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Google’s new 100% self-driving electric car: no wheel, no pedals. Order it like a taxi

The latest project to come out of the tech giant’s cutting-edge division known as Google X? Hint: it’s not a new version of Glass….

Bentley shows new SUV is about more than just blasting through dirt

Bentley’s given the world a fresh glance of what its SUV will look like, courtesy of a new teaser video. While you’d be forgiven…

The drive to perfection: a brief evolution of vehicle transmissions

If there has been one area of car development that’s undergone a massive tech explosion over the years, it’s transmissions. Facing more recent pressure…

Mini’s Superleggera-designed roadster is a work of aluminium art

The Mini Superleggera Vision is what happens when a German-owned marque meshes Italian style and flair with legendary British heritage. Frankly, this Mini concept…

The Volvo XC90 interior screams Swedish luxury

It’s not often that we put up a gallery consisting almost entirely of shots of a car’s interior, but Volvo is making a big…

4 new station wagons that give us renewed hope for the breed

For a while there, it seemed like the station wagon was on the verge of disappearing entirely, consumed by a wave of SUVs and…

Texting and driving? The Danes want you to know you’re killing your kids

Warning: this video will make you want to go home and hug your children, even if you don’t have any. The Danish campaign, which…

Omoda C5 X review

Omoda is one of Chery’s sub-brands in the South African market, combining daring design with an abundance of in-cabin digitisation. Its mid-size crossovers are…

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

TDK has responded to developing market needs with a new range of advanced inertial measurement units (IMU) for automotive applications. The Japanese electronics giant…

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

Data centres will command power equivalent to the entire Japanese power grid by 2030. It’s a startling prediction and one that infrastructure futurists, data…

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves

Perhaps the most iconic of all light tactical vehicles is the Toyota Land Cruiser Technical. These pickup trucks have been a platform of choice…

JLR channels its Camel Trophy history

JLR’s Range Rover might be the most profitable vehicle it markets, but the Defender generates the highest volume of revenue. It has become the…

Luca de Meo and his Renault legacy

Luca de Meo has left his tenure as CEO of Renault, having led one of France’s most important companies for five years. The Italian…

Gemini AI to enhance Volvo infotainment

Gemini will soon enhance the in-cabin infotainment experience for Volvo owners, thanks to a new agreement with Google. Volvo was an early pioneer of…

Everest better at exploring than Explorer

Everest isn’t available to American buyers. But its platform-twin Ranger is. Are American Ford fans who like the idea of a more compact three-row…

Quartermaster is unquestionably cool – and capable

Ineos has done what Land Rover could not, reviving its original Defender’s spirit. The independently financed British brand has created the fantasy off-road exploration…