British engineering firm Lanzante plans to launch a new car every year and will diversify beyond its McLaren mainstay as part of its expansion plans. Boss Dean Lanzante told Autocar that the Hampshire-based operation plans to launch “a project of some kind” each year at Goodwood as part of a “medium-to-long-term” agreement with the event. These… Continue reading Lanzante to reveal radically reworked supercar every year
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
Lotus to build modern versions of never-launched classics
Newly formed Lotus Advanced Performance (LAP) will soon give the first details of a series of radical, highly bespoke cars that it will put into limited production in Hethel. LAP’s primary remit is to create extreme, limited-run machines that will be built and sold separately to Lotus‘s core production models. It has also taken control of… Continue reading Lotus to build modern versions of never-launched classics
Lotus plans more electric sports cars beyond 2027 Type 135
The keenly anticipated Lotus Type 135 EV won’t be the final two-seat sports car from Hethel, despite its push into more mainstream segments and ambitious sales projections. Due to be revealed in 2026 before production begins in 2027, the Type 135 will be similar in spirit to the new Lotus Emira and its recently retired… Continue reading Lotus plans more electric sports cars beyond 2027 Type 135
Ferrari 296 GTS is 819bhp hybrid convertible
The overall effect of the subtle makeover gives “an extremely compact cabin effortlessly integrated with the wings and flanks”. Aerodynamic efficiency and downforce are on a par, too – with Ferrari engineers taking care to ensure the airflow impact of the wing and buttresses is replicated – and there is still an active rear spoiler… Continue reading Ferrari 296 GTS is 819bhp hybrid convertible
The secret HQ keeping McLaren F1 legends alive
Not that Cousall is under any illusions about the older cars, “where the installations are all so different to what I’ve grown up with. It’s stupid stuff, like I’m used to working on metric cars, so I have to get my head around the imperial measurements.” The value to Cousall and the other younger members… Continue reading The secret HQ keeping McLaren F1 legends alive
Bicester Motion: Touring the radical new home of British motoring
There was no fanfare inside the sober portals of the Oxfordshire civic boardroom when the big decision was handed down in early January, but there was plenty of cause for jubilation on the outside. The Cherwell Planning Committee, an all-powerful local body whose authority encompasses the century-old former RAF Bicester air base – better known… Continue reading Bicester Motion: Touring the radical new home of British motoring
Smit Oletha: BMW Z4-based V8 GT driven
This is a prototype, but the Smits are looking at a price of $450,000 (£365,000) for an Oletha with the V8. If they stuck with the straight six, it would still be $350,000 (£285,000). The brothers are still tweaking the dynamics, yet to settle on a set of suspension bushings that don’t allow kickback through… Continue reading Smit Oletha: BMW Z4-based V8 GT driven
A blueprint for the future of the motor show
For such a rich, world-famous car industry, the absence of a motor show in Italy is a bit of a miss. The reasons for the decline of motor shows are well known: rising costs mixed with the changing priorities of car makers, and their diminishing appeal for traditional show goers (why look at a car… Continue reading A blueprint for the future of the motor show
Autumn Budget must address company car tax, industry warns
Issuing company car tax bands beyond April 2025 must be a priority at the Autumn Budget to reassure businesses and drivers that incentives for electric vehicles are long-term, the fleet sector has warned. Company car tax in the UK is based on a percentage of the vehicle’s list price (P11D) weighted against models with higher… Continue reading Autumn Budget must address company car tax, industry warns
Lamborghini electrified supercars will still look like “spaceships”
Lamborghinis will continue to “look like spaceships” as the firm enters the electrification era, according to design boss Mitja Borkert. The Italian supercar maker will switch to a fully hybridised line-up for next year and, like all car makers, will make full-electric cars, too. It has already launched the Lamborghini Sián and Lamborghini Countach as… Continue reading Lamborghini electrified supercars will still look like “spaceships”