The Lexus LFA was like a starburst—bright, beautiful, and damn short. If you were living under a rock in 2010, you missed the car that sounded like angels playing trombones while falling down stairs. Today, my dears, the LFA is back. But before you pop the champagne, I must warn you: Yamaha is no longer in the orchestra. The new LFA is electric. Does this mean the end of the world or the beginning of something that will melt our faces?
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Let's face it, the automotive industry has become a bit... sterile lately. All the manufacturers are competing to see who can fit a bigger TV in the cabin and whose car will be quieter than a library. And then there's JAS Motorsport and Pininfarina. They decided enough of this nonsense was enough. They took a legend, put a carbon suit on it and left it with what we men really want: a manual transmission and an engine sound that makes the hairs on your arms stand on end. Meet the JAS Motorsport Tensei.
If you thought the height of Toyota excitement was the moment you managed to connect your phone to Bluetooth in the Yaris, you'd be wrong. The Gazoo Racing offices have apparently locked the doors, turned off the phones, and created something that has nothing to do with the 'safe choice'. The Toyota GR GT is the spiritual successor to the LFA, except this time it doesn't scream, it roars.
Admit it, we were all a little scared. We were afraid that Lotus had become just another brand that produced heavy electric SUVs for people who thought that "dynamic driving" was accelerating to the next traffic light in the shopping mall. We thought that the spirit of Colin Chapman - that brilliant and obsessive engineer who shouted "simplify and add lightness" - had finally disappeared under the weight of lithium-ion batteries. But we were wrong. Oh, how wrong we were. Here we have the Lotus Theory 1. And it's not just a car. It's proof that physics still holds true and that the future doesn't have to be boring.
Let's face it, the automotive world has become a bit boring. Everyone is driving refrigerators on wheels that we call SUVs, and the passion has been lost somewhere between "practicality" and "high seating position". But fear not, Renault hasn't thrown a gun into the trash. The new 2026 Clio is here, and it looks like it wants to bite the ankle of every crossover it encounters. They call it the "little Jaguar" - and when you see that front end, you'll know why. This isn't just a car; it's a statement that size (still) isn't everything. That's what most journalists testing it these days say.
Let's face it, most modern pickup trucks are designed for people whose heaviest cargo is their ego and a bag of organic quinoa from the grocery store. But the 2026 Ford Ranger Super Duty XLT is something else. It's a vehicle that looked at the standard Ranger, lit a cigarette, and said, "Nice, but now get out of the way." This is a car for those who eat concrete for breakfast.
The last Bugatti Bolide has just left Molsheim. But this is not just the 40th example of a toy for the ultra-rich, it is the final, sad and at the same time magnificent "farewell" to an engineering marvel - the W16 engine, which has defined speed for the last two decades. This is the last Bugatti Bolide.
We've been waiting for it like children wait for presents, except that this holiday has been postponed for a whole decade. Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) system is a revolution in the US, but a forbidden fruit in Europe. But the ice is finally breaking. With new regulations and testing on European soil, February 2026 looks like the moment when we'll finally hand over the wheel to silicon. Buckle up, we'll analyze the technology, bureaucratic obstacles and that strange feeling when the car knows where you're going better than you do. So - Tesla FSD and Europe.
Mercedes-Benz discontinued the G-Class Cabriolet in 2013, causing a silent mourning in the world of the ultra-rich. But in Bottrop, home to Brabus, the word "no way" is not familiar. They took the current AMG G 63, cut off the roof, added portal axles, and created something that is both an engineering marvel and a complete madness. Meet the Brabus XL 800 Cabrio.
The 1970s were a strange time. People wore pants they couldn't walk in, people smoked on airplanes, and car safety was a passing thought, somewhere between choosing the color of an ashtray and the type of leather. But it was in this chaos that BMW's Bob Lutz said, "Enough is enough," and started a factory racing team. The result? The machine you're looking at. This isn't just any old BMW. This is Genesis. This is "Patient Zero." The first M-badged car to ever hit the road. And now it can be yours. BMW 3.0 CSL Werks
CM - Auto Journalist Gem by me These are editorial instructions that I take deadly seriously. I have prepared an article that smells of petrol, leather and that special mix of Italian chaos and brilliance. Here it is. Alfa Romeo Giulia and Stelvio Quadrifoglio 'Collezione': V-6 returns because electrics are not (yet) sexy enough Goodbye silence, hello Akrapovič and a cancelled funeral! We thought we had said goodbye. We prepared tissues, wrote a eulogy and sniffed the exhaust pipe one last time. But look at it, in typical Stellantis Group fashion, where decisions change faster than the weather in the mountains, Alfa Romeo has done a "salto mortale". The petrol engine is not dead. In fact, it is returning in its noblest form, to send shivers down our spines once more before the bureaucrats finally force us into silence. So the Quadrifoglio 'Collezione'.
Crossovers. These days, they're like that pop song on every radio station - everyone has them, everyone drives them, and even if you secretly want an impractical Italian sports car, you'll probably end up buying an SUV. Why? Because they're practical, because they make you feel safe, and because, let's be honest, your spine isn't what it was in your twenties. But when it comes to your hard-earned money, it's not just how a car looks outside the local coffee shop that matters, it's whether it'll actually get you to work on a rainy Tuesday morning. Consumer Reports just dropped a truth bomb about which cars don't actually break down. Brace yourselves, the results are a slap in the face to European egos and a victory for Japanese engineering.











