Swedish Estate Practicality Built for Rough Roads Volvo Cars has officially pulled the wraps off the rugged sibling in its mid-size estate family: the all-new Volvo V60 Cross Country. Following the unveiling of the standard second-generation V60 estate earlier this year on the driveway of a residential villa in Stockholm, … Read More
Engineering Affalterbach’s Entry-Level Hot Hatch Affalterbach has stepped onto new ground with the premiere of the Mercedes-AMG A 35 4MATIC. Built on the front-wheel-drive architecture of the fourth-generation Mercedes-Benz A-Class (W177), this model forms a brand-new gateway into AMG ownership. Developing an accessible performance model without diluting the mechanical sharpness … Read More
Roadster Reloaded: Engineering the New BMW Z4 BMW has peeled back the wraps on the third-generation Z4 under the warm coastal sunlight of California, choosing the manicured fairway setting of Pebble Beach Golf Links near Monterey for its global debut. The venue carries distinct deliberate intent: exactly twelve months earlier … Read More
Gothenburg’s Executive Six-Cylinder Gamble While other parts of the world were in a state of political and cultural upheaval in 1968, revolution was far from the drawing boards at Volvo in Gothenburg, Sweden. Instead, Swedish engineers and product planners were directing their energy toward the launch of an uncharacteristic prestige … Read More
Ayrton’s Name on Woking’s Most Uncompromising Track Weapon When McLaren Automotive attaches the Ultimate Series designation to a vehicle, the expectation is not polite road manners or cross-country GT touring. The McLaren P1 established that modern hypercar threshold five years ago, blending hybrid electric punch with carbon-tub rigidity. But with … Read More
Design Icon Refined Twenty years after the series premiere of the original TT, the third-generation Audi TT receives a focused mid-cycle update. Audi originally stunned the Frankfurt Motor Show in autumn 1995 with the clean, Bauhaus-influenced TT Coupé concept, following it up at the Tokyo Motor Show that same season … Read More
When Volvo Cars cut the ribbon on its newly erected 2.3-million-square-foot manufacturing plant in Ridgeville, outside Charleston, South Carolina, the ceremony did far more than simply open the Swedish marque’s first assembly facility on North American soil. Staged right alongside the factory inauguration was the global unveiling of the third-generation … Read More
Return of the Super GT Flagship Aston Martin has revived one of its most celebrated historical pairings: the legendary DBS badge and the storied coachbuilder mark of Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera. Stepping directly into the shoes of the naturally aspirated Vanquish S, the new Aston Martin DBS Superleggera takes over as … Read More
Flagship Luxury Meets Quattro Engineering The arrival of the Audi Q8 marks a pivotal transition in Ingolstadt’s sport utility hierarchy. Blending the imposing stance of an executive sport utility vehicle with the tapered roofline of a four-door grand tourer, the Q8 establishes itself as the expressive design and technological flagship … Read More
Open-Top Purism and Motorsport DNA To celebrate seven decades of sports car manufacturing, Porsche delivered an uncompromising birthday gift to itself: the Porsche 911 Speedster Concept. Unveiled on June 8, 2018, during the official anniversary gathering in Zuffenhausen, the drivable design study deliberately links the very dawn of the marque—the … Read More
Upgrade in the business class. The eighth-generation Audi A6 arrives with a clear mandate: to redefine the modern executive saloon around digitalization, chassis poise, and electrified drivetrains. Slotting directly between the dynamic A7 Sportback and the range-topping A8 flagship, the new A6 sedan translates Ingolstadt’s latest design and engineering language … Read More
The social, convivial atmosphere of the convertible has found an intriguing stage in Rolls-Royce Dawn ‘Inspired by Music’. Rather than rolling quietly onto a sunlit boulevard or posing outside a coastal hotel, this special edition was steered directly into the anechoic chamber at the Home of Rolls-Royce in Goodwood, West … Read More
Porsche Motorsport has pulled the covers off its latest customer racing weapon built for international GT3 competition: the new Porsche 911 GT3 R. Developed in Weissach on the structural foundation of the road-going 911 GT3 RS, this thoroughbred track machine brings a potent combination of razor-sharp aerodynamics, enhanced driver safety, … Read More
Mercedes-AMG is widening its dedicated sports car lineup with the Mercedes-AMG GT S Roadster, bridging the gap between the base GT Roadster and the wide-hipped, rear-axle-steering GT C Roadster. With this open-top two-seater joining the ranks, Affalterbach’s bespoke GT family expands to a total of twelve variants: four two-door Coupes, … Read More
The Architecture of Luxury Goes All-Terrain When Goodwood officially committed to Project Cullinan three years ago, the directive from clients was unambiguous: build the Rolls-Royce of SUVs. Not an adapted mass-market platform dressed up in rich veneers, and certainly not a compromising two-box shape where road drone reverberates through a … Read More
