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Ford looks to the gecko for inspiration in its cars

This is pretty cool. US auto giant Ford has teamed up with Proctor&Gamble to explore potential applications of biomimicry technology. The two companies are…

5 harsh truths about the DeLorean DMC-12

Unless you’ve just woken up, you’re probably all too well aware of the fact that today is the date Marty McFly travels to in…

Ken Block’s new toy is a glorious 1978 Ford Escort [video]

The Ford Escort is a powerful name in motorsport folklore after it set the hearts and minds of working class petrolheads ablaze in the…

Student-built drifting DeLorean is the best way to celebrate ‘Back to the Future Day’

What happens when you set a team from Stanford University’s Revs Centre loose on an old DeLorean? Sheer unadulterated awesomeness, apparently. Dubbed The MARTY…

Marc Marquez reignites the MotoGP Championship race: the motorsport roundup

Well it wasn’t a blockbuster motorsport weekend, unless you’re extremely into your motorcycles (and not Jeremy Clarkson.) Some riders were calling the Australian GP…

Four in five UK teens believe that their first car will be electric

My first car was a petrol powered dinosaur made by Toyota, which I thought was the pinnacle of automotive engineering. But times are definitely…

Audi reckons its A3 E-Tron brings a dose of bad-ass to green motoring

The idea that all Toyota Prius drivers are smug, suburban armahair eco-warriors is a well-established one. Successful as the Prius was at launching the…

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…