many people know this, said someone in the office, but the Kia Picanto is the best-selling car in Jersey.
This is hardly the kind of factoid that stops traffic, even traffic of a verbal kind, but it stuck around in our conversation because it soon became clear that various members of the Autocar community had been to Jersey, driving cars, and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
But]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/small-car-big-fun-tackling-jersey-in-a-kia-picanto/Mon, 04 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/small-car-big-fun-tackling-jersey-in-a-kia-picanto/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mazda-cx-50-buyers-clearly-prefer-one-version-over-the-other/Mon, 04 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mazda-cx-50-buyers-clearly-prefer-one-version-over-the-other/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-mclaren-track-car-has-720-horsepower-from-a-pure-v6-engine/Mon, 04 May 2026 12:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-mclaren-track-car-has-720-horsepower-from-a-pure-v6-engine/ Cars from this time were widely regarded as, to put it bluntly, crap. Japanese cars rocketed in popularity and it seemed that the floundering 'Big Three' (General Motors, Ford and Chrysler) were incapable of meeting the market's needs. But there was a lesser-known fourth company in Detroit, whose genius and dynamism h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/oddball-us-car-maker-amc-is-a-forgotten-hero/Mon, 04 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/oddball-us-car-maker-amc-is-a-forgotten-hero/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/vw-sounds-the-alarm-we-must-fundamentally-transform-our-business-model/Mon, 04 May 2026 11:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/vw-sounds-the-alarm-we-must-fundamentally-transform-our-business-model/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-spyker-supercar-will-have-a-twin-turbo-v8-with-800-horsepower/Mon, 04 May 2026 09:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-spyker-supercar-will-have-a-twin-turbo-v8-with-800-horsepower/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/spyker-previews-its-new-supercar-twin-turbo-v8-with-800-horsepower/Mon, 04 May 2026 09:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/spyker-previews-its-new-supercar-twin-turbo-v8-with-800-horsepower/ But this generation, the 'W205 C-Class', produced from 2014 to 2021 is more than capable of holding its head high against its contemporaries, and you can now buy one from around £4000.
The W in that codename refers to the saloon but there is also the S205 estate, C205 coupé and A205 conv]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/better-than-a-bmw-how-to-score-a-mercedes-c-class-for-10k/Mon, 04 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/better-than-a-bmw-how-to-score-a-mercedes-c-class-for-10k/ Hallowed super-saloon will return as both quad-motor EV and next-generation ICE car, offering buyers "the choice"The forthcoming electric BMW M3 due in 2027 and the next-generation petrol M3 will be “twins” that will be “in the same ballpark” in terms of price.
The first electric M3 (the exact name of which has yet to be finalised) will be based on the recently revealed]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/1000bhp-bmw-m3-ev-to-be-priced-in-same-ballpark-as-petrol-twin/Mon, 04 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/1000bhp-bmw-m3-ev-to-be-priced-in-same-ballpark-as-petrol-twin/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/our-first-ev-holiday-gave-us-range-anxiety-but-our-fears-were-soon-left-in-the-rearview-mirror-paul-daley/Mon, 04 May 2026 02:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/our-first-ev-holiday-gave-us-range-anxiety-but-our-fears-were-soon-left-in-the-rearview-mirror-paul-daley/ There’s something that unites the activities: mechanical interaction, guiding something analogue, feeling the elements, managing mild peri]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/into-the-danger-zone-chasing-fighter-jets-in-the-caterham-csr/Sun, 03 May 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/into-the-danger-zone-chasing-fighter-jets-in-the-caterham-csr/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/is-czinger-coming-for-fords-nuumlrburgring-record-video/Sun, 03 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/is-czinger-coming-for-fords-nuumlrburgring-record-video/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bugattis-latest-one-off-shows-how-far-the-mistral-design-can-go/Sun, 03 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bugattis-latest-one-off-shows-how-far-the-mistral-design-can-go/ It’s gone from being my only car – a sort of combined daily driver and fun car – to being on standby for when I don’t have]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/i-spent-big-money-on-my-mini-cooper-s-then-a-van-wrote-it-off/Sun, 03 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/i-spent-big-money-on-my-mini-cooper-s-then-a-van-wrote-it-off/ Light on cash but brimming with confidence, these one-person-in-a-shed operations often disappeared as quickly as they had sprung into life. Panther, however, was different. 
Originally based in Devon, the firm was started by Robert Jankel in 19]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-wild-british-supercar-that-beat-the-bmw-m5-then-vanished/Sun, 03 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-wild-british-supercar-that-beat-the-bmw-m5-then-vanished/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mazdas-goal-for-the-next-miata-preserve-the-cars-dna/Sat, 02 May 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mazdas-goal-for-the-next-miata-preserve-the-cars-dna/ "Yes, it has brakes, but they have no servo. Yes, it has steering, but it's not power-assisted. People used to call the Caravelle a poor man's Ferrari. I think you'd need to have a drink or two to see it like that, but still, it is rather beautiful."
He's right about that. His Caravelle featur]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/renault-caravelle-1100-the-beautiful-poor-mans-ferrari-with-55bhp/Sat, 02 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/renault-caravelle-1100-the-beautiful-poor-mans-ferrari-with-55bhp/ Crime is up significantly as technology company finds UK drivers are increasingly stressed by personal livesRoad rage incidents have increased by more than a third in the UK since the turn of the decade – and new research claims problems in drivers' personal lives and not just problems on the roads are behind the rise.
The number of police reports of crimes caused by road rage or aggressive driving increased by 34% between 2021 and 2025 (the newest data available), an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/road-rage-incidents-spiral-as-stress-mounts-for-uk-drivers/Sat, 02 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/road-rage-incidents-spiral-as-stress-mounts-for-uk-drivers/ Boiler-suited staff see me stopped at the gate and one of them then has to shuffle across the yard to swing aside the crossbar of the height restrictor. Looking through a Defender or Discovery windscreen, that crossbar is at about forehead height. Impatient tippers in Golfs and Qashqais concertina behind,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/626bhp-145k-18mpg-real-life-with-the-mad-defender-octa/Sat, 02 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/626bhp-145k-18mpg-real-life-with-the-mad-defender-octa/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/heres-what-gm-ceo-mary-barra-drives-its-just-a-great-performance-vehicle/Fri, 01 May 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/heres-what-gm-ceo-mary-barra-drives-its-just-a-great-performance-vehicle/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/kias-ev-sales-were-up-last-month-surprisingly/Fri, 01 May 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/kias-ev-sales-were-up-last-month-surprisingly/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-cadillacs-f1-tech-will-help-shape-future-performance-cars/Fri, 01 May 2026 19:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-cadillacs-f1-tech-will-help-shape-future-performance-cars/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-cadillacs-f1-tech-could-help-shape-future-performance-cars/Fri, 01 May 2026 19:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-cadillacs-f1-tech-could-help-shape-future-performance-cars/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nissan-kills-its-ev-plans-in-america-pivots-to-trucks-/Fri, 01 May 2026 18:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nissan-kills-its-ev-plans-in-america-pivots-to-trucks-/ Buyers are considering EVs to insulate themselves from instability – but it's not all good news for car firmsCar makers are reporting a boost in orders and overall interest in EVs as buyers look for ways to offset the spike in petrol and diesel prices since the Iran war began.
One beneficiary is Renault, which has reported that the retro-flavoured 5 supermini was the UK’s biggest-selling elect]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/electric-car-interest-surges-following-spike-in-fuel-prices/Fri, 01 May 2026 18:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/electric-car-interest-surges-following-spike-in-fuel-prices/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-is-cadillacs-most-powerful-blackwing-model-yetmdashand-its-manual-only/Fri, 01 May 2026 16:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-is-cadillacs-most-powerful-blackwing-model-yetmdashand-its-manual-only/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/temu-range-rover-what-the-bestselling-jaecoo-7-says-about-chinas-electric-car-ascendancy/Fri, 01 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/temu-range-rover-what-the-bestselling-jaecoo-7-says-about-chinas-electric-car-ascendancy/ Today, after years of research and development, B7 pump diesel (containing up to 7% biodiesel) is available on forecourts, can include used cooking oil as a raw material and is safe to use in diesels. Now tyre companies are also turning]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-used-cooking-oil-is-making-the-tyre-industry-greener/Fri, 01 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-used-cooking-oil-is-making-the-tyre-industry-greener/ We did not buy enough Z-cars, so Nissan did not bring its latest Nissan Z to the UK. Which is a shame, because the last car to grace our isles, the 370Z, is a distinctly appealing device.
You get a front-mid-mounted V6, a six-speed gearbox bolted behind it driving a rear axle located unfashionably and excitingly close to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/we-ignored-the-brilliant-370z-now-its-a-10k-used-bargain/Fri, 01 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/we-ignored-the-brilliant-370z-now-its-a-10k-used-bargain/ This page is updated regularly with all the biggest transfers, promotions and departures in the sector, covering everything you need to know.
Name: Fermín Soneira
Company: Lamborghini
Role: Head of research and developmentHonda has promoted Michael Doyle to head of its]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/honda-uk-appoints-new-head-of-automotive/Fri, 01 May 2026 11:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/honda-uk-appoints-new-head-of-automotive/ Current and future Cupras will stick with greyscale colour palette else "risk losing the brand"Cupra will "never" stray from its greyscale colour palette, according to creative director Francesca Sangalli. 
Broadening the range with more colourful hues "risks losing the brand because you go with what everyone else does", Sangalli told Autocar.
The new Raval, for example, can be had in white,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/cupra-bans-bright-colours-we-will-leave-that-to-ferrari/Fri, 01 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/cupra-bans-bright-colours-we-will-leave-that-to-ferrari/ Take this 'used' Porsche Taycan Sport Turismo from its maker's approved used scheme. It's an early 23-plate car that arrived with us with just under]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/i-saved-22k-on-a-used-porsche-taycan-what-was-it-like/Fri, 01 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/i-saved-22k-on-a-used-porsche-taycan-what-was-it-like/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-is-bringing-back-the-iconic-apple-liveryand-it-looks-perfect/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-is-bringing-back-the-iconic-apple-liveryand-it-looks-perfect/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-beat-its-own-nrburgring-time-in-a-911-gt3-manthey-watch/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-beat-its-own-nrburgring-time-in-a-911-gt3-manthey-watch/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-just-issued-its-33rd-recall-of-2026this-time-for-the-bronco/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-just-issued-its-33rd-recall-of-2026this-time-for-the-bronco/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lego-please-bring-this-renault-5-idea-to-life/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lego-please-bring-this-renault-5-idea-to-life/ Speaking on the company’s first-quarter earnings call, finance chief Jochen Breckner said: “We will produce the ICE Macan until mid-2026 and we will stock as much as we can based on the supplier parts that we have.”
Accor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-to-end-production-of-ice-macan-this-summer/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-to-end-production-of-ice-macan-this-summer/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-wisconsin-road-has-a-bizarre-speed-limit/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-wisconsin-road-has-a-bizarre-speed-limit/ The question "is this new car a software-defined vehicle?" gets a response for which the clichéd term 'Gallic shrug' could have been invented.
It would only have been bettered if the engineer had a Gauloises hanging nonchalantly from her mouth as she did it, but even in France I suppose that's frowned upon indoors these days.
Glances are exchanged between engineers and ex]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/does-anyone-even-know-what-a-software-defined-vehicle-is/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/does-anyone-even-know-what-a-software-defined-vehicle-is/ Speaking after the release of the Volkswagen Group’s first-quarter financial results, in which the firm’s operating profit fell by 14% to €2.5 billion (£2.2b]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-eyes-chinese-market-cars-for-europe-to-boost-competitiveness/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-eyes-chinese-market-cars-for-europe-to-boost-competitiveness/ Put it this way: last year, we were confident enough to declare a used £55,000 L405 a better buy than a new Kia Sorento for the same price. Which is especially attention-grabbing when you consider an L405 Rangie can now be picked up for just £10,000 (even though we would advise spending a little more, if you can).
And just look at it. It's upright, s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/a-recent-range-rover-for-fiat-panda-money-its-time-to-buy-an-l405/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/a-recent-range-rover-for-fiat-panda-money-its-time-to-buy-an-l405/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/last-call-for-gas-macan-porsche-builds-up-inventory-before-production-ends/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/last-call-for-gas-macan-porsche-builds-up-inventory-before-production-ends/ This page is updated regularly with all the biggest transfers, promotions and departures in the sector, covering everything you need to know.
Name: Fermín Soneira
Company: Lamborghini
Role: Head of Research and DevelopmentLamborghini has appointed]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lamborghini-appoints-audi-ceo-as-new-development-chief/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lamborghini-appoints-audi-ceo-as-new-development-chief/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/11-years-later-alfa-romeo-still-finding-ways-to-update-the-giulia/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/11-years-later-alfa-romeo-still-finding-ways-to-update-the-giulia/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hardcore-mercedes-amg-cle-coupe-spied-with-v8-power/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hardcore-mercedes-amg-cle-coupe-spied-with-v8-power/ Hitting the streets of Rio as part of a local festival, the American brand's smallest SUV has been lightly restyled after two full years on sale, with the main change being a new front end that brings it into line with the newer Compass crossover.
The headline change is the in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-look-2026-jeep-avenger-revealed-with-light-up-grille/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-look-2026-jeep-avenger-revealed-with-light-up-grille/ I’m to be its custodian, for a couple of reasons. First is because I live in the sticks and keep some animals, so the other people here think I’m a yokel (do excuse me whi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/life-with-the-grenadier-i-used-no-nonsense-4x4-for-everything-everyday/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/life-with-the-grenadier-i-used-no-nonsense-4x4-for-everything-everyday/ The Deux Chevaux Vapeur ('two steam horsepower') was actually nine years late. Work on the Toute Petite Voiture ('very small car') had begun way back in 1936 as a way to motorise rural France, but its 1939 debut was cancelled as Germany invaded. Prototypes were successfully hidden]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/citroeumlns-remaking-the-2cv-ndash-heres-why-the-original-was-a-smash-hit/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/citroeumlns-remaking-the-2cv-ndash-heres-why-the-original-was-a-smash-hit/ French firm to modernise famous 2CV brief in bid to revive Europe's endangered cheap car marketCitroën's upcoming sub-£15,000 electric car will have "exactly the same purpose as the 2CV did in the late 1940s" in reigniting buyer demand in a stagnant European car market.
The French brand's new city EV – expected to be previewed by a concept at the Paris motor show in October – will c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/citroeumln-to-give-buying-power-back-to-europe-with-sub-pound15k-ev/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/citroeumln-to-give-buying-power-back-to-europe-with-sub-pound15k-ev/ Porsche’s 2018 investment in Rimac was a wonderfully positive moment for the European automotive industry.
As a shift to electric power looked inevitable, the German firm was impressed enough by the Croatian EV start-up to take a 10% stake, rising to more than 20% in subsequent investments.
When the two joined forces to take over Bugatti in 2021, it heightened the optimism that as t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-rimac-split-is-a-blow-for-european-automotive-innovation/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-rimac-split-is-a-blow-for-european-automotive-innovation/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/gm-super-cruise-just-reached-a-major-milestone-1-billion-miles/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/gm-super-cruise-just-reached-a-major-milestone-1-billion-miles/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-recalls-38000-suvs-for-fuel-tank-issues/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-recalls-38000-suvs-for-fuel-tank-issues/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/cadillac-f1-goes-full-merica-with-its-new-miami-grand-prix-livery/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/cadillac-f1-goes-full-merica-with-its-new-miami-grand-prix-livery/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-next-mercedes-sl-could-ditch-performance-for-comfort/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-next-mercedes-sl-could-ditch-performance-for-comfort/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/reliance-on-chinese-green-tech-poses-serious-risk-for-europe-experts-say/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/reliance-on-chinese-green-tech-poses-serious-risk-for-europe-experts-say/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/americas-auto-ceos-saw-record-pay-in-2025-these-were-the-top-earners/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/americas-auto-ceos-saw-record-pay-in-2025-these-were-the-top-earners/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ferraris-suv-gets-even-sharper-with-a-new-handling-package/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ferraris-suv-gets-even-sharper-with-a-new-handling-package/ The new option brings a revised calibration for the SUV's adaptive suspension that is said to make it notably tauter, reducing body roll by 10%.
It also adjusts the mapping of the automatic gearbox to exaggerate shifts, with greater emphasis in the Race and ESC-Off modes.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ferrari-purosangue-gets-sportier-with-new-407k-handling-speciale/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ferrari-purosangue-gets-sportier-with-new-407k-handling-speciale/ The new B03 is set to be revealed in China (where it will be known at the A05) in full in May, having first surfaced in government filings last month.
It's likely to reach the UK market in early 2027 as a s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/leapmotor-b03-primed-as-cut-price-vw-id-polo-rival-for-2027/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/leapmotor-b03-primed-as-cut-price-vw-id-polo-rival-for-2027/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-volkswagen-id-polo-is-the-peoples-electric-car/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-volkswagen-id-polo-is-the-peoples-electric-car/ The new model is considered vital to help Volkswagen claim a share of the fast-growing electric B-segment and will take on rivals including the Renault 5 and Fiat Grande Panda. It should also help Volkswagen to fur]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/revealed-new-volkswagen-id-polo-to-take-on-renault-5-from-22k/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/revealed-new-volkswagen-id-polo-to-take-on-renault-5-from-22k/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaecoo-8/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaecoo-8/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audi-crashed-the-new-rs6-during-nrburgring-test/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audi-crashed-the-new-rs6-during-nrburgring-test/ Yet while the 911 GT3 RS MR (to give the wild, bewinged lap legend its full name) has been grabbing all the column inches, the less extreme 992.2]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-911-gt3-mr-does-56k-manthey-kit-work-on-road-and-track/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-911-gt3-mr-does-56k-manthey-kit-work-on-road-and-track/ Following the facelifted ID 3 Neo, it's the first all-new model to encompass Volkswagen's fresh design language under the leadership of Andreas Mindt.
The ID Polo was previewed in 2023 by the ID 2all concept and the production model]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-to-kick-off-new-era-with-id-polo-unveiling-today/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-to-kick-off-new-era-with-id-polo-unveiling-today/ That’s according to Tianshu Xin, CEO of Leapmotor International, the joint venture wit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/leapmotor-b05-first-drive-chinas-golf-shows-signs-of-promise/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/leapmotor-b05-first-drive-chinas-golf-shows-signs-of-promise/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mclaren-teases-its-le-mans-race-car-you-can-buy/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mclaren-teases-its-le-mans-race-car-you-can-buy/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/these-were-the-most-stolen-cars-of-2025/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/these-were-the-most-stolen-cars-of-2025/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/your-car-may-soon-be-monitoring-everything-you-do-behind-the-wheel/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/your-car-may-soon-be-monitoring-everything-you-do-behind-the-wheel/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jeeps-smallest-suv-teases-a-new-illuminated-grille/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jeeps-smallest-suv-teases-a-new-illuminated-grille/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/why-the-jeep-compass-represents-a-shift-back-to-honest-suv-design/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/why-the-jeep-compass-represents-a-shift-back-to-honest-suv-design/ Partnership between Western giant and its Chinese firm is intended to save costs, which could reshape future carsLeapmotor and Stellantis, whose brands include Citroën, Fiat, Peugeot and Vauxhall, will look to further “leverage the synergies” of their partnership – which could include the development of new shared vehicle platforms.
