Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut rewrites the production car record books

Koenigsegg has invented eight engineering technologies that the rest of the car industry either took years to copy or still cannot match. From the world's first 800V production car battery to a gearbox that can jump from 9th to 2nd gear in 30 milliseconds, this is the full list.

The Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut has just posted two of the most significant performance numbers in production car history. At Koenigsegg's test facility in Sweden, test driver Markus Lundh drove the 1,193 kW hypercar to an 8.88-second quarter mile and a standing half-mile exit speed of 359.83 km/h, completing the run in 13.27 seconds. Both are world records for gas-powered production cars.

Bovensiepen has posted a single image and three words: "More tomorrow. Stay ready." The teaser shows a close-up of a grille bearing the Bovensiepen name, overlaid with the line "The Next Chapter of Fine Driving." It is deliberately minimal. But if the rumours circulating around the brand are accurate, what is coming is anything but small.

Bentley has opened its new state-of-the-art paint facility at its Crewe headquarters, marking the occasion with the launch of SpectraFlare Finish, a proprietary paint technology that creates a shifting, multi-dimensional colour effect unlike anything previously offered on a production car.

Range Rover has quietly admitted something many drivers already knew. Buttons still matter. For the 2027 model year, the Range Rover is bringing back physical controls to the centre console, including a volume knob and a Terrain Response controller. It may sound like a small interior update, but it says a lot about the wider direction of modern car design.

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.