During the recently concluded TopGear.com Awards 2022, held at White City House, beside the iconic BBC Television Center, the Ferrari 296 GTB was given the coveted “Supercar of the Year” Award. The prancing horse’s first V6 mid-engined hybrid brings Ferrari’s tally of Top Gear Awards to 19 in 19 years,...
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No matter your personal tastes, one thing that every classic sports car enthusiast can agree on is that the Lancia Stratos is, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the greatest race and/or rally cars. Ever. YouTuber 19Bozzy92 is one such classic sports car enthusiast with the specific luck...
To celebrate the first generation Audi R8 GT which was released back in 2012, Audi of America recently announced the all new R8 GT. Equipped with naturally aspirated 5.2-liter V10 engine, with 602 horsepower, it is currently the most powerful rear-wheel drive series production model in Audi’s history. Exclusively developed...
In just a little more than a month, the much awaited Mecum Kissimmee 2023 will commence and recently, they have added 50 investment-grade vehicles from the Rick Grant III Estate Collection. Along with several other private collection offerings, the list of consignments for Mecum Kissimmee 2023 is nearing 4,000 vehicles...
Great British Motor Shows has announced a new, premium motoring event for 2023: Masters of Motoring. Making its debut in June 2023, the new show is scheduled on June 18, Father’s Day, and it’ll be another great event to be added to the early summer motoring or collectors’ shows in...
Historic automotive company Praga just recently announced their all-new road legal hypercar in pre-production prototype form: the Praga Bohema. This gorgeous, high-performance, low-volume car was designed around three core principles: lightweight, carbon, and petrol. Extremely lightweight, the Praga Bohema weighs only 982 kgs – wet without fuel – and it...
It’s part Dr. Frankenstein, part Andy Granatelli. A place where old Fiat 500s are reborn, given new life, and prepped for new owners without the rust that many have worn for decades. Meet Fabio Spelta of Affari Sbullonati “The rust is my friend.” That’s the mantra of Fabio Spelta, one...
Recently, Oracle Red Bull Racing has confirmed what has been speculated for some time now, Daniel Ricciardo is re-joining the Team as their third driver for 2023. With years of experience under his belt, Ricciardo will be assisting the Team with testing and Sim work and commercial activity. In his...
Recently, Mazda North America Operations announced updates to the 2023 Mazda MX-5 Miata. The new MX-5 continues Mazda’s long-standing tradition of pure, effortless, joyful driving. Well-balanced, lightweight, with great power-to-weight ratio are features that make the MX-5 a popular car to drivers. To add a personalized touch to the MX-5...
Electrogenic, the British EV Technology company renowned for their leading classic EV car conversions have released more information about their newly expanded range of ‘drop-in’ EV conversion kits, which will help future-proof the most loved automotive icons in the world. Oxford, the recently expanded ‘Powered by Electrogenic’ branch of Electrogenic...
Automobili Pininfarina, luxury Italian carmaker has confirmed performance details of the Battista hyper GT, revealing the numbers behind its record-breaking official acceleration and braking figures. The unique launch control technology adds to the pure-electric Battista’s impressive acceleration that can beat a Formula 1 car. It can accelerate from 0 to...
Morgan Motor Company is adding to the Plus model line-up with the reimagining of the Plus Four and the Plus Six. As part of the new ‘Plus’ line, enhancements will be introduced and it will be seen on the new Plus Four and Plus Six models starting January 2023. The...
On October 28, 2022, after weeks, months, years of teasing, the 2023 Mercedes-AMG One turned a wheel in anger on the infamous Green Hell that is the Nürburgring Nordschleife. While most of the time it is a public toll road, quite often it will get rented out by major manufacturers...
If there is one word that describes the 10 coachbuilt examples of the Bugatti Centodieci, it would be ‘perfection’. Thousands of hours were dedicated to test every single component, which are then meticulously assembled with precision at the Bugatti Atelier in Molsheim. As part of their commitment to quality and...
After the Supercar Owners Circle visited Zagreb in 2021, this year’s main event returned to the Croatian capital, bringing 60 incredible contemporary supercars driven and co-driven by people of 22 nationalities. Zagreb’s prestigious Esplanade Hotel again hosted crews from all around the world, reviving the belle epoque when it was...
