Antony Ingram, Contributing Writer
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As the video for Grand Theft Auto 5 (GTAV) hits the internet, we finally have our first glimpse at what's sure to become one of the most popular - and controversial - games of 2012.
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Gordon Murray: iStream A Bigger Challenge Than Winning In F1It's fair to say that engineering genius Gordon Murray has divided opinion of late. Revered for his work in Formula 1 racing resulting in several team world titles and best known for his contribution to the seminal McLaren F1 supercar in the early 90s, his current project to revolutionize personal...
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High-Tech Cordon Photo Radar Trap Could Catch EVERYONE...If you've previously taken a few liberties with speed, knowing that a radar trap will catch someone else instead, then you'd better hope your local law enforcement won't be using one of these any time soon... The Cordon photo radar system is the latest in radar speed detection technology, able to...
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Gran Turismo 5 Download Pack: Is It Worth Your $11.99?It's been just under a year since Gran Turismo 5 launched to an expectant audience, and us Gran Turismo fans have had a rough ride of it. Littered with glitches and falling short of many gamers' expectations, developers Polyphony Digital have worked painstakingly over the past year to fix bugs and...
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BMW's Head-Up Display - Fighter Jet Tech In Your CarThe origins of BMW's blue and white badge are the stuff of urban legend, supposedly derived from the movement of an aircraft propeller through a blue sky. BMW's modern aircraft connection is less romantic but no less impressive. BMW was the first European company to adopt head-up display technology...
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2012 Ford Focus: Built For (Almost) Everyone In The WorldBuilding a "World car" is trickier than you might think. With 7 billion of us now on the planet it's fair to say that a lot of different people have a lot of different requirements from a car. Ford already knows this. Its first attempt at a "World car" was in the 1990s, with the appropriately-named...
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Yesterday, we saw Toyota's take on twinning smartphone and car to provide an enhanced in-car infotainment experience. By synchronizing your phone and car, you could use your phone's intuitive display... -
Cobra Electronics Launches iRadar Connected Community AppIf you consider awareness of radar speed traps and checkpoints to be a vital component of your defensive driving armoury, then you may already have heard of Cobra Electronics Corporation. You'll also know that they're a market leader in radar detection systems, and the company has today announced a...
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Toyota Touch Life: Sync Smartphones With In-Car DisplaysGiven how well the display and layout of functions found on modern smartphones works, it's surprising that automakers haven't turned to companies like Apple and Android in an effort to improve the user experience. While they work on that, there's a short term solution, thanks to Toyota. We now...
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Pioneer Latest To Reveal Head-Up-Display TechnologyThere have been signs over the past year to suggest that head-up-display technology will be the next big thing in driver information systems. A few cars - such as the 2011 Chevrolet Corvette - already use basic systems to ensure the driver keeps his eyes on the road as much as possible, but with...
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Why The World Rally Championship Has Gone Low-TechMotorsport is expensive. If you were to write "expensive" in letters the size of the Hollywood sign, you'd only be scraping the surface of how expensive it actually is. It's bad enough competing at grassroots level but at world championship level the money involved is frankly ludicrous. And though...
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How To Make Your Ferrari More Like Your Caddy: Just Add GoldWhether you're buying a Ferrari for the speed, the heritage or the looks, the reality is that you're buying it because it's a Ferrari. With the Italian marque on track to hit its self-imposed exclusivity limit of 7,000 cars in 2011 though, how do you differentiate your car with the one owned by the...
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If the 2012 Hyundai Veloster wasn't quite funky and youthful enough for you already, then the only thing likely to convince you is cramming it full of the latest games, sounds and technology.
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Toyota FT-86 Sports Car Gets Its Own iPhone AppThe Toyota FT-86 sports coupe is something of an enigma and it hasn't even been launched yet. Known variously as a spiritual successor to the AE86 "Haichi-Roku" Corolla of the 1980s, the "Toyobaru" for its technology shared with an upcoming Subaru coupe and "stop making concepts and build the thing...
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MIVEC Tech, Stop-Start For Better MPG In New MitsubishisNot so long ago, variable valve timing systems like Honda's VTEC and Mitsubishi's MIVEC were used to extract ludicrous horsepower from relatively small capacity engines. Now, in an age of MPG rather than MPH, the carmakers are using these systems to meet a greener end, reducing fuel consumption and...
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Bring Nissan's World To Your Apple iPad With Global AppIn recent years, Nissan and Apple have gone together like macaroni and cheese. The Japanese carmaker was one of the first to launch an iPhone app and the late Steve Jobs even used Nissan's Leaf to demonstrate the iAd serviced when it was launched last year. Nissan's boffins have been hard at work...
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Mercedes-Benz Nanoslide: Ultra Low Friction Engine TechIf you thought a NANOSLIDE was a driving situation fixed by a dab of nanocorrection on the steering, think again. It's actually the name of a new, award-winning technology developed by Mercedes-Benz for use in engine design. NANOSLIDE technology is a way of giving the cylinder walls in an engine a...
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Beat The Pain Of Parking Tickets With Mobile AppsReturning to your car to find its windscreen (dis)graced with a parking ticket ranks among modern life's most frustrating experiences. Whether you parked illegally or not there's always a strong feeling that you didn't really deserve it and that a parking attendant's time would be far better spent...
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Ah, celebrity endorsement, where would we be without you?
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Report: McLaren begins testing of Veyron-rivaling hypercarNothing puts into perspective the speed of modern supercars better than the current McLaren MP4-12C. With performance to rival the McLaren F1, at one time the pinnacle of road car development, it's now considered merely an entry-level supercar, leaving room for something even faster. That role is...
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Smartphone Communication Could Make Roads Safer, Says GMYour car might already have an option to synchronize with your smartphone, but General Motors reckons the technology could offer so much more. Apps like Waze and Bump can be handy for avoiding traffic (or chatting if you're already stuck) but vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure systems...
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Gran Turismo 5 Fans Rejoice: Extra Content Due October 18thAs gamers around the world get their teeth stuck into Forza Motorsport 4 on the Xbox 360, racing fans on the Sony PlayStation shouldn't feel too left-out. Gran Turismo 5 creators Polyphony Digital have been hard at work behind the scenes and the "Spec II" update for GT5 was released a week ago...
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2012 BMW M5 Up For Grabs In Forza Motorsport 4 On Xbox 360Got Forza Motorsport 4 for the XBox 360? Good. Got a 2012 BMW M5? No? Then this might interest you. Video games aren't just video games any more, they're the gateway to something much better. Gran Turismo has turned several gamers into real racing drivers with the GT Academy, and Forza 4 players...
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Ferrari Enzo Toy Car Now Under iPhone App ControlDon't say we didn't call it. The old-school radio control handset is dead. Back in March we showed a Mini Cooper radio control car being directed via smartphone. Since then we've seen smartphone apps used to control all manner of other objects, and the culmination of these advancements is in one of...
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