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One hundred twelve years on from the birth of Bugatti, three defining elements remain central to the brand’s customer offering: heritage, innovation and the finest craftsmanship. Other exotic car brands offer bespoke programs; Lamborghini has their Ad Personam program, while Ferrari has their Atelier program. Bugatti has launched their Sur Mesure (means tailored in French)

Ettore Bugatti ushered in the golden years of the 1920s with Type 35. Type 35 was the most successful of the Bugatti racing models. Its version of the Bugatti arch-shaped radiator that had evolved from the more architectural one of the Bugatti Type 13 Brescia was to become the one that the marque is most

Over the years, there have been a few examples of an Aston Martin Station Wagon, usually three-door; however, from 1993, there were seven five-door vehicles built based on the Aston Martin Virage. At that time, Aston Martin was in a difficult position. The Virage, a luxurious grand tourer, was technically outdated, and many owners found

In November of 2021, I covered a story about a 65-year-old Coloradan and her team who intended to complete a 356-mile journey across Antarctica in a 1956 Porsche 356 sports car in early December. The lady in question; Renee Brinkerhoff of Valkyrie Racing The Porsche 365 A had previously competed in rallies on every other

Hennessy has developed the Venom and Venom F5 hypercars that sold in minimal numbers. Now Hennessey wants to seriously branch out its road car development with three brand-new cars over the next ten years.  The first will be a fully electric hypercar that Hennessey is dubbing Project Deep Space. Hennessy is planning to build the

Bugatti introduced the legendary Type 57 in 1934, not to be confused with the last Tank, the 1923 Bugatti Type 32, commonly called the Tank de Tours, which competed in the French Grand Prix. The car’s nickname comes from its particular shape, which resembles battle tanks of its era, and the location of the Grand

When Citroën took over Maserati in 1968, plans for the launch of the Indy (a high-performance tourer car that featured a V8 engine, four seats, and rear-wheel drive) were so far advanced that Citroen rightly decided to leave ‘well alone’. There were 1,104 Maserati Indy’s produced during the six-year manufacturing run. Subsequent models like the

In the late 60s and early 70s, it was usual to see concept cars shown worldwide at the various premier motor shows. At the end of the ‘season,’ these glamorous concepts were sold off, and the money raised funded the following years’ concept tour’. One business that led the car design was ItalDesign Giugiaro, run