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The first-generation TT is one of the most important automotive designs of the last 30 years. Simple, geometric, almost architectural in its purity, it turned the production sports car into something closer to industrial design. Autoforma, the bespoke design studio linked to Niels van Roij Design, seems to understand that. Its new one-off Audi TTS Roadster Restomod does not try to reinvent the TT. Instead, it tries to bring the production car closer to the purity of the original 1995 TT Roadster concept.

Audi Tradition has recreated the Auto Union Lucca, a spectacular 1930s record car from the Silver Arrow era that once reached 326.975 km/h on a closed public-road section near Lucca in Italy. The original car disappeared into history, but its story has now been brought back to life through a three-year reconstruction project completed in early 2026. And in a world obsessed with the future of performance, this machine feels like a reminder of how extreme the past already was.

At Top Marques Monaco, Giamaro Automobili presents the Krafla GC, a new evolution of its extreme V12 hypercar, shown in an elegant but aggressive combination of Azzurro Giamaro, Bianco Infinito and Grigio Cenere, with large exposed carbon-fibre surfaces to underline the car’s aerodynamic shape. For a brand that most people had never heard of until recently, Giamaro is entering the conversation with the kind of confidence usually reserved for companies with decades of myth behind them.

Some cars never really leave the conversation. The Audi Sport quattro is one of them. Now, Munich-based HSR Manufaktur wants to bring that spirit back with the Type 859, a modern restomod inspired by the legendary Audi Sport quattro, limited to 84 units and priced from around €500,000 excluding taxes, including the donor car.

Omoda Jaecoo is moving fast in Europe, and the new Omoda 4 shows exactly where the brand wants to go next. After entering the market with larger and more lifestyle-focused models, Omoda is now aiming lower in the range with a compact crossover that sits somewhere between the B- and C-segment. At 4.42 metres long, the Omoda 4 is positioned in one of Europe’s most competitive areas, where buyers want SUV styling, usable space, modern technology and, most importantly, a price that makes sense.

Mercedes has quietly opened the configurator for the new C 400 4MATIC Electric, giving us one of the clearest looks yet at where the fully electric C-Class will sit in Europe. And the answer is simple: right in the territory where BMW, Audi and Tesla will have to pay attention. In Belgium, the C 400 4MATIC Electric starts from €67,034, while the German configurator shows a starting price of €67,711.

Low Emission Zones were introduced with a clear promise: cleaner air, healthier cities and less pollution from older cars. But in Belgium, that promise is now being questioned more loudly than ever. A new independent study based on 2.9 million air quality measurements claims that Low Emission Zones in Ghent, Antwerp and Brussels have had little to no measurable impact on air quality. At the same time, Flanders has confirmed it will not tighten LEZ rules in 2026, giving Euro 5 diesel owners and older petrol drivers a temporary but significant breathing space.

A few days ago, Volkswagen R teased something with slick tyres, big brakes and a serious rear wing. We wondered whether it could be a Golf R built for the Nürburgring. Now we know. Volkswagen R has officially confirmed the Golf R 24H, a racing version of the current Golf R that will compete in the 2027 Nürburgring 24 Hours. And for anyone who still wondered whether the R badge had enough motorsport credibility left, this is exactly the kind of project that answers the question properly.

Formula 1 may be heading back to a sound many fans thought was gone for good. FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has made a major claim about the sport’s next engine direction, saying that a return to V8 engines is “coming” and that he wants the switch to happen as early as 2030, one year before the current regulatory cycle is expected to end.