Some 28,000 Plug & Charge devices are now available to Polestar owners across Europe, when using Polestar Charge
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Electric vehicle manufacturer Polestar has further expanded its range of seamless public charging options for owners.
The Swedish marque now offers access to more than 28,000 public charging devices compatible with Plug & Charge capabilities, when making use of the Polestar Charge application.
This means Polestar owners are able to use an array of charging...
Just ten examples of the bespoke McLaren Artura Spider MCL39 Championship Edition will be offered to customers
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Although the McLaren Racing Formula 1 team is preparing for the new 2026 season, the company’s road car division has revealed a limited-edition to commemorate its success last season.
The Artura Spider MCL39 Championship Edition has been designed in honour of McLaren’s tenth Formula 1 World Constructors’ Championship victory, earned during the 2025 season.
London-based performance car specialist Clive Sutton is importing the new Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 to the UK, priced from £365,000.
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The first examples of the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 have arrived in the UK, with one currently available to buy now.
Although the eighth-generation Corvette is officially sold in Britain, including the performance Z06 version, the supercar-baiting ZR1 remains off-limits on this side of the Atlantic.
New research reveals that seven million UK drivers have contravened traffic laws when they consider it necessary due to an emergency.
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The majority of UK drivers believe that breaking road traffic laws is justified if they judge it to be an emergency situation.
More than two thirds (68 percent) of motorists said it was acceptable to park on double yellow lines, break the speed limit or use a bus lane if needed.
Some 17 percent of those surveyed said they had broken a motoring rule in an emergency: a figure that...
Were cars cooler three decades ago? From the Lotus Elise to the Peugeot 306 GTI-6, these cars from 1996 make a strong case for it.
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Today, you hear much discussion about ‘peak car’. Many enthusiasts believe this golden age occurred in the 1990s, a time when most vehicles were dynamically sorted, reliable and comfortable over long distances. They also weren’t too large or powerful to enjoy on real roads, nor were they constrained by nannying driver aids. The general absence of SUVs among the cars launched 30 years ago is refreshing, too.
We pay tribute to the Matra Rancho: a front-driven SUV with a pioneering spirit – and a precursor of the many crossovers to come.
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If you’re a child of the 1980s, chances are you played with a Matra-Simca Rancho – later known as the Talbot-Matra Rancho – without ever really knowing what it was.
The Rancho certainly looked like an off-roader. Its split tailgate, plastic roof rack, wheelarch extensions and large spotlights saw to that. In reality, though, your Matchbox Superkings model probably had as much off-road prowess than the real thing.
Six cars are in the running for the AUTOBEST Best Buy Car of Europe 2026 Award – and UK motorists now have the chance to cast their vote.
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Voting is now open for the inaugural AUTOBEST Conquest. The award gives car buyers the same opportunity as motoring journalists to decide on the Best Buy Car of Europe 2026.
The motoring public now has 50 percent of the vote, with the AUTOBEST jurors from more than 30 European countries accounting for the other 50 percent.
