The new Audi A6 Allroad still has a V6 diesel, and that is exactly the point

Porsche's Sonderwunsch department has built a one-off Taycan Turbo GT for a Swiss customer, finished in Paint to Sample Nordicgoldmetallic inspired by a 1970s Porsche shade. Around 30 bespoke details went into the car, more than 15 of them developed specifically for it. Underneath it remains the 1,108 hp Turbo GT, the most powerful Taycan built.

Aston Martin is marking 25 years of the Vanquish nameplate with a Q-built limited edition of 50 cars, split evenly between Coupe and Volante. Each keeps the 835 hp twin-turbo V12 and adds exclusive Q Skye Silver paint, bespoke metal foil detailing and a unique interior. It premieres at Monterey Car Week in August, with first deliveries in the fourth quarter of 2026.

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.

Range Rover has revealed a bespoke 1993 Range Rover Classic finished to mirror the new SV Ultra, in Titan Silver with a matching Orchid White and Cinder Grey interior. The restoration took more than 2,000 hours and marks the first use of Ultrafabrics in a Classic. It is being sold as a matched pair with the first US-market SV Ultra at RM Sotheby's Monterey auction on 14 August.

Cyril Blais, team principal of the Citroen Racing Formula E Team, has died aged 46, days before the Tokyo E-Prix. One of the most respected engineers in the paddock, he worked his way from Formula 3 race engineer to team principal, and contributed to Formula E's Gen4 development. Tributes have come from Citroen and the FIA. No cause of death has been given, and the family has asked for privacy.

Tesla plans to raise output at its Gruenheide plant near Berlin to up to 7,500 cars a week, around 375,000 a year, during the 2026 financial year, citing recovering demand and improving profits. The site, which builds the Model Y exclusively and supplies more than 30 markets, made about 202,000 cars in 2025. Tesla wants to add 3,500 jobs to the roughly 11,000 already there and integrate the full value chain, from battery cells to finished cars.

The Flemish and federal governments have agreed a package worth up to 119 million euro to secure the future of Volvo Car Gent, covering training, green transition and research support. The money is conditional and only paid once Volvo delivers its promised investments. Volvo has signalled the plant could also assemble other Geely brands such as Polestar, Lynk & Co and Zeekr. Around 6,500 people work at the site.

BYD has revealed the 8 Series Tang, a large electric SUV claiming more than 800 km of range. A permanent-magnet motor peaks at 402 hp, with a 250 km/h top speed and a second-generation Blade LFP battery. It measures 5,045 mm long on a 2,950 mm wheelbase, with five and seven-seat versions filed, and launches in China in the second half of 2026. Pricing is not announced and Europe is not confirmed.

Ford Racing has launched the FP800S Bronze Package, an official upgrade kit that takes the 2024 to 2026 Mustang GT to 810 hp and around 834 Nm using a Gen 6 3.0-litre Whipple supercharger. The kit costs 18,500 dollars, with dealer fitting adding roughly 5,000 dollars, and it keeps a three-year Ford Racing warranty when installed by an approved technician. It is sold through the US Ford Performance network.

BYD's premium Denza brand has revealed the Z9S, an all-electric fastback sedan joining the Z9 and Z9 GT. A tri-motor version makes 1,194 hp with 780 km of CLTC range, while single-motor rear-drive versions of around 429 hp and 496 hp stretch to 920 km from a 102.3 kWh Blade battery. It is 5,090 mm long and packs LiDAR-based driver assistance and air suspension. Chinese pricing is not announced, and Europe is not confirmed.

Broad Arrow is offering 40 Mercedes-Benz youngtimers from The Patina Collective in the first North American edition of its Global Icons online series, running 10 to 21 August 2026, with every car sold without reserve. Highlights include a 1993 500 E AMG 6.0 estimated at 150,000 to 180,000 dollars and a 1993 500 E Limited prototype built for the Frankfurt show. Some cars wear genuine patina and will need recommissioning.

Mercedes-AMG's customer racing programme has taken its 1,000th victory, claimed by Team KRT's Vincent Iogna from pole in an AMG GT3 Evo at the Ultimate GT Sprint Cup at Mugello on 11 July 2026. Launched in 2010, the programme now spans 34 countries, six continents, more than 100 teams and over 400 drivers, with the AMG GT3 alone accounting for 612 wins.

Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason is selling his 1996 McLaren F1 GTR, chassis 10R, at RM Sotheby's Monterey sale with an estimate above 35 million dollars, which would make it the most expensive McLaren ever sold. It is the first F1 GTR built to 1996 specification, one of only two short-tail prototypes, and the only one wearing a factory pop-art livery. Mason has owned it since 1999, when McLaren converted it for the road.

Mercedes-Benz has opened its expanded Kecskemet plant in Hungary and started production of the new electric C-Class. Around 1 billion euro grew the site from 200 to 440 hectares, making it Hungary's largest car factory with over 5,000 workers, building the electric C-Class, electric GLB and the compact G-Class exclusively. It arrives as Mercedes asks German staff to move from a 35 to a 40-hour week without matching pay, with German labour costing roughly three times more than Hungarian.

BYD Group has become the Official Automotive Partner of Paris Saint-Germain in a three-year global deal running from 16 July 2026 through June 2029. It covers both the BYD and DENZA brands, with a vehicle fleet supporting the club's daily operations, branding at the Parc des Princes, and worldwide campaigns featuring the men's and women's teams. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Opel has opened orders for the Mokka YES, a special edition sold exclusively in the Netherlands. It comes in Koral Orange with orange interior accents, a black roof and black 17-inch wheels, and is offered with a 136 hp petrol, a 145 hp hybrid or a 156 hp electric powertrain with a 54 kWh battery. Prices start at 35,999 euro including VAT and registration tax.

Geely has unveiled Thunder, a new 16-in-1 electric drive unit built by InfiMotion, claiming 93.8% efficiency and two Guinness World Records. The real story is what it eliminated: over 180 components folded into a single 75 kilogram unit. The Geely Galaxy TT showed it first, but the updated Lynk & Co 02 will be the first car to actually reach customers with it, in the third quarter of 2026.