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Motorsport mourns as Bianchi, Martinez and Rivas Fernandez pass away: the weekend motorsport roundup

It has been a very dark weekend for motorsport and its fans. We lost one of the world’s most promising young drivers on Saturday,…

Formula 1 driver Jules Bianchi has died

Marussia and French Formula 1 driver Jules Bianchi has died. “It is with deep sadness that the parents of Jules Bianchi, Philippe and Christine,…

This is the new Ghostbusters Ecto 1

Paul Feig, the man behind the new Ghostbusters movie, has revealed the Ecto 1 car the film’s all-female team will be driving and, chances…

Audi hopes to have this rover rolling on the moon in 2017

Audi has unveiled the rover which it, together with a group calling itself the Part-Time Scientists, hopes to take to the moon in 2017….

SA solar car set to be first to cross into Sub-Saharan Africa

While more and more electric cars roll out onto the world’s roads, a group of engineering students are out to make history by driving…

This superyacht comes with a helipad, V12 supercar (and a hefty pricetag)

This has officially reestablished the insanity-scale; it now starts with an average day, then it escalates to a bank robber, next is Brazil’s performance…

Germany’s big three looking for controlling stake in Nokia’s Here mapping service

BMW, Audi, and Mercedez Benz are set to launch a takeover bid for Nokia’s Here mapping division in a bid to stop one of…

Audi sheds light with Matrix LED headlamps

Picture this: you’re driving at night on a long and rather pleasant section of deserted road, and all of a sudden some character drives…

McLaren reveals the dangerously powerful P1 engine

High horsepower outputs are all the rage these days; with hatchbacks boasting 300bhp and saloons 500bhp; hearing about supercars with astronomical power outputs is…

Acura invents space-age car welding techniques â€˜3D Lock Seam’

Sometimes it’s the small things that make big waves, like a small meteor smashing into an ocean. Acura has developed a new welding technique…

Oxford researchers set to challenge Googleâ€™s self-driving car monopoly

Money goes a long way, but ingenuity can go further. The equation usually goes like this: lots of money attracts smart people and makes…

‘Back to the Future’ De Lorean restored, returned to Universal Studios

Dr. Emmet “Doc” Brown’s DeLorean time travel machine is one of the most iconic cars of the silver screen. And also the only distinction…

The Tesla war of words heats up in the California cold

Tesla seems to like making a fuss if it doesn’t like what people have to say about its cars. This is not the first…

Tesla releases app for its Models S electric car on iOS and Android

Tesla has announced an app for its Tesla Model S that will monitor aspects of the car, change settings and honk the horn if…

Highlights from the 2013 Chicago Auto Show

In the windy city of Chicago, muscle car crazed Americans had their chance to show off some new metal to the world this weekend….

Ford launches developer programme to bring more apps to Sync [CES]

Ford is taking its car tech quite seriously and the Detroit-based motoring giant wants you to have more fun in your vehicle. At CES,…

Formula One will make your head spin in the future with 360 degree camera

If you always thought your Formula One (F1) viewing experience was missing a little something, meet the ViewCam 360. Norwegian company Making View and…

Tesla Motors unveils supercharger network

If this works it could be the biggest revolution in motoring since someone looked at a horse and thought “I can do better than…

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