Cars

Sim racing games let us experience cars we only dream about. Now, Nvidia thinks it might have a way to push that envelope. Debuting new technology at its Graphics Technology Conference (GTC) the company now has a way to control a real-world car in a digital environment.

Italian cars are cool. They push forward what’s possible with design and typically come with a glorious engine note. While some are terrible and others unreliable, they still hold a special place in the hearts of gearheads. For this week’s Want, we take a look at the funky and rare Alfa Romeo SZ.

Safety cars are an amazing bit of kit. They’re sleek, powerful and fast enough to keep the race cars behind them to negotiate obstacles safely.

F1 and Netflix have partnered to develop a documentary based on the 2018 season, set to air in early 2019.

The opening race of the 2018 season was a spectacle, kicking things off on the right foot. Much like yesterday’s qualifying session, the race results took a familiar turn. Lewis Hamilton may have secured pole for today’s race but it was Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel that took the victory, mirroring last year’s result.

The inaugural race weekend of the 2018 Formula One season is here. Fans tuning into the first qualifying session of the year will discover the pecking order continues unabated. That is to say, all the familiar faces remain in their usual positions.

What do you get when you cross a speed-obsessed television show and some of the slowest vehicles on the road? A new land-speed record.

The 2018 season of Formula One is almost here. As we’re all aware, this season brings several changes to the sport, the most significant being the halo cockpit protection device.

Formula 1 is no stranger to high profile drivers. From Michael Schumacher to Dan Gurney, the number of legends to get behind the wheel is staggeringly high. However, one name tends to stand out: Ayrton Senna. That’s why for this week’s Want we take a look at the car that kicked off the career of one of the best F1 drivers of all time.

Have you ever loved a car so much that you’d build a full-size replica of it out of LEGO bricks? Ryan McNaught of Australia has, and he chose an eighth-generation Toyota Camry.

Gran Turismo’s founder, Kazunori Yamauchi, visited Stanford University in California recently to participate in the 17th “Open Garage Talk”.

Volkswagen has revealed the car it hopes will take it to the top of the racing world, quite literally.

For those who’d say modern motorsport is too officious and rigid, we say “pants”. Specifically, we say “Lucas di Grassi’s underpants”.

The new Formula 1 halos are a source of controversy among the sport’s fans. Some say they’re ugly, while others think they don’t do enough to protect the driver. Nonetheless, McLaren is embracing the odd look by teaming up the clothing company Gandys to make flip-flops.

When you have ghosts, you call the Ghostbusters. However, when you have demons, you call an exorcist. With sights set squarely on the Dodge Demon, the Hennessey Exorcist looks to blitz it in the quarter mile.

Crossovers. These days, they’re a license to print money. Get a family car, put a couple of inches in the roofline, lift it up by a couple more inches, profit.

The Geneva Motor Show may almost be over (click here if you missed it), but that isn’t stopping Ford from teasing its most powerful production car ever from the other side of the globe. Say hello to the mean visage of the upcoming Shelby GT500.

Audi has revealed an electric e-tron four-door GT car at its annual company conference.

Tuner cars are typically hit or miss. Some are overdone while others simply fall out of style. But every once in a while a tuner comes along that reaches legendary status. For this week’s Want, we take a look at one of those tuners with this Rauh-Welt Begriff Porsche 911.

Traffic cops in the odd British town of Milton Keynes were in for a bit of a surprise when they pulled over a suspect car. It turned out that they’d nabbed a superstar.