Cameras caught 98% of speeding offences in 2023 A total of 2,324,542 speed-limit breaches were recorded in England and Wales last year The number of speeding offences recorded by police forces across England and Wales last year hit an all-time high, according to new data released by the Home Office. A
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Dacia Duster Soul of Dakar hints at new range of special editions
Duster Soul of Dakar borrows its distinctive livery from the Dacia Sandrider Firm’s CEO is considering a more direct link between the brand’s rally raid car and its road-going models Dacia has revealed a special version of its Duster SUV inspired by the famed Dakar Rally. Named the Duster Soul of
The tech secrets behind McLaren's new 915bhp V8
Woking-based brand's new V8 takes on a familiar engineering catch-22 McLaren’s new 3988cc, twin-turbo, MHP-8 V8 powering the W1 supercar is the most power-dense combustion engine the company has yet produced, at 230bhp per litre, and also the highest revving at 9200rpm. The V8 is once more manufactured in Worthing by Ricardo,
Why a plug-in hybrid is rarely the best car for the job
Buying an EV makes more sense than a plug-in hybrid, argues Verpraet So then, the new Volkswagen Passat eHybrid is a really good plug-in hybrid. It will do 73 miles on electric power at 3.6mpkWh, then carry on using its petrol engine while still doing over 50mpg a lot of the
Polestar 3 gains single-motor version with 438-mile range
UK deliveries are set to begin in May New entry-level version of premium electric SUV, priced from £69,900, is also the longest-legged The Polestar 3 has gained a single-motor variant with a range of 438 miles between charges. Its rear-mounted drive unit puts out 295bhp and 361lb ft of torque, enabling the
When did cars outgrow that 'vintage' shape?
1950s cars stood out with 'pontoon'-shaped silhouettes but when did these obscure designs die out Every time a properly ‘vintage’ car appears in these pages, a colleague remarks: “The problem with old cars is they all look exactly the same.” Even as Autocar’s biggest history nerd, I find this difficult to totally
Electric car makers blasted in battery material mining report
170,000 tonnes of cobalt are mined in the DRC each year Report criticises EV makers for how they manage supply chain risks The world’s largest electric car manufacturers are neglecting human rights by not addressing supply chain risk, according to Amnesty International. The not-for-profit organisation’s findings, published as part of a