Cool Concepts

Audi’s AI:ME could be the company’s future A2

The annual CES show allows car companies an interesting to platform to debut future technologies. In an environment where digital innovation and unconventional thinking…

Mercedes has an F1-inspired concept with a 25km electric range

Mercedes has shown off a radical concept car at the Frankfurt International Motor Show, heavily inspired by its F1 cars. The two-seater Mercedes-AMG Project…

5 rare video game cars you can’t afford

When it comes to video games, there are plenty of opportunities for car manufacturers to design special cars or have artists create something unique…

This Toyota concept car can read your emotions

“While we can’t predict the future, we can inspire it.” With these words, Toyota introduces its latest automobile specimen, the “Concept-i”, a beautifully bizarre…

BMW unveils bike of the future

As part of their centenary birthday celebrations, BMW has released a range of inventive vehicle concepts, titled the ‘VISION Next 100’ series. With this…

These might be the road signs of the future…

From bus lanes and yield notifications to stop signs and speed limits, road signs haven’t changed much over the years, it would seem. But automotive innovation…

Mutants with wheels: what (production) cars would the X-Men drive?

Given that the protagonists have superpowers (some of which allow them to fly), it’s not all that surprising that cars don’t play too big…

Could this weird-looking concept take on the Smart FourTwo?

Smart, the Mercedes Benz-owned city car brand, has always set the mark pretty high when it comes to technology and innovation in small vehicles….

Volvo goes for ultra luxury with S90 Excellence Interior Concept

Volvo’s gone for the very top end of the market with its latest interior concept. Unveiled this week at the Beijing Auto Show, the…

Merc’s yacht concept looks better than any car you’ve ever seen

If you’re a car maker and you want to remind people that you’re all about luxury, it’s hard to beat building your own yacht….

Apple Car being tested in secret Berlin lab – report

Thanks to numerous reports, we know that Apple is hard at work on its first car, but we now have more details on the…

Aston Martin and Red Bull’s hypercar: 3 reasons it could be truly glorious

A British luxury car-maker and an energy drink brand from Austria. When it comes to hypercar collaborations, that doesn’t sound anything like a match…

Toyota’s latest project? Mobility for the blind

This is interesting. The latest concept from Toyota isn’t some crazy, high-tech supercar, or a tiny runabout, but a personal mobility solution for the…

Is this strange little car the start of a hydrogen revolution for the masses?

A handful of the biggest automakers in the world have long been hard at work attempting to create a viable hydrogen-powered vehicle for the…

Looking to predict the future? Your car might hold the answers

Thought F1 was fast-paced? The speed of innovation in the automotive industry makes it look like a donkey cart race. The last few years…

VW is actually building its BUDD-e concept

A little while back, we told you about the BUDD-e concept that Volkswagen unveiled at the Cosumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas back…

Is the Hyundai Ioniq the hybrid to finally topple the Toyota Prius?

The hybrid is no longer an unusual automobile. But, interestingly, the vast majority of the world’s modern examples are based on existing, conventionally fuelled…

Opel thinks its GT Concept is the future of sports cars

Meet the latest concept from Opel. Set to be unveiled at the Geneva International Motor Show, running from 3 to 13 March 2016, the…

Audi unveils zero-emission Quattro concept

Audi’s Quattro badge originally became famous in the heady, petrol-spewing days of Group B rally racing, but in the near future it could find…

VW BUDD-e: the microbus is back and this time it’s electric

Given the scandal it faced towards the end of 2015, Volkswagen was always going to have to pull something out of the top drawer…

Faraday Future FFZERO1 sets benchmark for concept cars in 2016

The year in concept cars just kicked off with a serious bang. That’s thanks to Faraday Future, which on Monday launched its debut concept…

8 concept cars from 2015 that unquestionably need to be built

Here at Motorburn, we’ve always had a bit of a love-hate relationship with concept cars. On the one hand, most concepts draw us in…

Bugatti has a yacht, and it’s beautiful

What happens when the ultimate luxury car maker teams up with the world’s largest motor yacht builder? Well if the Niniette series of yachts,…

Uber rolls out a new PIN code verification safety feature for riders

Netflix gets a country-based top 10 chart for hyping its hottest content

Soweto shutdown trends on Twitter as residents demand free electricity

Kenyan ecommerce startup Sokowatch raises $14m

SA incubator Injini names six edtech startups selected for fourth cohort

Namibia to get its own business angel investors network

Some Xbox One users can now eject discs using their controller

Huawei Mate Xs is a buff foldable phone offering for a steep price

Sony steps up its mid-range game with the Xperia 10 II

The Hyundai i30 N is the company’s fastest car yet

VW T-Cross 1.0 TSI Highline road impressions: the Polo crosses over

Tesla is now the world’s second most valuable car company