Just twenty years ago, coinciding with the Tokyo Motor Show, Volkswagen presented the expensive concept or EcoRacer prototype, a type vehicle roadster –a convertible, rear-wheel drive, and with compact dimensions and weight—which the brand came very close to putting into production. In fact, it's not surprising that at that time mainstream brands were introducing small, sporty, convertible models. Opel manufactured a similar vehicle called the Speedster, Mazda the famous MX-5, and Seat dreamed of models like the Bolero or TangoBut what truly set the Volkswagen prototype apart was its engine, a rarity that would have made it a unicorn in the automotive world.

The Testarossa is one of Ferrari's icons from the last third of the 20th century. Everyone grew up with this Italian model as a cultural reference in various TV series, video games, and magazine photographs. Now, unexpectedly and in complete secrecy, the Italian brand has decided to revive it to name its new sports car, which will officially be called the 849 Testarossa.

That China manufactures more electric cars than any other country in the world is no secret or great news, but the Asian giant's automotive industry can now boast a truly spectacular milestone: they have become the first to manufacture a production electric vehicle with a power output of over 3,000 hp and capable of challenging supercar records in the Bu. YangWang U9 Track Edition is the sportiest and most radical version of BYD's luxury subsidiary, a vehicle capable of beating the times of many Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bugatti or Porsche models on a track, to name a few of the illustrious names in the European automotive aristocracy.

The Honda Civic Type R will bid farewell to Europe at the end of 2025 due to the impossibility of homologating the CO₂ emissions limit set by the European institutions starting next year. Its powerful 2.0 VTEC gasoline engine with 330 hp and 420 Nm of torque, paired with a six-speed manual transmission and a front-wheel drive layout, is not designed to comply with European emissions limits. The current generation of the Civic (the sixth) has only been on the market for about three years, although the Civic is already a well-known vehicle, with more than 30 years of continuous presence in Europe, and has always stood out for its Type R sport versions, designed to compete with the two great European sports compacts, the Volkswagen Golf R and the Renault.

The GT-R is Nissan's flagship model, a high-performance sports car capable of competing with many Ferrari, Lamborghini or McLaren models at a much lower price thanks to its 570 hp V6 engine, which in Some special editions reached over 600 hp. power, and in its all-wheel drive system. The spectacular Nissan GT-R stopped selling in Europe in 2022 due to the restrictive European regulations on noise pollution, which will mean that starting next year, no new vehicle will be able to exceed the 68 dB threshold if they want to be approved for European markets. This will force sports car manufacturers to look for new solutions to adjust the noise of their engines and exhaust pipes.

Valentino Rossi, nine-time world champion motorcycle racer and traditionally linked to the number 46, has just turned 46 and has received a very special gift: a special version of the BMW M4 CS called Edition VR46, which has been developed by the driver himself, as he has been an official driver for the German brand's GT3 team since 2023. But the most interesting thing about this BMW M4 CS Edition VR46 is that it is not a unique model that only Rossi himself can enjoy, but will be manufactured in two design variants called Sport and Style, each limited to 46 units.