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Wiltshire Police in Low-Speed Mobility Scooter Escort Mission

A rather bizarre waste of police resources has been captured on video and stuffed online, after a road user spotted a low-speed police escort being given to mobility scooter. Read More >>

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Here’s That Batshit-Mental VW Golf GTI Concept In the Flesh

Sketching out some insane-looking beast is all very well, but actually making it, now that's a real challenge. Here's that awesome 503HP VW GTI concept in the flesh, wheels and all. I want one of these beauties parked outside my house. Read More >>

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Batman Apparently Lives in Florida and Is Racing the Gumball 3000

Having captured the Joker, offed Two-Face, faked his own death, and passed the crimefighting torch to a new generation, Bruce Wayne is a man with a lot of time on his hands. So what better way to enjoy retirement than to drive this Tumbler across the US in the annual Gumball 3000 rally? Read More >>

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This is VW’s Amazing-Looking, Totally Nuts New 503HP GTI Concept

This thing has to get made. Looking like something out of Tron spliced with a BMW 1 series, this beast is the latest 'just because we can' concept out of VW. It's insane twin-turbocharged 3L V6 pumps out a healthy 503HP to propel this thing to 60mph in just 3.9 seconds, and onto a blistering 186mph top speed. Read More >>

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Is This the Greatest Star Trek Car Ad Ever?

Old Spock versus new Spock. Nimoy versus Quinto. Yep, Audi knows what it's doing. And even if it's super cheesy, ending with Audi's automated racing car is just brilliant. Hell, I can't even remember what was being advertised it's that good. Read More >>

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These Pictures of a Car, Post-Crash, Are Horrifying

Car crashes are completely awful things. Shattered glass, twisted metal and thousand kilo machines reduced to child's playthings. And that's not even considering the possibility of accidental deaths. Photographer Nicolai Howalt captured the horrors of a car crash by photographing the silent disaster of the aftermath. Read More >>

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A Car Wash for a Quid is Your Getting-All-Hot-and-Soapy Deal of the Day

If you're anything like us, washing your car will involve looking out of the window at it during a heavy shower, nodding approvingly and kidding yourself that it's a job well done. Read More >>

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Hyundai’s Suicide Advert Was Never Going to End Well

Hyundai's had to pull an advert and profusely apologise for belittling the sensitive subject of car-assisted suicide. Yeah, OK, your car doesn't spit out many fumes, but really? Who in their right mind thought that was a good idea? Read More >>

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Is Anyone Actually Going to Buy an iBeetle?

The much-rumoured iCar may have never made it into existence, but VolksWagen's Apple-themed car has finally been made official: the iBeetle offers up some pretty deeply ingrained Apple tech. But who's actually going to buy one? Read More >>

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This Amazing Timelapse Shows You Just How an F1 Car Is Built

Have you ever wondered how an F1 car is actually put together? Slotting the whole structure, gubbins, guts, and gears together like a massive jigsaw puzzle? Watch Marussia build its F1 car for this season from start to finish. It's like the best Lego project you've ever seen, but real. Read More >>

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How Apple Is Taking Over Your Car

It's no secret that late Apple CEO Steve Jobs was keen on bringing the company's technology to the automotive world. In fact, according to longtime Apple board member Mickey Drexler, "Steve's dream before he died was to design an iCar." Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, Phil Shiller, echoed those sentiments during the company's copyright infringement trial against Samsung, saying there had been discussion of Apple making a vehicle. Read More >>

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This is How the Air Flows Over the Awesome McLaren P1

There's no doubt the McLaren P1 is one of the ultimate hypercars money can buy. It sounds awesome, it looks awesome, and the amount of power at the disposal of your right foot is unreal. But did you know it's all down to the incredible, F1-style aerodynamics? Read More >>

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The Hand Craftsmanship Behind a McLaren

Car enthusiasts tend to talk about the McLaren Technology Centre in hushed tones such is the reverence for the place. Since it opened in 2003 it has taken on an almost mythical quality and it is true, as you approach the glistening, curving edifice walled with glass from the other side of the artificial lake, it does all start to feel a little otherworldly. Read More >>

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Honda Forced to Build Extra-Crappy Potholed British Road Simulating Test Track

Our roads are so lumpy, bumpy and full of holes that Honda engineers have had to build a special test track in its Japanese facility, one designed to accurately reflect how well its cars can endure our potholes, angled turns and uneven surfaces. Read More >>

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How the Hell Did This iPad Get Stuck Inside a Car Bumper?

Places you expect to see an iPad: in an Apple store; at a coffee shop; on an airplane; near your home bathroom; on a bedside table; in someone's hands -- you get the point. Places you don't expect to see an iPad: at an outdoor concert being used as a camera; in Bill Gates's office; inside a jail cell and FREAKING WEDGED TO A CAR BUMPER. Read More >>