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Rolls Royce was hardly quick to market with the original Cullinan, but even so, the top-end SUV segment has changed a lot since 2018. Pretty much every premium carmaker pushes the boundaries of luxury, and brands like Ferrari and Aston Martin threw their hat into the ring.
Lego has announced a slew of new automotive-themed sets. As is typical fashion for brand of building toys, the subject matter leans toward ultra-exotic, ultra-expensive vehicles, ranging from a $139,000 Mercedes SL63 on the low end to a $3 million Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut on the high end. If you can't afford those cars in real life, soon you'll be able to build your own plastic models of them.
Continuing with its V12 bloodline, Aston Martin has revealed a new-generation V12 engine, which, the British luxury marque says, represents the dawn of a new V12 era for the brand.
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It may not look like it to the untrained eye, but the Aston Martin Vantage has enough changes from the inside out to make it an all-new model. The Vantage lineage goes back to the 1950s, but it wasn’t until 2019 that it became a driving tool to hunt down Porsches and Mercedes-AMGs. The new Vantage is 30 millimeters wider and has a redesigned façade, including a more prominent grille opening that improves the mass airflow by 29 percent, which connotes some added muscle under the hood. Furthermore, an integrated front splitter reduces lift at high speeds, while redesigned Matrix LED headlamps with integrated daytime running lights complete the moderate facelift. Meanwhile, the sides feature the return of Aston Martin’s famous side strakes on the flanks, all with frameless door mirrors, flush door handles, and gorgeous 21-inch forged alloy wheels wrapped in bespoke AML-coded Mich
Good news enjoyers of gas engines with as many cylinders as there are months in a year: Ferrari is keeping the V12 alive. The Italian supercar maker took to social media on Thursday with a video celebrating the V12 and teasing what is surely a successor to the 812 Superfast. This comes just days after Aston Martin's announcement that it would *checks notes* build a new V12 in 2024.
Lamborghini isn't the only supercar manufacturer committed to keeping the V12 alive, and Aston Martin's even updating its V12. Now arch nemesis Ferrari will unveil a successor to the 812 Superfast tonight, and the Italian brand has confirmed that the yet-unnamed model will carry on with 12 cylinders.
The Red Bull RB17 will be revealed later this year, and Formula 1 design legend Adrian Newey will stay at Milton Keynes to «focus on final development and delivery» of the hypercar.