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This is not a new engine. Not a special edition. Not a facelift. Not even a performance upgrade. Mazda has simply developed a new body colour for the MX-5, called Zinc Green Metallic. And yet, somehow, it still works.

BMW has finally done it. The BMW M2 is getting M xDrive. For the first time, BMW’s compact high-performance coupé will be available with all-wheel drive, giving it more traction, faster acceleration and better all-weather usability. Market launch starts in late summer 2026, and the formula is clear: take the smallest proper M car, add the hardware from bigger M models, and make it faster in almost every measurable way.

Rolls-Royce does not do facelifts in the normal sense. It does not suddenly add fake vents, shoutier bumpers or desperate technology theatre. Instead, it refines. Quietly. Obsessively. Almost invisibly. That is exactly what has happened with the new Rolls-Royce Spectre Series II, the updated Spectre brings more range, more torque, shorter charging times, a richer Bespoke programme and an even more powerful Black Badge Spectre Series II.

Audi has officially confirmed that a new third-generation Q7 is coming. And that is bigger news than it may sound. Because the current Q7 has been with us since 2015. Two facelifts helped keep it relevant, but after more than a decade, Audi’s large SUV finally needs a proper reset. The new Q7 will continue a nameplate that started in 2005, when Audi entered the full-size premium SUV world with a car that quickly became one of its most important family models.

Bentley has revealed the latest generation Flying Spur, and this one matters more than people might think. Because the Flying Spur has always been slightly underrated. Everyone talks about the Continental GT because it is beautiful. Everyone understands the Bentayga because SUVs sell. But the Flying Spur has quietly been one of Bentley’s most complete cars for years: a handcrafted luxury sedan with real performance, proper presence and just enough understatement to avoid shouting.

This is the kind of car we thought was disappearing. A proper hardcore hot hatch. Meet the Toyota GRMN Corolla, the ultimate version of the GR Corolla and one of the most focused hot hatches Toyota has built in years. The painful part? It is planned mainly for Japan, North America and Australia. So Europe, once again, may be watching from the sidelines.

With the MG IM5 and MG IM6, the brand is preparing to move into a more serious part of the European EV market. Not with another affordable compact electric car, but with a larger electric sedan and SUV built around 800V technology, high charging speeds, long-range ambitions and power figures that climb as high as 751 hp.

This is genius. Not in the normal motorsport sense. Not in the “V10, carbon brakes, 1,000 hp and tyre strategy” sense. In the much better sense. Nine Citroën Ami electric quadricycles. One French velodrome. 100 laps. Around 44.5 km of full-throttle chaos. Roughly 8 hp per car. And more than one million viewers watching tiny electric boxes fight for survival on Twitch.

This is the Porsche 911 GT3 Touring “Tree of Life”, a one-off special commission created through Porsche’s bespoke personalisation programme. It is inspired by wine culture, Moldovan symbolism and the kind of customer taste that clearly does not stop at “paint-to-sample and contrast stitching”.

This is the SGT Automobili 55-SGT, and from the first images alone, it already feels like something far more serious. The base? Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio. The body? Carbon fibre. The layout? 4x4, with a ZF automatic gearbox and a 3.0-litre biturbo V6. The price? Around €500,000.

For decades, the formula was simple: fixed speed cameras, mobile radar, laser guns and police patrols. You saw the camera, or you did not. You slowed down, or you got caught. But the next step could be far more uncomfortable. Because in the future, the most powerful enforcement tool may not be standing next to the road. It may already be inside your car.

Most supercars live quiet lives. Climate-controlled garage. Soft cover. Low mileage. Investment logic. Weekend use only, preferably when the sky is blue and the road is clean. And then there is this Ferrari 458 Italia from Japan. Owned by Tetsuya Nagae, this naturally aspirated V8 Ferrari has covered around 242,000 miles, or roughly 390,000 km, since being delivered new in July 2011.