December 8, 2015
Mercedes takes action against engineer
Mercedes are taking legal action against an engineer who allegedly took confidential information as he prepared to join Formula 1 rivals Ferrari. Benjamin Hoyle, who works for engine manufacturers Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains, is…
November 18, 2015
Augumented reality could bring the Web to your Windscreen
There was a lot of fun and funky design coming out of last week’s Tokyo motor show: rolling lounges, futuristic fuel systems, and a metric Watson of autonomous technology. What else was there, but didn’t get much attention, was AR — augmented…
November 18, 2015
This is the new Range Rover Evoque Convertible
We told you it was real, and now that a convertible version of the Range Rover Evoque actually here, it’s a little unreal. We don’t mean the idea of it. Toplessness is a longstanding tradition among four-by-four aficionados, including quite a few…
October 13, 2015
Meet Ferrari F12 TdF
For the modern automaker, building a fast car — even an absurdly fast car — is rarely the end of the story. Behold the Ferrari F12 TdF, a muscled-up, hunkered-down evolution of the Italian automaker's already monstrous twelve-cylinder F12…
October 9, 2015
Lexus builds a driveable paper car
The most experienced and revered members of the Lexus production lines — the black belts of of the car-building world — are known as takumi. These are the masters of their respective trades, be it paint or engine-assembly or wood veneer, and one of…
September 29, 2015
GM’s new diesel pickups first to get extra scrutiny
General Motors is the first automaker to feel the backlash from the Volkswagen diesel emissions cheating scandal. GM has been told by the EPA and the California Air Resources Board that the new diesel-powered versions of the Chevrolet Colorado and…
September 16, 2015
US retail sales rose 0.2% in August
US retail sales rose 0.2% in August, helped by spending on cars, restaurant meals, groceries and clothing, the US Commerce Department has said. Core sales - which strip out spending on cars, petrol, building materials and restaurants - rose 0.4%.…
September 15, 2015
Rolls-Royce mulls electric car as new regulations dawn
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars may develop an electric vehicle as tighter regulation on auto emissions pushes even the most elite auto manufacturers to look into battery- powered cars. "Suppose we find a battery technology that can offer ranges that are…
September 14, 2015
Google Car to be rev up by Auto veteran
Google announced Monday it hired auto industry veteran John Krafcik to head up its self-driving car project, as it eyes expanded road tests for autonomous vehicles. Krafcik, most recently a top executive at consumer auto shopping service TrueCar,…
July 27, 2015
Autonomous trucks: Daimler seeks licence for road tests
Car manufacturer Daimler is hoping to test self-driving trucks on German motorways this year, according to a company executive. Speaking to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, Wolfgang Bernhard said he was "positive" the firm would get…