Alpina reveals hardcore B3 GT and B4 GT ahead of BMW takeover
Fastest variants of Buchloe BMWs get more performance, chassis tweaks and subtly reworked styling
2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6: The winner that could have been
In addition to the Tesla Model Y that recently won our EV comparison test, the Ioniq 6 is worth considering as not just a good EV, but good to use, too.
EV Comparison Test: The best electric SUV for the average price of a new car in 2024
We pit a number of EVs against each other that all cost around the price of an average new car to see which one is best.
1,000 workers at one car factory in China were told to either quit or sit around on minimum wage until the market picks up again: Nikkei
China's auto sector is struggling with overproduction, impacting domestic and international markets.
Elon Musk, who famously vowed to 'own no house,' reportedly considered buying a tiny home that can cost around $400,000
The billionaire vowed to "own no house" in 2020, but Business Insider also found he bought an Austin house in 2022.
Best-selling cars in the UK of 2024 so far
The Ford Puma held on to the top spot in 2023. Will it be number one this year?
The RACER Mailbag, June 5
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2024 Honda Ridgeline Is Truck Enough
Even without body-on-frame construction, Honda’s pickup does everything most people need. The latest Ridgeline family addition is the rugged Trailsport trim.
Tesla's ex-AI chief says it makes perfect sense for Elon Musk to divert Nvidia chips from Tesla to X
"The practicalities of building a supercomputer are insane once you get down to it," said Tim Zaman, Tesla's former head of AI infrastructure.
Ranked: The best power-to-weight ratio cars
Using lightweight components, you can achieve some exhilarating acceleration without having stacks of power. The W204 C63 AMG fed 451bhp and 443lb ft from its 6.3-litre V8 to the rear wheels, trumping its E90 M3 competitor by 37bhp and 148lb ft. Put your foot to the floor and the C63 would quickly climb through all seven gears of the automatic gearbox, eventually reaching a limited 155mph top speed. What was essentially a sportier version of the DB9, the DBS shared the same V12 but had bigger inlet ports and a higher compression ratio raising the power from 450bhp to 510bhp.
Strange, obscure & often forgotten badge-engineered cars
Such as this Fiat Fullback, sister to the Mitsubishi Triton/L200, and built in Thailand. Acadian was a General Motors brand which, from 1962 to 1971, marketed very slightly adjusted Chevrolets on the Canadian market and sold by Pontiac-Buick dealers. During the lifetime of the later car, Beaumont became a brand in its own right (GM always did like another brand), and only the Chevy II-based model remained known as an Acadian.
Renault Rafale
Renault goes after Audi and BMW with a genuinely interesting new coupé-crossover
Weird, wonderful and generally excellent used cars
Weird, wonderful and generally excellent used cars Autocar's guide to the weird, wonderful and practical world of secondhand cars
The safest cars on sale today
Like the previous model, the 2022 NX boasts a five-star NCAP safety rating with a 91% adult occupant rating and an 87% child rating. The third-generation ‘Lexus Safety System+’ is fitted across all of the NX’s trim levels - it alerts the driver of any pedestrians ahead and includes adaptive cruise control which blocks the car from undertaking traffic, it will also use an array of cameras and radars to spot crossing traffic at junctions, helping prevent nasty accidents. From 2002 onwards, the C-Class has been receiving a five-star NCAP safety rating and from 2022 onwards, cars feature an Active Bonnet that cushions pedestrians if they are knocked down.
My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 91)
This week Steve and Matt talk about McLarens, a government consultation on classics and more
Racing Legend Parnelli Jones Dies at 90
The 1963 Indianapolis 500 winner, 1970 Trans-Am champion, and two-time Baja 1000 winner passed away on Tuesday.
View Photos of the Alfaholics Giulia Super R 270
View Photos of the Alfaholics Giulia Super R 270
Racing Great, Indy 500 Winner Parnelli Jones Dies at 90
Racing great was successful on everything from the dirt tracks of 1950s Southern California to Indianapolis.
Rufus Parnell "Parnelli" Jones, Indy 500 Champion, Dies at 90
In memory of Parnelli Jones, who could and did race anything on wheels, on- or off-road.
Parnelli Jones, 1933-2024
One of the toughest, fastest, most determined and versatile drivers to ever grace motorsport has left us, aged 90. Rufus Parnell Jones, born in Texarkana, Ark., in 1933, died of natural causes on June 4, in Torrance, Calif., the city where he had ...