The 650 hp Super SUV When Automobili Lamborghini pulled the silk off the production Urus at its Sant’Agata Bolognese headquarters, the Italian marque wasn’t just introducing a third model line alongside the Aventador and Huracán. It was effectively defining a brand-new automotive tier: the Super Sport Utility Vehicle. Conceived to … Read More
High-Performance Five-Door Coupé Revealed Audi Sport has expanded its high-performance midsize lineup with an entirely new body style: the Audi RS 5 Sportback. Debuting as a five-door model developed on the B9 platform, this latest machine from Neckarsulm blends the mechanical hardware of the two-door RS 5 Coupé with the … Read More
The 590-HP Twin-Turbo V8 Flagship When Maserati pulled the wraps off the Levante Trofeo at the New York International Auto Show, the Trident marque wasn’t just adding another trim line to its sport-utility portfolio. It was planting a 590-horsepower flag firmly at the summit of the high-performance luxury SUV sector. … Read More
Mercedes-AMG has turned its attention to the two-door members of the C-Class family. Following hot on the heels of the refreshed Saloon and Estate, the updated Mercedes-AMG C 43 4MATIC Coupé and Cabriolet arrive with sharper styling, upgraded electronics, and a notable bump in firepower under the hood. While the … Read More
Volvo Cars expands its global sport utility lineup with the introduction of the Volvo XC40, a compact crossover marking the brand’s first dedicated entry into the rapidly expanding premium small SUV sector. With the debut of the XC40, the Swedish manufacturer completes a three-tier global SUV family alongside the larger … Read More
The McLaren 570GT has always occupied an unusual, compelling space in Woking’s mid-engine hierarchy. While the 570S CoCoupéade its reputation on knife-edge alertness and circuit-ready agility, the 570GT arrived to cater to open roads, continental crossings, and everyday usability without dulling the underlying carbon-tub supercar architecture. Now, McLaren Special Operations … Read More
Engineering Affalterbach’s Fastback Flagship Affalterbach has built two-seat sports cars, fire-breathing V8 estates, and thunderous super-saloons, but until the arrival of the Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupe, it had never engineered a dedicated four-door fastback completely in-house. While the CLS 63 pioneered the modern performance saloon formula, this new creation stems … Read More
A Bold Vision for M Flagship Luxury When BMW rolled out the BMW Concept M8 Gran Coupe under the bright exhibition lights of the Geneva Motor Show in March 2018, Munich made a direct and uncompromising declaration about where its high-performance division was heading. For decades, the M badge represented … Read More
Classic cars have quietly established themselves as one of the most resilient alternative investment assets over the past decade, outpacing fine art, vintage wine, and rare watches. Yet collecting older metal has moved well past private clubrooms and high-stakes auction houses. Enthusiasts and astute buyers are spotting potential in more … Read More
Open-Air Track Weapon When Lamborghini took the wraps off the Huracán Performante CCoupéat Geneva in 2017, the Italian automaker sent an unmistakable shockwave through the supercar hierarchy. Securing a headline-grabbing 6:52.01 Nürburgring lap time, the lightweight, high-downforce machine proved that Sant’Agata Bolognese was determined to dominate circuit lap times through … Read More
The Modern Re-Creation of a Rally Legend Few competition cars hold as fierce a grip on rallying history as the wedge-shaped Lancia Stratos HF. During the mid-1970s, the stubby, mid-engine silhouette stood as an untouchable monument to World Rally Championship glory, winning three consecutive world titles and rewriting the rulebook … Read More
When nine uncompleted sports car chassis burned to ash at Browns Lane on the evening of February 12, 1957, Jaguar left a celebrated automotive narrative unfinished. The factory inferno destroyed roughly 270 cars in total, but among the wreckage lay nine chassis that Sir William Lyons had earmarked to complete … Read More
The Stroke Eight Generation On January 9 and 10, 1968, Mercedes-Benz gathered motoring journalists in Sindelfingen to unveil an entirely redeveloped lineup of saloons in the upper medium-size category. Internally divided into the W 115 series for four- and five-cylinder powerplants and the W 114 series for silky inline-six units, … Read More
PoloStorico Restores Chassis 4846 for the 50th Anniversary When Automobili Lamborghini decided to mark the 50th anniversary of the legendary Miura, it chose not merely to display museum showpieces or stage ceremonial rallies. Instead, Sant’Agata Bolognese set out to prove the technical capabilities of its in-house heritage department, Lamborghini PoloStorico. … Read More
The BMW 3 Series occupies a unique position in Bavarian motoring lore. Ever since Paul Bracq penned its taut two-door silhouette in the mid-1970s, the compact executive saloon has stood as the definitive template for rear-wheel-drive athletic balance. It arrived in the summer of 1975 to fill the enormous shoes … Read More