Ferrari Special Projects are responsible for creating one-off performance motor cars for clients. Their most recent origination is the Ferrari KC23, a car made only for the track and based on the mechanics of the 2020 Ferrari 488 GT3 EVO. It made its debut at the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed. From the firm that […]
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Citroën is well known for their innovative approach to motor car design and technical wizardry. In 1955, they launched the Citroën DS, a futuristic car fitted with disc brakes and hydropneumatic suspension mainly to compensate for the poor quality of the French roads following World War II. In 1970, having acquired Maserati, Citroën set the
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Rare-earth elements, or REEs, are necessary components for a whole raft of applications, not least electric and hybrid vehicles. In 1993, 38 per cent of world production of REEs was in China, 33 per cent in the United States, 12 per cent in Australia, and 5 per cent in Malaysia and India. The remainder comprised
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In the late 50s and early 60s, the Italians had the Gran Turismo market pretty well tied up, and rightly so. In 1958, Aston Martin felt they could challenge the Italians at their own game, introducing the Aston Martin DB4. They used their engineering prowess and cheekily fitted a Carrozzeria Touring short aluminium body and
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Alfa Romeo’s new supercar, the 33 Stradale, 2024. The new car will be hand-built in an edition of 33 cars and powered by a 620hp twin turbo 3.0 litre V6 or a 750hp BEV tri-motor drivetrain. This limited-edition supercar has an anticipated price tag of £2.6 million. However, it is a modern take on one
Singapore GP Date: Sunday, 17 September Track: Marina Bay Street Circuit ✺ If Verstappen is the 2023 world champion, Red Bull’s clean sweep of the season will match Alfa in 1950 and Ferrari in 1952. ✺ Ralf Schumacher stated Perez’s ‘days at Red Bull are numbered’ and a ‘separation agreement’ is in place that could
Ettore Bugatti, Milan, 15 September 1881 – Neuilly-sur-Seine, 21 August 1947, was an Italian-born French motor car designer and founder of Bugatti. Ettore thought himself an artist as much as an engineer. He was also a very keen horseman and would often ride around his factory on horseback, overseeing the work of the mere mortals
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The Donkervoort family business started with Joop Donkervoort in 1978, and now his son, Denis, runs it. Donkervoort Automobielen BV manufactures hand-built, ultra-lightweight sports cars and is based in Lelystad, Netherlands. They are known as The Motoring Pride of the Netherlands. Their latest creation, the Donkervoort D8 GTO-JD70, is a motor car like no other;
Following his professional life as a rally driver for other teams ended, Luca Betti, the founder of Kimera Automobili, started his own motorsport team called Kimera Motorsport. Kimera Automobili produces the Kimera EVO 37, a limited-run version and reminiscencent of the Lancia Rally 037. Their latest iteration pays tribute to Martini Racings Group B racer.
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For 61 years, Keith Richards has been the lead guitarist and primary musical force behind The Rolling Stones. The man who famously snorted his father’s ashes jumped out of a window with only a short T-shirt to protect his modesty and learned to ski when ‘I was a complete junkie’, Richards once swaggered. Also, it