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  • Toyota develops augmented reality windows, sunroof

    Toyota develops augmented reality windows, sunroof

    Toyota and the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design have conjured up a car with augmented reality windows. 2

  • Hot new Mercedes-Benz SLK AMG gains cylinder deactivation

    Hot new Mercedes-Benz SLK AMG gains cylinder deactivation

    The AMG division used to spend all its time figuring out how to get more speed out of standard Mercedes-Benz models, but now the engineers have turned their attention towards efficiency too.

  • Off-roading basics: what the FJ Cruiser comp winners learnt

    Off-roading basics: what the FJ Cruiser comp winners learnt

    The winners from our Toyota FJ Cruiser competition won a day-long off-roading course with John Eggenhuizen from Get About Training Services.

  • Stunt driving explained

    Stunt driving explained

    Ever watched a car chase sequence in a movie and wondered: how the heck did they do that manoeuvre? Well, on one cold winter's morning, we found out.

  • BMW's art cars now online

    BMW's art cars now online

    BMW has been commissioning artists to decorate its cars since the mid-1970s and now all these cars are available for viewing in a well-designed online exhibition.

  • Honda CR-Z Mugen RR concept

    Honda CR-Z Mugen RR concept

    Honda has just pulled the wraps off an even more extreme variant of its sporty hybrid at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the United Kingdom: the Honda CR-Z Mugen RR concept.

  • Nissan Leaf wins division in Pike's Peak Hill Climb

    Nissan Leaf wins division in Pike's Peak Hill Climb

    The Nissan Leaf can add another trophy to its shelf full of awards, this one for a successful run in the Pike's Peak International Hill Climb that was held on Sunday, 26 June.

  • A see-through Lexus fit for a prince

    A see-through Lexus fit for a prince

    Monaco has announced that Prince Albert II and Charlene Wittstock will make their post-ceremony procession in a Lexus hybrid with a specially designed see-through polycarbonate roof.

  • See, hear the supercharged Honda CR-Z in action

    See, hear the supercharged Honda CR-Z in action

    Do you remember that funky orange Honda CR-Z Mugen concept we showed you about a month ago? Well thanks to YouTube, you can see and hear it in action. 1

  • Flow batteries could make electric cars cheaper

    Flow batteries could make electric cars cheaper

    Instead of filling up with petrol or diesel, electric cars with a new battery design may one day refuel their batteries with "Cambridge crude".

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