The Belgian government is auctioning off a garage full of supercars

Groupe Pautric has been named the official Bovensiepen distributor in Belgium. The family-owned group, France's biggest BMW distributor and the former importer of ALPINA, will offer the new brand from the Bovensiepen family, including the limited Zagato grand coupe and the 800 hp 05 GT super-estate. Deliveries of the 05 GT are expected in the fourth quarter of 2026.

Maserati has dramatically cut the prices of its electric GT twins. The GranTurismo Folgore now starts at €159,200, down from €199,250, and the GranCabrio Folgore at €169,500, down from €208,250, savings of around €40,000 each. The drop-top remains the only four-seat electric GT convertible on the market, and it is one of the best-looking electric cars money can buy.

Maserati has cut the price of its electric Grecale Folgore SUV to €98,700, down €11,250 from the €109,950 it cost before the facelift. It is a clear move to make the Trident's electric SUV more competitive and get more of them onto the road, and it brings a genuinely stylish, fast electric SUV under the symbolic €100,000 mark.

Belgium's government auction service, Fin Shop, is selling 14 prestige cars at a public sale on 2 July 2026 in Bornem. The list includes a Ferrari F430 and 458 Italia, a Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Versace (one of just 20) and a Gallardo Spyder, a Porsche 911 Turbo, an Aston Martin DB9 and a Bentley Arnage. The cars sat unused in a garage for around ten years, so buyers should inspect carefully. Viewing is 29-30 June, and the sale is open to private buyers.

Porsche has revealed the 911 GT4 R, its first GT4 customer racing car based on the 911 rather than the Cayman. It succeeds the 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport, of which more than 1,500 were built, as the combustion Cayman is phased out ahead of the model going electric. The car uses a 4.0-litre flat-six from the 911 Cup good for 520 hp, restricted to around 430 hp under Balance of Performance rules, and races from the 2027 season.

Aston Martin has revealed the Vantage S Spa-Francorchamps, an ultra-exclusive edition limited to just 12 examples and sold only in Belgium and Luxembourg. Created through Q by Aston Martin in collaboration with the circuit itself, it celebrates the brand's history at the 24 Hours of Spa with bespoke design details inside and out. It uses an enhanced 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 producing 680 hp, and makes its public debut at the 2026 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa.

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Skoda has revealed the Peaq, its new all-electric flagship and the largest car the brand has ever built. The seven-seat SUV measures 4.87 metres long, offers more than 640 km of range and up to 935 litres of boot space. Power runs from 201 hp to 295 hp across rear- and all-wheel-drive versions, with two battery sizes. It is the electric counterpart to the Kodiaq and doubles Skoda's EV portfolio alongside the Epiq.

Audi has updated its entire A3 range, from the Sportback and Sedan to the allstreet, S3 and RS 3. Highlights include a new curved panoramic display, reorganised driver-assistance tech and a much-improved e-hybrid that now offers up to 143 km of electric range and DC fast charging. Prices start at €31,850 for the A3 Sportback, with cars reaching dealers in mid-September 2026.

Gordon Murray Automotive is heading to the Goodwood Festival of Speed with a four-car showcase, led by the global public debut of the first customer T.50s Niki Lauda, which will run up the hill. It is joined by the S1 LM, which sold at auction for a record $20.63 million, the Le Mans GTR XP1 prototype and the first public showing of the T.33 Spider validation car. Three of the cars use GMA's naturally aspirated V12.

The Freelander name has returned, not as a Land Rover but as a standalone brand created by a Chery-JLR joint venture in China. The first model, the Freelander 8 First Edition, is an extended-range electric SUV (EREV) with around 560 hp, 221 km of electric-only range and a 1.5-litre petrol engine acting purely as a generator. It rides on an 800V platform with advanced off-road and driver-assistance tech, and is sold exclusively in China.

Maserati has created a one-off MCPura Cielo through its Fuoriserie programme to mark its centenary. The MCPura Cielo Tributo 1926 references the year Alfieri Maserati raced the Tipo 26, the first car to wear the Trident, and was delivered in Modena on the day the 2026 Mille Miglia passed through. It wears a Grigio Lamiera Matte finish with a tricolour racing livery and a reproduction of the original Tipo 26 badge.

Renault has revealed a midlife update for the Megane E-Tech, bringing a bolder new face, a larger 67kWh battery with up to 500 km of range and a peak DC charging speed of 165kW. The 220hp front-drive motor carries over unchanged, but the car gains 100kg and a 20mm height increase to house the bigger pack. An optional 22kW AC charger adds vehicle-to-load and vehicle-to-grid capability for the first time.

