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Did you know that Jason Castriota, the designer of the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, built himself a one-off version of it? Starting from his own rare manual-gearbox 599, he spent two years re-bodying the car in carbon fibre into the aggressive GT Speciale, finished in a unique Blu Notte over Poltrona Rau leather. With its 6.0-litre V12 and six-speed manual, it may be the last great analogue V12 Ferrari, and it is worth many hundreds of thousands.

The BMW iX5 60 xDrive and Porsche Cayenne S Electric are two of the most complete electric SUVs on sale, and they take very different routes. The BMW wins on range (up to 845 km versus 653 km), charging (460 kW) and price (102,500 euro in Belgium versus 129,702 euro). The Porsche hits back with 666 hp against 578 hp, 0-100 km/h in 3.8 seconds and a 250 km/h top speed. Both are hugely impressive machines.

Pagani founder Horacio Pagani has fulfilled a 60-year dream, buying the Ferrari 275 GTB4 he first fell for as a boy in Argentina after seeing one on a magazine cover. He acquired chassis 09021, the rare first pre-series car shown at the 1966 Paris Motor Show, at an RM Sotheby's auction in 2022, then had it painstakingly restored with Ferrari Classiche and Kessel in Lugano, even recreating the original Rosso Rubino paint from a 1960s tin.

SGT Automobili has revealed the full details of the 55-SGT, a road-legal tribute to the Italian touring car that won the 1993 DTM, a campaign that famously began with pole and victory on debut at Zolder. Built around a 2.9-litre twin-turbo V6 and a carbon, Kevlar and carbotitanium body, it comes in two forms: the 1,590 kg Stradale with up to 620 hp, and the lighter 1,490 kg supercharged Trofeo with 750 hp. Just 55 will be built, each a bespoke one-off, with the first 10 forming an Opening Edition.

Hyundai has revealed the Inster Lounge, a more upmarket version of its A-segment electric SUV. It adds fabric-and-leather seats, Kevlar-membrane speakers, 17-inch alloys, an exclusive Glow Mint paint and a highly flexible cabin with fully folding front seats. It keeps the 49 kWh battery and 115 hp motor for up to 360 km of WLTP range, with 10 to 80 percent fast charging in about 30 minutes. Pricing starts at around 30,000 euro across Europe, and it arrives in October 2026.

Lamborghini has revealed the Urus SE Performante, the most extreme version of its super SUV. It pairs a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 with an electric motor for 812 hp and 1,000 Nm, enough for 0-100 km/h in 3.3 seconds and a 312 km/h top speed, while still offering more than 60 km of electric range from a 25.9 kWh battery. It is 32 kg lighter than the Urus SE, adds a new Rally mode and extensive carbon fibre, and goes on sale from 1 July 2026.

Bugatti's Sur Mesure division has revealed the Mistral Blanc Eternel, a one-of-one roadster created with Berlin porcelain house KPM. It wears white porcelain-look paint with hand-masked black lines tracing its curves, and uses real porcelain for details such as the speaker covers, gearshifter, and switches. Power comes from the familiar 8.0-litre quad-turbo W16, here making 1.600 hp, good for 0-100 km/h in 2.4 seconds and around 439 km/h. It is one of the last of the great W16 Mistrals.

Volkswagen is reportedly pulling the plug on ADA, the Automated Driving Alliance it has run with Bosch since 2022, according to German paper Bild. Insiders say the roughly 1.5 billion euro project, employing more than 1,000 developers, has been judged not competitive enough against Tesla, Mercedes and fast-moving Chinese rivals. VW is said to want to end the Bosch tie-up and find a new partner by autumn, as part of CEO Oliver Blume's restructuring. Neither company has confirmed it.

CUPRA will make its first-ever appearance at the Goodwood Festival of Speed from 9 to 12 July 2026, led by its new all-electric Raval city car. The Raval, the brand's seventh model, offers 37 to 52 kWh batteries and 115 hp to 225 hp in VZ form. Two still-secret new models will join it on the famous hillclimb across all four days, with CUPRA promising several big announcements when the event opens on 9 July.

McLaren has revealed a one-off heritage livery for the 2026 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, swapping its signature papaya for a mostly white design inspired by the M2B, the team's first Formula 1 car from 1966. Created with Google Gemini under the Spark What's Next campaign, it nods to Bruce McLaren scoring the team's first championship point at the 1966 British Grand Prix. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will run it on 3 to 5 July.

BMW has fully revealed the new-generation X5 (G65), bringing the Neue Klasse design with X-shaped lights, a two-row-only cabin and a 17.9-inch screen. Five powertrains are offered: a 400 hp petrol and 313 hp diesel six, a 489 hp 50e and 612 hp M60e plug-in hybrid, and the electric iX5 60 xDrive with 578 hp, a 141 kWh battery and up to 845 km WLTP range. A hydrogen iX5 follows in 2028. German prices run from around €94,800 to €125,000.

A 1934 Bugatti Type 59 Sports once owned by Belgium's King Leopold III will headline the 2026 Zoute Concours d'Elegance by ING Private Banking, held on the Approach Golf in Knokke-Heist on 10 and 11 October. Finished in the Belgian national colours of black with a yellow stripe, the car won Best of Show at Pebble Beach in 2024. It joins around 50 historic cars competing across nine categories during Zoute Grand Prix Car Week.