On this episode, check out the new electric hybrid BMW i3 and highlights of Autocarrozzeria Imperiale driver Andrea Amici and his win at Spa-Francorchamps. Plus Red Bull King of the Peak; With an established presence in Europe and Asia, Automobili Lamborghini introduces the Blancpain Super Trofeo series to North America at the North Eastern Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park.
On this episode: The Lamborghini Veneno Roadster's debut; Shell and Ferrari celebrate their 50 years of working together; The FIA GT (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile Gran Turismo) Series Championships. Chevrolet Corvette, F1 (Formula One). Flags, and Action from the Vallelunga race track in Italy for the final 2 races of the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo World Finals.
The Chevrolet Sonic and the Guinness World Records; Mini car testing; Back Jumps TV host Rob Dyrdek and the Chevrolet Sonic launch themselves into Guinness Book Of World Records glory.
Intro to the major car event in Geneva Switzerland; The Porsche Macan S Diesel; The Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse; Car of the Year. Bugatti, Maserati, Ferrari California T.
Innovative camera based forward collision alert and lane departure warning systems; round 2 of the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo staged at Britain's historic F1 venue Silverstone.
The 100th anniversary of Italian car maker Maserati; Jaguar Heritage Racing fields ten 1950's models in the four day Mille Miglia through Italy.
Where to recharge your electric vehicle when away from home; DTM driver Daniel Juncadella and his team at the 24-hour Classic on the Nordschleife. Jaguar and the world land speed record holder RAF Wing Commander Andy Green performed vital high-speed parachute tests.
Developing a bullet proof car for the police; Jochen Mass And Derek Bell attend the announcement of the Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Motoring Award. Racing Legends Jochen Mass And Derek Bell, Alongside Motorsport Heavyweights, Attend Grand Announcement For Peninsula Classics New Best Of The Best Motoring Award.
Driving with Virtual 3D technology; highlights from the 2015 Porsche Carrera Cup series. A high wire act over the Thames in London, gives the public a glimpse of the Aluminium Jaguar XF.
The challenges of making a reality series with Volvo; actor Idris Elba takes the new Jaguar to Berlin.
Volvo Trucks continues to improve productivity within construction by releasing five new features; It is a breath-taking journey that awaits Team Peugeot Total through what is today the brand's biggest single market. Its participation in the event - the China Grand Rally.
The classic and exclusive Mille Miglia is featured.
The new Jaguar C-X75 and highlights of the 2015 Porsche Carrera Cup.
What is a F1 car made of, The McLaren GT 12C, LeMans 24 hour and trading in two wheels for a set of four; Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP Petronas driver explains the F1 Monocoque; a crash protection structure to absorb energy in the event of an impact; And in 2011 the winner of the duel is once more: Audi. It's the German manufacturer's tenth win in total in the prestigious Le Mans race!
At the dawn of motoring the number of cars on the roads was limited by the supply of fuel as cars gained popularity so did petrol stations; The Nordschleife or Northern loop; part of the famous Nürburgring is considered one of the world's toughest purpose built race tracks; In three seconds a Formula 1 car accelerates from nought to 150 km/h. In three seconds, a human being blinks once!
New research shows on average, the odds of being injured in a crash are 25 percent lower for people in hybrids than people travelling in non-hybrid models.
Mercedes GP Petrona's Ross Brawn and Nico Rosberg take us through the telemetry systems on a F1 car; Trofeo Maserati GranTurismo; Michael Schumacher and Belgium's Spa-Francorchamps race circuit; rarely in racing lore does a driver and a circuit have such a close connection.
At the 24-hour race in Dubai the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 celebrated threefold victory; The Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart is opening a special exhibition entitled 'Timeless - 60 Years of the Mercedes-Benz SL' in honour of the car's anniversary.
Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg drive two Mercedes-Benz SL 63 AMGs, on exhibit for the first time, to the presentation of the new Mercedes F1 W03; The new Honda Civic 5 door has been rated one of Europe's safest cars, according to new independent crash testing results from Euro NCAP.
Nico Rosberg talks about F1 overtaking; Dunlop is launching a new European breed of sports tyres, aimed at the high and ultra high performance tyre market.Called the Sport Maxx RT for Racing Technology, it's a road tyre, designed especially for the driving enthusiast.
The Formula One Grand Prix season of 2012 has begun in Melbourne Australia Car manufacturers and drivers must have few new guidelines to follow, in a highly competitive, but heavily regulated sport; In Australia the F1 venue is in the heart of the city: Albert Park.
WRS Renault at Silverstone; New Blood at Mercedes; Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge.
The many changes to Formula 1 design; Day 2 of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge; Spreading the word of F1 in India; And getting that winning feeling in GT1.
David Coultard takes us around his new DTM Coupe; We look at the DHL award for the fastest Formula 1 Lap; Michael Schumacher gets us up to speed with the latest F1 steering wheel and day three and four of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge.
Named one of the 2015 Top Ten Startups of the New Automotive Industry, Elio Motors moves closer to production and is showcasing the Elio P5 prototype. General Motors present the stunning Buick Avista Concept. The British Motorsport Festival is held in Beijing.
