The resurrection of Bugatti is one of the 21st century’s most notable automotive stories. Aristocratic, artistic, and more than a little arcane, Bugatti was a prewar marque that mastered luxury, design, and motorsport, the creator of Grand Prix winners, and arguably the most lavish motorcar ever made, in the shape …
Read More »Alpine’s Hot Hatch EV Has a Built-In, ‘Gran Turismo’ Style Driving Instructor
Alpine doesn’t release new cars very often. Its last, and until now only new model, the A110, was first launched in 2017. But a lot has changed since then, not least the continuing electrification of the automotive world. Enter the A290, Alpine’s first new car in seven years, and the …
Read More »BMW’s Vision Neue Klasse X Has a Car-Wide Screen and a ‘Joy’ Brain
“The Neue Klasse is much more than just a car or a specific concept,” BMW chairman Oliver Zipse says. “It is redefining the BMW brand—and, at the same time, will be more BMW than ever.” Bear that in mind as you take in the Vision Neue Klasse X, a crisply …
Read More »First Ride: Verge TS Pro Electric Motorcycle
Looking at the rear wheel of the Verge motorcycle makes me grasp something: Futuristic things look futuristic because they look wrong. The wheel appears to have no visible means of support. Where the hub should be is just a yawning hole ringed by irregular steel ridges, looking for all the …
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