A small workshop in Sant’Agata Bolognese has just rolled out a full-size prototype that looks ready to pick a fight with history. Silvestri Automobili, a new boutique outfit founded by Massimiliano Silvestri after nearly three decades working around Maranello and Modena, calls it the MN 40 Tributo. The letters stand for Materazzi Nicola 40, a direct nod to the late engineer who shaped the Ferrari F40, the Lancia Stratos and the Bugatti EB110.
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Balenciaga has spent years turning ordinary objects into expensive statements that leave most people confused. Potato chip bags, plastic grocery carriers, and even rough burlap have all carried the label, so a full-size vehicle shaped like a compact tank sits comfortably in the same collection.
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Tesla wound down Model S and Model X production with a final Signature Series run, complete with gold badges and elevated pricing, then shifted attention toward robotaxis, humanoid robots, and the Cybercab. Into that silence steps a set of digital images from virtual artist Nikita Chuicko, better known online as kelsonik. His work presents an all-black Model S reworked into a shooting brake with widebody proportions, lowered stance, and a collection of surface changes that make the familiar silhouette feel purposeful again.
A black McLaren sits ready for the auction block in California next month, carrying a story that stretches back to Le Mans glory in the 1990s. This particular machine began life as a track-only P1 GTR before specialists at Lanzante in Hampshire transformed it into something that can legally roam public roads. Numbered 03 of the four they completed, it wears the extended bodywork inspired by the F1 GTR Longtail that finished second overall at the 1997 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Nissan decided its second-generation LEAF needed a sharper edge. On July 22 the company put the NISMO version on sale in Japan and confirmed the model will reach American showrooms as part of a broader push to expand the performance brand. What arrives is a front-drive electric hatch that keeps the same motors and batteries as the regular car yet feels noticeably different the moment the road starts to twist.