Toyota has announced a recall of 340,000 Prius units after a fault in the Prius’s parking brake was identified, which could potentially result in the brake not working. Toyota has confirmed that Prius units produced between August 2015 and October 2016 are impacted by the recall, with affected vehicles in […]
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Obama on autonomous cars; “The technology is essentially here”
US president Barack Obama has talked in-depth on the topic of autonomous vehicles in a recent interview with US publication Wired. While the 44th President of the United States’ tenure is set to end in January, he does have a few more months in the driver’s seat of the world’s […]
2017 BMW G30 5 Series revealed; 100kg lighter, M550i flagship
After a number of teasers and leaked images, BMW has now officially unveiled the 2017 ‘G30’ 5 Series luxury sedan. It packs impressive new technologies and sports a neat design makeover inside and out. We’ll start with the most interesting details. So, a new M550i xDrive variant is joining the […]
SCG003S revealed in production form, new hypercar from Italy
Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus (SCG) has released details of a maniacal new hypercar set to premiere at next year’s Geneva Motor Show. Meet the SCG003S. The car is closely related to the Nürburgring 24-hour-winning SCG003C, replacing with the C for ‘Competizione’ with S for ‘Stradale’, or street. The car is hand-built […]
Volvo to introduce car-to-car communication this year
Volvo executives have confirmed it will begin packaging some of its vehicles with cloud functionality enabling car-to-car communication by the end of the year. The system will make its way to Volvo’s 90 series models like the V90 Cross Country, S90 and XC90, enabling these vehicles to transmit information on […]
2017 BMW 5 Series revealed in leaked images
Purportedly official images of the 2017 BMW 5 series have hit the web, revealing the exterior design for the first time before its unveiling tonight. The images appear to be scans of a brochure of some description, first posted up on Germancarforum. They show the next-gen model will showcase a […]
Mercedes-Benz autonomous tech to save occupants over pedestrians
Mercedes-Benz has confirmed its autonomous driving system will prioritise the safety of its occupants rather than pedestrians, according to an interview with an executive member from Daimler. The rise of autonomous vehicle technology, particularly higher levels of autonomy like level four and above, has brought with it a range of […]
Volkswagen Tiguan R performance variant confirmed, prototype spotted (video)
It seems Volkswagen could be planning a performance ‘R’ version of the new Tiguan, with a prototype recently spotted at the Nurburgring giving further clues. The Tiguan ‘R’ prototype has all of the telltale signs of a proper R model, including a neat bodykit with somewhat extended wheel arches, various […]