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Mazda updates CX-3 for 2018 | price, specifications, safety, features


8/30/2018, 9:19:01 AM
The 2018 Mazda CX-3 brings minor improvements to the car?s styling and equipment levels, along with a more powerful diesel engine. ✔ Mazda has revved-up its CX-3 city SUV with a second mid-life update ✔ While an updated infotainment system with Apple CarPlay remains out of reach for now, Mazda promises to support the popular technology with a dealer-fit upgrade in coming months ✔ Related Content City SUV comparison test: MG ZS v Mazda CX-3 v Renault Captur v Ford EcoSport Which is the best small SUV



Porsche 959 wrecked while being transported on the way to its auction - but it still sells for nearly £360,000


8/30/2018, 11:17:09 AM
A RARE 1987 Porsche was wrecked in an incredibly unlucky accident while being transported to its auction – but still managed to fetch a hefty fee. The Porsche 959 Komfort was due to go under … ✔ Mecum Auctions 5 It is missing the front passenger wheel Mecum Auctions 5 The interior wasn't affected by the unfortunate accident And despite the extensive damage, the car still managed to sell for £359,000 ✔ Auctioneer RM Sotheby's sold an almost identical silver model in January for a whopping $1.16million (£891,000)



2019 Chevy Camaro Turbo 1LE first drive review: Emphasizing poise over power


8/30/2018, 11:16:53 AM
Chevy's redesigned 2019 Camaro adds the 1LE handling package to the base 2.0-liter model. The result is one of the most balanced Camaros you can buy today. ✔ Starting at $31,000 by Steven Ewing @stevenewing August 29, 20189:01 PM PDT Roadshow Chevrolet 2019 Chevy Camaro Turbo 1LE Power isn't everything ✔ Chevrolet Claustrophobic cabin The Camaro's interior is no different than before, meaning it still looks cool at first glance, but is hard to love after extended time behind the wheel



Samsung Q900R 8K QLED TV review


8/30/2018, 10:32:20 AM
Big and bold ✔ Much of this sounds like an evolution of what we’ve seen before - Auto bitrate and auto dimming for example - so commenting on features like this will have to wait for the full review ✔ The TechRadar team is in Berlin to bring you all the breaking news and hands-on first impressions of new phones, watches and other tech as they're announced



Complete list of backwards compatible games for Xbox One


8/30/2018, 9:57:59 AM
Check out the full list of Xbox 360 and original Xbox games that can be played on Xbox One via its backwards compatibility feature, and how it works ✔ Be aware that Cloud Saving on Xbox 360 requires an Xbox Live Gold subscription ✔ S Sacred 3 Sacred Citadel Saints Row Saints Row 2 Saints Row IV Saints Row: Gat Out Of Hell Saints Row: The Third Sam & Max: Beyond Time & Space Sam & Max Save the World Samurai Shodown II Scarygirl Scrap Metal ScreamRide Sega Bass Fishing Sega Vintage Collection: Alex Kidd & Co. (Alex Kidd in Miracle World, Super Hang-On, The Revenge of Shinobi) Sega Vintage Collection: Golden Axe (Golden Axe, II, III) Sega Vintage Collection: Monster World (Wonder Boy in Monster Land, Wonder Boy in Monster World, Monster World IV) Sega Vintage Collection: Streets of Rage (Streets of Rage, 2, 3) Sensible World of Soccer Shadow Assault/Tenchu Shadow Complex Shadowrun Shadows of the Damned Shank 2 Shinobi Shotest Shogi Shred Nebula Silent Hill: Downpour Silent Hill: HD Collection Silent Hill: Homecoming SINE MORA Skate 3 Skullgirls Skydive Slender: The Arrival Small Arms Sniper Elite V2 Soltrio Solitaire Sonic Adventure Sonic Adventure 2 Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Sonic & Knuckles Sonic CD Sonic The Fighters Sonic The Hedgehog Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode II Soulcalibur Soulcalibur II HD Online South Park: The Stick of Truth Space Ark Space Giraffe Space Invaders: IG (Infinity Gene) Spec Ops: The Line Spelunky Splinter Cell: Blacklist Splinter Cell: Conviction Splinter Cell: Double Agent Split/Second 'Splosion Man SSX Stacking Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II Strania Street Fighter IV Stuntman: Ignition Super Contra Super Meat Boy Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition Supreme Commander 2 Syberia T Tekken 6 Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Texas Hold 'Em The Darkness II The Misadventures of PB Winterbottom The Orange Box The Splatters The Walking Dead (Telltale) The Walking Dead: Michonnne The Walking Dead: Season Two Ticket to Ride TimeShift Tomb Raider: Anniversary Tomb Raider: Legend Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Torchlight Tour de France 2009 Tour de France 2011 Tower Bloxx Deluxe Toybox Turbos Toy Soldiers Toy Soldiers: Cold War Toy Story 3 Trials HD Triggerheart Exelica Trine 2 Tron: Evolution U Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon Unbound Saga Undertow V Vanquish Virtua Fighter 2 Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown Virtual-On (Japan Only) Viva Piñata Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise W The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Wolfenstein 3D Word Puzzle X XCOM: Enemy Unknown XCOM: Enemy Within Y Yosumin! LIVE Z Zuma Zuma's Revenge! Original Xbox titles BLACK Blinx: The Time Sweeper BloodRayne 2 Breakdown Conker: Live and Reloaded Crimson Skies Dead to Rights Destroy All Humans! Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Full Spectrum Warrior Fuzion Frenzy Grabbed by the Ghoulies Hunter: The Reckoning Jade Empire Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction MX Unleashed Ninja Gaiden Black Panzer Dragoon Orta Panzer Elite Action: Fields of Glory Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Psychonauts Red Faction 2 Sid Meier's Pirates! SSX 3 Star Wars: Battlefront (2004) Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005) Star Wars: Jedi Academy Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II Star Wars: Republic Commando The King of Fighters: Neowave Read More Xbox Xbox News Xbox One Deals Games with Gold Xbox One News



