Cars

Lotus has a lot to say about its breathtaking new Theory 1 concept car. It "embodies the future of intelligent performance vehicles," and its design encapsulates "three core principles – Digital, Natural, and Analogue (DNA)."

Ever wonder how well your model cars would slice through the air if they were full-scale automobiles? Well, a little something known as the Windsible could tell ya (sort of), as it's touted as being the world's first consumer desktop wind tunnel.

New cars bought in the last few years have twice as many quality problems as they had in 2010. Some well-known brands are averaging more than five issues per car – and the stats show things will probably get a lot worse before they get better.

After four years, Amazon subsidiary Zoox is taking its autonomous L3 vehicles from the automotive kiddy tracks of Las Vegas and the San Francisco Bay Area to the off-road rally course that is the streets of Seattle.

Ford Europe has taken automation a step further by introducing robot test drivers. No, this isn't an attempt to save a pay packet, but as a way of testing cars under extreme environmental conditions without risking the health of a human driver.

Commissioned to create a private showroom for a collection of enviable cars, Arup and Unism have designed a cave-like lair for an auto enthusiast in Poland that's designed to help keep the vehicles in perfect condition.

French company Hopium has wasted no time getting a prototype up and running. The company announced its intentions to build high-performance hydrogen cars in October 2020, and has now shown video of its 200-km/h Alpha 0 prototype on a test track.

Building a Scalextric track, slotting in competing cars and testing your racing skills against friends or family is enormous fun. Among the new cars due for release in 2020 are movie and TV favorites such as the DeLorean from Back to the Future.

Drawing its contestants from the winners of eight elite Concours events held in Europe and America in 2019, the Peninsula Classics 2019 Best of the Best Award is the de facto world championship of Concours cars. Here's a look at the eight finalists.

Sixty years ago today, British Motor Corporation first showed its new compact car. Happy birthday to the Mini!

Honda has released details and images for dash setup for its forthcoming Honda e electric hatchback and it's a doozie. With five screens running the entire windscreen length, this is truly a dashboard for Generation Screen.

The Fiat 500 Jolly conversion is part of the Garage Italia's Icon-e project, which celebrates Italy's strong design and automotive culture​ and is dedicated to contemporizing vintage cars and turning them into custom-made electric models. ​