Stellantis holds a stake of around 20% in the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/leapmotor-and-stellantis-considering-co-developing-new-platforms/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/leapmotor-and-stellantis-considering-co-developing-new-platforms/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hotter-lamborghini-revuelto-flaunts-rear-wing-in-nrburgring-test/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hotter-lamborghini-revuelto-flaunts-rear-wing-in-nrburgring-test/ Following the facelifted ID 3 Neo, it's the first all-new model to encompass Volkswagen's fresh design language under the leadership of Andreas Mindt.
The ID Polo was previewed in 2023 by the ID 2all concept and the production model will clo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-to-kick-off-new-era-with-id-polo-unveiling-tomorrow/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-to-kick-off-new-era-with-id-polo-unveiling-tomorrow/ But the fundamental point remains. There is an £80,000 gulf here, despite both cars offering essentially the same recipe: five-cylinder thril]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-vs-used-is-the-new-rs3-worth-80k-more-than-a-mk1/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-vs-used-is-the-new-rs3-worth-80k-more-than-a-mk1/ But the fundamental point remains. There is an £80,000 gulf here, despite both cars offering essentially the same recipe: five-cylinder thril]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/is-audis-new-rs3-competition-limited-worth-pound80k-more-than-a-mk1/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/is-audis-new-rs3-competition-limited-worth-pound80k-more-than-a-mk1/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/purists-look-away-the-next-porsche-911-gt3-could-go-turbo/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/purists-look-away-the-next-porsche-911-gt3-could-go-turbo/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundais-flagship-sedan-gets-a-bold-makeover-for-2027/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundais-flagship-sedan-gets-a-bold-makeover-for-2027/ "Overwhelmingly positive reaction" to plush Maybach SL will return model to its roots as softer grand tourerMercedes-AMG will soften the SL and reposition it as a traditional open-top grand tourer in a move to more clearly distinguish the car from its hard-top GT sibling.
The changes will arrive as part of a facelift for the seventh-generation car next year and work is already well advanced, a source has told Autocar.
The SL and GT sha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-amg-sl-facelift-to-bring-softer-character-and-new-v8/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-amg-sl-facelift-to-bring-softer-character-and-new-v8/ The first visit from a reigning monarch since 2007 could ease tensions – and tariffs on our car tradeNervousness surrounds King Charles' visit to the US this week. Donald Trump has been lashing out at the UK in recent weeks amid our refusal to back his war against Iran, and that puts our tariff deals at risk.
A visit from our reigning monarch, the first since 2007, is likely to mollify the easily flatterable president.
But how about a nice little present on top?]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/can-we-rely-on-king-charles-charm-or-should-we-build-trump-a-limo/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/can-we-rely-on-king-charles-charm-or-should-we-build-trump-a-limo/ When the engine starts up, it does so with an industrial twang. When it's stretched out past 7000rpm, it vibrates in a way to elicit pleasure rather than worry. And the gl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audi-rs3-competition-driving-the-100k-five-cylinder-swansong/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audi-rs3-competition-driving-the-100k-five-cylinder-swansong/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/chrysler-might-actually-build-an-off-road-minivan/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/chrysler-might-actually-build-an-off-road-minivan/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-ford-mustang-dragster-is-the-quickest-ev-in-the-world/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-ford-mustang-dragster-is-the-quickest-ev-in-the-world/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mitsubishi-recalls-108000-suvs-for-liftgate-issues/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mitsubishi-recalls-108000-suvs-for-liftgate-issues/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/alfa-romeo-ceo-the-world-is-not-ready-everywhere-for-evs/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/alfa-romeo-ceo-the-world-is-not-ready-everywhere-for-evs/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/match-the-childrens-game-to-the-profession-brief-letters/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/match-the-childrens-game-to-the-profession-brief-letters/ While rivals including Volkswagen and Audi have started to reduce the size of screens in their cars and reintro]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-to-reintroduce-buttons-but-stick-with-big-screens/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-to-reintroduce-buttons-but-stick-with-big-screens/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/watch-the-corvette-zr1x-shatters-more-lap-records/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/watch-the-corvette-zr1x-shatters-more-lap-records/ The name was inspired by both Rob's time in a rock band (his cousin Bruce also dabbles...) and the influential 1970s Porsche engineer Norbert Singer. And Rob's brand has become world-famous - just like its 20th-century namesake once was.
The original Singer Motor Co w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-a-pioneering-british-car-maker-was-lost-to-chrysler/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-a-pioneering-british-car-maker-was-lost-to-chrysler/ Teaser images published by the brand showcase the integration of lights into the grille, forming a dotted line between the daytime running lights, in similar fashion to the new Compass.
Each slot in the grille is also now chunker and flush-faced, losing ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jeep-to-reinvent-seven-slot-grille-with-new-look-avenger/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jeep-to-reinvent-seven-slot-grille-with-new-look-avenger/ The Ferrari 12Cilindri is a purer, naturally aspirated cross-continental grand tourer built for eating up miles in style. While the Lamborghini Revuelto is a hybrid-assisted, track-focused performance machine designed to dominate apexes.
While both are crafted with road-going luxury in mind, their true hypercar-level performance can only be unleashe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/watch-ferrari-and-lambo-v12-monsters-go-head-to-head/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/watch-ferrari-and-lambo-v12-monsters-go-head-to-head/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/stellantis-is-focusing-on-the-four-brands-that-really-matter-report/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/stellantis-is-focusing-on-the-four-brands-that-really-matter-report/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/stellantis-has-picked-four-favorite-children-out-of-14-report/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/stellantis-has-picked-four-favorite-children-out-of-14-report/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bentley-continental-gt-s/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bentley-continental-gt-s/ Its new 'APP350' motor is said to be 10% more efficient than the previous 'APP310', boosting range by around 19 miles for rear-wheel-drive Q4s or roughly 10 to 20 miles for dual-motor, four-wheel-drive variants.
This means the longer-legged, rear-driven Q4 E-tron Performance is now capabl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audi-q4-e-tron-gets-more-efficient-motor-and-round-steering-wheel/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audi-q4-e-tron-gets-more-efficient-motor-and-round-steering-wheel/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-audi-q4-loses-buttons-and-adds-a-passenger-screen/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-audi-q4-loses-buttons-and-adds-a-passenger-screen/ The large electric 4x4 is described as a “production-intent” design, with the finished car set to hit Chinese roads later this year with only minimal changes.
It clearly draws on the Concept 97 that was unveiled last month, referencing its Land Ro]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/freelander-8-brings-concept-car-looks-and-electrified-powertrains/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/freelander-8-brings-concept-car-looks-and-electrified-powertrains/ Known in China as the Lafa 5, the standard version of the Volkswagen ID 3 Neo rival will arrive in the UK in the coming months, although it isn't yet known if the new Ultra variant will eventual]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/leapmotor-goes-after-gti-with-hot-version-of-new-b05-hatch/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/leapmotor-goes-after-gti-with-hot-version-of-new-b05-hatch/ Over the two press days, 181 brand new models were launched, along with 71 concept cars. Well, that’s what the organisers claim, at least: I’m afraid that, despite my best efforts and diligence, I doubt I could have]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/17-halls-252-new-cars-and-my-little-pony-what-i-learned-at-gigantic-beijing-motor-show/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/17-halls-252-new-cars-and-my-little-pony-what-i-learned-at-gigantic-beijing-motor-show/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-freelander-8-is-a-new-boxy-suv-with-a-familiar-name/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-freelander-8-is-a-new-boxy-suv-with-a-familiar-name/ The earnest, serious-consumer-journalist justification for slinging family crossovers around a test track is that doing so might unearth undercooked aspects of their stability control systems or their behaviour in an emergency avoidanc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/evs-actually-make-excellent-drift-cars-if-only-briefly/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/evs-actually-make-excellent-drift-cars-if-only-briefly/ It’s where the centre of gravity of the European premium car market is moving to, after all. A new Giulia saloon is never going to dominate the sales charts, but a halo car to reassure the enthusiasts is no bad thing.
The question is whether Stellantis has the technology]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/next-alfa-romeo-stelvio-right-car-wrong-platform/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/next-alfa-romeo-stelvio-right-car-wrong-platform/ The new Giulia and Stelvio were originally due to be launched this year exclusively as EVs, but the Italian brand has revamped its plans as part of a wider roll]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-giulia-and-stelvio-lowdown-on-crucial-new-alfa-phevs/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-giulia-and-stelvio-lowdown-on-crucial-new-alfa-phevs/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-gorgeous-chinese-supercar-concept-hits-60-mph-in-about-two-seconds/Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-gorgeous-chinese-supercar-concept-hits-60-mph-in-about-two-seconds/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lamborghini-perfectly-restored-this-miura/Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lamborghini-perfectly-restored-this-miura/ That made the Toledo only the third Seat of entirely unique design, after the pretty Seat 1200 Sport coupe of 1975 and Giorgetto Giugiaro’s crisp first series Ibiza of 1984. Giugiaro designed the first Toledo, t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-forgotten-1990s-seat-that-hid-a-vw-golf-gti-underneath/Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-forgotten-1990s-seat-that-hid-a-vw-golf-gti-underneath/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ghost-mots-drivers-warned-over-fake-certificates-that-lead-to-huge-repair-bills/Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ghost-mots-drivers-warned-over-fake-certificates-that-lead-to-huge-repair-bills/ On these islands, the Blue Oval is associated not with big pick-ups or muscle cars but, depending on your vintage, Cortinas and Escorts, Fiestas and Focuses. Distinctly British-flavoured cars (and Transit vans) that were designed, engineered and often built here. But as Ford has ditched conventional hatchbacks]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-bucking-bronco-tradition-with-europe-launch-plan-will-it-work/Sun, 26 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-bucking-bronco-tradition-with-europe-launch-plan-will-it-work/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/these-are-the-most-beautiful-cars-of-2026/Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/these-are-the-most-beautiful-cars-of-2026/ At times over the past decade or so, it has felt like only our collective hatred of them has actually kept us going.
We recently conducted a group test of five very modern family plug-in hybrid SUVs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-rule-change-that-could-end-maddening-car-safety-tech/Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-rule-change-that-could-end-maddening-car-safety-tech/ Well, not trains exactly, but when we're all tucked up in bed, some do swap their road wheels for train ones and drive along rail tracks. Not only Land Rovers but also Ford Rangers and Isuzu D-Maxes. And no, it's not a desperate way of avoiding potholes; instead, they're vehicles used]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/corners-like-its-on-rails-driving-the-land-rovers-built-for-the-railway/Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/corners-like-its-on-rails-driving-the-land-rovers-built-for-the-railway/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/denza-z9-gt-ev/Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/denza-z9-gt-ev/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nissan-says-cvts-make-sensemdashbut-not-for-everything-not-putting-a-cvt-in-a-skyline/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nissan-says-cvts-make-sensemdashbut-not-for-everything-not-putting-a-cvt-in-a-skyline/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundai-is-already-testing-its-next-high-performance-engine/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundai-is-already-testing-its-next-high-performance-engine/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-issues-another-big-recall-this-time-for-140000-trucks/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-issues-another-big-recall-this-time-for-140000-trucks/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-is-walking-away-from-bugatti-rimac/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-is-walking-away-from-bugatti-rimac/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/look-no-hands-china-chases-the-driverless-dream-at-beijing-car-show/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/look-no-hands-china-chases-the-driverless-dream-at-beijing-car-show/ "Not every customer is looking for more technology," says CEO, putting distinctive design at heart of growth planCitroën will lean on its heritage and introduce more charismatic cars in a bid to fend off Chinese rivals - but will also take learnings from those newcomers in how to develop cars more quickly and efficiently.
The French brand's SUV-centric line-up and value positioning means it's among the most ob]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/more-character-more-speed-citroen-taps-heritage-to-battle-new-rivals/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/more-character-more-speed-citroen-taps-heritage-to-battle-new-rivals/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/toyota-has-6-new-models-coming-in-2026-heres-all-of-them/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/toyota-has-6-new-models-coming-in-2026-heres-all-of-them/ The new electric crossover is a clear evolution of the current Atto 3 Evo in styling terms, with a rounded look and similar ‘dragon face’ front end. Its wheelbase has grown by 50mm to improve interior space and it now has an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-byd-atto-3-revealed-with-flash-rapid-charging-tech/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-byd-atto-3-revealed-with-flash-rapid-charging-tech/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/best-weve-ever-seen-volkswagen-reveals-more-details-on-the-next-golf/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/best-weve-ever-seen-volkswagen-reveals-more-details-on-the-next-golf/ Leading manufacturers are beginning to make tyres made of 70% recycled materialsTyres cause quite the headache when it comes to environmentally friendly end-of-life disposal.
Part of the problem is that they are made from more than 200 materials, including natural and synthetic rubber fillers like carbon black (traditionally made from crude oil), silica derived from quartz sand, chemical agents, steel and textiles.
The good news is that most of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/your-next-tyres-could-be-made-from-orange-peels-and-plastic/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/your-next-tyres-could-be-made-from-orange-peels-and-plastic/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-classic-aston-martin-is-actually-a-miata-underneath/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-classic-aston-martin-is-actually-a-miata-underneath/ Audi recorded 1,389,658 deliveries of the A1 since its launch in 2010, while a total of 887,231 Q2s have rolled off the production line since it arrived in 2016.
Audi said the models were particularly popular in Germany, the UK and Italy.
They will not be directly replaced: Audi is moving away from building smal]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audi-a1-and-q2-production-ends-after-more-than-a-decade/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audi-a1-and-q2-production-ends-after-more-than-a-decade/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volvo-es90/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volvo-es90/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-hyundai-ioniq-v-blends-swoopy-roof-with-sharp-angles/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-hyundai-ioniq-v-blends-swoopy-roof-with-sharp-angles/ Unveiled at the Beijing motor show, the Concept 6 and Concept 8 “demonstrate our vision for a bold new future for the brand”, said Peugeot CEO Alain Favey.
The company added that the concepts were “more than design studies&rdquo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-peugeot-concepts-could-preview-next-508-and-a-flagship-suv/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-peugeot-concepts-could-preview-next-508-and-a-flagship-suv/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audi-a1-and-q2-production-ends-ahead-of-the-a2s-return/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audi-a1-and-q2-production-ends-ahead-of-the-a2s-return/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-nissan-terrano-is-back-and-it-looks-promising/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-nissan-terrano-is-back-and-it-looks-promising/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nissans-new-body-on-frame-suv-concept-revives-a-classic-name/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nissans-new-body-on-frame-suv-concept-revives-a-classic-name/ The Denza Z is a four-seat electric supercar that packs more than 1000bhp and is claimed to be capable of sprinting from 0-62mph in less than 2.0sec - as fast as the Rimac Nevera.
It was revealed as a concept at the Shanghai show last year and has now been shown in roa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/denza-z-revealed-as-1000bhp-four-seat-gt-for-europe/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/denza-z-revealed-as-1000bhp-four-seat-gt-for-europe/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-just-debuted-its-most-powerful-car-ever/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-just-debuted-its-most-powerful-car-ever/ The project signals the end of the 10-year-old Riversimple Rasa development car as the company switches focus]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/uk-fcev-maker-riversimple-pivots-to-hydrogen-powered-audi-a2/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/uk-fcev-maker-riversimple-pivots-to-hydrogen-powered-audi-a2/ The new model is technically identical to the Cayenne Electric SUV, but its raked roof and lower overall height – down by 24mm to 1.65m– make it more aerodynamic.
Its drag coefficient of just 0.23, compared wi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-porsche-cayenne-coupe-ev-brings-1140bhp-and-more-range/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-porsche-cayenne-coupe-ev-brings-1140bhp-and-more-range/ Osprey, one of the UK’s largest rapid-charging networks, with more than 1500 chargers, last month reported a sharp increase in fixed grid costs, particularly standing charges, at some sites.
In the space of five years, annual fixed]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/cost-rise-warning-to-ev-drivers-reliant-on-public-charging/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/cost-rise-warning-to-ev-drivers-reliant-on-public-charging/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaguar-land-rover-recalls-170000-vehicles-for-loss-of-power-issues/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaguar-land-rover-recalls-170000-vehicles-for-loss-of-power-issues/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/theres-a-reason-ford-dropped-the-shelby-name/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/theres-a-reason-ford-dropped-the-shelby-name/ The powertrain pairs a 1.5-litre turbo petrol four with an electric motor and a small, 1.6kWh battery that's integrated into the boot floor. Power is delivered exclusively to the front wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox.&nbs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-golf-and-t-roc-get-honda-style-full-hybrid-options/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-golf-and-t-roc-get-honda-style-full-hybrid-options/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/used-range-rover-2013-2021-review/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/used-range-rover-2013-2021-review/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-one-off-gunther-werks-porsche-911-speedster-is-fit-for-a-superhero/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-one-off-gunther-werks-porsche-911-speedster-is-fit-for-a-superhero/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-tiny-hybrid-engine-will-convert-your-ev-to-gasoline-all-in-one/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-tiny-hybrid-engine-will-convert-your-ev-to-gasoline-all-in-one/ "As regards dazzle, the [main] beam is as great a source of danger as the side [beams], and I certainly think that all high-powered lamps should be provided with some anti-dazzle arrangement as standard. Powerful headlights of the sort are a positive]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/from-gas-lamps-to-leds-the-100-year-war-on-headlight-glare/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/from-gas-lamps-to-leds-the-100-year-war-on-headlight-glare/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/morgan-reveals-its-most-powerful-car-ever-the-supersport-400/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/morgan-reveals-its-most-powerful-car-ever-the-supersport-400/ I'm confused. A moment ago, Zag Ji was telling me about the work he's had done to his 1993 Mercedes-Benz SL 500, but now he's talking as if it hasn't yet happened. And then the penny drops: his wife is in earshot.
"My wife is not far away," he whispers, before]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/why-buying-a-33-year-old-mercedes-sl-is-brilliant-yet-brutal/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/why-buying-a-33-year-old-mercedes-sl-is-brilliant-yet-brutal/ The Funky Cat was the debut model from GWM's fashion-focused EV brand Ora, launching here in 2022 as a premium-priced rival to the MG 4, Volkswagen ID 3 and Renault Zoe.