2018 Vauxhall Combo Life review: the real face of family practicality 


8/30/2018, 11:35:45 AM
So you want an SUV because it’s practical? ✔ Because the boot is big and the high roof makes it easy to get kids in their seats ✔ Maybe you want a seven-seat SUV so that you can get the grandparents in at the weekend or share the taxi duties for your offspring’s football club ✔ The Vauxhall Combo Life is Vauxhall’s new family-friendly offering, and yes – it’s a van



Europe's first driverless taxi service has launched in Russia


8/30/2018, 9:38:57 AM
Designed by search engine firm Yandex, the fleet of autonomous cars will be free to locals and allow them to travel throughout the town of Innopolis, in western Russia'. ✔ The way the car turns, breaks, it is very safe and pleasant.'  Innopolis was initially established as a technology park in 2012, with a focus on supporting high-tech industries ✔ Four cameras - two on the wing mirrors, one on the grille and one on the rear bumper - monitor objects in close proximity to the vehicle and lane markings



Behold: the full-size Lego Bugatti Chiron!


8/30/2018, 11:36:21 AM
“There was a lot of silence in the room,” explains Lego’s senior art director Allan Jensen. “It was quite funny, I’ve never seen them like that.”No surprise, really, considering the brick-shaped gauntlet thrown into the Lego Technic engineers’ briefing room back in June 2017: build a Lego Bugatti Chiron. A full-size Lego Chiron. And make it move.It was only after project manager Lukás Horák and his team stopped laughing that they realised this was no joke. Then silence. “These projects, it always starts with laughing, and then the problems come.”



Your Uber Eats delivery is arriving now... via drone - Roadshow


8/30/2018, 11:49:15 AM
Uber has big plans for the future of transportation, and that includes replacing the pizza delivery guy with a drone. ✔ Uber will be able to use the same infrastructure that underpins Uber Air for Uber Eats -- the same Skyports on the tops of buildings ✔ But just as the Domino's reindeer turned out to be scooters kitted out to look like Rudolph (yes, seriously), there are plenty who worry that drone delivery is a hype train that's not coming any time soon



LEGO built a life size, drivable Bugatti from over a million Technic pieces


8/30/2018, 9:32:38 AM
In what just might be the wildest thing anyone has ever built from LEGO, the company behind the bricks has built a full-size, driveable model of the Bugatti Chiron supercar. Seriously. ✔ (Related fun fact: Lego is technically the world’s biggest producer of tires ✔ It’s got a bunch of other fun tricks for good measure: A detachable steering wheel Doors that actually open and close A spoiler that lifts and lowers at the push of a button, with a control panel to toggle all the lights and electronics A functional speedometer, also built out of Technic pieces Is it silly ✔ Lego will be showing the model off in person at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza



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