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5 Motorburn stories that got you clicking in 2014

It’s been an interesting year for cars and car tech. It started with Google announcing that it wanted an Android in every car before…

Ferrari’s Sergio Pininfarina tribute is completely fitting

For all the impracticalities that will accompany it, there is something alluring and sexy about a car with no windscreen and lots of engine….

5 moments that defined Mercedes’ 2014 Formula 1 season

It was a landmark year for the Mercedes AMG team, for hybrid-turbo technology and for Lewis Hamilton, eventual winner of the most hotly contested…

Cadillac CTS-V smacks BMW M5 with 640-horsepower, 320km/h sticker

Can any marque rival the Germans when it comes to making a high-performance sedan? Jaguar has had a go, but didn’t quite succeed, and…

This is what Google’s test-ready self-driving car looks like now

Googleâ€™s self-driving car has arrived, not yet in production form but that will happen soon. After spending years working on self-driving cars mostly modifying…

Nissan Juke, beware: 6 new mini-SUVs coming in 2015

When Nissan confirmed that the Juke would go into production from 2010, the brave new vehicle found itself in the strange position of having…

Hennessey VelociRaptor 600 is a Ford F-150 on even more steroids

We love our “bakkies” here in South Africa, so when Ford released the gargantuan F-150 pick-up truck to the world, the country fell 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…