Bugatti on Thursday revealed the final Chiron, a Super Sport version dubbed the L’Ultime. It caps off a production run that has lasted seven years and resulted in a total 500 examples built, a number that is highlighted in several design details on the L’Ultime. Other special touches include an exterior fade featuring the two
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Bentley on Tuesday named Frank-Steffen Walliser, a veteran of fellow Volkswagen Group brand Porsche, as its new CEO. Walliser will take over the role on July 1 from Adrian Hallmark, who in March announced plans to join Aston Martin as its new CEO starting on Oct. 1. Hallmark will replace Amedeo Felisa, who is retiring.
BMW used the past weekend’s 2024 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este to debut the Concept Skytop, a two-seat sports car with a V-8 engine that BMW’s design chief says may just reach production. Automotive News (subscription required) reported that Adrian van Hooydonk, head of BMW Group Design, said at the concept’s debut that while the car
Aston Martin’s DBS successor will feature a new V-12 engine because it’s what its customers want, Alex Long, the automaker’s head of product and marketing strategy, said in a recent interview with CarThrottle. The engine was recently confirmed by Aston Martin to be a newly developed version of the existing twin-turbocharged 5.2-liter V-12, and carry
Jean Bugatti was a designer who showed off his talents with several cars launched by his father Ettore Bugatti’s company, and the latest customized Chiron from Bugatti’s Sur Mesure personalization department honors one of them. Dubbed the 55 1 of 1, this Chiron wears the distinctive black-and-yellow livery of Jean Bugatti’s personal Type 55 Super
Power running boards and built-in bumper steps are common features on new pickup trucks, but a new Ford patent filing effectively combines them. The filing, which was published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on May 21, and submitted by Ford in 2021, is for a deployable step for the rear bumper
Volkswagen is readying a new generation of its Golf GTI Clubsport, and we’ll see the covers come off on May 31. The debut will take place on the sidelines of the 2024 24 Hours of Nürburgring which kicks off the next day, and where a modified version built for racing, known as the Golf GTI
BMW has been spotted testing prototypes for a new M5 Touring, only the third M5 wagon in the history of the 5-Series. The last was the E60-generation M5 Touring of the ’00s. The latest high-performance wagon is set to make its debut shortly, together with the debut of a new M5 sedan, and both body
Ferrari is developing an augmented-reality display that would help coach drivers. As described in a patent application published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on April 2, and originally filed by Ferrari back in March 2021, this display would be projected through lenses attached to a helmet, and show information such as
Audi and SAIC, China’s biggest automaker, on Monday provided the first details on a partnership announced in July aimed at accelerating the development of electric vehicles for the Chinese market. The two automakers said they plan to jointly develop an EV platform to be called the Advanced Digitized Platform. It will be designed for subcompact
A new generation of the Mini Cooper hatchback debuted last year, but still in the works is the car’s high-performance John Cooper Works grade. It makes its world debut this fall but a lightly modified version wearing a livery inspired by the red and white color schemes used on Mini racers from the 1960s will
Icon is back with another Ford Bronco restomod, this time with retro two-tone blue paint. The 1968 BR Old School Edition maintains the appearance of a 1968 Bronco, but nearly everything on it is new or modified for higher quality. That starts with the chassis, a bespoke piece that was powder coated for added durability.
A newly surfaced patent filing from General Motors presents the automaker’s vision for turning entire windshields into augmented-reality displays. Head-up displays already project things like speed readouts into the driver’s field of view, but this patent application, which was published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on April 30, after being filed
Ford CEO Jim Farley recently opened up about a potential expansion of the gas-powered Mustang range while ruling out an electric version of the iconic sports car. In an interview with Autocar during last month’s 2024 Goodwood Members’ Meeting in the U.K., where Farley hopped behind the wheel of an early Alan Mann Racing Mustang,
Jeep is working on the first all-wheel-drive version of its Avenger subcompact crossover sold overseas. The baby Jeep debuted in late 2022 as the brand’s first electric vehicle. Gas and mild-hybrid powertrains were later added. All powertrains so far have only been with front-wheel drive. The new all-wheel-drive version is expected to debut late this
Back in the 1960s, the muscle cars from Pennsylvania dealership Yenko Chevrolet were highly regarded for their performance modifications. And today the cars are among the most collectable of that era. But there are also new Yenkos in production, though this time around the name is used under license from owner General Marketing Capital. And
The deal is back. Lebanon Ford, a Ford dealership near Dayton, Ohio, is offering up a turnkey 2024 Ford Mustang with 810 hp for just $49,995. Lebanon Ford made a name for itself late last decade offering similar upgrade packages for the previous-generation Mustang, with some 800-hp deals starting from just $39,995. Like with most
Get ready to head back to Fury Road. A new “Mad Max” movie hits theaters this month, the franchise’s fifth, and a video released over the weekend by producer Warner Bros. provides a taste of the vehicles set to appear on screen, which in the case of a Mad Max movie typically turn out to
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