Even for a few days after the time switch, motorists should exercise extra caution behind the wheel, especially commuters who have worked a long day.

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Its adaptive air suspension, full-time all-wheel drive, locking differentials and extra-low range all combine to make the Range Rover capable of going just about anywhere you'd think to try and drive, and to conquer some slopes you couldn't ascend without a climbing rope.

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In this case it's a four-cylinder BMW-sourced engine providing that extra range, exhaust peeking out just behind the front-left wheel.

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Another project, the Copenhagen Wheel, is a bicycle wheel that stores excess kinetic energy that it can later disperse to give riders an extra boost when going up hills.

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This created a significant amount of downforce and extra grip, meaning the cars cornered like they were on rails and the drivers got less feedback through the steering wheel.

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