Concepts,
limited editions, one-offs and test mules – these are the top five cars to
break cover in the past month
Ferrari 458 MM special
This
is Ferrari’s latest one-off creation, conceived by the Ferrari Styling Centre
for a British customer. Based on a 458 Speciale, the car features a new aluminium
and carbon body with improved
aerodynamics brought about by lowering the roofline and improving airflow over,
under and through the car.
ASTON Martin VANquish Zagato
The
fifth car to come from Aston Martin’s collaboration with Italian coachbuilder
Zagato is the delightful Vanquish Zagato.
The
design was led jointly by Aston’s chief creative officer, Marek Reichman, and
the Italian design house’s Andrea Zagato, and was engineered and developed at
Gaydon .
Built
of carbonfibre, the concept showcases potential design and construction ideas
for future Aston models, which sadly means that this V12-engined concept is
unlikely to venture far from the show stand.
BMW M3 30 Jahre
It’s
30 years since BMW gave us a box-arched two-door saloon and created an icon. To
mark the anniversary, a special ‘30 Jahre’ model based on the M3 Competition
Pack has been revealed.
Along
with Frozen Silver metallic paint, there are new springs, dampers and anti-roll
bars. Power is up to 450hp from 430hp, and the price? An estimated $420,800.
Just two are earmarked for Singapore.
Hyundai i30 N performance
May’s
24-hour race at the Nürburgring was memorable for many things (aside from the
biblical hailstorm that stopped the race for 90 minutes), one being the debut
of the first model under Hyundai’s forthcoming N Performance brand.
The
Korean firm used the race to test a 2-litre turbocharged version of the i30
that will lead the manufacturer into the hot hatch arena later this year.
NissaN GT-R NisMo
The
paint was barely dry on the new 2017MY GT-R when Nissan’s racing arm, Nismo, pulled
the covers off its interpretation of the updated super coupe.
Power
is 600hp – the same as for the last Nismo GT-R – but the Bilstein dampers have been
retuned and the grille, bumper and aero kit are all made from carbonfibre.
Airflow has been improved and downforce increased, with the new Nismo GT-R said
to generate more downforce than any Nissan road car ever.
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