Cars

Today is the finale of the Hot Wheels Legends Tour 2024 – where the winners will make the leap from street to toy shelf. It's a celebration of car and design culture, says Hot Wheels designer Bryan Benedict. In our interview, he shared what makes the brand unique and what big and small cars have in common.

Luc Donckerwolke is more than just head designer at Genesis. As Chief Creative Officer and Chief Brand Officer, he oversees every aspect of the brand design. In our interview, he explains why this model has a future and how the Magma performance line aims to really get the brand’s heart beating even faster.

The Savage Friend: Chevrolet Camaro 350 Rally Sport

For a long time, a V12 has symbolized the essence of a sports car’s identity, a kind of automotive self-awareness and an extension of its driver’s ego. Everyone knows what it means.

What do you do when one heat record chases the next? Right: cool down. And in turbo style. So off we go to the island of Föhr, where we combine refreshing North Sea air with driving pleasure in the Porsche 991 Turbo.

Presenting: the Lamborghini Temerario. But what is it exactly that characterizes its style? Design Director Mitja Borkert explains. A small warning before we get started: after reading this article, you might start looking for aliens in the center console.

Traveling from Neptune to Zeus in a Maserati, you could say, equipped with the ultimate in terms of efficiency. And what beats any hundred-year anniversary? A hundred-and- ten-year anniversary!

An opulent and entertainingly informative coffee table book about the elite of automobiles – Porsche! It offers a comprehensive view of the brand's significance in pop culture and automotive history.

Genesis GV60 Magma Concept made its global dynamic debut at the 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed, marking the first time a Magma model has been shown in action since the high-performance program officially launched in March.

Bentley unveils the fourth generation of its Continental GT as a coupe and convertible – with new brand design, hybrid drive, and a slightly different speed record. It is not only the absolute benchmark for all luxury grand tourers but also, in the "Speed" variant, the fastest underwater vehicle ever. Really.

Porsche has unveiled the new 911. It is - no surprise here - better than its predecessor. Of course it is. But something else is different: in the 911 GTS, two electric motors provide highly dynamic sensations.

Ein letztes Mal erkunden wir seine Ahnen- und Ideallinie. Aber nicht am Steuer des Jaguar F-Type und auf einer kurvigen Landstraße. Sondern an ihm selbst, im Stand, in einem Parkhaus. Warum? Weil nun sowieso alles anders wird. Aber gut.

Sometimes everything is so near and so close that it’s enough to just open a door – and we gaze out at a new universe. Genesis, Hyundai’s premium luxury brand for athletic yet elegant design, for the first time gathered all the representatives of its X Concept trilogy together for us, watched over by the GV80 Coupe. And suddenly the firmament seemed immense, and the light was divided from the night . . .

The automotive and design world mourns the loss of Marcello Gandini, the creator of legendary vehicles and a formative figure in Italian design. We pay tribute to the designer who created so many automotive icons. With memories of one of his most radical designs.

The world is going crazy over this hypercar from Croatia. Our author got to drive it.