Testing times

1960s Britain needed an MoT that could keep pace with a changing motoring landscape as the decade progressed

MoT exemption for classics divides owners but official figures illustrate safety concerns and experts agree that the test remains valuable

Autocar’s history of empirical road testing is the longest in the world. For more than a century, we have been verifying, scrutinising, describing and illustrating new cars in unparalleled detail. Dri

Autocar’s history of empirical road testing is the longest in the world. For more than a century, we have been verifying, scrutinising, describing and illustrating new cars in unparalleled detail. Dri

The time is 4.40pm on a pleasant weekday afternoon. You’ve had a busy day of it, but your big multi-car comparison test has gone well. All of the cars showed up on time and as planned. They are exactl

This photo is 65 years old but a large number of the cars have survived