The hatchback was renamed]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/farewell-funky-cat-ora-03-exits-uk-as-gwm-plots-big-revamp/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/farewell-funky-cat-ora-03-exits-uk-as-gwm-plots-big-revamp/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmw-gives-the-ix3-a-nicer-interior-but-most-people-cant-buy-it/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmw-gives-the-ix3-a-nicer-interior-but-most-people-cant-buy-it/ With its BMW-sourced 3.0-litre straight six boosted from 335bhp to 402bhp, the new Supersport 400 has more grunt than the old V8-engined Aero 8 - and with a 0-62mph sprint time of just 3.6sec, it's half a second quicker off the mark.
Prices start from £136k, making it th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/supersport-400-revealed-as-morgans-most-powerful-car-yet/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/supersport-400-revealed-as-morgans-most-powerful-car-yet/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/chinas-new-bmw-i3-might-leave-you-green-with-envy/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/chinas-new-bmw-i3-might-leave-you-green-with-envy/ Andreas Preuninger said that when he drove the electric Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, the level of realism provided by its simulated ’box was “very impressive” and his “biggest takeaway&rd]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/future-porsche-evs-in-frame-for-hyundai-like-simulated-gearboxes/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/future-porsche-evs-in-frame-for-hyundai-like-simulated-gearboxes/ Right now, one of the best finance deals out there is for the Model 3 saloon base model, which can be had for £295 a month with just £295 down.
Because finance deals can be pulled and stretched any which way to get the monthly figure down, I need to add that this is across two years, with an annual mileage limit of 8000 miles.
Tha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/has-tesla-kicked-off-a-price-war-with-bargain-model-3-deal/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/has-tesla-kicked-off-a-price-war-with-bargain-model-3-deal/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-ceo-tesla-is-no-longer-the-ev-benchmark/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-ceo-tesla-is-no-longer-the-ev-benchmark/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/as-rivals-ditch-sedans-bmw-sees-7-series-as-an-opportunity-to-grow/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/as-rivals-ditch-sedans-bmw-sees-7-series-as-an-opportunity-to-grow/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/f1-boss-politicians-created-almost-unrecoverable-issues-for-automakers/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/f1-boss-politicians-created-almost-unrecoverable-issues-for-automakers/ The facelifted Cupra Born, though, quietly came first, setting the tone for a wide-reaching revamp of all electric cars based on the Volkswagen Group']]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-cupra-born-driven-useful-updates-for-a-likeable-class-leader/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-cupra-born-driven-useful-updates-for-a-likeable-class-leader/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/gm-says-it-has-not-canceled-any-electric-trucks/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/gm-says-it-has-not-canceled-any-electric-trucks/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-and-pixar-are-teaming-up-again/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-and-pixar-are-teaming-up-again/ Delivan is part of Chery Holding Group, which sells Omoda, Jaecoo and Chery cars in the UK. However, its operation in the UK and approach to the market will be en]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaecoo-sibling-delivan-due-in-uk-next-year-with-ford-transit-rival/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaecoo-sibling-delivan-due-in-uk-next-year-with-ford-transit-rival/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmws-flagship-sedan-gets-a-big-interior-upgrade-and-more-ev-range/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmws-flagship-sedan-gets-a-big-interior-upgrade-and-more-ev-range/ The four-year-old, seventh-generation limousine has been given a full Neue Klasse redesign in order to keep pace with recently updated luxury rivals including Mercedes-Benz's S-Class and EQS.
The 7 Series&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmw-7-series-gets-neue-klasse-redesign-and-452-mile-ev-range/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmw-7-series-gets-neue-klasse-redesign-and-452-mile-ev-range/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ferraris-first-ev-could-be-way-pricier-than-expected/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ferraris-first-ev-could-be-way-pricier-than-expected/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ferrari-luce-ev-price-might-climb-even-higher-than-expected/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ferrari-luce-ev-price-might-climb-even-higher-than-expected/ The move aims to capitalise on a wider trend within the fleet m]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/renault-eyes-data-revenues-from-software-defined-vans/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/renault-eyes-data-revenues-from-software-defined-vans/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/chery-tiggo-4/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/chery-tiggo-4/ The brand had some difficulty in building a business case for the #2 – but even so, its progress through the pipeline has been a lot smoother than that of the original City Coupé]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-original-city-slicker-the-smart-cars-journey-from-swatch-to-2/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-original-city-slicker-the-smart-cars-journey-from-swatch-to-2/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-smart-car-is-finally-tiny-again/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-smart-car-is-finally-tiny-again/ Revealed today in concept form ahead of a debut at the Beijing motor show, the new car – called #2 in line with Smart's current naming strategy – is designed to offer what the brand calls "uncompromised urban ca]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/smart-fortwo-returns-as-premium-city-car-ev-with-186-mile-range/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/smart-fortwo-returns-as-premium-city-car-ev-with-186-mile-range/ There's more too, including your letters, and details of a special offer which gives you SIX issues of Autocar for just £6 if you click here.
Subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts or via]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-audi-a2-the-morris-marina-innate-optimism/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-audi-a2-the-morris-marina-innate-optimism/ The brand is weeks away from the UK launch of its first model, the V electric SUV, and will follow that with the UT electric hatchback in the coming months.
It will then branch out into combustion-engined cars by the end of next year with parent firm GAC’s Trumpchi S7 PHEV.
The S7 is currently in the U]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/chinese-brand-aion-will-bring-phev-suv-to-uk-in-2027/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/chinese-brand-aion-will-bring-phev-suv-to-uk-in-2027/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/aion-v/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/aion-v/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-chevrolet-sonic-is-backbut-not-for-the-us/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-chevrolet-sonic-is-backbut-not-for-the-us/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagens-struggles-continue-the-company-is-slashing-capacity-again/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagens-struggles-continue-the-company-is-slashing-capacity-again/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/shake-up-will-help-uk-motorists-without-driveways-to-charge-evs/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/shake-up-will-help-uk-motorists-without-driveways-to-charge-evs/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-nissan-xterra-should-cost-below-40000/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-nissan-xterra-should-cost-below-40000/ Often limited in number and delivering physics-defying levels of agility and performance, hypercars are all about pushing the limits of what’s possible – and they typically have a list price]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-best-hypercars-rated-and-ranked-2/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-best-hypercars-rated-and-ranked-2/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-resets-its-sedan-design-with-bold-new-ev/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-resets-its-sedan-design-with-bold-new-ev/ The Bovensiepen Zagato, revealed last year at Italy's prestigious Villa d'Este Concorso d'Eleganza, is a heavily reworked BMW M4 that promises to stay true to the traditional Alpina formula in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bovensiepen-zagato-alpina-founders-new-luxo-coupe-costs-pound322k/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bovensiepen-zagato-alpina-founders-new-luxo-coupe-costs-pound322k/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-volkswagen-jetta-electric-suv-is-real-and-interesting/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-volkswagen-jetta-electric-suv-is-real-and-interesting/ Swindon was appointed by Toyota's homologation partner, Walkinshaw TWG Racing, fielding two Gen3 Toyota GR Supras on behalf of Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia.
The 4969cc base unit is a substantially re-engineered Toyota 2UR-GSE V8, which first appeared in 2007]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/british-firm-transforms-19-year-old-v8-for-toyotas-supercars-entry/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/british-firm-transforms-19-year-old-v8-for-toyotas-supercars-entry/ Revealed last year, the Tris is a tiny electric pick-up that channels the spirit of the iconic Piaggio Ape in its single front wheel, handlebar steering and tiny proportions.
Equipped with a single seat and handlebar steering, the Tris is designed for use in busy city en]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/fiat-could-bring-tiny-three-wheeled-tris-truck-to-uk-dealers/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/fiat-could-bring-tiny-three-wheeled-tris-truck-to-uk-dealers/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/used-hyundai-i30-n-2017-2024/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/used-hyundai-i30-n-2017-2024/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/used-bmw-2-series-2014-2021-review/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/used-bmw-2-series-2014-2021-review/ The V7E will go up again the new Ford Transit City as a stripped-back, narrow, urban-friendly van priced from £29,000 (excluding VAT). Sales will begin this month.
The front-wheel-drive V7E is offered with either a 50k]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/farizon-v7e-is-stripped-back-urban-focused-van-for-under-30k/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/farizon-v7e-is-stripped-back-urban-focused-van-for-under-30k/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/used-skoda-superb-2015-2024-review/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/used-skoda-superb-2015-2024-review/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/even-the-base-2027-mercedes-c-class-ev-has-triple-screens/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/even-the-base-2027-mercedes-c-class-ev-has-triple-screens/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-designer-sounds-the-alarm-nobody-is-buying-wagons-anymore/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-designer-sounds-the-alarm-nobody-is-buying-wagons-anymore/ Hyundai's new hot hatch received rave reviews, gave the Golf GTI and Focus ST stalwarts a run for their money and went on to make up as many as one in five i30 sales overall.
Now, one of the best hot hatches of the era costs from just £14,000, although the best still go for more than £30,000 near what they were when new, such is their desirabili]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/why-the-riotous-hyundai-i30-n-is-a-14000-future-classic/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/why-the-riotous-hyundai-i30-n-is-a-14000-future-classic/ In September it sold 11,271 cars in the UK, which was more than Renault and essentially matching Peugeot and Skoda - and made this the company's largest market outside China.
BYD has named many of its cars after marine life, including th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/surfs-up-six-months-in-bydrsquos-pound18k-citroen-c3-rival/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/surfs-up-six-months-in-bydrsquos-pound18k-citroen-c3-rival/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-is-the-three-row-electric-suv-ford-never-built/Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-is-the-three-row-electric-suv-ford-never-built/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/confirmed-the-ford-mustang-dark-horse-sc-has-795-horsepower/Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/confirmed-the-ford-mustang-dark-horse-sc-has-795-horsepower/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundai-ioniq-3-revealed-a-compact-electric-hatch-we-cant-have/Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundai-ioniq-3-revealed-a-compact-electric-hatch-we-cant-have/ Positioned as a rival to small electric cars such as the Renault 5 and larger alternatives including the Volkswagen ID 3, it is described by Hyundai as an ‘aerohatch’ – a sleek new form conceived with the goal of maximising aerodynamic efficiency. ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundai-ioniq-3-is-radical-pound25k-aero-hatch-to-fight-renault-5/Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundai-ioniq-3-is-radical-pound25k-aero-hatch-to-fight-renault-5/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/toyota-rav4-ev-isnt-happening-anytime-soon/Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/toyota-rav4-ev-isnt-happening-anytime-soon/ Every C-Class so far (and its W201-generation 190E predecessor of the 1980s) has been offered in estate form, but this new EV could be the first to buck the trend, simply because, said designer Robert Lesnik, “nobody is buying th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-mercedes-c-class-ev-could-be-saloon-only-for-first-time/Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-mercedes-c-class-ev-could-be-saloon-only-for-first-time/ As the saloon sibling to the new electric GLC, the C-Class EV is the second car to both use the new MB.EA platform and be designed according to Mercedes’ new stra]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/revealed-mercedes-c-class-ev-brings-traditional-look-and-472-mile-range/Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/revealed-mercedes-c-class-ev-brings-traditional-look-and-472-mile-range/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-c-class-electric-revealed-as-smooth-as-an-s-class/Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-c-class-electric-revealed-as-smooth-as-an-s-class/ The production #2 was announced in September and will arrive later this year as a Europe-focused two-seater developed jointly by parent companies Geely and Mercedes-Benz.
Sketches of the concept reveal a look that stays true to the 1998 original Smart]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/smart-2-concept-previews-design-for-fortwo-successor/Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/smart-2-concept-previews-design-for-fortwo-successor/ Think of the Renault Clio 182 Trophy's remote-reservoir dampers; the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N's simulated gears; and the original Smart Fortwo's automated manual gearbox. The Polestar 3 was just such a car, with its torque-vectoring rear clutch pack that could chuck all of the drive from the rear motor to either wheel. It gave this big an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-2026-polestar-3-driven-huge-tech-upgrade-but-one-big-loss/Mon, 20 Apr 2026 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-2026-polestar-3-driven-huge-tech-upgrade-but-one-big-loss/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-ford-nugget-isnt-food-cute-camper-van-turns-40/Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-ford-nugget-isnt-food-cute-camper-van-turns-40/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-kindness-of-strangers-my-car-was-stuck-in-the-middle-of-a-highway-i-felt-hopeless-until-some-burly-truckies-lent-a-hand/Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-kindness-of-strangers-my-car-was-stuck-in-the-middle-of-a-highway-i-felt-hopeless-until-some-burly-truckies-lent-a-hand/ Often in Europe, sometimes beyond, but there's no doubt that the air miles are well and truly racked up. There's one thing I always do as soon as I touch down in a new, far-off land (normally in the snaking queue that leads to passport control), and it begins with loading up Fa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nascars-soviet-tractors-and-tigger-facebook-is-a-car-shopping-wonderland/Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nascars-soviet-tractors-and-tigger-facebook-is-a-car-shopping-wonderland/ The older car, while similar in conception, arrived in an entirely different era for the petrol-electric performance car.
At the time, the motoring world had yet to meet any of the much-celebrated 'holy trinity' of hybrid hy]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/honda-cr-z-meets-prelude-was-hybrid-coupe-misunderstood/Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/honda-cr-z-meets-prelude-was-hybrid-coupe-misunderstood/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-century-old-italian-car-company-you-never-heard-of-is-coming-back/Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-century-old-italian-car-company-you-never-heard-of-is-coming-back/ Only if you want it to be: there's not much evidence beyond some observational studies. But we've been conditioned into believing it by a breakfast food maker who asked a physician to agree it was true, who in turn asked a group of other doctors to countersign his statement.
That was sent to the newspapers and so later it's what our mums told us when they]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/speed-is-good-for-you-the-anti-car-lobby-has-it-all-wrong/Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/speed-is-good-for-you-the-anti-car-lobby-has-it-all-wrong/ A key part, for sure, but almost certainly not the biggest part. And the reason I love Ariel so much is because its founder and owner, the creator of its cars and the bloke who still makes all the big decisions, Simon Saunders, understood all t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/up-and-atom-why-ariel-is-the-unsung-hero-of-uk-car-industry/Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/up-and-atom-why-ariel-is-the-unsung-hero-of-uk-car-industry/ Charles Gordon Lennox, the 11th Duke of Richmond, has revealed the process behind the feature to Autocar's editor-at-large, Steve Cropley. You can listen below.This year the honour falls to Singer, Rob Dickinson’s famed Porsche r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-goodwood-chooses-its-centrepiece-according-to-the-duke/Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-goodwood-chooses-its-centrepiece-according-to-the-duke/ Yes, in case you haven't noticed, Jason Plato is back in the BTCC. And he's being, well, very 'Jason Plato' about it. The two-time champion, who]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/inside-jason-platos-grand-plan-to-dominate-the-btcc-again/Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/inside-jason-platos-grand-plan-to-dominate-the-btcc-again/ For the 2025/26 financial year, the UK government handed councils an extra £1.6 billion for highway maintenance and has pledged a further £7.3bn over the n]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/councils-can-do-more-the-truth-about-the-pothole-pandemic/Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/councils-can-do-more-the-truth-about-the-pothole-pandemic/ You needn't flick too far back in the Autocar archive to find price lists awash with cheap convertible cars, many of them spun from humble hatchback origins and sporting an SLK-lite folding hard-top. While we rarely lavished them with unmitigated praise - cohesive styling and chassis rigidity weren't always strong suits of th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/my-mini-mission-to-sweden-a-freezing-tribute-to-affordable-cabrios/Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/my-mini-mission-to-sweden-a-freezing-tribute-to-affordable-cabrios/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audi-considers-technological-possibilities-to-keep-five-cylinder-alive-in-europe/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audi-considers-technological-possibilities-to-keep-five-cylinder-alive-in-europe/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundai-elantra-n-tcr-is-a-bargain-compared-to-the-civic-type-r/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundai-elantra-n-tcr-is-a-bargain-compared-to-the-civic-type-r/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-recalls-14-million-trucks-for-faulty-transmissions/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-recalls-14-million-trucks-for-faulty-transmissions/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/its-no-mustang-911-gt3-rs-with-manthey-kit-sets-nuumlrburgring-lap-time/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/its-no-mustang-911-gt3-rs-with-manthey-kit-sets-nuumlrburgring-lap-time/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundai-serves-up-fresh-batch-of-n-performance-parts/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundai-serves-up-fresh-batch-of-n-performance-parts/ It was a quiet trailblazer too, the Caliber, though into a bit of a cul-de-sac of the kind occupied by the Talbot Matra Rancho and all those faux off-road superminis like the VW Polo Cross, the Rover Streetwise, the Hyundai Getz Cross (regrettably not sold here) and today’s admittedly more successful Da]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/dodge-caliber-retrospective-the-crossover-that-arrived-too-early/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/dodge-caliber-retrospective-the-crossover-that-arrived-too-early/ "You can see how screens have made their way into vehicles and they're upgradable, but unless they're dealt with well, it can be quite a lazy intervention," Luke Miles, founder of NewTerritory, told Autocar. "There is a moment [coming]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/physical-buttons-poised-to-become-key-brand-differentiator/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/physical-buttons-poised-to-become-key-brand-differentiator/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-mustang-gtd-crushes-corvette-zr1xs-nuumlrburgring-record-with-640-lap/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-mustang-gtd-crushes-corvette-zr1xs-nuumlrburgring-record-with-640-lap/ In its current configuration, the 394bhp 'EA855' falls foul of the new Euro 7 emissions regulations coming into force in November.
Bringing it into compliance would demand a substantial engineering inv]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audi-could-hybridise-rs3s-five-pot-to-keep-it-on-sale-in-europe/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audi-could-hybridise-rs3s-five-pot-to-keep-it-on-sale-in-europe/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nissan-drops-first-glimpse-of-new-off-road-concept/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nissan-drops-first-glimpse-of-new-off-road-concept/ Goodwood's new model was seen for the first time at parent company BMW Group's proving ground in Arjeplog, Sweden, in what appears to be close to production spec. 
The SUV will sit on the Architecture of Luxury platform used by a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/incoming-electric-rolls-royce-suv-to-feature-split-bonnet-design/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/incoming-electric-rolls-royce-suv-to-feature-split-bonnet-design/ "I still believe that's true." When Collins first said that to Autocar, his quote accompanied the bombshell revelation that Forseven, the nascent start-up he led as CEO, was merging with McLaren Automotive in a deal brokered by their shared own]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/exclusive-behind-the-scenes-of-mclarens-radical-reinvention/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/exclusive-behind-the-scenes-of-mclarens-radical-reinvention/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-chinese-automaker-just-made-the-most-efficient-engine-ever/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-chinese-automaker-just-made-the-most-efficient-engine-ever/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-car-payments-are-now-more-than-800-a-month-study/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-car-payments-are-now-more-than-800-a-month-study/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/a-neue-klasse-bmw-6-series-would-look-beautiful/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/a-neue-klasse-bmw-6-series-would-look-beautiful/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/watch-johnny-herbert-guide-us-around-the-lola-t70s/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/watch-johnny-herbert-guide-us-around-the-lola-t70s/ The C-Class with EQ Technology, as it is expected to be officially known, will be unwrapped at an event in South Korea on Monday and is set to go on sale this summer as a rival to the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-c-class-ev-interior-revealed-with-391in-touchscreen/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-c-class-ev-interior-revealed-with-391in-touchscreen/ The C-Class with EQ Technology, as it's expected to be officially known, will be unwrapped at an event in South Korea on Monday and go on sale this summer as a rival to the new&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-c-class-ev-interior-revealed-with-391in-hyperscreen/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-c-class-ev-interior-revealed-with-391in-hyperscreen/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundai-has-recalled-11-million-cars-in-2026/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundai-has-recalled-11-million-cars-in-2026/ Trouble is, everybody has a different idea of how to do things, so the world ends up with umpteen different versions of the same thing with little or no compatibility.
