Although the technology used will not be available for 20 years, players of Gran Turismo 6 can drive the Tomahawk today.
It is one of the world's most highly regarded manufacturers and its name synonymous with luxury, high-performance sports cars. But despite Porsche's unique place in the psyche of the motoring industry - a group of mechanics have been left red-faced after misspelling the iconic manufacturer's name. The owner of a £100,000 Porsche 911 was left stunned to discover the error following what should have been a basic repair job.
Top Gear trio back and packing a punch: Clarkson, Hammond and May kick off live tour in Belfast... with Jeremy arriving to boxing anthem Eye Of The Tiger
Motoring TV presenter Guy Martin facing police probe after boasting of hitting speeds of 180mph in 40mph zone in review of new Aston Martin
Hard to keep up! Kim Kardashian gets herself a new $400K Rolls Royce luxury car... and promptly customizes it
Star has just returned from an extended holiday
Porsches and Bentleys 'conk out more often': Upmarket car makers finish bottom of reliability table
Propping up bottom of 38-strong list
Time hanging heavy on your hands Richard? Top Gear host airs incredibly dull film titled 'Richard Hammond is Bored'
Give him a job!
As British Jaguars delivered guests to the annual Women's Tennis Association's pre-Wimbledon Party at The Roof Gardens in Kensington, Miss Sharapova squeezed in a sneaky and cheeky drive of a sports car from Porsche, the arch-rival German car firm for which she is a global brand ambassador. Jaguar is celebrating its first year as The Official Car of The Championships, Wimbledon, supplying 170 luxury highperformance vehicles including the new Jaguar XE sports saloon.
The festival will feature cars from yesteryear, today and tomorrow. Since 1993 automotive extravaganza has become the nation's motor show. All major car makers brass will be attending.
It's been an electric week for motoring. A fleet of 100 electric vehicles was ferrying VIPs at the UEFA Champions League in Berlin last Sunday where Spain's FC Barcelona triumphed over Juventus.
The first generation of the compact sports utility vehicle has sold more than 730,000 since its launch in 2009, 40,000 of which were in the UK.
It can accelerate from rest to 62 mph in just 3.6 seconds and standard kit on UK models includes a tyre pressure monitoring system. The car converts from coupe to cabriolet in 14 seconds
The braking system strengthens the case for the devices to be made a standard feature. The safety system is also a central part of the technology used in self-driving cars.
It's not quite two cars for the price of one. But it's two new Toyotas for the price of a fair few million pounds of investment in the Japanese car firm's UK factory in Burnaston, Derbyshire.
The name was announced at the annual dealer convention in Los Angeles and it will go on sale early next year. The convertible is expected to mirror the 50s classic Silver Dawn (pictured, right) and to have almost identical technical features to the Wraith (pictured, bottom right). The new name breaks the tradition of naming their cars after supernatural beings. 'Our new Rolls-Royce Dawn promises a striking, seductive encounter like no other Rolls-Royce to date,' said Torsten Mueller-Oetvoes, Chief Executive Officer at Rolls Royce.
Zooming along a German road, this disguised supercar is the successor to the Bugatti Veyron - and is rumoured to have a maximum speed of 288mph. The video - from Audo Bild TV - shows two prototypes travelling alongside a Veyron Super Sport and a BMW i8. It has been suggested the new Bugatti supercar will be called the Chiron.
The 37-year-old royal wanted to create a private motorsport playground near his 2,500-acre Oxfordshire estate - so invited the now-sacked Top Gear host to discuss the proposal.
General Motors unveiled their concept car at an event in Shanghai. The self-driving Chevrolet-FNR (shown) has 'dragonfly' swing doors and 'crystal laser headlights'.
Researchers at Northeastern University in Boston have created a van that uses 'Versatile Onboard Traffic Embedded Roaming Sensors' to map the roads in fine detail.
The 16 foot long jet car is based on a 'pulse jet' engine developed by the Germans during World War II to power a precursor to modern cruise missiles.
It is an attractive prospect for many car enthusiasts by offering the rare chance to restore a virtually-untouched 1962 Aston Martin DB4 Series III, and will be auctioned in Buckinghamshire.
The sheepdog, called Don, leaned on the controls of the tractor before driving it through a fence and on to the M74 near Abington in South Lanarkshire during rush hour.
The driving position and all-round visibility is commanding, excellent and extremely comfortable, with everything to hand. Par for the course where BMW is concerned.
French giant, Renault, will release new model to Brits in autumn although it will go on sale on the continent in the summer. Renault bosses say it's aimed at those with an adventurous spirit.
Fantastic styling, bright retro paint job, jet-black rear and side rear windows, matching gloss black roof rack rails, contrasting matt black sill skirt and the signature cactus side panels.
The new model is predicted to sell for a quarter of a million pounds. The two-seater was designed by Scot Moray Callum and unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show ahead of going into production.
Two brothers in Maine have revealed how they built a lightweight tank for the Mad Max film, which has a top speed of 70mph (113km/h).
The custom-built Boeing 747 is believed to have cost its ultra-wealthy owner £400million after it was customised to fit his specifications exactly over a three-year period.
The US-made tractor is guided by GPS and steers with an accuracy over the ground of less than an inch, meaning there is no overlapping and it can be driven in perfectly straight lines.
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