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Zhao Deli flying motorcycle from China

Chinese drone engineer shows off flying motorbike

Flying cars from exciting tech start-ups may be the new hot thing for billionaire investors, but put a humble engineer in a shed...
Published 27 July 2018
Google co-founder Larry Page invests in Opener and its BlackFly flying car

Google co-founder invests in second flying car co.

Google co-founder Larry Page isn't willing to put all his eggs in one flying car basket, it seems, after investing in a second company...
Published 24 July 2018
2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed

Goodwood Festival of Speed 2018 is go! (gallery)

There's an intoxicating buzz at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed. View our gallery from day one for a taste of what visitors can expect.
Published 12 July 2018
This is what it's like to build the £330 LEGO Technic Bugatti Chiron model

What it's like to build the £330 LEGO Bugatti

How hard could it be to build a toy car? Actually, much harder than you might assume.
Published 08 July 2018
Lewis Hamilton wears kilt for GQ cover to 'make amends' for mocking nephew for wearing dress

Lewis Hamilton wears kilt in photoshoot

Lewis Hamilton has appeared on the cover of British GQ wearing a kilt in response to the controversy that he sparked at Christmas, when he told...
Published 03 July 2018
Why this WWII M3 Grant tank is riddled with bulletholes - see it at the Classic and Sports Car show in association with Flywheel

Video: Why this tank is riddled with bulletholes

If you've ever wondered what it's like to ride in a WWII tank, here's your answer: "It's physical, dirty, noisy ... and that's why we like it."
Published 13 June 2018
Lego launches 3,500+ piece Bugatti Chiron set

Lego launches Bugatti Chiron set

Lego has announced a new addition to its Lego Technic range: a 1:8-scale, 3,500+ piece Bugatti Chiron set.
Published 12 June 2018
Ellie Norman, Formula One’s first female executive: I ran the grid girls off the F1 track

Interview: I ran the grid girls off the F1 track

Formula One oozes machismo. The roaring engines. The fast cars. And, of course, the infamous “grid girls”. Hang on, though: they were banished...
Published 10 June 2018
Classic car parts haul worth over £1m heading for auction

Classic car parts worth over £1m discovered

Classic car parts with a combined worth in excess of £1m that were discovered in shipping containers will be going under the hammer later this mo
Published 08 June 2018

Video: Kitty Hawk unveils electric flying car

Kitty Hawk has unveiled the latest version of its 'Flyer' flying car with a new video.
Published 08 June 2018

Michael McIntyre performs first show since theft

The stand-up comedian Michael McIntyre has made his first stage performance since being targeted in a ride-by theft earlier this week.
Published 08 June 2018
Bear Grylls surprises 'incredible' autistic boy, 13, with Land Rover survival experience

Video: Bear Grylls surprises 'incredible' boy, 13

Bear Grylls brought joy to an "incredible" young man's with a surprise Land Rover adventure day.
Published 07 June 2018