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An incredible number of factors are involved in getting a supercar from the drawing board through concept stages and into eventual production. The design language, aerodynamics, performance, and pricing are just some of the elements that have to complement each other with a minimal margin for error. See Also: The...
One of the most exciting events for a petrolhead is here. Meet the contenders for the much-awaited Top Gear Magazine’s Speed Week 2022: Aston Martin DBX 707, Audi RS3, Morgan Super 3, BMW M4 CSL, Porsche Cayman GT4 RS, and the Praga R1....
After the return of the GranTurismo legend, Maserati continues to deliver with the new Maserati GranCabrio prototypes which are now in the initial stages of development testing on the streets of Modena. The Trident’s momentum in the development of their sports cars are unstoppable. Their journey towards the future has...
Photography by Kristina Cilia. Words by Amanda Quick. Ah, the Velocity Invitational. Birthed in 2019 and flourishing to the glorious renaissance it is today, the homage to our industry’s finest took place between October 14th and 16th at the WeatherTech Raceway in Laguna Seca. It’s an event that gives auto...
The gorgeous Lotus Evija hypercar, the most powerful production car in the world, now brings even more exclusivity and desirability with the introduction of the Lotus Evija Fittipaldi. Inspired by the past to enhance the future, it is a fitting homage to one of the greatest pairings of car and...
When Mercedes-Benz and RM Sotheby’s confirmed the rumors about a one-of-two 300 SLR Uhlenhaut coupé being auctioned off on May 5th 2022 for a staggering sum of €135 million, equaling to $143 million, it single handedly became the hottest news in the automotive world. The legendary 300 SLR obliterated the...
Mazda just launched the 2023 Mazda MX-5, which has held on to the winning formula that was able to sell more than 24,000 fourth-generation MX-5s in the UK since it was launched back in 2015. This time, a new naming structure was used for the 10-model line-up with the Roadster...
“The electric car is perfectly noiseless and clean. There is no smell or vibration. They should become very useful when fixed charging stations can be arranged,” as early as 1900, this was the statement said by the Hon. Charles Stewart Rolls, the co-founder of Rolls-Royce. A Prophecy Fulfilled, A Promise...
The extremely rare limited-edition track ready Lotus Exige Scura Coupe is one of the rarest road-going Lotus sports cars ever produced. Coveted by enthusiasts and collectors, it is currently on offer at Shannons Timed Online Spring Auction that will run from November 8 to 15. Presented in near-new condition, this...
Article and photos by Bill Wagenblatt ([email protected]) The second Velocity Invitational event was held October 14 to 16 at Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California. Jeff O’Neill and his team once again showed the historic racing community that there is more than one way to hold an event. Velocity Invitational’s...
A collection of 24 treasured, high-performance vehicles from a single owner is currently available to a global bidding audience through a special online auction hosted by Collecting Cars. The auction is currently ongoing and will end on October 23, Sunday. This online auction offers rare, low-mileage examples from Aston Martin,...
Audi is a founding partner of the Greentech Festival and on October 13 to 14, they visited London as part of their world tour to invite discussion on sustainability topics and environmental protection. Greentech Festival’s London trip came after their exhibitions in Berlin and New York that were held earlier...
Recently, the first V6-mid-engined hybrid from Ferrari, the 296 GTB, was given the coveted “Dream Car of the Year” award during The Motor Awards 2022 at London Bridge at the News UK’s office. Motoring journalists and editors from News UK’s portfolio of media titles The Sun, Driving.co.uk, The Sunday Times,...
The last Aventador LP 780-4 Ultimae, a special Roadster, have left Automobili Lamborghini in Sant’Agata to be sent to its Swiss owner. The Aventador Ultimae Roadster is a left-hand drive example that pays tribute to its V12 open-top predecessor through a special Lamborghini Ad Personam project that is an elegantly...
Some new and surprising events await the participants of the 1000 Miglia 2023. 405 cars have already been admitted to participate in the upcoming race that will be held from June 13 to 17, and it will start from Brescia and will last for five days. In a route that...
