Private number plates have long been a popular purchase in the UK – but you might not believe how much the most expensive number plates go for. For many drivers, they’re a way to present a message to other family, friends, or other drivers. Some use them to present their name, make jokes or relate to their car. … Continue reading The most expensive numberplates ever sold in the UK
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AUTOMOBILI PININFARINA BATTISTA TARGAMERICA: THE WORLD’S FIRST COACH-BUILT ELECTRIC HYPERCAR DELIVERED TO A CLIENT
Battista Targamerica will receive its world premiere at The Quail, A Motorsport Gathering as part of this month’s Monterey Car Week, the perfect venue for such an exclusive piece of automotive art. A design masterpiece, it is the first client-commissioned coach-built car from Automobili Pininfarina, and as such exemplifies perfectly the brand’s philosophy of ‘Dream… Continue reading AUTOMOBILI PININFARINA BATTISTA TARGAMERICA: THE WORLD’S FIRST COACH-BUILT ELECTRIC HYPERCAR DELIVERED TO A CLIENT
Ultra-luxurious Mercedes SL is Maybach’s first sports car
Maybach has turned its hand to the Mercedes-AMG SL, creating an ultra-luxurious sports convertible to rival the Bentley Continental GTC and Ferrari Roma Spider. Revealed at Monterey Car Week in California, the new Mercedes-Maybach SL 680 Monogram Series is “the sportiest model in the Maybach brand’s history”. Mercedes‘ ultra-luxury arm has previously been best known for its exclusive reworkings… Continue reading Ultra-luxurious Mercedes SL is Maybach’s first sports car
Track-ready Maserati MC20 GT2 Stradale brings more power, less weight
Maserati has revealed a track-ready, GT2-inspired version of its MC20 supercar. Compared with the regular MC20, the Maserati GT2 Stradale is 60kg lighter, it gets an extra 11bhp from its twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre V6 and it is fitted with a prominent aero kit. This leaves the rear-wheel-drive coupé weighing 1365kg and producing 632bhp at 7500rpm, giving… Continue reading Track-ready Maserati MC20 GT2 Stradale brings more power, less weight
Ferrari 550 reborn: manual V12 GT boosted and updated
Italian coachbuilder Touring Superleggera has unveiled a Ferrari 550 Maranello restomod complete with its original 5.5-litre V12 and six-speed manual gearbox. Named the Veloce 12, it’s a thorough rework of the celebrated 1990s supercar, with an engine overhaul, fresh styling and a bespoke suspension set-up. Stripped back and rebuilt to an “as-new” condition, the V12 is fitted with… Continue reading Ferrari 550 reborn: manual V12 GT boosted and updated
Maserati GT2 Stradale: World premiere of new super sports car at Monterey Car Week 2024
Also on stage at The Quail are the MC20 Icona, on display for the first time in North America, and the MCXtrema, with the delivery of the first model at Laguna Seca MONTEREY, Calif., Aug. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Its name is Maserati GT2 Stradale, the new super sports car by Maserati receiving its world… Continue reading Maserati GT2 Stradale: World premiere of new super sports car at Monterey Car Week 2024
Citroen to exit Australian market
Citroen will soon stop selling cars in Australia. However, the French brand’s local distributor Inchcape will continue selling the rest of the Stellantis line-up, including Peugeot, for the Australian market. Inchcape Australia has announced that it will close orders on new Citroen models by November 1, 2024, due to dismal sales. This development comes as parent… Continue reading Citroen to exit Australian market
Automobili Pininfarina unveils new Battista Targamerica as world’s first coach-built electric hypercar
Automobili Pininfarina has unveiled the new Battista Targamerica as the world’s first coach-built electric hypercar, commissioned by a renowned car collector and existing Battista owner. The one-off Battista Targamerica debuted at The Quail, a motorsport gathering at Monterey Car Week, and is also the brand’s first client-commissioned coach-built vehicle. The Battista Targamerica was commissioned at… Continue reading Automobili Pininfarina unveils new Battista Targamerica as world’s first coach-built electric hypercar
Do cars really need to roar?
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Cars are getting quieter and quieter. Many makers – Maserati, Porsche and Mercedes-Benz among them – are swapping frenzied and often frangible engines for batteries, and with it a new era of silence has arrived.… Continue reading Do cars really need to roar?
German FAZ: Freedom tastes bitter007425
Drinking in the teenage years usually begins as rebellion, as a conspiratorial ritual away from school grounds or with that one friend at home whose parents are a little more relaxed or are not interested in their offspring’s activities. In my youth I was everything but not a rebel. Of course I also drank alcohol,… Continue reading German FAZ: Freedom tastes bitter007425