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GOTHENBURG, Sweden (29 April 2024) –Polestar and fast-charging battery pioneer StoreDot have successfully demonstrated the implementation of StoreDot’s Extreme Fast Charging (XFC) technology in a car for the first time, charging a Polestar 5 prototype from 10-80% in just 10 minutes. The fully driveable verification prototype saw a consistent charge rate starting at 310 kW and rising to a peak in excess of 370 kW at the end of charging. Continue reading
CREWE (April 29, 2024) – Bentley Motors is extending both the visual impact and dynamic ability of the Bentayga even further through its Mulliner bespoke division, with the launch of a global 20-car collection named the Apex Edition. Featuring ultra-strong, lightweight 22” Mulliner carbon wheels teamed with carbon ceramic brakes, it will be offered in a choice of six unique specifications curated by Mulliner’s design team. All include a central painted livery stripe extending over bonnet and roof, a first for the Bentayga. Even rarer will be a specification offered only to owners of the Continental GT Le Mans Edition who will be able to commission an Apex Edition Bentayga in matching trim and livery. Continue reading
Trieste (April 28, 2024) – The fourth edition of the Coppa delle Alpi by 1000 Miglia starts this afternoon, in Trieste, with technical and administrative checks in Piazza Unità d’Italia, where the regularity race for cars built before 1990 will start in the morning. The race includes 90 Time Trials over 1600 km. Continue reading
GROSSE POINT, Mich./COSTA MESA, Calif. (April 26, 2024) – Broad Arrow Auctions, a Hagerty company, in partnership with Luftgekühlt’s Air|Water, announces The Porsche Auction is now open. 56 Porsches and 41 pieces of memorabilia are now on display in The Hangar at the Orange County Fairground in Costa Mesa, California. Continue reading
MONACO (APRIL 26, 2024) – The spirit of legendary driver Giuseppe ‘Nino’ Farina – the first ever F1 World Champion – has returned to the streets of Monaco, 76 years after his victory at the iconic circuit. The nephew of Carrozzeria Pininfarina founder, Battista ‘Pinin’ Farina, is the inspiration behind the Automobili Pininfarina Battista Edizione Nino Farina. The pure-electric hyper GT that bears his name took to the track for an emotional return ahead of the 2024 ABB FIA Formula E Monaco E-Prix, driven by Mahindra Racing drivers Nyck de Vries and Edoardo Mortara. Continue reading
SANT’AGATA BOLOGNESE/BEIJING (April 26, 2024) – Following its unveiling at the Volkswagen Group Media Night on 24 April, the Lamborghini Urus SE[1] made its world public premiere at the Auto China Beijing 2024 motor show. This new-generation Urus, the Urus SE – the first PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) luxury super SUV – features a new design; optimized aerodynamics; unprecedented on-board technologies; and a hybrid powertrain with an output of 800 CV, setting a new segment benchmark in terms of comfort, performance, efficiency, emissions and driving pleasure. The Revuelto[2], the first super sports V12 hybrid HPEV (High Performance Electrified Vehicle), is also being showcased, while the Huracán Tecnica[3], a rear-wheel drive super sports car powered by a V10 engine, is on display in the Ad Personam room. Continue reading
NEW YORK (April 25,2024) — Sotheby’s Sealed is offering one of the most legendary cars to ever be produced: a 1995 McLaren F1, a landmark automobile in both 20th-century automotive engineering and design. This ultra-rare vehicle, notable for its one-off Creighton Brown paintwork and matching interior color scheme, is expected to command in excess of $20 million at the sealed bid auction commencing online on May 13, 2024. Continue reading
Off the back of its latest eight-day expeditions across Morocco, KALMAR Beyond Adventure is offering a unique opportunity to drive over 5,500km through desert, savanna, mountains and grasslands, passing through five African countries, behind the wheel of a rally Porsche. Set to be held from 1-19 June 2025, the Trans-Africa 2025 adventure offers its guests a unique 19-day guided trip through five countries, including Angola, that will push the boundaries of both automotive and human exploration and endurance, by day balanced with immersive experiences and the finest accommodation available by night. Part of KALMAR Beyond Adventure’s Trans-Series events, no two are ever the same and with only 14 participants, each is truly a ‘once in a lifetime’ adventure. Continue reading
BEIJING (April 25, 2024) – Bentley Motors presents a number of models all crafted by Bentley’s personal commissioning division, Mulliner, at Auto China 2024. A one-of-one Continental GTC S, exclusively created for China, makes its public debut in Beijing, having already been sold. The exceptional Mulliner Coachbuilt project – Bentley Batur – makes its first public appearance in China with a new exterior paint color, presenting a striking new look. The Bentayga EWB Mulliner – Bentley’s luxury flagship, is also displayed at the luxury stand alongside the Flying Spur Azure Hybrid, demonstrating stunning bespoke features. Continue reading
SANT’AGATA BOLOGNESE/BEIJING (April 24, 2024) – Automobili Lamborghini opens a new chapter in its history with the Urus SE[1], the first hybrid plug-in version of the Lamborghini Super SUV, unveiled at the Volkswagen Group Media Night ahead of the public premiere at Auto China Beijing 2024 on April 25 at 11 AM local time. Featuring a new design, optimized aerodynamics, unprecedented on-board technology and an 800 CV hybrid powertrain, the PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) version moves on Urus S in terms of comfort, performance, efficiency, emissions and driving pleasure. Thanks to its “two hearts”, thermal and electric, the torque and power values are the highest ever, giving the SE a unique place in its category and boasting an 80% reduction in emissions. Continue reading
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