By PMW on 13 July 2021 17:43:13
The MC20 is a very important car for Maserati. Never mind being its first all-new exotic car since the original Gran Turismo debuted in 2007, it’s the marque’s first supercar since the ultra-rare MC12. Unlike the MC12 however, there will be more than 50 MC20s. Many, many more. Maserati may have found a number of willing takers for its new supercar...
By PMW on 02 July 2021 15:12:05
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team boss man and part-owner Toto Wolff is unloading three of his cars and he’s enlisted Tom Hartley Jr. for assistance. As you can expect from the brains behind a seven-time consecutive Formula 1 world championship-winning team, these are no ordinary machines. Listed on the notable supercar dealer’s website are a 2018 LaFerrari Aperta, a 2003 Ferrari Enzo and...
By PMW on 02 July 2021 14:40:56
Goodwood’s Breakfast Clubs returned with quite a bang at June’s GRRC-only event, with an incredible selection of cars heading to the Goodwood Motor Circuit for a smaller, socially-distanced event. Now they're happy to announce that their first public Breakfast Club since 2019 will take place on 1st August, as Classic Car Sunday returns. Not only does it return, but for 2021 Classic...
By PMW on 18 June 2021 16:58:34
A rare silver Jaguar E Type roars into Alderley Edge, and a crowd of photographers rush to the roadside. As the £1m vehicle drives past the pack snapping away, onlookers ask: "who are they waiting for?", expecting an A list star or footballer to be behind the wheel. But in Alderley Edge it's the car that's the star to this dedicated group of...
By PMW on 09 June 2021 21:35:07
Over the last few years the reveal of a ‘groundbreaking’ 2000bhp electric hypercar has become a painfully common affair, creating a wash of new-age supercars such as the Lotus Evija, Pininfarina Battista and all manner of small, artisan start-ups, all with similar ambitions and vying for maximum attention. But there’s always been one outlier to the general rule of evo’s cynicism:...
By PMW on 02 June 2021 12:53:00
rolls royce | boat tail | goodwood |
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, which along with the wider luxury goods sector is recovering strongly from pandemic fallout, has launched a "Boat Tail" automobile -- tailor-made for just three ultra-wealthy clients. With a rear resembling a yacht deck and opening up for alfresco dining, the Boat Tail's opulent design features also hand-crafted aluminium panels and Swiss timepieces. Fashioned by Rolls' Coachbuild unit, the blue-painted...
By PMW on 28 May 2021 22:53:39
lotus | goodwood | festival of speed |
Goodwood has announced that the Central Feature at the 2021 Festival of Speed presented by Mastercard will celebrate Lotus. The iconic Norfolk brand is best known for its pioneering road and race cars, including the spectacular all-electric Evija hypercar. From the first sculpture in 1997 to the present day, the Goodwood Festival of Speed has become known for its creative and daring...
By PMW on 20 May 2021 19:26:59
MG has announced plans to put its bold new Cyberster roadster into production in a posting to Chinese social media site, WeChat. The posting, made by MG parent company SAIC’s design division, confirms the company has received "more than 5000“ registrations to its 'MG CyberCUBE' crowdfunding platform established to determine whether the Cyberster would be produced. Reports state MG will pursue right-hand-drive...
By PMW on 15 May 2021 11:34:28
What defines a supercar? Is it power output? Price? Mechanical layout? Truth is, none of the above. At least, not officially, and the demarcations between sports, GT, super and hypercars have become increasingly blurred over the years. But we’ve got to have some sort of rules so, for the purposes of this list, we’ll define a supercar as nothing super limited...