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This past year has seen some mega new cars, but we’ve also waved goodbye to some proper heroes. Pour one out for this selection of cars that left us in 2024

BMW’s mid-life refresh for the M4 Competition makes it more appealing than ever, despite the unchanged face

We speak to Drive to Survive star turned head of Hyundai’s World Rally Team, Cyril Abiteboul, on how he’d dig the WRC out of the situation it currently finds itself in

A new year means a new host of fresh metal to get excited about, and there’s plenty of variety ahead for 2025

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Today marks 20 years since Gran Turismo 4 was released in Japan. We reminisce on the game often considered the greatest racing game title made

The long-awaited MG Cyberster has finally landed on UK roads. We get behind the wheel to see if it’s any good…

We chat with developer Antoine Lamy to discuss an upcoming indie title that harks back to a golden age of arcade games

2024 may have been on the quiet side, but 2025 looks set to be a big year for new racing titles. Here are the ones we’re most excited about

What happens when you almost double the power of a sedate-looking Skoda Superb? Well, something… brilliant

Fresh off the back of the refreshed Mk8.5 GTI, the even hotter Clubsport has arrived. Is the jump worthwhile? We get behind the wheel

The Wankel may be synonymous with Mazda’s RX series of sports cars, but the tech has seen use in some more obscure cars

Hyundai sales in Morocco are up 83% year-on-year in November. 15,826 new light vehicles hit Moroccan roads in November for a 5th consecutive year-on-year uptick at +14.9%. In the detail, passenger cars are up 15,8% to 13,921 and light commercials grow 8.8% to 1,905. 136,741 new passenger cars found a buyer over the first 11 months of the year, up 5.7%. Dacia (+10%) manages a double-digit gain but sees its share thaw to 22.4% vs. 25.2% YTD. Renault (+0.5%) is stable which is a poor performance, yet it reaches 15.5% of the market vs. 15.2% so far this year. Like last month Hyundai (+83%) and Volkswagen (+62.9%) post stellar results, joined by Citroen (+86.1%), Skoda (+43.4%) and Opel (+35.9%) in the remainder of the Top 10. In contrast, Kia (-20.4%), Peugeot (-8.5%) and Audi (-2.2%) all lose ground. BYD (+1775%) scores the best performance in the market yet again and we welcome GWM directly at #17. Previous month: Morocco October 2024: Hyundai (+58.5%), Volkswagen (+57.7%) stand out O...

The Honda HR-V ranks inside the Malaysian Top 10 in November. The Malaysian new car market amounts to 71,818 units in November, leading to a year-to-date tally at 771,863. We have very stable rankings both for brands and models. Perodua holds 44.3% market share, a smidge below its October level, while Proton is at 16.2% and Toyota at 14.4%, here too similar to last month. Honda surges to 9.8% vs. 8.4% in October just as Jaecoo signs another impressive month at #5 with 2% share. Mercedes is up one spot to #7, Chery is up two to #8 and Mazda down two to #9. BYD cracks the Top 10 at #10. Notice also Haval up 10 ranks to #15 and GAC up 14 to #31. Over in the models charts, the Top 5 is unchanged on October with the Perodua Bezza at 13.2% share, its best since August. It distances the Perodua Axia at 10.6% and the Perodua Myvi at 9.1%, both seeing slight decreases compared to last month. The Proton Saga is at 7.6% and the Perodua Alza at 5.7%, identical to their October levels. The Toyota...

BYD signs the best performance in the Top 10 in November. It’s another very solid month for new light vehicle sales in Uruguay with November up 15.2% year-on-year to 6,344 units. This brings the year-to-date tally up 9.5% to 56,900. Chevrolet (-23.8%) reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date despite a ghastly year-on-year fall. Only 7 units below is Fiat (+38.9%) in outstanding shape with Volkswagen (+58.5%) doing even better at #3 with 11.2% share vs. 8.7% so far this year. Renault (+5.8%) is more timid at #4 while Hyundai (+63.6%) smashes it and rounds out the Top  5 as it does year-to-date. BYD (+241.2%) posts by far the best performance in the Top 10 and climbs to 6th place with 8% share which is the brand’s 2nd best score below the 12% it held back in June. Citroen (+102.7%) also impresses at #7. Previous month: Uruguay October 2024: Fiat (+53.1%) surges ahead in biggest market in 7 years One year ago: Uruguay November 2023: Chevrolet #1, Suzuki impresses in market up 17...

We’ve assembled the cars that best left an impression on us this year for a three-way showdown

As the year draws to a close, we look back at the very best new (and one second-hand) cars Car Throttle has driven in 2024

Chevrolet has also quoted a quarter mile time of 9.7 seconds, provided the ZTK Performance Package is fitted

We get into the Christmas spirit with ‘our’ Genesis GV70 and ponder our first few months with it

Xiaomi SU7 sales keep improving month after month, now above 23,000. Retail sales are in for China, and it’s a bumper month, up 27.4% year-on-year to a record 2,388,475 for the models included in this report. This means the year-to-date volume is now up 8.3% to 19,892,401. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and retail sales data for China so you can get the most complete picture of the largest new car market in the world. Retail sales tend to give a more authentic view of the market as they roughly correspond to registrations by end-customers. This way, they are more difficult to boost with exports, as is sometimes the case for wholesales. Note imports, pickups and medium to heavy commercials are not included in this dataset, but it sometimes includes a more detailed split by model variant. The BYD Seagull is up to over 55,000 sales in November. BYD (+85.7%) continues to clearly dominate the brands charts, almost doubling its year...