Take the various EV charging connectivity options, such as Type 1, Type 2, Chademo and CCS. Which type dominates can depend on where]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-vws-new-unified-cell-will-slash-the-price-of-its-evs/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-vws-new-unified-cell-will-slash-the-price-of-its-evs/ The initiative celebrates the achievements of the most influential women across the motoring sectorFord of Britain and Ireland boss Lisa Brankin has been named the most influential woman in the British automotive industry at the Autocar Great Women Awards 2026.
Autocar Great Women is an initiative held in association with the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) to celebrate the achievements of the most influential women f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/autocar-great-women-2026-fords-lisa-brankin-takes-top-award/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/autocar-great-women-2026-fords-lisa-brankin-takes-top-award/ They make little material difference. You might know that the eight-speed automatic gearbox comes from ZF, but there's not much you can do to change that even if you really wanted to.
But you might know w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/unsexy-yet-vital-why-tyres-are-worth-obsessing-over/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/unsexy-yet-vital-why-tyres-are-worth-obsessing-over/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-reveals-the-electric-c-class-cabin/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-reveals-the-electric-c-class-cabin/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/alleged-los-angeles-car-theft-ring-exposed-by-victim/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/alleged-los-angeles-car-theft-ring-exposed-by-victim/ That’s according to a new report from the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA), whose members run a combined fleet of 1.6 million cars and account for a large share of new EV registrations each year. 
Data]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/leasing-firms-slam-overstimulated-fleet-ev-market/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/leasing-firms-slam-overstimulated-fleet-ev-market/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audis-ringless-audi-brand-is-developing-a-new-sedan/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audis-ringless-audi-brand-is-developing-a-new-sedan/ "It was my only car and people said I was crazy," he recalls. "But every journey was great fun. I had it for seven years." He'd owned a BMW 3 Series before and it was another German car that subsequently replaced the Lotus.
"I bought a Porsche Cayman," he says. "It was a great car but it was big and too comfortable and lacked the Lot]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/im-a-serial-lotus-buyer-ndash-the-evora-is-better-than-an-elise/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/im-a-serial-lotus-buyer-ndash-the-evora-is-better-than-an-elise/ The new model is twinned with the Renault Twingo, and the close ties between the two models are evident. Like its retro sibling, the Dacia has a raked C-pillar, curved roofline and rounded rear windows, plus similar surfacing]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/first-look-at-dacias-new-pound16k-electric-city-car/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/first-look-at-dacias-new-pound16k-electric-city-car/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-worst-of-both-worlds-polestar-slams-plug-in-hybrids/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-worst-of-both-worlds-polestar-slams-plug-in-hybrids/ Key changes include new LED headlights with C-shaped daytime running elements, plus a new honeycomb-style front grille.
Inside, the sports seats that were previously exclusive to the second-from-top Excel trim level are now standard on Design, a grade below. Design]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/toyota-yaris-cross-gets-new-look-and-drops-entry-level-hybrid/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/toyota-yaris-cross-gets-new-look-and-drops-entry-level-hybrid/ And in just a couple of months' time you’ll be able to read an even more comprehensive review bolstered by economy and performance figures obtained at Horiba Mira proving ground, when the T-Roc undergoes its full road test.
But in cas]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-vw-t-roc-driven-has-it-made-the-golf-redundant/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-vw-t-roc-driven-has-it-made-the-golf-redundant/ And, in just a couple of months' time, you’ll be able to read an even more comprehensive review bolstered by economy and performance figures obtained at Horiba Mira proving ground, when the T-Roc undergoes its full road test.
But in case this is]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-volkswagen-t-roc-has-it-made-the-golf-redundant/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-volkswagen-t-roc-has-it-made-the-golf-redundant/ And in just a couple of months' time you’ll be able to read an even more comprehensive review, bolstered by economy and performance figures obtained at Horiba MIRA proving ground, when the T-Roc undergoes its full road test.
But in ca]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-volkswagen-t-roc-driven-has-it-made-the-golf-redundant/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-volkswagen-t-roc-driven-has-it-made-the-golf-redundant/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nissan-wants-to-make-cool-cars-again/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nissan-wants-to-make-cool-cars-again/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-r36-nissan-gt-r-wont-be-electric-no-ev-gt-r/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-r36-nissan-gt-r-wont-be-electric-no-ev-gt-r/ Given that car makers here are legally bound by the ZEV mandate to hit an EV sales ratio of 33% this year, how does the Japanese company avoid fines? 
The EV paucity comes after Honda decided to axe the Chinese-built e:Ny1 after less than three years on sale in the UK. It struggled to generate org]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/honda-pulls-eny1-from-uk-market-in-great-ev-reset/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/honda-pulls-eny1-from-uk-market-in-great-ev-reset/ The big Swede recently underwent a second facelift–but thankfully this surgery hasn't had the alarming result often seen on Graham Norton's couch, instead being subt]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/6000-miles-in-a-volvo-xc90-seven-seats-endless-frustrations/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/6000-miles-in-a-volvo-xc90-seven-seats-endless-frustrations/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/confirmed-next-gen-ford-f-150-arrives-by-2029/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/confirmed-next-gen-ford-f-150-arrives-by-2029/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/tesla-says-goodbye-to-model-s-and-x-with-limited-signature-series/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/tesla-says-goodbye-to-model-s-and-x-with-limited-signature-series/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-mini-countryman-takes-us-back-to-1990s-car-audio-contests/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-mini-countryman-takes-us-back-to-1990s-car-audio-contests/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nissan-ceo-explains-what-went-wrong-with-infiniti/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nissan-ceo-explains-what-went-wrong-with-infiniti/ Mercedes-Benz was to thank - or perhaps blame – for this craze. "The innovative electrohydraulic hard top, dubbed 'Vario top', has the ability to transform the SLK from a coupé into a roadster in just]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/whatever-happened-to-the-coupe-convertible/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/whatever-happened-to-the-coupe-convertible/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/honda-recalls-440000-vehicles-for-faulty-airbags/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/honda-recalls-440000-vehicles-for-faulty-airbags/ This £650 million scheme began rolling out in July 2025, and new models are being added almost weekly.
Here, we list every single car that qualifies for a discount and deliver the defi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/all-the-cars-eligible-for-the-uks-electric-car-grant/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/all-the-cars-eligible-for-the-uks-electric-car-grant/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-id3-neo-ditches-the-hated-touch-slider-for-buttons/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-id3-neo-ditches-the-hated-touch-slider-for-buttons/ The EV has been given fresh exterior styling, bigger batteries and, most significantly, a completely new interior that features an array of physical buttons, which will be shared with the soon-]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-volkswagen-id-3-brings-more-range-buttons-true-vw-spirit/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-volkswagen-id-3-brings-more-range-buttons-true-vw-spirit/ New car has been created by restomod firm Jensen International Automotive and will be built in OxfordshireThe Jensen Interceptor is to be reborn as a new British-built, V8-powered GT, 50 years after production of the iconic original ended.
Banbury-based Jensen International Automotive (JIA) has confirmed its new model, due to be revealed in the coming months, will be called the Interceptor GTX. 
I]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jensen-interceptor-gtx-to-be-revealed-in-spring-with-screaming-v8/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jensen-interceptor-gtx-to-be-revealed-in-spring-with-screaming-v8/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmw-plots-new-wave-of-halo-cars-as-brand-shapers/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmw-plots-new-wave-of-halo-cars-as-brand-shapers/ Can you pick up an actual Range Rover for the same price as this value-led Chinese newcomer's SUVs? Boy, can you - and we're not talking about a boggo Evoque or hypermiled Mk2 Range Rover but the sleek Velar, which is soon to enter its second generation yet still looks as fresh and decadent as it did nine years ago.
For &pou]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/velar-buying-guide-grab-a-real-range-rover-for-jaecoo-7-money/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/velar-buying-guide-grab-a-real-range-rover-for-jaecoo-7-money/ Car makers operating in the UK were always opposed to Brexit, mainly because it made life a lot more complicated. And another complication has now arisen from confusion about the EU's proposed Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), which is designed to protect it]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/brexit-still-battering-uk-car-industry-10-years-later/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/brexit-still-battering-uk-car-industry-10-years-later/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bfgoodrich-and-ross-bentley-want-you-to-be-better-drivers/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bfgoodrich-and-ross-bentley-want-you-to-be-better-drivers/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nissan-ceo-confirms-new-gt-r-developmentand-hints-at-more-sports-cars/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nissan-ceo-confirms-new-gt-r-developmentand-hints-at-more-sports-cars/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/us-luxury-sales-are-down-except-for-this-brand/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/us-luxury-sales-are-down-except-for-this-brand/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jensens-reborn-performance-car-officially-has-a-name-nbsp/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jensens-reborn-performance-car-officially-has-a-name-nbsp/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-bmw-ix-is-dead/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-bmw-ix-is-dead/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-bmw-m5-could-look-something-like-this/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-bmw-m5-could-look-something-like-this/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-porsche-911-gt3-sc-is-a-manual-only-gt3-convertible/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-porsche-911-gt3-sc-is-a-manual-only-gt3-convertible/ Porsche has launched a drop-top version of the 911 GT3 for the first time – and the firm’s bosses claim it handles identically to the fixed-roofed version.
Called the 911 GT3 S/C, the new cabriolet is effectively the seventh iteration of the 911 Speedster, but instead of being a limited-run model like that line of cars, the £200,500 GT3 S/C will be a per]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-911-gt3-gets-200k-convertible-option/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-911-gt3-gets-200k-convertible-option/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nissan-ceo-theres-still-a-market-for-cheap-sedans/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nissan-ceo-theres-still-a-market-for-cheap-sedans/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nissan-turnaround-plan-pins-hopes-on-ai-defined-vehicles/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nissan-turnaround-plan-pins-hopes-on-ai-defined-vehicles/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/rolls-royce-debuts-project-nightingale-an-opulent-drop-top-limited-to-100-units/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/rolls-royce-debuts-project-nightingale-an-opulent-drop-top-limited-to-100-units/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/rolls-royce-debuts-project-nightengale-an-opulent-drop-top-limited-to-100-units/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/rolls-royce-debuts-project-nightengale-an-opulent-drop-top-limited-to-100-units/ The 100 examples of the new two-seater will be the first products of Rolls’ new Coachbuild Collection. Each of the 100 EVs will be priced from around £7 million but]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/revealed-rolls-royce-rethinks-design-with-7m-electric-special/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/revealed-rolls-royce-rethinks-design-with-7m-electric-special/ CUPRA has been hard at work making a formidable plug-in hybrid lineup to appeal to that crowd. And]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/5-ways-cupra-gets-its-e-hybrid-phevs-right/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/5-ways-cupra-gets-its-e-hybrid-phevs-right/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nissan-will-discontinue-11-models-but-many-fresh-products-are-coming/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nissan-will-discontinue-11-models-but-many-fresh-products-are-coming/ His work centred on how to utilise this remarkable tech outside the secretive military domain. I remember him telling us about when, one morning in the 1990s, he had woken up to carry out his usual checks and discovered they were all over the place. Overnight the Am]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/forget-the-fifth-wheel-how-satellites-changed-road-testing-for-good/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/forget-the-fifth-wheel-how-satellites-changed-road-testing-for-good/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/2027-nissan-juke-ev-debuts-with-wacky-styling/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/2027-nissan-juke-ev-debuts-with-wacky-styling/ One of M's final pure-combustion cars due on sale with hardcore chassis tweaks and bespoke aeroBMW is just months away from launching the totally reinvented M5, which will add plug-in hybrid power for the first time and is tipped to be one of the German firm’s most powerful road cars yet.
Due on sale in the summer, the seventh iteration of the M5 will be one of the final combustion-engined cars from BMW’s M division.
The pe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmw-m5-touring-readied-as-708bhp-phev-with-43-mile-range/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmw-m5-touring-readied-as-708bhp-phev-with-43-mile-range/ Revealed alongside the new electric Nissan Juke in an event at the company's Yokohama headquarters in Japan, the new X-Trail E-Power is due next year as a rival to the Skoda Kodiaq, Kia Sorento and Peugeot 5008.
Nissan has shown only the exterior of the car so f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-nissan-x-trail-revealed-with-hybrid-power-and-bold-new-look/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-nissan-x-trail-revealed-with-hybrid-power-and-bold-new-look/ Revealed alongside the new electric Nissan Juke in an event at the company's Yokohama HQ in Japan, the new X-Trail E-Power is due next year as a rival to the Skoda Kodiaq, Kia Sorento and Peugeot 5008.
Nissan has only shown the exterior of the car so far, and offered]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-nissan-x-trail-revealed-with-e-power-tech-and-bold-new-look/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-nissan-x-trail-revealed-with-e-power-tech-and-bold-new-look/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-nissan-rogue-e-power-is-the-hybrid-suv-weve-been-waiting-for/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-nissan-rogue-e-power-is-the-hybrid-suv-weve-been-waiting-for/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nissan-teases-an-all-new-skylinebut-not-for-america/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/nissan-teases-an-all-new-skylinebut-not-for-america/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-nissan-xterra-shows-its-face-for-the-first-time/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-nissan-xterra-shows-its-face-for-the-first-time/ The quirky SUV is Nissan's second best-seller in Europe after the Qashqai, with more than 1.5 million examples sold since the original was launched in 2010.
The third-generation Juke, unveiled early this morning at the brand&rsqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-british-built-nissan-juke-unveiled-as-radically-styled-ev/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-british-built-nissan-juke-unveiled-as-radically-styled-ev/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/inside-nissans-comeback-plan-ai-hybrids-and-the-return-of-the-xterra/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/inside-nissans-comeback-plan-ai-hybrids-and-the-return-of-the-xterra/ The flagship electric limo has been heavily updated for 2026, receiving a raft of visual and technical enhancements that will help its case against the BMW i7, Lucid Air and upcoming Jaguar Type 00.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-look-mercedes-eqs-brings-575-mile-range-and-steer-by-wire/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-look-mercedes-eqs-brings-575-mile-range-and-steer-by-wire/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/2027-mercedes-benz-eqs-revealed-familiar-design-hides-new-platform/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/2027-mercedes-benz-eqs-revealed-familiar-design-hides-new-platform/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ineos-puts-up-record-q1-sales/Mon, 13 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ineos-puts-up-record-q1-sales/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/chevy-announces-corvette-grand-sport-pricing/Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/chevy-announces-corvette-grand-sport-pricing/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/tolman-engineering-builds-a-better-than-new-integra-type-r/Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/tolman-engineering-builds-a-better-than-new-integra-type-r/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundai-motor-recalls-nearly-300000-cars-for-faulty-seatbelt-anchors/Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundai-motor-recalls-nearly-300000-cars-for-faulty-seatbelt-anchors/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/these-jeeps-look-like-old-school-trapper-keepers/Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/these-jeeps-look-like-old-school-trapper-keepers/ Curic joins the Woking firm to replace Tobias Sühlmann, who left for Porsche earlier this year after a three-year stint as chief design officer.
Curic has been with Ford since 2004, working first as an interior designer and going on to play a significant role in the design of the Mk3 Focus, befo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-mustang-designer-kemal-curic-named-mclaren-design-boss/Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-mustang-designer-kemal-curic-named-mclaren-design-boss/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-next-gen-nissan-z-is-still-years-away/Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-next-gen-nissan-z-is-still-years-away/ Cousin to the hugely popular Jaecoo 7, the L6 will be Lepas's second UK model following the flagship L8, which will arrive this summer to rival the Mazda CX-5 and Toyota RAV4.
Lepas (whose name is a portmanteau of 'leopard', 'leap' and 'passion') is owned by Chines]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lepas-l6-jaecoo-7-sibling-confirmed-for-uk-launch-as-phev-and-ev/Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lepas-l6-jaecoo-7-sibling-confirmed-for-uk-launch-as-phev-and-ev/ However, Denza is offering more for, well, more. Prices are yet to be confirmed, but this EV will cost around £100,000 at least. In France, it will be similar. In]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-denza-z9-gt-ev-100k-1140bhp-porsche-taycan-rival-tested/Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-denza-z9-gt-ev-100k-1140bhp-porsche-taycan-rival-tested/ This cinematic, blockbuster-scale soirée marked its official entry into the European market - and it was by far and away the most opulent launch event I've ever attended.
The Palais Garnier is, of course, the Parisian opera house. Completed in 1875, it']]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/can-denza-really-establish-itself-as-a-luxury-brand/Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/can-denza-really-establish-itself-as-a-luxury-brand/ The Crewe manufacturer has scrapped plans to launch five new EVs by 2030, including an electric successor to the Bentayga. Instead, Bentley will invest in a new generation of PHEV-powered models.
The dramatic revamp to Bent]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-bentley-bentayga-due-2028-as-high-performance-phev/Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-bentley-bentayga-due-2028-as-high-performance-phev/ The two car makers that had finally put a 'hands-off, eyes-off' solution on the road, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, have both pulled support for the technology, returning it to limbo.
“We realised that the deman]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/level-three-autonomy-falters-but-china-fear-pushes-car-makers-on/Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/level-three-autonomy-falters-but-china-fear-pushes-car-makers-on/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-sales-slipped-early-in-2026/Sun, 12 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-sales-slipped-early-in-2026/ I have never hung art in my bedroom. I can never find anything that looks right: too cliché, too kitsch or too highbrow.
I have, however, always displayed a poster of a Metro 6R4, mid-slide. That, for me, is worth 100 Warhol soup cans or Mona Lisa parodies - even if my university housemates didn't have quite the same vision. The appeal of the 6R4 lies partly in the brilliance of its development brief.
For the sak]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-metro-6r4-isnt-the-best-group-b-monster-but-it-is-the-coolest/Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-metro-6r4-isnt-the-best-group-b-monster-but-it-is-the-coolest/ I'm behind the wheel of a Dacia Duster. It has a five-speed manual gearbox, a 128bhp mild-hybrid powertrain and, most importantly for my Sunday jaunt, four-wheel drive.
Aut]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/track-day-we-go-green-laning-in-a-dacia-duster/Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/track-day-we-go-green-laning-in-a-dacia-duster/ In the 1970s and 1980s, the firm was the world's largest manufacturer of kit cars by volume, leading founder Tim Dutton to be described as the 'grandmaster of kit cars'.
