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Lamborghini Terzo Millennio: new self-driving electric hypercar runs on supercapacitor

Lamborghini Terzo Millennio self-driving hypercar

The sound of a V12 engine enjoying the open roads around the Tuscan countryside was all it took to bring a smile to the face of Ferruccio Lamborg
Published 07 November 2017

Child seat pillow protects against air pollution

Babies could be protected from the worst of urban air pollution by a pillow for prams, buggies and car seats that creates a bubble of clean air a
Published 06 November 2017

Thousands of diesel drivers rip out filters

Diesel drivers who try to save money by removing a pollution filter are harming the air quality in towns and cities, and campaigners say
Published 06 November 2017
Japan gears up for the drive-through funeral

Japan gears up for the drive-through funeral

It is a system familiar from fast-food chains and car parks. Now the drive-through is coming to a Japanese funeral parlour
Published 05 November 2017
Retirement? I'd rather design a supersonic car, says Bloodhound engineer Ron Ayers

The OAP designing the Bloodhound supersonic car

At 85, Ron Ayers enjoys making stained glass windows and drives a Volkswagen Golf at a sensible, “subsonic speed”. He is also the aerodynamicist...
Published 04 November 2017
Racing game showdown: GT Sport v Forza Motorsport 7 v Project Cars 2 (video)

Video: GT Sport v Forza 7 v Project Cars 2

Three new racing games are battling it out this Christmas, but which is best?
Published 03 November 2017
Forza Motorsport 7 game review

The Forza's strong: Forza Motorsport 7 game review

Ladies and gentlemen, remove your jackets of gaming allegiance and check them in at the cloakroom; it’s time to use the F-word: Forza.
Published 03 November 2017
Robot motorbike rider attempts to beat Valentino Rossi on a race track

Robot motorbike rider attempts to beat Rossi

For motorcycle riders, nothing beats the freedom of the open road and the feeling of man and machine working in perfect harmony. But if one Japan
Published 02 November 2017
Car buyers warned of car clocking risk as councils fail to tackle mileage tampering

Car buyers warned of clocking risk

Buyers are being warned not to trust the mileage readout of a used car until it has been checked by an independent firm
Published 31 October 2017
Drivers of pre-2016 diesel cars face London toxicity charge

Pre-2015 diesel cars face extra London charge

Sadiq Khan said that his £10 toxicity charge, or T-charge, which was introduced in central London last month for cars built before 2005 ...
Published 31 October 2017
Me and my Motor: Mark Beaumont

Me and my Motor: Mark Beaumont

Mark Beaumont has just pedalled all the way around the world in less than 80 days — most of the way with a broken arm. The 34-year-old Scotsman...
Published 30 October 2017
Woman filmed hurling herself at taxi ‘to claim compensation’

Woman hurled herself at taxi ‘for compensation'

A cab driver has filmed a woman hurling herself on to the bonnet of his taxi before rolling into the middle of the road and playing dead in an ap
Published 29 October 2017