New luxo-crossover is only EV-only car on STLA Medium platform, but DS is open to adding hybrid power if needed DS’s new electric-only flagship, the No8 coupé-SUV, could be in line for a hybrid powertrain option if the market demand is there. The No8 is the only car based on Stellantis’s new

French brand's segment-bending flagship goes after Audi and BMW with plush cabin and 466-mile range The DS No8, then, is what this brand was always supposed to be. With its not-so-distant past as essentially a vendor of posh Citroëns swept under the rug, Stellantis’s boutique French brand is pitching its bespoke new

Habib shares the secrets of Kia's design success with Autocar editor Mark Tisshaw Karim Habib has overseen a dramatic restyle of not just Kia's range of cars but also the company's branding and logo. Kia has achieved double digit growth over the past five years in all major markets, and to date

Compare with Saturday night, Sunday morning at Le Mans is a different world Common logic holds that the Le Mans 24 Hours is at its most magical at night. And sure, it’s incredible watching hypercars blast past in the dark at close to 200mph – but the rest of it can

After 11k miles, has our five-star car also become a long-term legend? Of the handful of five-star road test verdicts awarded by Autocar in recent years, none surprised me as much as that for the latest Skoda Superb Estate. The thing is, I’m not really sure why. Of course, our testers evaluate

French brand relaunches performance moniker at 24 Hours of Le Mans Peugeot’s revered GTi badge has returned to appear on its first electric performance car, a hot hatch based on the e-208 that is aimed squarely at compatriot Alpine’s A290. Its launch at last week’s 24 Hours of Le Mans marks the

Fiat CEO Olivier François said battery-swapping tech will be offered to customers if trial is successful Stellantis is trialling battery-swapping technology with the Fiat 500e in a bid to offer full EV recharging in just five minutes. If the trial is successful, this could eliminate one of the biggest barriers to EV ownership: charging time. Currently taking