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Some cars never really leave the conversation. The Audi Sport quattro is one of them. Now, Munich-based HSR Manufaktur wants to bring that spirit back with the Type 859, a modern restomod inspired by the legendary Audi Sport quattro, limited to 84 units and priced from around €500,000 excluding taxes, including the donor car.

Omoda Jaecoo is moving fast in Europe, and the new Omoda 4 shows exactly where the brand wants to go next. After entering the market with larger and more lifestyle-focused models, Omoda is now aiming lower in the range with a compact crossover that sits somewhere between the B- and C-segment. At 4.42 metres long, the Omoda 4 is positioned in one of Europe’s most competitive areas, where buyers want SUV styling, usable space, modern technology and, most importantly, a price that makes sense.

Mercedes has quietly opened the configurator for the new C 400 4MATIC Electric, giving us one of the clearest looks yet at where the fully electric C-Class will sit in Europe. And the answer is simple: right in the territory where BMW, Audi and Tesla will have to pay attention. In Belgium, the C 400 4MATIC Electric starts from €67,034, while the German configurator shows a starting price of €67,711.

Low Emission Zones were introduced with a clear promise: cleaner air, healthier cities and less pollution from older cars. But in Belgium, that promise is now being questioned more loudly than ever. A new independent study based on 2.9 million air quality measurements claims that Low Emission Zones in Ghent, Antwerp and Brussels have had little to no measurable impact on air quality. At the same time, Flanders has confirmed it will not tighten LEZ rules in 2026, giving Euro 5 diesel owners and older petrol drivers a temporary but significant breathing space.

A few days ago, Volkswagen R teased something with slick tyres, big brakes and a serious rear wing. We wondered whether it could be a Golf R built for the Nürburgring. Now we know. Volkswagen R has officially confirmed the Golf R 24H, a racing version of the current Golf R that will compete in the 2027 Nürburgring 24 Hours. And for anyone who still wondered whether the R badge had enough motorsport credibility left, this is exactly the kind of project that answers the question properly.

Formula 1 may be heading back to a sound many fans thought was gone for good. FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has made a major claim about the sport’s next engine direction, saying that a return to V8 engines is “coming” and that he wants the switch to happen as early as 2030, one year before the current regulatory cycle is expected to end.

McLaren is going back to where one of its greatest legends was born. With the new MCL-HY FIA Hypercar, the British brand has officially revealed the machine that will bring it back to the top class of the FIA World Endurance Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2027. For McLaren, it is the missing piece in a story that connects Formula 1, IndyCar and endurance racing into one of the most powerful ambitions in motorsport: winning the Triple Crown again.

There have been countless attempts to reinvent the Mercedes G-Class, and if we are honest, most of them feel unnecessary. Another widebody kit, another louder exhaust, another luxury off-roader turned into a status object. We have seen this story before, and not always in a good way. And then there's the OQTA Super GYR.

In 2001, Porsche Australia staged one of the most unusual durability demonstrations in modern sports car history. The idea was simple, slightly mad, and very Porsche: take a brand-new 996-generation 911 Turbo, finished in Speed Yellow, and drive it from southern Queensland to the tip of the Cape York Peninsula over more than 600 kilometres of mostly unpaved terrain.

This is no longer just nostalgia with better materials. This is Kimera stepping back into the world of racing. On 15 May 2026, at Hotel Villa Flori on Lake Como, Kimera will unveil both the K39 Pikes Peak race car and its road-legal customer version. And if the first images are anything to go by, this might be the brand’s most serious project yet.

Launched in 1996 and produced until 2003 at Citroën’s Aulnay-sous-Bois factory, the Saxo VTS was never about luxury, status or excessive power. It was about lightness, balance and pure driving fun, wrapped in a compact French hatchback that proved you did not need hundreds of horsepower to create something genuinely memorable. Thirty years later, Citroën is celebrating the anniversary of a car that still represents one of the greatest formulas in affordable performance.

The road to Car of the Year 2027 has officially begun, and this year’s race already looks more relevant than ever. After the Mercedes-Benz CLA was crowned Car of the Year 2026 at the Brussels Auto Show, the countdown now starts for the 64th edition of Europe’s most important automotive award. As always, the final winner will not simply be the fastest, most expensive or most technologically advanced car. It will be the model that best reflects what the European market needs right now.