As you may remember, when Jeremy and James went to Lincoln in electric vehicles they had spot of bother finding a charge point. No longer. Following the show, Nissan has leapt to the rescue of EV owners in the East Midlands and funded the installation of Lincoln’s first public charging point. And it’s been dedicated [...]
We like dealing in faintly ridiculous facts here at Top Gear, so here’s another one: at over 8.8 million, our Facebook page now has more members than the entire population of Austria. And look out Azerbaijan, you’re next. We knew we had to do something to reward our medium-sized nation-state of fans, so aside from [...]
Of course the Citroen Tubik is a concept. You can’t see something this mad making it into production can you? And it’s a concept van, for heaven’s sake, a nine-seater with a pull-out luggage drawer, doors that open in funny directions and seats that groove. It’s inspired by the Type H, Citroen’s famous corrugated van [...]
A Wells-based inventor has BROKEN THE LAWS OF PHYSICS. Yep, the anonymous architect of this contraption – called The Alpha Omega Galaxy Freefall Generator – claims it produces more power than it consumes. And that breaks the first law of thermodynamics, which states that energy can be changed from one form to another, but cannot [...]
Like Cars 2? Got 100 hours and 5,554 toy cars to spare? Model-maker Jay Sheppard did. And this is the result of his work – a life-size model of Cars 2 star Lightning McQueen, made from toy cars. Built as a BIG SHOUTY PUBLICITY STUNT for the release of Cars 2 (out now on 3D [...]
So what’s the answer? How many people actually bought a Toyota Prius in China last year? Bear in mind this is a country with a population of over one billion people, responsible for half of all new global car growth, and the clear focus for all manufacturers over the coming decade. The answer? One. That’s [...]
