...according to Elon Musk: a place of green energy, rapid transport and holidays on Mars
Think big. You hear that quite a lot. Thing is, very few have the brains and balls to reimagine the world as we know it. To grab physics by the throat and squeeze until it gives up its secrets. Musk has that ability, and the potential to change everything because he’s not just a talker, he’s a doer.
SpaceX
Formed by Musk in 2002, SpaceX has one main mission statement – to send a manned expedition to Mars by the 2030s and, later, to create a colony on the red planet. Before then it intends to send two members of the public around the Moon in its Dragon 2 spacecraft in 2018.
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Variety Show
We’re in a golden age of fast cars. This is going to be blast, unless, of course, there’s a slight medical emergency...
Heat Seekers
Welcome to the world of wind-in-your-hair motoring... presuming you have hair, that is...
Stage Craft
A GP circuit, all to ourselves... so what do we do? Head off and find some dirt roads. Because rally
Hot Wings
Move over, road-legal minnows, it’s time for the serious machinery to pound the circuit...
Drives - S'Charged Thunder
Let’s start with the name: Velar SVAutobiography Dynamic, or SVAD for short.
Circuit Breaker
Petrol A45 AMG takes on electric Model 3. Now, who turned out the lights?
The Need For Speed
Breaking the 480kph barrier has become an obsession for the hypercar manufacturers. Here’s the story of how Bugatti got there first
Man On The Moon
How TG faked our Moon landing – not with Stanley Kubrick, but with a trip to Cancún.
Voltswagen The People's EV?
Ten years down the line, will the answer to every car-buying question be “Just get an ID.3”?
Rover's Return
Carrying the Defender into the modern century is intimidating but those put off by Discovery’s looks can now stay within the brand.
