BMW’ Paris flagship store to target tourists as well as car buyers

BMW’ Paris flagship store to try to emulate the Apple retail experience   The BMW Group celebrated the grand opening of its first new BMW Brand Store in the most luxurious area of metropolitan Paris in the Avenue George V tonight. The store, set to be the first of an Apple-like network of ‘experience stores’, … Read more

Ferrari charity auction after earthquake

Ferrari, the Italian supercar manufacturer, will help the victims of two earthquakes that left 23 people dead and thousands homeless in Italy by organizing a rare auction. A Ferrari 599XX Evoluzione non-homologated race car worth more than £1 million is the highlight of the auction which will run through the Ferrari store website from next … Read more

Porsche 911 Club Coupe Exclusive Edition limited to 13 units

The 60th anniversary of the first two Porsche Clubs will be celebrated with a new edition of the 911, named the Club Coupe Exclusive, available in only 13 units. The limited editon will be modeled after the Carrera S and will get the Carrera S Powerkit with 430 HP, 20-inch Sport Techno rims and PASM … Read more

Brits – just as patriotic about their cars as Queen Elizabeth II herself

British drivers loyal to home grown motor: Jaguar E-type, Mini Cooper and Aston Martin DB5 voted the most iconic British cars New research from Auto Trader, the UK’s number one motoring website, reveals that despite the country being in the heart of a double-dip recession, over two thirds (68%) of drivers intend to buy a … Read more

BMW, Audi, Volvo, Mercedes-Benz and Lexus top the first edition of the World Luxury Index Russia

First official ranking of the most sought after luxury brands in Russia shows a strong interest for cars, and more specifically for luxury cars. BMW, Audi, Volvo, Mercedes-Benz, Lexus and Land Rover top the Top 50 most-searched for Luxury Brand in Russia ranking, unveiled by Digital Luxury Group in a first time partnership with Yandex, … Read more

Ferrari SP12 EC for Eric Clapton

The guitarist Eric Clapton has its own custom Ferrari – a Ferrari SP12 EC, based on the 458 Italia, designed by the Centro Stile Ferrari in collaboration with Pininfarina and engineers from Maranello. Clapton’s car has been produced under Ferrari’s ‘One-Off Programme’, which allows you to build a car according to your specifications. Under the … Read more