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Bugatti unveils the Bolide, a track-focused animal

Bugatti Bolide is a 310mph hypercar

Bugatti has today unveiled the Bolide, a track-focused hypercar intended to showcase the insane capability of its 8.0-litre W16 engine.
Published 28 October 2020
Aston Martin will receive electric tech from Mercedes in return for bigger stake

Mercedes takes larger stake in Aston Martin

A new deal will see Mercedes give Aston Martin access to its electric technology in return for a larger stake in the British car maker.
Published 28 October 2020
Mini to end sales of plug-in hybrids to concentrate on pure-electric and combustion cars

Mini to end sales of plug-in hybrids

The head of Mini has revealed that the company will end sales of plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models, as it focuses on a future of electric and petrol.
Published 27 October 2020
Extreme E delays beginning of season and replaces Nepal event

Extreme E delays start of first season to March

Upcoming electric off-road sport Extreme E has announced today that its inaugural season will begin in March 2021, rather than January as hoped.
Published 27 October 2020
Doubts surface about SSC’s Tuatara record run

Doubts cast on SSC Tuatara record speed run

Questions are surfacing regarding the legitimacy of the alleged production car speed record set by the SSC Tuatara last week.
Published 27 October 2020
Lewis Hamilton's five best Formula One wins

Lewis Hamilton's five best Formula One wins

Yesterday, Lewis Hamilton broke the record for the biggest number of race wins in Formula One history. Here five highlights from his 92 wins.
Published 26 October 2020
New highway code could see cyclists go two-by-two

Highway Code could recommend cycling two abreast

Proposed changes to the highway code could see cyclists riding two by two rather than in single file in order to improve road safety.
Published 26 October 2020
Range Rover at 50: How listening to customers kept the ‘farmhouse to townhouse’ 4x4 ahead of the field

Range Rover at 50: Staying ahead (spon)

The ability to give buyers what they want has driven the ground-breaking luxury SUV to a pre-eminent position since its birth in 1970
Published 26 October 2020
Lewis Hamilton has now won more F1 races than any driver in history

Lewis Hamilton claims F1 win record

Lewis Hamilton has added another record to his glittering career in Formula One: the highest number of race wins of all time.
Published 25 October 2020
Self-driving car trials launch in Oxford

Self-driving car trials launch in Oxford

Six Ford Mondeos have taken to the streets of Oxford, kitted out with self-driving tech by an Oxford University-linked company called Oxbotica.
Published 23 October 2020
Nico Rosberg to enter team into Extreme E

Nico Rosberg enters team into Extreme E

Former Formula One World Champion Nico Rosberg will enter a team into Extreme E, the upcoming sister sport to Formula E.
Published 22 October 2020
Hummer to be reborn as electric "supertruck"

Hummer to be reborn as electric 'supertruck'

The Hummer, an icon of automotive Americana, is to be reborn as an electric 'supertruck' with 350 miles of range.
Published 21 October 2020