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Donkervoort is building a right-hand drive car for the first time in its 49-year history, and the 600 hp P24 RS is the model that gets it. Fewer than 30 of the 150-car run will be right-hand drive, opening up the UK, Ireland, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand. Orders are open, prices start at 298,500 euro and deliveries begin in 2028.

Lamborghini has revealed the Revuelto Impavido, a Japan-exclusive limited edition of 25 individually numbered cars celebrating 25 years of Lamborghini in Japan. Its design draws on Bushido and samurai armour, with details referencing katana blades, helmet crests and lacquered armour plates across four bespoke colours. Mechanically it keeps the Revuelto's 1,001 hp V12 hybrid setup. Pricing has not been disclosed.

Range Rover has previewed the GT, the fifth member of its family and a grand tourer rather than an SUV. It has coupe proportions, four frameless doors and a 2+2 cabin, sitting lower than an Evoque and about as long as a Range Rover Sport. Built at Halewood on the new EMA platform, it launches as a fully electric model with hybrids to follow. Full details arrive later in 2026.

Anthony Hamilton, father of Lewis Hamilton, is selling his entire 27-car collection through Iconic Auctioneers on 25 July 2026, as reported by our partner Gocar.be. Highlights include a right-hand-drive Jaguar XJ220 with 5,273 km estimated at around 600,000 euro, a Jaguar XKSS recreation, a David Brown Speedback GT and an Aston Martin Lagonda. Reserves have not been disclosed.

HWA AG has begun customer deliveries of the HWA EVO, its modern reinterpretation of the Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evo II. Chassis 001, in 199 Blue-Black Metallic, has gone to the Nationales Automuseum The Loh Collection, with the first true customer car delivered in July 2026. It uses a 3.0-litre turbocharged V6 with 444 hp and a six-speed manual, weighs around 1,350 kg, and is limited to 100 cars from about 714,000 euro.

Breitling and Aston Martin have revealed the Top Time B01 Chronograph 41 Tribute to Aston Martin DB5, marking the 1965 Thunderball moment when a Top Time appeared alongside the DB5. The 41 mm chronograph uses Breitling's COSC-certified Caliber 01 with a 70-hour power reserve, and features a wooden inner ring inspired by the DB5 steering wheel. Three limited editions arrive from July 2026, including a first-ever onyx dial.

smart has confirmed the #2 will make its world premiere at the Paris Motor Show in October 2026. It is a fully electric two-seat city car with the short wheels-on-corners proportions of the original fortwo, built on the Electric Compact Architecture with a next-generation tridion safety cage. It is currently completing a global test programme covering wind tunnel, acoustic chamber and brutal road testing. No powertrain, battery or range figures have been released.

The 2026 Belgian Grand Prix drew a record 400,000 fans to Spa-Francorchamps across the weekend, the largest crowd in the circuit's Formula 1 history and 11,000 up on 2025. Attendance has more than doubled since 2015. Kimi Antonelli won the race on 19 July ahead of Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen. Under the rotation deal, 2027 will be Spa's last race until 2029.

Mercedes has revealed the updated Maybach GLS, powered by an electrified V8 biturbo producing 612 hp plus a 23 hp boost and 850 Nm, output the brand says matches a V12. It gains an illuminated grille, 23-inch wheels with self-levelling star badges, a new MBUX Superscreen, rear massage seats that now reach the calves and a 15-speaker Burmester system. Order books open in the US and Europe at the end of July 2026.