Motor

Samsung Heavy Industries is building the world's largest luxury residential ocean liner. The Utopia will be offering some 200 families the option of buying homes aboard, thus making them permanent voyagers. The residences will go on sale in this year.

German carmaker Porsche has unveiled the prototype of a futuristic hybrid supercar during the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, which is said to be able to reach 100km/h in just 3.2 seconds while emitting only a fraction of the carbon put out by most sports cars.

Nissan Motor Co (7201.TO) will begin taking reservations in April for is an all-electric Leaf vehicle which is due to roll into showrooms in some U.S. markets in December.

A special charity event will be taking place in Chiang Mai next month, when the streets of the Thai city are taken over by a parade of motorcycles.