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The future of transport: jetpack aviation

The future of transport: The next ride to work

Forget the bus: futuristic flying machines, rocket skates and electric skateboards promise to make our daily commutes far more exciting.
Published 29 October 2017
In pods we trust: enter the 700mph Hyperloop

The future of transport: In pods we trust

Underground tubes carrying passengers at speeds of 700mph may sound like a pipe dream, but Richard Branson has faith in the hyperloop.
Published 29 October 2017
The future of transport: In full flow — how rivers could ease road traffic

The future of transport: In full flow

Innovations such as eco-jets and floating cycle paths could soon bring a buzz back to city rivers and ease road congestion.
Published 29 October 2017
Get the look: the £1795 skirt that looks like a £30 car floor mat

The £1,795 skirt that looks like a £30 car mat

A Spanish luxury fashion brand has been subjected to ridicule after its latest, £1,795 black skirt was compared to rubber floor mats that can be...
Published 27 October 2017
X factor: prices and on-sale date of BMW's X2 small SUV

X factor: is BMW's X2 small SUV a winner?

Has BMW's new baby SUV got the X factor? The German car maker has revealed the new X2, its smallest SUV to date, as it seeks to grab a greater sh
Published 27 October 2017
From 0 to 200mph in 7sec: Bloodhound land speed record car's first jet-powered run

200mph in 7sec: Bloodhound makes first run

With a thunderous shriek that raised heads five miles away Wing Commander Andy Green today lit the afterburner on the world’s most ambitious car.
Published 26 October 2017
Suzuki e-Survivor

AI and electric cars: 2017 Tokyo motor show review

When it comes to giving drivers a glimpse of the future, the Tokyo motor show is the event to follow. The biennual show gives the engineers and d
Published 25 October 2017

Traffic jam cost rises to £9bn a year

Highways chiefs have been ordered to reduce the time taken to reopen motorways after accidents as figures showed that traffic jams cost the econo
Published 25 October 2017

Truckers turn to healthy eating

In the 1980s film Over the Top, a trucker played by Sylvester Stallone is travelling with his estranged son and suggests dinner at a steak restau
Published 24 October 2017
T time: full details of the new Porsche 911 T

T time: new Porsche 911 T sheds a little weight

If you were being unkind, the new 911 T from Porsche could be viewed as the poor man's 911 R. The latest spin-off created to keep interest in the
Published 23 October 2017
Me and My Motor: actor Patrick Stewart

Me and My Motor: actor Patrick Stewart

As captain of the Starship Enterprise, Stewart got used to travelling at warp 9. But his knees turned to jelly the night Paul McCartney...
Published 19 October 2017
Gran Turismo Sport game review

Gran Turismo Sport game review

Kazunori Yamauchi certainly kept us waiting, but finally the new Gran Turismo game is here for PS4.
Published 18 October 2017