15 July 2022 The 1947 Geneva Motor Show saw the launch of the first Gran Turismo in Maserati history: the Tipo A6, better known as the A6 1500 Gran Turismo. The A6 1500 Gran Turismo was the first road-going Maserati automobile—a profound sports car designed by Pininfarina. It was the first road-going Maserati, of which only 61 examples were ever built. […]
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15 July 2022 As with several manufacturers, a separate luxury division exists, for example, Toyota and Lexus, Hyundai and Genesis, so it is with Citröen and DS Automobiles. Enter the DS E-Tense Performance is an electric concept car. Little is known at this juncture about the DS E-Tense except that it uses two electric motors
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08 July 2022 Rolls-Royce debuted A New Exclusive Boat Tail at the 2022 Concorsa d’Elegance, Villa d’esme. A client whom I understand is a patron of the arts with extensive knowledge of luxury commissioned the car. The car, or should we say ‘her’ as is customary when referring to matters maritime, has been customised to
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08 July 2022 It appears that Aston Martin is looking for a nine-figure cash injection, the likely sources are an American finance house, or Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund both prepared to invest £200million into the company. When the news hit the market, Aston’s share price dropped by 14%. Aston’s management stressed that they were
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08 July 2022 Lamborghini Faena Coupé Quattro Porte by Frua The Italian coachbuilder Pietro Frua created the only four-door Lamborghini in existence in 1978; the Frua Faena was built on a reinforced 1974 Espada Series II chassis. This four-door Lamborghini Grand Tourer was built in 1978 and was intended to be a prototype. Lamborghini already
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08 July 2022 When Portugal won the Euro 2016 football championship, its then star player celebrated with a new car. A Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse. Recently, whilst holidaying in Majorca, it has been alleged that Christiano was not driving his Bugatti Veyron Vitesse when it hit a wall in Majorca. It was his
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08 July 2022 Zenvo Chairmans Philosophy: A fully electric car will only be fast around a circuit for one or two laps, not an entire track day. Their weight worries me, too. One day, EVs might overcome these problems. For now, I think hybrid offers a better blend of sustained speed and agility. The TSR-S
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08 July 2022 📍 F1 sustainable fuel confirmed for 2026Formula One has confirmed a 100 per cent sustainable fuel will be used from 2026 after the International Automobile Federation (FIA) announced plans to switch to greener racing late last year. Formula One is working with partner Aramco and all the major fuel manufacturers in the
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Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta 70 miles Only Fisherley are delighted to offer this remarkable, one owner from new Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta, finished in the superb combination of Rosso Corsa over Nero Alcantara with Rosso accents interior. This incredible example features an array of special options including: front and rear parking sensors, reversing camera, electrochromic
02 July 2022A German art dealer, Hans Meyer, commissioned Andy Warhol the produce the first painting of a 300SL coupé to celebrate the 1986 centenary of the invention of the motor car. When Mercedes-Benz saw the result, it commissioned Warhol to paint the entire series, ‘Cars’, to track the evolution of its designs from the
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