Genesis Magma GT Concept reappears at Le Mans with a stunning new interior

Alongside its Hypercar presence, the Magma GT Concept and the Magma GT3 Concept, the Korean luxury brand is also bringing two evolved Genesis X Gran Convertible Concept models to the Le Mans Drivers’ Parade. Originally introduced at the 2025 Seoul Mobility Show, the open-top concepts now return with more striking colourways, stronger Magma references and a clearer sense of where Genesis wants its most exclusive luxury design language to go.

In 2018, Automobiles Gillet took on one of the most demanding challenges in global motorsport: the legendary Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado. Known as the Race to the Clouds, the event climbs nearly 20 kilometres through 156 corners before finishing at more than 4,300 metres above sea level. The car was a Gillet Vertigo. The driver was Vanina Ickx.

The Korean luxury brand has revealed the Genesis Magma GT3 Concept at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, outlining a possible future direction for Genesis Magma Racing beyond its FIA World Endurance Championship Hypercar program. And while this is still a concept, not a confirmed race car, the message is becoming very clear. Genesis wants motorsport credibility.

Fernando Alonso is not retiring yet. But for the first time in a long time, it feels like the end is no longer just a distant idea. Ahead of the 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, the two-time Formula 1 world champion admitted that this weekend is “probably” his final F1 race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

At the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Genesis has reintroduced the Magma GT Concept with an all-new interior, giving its dramatic two-seat grand tourer a more complete and convincing identity. An earlier version of the concept was already shown in November 2025, but this Le Mans appearance feels more important. Not because the exterior suddenly changed the rules of sports car design, but because the cabin now tells us much more about what Genesis wants Magma to become.

At the 24 Hours of Le Mans, BMW revealed the BMW M Concept Neue Klasse, a dramatic all-electric performance concept that previews the next design language for future high-performance models from BMW M GmbH. And while BMW is not officially calling this the electric M3 yet, the message is clear: this is our first serious look at what a new generation of fully electric M cars could become.

Mercedes-Benz is making the new electric GLC a little more accessible. The brand has expanded the GLC electric range with two new versions: the GLC 250 electric and the GLC 300 4MATIC electric. Prices now start from €64,130 for the rear-wheel-drive GLC 250 electric, while the all-wheel-drive GLC 300 4MATIC electric starts from €67,760.

Volodymyr Nosov, founder and president of W Group and WhiteBIT, has acquired a significant stake in Spyker, becoming a co-owner of the historic Dutch luxury sports car brand. As part of the move, Spyker will join the global W Group ecosystem, taking the group beyond fintech, blockchain and digital assets into the much more physical world of handmade sports cars.

Some cars chase more power. The Analogue Automotive VHPK chases less weight. A lot less. Based on a fully restored and lightened Series 1 Lotus Elise chassis, the VHPK is an extreme, limited-production reinterpretation of one of the greatest lightweight driver’s cars ever made. The headline number is almost difficult to believe. Less than 600 kg.

There are few things more politically awkward than being slowed down by your own policy. That is now exactly the situation facing parts of the European Commission. The EU has been pushing hard for faster electrification across Europe, urging citizens, companies and carmakers to move away from combustion as quickly as possible. At the same time, its own official vehicle fleet is being converted to zero-emission power, with the goal of becoming fully emission-free by 2027.

The Renault 4 E-Tech Electric Plein Sud is here. And it may be the most charming version of the new electric 4 yet. Renault has not simply added a roof opening and called it a special edition. This is a deliberate attempt to bring back something the original Renault 4 understood perfectly: freedom does not always need speed, luxury or complexity.

The new Audi SQ7 is here. And it is stronger than ever. Audi has given its large performance SUV a revised 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8, producing 591 hp and 800 Nm of torque. That is close enough to call it a 600 hp family SUV, but important enough to state correctly: the official output is 591 hp.

At the red carpet world premiere of Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 5, Porsche revealed three one-of-one 911 models inspired by Woody, Buzz Lightyear and Jessie. And no, these are not simple wrap jobs. Each car was extensively customised by Porsche’s Sonderwunsch department, the brand’s special request division for deeply personalised cars. All three will be sold as part of a broader charitable initiative supporting Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the American Red Cross and Starlight Children’s Foundation.

