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5 cars ideally suited to the newly minted tech millionaire

Youâ€™ve built the next greatest thing in IT and just listed your IPO, or made that all important exit, and now youâ€™ve got some…

Rolls-Royce’s Phantom ‘Waterspeed’ pays homage to luxury and legacy

Rolls-Royce, a company never shy to celebrate its heritage, has announced an even more opulent version of its Phantom Drophead Coupe, dubbed the “Waterspeed…

Audi’s R8 LMX flaunts the ‘world’s first’ production laser headlights

Bavarian automotive engineering is never uncompetitive, so when Audi and BMW both announced plans to add laser headlight technology to their production models, the…

Here’s your first glimpse of the new Batmobile [Updated]

The Batmobile is one of the most important vehicles in the superhero universe, so whenever a new one comes around chances are expectations are…

The 5 most ill-fated attempts ever made at building an electric car

Humans tend to learn by trial and error. Automakers, it seems, are the same (popular knowledge suggests they are run by humans, after all)….

Watch a Peel P50 complete a three-point turn inside a Ford Transit [video]

When faced with a virtually impossible three-point turn on a treacherously narrow road, most drivers immediately balloon with dread. Not the chaps at Ford….

Get a first-person view of a speed racer’s lap thanks to Google Glass [video]

We’ve discussed the exciting applications for Google Glass when it comes to cars before. From apps that wake drivers up when they fall asleep…

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…