8+ hour, 19+ min ago  (1878+ words) The descriptor 'flagship model' is used a lot in this industry and at a base level is really easy to understand. It's the top car in a brand's line-up'the biggest, fanciest and most luxurious option. The BMW i X certainly…...

14+ hour, 18+ min ago  (847+ words) If you're after a tiny, frugal, practical city runaround, your choices on the new car market are currently quite limited. Razor-thin margins in this segment and increasingly costly regulations sent most manufacturers hurtling towards the exit door a few years…...

14+ hour, 18+ min ago  (1826+ words) As the 2011 horsepower Lotus Evija demonstrates, the most powerful cars of the near future will be EVs, but remarkable outputs have nevertheless been achieved with engines fuelled by petrol or diesel. They're listed in ascending order of their quoted outputs,…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (449+ words) The M3 Touring will live on in BMW's Neue Klasse era, in part thanks to unexpectedly high demand in markets such as the US and China. While the M3 saloon is now in its sixth generation, the performance model has only been…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (372+ words) First, that celebrated Scot James Watt didn't actually invent it, he just formalised it. Second, that it's more of an idea than a measurable product of an engine anyway - a bit of mathematics. And. .. Horsepower has an interesting backstory If…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (1807+ words) How we test cars When Ferrari took the covers off the 12 Cilindri two years ago, it signalled a philosophical reset for the company's front-engined, twelve-cylinder model. A design nodding clearly in the direction of the legendary 1960s Daytona was the big…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (430+ words) The next-generation Alpine A110 will make its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed" in prototype form. A test mule for the new electric sports car will be displayed as part of an "Alpine moment, alongside several variants of the outgoing…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (656+ words) Defining the word 'greatest' isn't easy in this context. There can be no denying that the Citro'n 2 CV (pictured) was a landmark car, and part of its charm was the noise generated by the brilliantly over-engineered air-cooled flat-twin that sat…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (433+ words) The Porsche Taycan has gained a Hyundai-inspired virtual gearbox system as part of an'update that also brings the option of additional range, plus an overhauled infotainment system. Named E-Shift, the new system simulates an eight-speed sequential gearbox. Engaging E-Shift adds…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (505+ words) Porsche has created a new special version of its 911 GT3sports car to celebrate the 75th anniversary of its UK arm, while also showcasing the customisation capabilities of the German company's Sonderwunsch division. Limited to 51 examples, the Earls Court 51 Edition takes inspiration from…...