Gritty camper van gets high-voltage boost to live more like home

Trakka has long been building some of Australia's most rugged, agile adventure campers. Now it's launching a van that takes off-grid living to new heights with a 48-V electrical system and luxuries like a washing machine and wood-fire BBQ grill.

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Biomimetic EV fan goes full ‘birds of prey’ to silence efficiency

Mahle has been hard at work on next-gen e-drive systems, and it's also been exploring other electrification components. It has revealed a thermal management fan that borrows from nature to provide smoother, quieter, more efficient performance.

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4 things that make Ferrari’s F80 hypercar go from 0-60 in 2.15 seconds

Ferrari's new F80 hypercar has tongues wagging about whether it'll make for a suitable successor to the 2013 LaFerrari. What's more important, though, is how the Italian marque's latest creation gets from 0-62 mph in just 2.15 seconds.

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Water-injected hydrogen combustion V6 doubles up power

The Alpine Alpenglow is back, this time equipped with an all-new "Hy6" twin-turbo V6 engine developed from the ground up to run on hydrogen. The Hy6 doubles the power of the last Alpenglow, delivering true supercar performance and rumble.

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Monster 4×4 camper van is a go-anywhere work and camp machine

Don't let its bright stripes fool you – the Iveco Daily Switch 4x4 was the meanest camper van at the year's largest RV Show. It was also among the most versatile, "switching" seamlessly between rugged, all-terrain work and remote camping.

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Cute and curvy bubble car ready to make your vacation electric

The first Microlino EV made its debut at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, finally rolling into production some six years later. A tourist-focused concept was also revealed in 2022, and now the Spiaggina has officially launched at the 2024 Paris Motor Show.

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Renault defibs Twingo into adorable digitized EV with sub-20K price

Here's an early look at one of the future's cheapest electric vehicles. Renault officially kicks off the Twingo's next generation with an all-electric prototype debuting at next week's 2024 Paris Motor Show.

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Covert and camp-ready MPV might be world’s lowest profile mini-RV

Vanderer has proven itself a master at transforming small vans into warm, cozy tiny homes. It goes simpler for its second floor plan, deconstructing the camper van into a series of smart, light, versatile components spread around the vehicle.

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Slick plus-sized camper van becomes world’s first in-wheel hybrid RV

Bedeo and Trigano have teamed up on the most unique hybrid motorhome out there. The ElectriX is the world's first electrified RV with hub motors, and it offers over 700 km of driving range with the option of going all-electric at the push of a button.

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GeckoWiper sticks a rear wiper on the IONIQ 5 – other cars coming soon

In an age where most cars come standard with things like backup cameras and Bluetooth, it's surprising that they don't all have rear window wipers. The GeckoWiper gives such an appendage to the Hyundai IONIQ 5, with other makes/models soon to follow.

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