Bentley’s (almost) silent four-door supercar Bentley is not the first automaker to refer to a sedan as a “four-door supercar,” as it does with the 2025 Flying Spur plug-in hybrid revealed in September. Whether by marketing departments or auto journalists, the term has been bandied about for years on cars like BMW M and Mercedes-AMG […]
Aston Martin Tops Itself Again The all-new 2025 Aston Martin Vanquish will be the most powerful and fastest front-engine Aston Martin ever built. But put that aside for now, because that it is not the most important fact about this car. The real meat of the story is that it will probably be remembered as […]
Named for a country, this GT was a fast, plush, and rare machine. Maserati has long followed the beat of its own drummer, and for contemporary evidence, look no further than its new-generation GranTurismo, which offers the choice of internal combustion or full EV powertrains in the same body. That bold spirit is deeply rooted […]
More exciting than all its numbers combined In retrospect, the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione proved to be a bit of a tease. This super-limited-production sports car was meant to establish the beachhead for this fabled marque’s return to U.S. shores in 2008. More accessible models would follow two years later, and these impressed driving enthusiasts. […]
BMW quickly sold out of the 1,000 M4 CSL coupes offered last year, but as consolation, it is offering 2,000 of the M4 CS, a slightly tamer rendition of the road/track coupe. It’s got the same 543-hp turbo inline-six engine and eight-speed transmission, but it’s latched to all-wheel drive in this version. The interior is a bit more civilized than the CSL’s but might still not be ideal for some daily commutes. No one should doubt, however, BMW’s claims for a 3.2-second 0-60 time and 188-mph top track speed. This very special M4 starts at about $125,000.
The Bring A Trailer online auction site just sold a 1972 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS that originally belonged to music superstar Cher. The $568,000 selling price was in in line with market trends, so it does not appear that Cher’s ownership had much, if any, effect on value. That might be because she only owned it for 15 months, or perhaps because a later restoration changed the color back to its original red from the blue that she done by famous car customizer George Barris. In any case, it was a good performance for the Dino.
Just 16 people in the world will be able to buy a Bentley Batur convertible, the latest in a series of ultra-limited coachbuilt cars from the British automaker. The two-seat convertible follows last year’s Batur coupe, of which 18 were made. The coupe was not offered in the U.S., but the convertible reportedly will be. Both are based on the Bentley Continental GT, a model that starts at about $250,000. The Baturs are in a whole other league – indeed, a whole other ball game – with pricing believed to be a bit over $2 million before personalization options.
Ferrari seems to have mastered the art of hiding models under development from spy photographers, which is why, once again, the automaker surprised the auto world with another stunner in early May. The 12Cilindri is the latest in its front-engine V-12 franchise that reigned from the late 1940s through the early 1970s and then made a roaring comeback in the mid-1990s. The name is the engine, of course, and the body is, as the saying goes, to die for. It’s on its way to America, starting in the low $400k range, with the open Spider coming later.
Orange must be the hot color this season because both Aston Martin and Lamborghini chose this bright hue to showcase their newly fortified 2025 SUVs. The Aston Martin DBX 707, an upgrade model currently, will be the sole version for 2025, featuring the 697-horsepower engine and a host of enhancements. Lamborghini, meanwhile, follows a different route for its Urus super SUV, making a new plug-in hybrid the top model, called the SE. The new hybrid powertrain kicks up a storm with 789 horsepower.
