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koda Elroq v RS vs 1980s Supercars | Tarmac Life | Motoring | Tech | Experiences
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (407+ words) Remember when those impossibly sleek, wide, and exotic supercars adorned your bedroom wall? Those 1980s performance legends represented the pinnacle of automotive aspiration, machines that seemed untouchable, unattainable, and purely the stuff of dreams for us ordinary folk. Well "koda has…...
FIA Sustainable Innovation Series Brings Intelligent Mobility Debate to Shanghai | Tarmac Life | Motoring | Tech | Experiences
1+ day, 55+ min ago (433+ words) Motor sport and mobility policy rarely share the same stage, but the FIA's Sustainable Innovation Series is making a habit of bringing them together. The third event of the 2026 series took place in Shanghai, held in collaboration with Formula E…...
Range Rover Launches British Summertime Lifestyle Collection Inspired by Tennis and Traditional Craft | Tarmac Life | Motoring | Tech | Experiences
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (254+ words) It is a considered pairing. Tennis carries strong associations with a particular kind of British summer occasion, and craft heritage gives the pieces a story beyond their appearance. The range spans several product categories, each made with a degree of…...
Auckland-based Prototipo stole the show at Pikes Peak Hillclimb event with a 670k W V8 | Tarmac Life | Motoring | Tech | Experiences
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (132+ words) It didn't take me long since coming to New Zealand to realise that the old adage of "Kiwi Ingenuity" is absolutely not a far-fetched concept. And while we get to see some of it off-roading or in the odd track…...
Tesla Rolls Out FSD V14 Lite to Around Four Million Older-Hardware Vehicles | Tarmac Life | Motoring | Tech | Experiences
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (455+ words) Tesla's latest Full Self-Driving update has, until now, been the exclusive preserve of newer AI4-equipped vehicles. That changes with the arrival of FSD V14 Lite, a version of the software adapted to run on the older AI3 hardware found in around four…...
Now Gas Companies are Making Cars - Shell's Triple 10 Challenge Concept Car | Tarmac Life | Motoring | Tech | Experiences
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (815+ words) If you've been following the electric vehicle revolution, you've probably heard the same old story, bigger batteries, longer waits, astronomical costs. Well fuel company Shell has unveiled something genuinely different " the Triple 10 Challenge concept car, a compact, mass-market EV that's…...
Sony's digital future has a physical problem | Tarmac Life | Motoring | Tech | Experiences
1+ week, 2+ day ago (95+ words) Otherwise, the company risks turning every digital only announcement into an advert for the very thing it is moving away from. And there will not be enough wabisabi to repair this broken vase. Sony's digital future has a physical problem…...
The i X-Factor - BMW i X x Drive45 M-Sport Review | Tarmac Life | Motoring | Tech | Experiences
1+ week, 4+ day ago (549+ words) While seemingly not as EV focused as some other manufacturers, BMW still maintains a solid lineup with plug-in capability, from PHEVs (Plug in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to BEVs (Battery Electric Vehicles). The i X is one of the latter and…...
JLR Signals Confidence in China as European Premium Rivals Struggle | Tarmac Life | Motoring | Tech | Experiences
1+ week, 4+ day ago (447+ words) China has been a bruising market for European premium brands lately. BMW and Porsche are among those that have suffered notable sales declines in recent months. JLR, however, is telling a different story, and it made that clear at its…...
Polestar and University of Oxford Launch Study to Measure the Thrill of Driving | Tarmac Life | Motoring | Tech | Experiences
1+ week, 4+ day ago (189+ words) Automotive performance has always been expressed in numbers: power, acceleration, lap times. But one element has consistently resisted quantification, and that's the visceral thrill of driving itself. Polestar and the SDG Impact Lab at the University of Oxford want to…...