Now Dutton has just unveiled his first new kit car in 37 years: the Phaeton 5. As the name suggests, there were four previous i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-grandmaster-of-kit-cars-is-back-after-37-years/Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-grandmaster-of-kit-cars-is-back-after-37-years/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-jeep-grand-cherokee-trailhawk-is-back/Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-jeep-grand-cherokee-trailhawk-is-back/ While some of my colleagues enjoyed the whimsical, engagingly dramatised nature of Brad Pitt's motorsport blockbuster, I found it about as thrilling as watching a DRS train lap Monaco 50 times.
I thought it was unrealistic, corny and predictable, and some of the more appalling snippets of dialogue made me (and other members of the audience]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-best-movie-car-chases-are-untouched-by-cgi/Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-best-movie-car-chases-are-untouched-by-cgi/ I had made the switch to EVs in 2021, and although it wasn’t part of a master plan, suddenly the idea of turning the house into a mini power station became strangely compelling.
If a solar system is producing more ener]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/beat-the-energy-crisis-the-ultimate-ev-home-charging-setup-tested/Sat, 11 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/beat-the-energy-crisis-the-ultimate-ev-home-charging-setup-tested/ Would Borg and McEnroe have lent each other a racket? David Coulthard says Michael Schumacher once let him borrow a spare racing helmet.
But what if Damon Hill had asked? You have to wonder, therefore, if Toyota actually considered Honda a great rival when in 1978 - in an act so widely reported as an 'amicable transfer' as surely to hav]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/prelude-v-golf-v-prius-which-40k-hybrid-is-frugal-and-fun/Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/prelude-v-golf-v-prius-which-40k-hybrid-is-frugal-and-fun/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ferraris-first-ev-was-so-quick-it-needed-nasas-help/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ferraris-first-ev-was-so-quick-it-needed-nasas-help/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lamborghini-may-honor-the-miura-with-a-special-revuelto/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lamborghini-may-honor-the-miura-with-a-special-revuelto/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-2027-toyota-land-cruiser-gets-one-upgrade-it-was-missing/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-2027-toyota-land-cruiser-gets-one-upgrade-it-was-missing/ This is the Aston Martin Valhalla, and Matt Prior drives it here on road and track. It arrives at a difficult time for Aston. The company lost nearly £500m last year will have to cut jobs and costs in an effort to turn things around. It needs to sell more cars, too and increase their average transaction price. Which is where the Valhalla comes in. This is an £8]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/watch-aston-martin-valhalla-will-it-help-aston-turn-a-profit-autocar/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/watch-aston-martin-valhalla-will-it-help-aston-turn-a-profit-autocar/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundai-launches-two-sharp-new-ioniq-concepts-for-china/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundai-launches-two-sharp-new-ioniq-concepts-for-china/ Too much of it is undesirable from a value-for-money point of view, but also because as tyres wear so does the road surface, producing tiny particulates that pose an emissions problem. 
Friction between a tyre's contact patch and the road is an obvious cause of wear but, says Continental, many factors contrib]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/why-tyre-wear-is-the-next-big-emissions-battleground/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/why-tyre-wear-is-the-next-big-emissions-battleground/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ariel-unleashes-its-most-powerful-atom-yet/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ariel-unleashes-its-most-powerful-atom-yet/ The new electric coupé, the design of which has echoes of the fabled TT, will sit on a new sports car platform called PPE Sport, which has been jointly developed by Audi and sibling brand Pors]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audi-boss-concept-c-going-ahead-despite-porsche-uncertainty/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audi-boss-concept-c-going-ahead-despite-porsche-uncertainty/ A Toyota C-HR could be a Nissan Juke from a distance,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/12000-miles-in-a-hr-v-the-bad-the-brilliant-and-the-very-noisy/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/12000-miles-in-a-hr-v-the-bad-the-brilliant-and-the-very-noisy/ The rakish Venus saloon and its rugged Earth SUV sibling preview a new China-specific EV line-up that is "tailored to local customers", Hyundai said - and distinct from the Ioniq models the company sells in other global markets.
To emphasise this distinction]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/radical-hyundai-saloon-and-suv-preview-bespoke-china-evs/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/radical-hyundai-saloon-and-suv-preview-bespoke-china-evs/ However, industry insiders have told Autocar that they're worried the move could have a knock-on impact on used car values, not just for Ford EVs but across the market.
The price of the Explorer has dropped by bet]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-slashes-capri-and-explorer-prices-by-5000/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-slashes-capri-and-explorer-prices-by-5000/ What’s the reason? After all, 1990s cars are now 25 to 35 years out of date. And there isn’t the same love out there for the cars of the 1980s or 2000s.
It’s tempting to blame simple nostalgia: teenage kids of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/diablo-tt-r34-m5-driving-the-best-cars-of-the-1990s/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/diablo-tt-r34-m5-driving-the-best-cars-of-the-1990s/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/used-jaguar-f-pace-2016-2024-review/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/used-jaguar-f-pace-2016-2024-review/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-glb-electric/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-glb-electric/ What’s the reason? After all, 1990s cars are now 25 to 35 years out of date. And there isn’t the same love out there for the cars of the 1980s or 2000s.
It’s tempting to blame simple nostalgia: teenage kids of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/diablo-tt-r-34-m5-driving-the-best-cars-of-the-1990s/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/diablo-tt-r-34-m5-driving-the-best-cars-of-the-1990s/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/aston-martin-caught-testing-an-insane-looking-prototype-but-what-is-it/Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/aston-martin-caught-testing-an-insane-looking-prototype-but-what-is-it/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/kia-promises-new-mid-size-truck-for-us-and-global-flagship-suv/Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/kia-promises-new-mid-size-truck-for-us-and-global-flagship-suv/ The Frenchman returned to the conglomerate in 2025 after a five-year stint with rival Renault, having overseen the production designs of the highly lauded 4, 5 and the new Twingo.
He previ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-stellantis-europe-design-boss-vows-no-clones-in-effort-to-separate-brands/Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-stellantis-europe-design-boss-vows-no-clones-in-effort-to-separate-brands/ The Frenchman returned to the conglomerate in 2025 after a five-year stint with rival Renault, having overseen the production designs of the highly lauded 4, 5 and the new Twingo.
He previ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-stellantis-design-boss-vows-no-clones-in-effort-to-separate-brands/Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-stellantis-design-boss-vows-no-clones-in-effort-to-separate-brands/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-filed-a-patent-for-hidden-racing-stripes/Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-filed-a-patent-for-hidden-racing-stripes/ And I'm not just talking about haring up and down a mountain road in a Porsche 911: I've enjoyed the occasional 5mph trudge around the M25, revelling in the one-two-three shifts and rev-matched downchanges. But I can also take great pleasure in not driving - more specifically in watching great drivers at work.
There was a peri]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-art-of-the-on-board-how-to-read-a-car-without-driving-it/Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-art-of-the-on-board-how-to-read-a-car-without-driving-it/ Generally speaking, only petrol cars certified as being Euro 4 and above (the classification was introduced in 2005) satisfy the NOx emissions standard used to determine the charge, making the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/forget-a-corsa-i-bought-a-355bhp-audi-s8-as-my-first-car/Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/forget-a-corsa-i-bought-a-355bhp-audi-s8-as-my-first-car/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-volkswagen-id4-is-deadfor-now/Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-volkswagen-id4-is-deadfor-now/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/scouts-terra-pickup-may-not-arrive-until-2030-report/Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/scouts-terra-pickup-may-not-arrive-until-2030-report/ Two crucial new volume models inbound as Kia aims to ramp up EV sales in challenging marketKia will launch a new small electric hatchback in Europe next year as part of a strategy to dramatically boost its EV sales mix in the region by the end of the decade.
The new model, which is described as a ‘B-hatch’, is expected to be a similarly sized but lower-riding sibling to the upright Kia EV2, and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/kia-confirms-electric-city-car-for-2027-new-family-suv-for-2029/Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/kia-confirms-electric-city-car-for-2027-new-family-suv-for-2029/ The low cost is made possible by its MEB Plus underpinnings, which it will share with its upcoming Volkswagen ID Cross, ID Polo and Skoda Epiq siblings.
MEB Plus is a development]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-2026-cupra-raval-unveiled-as-23k-renault-5-fighter/Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-2026-cupra-raval-unveiled-as-23k-renault-5-fighter/ The new stations – which will consist of at least 600 chargers - will be by far the fastest in the UK.
There will be 6000 new locations globally. The system, being spearheaded by the new Denza Z9 GT, can charge its 123kWh battery from 10 to 70 per cent in five minutes.
Early adopters of the Z9 GT in the UK will recei]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/byd-confirms-uks-fastest-ev-chargers-1500kw-network-detailed/Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/byd-confirms-uks-fastest-ev-chargers-1500kw-network-detailed/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-bmw-m3-will-probably-look-like-this/Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-bmw-m3-will-probably-look-like-this/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-fully-restored-toyota-ae86-is-gorgeousmdashbut-it-isnt-cheap/Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-fully-restored-toyota-ae86-is-gorgeousmdashbut-it-isnt-cheap/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mclaren-will-reveal-its-big-comeback-plan-this-summer/Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mclaren-will-reveal-its-big-comeback-plan-this-summer/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-forza-horizon-6-gameplay-footage-looks-amazing-watch/Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-forza-horizon-6-gameplay-footage-looks-amazing-watch/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-chevy-camaro-is-making-a-comeback-report/Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-chevy-camaro-is-making-a-comeback-report/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmw-has-7-new-models-coming-in-2026-heres-all-of-them/Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmw-has-7-new-models-coming-in-2026-heres-all-of-them/ Beetleboards would pay for a sixth of a Bug's value to advertise on it – and Mini drivers could cash in tooNobody bats an eye at vans and buses bearing adverts, but the idea of a private car as a mobile billboard seems absurd - yet in the 1970s this was very much a thing.
The idea came to youth-focused marketing man Charles E Bird in 1971. Visiting San Diego University to give a lecture, he spotted among the many Volkswagen Beetles on campus one adorne]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-1970s-craze-that-transformed-vw-beetles-into-moving-adverts/Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-1970s-craze-that-transformed-vw-beetles-into-moving-adverts/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-denies-its-abandoning-three-cylinder-engines/Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-denies-its-abandoning-three-cylinder-engines/ EVs are also becoming more affordable, with A- and B-segment models offering great value for money, while the government's Electric Car Grant scheme is driving prices down further. 
EV sales set another new]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-electric-cars-coming-in-2026/Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-electric-cars-coming-in-2026/ Plus, a Lego version of the Renault 5 Turbo 3E, real vs digital instruments and your correspondence.
Subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts or via your preferred podcast platform. There's a special magazine offer too, just for podcasts listeners if you clic]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/5-pot-demise-lego-renault-cars-from-vans/Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/5-pot-demise-lego-renault-cars-from-vans/ Industrial Accelerator Act to lock British-built EVs out of European markets, with "catastrophic" consequenceThe UK’s beleaguered car industry is facing a new threat from changing EU rules that have been dubbed “pretty catastrophic” and “gravely concerning” if they go through as proposed.
The Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) is the EU’s response to threats to key industries including automot]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/eu-poised-to-deal-blow-to-uks-ev-industry-before-it-even-gets-going/Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/eu-poised-to-deal-blow-to-uks-ev-industry-before-it-even-gets-going/ As first revealed by Autocar, the previously struggling British sports car firm was bought a year ago by CYVN Holdings, an Abu Dhabi state investment fund.
It essentially merged McLaren with Forsev]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/exclusive-mclaren-to-reveal-its-future-this-summer/Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/exclusive-mclaren-to-reveal-its-future-this-summer/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/buy-a-cadillac-ct4-v-blackwing-before-its-too-late/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/buy-a-cadillac-ct4-v-blackwing-before-its-too-late/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-issues-another-big-recall-affecting-420000-vehicles/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-issues-another-big-recall-affecting-420000-vehicles/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundai-explains-its-new-design-philosophy-stronger-not-louder/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundai-explains-its-new-design-philosophy-stronger-not-louder/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-might-drop-the-four-cylinder-sl-for-something-better-report/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-might-drop-the-four-cylinder-sl-for-something-better-report/ In Western Europe, the ES will be offered with a 199bhp hybrid powertrain as well as two electric options. However, given the greater proportion of EV sa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-lexus-es-to-arrive-in-june-from-59345-and-ev-only-in-uk/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-lexus-es-to-arrive-in-june-from-59345-and-ev-only-in-uk/ In Western Europe, the ES will be offered with a 199bhp hybrid powertrain as well as two electric options. However, given the greater proportion of EV sales in the UK com]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-lexus-es-due-in-june-from-59345-and-ev-only-in-uk/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-lexus-es-due-in-june-from-59345-and-ev-only-in-uk/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-teases-a-very-special-911-pure-driving-pleasure/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-teases-a-very-special-911-pure-driving-pleasure/ To that end, ZF has been showing off its Chassis 2.0 strategy, which combines smart hardware, artificial intelligence and software to improve functionality, and at CES last month it introduced two new features. One was Active Noise Reduction and the other AI Road Sense.
AI Ro]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-new-ai-tech-can-predict-potholes-before-you-hit-them/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-new-ai-tech-can-predict-potholes-before-you-hit-them/ The i7’s refreshed design is expected to bring it closer to the brand’s new ‘Neue Klasse’ models, the iX3 and i3, although it will be more conservative than those models in its transformation.
The most significant change will be a simpler fron]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-bmw-i7-to-be-unveiled-on-22-april/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-bmw-i7-to-be-unveiled-on-22-april/ That the Chinese SUV’s rise to the top of the UK sales chart already felt inevitable is notable in itself: it’s a genuine cultural phenomenon, an expecta]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaecoo-7-why-is-the-entirely-flavourless-suv-a-smash-hit/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaecoo-7-why-is-the-entirely-flavourless-suv-a-smash-hit/ They don't usually mean high-revving, flatplane-cranked V8s like those you will find in many supercars or racing cars - the ones that sound like two four-cylinder engines welded together, which is not surprising, because that's essentially how their cylinders f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/why-the-crossplane-v8-is-the-ultimate-soul-soothing-engine/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/why-the-crossplane-v8-is-the-ultimate-soul-soothing-engine/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/used-mazda-2-2023-2024-review/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/used-mazda-2-2023-2024-review/ A total of 10,064 examples of the Chinese crossover were registered last month, compared with 9193 Pumas, 8718 Qashqais and 7310 Sportages.
Such a performance in what is typically the strongest month of the year for sales – as buyers look to get a car wit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaecoo-7-becomes-uks-best-selling-car-in-march/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaecoo-7-becomes-uks-best-selling-car-in-march/ It boasts no more power than the standard four-wheel-drive model and is just as economical, yet in many key ways it's a superior, more well-rounded car.
Visually, it adheres rigidly to the sporty flag]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/driven-toyota-rav4-gr-sport-transformed-but-not-how-you-think/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/driven-toyota-rav4-gr-sport-transformed-but-not-how-you-think/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-focus-remains-on-driving-mazda-defends-its-screen-heavy-approach-2/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-focus-remains-on-driving-mazda-defends-its-screen-heavy-approach-2/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-focus-remains-on-driving-mazda-defends-its-screen-heavy-approach/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-focus-remains-on-driving-mazda-defends-its-screen-heavy-approach/ The current combustion-engined SUV will bow out in just a few months after 24 years on sale as the firm focuses on higher-volume and lower-cost models.
However, Sander said there remains a gap in the market for upmar]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-considering-ev-comeback-for-touareg-suv/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-considering-ev-comeback-for-touareg-suv/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/another-british-sports-car-maker-is-eyeing-a-comeback-/Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/another-british-sports-car-maker-is-eyeing-a-comeback-/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/heres-how-you-draw-a-ford-gt40/Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/heres-how-you-draw-a-ford-gt40/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/dodge-ceo-affordable-sports-cars-still-have-a-future/Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/dodge-ceo-affordable-sports-cars-still-have-a-future/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/honda-passport-buyers-cant-get-enough-of-one-particular-trim/Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/honda-passport-buyers-cant-get-enough-of-one-particular-trim/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mazda-will-keep-its-cheapest-cars-alive-in-some-markets/Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mazda-will-keep-its-cheapest-cars-alive-in-some-markets/ Although it emerged after Nissan’s rescue by Renault and the triggering of new boss Carlos Ghosn’s masterful turnaround plan, its bones were formed before its maker’s near-extinction and recovery.
The last generation Primera was the third iteration of a model specifically designed to appeal to European tastes. B]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-the-bizarre-nissan-primera-paved-the-way-for-the-qashqai/Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-the-bizarre-nissan-primera-paved-the-way-for-the-qashqai/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/we-have-no-chance-against-this-honda-reacts-to-chinas-supplier-strength/Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/we-have-no-chance-against-this-honda-reacts-to-chinas-supplier-strength/ Alfa recently confirmed the car will remain in production until 2]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-to-buy-an-alfa-romeo-giulia-for-the-price-of-a-dacia-spring/Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-to-buy-an-alfa-romeo-giulia-for-the-price-of-a-dacia-spring/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmw-wants-to-save-the-manuals/Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmw-wants-to-save-the-manuals/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/best-plug-in-hybrid-skoda-vs-mercedes-chery-and-more/Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/best-plug-in-hybrid-skoda-vs-mercedes-chery-and-more/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/chevy-issues-stop-sale-notice-for-the-c8-corvette/Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/chevy-issues-stop-sale-notice-for-the-c8-corvette/ Hold on: you are the one envious of me? I will admit that I've had very nice times in some very good cars recently, but to experience the sub-tonne kerb weight of an i10 and revel in the snicketiness of its five-speed man]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/at-what-point-does-a-kia-picanto-become-more-fun-than-a-ferrari/Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/at-what-point-does-a-kia-picanto-become-more-fun-than-a-ferrari/ Volvo, Polestar, Lotus and LEVC are among its portfolio of brands, and they have received substantial investment (with varying degrees of success). But in China, Geely is a prominent firm in its own right it has been making cars]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/inside-geely-why-volvos-chinese-owner-wants-to-conquer-uk-in-its-own-name/Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/inside-geely-why-volvos-chinese-owner-wants-to-conquer-uk-in-its-own-name/ If anything, the plan is working too well: there's too much storm. Through the bleariness of a slender rain-streaked side window, we pick out the silhouette of a jack-knifed lorry on the other side of the motorway just north of Gretna. Only marginally easier to make out, as we make slow progress behind our own little]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/storm-chasing-in-the-634bhp-corvette-hybrid-can-it-hold-its-own/Sun, 05 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/storm-chasing-in-the-634bhp-corvette-hybrid-can-it-hold-its-own/ "Winters here aren't that bad, but when it gets super-slippery, I'll definitely take it for a drive. Because these cars were designed for loose gravel and uneven surfaces, it will come into its own. The Fulvia is front-wheel drive but is designed so you can get the back end drifting out. Its very skinny tyres help," h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/it-has-to-be-used-i-take-my-lancia-fulvia-rally-car-on-the-school-run/Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/it-has-to-be-used-i-take-my-lancia-fulvia-rally-car-on-the-school-run/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ari-458-pro-surprises-as-a-mini-camper/Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ari-458-pro-surprises-as-a-mini-camper/ The premium SUV will be unveiled later this year ahead of production starting at the company's recently completed plant in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Lucid will then follow up in 2028 with the more off-road-and adventure-focused Earth and a bigger, more practical derivative of the Cosmos after that.