SUV's have become very popular in the last five to ten years and now they are a very important market segment. SNORE is a family of off-road racers that promotes desert racing in and around the Las Vegas area. The First-ever Cadillac CT6 Plug-in hybrid to achieve more than 65 mpg.
The Order Books are open for the all new Jaguar F-Type SVR: The 200mph All-Weather Supercar. The first-ever 2017 Crossover Touring 5 (XT5) is a comprehensively upgraded luxury crossover and the cornerstone of a new series of crossovers for Cadillac.
To mark its centenary year in 2016, the BMW Group is looking further ahead than usual with a series of Vision Vehicles designed to anticipate and respond to people's future mobility needs. Bridgestone introduces their latest product innovation called Bridgestone Drive Guard a tyre that will keep you moving even with a puncture.
Leading movie stunt driver Mark Higgins took on one of the world's best drone pilots in a unique 'cat-and-mouse' challenge that showcased how future technology could influence car chase filming. Buick have launched the their all new 2017 Model Encore in New York.
The World Rally Championships return to Europe for Rally Portugal, one of the original WRC events now back in its traditional home. KIA have revealed their second generation 2017 model Cadenza in New York, the first for KIA with Front Wheel Drive and 8 speed auto transmission.
Chevrolet and 16-time NHRA champion John Force introduced the all-new 2016 Camaro SS Funny Car. Autonomous driving is already possible, once the legal obstacles have been overcome, self piloted cars will soon be a normal sight in road traffic.
The Toyota Prius is the first car to have undergone Euro Ncap's newest tests of autonomous emergency braking technology for pedestrians. Miami is the exclusive lifestyle location for the Huracan Lp 610-4 Spyder's global dynamic launch.
Two pioneers, Andre Borschbery and Bertrand Piccard are attempting to fly solo around the globe in an aircraft powered only by the sun. Hong Kong is set to host ePrix in 2016 and feature on season three of the FIA Formula E Championship.
Audi has launched the second generation of the Audi A5 - with a new, honed look and high tech everywhere. Carnet, Cooperative Automotive Research Network, the first major research and innovation hub to focus on the automotive field and urban mobility of the future of Barcelona.
Alteca, the new urban comfort Suv from seat named after the small, charming Spanish village just 100 kilometers away from Saragosa. Tradition meets innovation: The sixth generation of the E-Class Estate stands out from the crowd, especially for its future-proof technology and intelligently flexible load configurations.
Chevrolet engineers have been working to select the right materials and manufacturing processes for their range of trucks. German magazine "Motor Klassik" have crowned the brand-new Alfa Romeo Giulia as a "Future Classic" in the mid-size category.
A sibling to the well-established and popular Mirage hatchback, the all-new Mirage G4 brings consumers a fresh dose of clean style, environmental consciousness, agility, connectivity, affordability and value.
The second generation Porsche Panamera, touring Jordan in a Formula 1 car, and the Audi cup continues.
The Rolls Royce of the future, Jaguar storm chaser, and Moscow to Beijing - the hard way.
The Heathrow Train Challenge, Christian Danner back in the driving seat, and Bentley tackles the outback.
The Best of the Best Design awards, cruising the Transfagarasan highway, and the fastest truck in the world.
Formula E is ready for a new season, another great European road trip, and pro golfer Martin Kaymer takes to the track.
Panasonic Jaguar reveal their I-type race car, Felipe Massa makes quick friends, and Ferrari Racing Days at Hockenheim.
The new Bolt Ev, the Mii by Cosmopolitan, and driving in the French Alps.
The new Volvo Cross Country, the new Discovery Seven Seater, and autonomous driving with Volvo.
The Paris Motor Show, Discovery Five, and the winding roads of Majorca.
Formula E hits Hong Kong, Ferrari introduces its four-seater in Paris and drifting in South Africa.
The two-second pit stop, Classic German vehicles, thrills, and spills.
The future of motoring, the latest connected cars, and all about wheels nuts.
Romania's electric cars, Alpine's comeback, and drifting in the car park.
American car company Fisker Automotive has been awarded a half billion dollar loan from the US Department of Energy to create affordable, fuel-efficient plug-in hybrid electric cars. Most people are aware of Volvo's reputation for manufacturing safe cars, but Volvo cars are also successful on the racetrack and in rallying.
Driving full speed through the streets of bustling Taipei City, known as the "Salamander" this electric car operates on Zinc Oxygen Energy (ZOE) fuel cells. The Parrot A.R. Drone, a lightweight quadricopter made of plastic, was launched amid much fanfare in London recently. One New York Company is making cooking oil a valuable commodity in the fight against climate change.
Scientists are now converting materials like grass and woodchips into cleaner burning biofuel at a similar cost to producing a gallon of gasoline. Any automobile traveling through the air meets the problem of wind resistance, so engineers set about applying the principles of streamlining to the automobile.
With the muffled roar of a jet engine, the test vehicle an Israeli start-up company hopes will prove to be the future of the hybrid electric car, ignites. A Japanese environmental group says it's set a new world-record for the longest running electric vehicle without recharging. Researchers at North Carolina State have written a program that uses algorithms to sort visual data and make decisions.
