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Overfinch used the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed to reveal a one-of-one Range Rover built with British gunmaker Holland & Holland. It reworks the pair's celebrated Holland & Holland Edition into a more formal, tailored design, trading the traditional green and tan for a deep black exterior with gold accents over a warm ivory and black leather interior, complete with handcrafted moorland marquetry and bespoke bird embroidery. Overfinch has not disclosed the base model, mechanical details or price.

Sixteen years after Joris died of cancer at 27, his parents have restored the 1970 BMW 1602 he always dreamed of rebuilding. The car is now the prize in a charity raffle for Kom op tegen Kanker, run with the cycling programme Vive le Vélo. Anyone can take part by texting Vive Joris to 4342 for one euro, with all proceeds going to the charity, until Sunday 26 July 2026.

Hyundai has become the first major South Korean company to use stablecoins for internal money transfers. Its Hyundai Card division moved $20,000 from Hyundai Motor America to Hyundai Motor Mexico using Tether on the Avalanche blockchain, settling in about seven minutes instead of the usual three to four hours. A second pilot for European subsidiaries, using Circle's USDC and Visa, is planned for later in July 2026.

Some used EVs are a gamble. This one is close to a sure thing. Our AutoNext Car of the Week is a 2025 Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor, finished in Magnesium Grey metallic and available at Vamauto BV in Sint-Eloois-Winkel with just 21,800 km from one owner. Fully loaded with the Pilot and Plus packs and Bowers & Wilkins sound, its battery still tests at 97.3 percent, and at €61,950 with VAT deductible it is around €40,000 less than new.

The production-spec Range Rover Electric made its public debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on 9 July 2026, shown statically in a dedicated Range Rover gallery. Frustratingly, Land Rover still revealed no power, battery, range, price or on-sale date, with the full global reveal only promised for later in 2026. More than 16,000 people have joined the waiting list for Range Rover's first EV, which will rival the BMW iX and Mercedes G580.

Aston Martin's 5.2-litre twin-turbo V12 has been given a stay of execution. CEO Adrian Hallmark says that by keeping V12 sales under 1,000 cars a year, the brand stays exempt from tightening legislation and can keep the engine alive until at least 2035. Aston is also switching from plug-in to 48-volt mild-hybrid power and has pushed its first full EVs back into the 2030s.

Bizzarrini is finally building the 5300 Aperta Lusso, an open-top roadster Giorgetto Giugiaro designed in 1962 but which stayed shelved for over 60 years. Just 10 will be hand-built from 2027, each powered by a 5.3-litre naturally aspirated V8 with more than 400 hp and a manual gearbox. Price is not confirmed, but expect a seven-figure sum.

BYD's premium Denza brand has fully revealed the Z, an electric sports car aimed at the Porsche 911. A tri-motor setup (one front, two rear) makes 1,582 hp and 1,240 Nm, with three body styles: Coupe, Spider and a GT3-inspired Racing. It uses a 76 kWh Blade Battery 2.0 on an 800-volt system, for up to around 410 km of WLTP range, with Flash Charging said to take 10-70% in about five minutes.

BMW Group delivered around 1.15 million vehicles in the first half of 2026, down 4.2% year-on-year, with the fall driven almost entirely by China, where sales dropped 20.4%. The brighter news is elsewhere: Europe grew 5.4%, the US 3.9% and Germany 10.2%. Electric sales rebounded in the second quarter, with global BEV deliveries up 5.2% and European BEV sales up 38%. BMW credits its new Neue Klasse models, with the iX3 nearing 100,000 orders and the i3 seeing strong early demand. MINI rose 11.7% for its sixth straight quarter of growth, while Rolls-Royce dipped 9.8%.

Ferrari is now offering a track-only sport exhaust for its F80 hypercar, reportedly heard in public for the first time at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The system deletes the catalytic converters and silencers for a far more intense, race-car-like sound, and appears to unlock its full voice only in track mode. It directly answers the F80's most persistent criticism, that its 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 hybrid does not deliver the spine-tingling wail of Ferrari's old V12 halo cars. Buyers can specify it when configuring the car, and Ferrari confirms the factory warranty stays intact. The F80 makes 1,184 hp from its V6 and F1-derived electric front axle. Material and price are not disclosed.

Alfa Romeo's global sales fell 21% in the first half of 2026, and the brand slid sharply down the sales rankings. The decline was broad across Europe, and the new Junior is now carrying the vast majority of the brand's registrations almost single-handedly. The facelifted Tonale has struggled commercially, while the once-core Giulia and Stelvio have faded to near-irrelevance after their updates were cancelled. With no significant new models expected until 2027 or 2028, Alfa is dangerously dependent on a single entry-level car.

Volkswagen has launched the Tiguan Edition 20 to mark 20 years since the Tiguan's 2007 debut. With more than 9 million sold worldwide through May 2026, it has been the VW Group's best-selling model since 2017, peaking at around 911,000 units in 2019. The special edition adds a bespoke Maple Red metallic paint, the R-Line exterior package, 19-inch Coventry alloys, Edition 20 door projectors, lasered B-pillar and illuminated sill lettering, red contrast stitching and unique seats. The full engine range is offered, from the entry 1.5 TSI with around 150 hp up to eTSI mild hybrids and eHybrid plug-ins, priced from 48,180 euro with orders open now.