Gadget Show Live : Cars, Robot Wars and Top Gear

Gadget Show Live 2013 Cars and Driving Experiences

The Gadget Show Live didn’t only show off some great tech, they showed us some great cars. There was some driving experiences from Top Gear, Formula 1 and Volkswagen as well as many cars pimped out to the max for the perfect eye candy.

Volkswagen set up a stall giving drivers the chance to test out the new park assist feature in their brand new Volkswagen Golf and the GTi (the first imported to the UK). You must have had a UK driving license for two years in order to have a drive in the dual controlled car with one of the Volkswagen drivers. On top off that there was also hefty waiting times to have a go of around an hour. But the features did look impressive and I do hold my hat off to Volkswagen for offering the only real driving experience at the expedition. From looking from the side lines though it did seem very impressive and the sensors on the car looked very accurate. I didn’t see any drivers encounter a problem and all seemed to park accurately. When the VW Golf does launch in the UK it will have a good selling point.

There was some other driving experiences form Top Gear and Formula 1 but these where only virtual reality rides. They was something different and was a bit of fun to experience what it would be like in one of the top super cars in today’s world. But the only downside was it wasn’t long enough and didn’t really generate the level of enjoyment you should of got out of this experience from the extra £5 price tag you had to pay per go.

As soon as you walked into the second room the first thing that took to your attention was the Revere Range Rover, pimped out to the max with more tech inside than any other car I’ve seen before. The car looks beautiful from the outside but even better on the inside. The hefty £95k priced car was fitted with everything from digital screens on the floor, tablets, and the comfort of beautiful looking leather chairs. To top it off a bottle of champagne in the back.

A team from Cambridge University came down to show off their new solar paneled car which, according to the Coventry Telegraph, should run the same amount of power as a hairdryer at cruising speeds of 60mph.

Other car experiences include some companies showing of the sheer power and bass they could pack into some of their audio equipment fitted inside some slick looking vehicles. There was a few remote control experiences as well including a ten man formula 1 race that was an extremely fun idea, especially with your friends. This also gave you the opportunity to win some cool prizes. Robot Wars was also there allowing three players at a time to take to the remote controls and battle it out for a few minutes.