A 300-Year-Old Coachbuilder Just Woke Up From a Very Long Nap

Decoding the relaunch of Thrupp & Maberly — and why “no heritage replicas” is the most interesting phrase in the announcement. Every so often a name from the deep archive of British craftsmanship gets dusted off, and the immediate assumption is nostalgia: a retro relaunch, a heritage replica, a museum piece with a price tag. … Read more

A Dashboard Clock Grew Up and Became Two Porsches

Decoding Louis Vuitton and Singer’s first-ever co-branded creation — and what it says about where luxury collaborations are headed. Most great collaborations start with a grand plan. This one started with someone wanting a nicer clock. At Monterey Car Week 2026, Louis Vuitton and Singer Vehicle Design unveiled two extraordinary reimagined Porsche 911s — a … Read more

Lamborghini’s Newest Car Is Also Its Oldest Idea

Decoding the Lamborghini Revuelto Miura 60° Homage — and why even hybrid supercars need an origin story. Sixty years ago, Lamborghini put a V12 engine sideways behind the driver’s seat, wrapped it in one of the most seductive shapes the automotive world has ever produced, and accidentally invented the modern supercar. The Lambo Miura wasn’t … Read more

Monterey Car Week Turned 75 and Brought Receipts

Decoding this year’s Pebble Beach spectacle — three very different bets on what “the future of luxury cars” actually means. Once a year, a small stretch of California coastline becomes the single most concentrated display of automotive wealth, nostalgia and ambition on the planet. The 75th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and Monterey Car Week (August … Read more

The Week in Luxury: Sculpture, Scarcity, and the Slow Reset of an Industry

August is supposed to be luxury’s quiet month — the pause between resort season and the September show circuit. This week said otherwise. Auction houses posted their best first half in years, private jet operators are consolidating and rationing access in the same breath, a hypercar shed a meter of height for the sake of … Read more

Meet the Destrier, Bugatti’s Belly-Scraping New Sculpture

How Low Is Too Low? There’s low, there’s limbo-champion low, and then there’s Bugatti Destrier low. Standing at just about one meter tall — roughly the height of a golden retriever on its hind legs, or your coffee table if it worked out — the Destrier has just claimed the title of the lowest car … Read more