Some electric hypercars sound too extreme to ever become real. The Elektron Quasar almost looked like one of them. More than five years after Elektron Motors first teased an electric supercar with around 2,300 hp, the German company has finally revealed the Quasar. And somehow, the finished claim is even more absurd than the original promise. The headline number is 2,413 hp.

The new Audi Q7 is here. And in a market where almost every big SUV is trying to become an electric statement, Audi has done something surprisingly grounded. It has built a new Q7 that still understands the original brief. This is the third generation of the Audi Q7, more than 20 years after the original model gave Audi a proper seat at the large premium SUV table.

This is not another widebody Audi RS6. This is something much more unhinged. Swedish creator and builder Olle Olsson has revealed what may become one of the wildest RS6 projects ever attempted: a street-legal Audi RS6 C8 transformed into a rear-wheel-drive, GT3-inspired special powered by a Ferrari F12 V12 engine.

Porsche will probably never build a 911 Shooting Brake. So Indecent is doing it instead. The Polish tuner has confirmed that its wild long-roof Porsche 911 project is heading for production after an unexpectedly strong reaction on social media. What started as a digital render became a real build plan in barely more than a week, with the first customer car already commissioned.

The Dodge Charger is coming back to Europe. And this time, it arrives with two very different personalities. On one side, there is the all-electric Dodge Charger Daytona, a battery-powered muscle car with standard all-wheel drive, serious performance numbers and the kind of attitude that does not usually belong in the European EV segment. On the other side, there are the petrol-powered SIXPACK models, using a 3.0-litre six-cylinder engine for buyers who still want combustion in their muscle car.

A Koenigsegg One:1 is never just another auction car. But this one comes with more than rarity. The clear-carbon and China Pink Koenigsegg One:1 “JC”, chassis 7108, is heading to RM Sotheby’s Tegernsee Auction with an estimate of €8 million to €10 million. It is one of just six customer examples of the One:1 ever built, or seven cars if you include the original prototype.

The next big open-world racing game finally has a name. It is called Clutch. Developed by British studio Maverick Games, the debut project comes with serious expectations. The studio is led by Mike Brown, former creative director of Forza Horizon 5, and the game is aiming for something that sounds very interesting: part professional racing, part underground street culture, part cinematic action sandbox.

Some cars make sense on paper. Others make sense the moment you take the first corner.This week’s AutoNext Car of the Week belongs firmly in the second category: a 2019 Mazda MX-5 2.0 SkyActiv-G 184, available at Hedin Automotive in Kontich, with 63,000 km, a manual gearbox and exactly the kind of specification that reminds us why the MX-5 is still the people’s sports car. Less power. Less weight. More smile.

Together with Austrian luxury display specialist C SEED, Bugatti has revealed the C SEED BUGATTI N1 Super TV, a folding 4K MicroLED system available in 110-inch and 137-inch sizes. In European terms, that means roughly 279 cm or 348 cm of screen. Which is not exactly subtle. But then again, subtlety has never been the point of Bugatti.

Toyota is bringing liquid hydrogen to Le Mans. Not as a concept sitting quietly under show lights. Not as a future promise buried in a presentation. But on track, at the Circuit de la Sarthe, with a real racing prototype and the sound of a hydrogen combustion engine echoing around Le Mans. The Toyota TR LH2 Racing Prototype will complete public demonstration laps during the 94th 24 Hours of Le Mans, running on Thursday 11 June at 12:50 and again on Saturday 13 June at 12:45.

BYD has been told to adjust or stop a Belgian advertisement for the Atto 3 EVO after a complaint over the phrase “ultra-fast charging”. And this is more interesting than a normal advertising dispute. Because the issue is not that BYD’s claim is completely wrong. The issue is that the claim was incomplete.

For years, the brand has been strongest in small cars. The 500, Panda, 600 and Grande Panda all fit the logic of accessible, compact FIAT mobility. But if you wanted a real family car from FIAT, something with space, practicality and enough presence for modern European buyers, the range became painfully thin. That is why the new FIAT Grizzly and FIAT Grizzly Fastback arrive at exactly the right moment.