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In what is now an annual tradition at Motor1, we’re kicking off 2025 by sending lots of emails to automakers to see what manual transmission sales were like the previous year. This gives us a look at the state of the manual in America, where it is certainly not the…

Bruce Wood calls it the “hypercar era.” 

Up-and-coming tin-top racer Dexter Patterson has secured his return to the British Touring Car Championship at the wheel of an Un-Limited Motorsport Cupra Leon.The 21-year-old Scot will be the oldest half of the expanded two-car Un-Limited line-up, in which he partners teenaged 2024 Mini Challenge runner-up Max Hall.Patterson, an ex-karting…

Remember when nearly every car had a stick? Sadly, manual transmissions aren't as popular as they used to be. Automakers have phased out their six-speeds over the years as fewer customers crave the ol' do-it-yourself shifter.

They're all artist proofs, for a start, but things get much more special.

Most driving enthusiasts don’t see the transition from combustion to electric as something positive since they argue burning fuel is a lot of what makes a car fun. While there’s certainly some truth to that, electric vehicles can still be really enjoyable to drive, and 2024 is a year with…

Now in my 48th year of writing for Autosport, I reflect on another interesting season over which I have reported 25 varied meetings at 12 venues, commentating at many, and attended more out of my undimmed passion for club and historic events.

Telsa, Polestar, Volvo, and others have big EV plans in 2025.

Vanwall, BRM, Cooper and Lotus. These are the names that usually get the credit when it comes to the early days of British motorsport success. They certainly all played their part in Formula 1 in the 1950s, but two decades earlier a different firm had hinted at what was possible…

China accounts for 75 per cent of new EVs, and new models arrive on a weekly basis. Here are some of the key brands looking to reshape the automotive landscape in the years to come

The passing of a new year means many things. For car enthusiasts, that means a new slate of vehicles to import. The US has a ban on importing cars younger than 25 years old that weren't originally sold here. There are a handful of notable exceptions eligible under the "Show…