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Opel has opened orders for the Mokka YES, a special edition sold exclusively in the Netherlands. It comes in Koral Orange with orange interior accents, a black roof and black 17-inch wheels, and is offered with a 136 hp petrol, a 145 hp hybrid or a 156 hp electric powertrain with a 54 kWh battery. Prices start at 35,999 euro including VAT and registration tax.

BYD will send the Yangwang U9 Xtreme after the 500 km/h barrier in November 2026, returning to Germany's Automotive Testing Papenburg where the car set a 496.22 km/h production car record last year. BYD vice president Stella Li made the announcement at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, revealing that the car still had usable throttle left when the first run ended.

Geely has unveiled Thunder, a new 16-in-1 electric drive unit built by InfiMotion, claiming 93.8% efficiency and two Guinness World Records. The real story is what it eliminated: over 180 components folded into a single 75 kilogram unit. The Geely Galaxy TT showed it first, but the updated Lynk & Co 02 will be the first car to actually reach customers with it, in the third quarter of 2026.

The 1970 Porsche Tapiro was Giorgetto Giugiaro's fourth prototype for Italdesign, unveiled at the Turin Motor Show. Built on a Porsche 914/6 with a mid-mounted 2.4-litre flat-six of around 220 hp, it was one of the first true wedge designs, with four gullwing doors and razor-sharp styling that helped define 1970s supercars. Sadly, the one-off was privately owned and found completely burned out after an accident in the 1980s.

Spain has overtaken Luxembourg as the cheapest country in Europe to refuel this summer, according to figures reported by our partner Gocar.be. On Spanish motorways petrol averages 1.64 euro per litre and diesel 1.62 euro, dropping to around 1.46 euro off the motorway, just ahead of Luxembourg. The Netherlands remains the most expensive for motorway petrol at 2.43 euro, and Switzerland the priciest for diesel at 2.49 euro. Belgian petrol beats Germany and France but stays dearer than Luxembourg.

RM Sotheby's will auction the roughly 38 million euro car collection of Vince Zampella, co-creator of Call of Duty, who died in a Ferrari 296 crash in December 2025, at Monterey Car Week. The 17-car collection is heavily McLaren-focused, from the Solus GT to the road-legal P1 GT, Senna, Senna GTR and Elva, alongside a Ferrari Daytona SP3, a Bugatti W16 Mistral, the sole manual Pagani Huayra Roadster and an Aston Martin Valkyrie Spider. Most cars show barely any mileage.

Max Verstappen's management company, Verstappen Racing, has signed 15-year-old Belgian talent Dries Van Langendonck, with Formula 1 as the clear goal. A European and World karting champion, he joined McLaren's driver programme in 2024, became the youngest F4 race winner ever in 2025, dominated the Formula Winter Series and now leads British F4. He keeps his McLaren links while gaining Verstappen Racing's support. Verstappen says Dries has all the potential to become a future great driver.

Novitec has revealed its tuning programme for the Lamborghini Temerario, and it targets the twin-turbo V8 hybrid's most criticised trait: its sound. The headline is a range of exhausts, RACE systems and a power-optimised flagship, offered in stainless steel, Inconel or gold-plated Inconel, plus a Switchtronic cockpit flap remote. There are also three forged wheel designs and a sport-spring set. Power figures and prices have not yet been disclosed.

German owner Peter Kirchoff has driven one million kilometres in a single MINI Cooper D, a three-door diesel nicknamed Nemo, reaching the milestone on 20 June 2026. Over 12 years and 25 countries the car ran on its original engine with no major repairs and no accidents, averaging just 2.56 l/100 km. He celebrated with a drive to MINI Plant Oxford, and is now starting a new One Million Miles Project.