By day, Dyson employees are known for their innovative household products, such as cyclone vacuum cleaners and bladeless fans. However, it appears that by night, Dyson's 650 engineers moonlight as a wannabe land speed record team, judging by the evidence in this video above... A load of hot air? The premise behind this after-hours project was simple. Using whatever spare parts ...
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- 12 April 2012
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Ben Oliver,
10 April 2012 11:01
As rumours swirl about the future of Lotus and its boss Dany Bahar, one senior executive remains fully committed to the Norfolk car maker. The only problem New York rapper Swizz Beatz, 'vice president of creative design and global marketing at Lotus', seems to have is how to fit his ‘entourage’ (every rapper must have one) into his two-seat company ...
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Gavin Green,
03 April 2012 09:00
This is the tale of two Volkswagens. One risible. One righteous. The new VW Up is a brilliant little car. From its tough yet well-textured cabin, to its composed ride quality, to its tuneful three-cylinder engine, to its outstanding space efficiency, this is one of the finest small cars I’ve driven. Unlike the brilliant Audi A2 – the Volkswagen Group’s ...
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Ben Barry,
29 March 2012 10:11
I’ve been to South Korea twice now for CAR with Kia and Hyundai, and each time it’s been an incredibly memorable experience, quite unlike anything I’ve ever experienced with car makers in America, Europe, Japan or Australia. So I thought I’d share a few iPhone snaps to give a taste of what it’s like, especially as the North seem to ...
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Tim Pollard,
26 March 2012 09:29
A Leeds composer has come up with a novel music release – Mark Marrington has released a new single called Cars and it's composed entirely of the noise of vehicles. Music about cars… Is it garage music, then? Marrington, 41, calls the track 'dance music with a vehicular twist' and you can listen to the single in our player below. ...
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Ben Pulman (lead image photography by John Wycherley),
21 March 2012 07:00
The Mews is home to Dr Wolfgang Dürheimer, the boss of Bentley (and Bugatti, and VW’s worldwide motorsport activities). Built by his predecessor, Dr Franz-Josef Paefgen, it’s mere minutes from Crewe, and a much more appealing spot for quiet meetings and briefings than rolling into Bentley HQ. And it was perhaps with a hint of irony that the EXP 9F ...
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Andy Franklin,
21 March 2012 07:00
Did anyone catch the F1 season opener at the Melbourne grand prix last weekend? Of course you did, but what did we learn? The Mclarens look quick, Red Bull aren't that far behind and everyone else is pretty much close together. Well, apart from the HRTs. F1 in 2012: how good was Sky's coverage? I couldn't wait to see how ...
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Gavin Green,
20 March 2012 07:08
The Germans have done a fine job at running the British car industry. Every major British-bred car company – Land Rover, Jaguar, Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Mini, Aston Martin – has a German boss. Most of these companies are doing very well, Land Rover, Mini and Rolls-Royce spectacularly so. The three best British cars of the past decade – the Range Rover, ...
o In the new April 2012 issue of CAR Magazine, Chris Chilton spent a couple of days with Group B rally hero Markku Alen in Arjeplog, northern Sweden, blatting around icy roads in a Ferrari FF super-coupe. In temperatures plummeting to –12deg C, Chilton and Alen spent their time mostly sideways as they drove the first four-wheel drive Ferrari at ...
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- Stuff Weve Done
- 19 March 2012
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Sarah-Jayne Harrison,
19 March 2012 09:00
Recipe for epic road trip: take four decades worth of Vauxhalls, from the legendary Droopsnoot Firenza to the latest Insignia, add Europe’s most awesome driving road (the Route Napoleon) and set yourself for the 200-mile trip from Cannes to Grenoble. That was our task. What a weekend! Napoleon gave his name to the route – courtesy of his flight from ...
