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Has Lexus really created a fully-functional hoverboard?

For the past six months or so, people of a certain age have undoubtedly been asking themselves one question: it’s 2015, so where’s my…

Rosberg closes Championship gap with Austrian win: the weekend motorsport roundup

This weekend we see the return of Formula 1 to Europe, with the now massively popular Austrian GP. A few kilometres south, the World…

Marvel at how the world’s best racing crews perform pit stops

The drivers might get all the glory, but there’s more than a little artistry to the work done by their pit crews. Often highly…

Samsung’s testing a ‘Safety Truck’ to help motorists

If you have ever tried to overtake a large truck, you understand the fear and danger that follows, especially if you car’s engine is…

Pickup truck top trumps: new Toyota Hilux vs updated Ford Ranger

In South Africa – just as in numerous other bakkie-mad countries – you’re either a Hilux man or a Ranger man. It’s really that…

Watch the Koenigsegg One:1 smash the 0-300-0 record

It’s a little surprising that a country as staid as Sweden has produced an automotive brand as insane as Koenisegg, but we should be…

Peugeot officially lifts the lid on the new 308 GTi

Fans of slightly off-kilter French hot hatches rejoice! The new Peugeot 308 GTi is here. The new-look Pug comes with a 1.6l engine in…

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…