Motoring

Wheel of Approval

Our 2025 Concours Calendar is required reading for car collectors and motoring enthusiasts.

 

Compiled by Matthew Cottrell

Image: A 1935 Duesenberg SJ “Mormon Meteor” was named Best of Show Esprit de Sport at the 2024 Cincinnati Concours d’Elegance by Tony Bailey

Road Scholar

What's new and notable in the motoring world

Compiled by Matthew Cottrell

Image: Porsche 911 Turbo 50 Years courtesy of Porsche

A New Chapter: The Bizzarrini ‘Giotto’

Photo courtesy of Bizzarrini

Aston Martin Celebrates the 60th Anniversary of Goldfinger with a 007-inspired “secret” experience in the heart of London.

Preeminent in Premium

BMW announces refreshed design details and updates to the 2025 BMW i4 and 4 Series Gran Coupe

Text: Andre James

Photos: Courtesy BMW

Europe’s Next Top Model

The barchetta design of Midsummer, borne from a Morgan & Pininfarina collaboration, celebrates an iconic European body style and demonstrates the flexibility of the timeless Morgan silhouette.

Text: Andre James

Photos: Nick Dimbleby, courtesy of Morgan Motor Company

Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 

Raindrops sparkled like diamonds as their descent from heaven-to-earth was interrupted by a bounce off the highly polished chrome bumpers of some of the world's most coveted automobiles arrayed in the gardens of Villa d'Este in Tivoli, Italy, for the annual Concours d'Eleganza Villa d'Este.  

Text: Bridget Williams

Photo courtesy BWM Group Classic

Amped Up

Ten years after its launch, the Porsche Macan is heading in a bold new direction.

Future Perfect

BMW Vision Neue Klasse X

Photo courtesy of BMW

Old Dog, New Tricks

A century-old Czech Republic car manufacturer enters the hypercar market.

 

Written by Andre James

Photos by Curbstone Events and Praga

See Worthy.

Bentley creates a bespoke interior for Contest Yachts’ new 67CS sailing cruiser.

 

Written by Andre James

Images courtesy of Contest Yachts

Night Moves

Maserati unveils MC20 Notte, which it calls "a fierce creature of the nocturnal world."

Written by Andre James

Photos courtesy of Maserati

Electric Shocks

Deeply rooted in the Italian car design firm and coachbuilder Pininfarina SpA, founded in 1930 and acquired by Mahindra Group in 2015, Automobili Pininfarina is combining its in-house expertise with some of the world's leading automotive design and engineering suppliers to support aggressive performance targets and a future portfolio of pure-electric vehicles.

Text: Andre James

Photography: courtesy Automobili Pininfarina

Eureka!

Putting the McLaren Artura, the all-new, next-generation, High-Performance Hybrid supercar through its paces in California's wine country.

 

Text: Bridget Williams

Photos: courtesy of McLaren

Mighty M

With a 738-hp plug-in-hybrid powertrain, the 2024 BMW XM Label Red is the most powerful member of the BMW M family.

 

Text: Andre James