Peter Kelly

Spyker has never been interested in building sports cars quite like anyone else. Now, the Dutch marque is beginning another chapter with the C8 Preliator XXV Coupé, a new flagship that combines its familiar aviation-inspired design with 800 hp, a manual gearbox and old-fashioned coachbuilding.

Can-Am’s Defender and Maverick R sit at opposite ends of the side-by-side world. The Defender is primarily a working machine, built around utility, carrying capacity and rough-terrain ability, while the Maverick R takes the performance route with long-travel suspension and serious off-road pace. Now Can-Am has taken both platforms to create less conventional one-off concepts.

The Mercedes-Benz W111 Coupé has long been one of the more elegant shapes to come out of Stuttgart. First appearing in 1961, its low roofline, slim pillars, and generous glasshouse have aged remarkably well. Los Angeles-based Kugel Werks has now taken that familiar silhouette and given it a considerably more muscular foundation with the One Eleven.

McLaren’s latest concept looks to the past to move forward. Named the McL 6GT, it reinterprets one of Bruce McLaren’s most personal road-car ideas as a modern, highly exclusive supercar, with production already planned.

Cassette tapes have enjoyed a second coming in recent years, but finding a newly made portable player that feels anything like the slim machines of the format’s heyday remains difficult. FiiO entered the market with its deliberately simple CP13 in 2024 and is now taking a more modern approach with the upcoming CP11.

Celebrity ownership may add an unexpected chapter to almost any classic, but this 1959 Land Rover 109 Series II already had plenty of character before Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz entered the story. The long-wheelbase pickup combines the simple, functional design of an early Land Rover with a handful of sympathetic upgrades intended to make it easier to live with.

Fender and Timex are marking a pair of significant anniversaries with a three-watch collection inspired by two of the guitar maker’s most recognisable instruments. The range celebrates 80 years of Fender, while two of the models also acknowledge the Telecaster’s 75th anniversary.

Pro-Ject has never been shy about giving its turntables a stunning appearance, but its latest collaboration takes that idea somewhere rather different. Created with Harley-Davidson, the limited-edition Harley-Davidson Turntable translates one of motorcycling’s most recognisable emblems into a piece of high-end analogue audio equipment.

There aren’t many Cadillacs as extravagant as the 1953 Elegante, and its latest chapter has now placed it among the most expensive examples of the marque ever sold at auction. Conceived during America’s post-war fascination with dream cars, the one-off combined Cadillac engineering, European coachbuilding and enough gold-plated detailing to make even a contemporary Eldorado appear restrained.

Garage Italia and Hot Lab have joined forces to reinterpret the Fiat 500 Spiaggina as a yacht-inspired beach car designed to feel equally at home on land or beside the water. The collaboration brings together Garage Italia’s approach to automotive customisation and the Milan-based yacht studio’s nautical design language.