This week in Autocar... Ford's new era of small, cheap cars, new Mini vs Abarth 500e, and Lexus' new hot hatchback tested on track This week in Autocar, we've got the lowdown on Ford's new era of small, cheap cars, pit the new Mini against Abarth's 500e, and test Lexus'

The SL is one of a handful of AMG models still offering a V8 – but the selection could soon grow Performance division hedges bets on ICE tech, but an “emotional” all-electric AMG is on its way Mercedes-AMG expects to make internal combustion-engined cars for as long as legislation allows

The average cost of on-peak slow charging fell from 67p in May to 59p in June Motoring organisation calls for “easy wins” as petrol remains better value than on-peak slow charging The cost of charging an electric car at the kerbside fell by 12% during June, according to a new

Mattia Binotto replaces Andreas Seidl to head up Audi’s F1 project with Sauber Former Ferrari Formula 1 team boss Mattia Binotto will head up Audi’s F1 project ahead of the team’s inaugural entry in 2026 with Sauber. Sacked by Ferrari at the end of the 2022 campaign after several lukewarm seasons, Binotto –

National Audit Office report slams Department for Transport's lack of understanding and council support The government “does not know” if £1.6 billion per year of taxpayer money sent to local councils is actually making a difference to the state of England’s crumbling roads, a National Audit Office (NAO) report has revealed. Documents

Workhorse tries to appeal to the lifestyle market with an abundance of equipment and a hardcore off-road edition The Isuzu D-Max is tasked with spearheading its brand’s push into the “lifestyle” market; that well-trodden but eminently profitable niche that gave birth to cars as varied as the Land Rover Defender,

Matt Prior (Editor-at-large) and James Disdale (Special Correspondent) return for a new video series Welcome to Episode 1 of Low Octane, The Autocar Vodcast. The brand-new occasional video series sees two middle-aged men (Matt Prior and James Disdale) talk about cars while trying not to complain too much about things. This week the chaps are behind