The manual gearbox has gone from rule to rarity. In late 2026, BMW M, Porsche, Nissan and Lotus still build cars that let the driver choose the gear, while the Toyota GR Supra and BMW Z4 have already taken their last bow.
A Mercedes-Benz built in two examples still sits alone at USD 143 million. Below it, 2026 has rearranged the table: a Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, a white Ferrari 250 GTO, a McLaren F1 GTR and Ferrari's first electric car have all entered the ranks of the most valuable cars ever sold.
What began in March as a careful hint from Michael Leiters became, in October, a concept on a pier in Queens: the mid-engined Mission S previews a permanent Porsche model line above the 911, the first since the 918 Spyder.
Once a quiet lounge for drivers' families and a few guests, the Paddock Club has become the most coveted address of a Formula 1 weekend: pit lane walks, garage tours and a kitchen that changes its menu at every race.
The 911 GT3 S/C takes the roof off the GT3 for the first time: a 4.0-litre flat six revving to 9,000 rpm, a six-speed manual and nothing else, and a soft top that folds in 12 seconds.
For Apple's 50th anniversary and 75 years of Porsche in motorsport, the two factory Porsche 963s raced at Laguna Seca in the rainbow colours a 935 K3 wore at Le Mans in 1980.
Land, a monograph from Gestalten, follows the Land Rover in three movements, from specialist workshops and electric conversions to art studios and the culture of adventure.
Driven on the Southern California coast, the Continental GTC S pairs a twin-turbo V8 with an electric motor for 680 PS, covers up to 80 km on electricity and borrows its chassis from the Speed.
A twin-turbo V8 and an electric motor deliver 812 CV and 1,000 Nm, 0 to 100 km/h in 3.3 seconds and 23 per cent more downforce than the Urus SE. Lamborghini sharpens the segment it invented.
Ferrari’s first electric car, shaped with Jony Ive and Marc Newson’s LoveFrom, has four doors, five seats and 1,050 cv, and asks to be judged before it is heard.
Three new S-Class saloons, more than 50,000 km, six continents and 140 stops. Mercedes-Benz marked its 140th year by sending the car that defines it around the world and back to Stuttgart.
BMW M has built its one-millionth vehicle, an M3 in Fire Orange III, at Plant Munich. The same factory will build the first fully electric M3, and from 2027 it will build nothing else but electric cars.