Forza Motorsport 5 - Reviewed

What better way to kick-start the genesis of your new console than to release a new entry in one of your flagship franchises during the oft-criticised launch period? 

That’s exactly what Microsoft have done; they’ve recruited wizards of the raceway Turn 10 Studios to create yet another exquisite entry in the Forza Motorsport series which has launched alongside its parent console the world over.

Cat Survives Daring 70mph Car Ride On Roof Rack

A moggy has survived a stunt worthy of his name after thundering down the motorway at 70 mph while clinging to the roof of a transit van.

Chinese Truck Driver Narrowly Avoids Disaster

This video is unbelievable. Truck driver Song Ming Tang loses control of his truck after breaking sharply to avoid the vehicle in front. It's a miracle no one was killed during this rush hour commute in Zhejang province China. 

New Game Teaches You About Dying in a Car Crash

Grand Theft Auto, and to a lesser extent Saints Row, has spent a good 15 years teaching you that barrelling at full whack into a bollard, lamppost or lady of the night is a perfectly fine and ultimately consequence free way to spend your time. This is not the case, because as you may not realise car crashes can actually be quite dangerous. Just ask the Yellow Power Ranger. PS – You can’t, she died in a car crash.

Court rules against publication of luxury car security weaknesses

There is a special respect for publishing academic research in the world of study, which is that thing we students do between pub crawls and juggling overdrafts and bills.

In the past it's tended to be governments that feel ill at ease with such things, but big business have now moved into this dubious sphere. Recently car manufacturer Volkswagen, who broadcast their 'Get in. Get happy.' advertisement at this years Super Bowl, thought a planned academic paper on security weaknesses in high end cars, such as Lamborghinis, Bentleys and Porsches would help car thieves get in, and get very happy as they drove away.