Karma Automotive finally gets some attention after years of quietly building some under the radar luxury automobiles while the major names grab the news. Now they’re taking the next step with something truly groundbreaking: their planned all-electric supercar, the Kaveya, will be the first passenger vehicle in the United States to be manufactured with solid-state battery technology, and it will be used in production.
A Korean auto collector was inspired to make a one-of-a-kind Ferrari 12Cilindri, combining the Italian company’s speed and style with his homeland’s rich workmanship. Through Ferrari’s bespoke Tailor Made program, the car was crafted on both sides of the world for nearly two years, with a team from Cool Hunting, co-founders Josh Rubin and Evan Orensten, collaborating with Ferrari’s design team and a group of South Korean artists to put their own stamp on every single detail.
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Officina Moto D’Epoca, a San Diego shop also known as OMD or Otsuka Maxwell Design, transformed a 1987 Ferrari 412 into a one-of-a-kind vehicle. An American collector commissioned the project and invested his heart and pocketbook in it; a cool $1.8 million and 5,000+ hours later, the beast was created. Over 500 handcrafted elements were included into the vehicle, combining the classic lines of the Ferrari with the raw power of a contemporary supercar.
Encor Design unveiled its first creation last week, a car that took the Lotus Esprit from the realm of nostalgia and dropped it solidly in the present. Meet the Series I, a restomod that combines the crisp lines of the ’75 original with the power of a late-model V8 – all encased in a carbon-fiber shell so light you’d assume it was being towed by a helium balloon. Fifty years after Giorgetto Giugiaro’s wedge first drew attention at the Paris Motor Show, a small team of ex-Lotus engineers has managed to design a car that honors every curve of its predecessor while also resolving every significant problem.
Marques Brownlee, popularly known as MKBHD, put his hands around the Xiaomi SU7 Max’s leather steering wheel and eased onto the pavement just outside a nondescript office building. In China, this 4-door costs $42000 and has 673 horsepower from dual motors, a 101kwh battery that claims 320 miles of range, and can accelerate like a real supercar.
Toyota has recently revealed details about the GR GT, a two-seater that appears to be straight out of the company’s performance playbook. A front-engine supercar at a time when Toyota’s Gazoo racing squad has spent years fine-tuning cars like the Supra and GR Yaris, the GR GT takes it to the next level. It strikes a balance between being able to drive to the stores and having enough grip and speed to necessitate the presence of a nearby track.
Japan’s Aspark has always been about pushing the boundaries with their electric vehicles, and the Owl Roadster takes that to a whole new level. This open-top beauty is essentially a convertible version of the original Owl coupe, just the type of vehicle you want to get behind the wheel of when the road calls and you want a little wind in your hair and some serious speed beneath your feet.
Richard Rawlings of Gas Monkey Garage has spent years turning rusted wrecks into rolling works of art. His team loves big ideas that take cars to new places. A six-wheeled Ferrari Testarossa is a big idea. Stretching the classic 80s wedge into a six-axle beast would combine Italian style with American excess. But what started as a handshake deal between Rawlings and builder Alex Danton has turned into a public feud over money, credit and unfinished metal.
Genesis took the covers off the Magma GT concept at a 10th anniversary party in the sun-kissed curves of Le Castellet, France, that felt more like a formal announcement than a true event to commemorate a decade in business. This mid-engined monster is Genesis’s boldest try yet at constructing a pure sports car, a two-seater that has quietly hinted at track days and twisty backroads equally, and the concept itself gives a pretty strong clue that Genesis aims to field its own entries at the GT racing level.
Bentley has just unveiled a Continental GT that elevates its model lineup to new heights. The Supersports brand has returned for the first time in seven years, and this small number has not only lost a lot of weight, but it has also dropped hybrid technology and all-wheel drive. The end result is the sharpest, most engaging Continental in decades, and just 500 lucky customers will have the opportunity to own one, with the first keys changing hands as early as 2027.