The Co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lucid-to-launch-in-uk-next-year-with-bmw-ix3-rival/Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lucid-to-launch-in-uk-next-year-with-bmw-ix3-rival/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lucid-gravity/Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lucid-gravity/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaguar-we-will-be-exclusively-electric/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaguar-we-will-be-exclusively-electric/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-nissan-xterra-will-only-be-gasoline-powered/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-nissan-xterra-will-only-be-gasoline-powered/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/colorados-new-speed-camera-system-makes-waze-nearly-useless/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/colorados-new-speed-camera-system-makes-waze-nearly-useless/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-wont-rule-out-a-pickup-truck-says-ceo/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-wont-rule-out-a-pickup-truck-says-ceo/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/toyota-has-already-recalled-1-million-cars-in-2026/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/toyota-has-already-recalled-1-million-cars-in-2026/ It opens with a shot of Matt at a jet wash, cleaning the A2. Scroll down and, reliable as clockwork, there they are: the commenters lambasting him for ruining the Audi's paintwork by using 'the brush'. Of course, they're ignoring]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mr-muscle-mineral-water-the-grubby-truth-behind-car-photoshoots/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mr-muscle-mineral-water-the-grubby-truth-behind-car-photoshoots/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bentley-dealers-want-an-off-road-bentayga-lsquobring-it-to-market/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bentley-dealers-want-an-off-road-bentayga-lsquobring-it-to-market/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/watch-this-restoration-of-a-dakar-porsche-959/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/watch-this-restoration-of-a-dakar-porsche-959/ Of course, there are many other factors to consider, such as suspension components and geometry, even the stiffness o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-your-choice-of-tyre-can-make-or-break-ride-comfort/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-your-choice-of-tyre-can-make-or-break-ride-comfort/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/fords-renault-based-cars-to-keep-brands-own-swagger/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/fords-renault-based-cars-to-keep-brands-own-swagger/ Since 2022, speeding fines nationally have increased by around 15%, according to freedom of information requests.&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/public-tackles-speeding-as-authorities-refuse-to-act/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/public-tackles-speeding-as-authorities-refuse-to-act/ The US brand offered the Model Y with three rows of seats for a brief period before it was heavily updated last year, but the current car has been exclusively a five-seater until now.
As of today, the top-spec Model Y Long Range All-Wheel Drive is available to order with tw]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/tesla-model-y-seven-seater-returns-to-uk-for-54490/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/tesla-model-y-seven-seater-returns-to-uk-for-54490/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/vw-ceo-says-sedans-and-hatchbacks-have-a-future-heartbeat-of-the-brand/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/vw-ceo-says-sedans-and-hatchbacks-have-a-future-heartbeat-of-the-brand/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/are-bentley-buyers-ready-for-ev-suv-8-out-of-10-say-yes/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/are-bentley-buyers-ready-for-ev-suv-8-out-of-10-say-yes/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/are-bentley-buyers-ready-for-an-ev-suv-8-out-of-10-say-yes/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/are-bentley-buyers-ready-for-an-ev-suv-8-out-of-10-say-yes/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-sales-fall-as-buyers-flock-to-entry-level-trims/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-sales-fall-as-buyers-flock-to-entry-level-trims/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/next-gen-nissan-gt-r-could-return-by-2030/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/next-gen-nissan-gt-r-could-return-by-2030/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/watch-the-ford-gt-demolish-the-corvette-zr1xs-nrburgring-lap-time/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/watch-the-ford-gt-demolish-the-corvette-zr1xs-nrburgring-lap-time/ It makes the track-only version of the GT the third-fastest car around the circuit, trailing only the electric Volkswagen ID R (6min 5.336sec) and the Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo (5min 19.546sec). There remains potential for Ford to set a faster tim]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mad-ford-gt-is-the-fastest-pure-petrol-car-at-the-nurburgring/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mad-ford-gt-is-the-fastest-pure-petrol-car-at-the-nurburgring/ Following Tesla and Toyota in removing the mechanical linkage between the steering wheel and road wheels, Mercedes says the new development "elevates the driving experience to a new level and fundamentally transforms the interaction between human and vehicle".
The]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/driven-new-2026-mercedes-eqs-with-radical-steer-by-wire-tech/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/driven-new-2026-mercedes-eqs-with-radical-steer-by-wire-tech/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/kia-is-already-smashing-sales-records-in-2026/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/kia-is-already-smashing-sales-records-in-2026/ More impressive than its longevity, though, is its enduring appeal. When it was new in 2014, we liked it a lot and 10 years later, we still liked it a lot, maintaining its four-star]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/fiesta-fun-without-reliability-woes-why-you-need-a-mazda-2/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/fiesta-fun-without-reliability-woes-why-you-need-a-mazda-2/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundai-and-genesis-will-launch-58-models-in-america-by-2030/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundai-and-genesis-will-launch-58-models-in-america-by-2030/ Rising fuel prices, sparked by the war in the Persian Gulf, and falling energy costs have led to a spike in sales for used EV, dealers have told Autocar.
The wholesale cost of crude oil has risen by more than a third since the first US strikes hit Iran on 28 February. This has pushed diesel prices in the UK up by an average of 40p per litre and petrol by 20p – both records for month]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/used-ev-sales-surge-as-fuel-prices-balloon-and-energy-costs-drop/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/used-ev-sales-surge-as-fuel-prices-balloon-and-energy-costs-drop/ It has confirmed it is working on two new concept cars, named Earth and Venus, publishing an image of the duo – although it has yet to confirm which car is which.
One image shows the front-quarter flank of a silver-painted, cab-forward machine. It has chunky wheel arch cladding, so may hint at]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundai-earth-venus-concepts-to-showcase-future-of-ioniq-cars/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundai-earth-venus-concepts-to-showcase-future-of-ioniq-cars/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audis-five-cylinder-engine-will-live-on-outside-europe/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audis-five-cylinder-engine-will-live-on-outside-europe/ It's an amazing achievement for a totally new brand to the UK. It's easy to see why, however, with a combination of a product that offers big value for money, an impressive seven-year/100,000-mile warranty and, perhaps most importantly, a remarkable dealer network.
Learning from that other industry disrup]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/6000-miles-in-a-jaecoo-7-is-it-really-a-half-price-range-rover/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/6000-miles-in-a-jaecoo-7-is-it-really-a-half-price-range-rover/ It's an amazing achievement for a totally new brand to the UK. It's easy to see why, however, with a combination of a product that offers big value for money, an impressive seven-year/100,000-mile warranty and, perhaps most importantly, a remarkable dealer network.
Learning from that other industry disrup]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/6000-miles-in-a-jaecoo-7-does-it-deserve-to-be-uks-bestseller/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/6000-miles-in-a-jaecoo-7-does-it-deserve-to-be-uks-bestseller/ It will be the first Astra hot hatch since the VXR bowed out in 2017 and the third Vauxhall to wear the new GSE badge after the Mokka and upcoming Corsa, with which it is tipped to share its 277bhp FWD powertrain - includin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hot-vauxhall-astra-to-return-as-280bhp-cupra-born-vz-rival/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hot-vauxhall-astra-to-return-as-280bhp-cupra-born-vz-rival/ A huge chunk of the money has been spent constructing a new three-storey assembly building for the i3, which sits at the heart of the 104-year-old site, a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/an-ai-brain-and-2000-robots-bmws-euro650m-munich-transformation/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/an-ai-brain-and-2000-robots-bmws-euro650m-munich-transformation/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/airwater-porsche-show-set-to-return-to-california-on-april-25th/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/airwater-porsche-show-set-to-return-to-california-on-april-25th/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/shocker-hyundai-ioniq-5-ev-defies-the-odds-as-sales-increase/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/shocker-hyundai-ioniq-5-ev-defies-the-odds-as-sales-increase/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/system-malfunction-causes-robotaxis-to-stall-in-the-middle-of-the-road-in-china/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/system-malfunction-causes-robotaxis-to-stall-in-the-middle-of-the-road-in-china/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/subaru-forester-wilderness-hybrid-aims-to-maximize-your-adventure/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/subaru-forester-wilderness-hybrid-aims-to-maximize-your-adventure/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundai-previews-first-body-on-frame-pickup-with-wild-boulder-concept/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundai-previews-first-body-on-frame-pickup-with-wild-boulder-concept/ Notably, the bluff 4x4 is based on a new body-on-frame platform that will underpin a new pick-up which is due within the next four years. This, Hyundai said, will major in off-roading, towing and load-lugging]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundai-boulder-hints-at-ford-bronco-jeep-wrangler-rival/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundai-boulder-hints-at-ford-bronco-jeep-wrangler-rival/ Notably, the bluff 4x4 is based on a new body-on-frame platform that will underpin a new pick-up that's due within the next four years. This, Hyundai said, will major in off-roading, towing and load-luggi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundai-boulder-hints-at-ford-bronco-and-jeep-wrangler-rival/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundai-boulder-hints-at-ford-bronco-and-jeep-wrangler-rival/ Contact between 1.2-litre petrol engine's GPF pipe and starter-generator belt can cause fire in mild hybridsStellantis has recalled 44,000 cars in the UK built between 2023 and 2026, due to a risk of fire. 
The recall – which affects 700,000 cars globally – concerns the 1.2-litre mild-hybrid powertrain used in a wide range of cars from Alfa Romeo, Citroën, DS, Fiat, Jeep, Lancia, Opel-Vauxhall an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/stellantis-recalls-44000-uk-cars-due-to-fire-risk/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/stellantis-recalls-44000-uk-cars-due-to-fire-risk/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/2027-subaru-getaway-revealed-a-three-row-electric-suv-with-420-hp-and-awd/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/2027-subaru-getaway-revealed-a-three-row-electric-suv-with-420-hp-and-awd/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/chrysler-pacifica-recalled-for-faulty-curtain-airbags/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/chrysler-pacifica-recalled-for-faulty-curtain-airbags/ Contact between 1.2-litre petrol engine's GPF pipe and starter-generator belt can cause fire in mild hybridsStellantis has recalled 700,000 cars built between mid-2023 and this year globally, due to a risk of fire.
The recall concerns the 1.2-litre mild-hybrid powertrain used in a wide range of cars from Alfa Romeo, Citroën, DS, Fiat, Jeep, Lancia, Opel-Vauxhall and Peugeot.
Recall notices published to the U]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/stellantis-recalls-700000-cars-globally-due-to-fire-risk/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/stellantis-recalls-700000-cars-globally-due-to-fire-risk/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-2027-kia-ev3-looks-to-deliver-scaled-down-electric-excellence/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-2027-kia-ev3-looks-to-deliver-scaled-down-electric-excellence/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/2027-seltos-revealed-kias-compact-crossover-gets-telluride-inspired-design/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/2027-seltos-revealed-kias-compact-crossover-gets-telluride-inspired-design/ That’s a full 10mpg more than the 50.4mpg official WLTP figure for the Dacia Sandero Stepway. Morris has just schooled me]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/beat-the-petrol-price-hike-i-gained-12mpg-with-these-simple-tips/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/beat-the-petrol-price-hike-i-gained-12mpg-with-these-simple-tips/ The start of this story is tricky to determine, though.
A patent for a cathode-ray tube (CRT) screen that could react to touches of a stylus was filed as early as 1946. But it wasn't until 1965 that a screen with capacitive properties, meaning]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/from-particle-accelerators-to-the-ipad-41-years-of-car-touchscreens/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/from-particle-accelerators-to-the-ipad-41-years-of-car-touchscreens/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-is-keeping-gas-engines-far-into-the-next-decade/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-is-keeping-gas-engines-far-into-the-next-decade/ It trades the 50’s dual-motor, four-wheel-drive powertrain for a single rear-mounted motor with outputs of 316bhp and 369lb ft, giving a 0-62mph time of 5.9sec.
Its battery has also been downsized, from 113.4kWh (usable) in the 50 to 82.6kWh. That redu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-entry-level-bmw-ix3-brings-5000-price-cut/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-entry-level-bmw-ix3-brings-5000-price-cut/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/2027-bmw-3-series-teased-with-quad-exhaust-but-dont-call-it-an-m3/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/2027-bmw-3-series-teased-with-quad-exhaust-but-dont-call-it-an-m3/ Plus, guilt about buying a Chinese vehicle and Prior reveals that he's buying a new car.
There's more too, including your correspondence, and detail of a special offer which gives you SIX issues of Autocar for just £6 if you click here.&nb]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/prior-buys-a-car-artura-software-a-bong/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/prior-buys-a-car-artura-software-a-bong/ I would like to address the topic of regenerative braking, or regen: the way that electrified and electric cars recover kinetic energy and save it for later reu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/is-one-pedal-driving-the-car-industrys-longest-april-fool/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/is-one-pedal-driving-the-car-industrys-longest-april-fool/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-volkswagen-atlas-gets-more-refined/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-volkswagen-atlas-gets-more-refined/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-restomod-g-wagen-boasts-v8-power-and-a-huge-starting-price/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-restomod-g-wagen-boasts-v8-power-and-a-huge-starting-price/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/kansas-passes-law-protecting-existing-racetracks-from-noise-complaints/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/kansas-passes-law-protecting-existing-racetracks-from-noise-complaints/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-legendary-race-car-builder-is-reproducing-one-of-its-most-iconic-models/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-legendary-race-car-builder-is-reproducing-one-of-its-most-iconic-models/ The Mercedes-Benz GLE SUV and GLE Coupé have been extensively updated with a fresh look, upgraded tech, a near-complete interior redesign and new powertrains – including a 577bhp AMG 53 range-topper.
Officially a late-life refresh for the seven-year-old pair, the updates are so extensive that those inside the company have likened it to a new generation.
Thi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-benz-gle-577bhp-amg-tops-updated-model-range/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-benz-gle-577bhp-amg-tops-updated-model-range/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/infiniti-uses-real-gold-to-paint-the-2027-qx65/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/infiniti-uses-real-gold-to-paint-the-2027-qx65/ The Mercedes-Benz GLS has been heavily refreshed, gaining a redesigned interior and an enhanced petrol straight six.
This is the second update for the third-generation SUV since it was launched in 2019. It arrives alongside the similarly updated GLE SUV and GLE Coupé.
Still available with either five or seven seats, the GLS has received a heavy interior redesign, whi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/fresh-face-and-new-cabin-in-big-refresh-for-mercedes-benz-gls/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/fresh-face-and-new-cabin-in-big-refresh-for-mercedes-benz-gls/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-mercedes-gls-has-cloud-based-suspension-2/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-mercedes-gls-has-cloud-based-suspension-2/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-mercedes-gls-has-cloud-based-suspension/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-mercedes-gls-has-cloud-based-suspension/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/2027-mercedes-benz-gle-revealed-new-amg-53-hybrid-makes-577-hp/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/2027-mercedes-benz-gle-revealed-new-amg-53-hybrid-makes-577-hp/ The first of the new Freelanders will be a chunky, three-row plug-in hybrid with familiar off-road design cues and advanced technology, for example a take on BMW’s full-widt]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/is-freelander-the-new-discovery-what-reborn-brand-means-for-jlr/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/is-freelander-the-new-discovery-what-reborn-brand-means-for-jlr/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-manual-jeep-gladiator-is-probably-coming-back-report/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-manual-jeep-gladiator-is-probably-coming-back-report/ Reborn motorsport outfit revives 1960s endurance racing hero with Chevy V8, manual 'box – and numberplatesReborn British race car manufacturer Lola has revived its storied T70 as a 500bhp road-going supercar. 
A reboot of the Mk3B T70, which scored a one-two in the 1969 Daytona 24 Hours, the T70S GT is powered by a naturally aspirated 6.2-litre Chevrolet V8, mated to a six-speed Hewland manual gearbox. 
Yet &ldquo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/legendary-lola-t70-reborn-as-500bhp-v8-supercar-for-the-road/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/legendary-lola-t70-reborn-as-500bhp-v8-supercar-for-the-road/ JLR partners with Chery to create a new premium 4x4 brand - and Europe sales are confirmedThe new Freelander brand has revealed its debut model in China as a rugged electrified 4x4, created in partnership between JLR and local giant Chery - and confirmed plans for a rapid-fire expansion into other global markets, including Europe.
The first model from the new marque – a sibling to Chery's exist]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-2026-freelander-revealed-as-rugged-electric-off-roader/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-2026-freelander-revealed-as-rugged-electric-off-roader/ I mean, if you were to separate every strand of wire in a cable, every element of every clip and connector, every individual battery cell, surely it would be more? I don't know the minutiae. And actually it doesn't matter, s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-weight-is-over-700-part-twingo-is-a-wake-up-call-for-ev-makers/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-weight-is-over-700-part-twingo-is-a-wake-up-call-for-ev-makers/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-ford-expedition-turns-30-and-gets-mustang-dark-horse-paint-/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-ford-expedition-turns-30-and-gets-mustang-dark-horse-paint-/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/cannot-get-by-without-gasoline-cars-toyota-highlights-reality-in-many-areas/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/cannot-get-by-without-gasoline-cars-toyota-highlights-reality-in-many-areas/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/used-dacia-sandero-2013-2020-review/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/used-dacia-sandero-2013-2020-review/ The “remastering” has been created as a homage to the 1970s original, but “refined” with a new carbon-fibre body, modern technologies and its 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol swapped out]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/encor-series-1-listen-to-reimagined-esprits-400bhp-v8-in-action/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/encor-series-1-listen-to-reimagined-esprits-400bhp-v8-in-action/ An uncamouflaged prototype was previously caught winter testing in Scandinavia, revealing that the design of the UrbanRebel concept has made it to production largely intact.
