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Audi wants students to build tiny autonomous cars

When you’re a student, there are plenty of ways to fill your day. Given a choice though, few would take on the most productive…

Watch the Focus RS tear up a mountain road in new Ford ad

If you even have the vaguest whiff of petrol coursing through your blood, you’re probably very excited for the new Ford Focus RS. And…

SA’s Car of the Year finalists for 2015: Motorburn’s final impressions

The WesBank/South African Guild of Motoring Journalists Car of the Year 2015 winner announcement will take place next Wednesday, 18 March. Ahead of this,…

Advances in car tech will bring big rewards, but come with serious risks

The future of car technology is incredibly exciting because of how much the impact will change our lives. For those that drive, itâ€™s easy…

Airbag deploying 1/100th of a second late is a thing of terrible beauty

There are huge numbers of people all around the globe who owe the fact that they’re still alive to airbags. In order for this…

Harvick finally breaks runners up streak: 6 moments you missed in motorsport this weekend

And just like that, we’re in that week that all Formula 1 fans love — the week prior to the season opening Australian GP….

Watch what happens when BMW pits a self-drifting car against one with a champion driver

There was a time, not all that long ago, when drifting was a risky back-street activity that took place outside the bounds of 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…