Aston Martin, Hyundai and MG are among the brands making a splash at this year's Festival of Speed The Goodwood Festival of Speed (10-13 July) is just weeks away and it's shaping up to be one of the highlights of the motoring year. It will host big reveals from Lanzante, Hyundai, MG and

Eletre SUV will be first to gain a hybrid powertrain but sports cars are also being investigated Lotus is testing its upcoming ‘Hyper Hybrid’ technology in sports cars as the company continues its pivot away from a pure electric future amid falling sales. It is “investigating the feasibility” of a sports car with

EQS gained a more traditional 'grille' as part of its 2024 update Electric streamliner is too radical and doomed by comparison to S-Class, Gorden Wagener suggests The Mercedes-Benz EQS arrived “10 years too early” for its radical styling to be accepted by buyers, according to its designer. The electric saloon was launched

Mk3 Mini mellows in middle age, but does it still have enough old school charm to make it a canny used buy? With the option of five doors, a pure-electric version and a cleverly packaged platform that maximises interior space, the Mk3 Mini is a charismatic crowd-pleaser. It is a few centimetres

Renault's laboratory on wheels is a rolling study of how to achieve small percentage gains Renault is treating its Emblème concept as a “laboratory on wheels for low-carbon mobility”. Revealed at the Paris show in October last year, it is claimed to emit the CO2 equivalent of 90% less greenhouse gas than a

Firm acknowledges C63's four-pot PHEV "failed to resonate" with customers and shifts to larger new-gen motors Mercedes-AMG is preparing to phase out the controversial four-cylinder plug-in hybrid drivetrain from the C63 and GLC 63, marking a strategic shift in the brand’s engine line-up. Speaking to Autocar at the unveiling of the Concept GT XX

Mercedes-AMG makes its roadster even more special not by adding but by taking away – notably, the windscreen. There are few better ways to test a car’s sense of theatre than by throwing it straight into the Mille Miglia.Northern Italy early on a Saturday morning in June is alive as a