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Mazda believes it can make its naturally-aspirated car engines 30 per cent more efficient. In an interview with the Irish Independent newspaper, Mazda’s Michio Tomiyama said the company had no compelling plan to go down the electric-car, or the hybrid route because there is such relative little demand overall for electric cars. The...

The Gokiso wheel set from Kondo Machine might outperform all others, but after shelling out £5,300 you would be entitled to nothing less. So efficient are the wheels that they spin on a test rack for six minutes, compared to the 90 seconds typical of the average high quality hub. Kondo engineers, more used to fabricating parts for aircraft...

The Nomad is a wood-fired hot tub for glamping expeditions that promises an end to the damp floors of the communal shower block. Glamping hot tub The Nomad heater coil provides hot water on demand that can be powered by gas or firewood. The clever part is that it uses thermo syphoning to circulate the water, so no water pump is needed. The...

The dramatic moment when a cycling Samaritan rode down a bike jacker has been captured on film. When a 53-year-old cyclist was punched and pushed into the road by three bike jackers in Leyton, London, last week, Alex Sweeting happened to be riding by. Accelerating to over 20 mph, Alex pursued the muggers, while his helmet cam recorded...

Glamping offers the chance to discover the pleasures of local produce, simple regional cuisine and a slower pace of life. It's also an excuse to spend the night somewhere unusual; as well as the usual yurts, pods and frontiers-style tents, there are tree houses, boats and converted lorries to choose from. No surprise then that glamorous...

Research reveals new diesel vehicles are getting cleaner with the very latest Euro 6 diesels showing an improvement on Euro 5 of 72%. “The regulation change to Euro 6 has reduced the permitted levels of NOx by 55% but, in real terms, the very latest Euro 6 diesels that we’ve tested are showing an improvement on Euro 5 of 72%,” explains Nick...

Tubeless bicycle tyres promise fewer punctures and improved handling, but repairing a flat at the roadside is not altogether straightforward. The Sahmurai Sword (named after creator Stefan ‘Sahmurai’ Sahm) is an easy-to-use, simple-to-store and safe way of carrying a tubeless plug system on your bike. Built into what are essentially...

Cambridgeshire police have described thieves who strip handlebars, saddles and wheels as bike cannibals. [quote type="cycle_insurance"] They suggest cyclists carry parts with them when they secure their bikes in public, but since that isn’t always practicable or desirable, the alternative is to get cycle insurance from a provider that...

Google and Apple do a good job of stealing driverless car headlines, but rather more quietly a British company will next week test its own autonomous car on embark on a 3,500-mile trans-American road trip. On March 22, Delphi Automotive will demonstrate its driverless car on a journey between Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco to New York...

Keen cyclist Arnold Schwarzenegger has been stopped by police in Victoria for not wearing a helmet, an offence that carries a $146 (£75) fine. The 67-year-old Terminator star, who uses a bike to get about the cities he visits, was advised by Australian police to visit the nearest 7-Eleven and buy a helmet for $5. To wear or not to wear,...