Xiaomi's YU7 GT, a 1,003 hp electric SUV, has completed what is claimed to be the world's first fully autonomous lap of the Nurburgring Nordschleife. With no driver on board, the car's software navigated the entire 20.8 km circuit in 10 minutes and 29.483 seconds. The lap is far slower than a human would manage in the same car, but the point was the achievement itself: a self-driving system handling the world's hardest track.

Jaguar Land Rover and Stellantis have signed a non-binding memorandum to explore building future Defender models on Stellantis platforms in the United States, potentially sharing architecture with Jeep. The plan would let JLR sidestep US import tariffs and grow in North America, its biggest market, while the company also pivots away from China. Both an SUV and a pickup are reportedly under consideration.

The European Commission is preparing countervailing duties on Chinese plug-in hybrids, according to Handelsblatt, extending the trade barriers it already applies to Chinese electric cars. Brands including BYD, Chery and SAIC are in scope. PHEVs currently face only the standard 10 percent import tariff, a gap Chinese makers exploited so successfully that BYD became Germany's best-selling plug-in hybrid brand in May 2026.

Porsche has revealed a one-of-one Taycan Turbo S Sport Turismo created with Soho Home, the interiors brand of Soho House, through its Sonderwunsch programme. It is finished in bespoke Greek Street Green satin paint with a Truffle Brown leather cabin, burl wood trim and a variable-tint glass roof. The 952 hp electric estate premiered at Icons of Porsche at Silverstone on 20-21 June 2026, and only one was built.

McLaren is offering up to A$100,000, around €60,000, off selected Artura models in an Australian end-of-financial-year deal. The discount applies to existing stock of the twin-turbo V6 plug-in hybrid supercar, which makes close to 700 hp. Six-figure discounts on a McLaren are rare, and the move reflects a tougher market in which even exclusive performance brands are competing harder for buyers.

The 78th CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa takes place on 27 and 28 June 2026, with 70 GT3 cars from 10 manufacturers contesting the world's biggest GT race. Porsche leads the entry with 16 cars, ahead of Mercedes-AMG with 11. Drivers from 45 nations take part, including stars such as Valentino Rossi and Arthur Leclerc, while Lamborghini defends its title and debuts the new Temerario GT3 over 24 hours.

Hyundai has confirmed that a new generation i20 N is coming to Europe, powered by a 1.6-litre turbocharged engine paired with a dual hybrid motor system expected to produce up to around 300hp. The car is explicitly aimed at the European market and is expected within the next two years, addressing the gap left by the departure of affordable petrol hot hatches such as the Ford Fiesta ST and the Renaultsport Clio.

Herbert Schnitzer, who with his brother Josef built Schnitzer Motorsport into the most successful BMW racing team in history, has died on his 85th birthday at his home in Freilassing. Schnitzer's victories include the 1999 Le Mans 24 Hours with the BMW V12 LMR, multiple touring car world titles, the 2012 DTM championship and repeated wins at the Nurburgring and Spa 24 Hours.

Alpine will give the development mule for its next-generation A110 a global public debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed from 9 to 12 July, running it up the hillclimb each day. The third-generation A110 will be a fully electric sports car on Alpine's new Alpine Performance Platform, designed to beat today's best combustion rivals. The current petrol A110 is now in its final months of production.

Bugatti has teamed up with Japanese luxury golf maker Honma to create a range of Tourbillon-inspired golf clubs. The collection spans the Beres Super Premium and Tour World Premium lines plus a dedicated putter, with prices running from $3,200 up to $72,000, around €66,000, for the top 5 Star Beres set, which is limited to just 20 worldwide.Tourbillon-inspired golf clubs. The collection spans the Beres Super Premium and Tour World Premium lines plus a dedicated putter, with prices running from $3,200 to $72,000, roughly €66,000, for the top 5 Star Beres set, which is limited to just 20 worldwide.

Maserati's Bottegafuoriserie bespoke division is developing a limited-production front-engined GT powered by the Nettuno V6, fitted with a manual gearbox and built in collaboration with Alfa Romeo. The project has been confirmed by Cristiano Fiorio, who oversees Bottegafuoriserie, and engineering chief Davide Danesin, who said the manual transmission suits the mechanical and classical character the car is meant to embody. Production will be strictly limited, and it represents Maserati's most pointed statement yet that driver engagement, not electrification, is at the heart of what the brand wants to stand for.

Porsche CEO Michael Leiters is pushing to finalise a second cost-cutting package before the factory holidays in July. The plan involves cutting 1,900 jobs over the coming years, on top of 2,000 temporary workers let go last year, and running production below the roughly 280,000 cars Porsche sold previously. Squeezed by tariffs and weak demand in China, Leiters says Porsche must "make money with fewer cars."