CARS

As much as we’ve come to enjoy haggling over rust proofing and warranties, there is a better way coming

Buying a car is about to change dramatically. Plus, learning to ride a motorcycle, and the enviable thrill of getting behind the wheel of the Lamborghini Aventador S, the world’s scariest supercar.

BUYING A NEW CAR IS EXCITING, certainly, but it’s also a chore. And it’s been done roughly the same way since Henry Ford said you could have any colour, so long as it’s black. Along with the electrification of the automobile and the invention of self-driving cars, there is a third revolution brewing in Auto World — and it’s likely to have the biggest, most immediate effect on your car-owning life: the way we buy cars is about to change dramatically. Here’s a primer.