Its scowling triangular headlights remain, for instance, as does its swooping roofline]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-23k-cupra-raval-to-be-unveiled-on-9-april/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-23k-cupra-raval-to-be-unveiled-on-9-april/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-bmw-ix3-for-china-loses-the-pop-out-door-handles/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-bmw-ix3-for-china-loses-the-pop-out-door-handles/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/renault-twingo/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/renault-twingo/ What would you do differently? Very little, the marketing cynic might say. Simply focus on the now, target the customer whose wallet you want to get into and deliver something they want. Alternatively, come up with a distinct vision or uniquely appealing notion that they don't yet realise they]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-jaguar-meets-the-icons-electric-gt-vs-xj-and-e-type/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-jaguar-meets-the-icons-electric-gt-vs-xj-and-e-type/ What would you do differently? Very little, the marketing cynic might say. Simply focus on the now, target the customer whose wallet you want to get into and deliver something they want. Alternatively, come up with a distinct vision or uniquely appealing notion that they don't yet realise they]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/moves-like-jag-errr-yes-actually-new-gt-vs-xj-and-e-type-icons/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/moves-like-jag-errr-yes-actually-new-gt-vs-xj-and-e-type-icons/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-ferrari-308-gts-from-magnum-pi-could-be-yours/Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-ferrari-308-gts-from-magnum-pi-could-be-yours/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/you-still-have-a-chance-to-buy-a-ford-mustang-gtd/Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/you-still-have-a-chance-to-buy-a-ford-mustang-gtd/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-corvette-grand-sport-is-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-the-c8/Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-corvette-grand-sport-is-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-the-c8/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-is-how-you-drive-a-nitro-funny-car-at-330-mph/Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-is-how-you-drive-a-nitro-funny-car-at-330-mph/ The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) set up the free-to-enter scheme to assist motorists who were denied the chance to see better finance deals, and potentially paid more for their loan than they needed to.
In total, 12.1 million fina]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/car-buyers-in-line-for-829-in-mis-sold-finance-compensation/Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/car-buyers-in-line-for-829-in-mis-sold-finance-compensation/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundais-cryptic-teaser-says-something-big-is-coming/Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundais-cryptic-teaser-says-something-big-is-coming/ One such is Audi, which has announced an interesting "evolution" of the V6 TDI with MHEV Plus technology for its Q5 and A6.
Known internally as the EA897evo4, it produces 295bhp and 428lb ft of torque and Audi has thrown everything at it in terms of electrification, although it's not expected in the UK because]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-tech-secrets-of-audis-smartest-diesel-engine-yet/Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-tech-secrets-of-audis-smartest-diesel-engine-yet/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-300k-porsche-911-restomod-swaps-gas-engine-for-electric-motor/Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-300k-porsche-911-restomod-swaps-gas-engine-for-electric-motor/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/toyotas-new-mid-engine-sports-car-is-getting-lsquobetter-every-dayrsquo/Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/toyotas-new-mid-engine-sports-car-is-getting-lsquobetter-every-dayrsquo/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/kia-ev2/Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/kia-ev2/ We've driven a prototype previously but this is now a production-spec car-so production-ready, in fact, that they've already delivered around 200 of the 999 they're planning to build. Do let them know if you have £850k and would like one.
To recap, this is Aston's first sort-of-series-productio]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/monstrous-new-1064bhp-aston-martin-valhalla-rated/Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/monstrous-new-1064bhp-aston-martin-valhalla-rated/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-biggest-skoda-ever-is-packed-with-first-time-features/Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-biggest-skoda-ever-is-packed-with-first-time-features/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-mercedes-amg-black-series-filmed-looking-like-a-road-legal-race-car/Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-mercedes-amg-black-series-filmed-looking-like-a-road-legal-race-car/ Here’s another good example: the new Skoda Peaq - so call]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-peaq-driven-skodas-new-era-starts-with-a-three-row-winner/Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-peaq-driven-skodas-new-era-starts-with-a-three-row-winner/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bugattis-last-w16-hypercar-gets-a-touching-one-off-tribute/Sun, 29 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bugattis-last-w16-hypercar-gets-a-touching-one-off-tribute/ You never have to look very far in this country of ours to find examples of both good and bad parking, but would you be prepared to get a bit moralistic about it, I wonder, and be prepared to call them right or wrong?
I think perhaps it's time. Cars are getting bigger, yet parking bays don't seem to be. Car parks are getting busier, so you're less likely to find banks of empty bays.
It's more and more li]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/reverse-in-drive-out-its-time-to-get-parking-right-for-good/Sun, 29 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/reverse-in-drive-out-its-time-to-get-parking-right-for-good/ It's a dilemma with which many car owners are familiar. One solution is to obey that old motor trade saying: 'Buy at two years, sell at four.' The argument goes that by its second birthday a car has suffered its steepest depreciation.
It's now much cheaper than it was new but still feels fresh and has at least 12 months of its factory warranty to run. It's a smart buy. Tw]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/i-paid-1500-to-clean-my-2019-mini-it-was-worth-every-penny/Sun, 29 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/i-paid-1500-to-clean-my-2019-mini-it-was-worth-every-penny/ Upstarts such as Polestar are hoping to muscle in by taking the familiar recipe and making it ‘fusion’: get hold of a big, comfortable saloon with a plush interior and supercar power, just like mama used to make, but instead of fitting a straight six, a V8 or a V10, bolt a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/does-a-4000-upgrade-make-the-polestar-4-a-true-super-saloon/Sun, 29 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/does-a-4000-upgrade-make-the-polestar-4-a-true-super-saloon/ While we regaled each other with tales of life-affirming blasts down Cheddar Gorge, Snake Pass and the Wild Atlantic Way, it struck me that all of the things that make th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/stelvio-or-snaefell-isle-of-man-is-your-new-dream-driving-holiday/Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/stelvio-or-snaefell-isle-of-man-is-your-new-dream-driving-holiday/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-evs-could-be-part-of-answer-to-uks-fuel-reserve-worries/Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-evs-could-be-part-of-answer-to-uks-fuel-reserve-worries/ "I would have been 11 years old when my dad took me to watch the 1986 RAC Rally, one of the very last Group B events," he says.
"That was the ignition of my Peugeot 205 T16 obsession. To see Juha Kankkunen's car spit flames was completely mind-blowing."
That his Tolman Engineering business is now an ideal destination for stricken rally heroes is wonderfully full circ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/saving-group-b-meet-the-man-who-can-revive-your-205-t16/Sat, 28 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/saving-group-b-meet-the-man-who-can-revive-your-205-t16/ It's difficult to imagine the motor trade offering anything for less than its true value, but nevertheless we reckon we've mustered 25 used performance cars that cost less than you might have expected.
Of course, the risk with such an exercise is confusing]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/fun-for-all-wages-bag-a-bargain-sports-car-this-spring/Sat, 28 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/fun-for-all-wages-bag-a-bargain-sports-car-this-spring/ Speaking candidly on the Autocar podcast, Dickinson laid bare the chaotic early days of Singer Vehicle Design, revealing that the company’s massive global success was born out of sheer drive rather than impeccable planning. "The only]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-singer-built-an-empire-without-a-business-plan/Sat, 28 Mar 2026 01:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-singer-built-an-empire-without-a-business-plan/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/koenigsegg-gemera-production-has-finally-begun/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/koenigsegg-gemera-production-has-finally-begun/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/leapmotor-b10-hybrid-ev/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:27:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/leapmotor-b10-hybrid-ev/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-mustang-ecoboost-gets-retro-upgrade-package-with-bronze-wheels/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-mustang-ecoboost-gets-retro-upgrade-package-with-bronze-wheels/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lenos-law-emissions-bill-is-back-and-might-even-pass-this-time/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lenos-law-emissions-bill-is-back-and-might-even-pass-this-time/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundai-recalls-47000-palisade-suvs-for-seat-belt-issue/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundai-recalls-47000-palisade-suvs-for-seat-belt-issue/ You’d think that after more than 140 years of car making, the industry would by now know the formula for a winner.
But as we all know, the shopping whims of the public, the realities of developing products within a budget, the baggage of history, management hubris and more can produce cars that bomb.
At least the creation of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ Chrysler Delta came]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/chrysler-delta-how-fcas-misfit-bombed-in-the-uk/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/chrysler-delta-how-fcas-misfit-bombed-in-the-uk/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/acuras-rad-integra-tribute-race-car-still-has-its-original-engine/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/acuras-rad-integra-tribute-race-car-still-has-its-original-engine/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ram-celebrates-america-with-three-special-edition-trucks/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ram-celebrates-america-with-three-special-edition-trucks/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-cayenne-electric/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-cayenne-electric/ Despite that, the hefty SUV has a respectable 373-mile range. So how has Porsche achieved that?
The modules of the 113kWh battery were developed in-house and are made in the Porsche Smart Battery Shop at Horná Streda, Slovaki]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-porsches-1140bhp-suv-uses-100-fridges-worth-of-cooling/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-porsches-1140bhp-suv-uses-100-fridges-worth-of-cooling/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-corvette-e-ray-is-being-discontinued-thanks-to-the-grand-sport/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-corvette-e-ray-is-being-discontinued-thanks-to-the-grand-sport/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-bmw-m5-spotted-hiding-radical-facelift-during-track-test/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:59:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-bmw-m5-spotted-hiding-radical-facelift-during-track-test/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-toyota-celica-sport-could-have-awd-and-a-20-liter-turbo-engine/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-toyota-celica-sport-could-have-awd-and-a-20-liter-turbo-engine/ The company paid just under £9000 for it and spent a few grand giving it a few modifications to bring it more up-to-date inside – and now I’ve given it a few more. 
I wanted to give it a suspension refresh and stiffen the body witho]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-perfect-daily-driver-modifying-a-21-year-old-bmw-330ci/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-perfect-daily-driver-modifying-a-21-year-old-bmw-330ci/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/2027-infiniti-qx65-revealed-a-more-stylish-two-row-suv-option/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/2027-infiniti-qx65-revealed-a-more-stylish-two-row-suv-option/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/2027-infiniti-qx65-revealed-a-more-stylish-tow-row-suv-option/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/2027-infiniti-qx65-revealed-a-more-stylish-tow-row-suv-option/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/magnus-walker-outlaw-collection-outperforms-pre-auction-estimates/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/magnus-walker-outlaw-collection-outperforms-pre-auction-estimates/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-mustang-gtd-might-be-back-on-top-of-nrburgring-record-board/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-mustang-gtd-might-be-back-on-top-of-nrburgring-record-board/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/luft-toyko-showcases-porsche-love-in-a-stunning-setting/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/luft-toyko-showcases-porsche-love-in-a-stunning-setting/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/luft-tokyo-showcases-porsche-love-in-a-stunning-setting/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/luft-tokyo-showcases-porsche-love-in-a-stunning-setting/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/2027-corvette-stingray-will-get-the-new-67l-ls6-v8-engine/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/2027-corvette-stingray-will-get-the-new-67l-ls6-v8-engine/ New Chery-JLR SUV will be revealed in full on 31 March, but images of a crash-tested car have surfaced earlyThe first car to come from Chinese giant Chery's new Freelander brand has surfaced ahead of its unveiling on 31 March.
The Chinese company (which sells cars in the UK under its Chery, Jaecoo and Omoda brands) is reviving the Freelander name in collaboration with JLR for a new line of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/first-look-at-new-freelander-as-crash-test-pictures-leaked/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:44:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/first-look-at-new-freelander-as-crash-test-pictures-leaked/ The PV5, which the title also named the best small electric van and, in Passenger form, the best van-based MPV, is the first in a new line of commercial vehicles from Kia.
“The new Kia PV5 combines the payload capabilit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/kia-pv5-named-what-car-van-of-the-year/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/kia-pv5-named-what-car-van-of-the-year/ Yet bigger and denser battery options are helping make 300 miles between the rule rather than the exception these days, even on more affordable EVs.
It’s not just better batteries that are allowing EVs to go farther between top-ups. Higher]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-tyre-tech-boosting-ev-range/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-tyre-tech-boosting-ev-range/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/2027-chevrolet-corvette-grand-sport-revealed-next-gen-v8-makes-535-hp/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:42:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/2027-chevrolet-corvette-grand-sport-revealed-next-gen-v8-makes-535-hp/ Toyota GR marketing boss tells Autocar a bigger four-pot is being considered due to emissionsToyota is considering a 2.0-litre hybrid powertrain for its highly anticipated new Celica, which Autocar has been told could be named the Celica Sport.
The Japanese marque officially confirmed the Celica's return at the 2024 Rally Japan, when then-vice-president Yuki Nakajima told spectators “We’re making the Celica!”.
Speculati]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/toyota-celica-sport-to-get-hybrid-20-litre-turbo-and-4wd/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:14:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/toyota-celica-sport-to-get-hybrid-20-litre-turbo-and-4wd/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jeep-showcases-aftermarket-options-with-6-easter-jeep-safari-concepts/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jeep-showcases-aftermarket-options-with-6-easter-jeep-safari-concepts/ The reimagined German brand will “present itself directly to the public for the first time” at the show, opening on 15 May. 
As recently reported by Autocar, the first new Alpinas since the brand transferred out of the hands of its founding fam]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/first-new-era-bmw-alpina-models-to-be-revealed-on-15-may/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:17:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/first-new-era-bmw-alpina-models-to-be-revealed-on-15-may/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/baby-mercedes-g-class-spied-and-it-looks-exactly-like-you-imagined/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/baby-mercedes-g-class-spied-and-it-looks-exactly-like-you-imagined/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jeep-recalls-over-11000-wagoneer-s-models-for-rear-liftgate-issue/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jeep-recalls-over-11000-wagoneer-s-models-for-rear-liftgate-issue/ But exactly a decade on from our effusive first review ("looks like a Jaguar, feels like a Jaguar and, most crucial of all, drives like a Jaguar"), we can look back on this one-time pariah as a truly impressive and deser]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/goes-like-a-porsche-hauls-like-a-skoda-jaguar-f-pace-buying-guide/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/goes-like-a-porsche-hauls-like-a-skoda-jaguar-f-pace-buying-guide/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-lotus-emira-scura-goes-goth/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-lotus-emira-scura-goes-goth/ The UK-based company was set up to design and develop both conventional combustion engines and hybrid powertrains for sale to anyone who wants them, in any application a customer chooses.
Most of its small-engined powertrains so far h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-13-litre-engine-saving-the-internal-combustion-race-car/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-13-litre-engine-saving-the-internal-combustion-race-car/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-admits-defeat-and-pulls-skoda-from-china/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-admits-defeat-and-pulls-skoda-from-china/ Aptly called the Transit City, it is the first new name on a Ford Commercial vehicle since the Custom was introduced in 2012. 
It will sit on a dedicated EV platform from Chinese car maker, and Ford joint-venture partner, Jiangling Motors Corporation (JMC) and be built at that maker’s plant]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-expands-ev-line-up-with-sub-30k-transit-city/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ford-expands-ev-line-up-with-sub-30k-transit-city/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-explains-where-the-v12-survives-and-where-its-dead/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:36:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-explains-where-the-v12-survives-and-where-its-dead/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmw-m3-touring/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmw-m3-touring/ But there's no questioning his effectiveness. Amid a sea of industry red ink from 2025 financial results, BMW sailed serenely into headwinds such as falling Chinese sales, US tariffs and wild sw]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-zipse-flew-under-the-radar-while-future-proofing-bmw/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-zipse-flew-under-the-radar-while-future-proofing-bmw/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/cupra-ceo-market-needs-to-stabilize-before-entering-us/Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/cupra-ceo-market-needs-to-stabilize-before-entering-us/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/a-classic-land-rover-name-is-making-a-comeback-soon/Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/a-classic-land-rover-name-is-making-a-comeback-soon/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-aston-martin-vanquish-celebrates-25-years-of-beautiful-speed/Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-aston-martin-vanquish-celebrates-25-years-of-beautiful-speed/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-benzs-new-minivan-will-get-the-maybach-treatmentnbsp/Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-benzs-new-minivan-will-get-the-maybach-treatmentnbsp/ It's a field revelling in and promoting masculinity and misogyny and is often far-right and incel-adjacent. If you're not aware of, for want of a better word, the movement, you might have heard of its best-known character, Andrew Tate - although lesser manospheric influencers are also available, which must annoy them immensely, not being the alpha in an area where that's the predom]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/are-toxic-internet-influencers-ruining-the-supercar/Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/are-toxic-internet-influencers-ruining-the-supercar/ Z electric supercar from China will challenge the likes of the Porsche 911 and Mercedes-AMG GTDenza has released the first image of its new flagship sports car ahead of its unveiling at this summer's Goodwood Festival of Speed. 
Part of a tie-up with long-time James Bond actor Daniel Craig, it shows the production-ready coupé largely remains faithful to the Z concept from last ye]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/denza-previews-production-ready-1000bhp-porsche-911-rival/Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:16:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/denza-previews-production-ready-1000bhp-porsche-911-rival/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/subarus-next-ev-will-be-a-powerful-suv/Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/subarus-next-ev-will-be-a-powerful-suv/ Ever since selling my Porsche 944 four years ago, I've had a hankering to own an old car again. Something simple, light, moderately interesting and, above all, fun. The E30 ticked the boxes of being a relatively compact car (it's narrower than a current Mini Cooper C) with]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/modern-mini-size-straight-six-soul-life-with-an-e30-bmw-325i/Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/modern-mini-size-straight-six-soul-life-with-an-e30-bmw-325i/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/honda-and-sony-are-killing-their-two-electric-cars/Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/honda-and-sony-are-killing-their-two-electric-cars/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/honda-and-sony-are-killing-their-two-afeela-electric-cars/Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/honda-and-sony-are-killing-their-two-afeela-electric-cars/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-spied-pushing-electric-cayman-to-the-limit-video/Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:36:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/porsche-spied-pushing-electric-cayman-to-the-limit-video/ Named the EX30 Cargo, it has been designed for business use and is available exclusively through Volvo UK’s fleet sales channels, rather than at dealers. 
It loses the regular EX30’s rear seats in favour of a flat-floored cargo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volvo-ex30-cargo-revealed-as-423bhp-van/Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volvo-ex30-cargo-revealed-as-423bhp-van/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/even-volkswagens-boss-dislikes-touch-sliders/Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/even-volkswagens-boss-dislikes-touch-sliders/ In the latest episode of the Autocar podcast, My Week In Cars, your hosts Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talk MOT season and a trip to Goodwood.
Plus, BMW’s all new i3 electric executive saloon, used Teslas and more, including your correspondence.We’d love it if you’d review the pod too, and subscribe so you never miss an episode.
Subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts or via]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mot-season-the-new-bmw-i3-snd-goodwood/Wed, 25 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mot-season-the-new-bmw-i3-snd-goodwood/ Lamborghini accounted for just 0.65% of sales in the broader Audi Group (which includes Audi, Bentley and motorbike brand Ducati) in 2025, at 1]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bullish-lamborghini-continues-to-shine-but-clouds-gather/Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bullish-lamborghini-continues-to-shine-but-clouds-gather/ Regardless of whether you opt for a hybrid, plug-in hybrid or EV, hatchback or Sports Tourer estate, it’s the same price, starting at £29,995. (Cheaper petrols are coming later this year, though.)
