Automotive

Germany's Green party attempted to have the country's famous autobahn system limited to 130 km/h (81 mph), but a parliamentary vote last Thursday overwhelmingly defeated the motion, letting drivers continue to choose their own speed freely.

Not long ago, Wellhouse Leisure was turning the Ford Transit Custom into one of the most aggressive camper vans ever. Now it's using that same platform for the new Custom Le-Tour, a cargo hauler that easily transforms into an MPV and mini-motorhome.

For driving enthusiasts, ceding control of your braking and acceleration to technology like adaptive cruise control may feel a little relaxing, but may also feel a little robotic. Looking to bring a little human intuition to the experience, Hyundai has revealed it is working on a new form of cruise control that studies the driving style of the person behind the wheel and then mimics their habits with a little help from machine learning.

Saved from bankruptcy by entrepreneur Ian Warhurst earlier this year, the Bloodhound Land Speed Record project is now in South Africa to start a high speed testing program ahead of a world record attempt next year.

Garrett Motion, already well-established as a first tier component manufacturer and well-respected for its turbocharging technologies, has announced that it will be fielding electrified turbochargers (e-turbos) in 2021.

With an eye on clearer skies, the Chilean government has now opened what is billed as the first electric bus corridor in Latin America, which will now serve as one of the main routes in the city of Santiago's transport network.

When we first heard that Volkswagen was taking its barnstorming electric ID.R up the Heaven's Gate road up Tianmen Mountain, we thought this could be the start of a Chinese Nurburgring or Pikes Peak. Now that we've seen this video, we're not so sure.

We're not sure what's been going on at Hyundai lately. 8-seater Drift buses? Flying cars? Has somebody spiked the water coolers with Red Bull? Either way, we're all for it – and the latest Korean head-scratcher is this Veloster-based rally concept.

"Le Papillon Bleu" is one of only five surviving 1901 Panhard-Levassor 7hp Twin-Cylinder Four-Seater cars and one of the earliest examples of the motor car layout that we recognize into today's machines.

Apparently, Hyundai Australia has an "underground skunkworks team" – and that team decided to make good on an April Fool's prank to produce this, the iMax N eight-seater "Drift Bus," which will race in the World Time Attack Challenge this weekend.

Motorclassica once again showcased a dazzling array of collectible cars and motorcycles last weekend at the fittingly splendid venue of the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne, Australia.

You reckon the Honda E is tiny? Toyota is preparing to go tinier – if not cuter – with today's announcement of a new "ultra-compact BEV" set for release in Japan in 2020. Its performance figures won't impress anyone, but that's not the point.