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Top Gear: John Prescott, Jaguar XJ, Porsche 959 Ferrari F40 & Moon Buggy

John Prescott is this week's SIARPC on Top Gear That’s it, then. The end of Top Gear ’til later in the year, so the Sky+ won’t have much work on a Sunday until F1 returns in four weeks time. Tonight the Beeb are chuffed to have bagged John Prescott to be this week’s Star in a reasonably priced car and spar with Jeremy.

Nissan ZEOD RC electric Le Mans racer (2013) first pictures

This amazing-looking creation is the Nissan ZEOD RC, and its Nissan's latest, bravest attamept to make the electric car cool. Combining Nissan DeltaWing looks with powertrain know-how from the Nismo Leaf RC electric racer, the ZEOD RC will compete in the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race. Let me guess: 'ZEOD RC' is an acronym for something techy...

Kia Car Design Award winners announced in Beijing

The first Kia Car Design Award was successfully concluded on 20 May in Beijing, with Chinese student Li Bai being presented the prize for first place by Seon-Ho Youn, Vice President of Kia Design Center. Bai, from Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts, became the first ever winner of the award for his Kia Rhyme Concept, described by Seon-Ho Youn as "a perfect combination of design and Chinese culture." Bai's luxury sports car concept was inspired by Chinese philosophy, which can be seen in the headlamp design that reflects the traditional Chinese Ba gua, or ‘Eight Diagrams'. These are eight diagrams used in Taoist cosmology that represent the fundamental principles of reality through three lines, each line either 'broken' or 'unbroken', representing either yin or yang.