A small Zagreb-based company, Dok-Ing, has won global recognition with innovative high-tech products, like de-mining robots used by the U.S. army in Iraq and Afghanistan, and is now determined to get a foothold in the nascent electric car market. Plus, a racing car made from vegetables and fueled by chocolate.
Three years in planning, construction of the Bloodhound SSC, or super- sonic car, is about to start, with the record attempt slated for 2012 in South Africa. Korean car giant Kia Motors has upped the ante of its compact sports cars, incorporating a new Dynamax All-Wheel-Drive system into its newly released Kia Sportage.
A car that runs on compressed air, emitting only a breeze of fresh air might seem like a dream. Flashback to the Third Avenue El, the elevated railway that took New Yorkers above and across the city from 1878 to 1973.
Swedish aero giant SAAB showed off its Gripen NextGeneration demonstrator fighter for the first time at the Farnborough International Air show. NASCAR racing is taken very seriously in Charlotte, North Carolina. It generates more 5 billion dollars a year for the local economy and is by far the most popular sporting event.
German carmaker BMW has revealed its second-generation X3, claiming the luxury SUV will be one of the most fuel-efficient mid-sized off-roaders on the market. Tests carried out in a Mir Deep Submergence Vehicle have revealed a controversial pulp and paper mill is polluting the pristine waters of Lake Baikal in Russia.
A group of high school students from the DeLaSalle School in Kansas City, Missouri and their mentors, including engineers from Bridgestone Americas' Technical Center in Akron, Ohio, have just concluded tests on a student-built electric car at Bridgestone's Texas Proving Grounds - and may have set a world record for efficiency.
The team at Horizon fuel cell technologies think they have solved the problem of hydrogen fuel cell storage. The "elevated high-speed bus" is a futuristic concept vehicle which carries passengers above street level, straddling the lanes below and allowing motor vehicles to pass underneath.
In recent months, the sun has entered a period of high activity, blasting tonnes of plasma into interplanetary space. The flares are constantly monitored by the European Space Agency or ESA's Soho Mission and other international spacecraft. Kong Pharith, a former teacher in Cambodia has produced the country's first solar car, and is hoping to sell it in his home country.
An amusement park near Seoul has become the first public venue for the system which provides electric power to buses via recharging strips embedded in the road. The strips transfer energy to an onboard battery through magnets connected to the bus's chassis. Flashback to a hundred years ago, when Dutch aviation legend Anthony Fokker built his first aeroplane.
Better known for its prestige cars and high-powered motorcycles, German auto manufacturer BMW has looked to the future and moved into the world of electric scooters. And Renault is among those at the forefront of the clean energy crusade, presenting four electric cars at the Paris Motor Show.
The Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale has made its on-track debut at Italy's Mugello Circuit. Briton Johnny Herbert, one of motor sport's most successful drivers and winner in Formula One, Le Mans and Sebring, was at the wheel of the fastest, lightest, most powerful car in the Maserati range.
A team of engineers in Toronto, are awaiting official confirmation that they have broken an aviation record for the first ever sustained flight in a human-powered Ornithopter. For the first time in the company's history, BMW motorcycles are available with a 6-cylinder in-line power unit. The German company unveiled its new K 1600 GT and K 1600 GTL at a recent motorcycle exhibition in Cologne.
The Continental Supersports Convertible is the fastest, most potent drop-top Bentley ever built - zero to 100 kilometres per hour in just 4.2 seconds and atop speed of 325 kilometres per hour. It's also the fastest four-seat convertible in the world. Consumer car safety body Euro NCAP (PRON en-cap) presented its first Euro NCAP advanced awards for safety innovations at the Paris Motor Show.
Electric vehicles like the Chevy Volt and the Nissan LEAF are about to hit the market, leaving potential customers wondering exactly where they can recharge them. A group of autonomous vehicles that can navigate roads without human intervention have arrived in Shanghai, China, ending a record 15,000 kilometre test drive from their starting point in Italy.
A year after the American car industry faced near extinction, a record breaking share offer and bullish future for General Motors set the scene for a revivified Los Angeles Auto Show, as stunning concept cars from the likes of Jaguar, Audi, and Lexus share floor space with plenty of green alternatives and a return to the US of Fiat after 27 years.
Restored trains and tracks will provide a credible alternative to road transport along some of China's busiest routes. But renovating the railway was quite an undertaking. And across three countries in Southern Africa, teams of motorcycle riders are challenged with numerous tasks in the Bmw gs Trophy - a seven-day event designed to test both motorbikes and their riders.
On the outside it appears to be an ordinary convertible Beetle. But this Beetle Bug isn't powered with petrol, nor does it use bio-fuel. This car runs on treated sewage. And bicycle makers in Budapest have unveiled a new, chainless bicycle, the Stringbike, which they hope will consign the oily chain to history.
Should an electric car go vroom, vroom like its internal combustion ancestors, make a noise like a space ship in Star Wars, or emit the tranquil sounds of birdsong? The EN-V, short for Electric Networked Vehicle, certainly looks like the future. Zero-polluting hydrogen buses that emit only water have begun carrying passengers in central London.