The hybrid matches Stellantis’s ubiqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-vauxhall-astra-driven-30k-hatch-is-now-a-true-golf-rival/Wed, 25 Mar 2026 01:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-vauxhall-astra-driven-30k-hatch-is-now-a-true-golf-rival/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/chevrolet-may-ditch-one-of-its-most-hated-transmissions-report/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/chevrolet-may-ditch-one-of-its-most-hated-transmissions-report/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mazdas-most-popular-suv-could-get-a-rugged-upgrade-report/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mazdas-most-popular-suv-could-get-a-rugged-upgrade-report/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-dodge-durango-rt-now-comes-standard-with-the-392-hemi-v8/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-dodge-durango-rt-now-comes-standard-with-the-392-hemi-v8/ "Londoners drive abreast, packed nose to tail and side to side, and they have gradually evolved a complicated code of their own, as different from the Highway Code as contract bridge conventions are from the simple rules of auction.
"The selection of traffic lane, the right of way, all seems to be governed by bids, leads and responses. It is only by this queer but on the whole practical code that London traffic avoi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/chaos-hand-signals-and-the-code-driving-in-1950s-london/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/chaos-hand-signals-and-the-code-driving-in-1950s-london/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-renault-twingo-van-revealed-with-double-the-load-space/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-renault-twingo-van-revealed-with-double-the-load-space/ MG confirms first semi-solid-state EV battery for 2026 and improved hybrids coming soon afterNext-generation MG hybrids will feature innovative new technologies including electric turbochargers and a motor claimed to eliminate nearly all engine vibration.
It’s possible that the new Hybrid+ system - which is being developed at the Chinese brand’s recently opened Frankfurt engineering centre - could initi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-mg-hybrids-to-get-e-turbos-and-noise-cancelling-motors/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:56:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-mg-hybrids-to-get-e-turbos-and-noise-cancelling-motors/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lamborghinis-next-model-wont-be-another-suv/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:17:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lamborghinis-next-model-wont-be-another-suv/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-maybach-s-class-keeps-the-v12-engine-but-not-everywhere/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-new-maybach-s-class-keeps-the-v12-engine-but-not-everywhere/ It will be available with a choice of inline six, V8 or V12 petrol engines, though the V12 will be exclusive to “select countries” but the UK is understood not to be one of them.
Key changes include an enlarged, vertically slatted grille, in which the ‘Maybach’ wordma]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-2026-maybach-s-class-revealed-stuttgarts-spur-rival-returns/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-2026-maybach-s-class-revealed-stuttgarts-spur-rival-returns/ Mercedes will attach the Maybach name to a van for the first time with a new range-topper based on the incoming VLS 
The new luxury MPV was officially confirmed by Mercedes-Benz Group CEO Ola Källenius during the presentation of the updated Maybach S-Class in Beijing today.
UK sales are planned, although launch timing remains unconfirmed.
The Maybach VLS will be based on the same VAN.EA plat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-maybach-vls-to-crown-new-luxury-van-line-up/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-maybach-vls-to-crown-new-luxury-van-line-up/ Welcome to Movers and Shakers, an Autocar Business feature covering the latest job moves from across the automotive industry.
This page is updated regularly with all the biggest transfers, promotions and departures in the sector, covering everything you need to know.
Name: Balaje Rajan
Company: JLR
Role: Group chief strategy officerJLR has appointed Balaje Rajan as its new group chief]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jlr-appoints-tata-executive-as-new-strategy-chief/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jlr-appoints-tata-executive-as-new-strategy-chief/ It will be the first of a new range of models to wear revived Freelander badge; global sales on the cardsChery has confirmed that the first model for its new Freelander brand will be revealed next Tuesday (31 March).
The Chinese company (which sells cars in the UK under its Chery, Jaecoo and Omoda brands) is reviving the Freelander name in collaboration with JLR for a new line of electrified crossovers.
It will u]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/freelander-reborn-jlr-chery-tie-up-to-reveal-new-suv-next-week/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:42:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/freelander-reborn-jlr-chery-tie-up-to-reveal-new-suv-next-week/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mazda-promises-to-keep-the-next-miata-under-2200-pounds/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:17:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mazda-promises-to-keep-the-next-miata-under-2200-pounds/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ds-no4-e-tense/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ds-no4-e-tense/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-amg-teases-the-most-extreme-black-series-ever/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-amg-teases-the-most-extreme-black-series-ever/ New road car developed in parallel with car maker’s latest GT3 racerMercedes-AMG has officially confirmed the return of the GT Black Series as part of a joint development programme with its latest generation GT3 race car, both derived from the earlier Concept AMG GT Track Sport.
AMG describes the new road-going model as its most extreme Black Series yet, placing it above the GT 63 Pro – itself conceived as t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-amg-gt-black-series-returns-as-most-extreme-model-yet/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-amg-gt-black-series-returns-as-most-extreme-model-yet/ It marks a significant expansion of Goodwood's bespoke programme, now named the Coachbuild Collection.
Customers with a “special affinity” for the British marque will be invited to one of its global ‘private offices’ – effectively rooms designed for car specificat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/next-coachbuilt-rolls-royce-to-be-an-ev/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 01:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/next-coachbuilt-rolls-royce-to-be-an-ev/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/a-manual-corvette-c8-isnt-happening-we-dont-have-any-plans/Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/a-manual-corvette-c8-isnt-happening-we-dont-have-any-plans/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/a-manual-c8-corvette-isnt-happening-we-dont-have-any-plans/Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/a-manual-c8-corvette-isnt-happening-we-dont-have-any-plans/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audis-f1-boss-is-already-leaving-for-a-rival-team-report/Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audis-f1-boss-is-already-leaving-for-a-rival-team-report/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/an-iconic-bmw-tuner-is-shutting-down-after-40-years/Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/an-iconic-bmw-tuner-is-shutting-down-after-40-years/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/toyota-is-making-new-dashboards-for-a-30-year-old-sports-car/Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/toyota-is-making-new-dashboards-for-a-30-year-old-sports-car/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-benz-glc-electric/Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mercedes-benz-glc-electric/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/2027-nissan-z-debuts-in-the-us-with-updates-inside-and-out/Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/2027-nissan-z-debuts-in-the-us-with-updates-inside-and-out/ This prototype wasn't the first diesel to contest the famous 24-hour race but did become the first to win it outright, in 2006 and repeated the trick in the following two years.
This was an excellent marketing tool for Audi in an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audi-r8-v12-tdi-the-738lb-ft-diesel-monster-they-couldnt-build/Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/audi-r8-v12-tdi-the-738lb-ft-diesel-monster-they-couldnt-build/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/toyota-gives-the-new-fj-cruiser-a-retro-makeover-you-cant-buy/Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:32:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/toyota-gives-the-new-fj-cruiser-a-retro-makeover-you-cant-buy/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/subarus-new-sports-vehicle-planning-office-teases-lifted-brz/Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:53:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/subarus-new-sports-vehicle-planning-office-teases-lifted-brz/ Its proportions might even resemble the brilliantly packaged original of 1996. Back then, in a university essay, I predicted it would be a revolutionary car. Shows what I knew. Instead, the A-Class evolved into an ordinary hatchback, with people talking about the Mk1 a bit like they do the Audi A2: ahead of its ti]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/reborn-a-class-will-be-nothing-like-wacky-original-except-in-one-crucial-way/Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/reborn-a-class-will-be-nothing-like-wacky-original-except-in-one-crucial-way/ The German car maker had originally planned to scrap the current model in 2025 as it streamlined its ICE range and put greater focus on more luxurious, higher-margin models.
But slower than expected demand for electric models prompted the compan]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-2028-mercedes-a-class-to-rival-audi-a2-with-ice-and-ev/Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-2028-mercedes-a-class-to-rival-audi-a2-with-ice-and-ev/ This has always been the heart of the market, with cars like the Ford Focus and Volkswagen Golf catering for family buyers for years. But then came the family friendly SUV, pioneered by the likes of the Nissan Qashqai, and now it's fa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/european-car-makers-facing-black-hole-in-electrifying-family-suvs/Mon, 23 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/european-car-makers-facing-black-hole-in-electrifying-family-suvs/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-reveals-more-details-about-its-new-small-suv/Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/volkswagen-reveals-more-details-about-its-new-small-suv/ I've written one every week since 19 February 1992 - 34 years ago last month. And unless the editor says something different, I'm planning to keep them going a while longer. Three decades ago, writing My Week In Cars became a habit and a delight.
Think about it: being allowed to bang on about yourself in a magazine as gr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/cropley-my-weekly-column-is-34-its-still-the-highlight-of-my-week/Sun, 22 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/cropley-my-weekly-column-is-34-its-still-the-highlight-of-my-week/ You would be forgiven for not knowing about this hidden gem of the British car industry; while headlines go to Nissan, Toyota, JLR and Mini for volume car production on UK soil, this 85-acre facility built more than 400,000 powertrains last year alone -ta]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/inside-hams-hall-the-uk-factory-building-bmw-v8s/Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/inside-hams-hall-the-uk-factory-building-bmw-v8s/ This mattered because tiny Manthey's ability to turn a showroom-spec GT-division 911 into something even more special had always quietly frustrated Porsche, and especially division leade]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/manthey-gt3-rs-driven-the-100k-option-that-makes-the-porsche-911-a-hypercar/Sun, 22 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/manthey-gt3-rs-driven-the-100k-option-that-makes-the-porsche-911-a-hypercar/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-c8-corvette-grand-sport-makes-a-surprise-debut-in-sebring/Sat, 21 Mar 2026 18:26:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-c8-corvette-grand-sport-makes-a-surprise-debut-in-sebring/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-c8-corvette-grand-sport-makes-a-surprise-debut/Sat, 21 Mar 2026 18:26:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/new-c8-corvette-grand-sport-makes-a-surprise-debut/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-stunning-single-seat-dallara-could-be-yours/Sat, 21 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-stunning-single-seat-dallara-could-be-yours/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/subaru-e-outback/Sat, 21 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/subaru-e-outback/ No dice. If we're to really find out what makes Dacia's design boss tick and dig deep into his vision for the brand, we need to aim]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/essential-is-cool-the-mountains-and-military-vehicles-shaping-dacia/Sat, 21 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/essential-is-cool-the-mountains-and-military-vehicles-shaping-dacia/ "The warrant authorises a certificated bailiff to seize and sell goods belonging to you to the value of the outstanding amount plus the cost of executing the warrant."
What is the heinous crime that prompts a letter including such threats? Not spotting a road sign on a dark, wet winter's night. It hasn't been a good d]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/its-not-fine-actually-why-should-drivers-pay-for-bad-road-design/Sat, 21 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/its-not-fine-actually-why-should-drivers-pay-for-bad-road-design/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-uk-shop-is-building-your-dream-audi-quattro-with-v8-power/Fri, 20 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-uk-shop-is-building-your-dream-audi-quattro-with-v8-power/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-is-alfa-romeos-porsche-boxster-rival-that-never-happened/Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-is-alfa-romeos-porsche-boxster-rival-that-never-happened/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaguars-design-boss-is-officially-leaving-the-company/Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:41:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaguars-design-boss-is-officially-leaving-the-company/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundais-new-pickup-could-use-the-chevy-colorado-platform-report/Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundais-new-pickup-could-use-the-chevy-colorado-platform-report/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/toyota-might-build-a-raptor-rival-called-the-hammer-report/Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/toyota-might-build-a-raptor-rival-called-the-hammer-report/ "I came here from South Africa in 2007 with £312.98 to my name. I've always remembered the pennies!" says Manni Azizi, a retired entrepreneur.
"I couldn't afford a car so I rode a bicycle." Today, 18 years later, he has considerably more than £300 to his name at least enough to afford his rather fine, £225,000 Aston Martin Vanquish V12.
"It is my first Aston," he says. "I had a couple of Bentl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/i-arrived-in-the-uk-with-a-bike-now-i-own-a-225k-aston/Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/i-arrived-in-the-uk-with-a-bike-now-i-own-a-225k-aston/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/general-motors-has-recalled-80000-cars-in-2026/Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/general-motors-has-recalled-80000-cars-in-2026/ JLR confirms that the Defender and Range Rover designer is leaving the company after 22 yearsJLR creative chief Gerry McGovern will officially leave the company at the end of March, Autocar can reveal.
In December, Autocar broke the news that he was asked to step down after more than two decades working on the Jaguar and Land Rover brands.
Today (Friday), employees were told McGovern wa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/official-gerry-mcgovern-leaves-jlr-to-start-consultancy/Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:59:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/official-gerry-mcgovern-leaves-jlr-to-start-consultancy/ Over the past three weeks, prices of petrol have shot up 10p per litre and diesel 20ppl, according to research by the RAC.
This means the cost of filling up the average 55-litre family car – such as a Volkswagen Golf – now costs around &poun]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/fuel-prices-are-up-19-in-two-weeks-what-will-bring-them-down/Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/fuel-prices-are-up-19-in-two-weeks-what-will-bring-them-down/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/a-mercedes-g63-convertible-is-finally-happening-report/Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/a-mercedes-g63-convertible-is-finally-happening-report/ Having the car’s alignment assessed and, if necessary, adjusted is always worthwhile.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-to-diagnose-wheel-alignment-issues-before-its-too-late/Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:13:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/how-to-diagnose-wheel-alignment-issues-before-its-too-late/ Which is good news for today's used buyer, because it means there are plenty of them on offer in the classifieds.
Sift through them diligently - there can be reliability issues with some, as we will explain - and you can bag yourself a pra]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundai-tucson-mk3-the-ultimate-sub-5000-family-workhorse/Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hyundai-tucson-mk3-the-ultimate-sub-5000-family-workhorse/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/a-first-for-audi-new-model-is-coming-to-america-before-global-rollout/Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/a-first-for-audi-new-model-is-coming-to-america-before-global-rollout/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaguar-killed-four-next-generation-cars-for-dramatic-ev-pivot/Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaguar-killed-four-next-generation-cars-for-dramatic-ev-pivot/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaguar-had-four-new-cars-in-development-before-the-type-00-ev-killed-them/Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/jaguar-had-four-new-cars-in-development-before-the-type-00-ev-killed-them/ The Z9 GT is the flagship model from Denza - BYD’s premium sub-brand - and arrives in Europe later this year. It is, undeniably, Porsche-adjacent.
Previously, this estate might have been considered a direct rival to the Panamera Sport Turismo and Taycan Sport Turismo. However, P]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/denza-z9-gt-we-drive-the-858bhp-chinese-porsche-panamera/Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/denza-z9-gt-we-drive-the-858bhp-chinese-porsche-panamera/ It is the brainchild of Mac Zaglewski, a sculptor and classic car restorer. The first example of Audacious's Quattro is a commission that is being produced with steel and aluminium coachwork, but a wider production run with carbonfibre bodywork is on th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/legendary-audi-quattro-reimagined-with-blown-v8-manual-box/Fri, 20 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/legendary-audi-quattro-reimagined-with-blown-v8-manual-box/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-subaru-wrx-is-dying-in-japan-but-theres-good-news-for-america/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 22:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-subaru-wrx-is-dying-in-japan-but-theres-good-news-for-america/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-is-the-slowest-bugatti-you-can-buy-depending-on-whos-riding-it/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/this-is-the-slowest-bugatti-you-can-buy-depending-on-whos-riding-it/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lets-hope-the-bmw-i3-touring-looks-this-good/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lets-hope-the-bmw-i3-touring-looks-this-good/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/rolls-royce-scraps-ev-only-plan-promises-to-keep-the-v12-alive/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/rolls-royce-scraps-ev-only-plan-promises-to-keep-the-v12-alive/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hero-mustang-gtd-owner-has-his-car-delivered-to-a-porsche-dealer/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/hero-mustang-gtd-owner-has-his-car-delivered-to-a-porsche-dealer/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-bmw-i3-almost-got-the-ix3s-vertical-kidney-grille/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:08:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-bmw-i3-almost-got-the-ix3s-vertical-kidney-grille/ The SUV siblings are now available from stock only, with no immediate replacement for either on the cards.
A spokesperson for Seat and Cupra said the move “reflects local market decisions and ensures alignment with Seat’s evolving range&rdquo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/seat-and-cupra-ateca-pulled-from-uk-after-decade-on-sale/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/seat-and-cupra-ateca-pulled-from-uk-after-decade-on-sale/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-mercedes-amg-cle-63-is-coming-with-646-horsepower-report/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:16:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/the-mercedes-amg-cle-63-is-coming-with-646-horsepower-report/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ferrari-boss-touch-buttons-cost-half-as-much-as-physical-controls/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/ferrari-boss-touch-buttons-cost-half-as-much-as-physical-controls/ 'Giga Panda' and coupé sibling plus Lancia Gamma and Citroën concept to be displayed at biennial showStellantis will unveil several new models at the Paris motor show this October, including two new Fiat models, Lancia’s second car since its rebrand and a new Citroën concept.
The Fiats are expected to be the production versions of the Giga Panda and Fastback concepts that were fir]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/fiat-to-reveal-new-giga-panda-at-paris-motor-show/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:19:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/fiat-to-reveal-new-giga-panda-at-paris-motor-show/ Urus Performante and Temerario Spider on cards as brand gears up for Goodwood and Pebble Beach revealsLamborghini will unveil four new models this year as it seeks to broaden the appeal – and profitability - of its recently completed core line-up.
Winkelmann said the firm will unwrap a series of new “derivative” models at regular intervals before 2026 - beginning in May with a dedicated event in Im]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lamborghini-confirms-four-new-cars-for-2026/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lamborghini-confirms-four-new-cars-for-2026/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lamborghini-is-launching-two-new-cars-in-2026-an-ev-will-follow/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 08:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lamborghini-is-launching-two-new-cars-in-2026-an-ev-will-follow/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lamborghini-is-launching-several-new-cars-in-2026-an-ev-will-follow/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 08:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/lamborghini-is-launching-several-new-cars-in-2026-an-ev-will-follow/ Following his recent decision to delay Lamborghini’s EV p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/electric-lamborghini-still-planned-despite-lanzador-going-phev/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/electric-lamborghini-still-planned-despite-lanzador-going-phev/ This is the Denza B5. It is one of three models from BYD's new SUV sub-brand, Fangchengbao, but it will be badged as a Denza in the UK. It is positioned as a sibling to the premium brand's Z9 GT shooting]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/denza-b5-we-drive-the-677bhp-chinese-defender/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/denza-b5-we-drive-the-677bhp-chinese-defender/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/we-dont-tell-the-car-what-it-should-do-my-ride-in-a-self-driving-taxi/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 06:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/we-dont-tell-the-car-what-it-should-do-my-ride-in-a-self-driving-taxi/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/toyota-c-hr-review-2/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 01:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/toyota-c-hr-review-2/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mg-s9-review/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 01:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/mg-s9-review/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/is-koenigsegg-going-public-investment-bankers-seem-to-think-so/Wed, 18 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/is-koenigsegg-going-public-investment-bankers-seem-to-think-so/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bentleys-new-suv-might-already-have-a-name/Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bentleys-new-suv-might-already-have-a-name/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmw-wont-rule-out-an-electric-sports-car/Wed, 18 Mar 2026 19:08:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/cars/bmw-wont-rule-out-an-electric-sports-car/ The i4 has been on sale since 2021 and was, alongside the iX, among the first volume EVs launched by the German brand. 
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