Innehållsförteckning för Issue 47 från Gentlemen Drive

As the fourth model in the series, the Audi activesphere concept marks the culmination of sphere concept vehicles brought forth by the brand with the four rings. Following on from the Audi skysphere roadster in 2021, and both the Audi grandsphere sedan, and the Audi urbansphere space concept in April 2022, a four-door crossover coupé with an astonishingly versatile body design is now making its debut. Standing 4.98 meters long, the highly elegant car is more than a mere luxury-class sports car, with impressive ground clearance, and large 22-inch wheels announcing its off-road talent. The Sportback rear of the activesphere can turn into an open cargo bed (“active back”) at the touch of a button – perfect for carrying recreational equipment such as e-bikes or water and winter sports gear.…

BMW i Vision Dee is the futuristic mid-size sedan with a new and pared-down design language. The name “Dee” stands for Digital Emotional Experience – and that is precisely its aim: to create an even stronger bond between people and their cars going forward. Future digital functions will go far beyond the level of voice control and driver assistance systems we are familiar with today. The BMW Head-Up-Display extends across the full width of the windscreen, providing a glimpse of the next vehicle generation. From 2025 onwards, this innovation will be available in the models of the NEUE KLASSE. The BMW Group has also refined its use of colour-change technology. Having unveiled the BMW iX Flow Featuring E Ink, with the ability to change from black to white, at the…

BMW M135i Xdrive Actualmente, si nos preguntamos si alguien necesita un coche compacto de 300 caballos de potencia y un par motor de 450 Nm la respuesta, seguramente influenciada por los actuales cánones sociales, será un rotundo no. Sin embargo, después de una semana conduciendo el BMW M135i Xdrive, empezamos a tener serias dudas. Sinceramente, yo creo que sí lo necesito. Como decíamos, es un coche compacto con unas medidas ideales para moverse con soltura tanto en ciudades como en carreteras comarcales. Pero todo y ser muy compacto, tiene una muy buena habitabilidad, y al tener un diseño de 5 puertas es muy práctico e ideal para familias de 4 miembros. Su estética es algo anónima, ya que dentro del segmento, hay pocas diferencias estilísticas a grandes rasgos, puesto que…

2023 Rolex24 at Daytona After a thrilling 24 hours, the #60 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Acura ARX-06 took victory today at the 2023 Rolex 24 At DAYTONA – the first champions of this new era of endurance racing. The scene of many extraordinary and legendary contests over the decades, Rolex has supported competition at Daytona International Speedway® since its inception in 1959, before becoming Title Sponsor of the twice-around-the-clock event in 1992. A record-breaking crowd watched as the Le Mans Daytona hybrid (LMDh) cars made their debut at the Rolex 24 At DAYTONA on Saturday. Part of the revived Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class, these pioneering machines demonstrated speed and precision among the 61-car grid. When day turned to night, strong winds made for challenging conditions on the high-speed…

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The Ferrari Vision Gran Turismo, a closed-wheel single-seater, is the first Ferrari concept car created specifically for the virtual motor sport world. The car’s design has its roots firmly in Maranello’s unparalleled racing tradition, with the number 75 on its flanks reflecting that noble heritage. The launch of the Ferrari Vision Gran Turismo in fact brings the 75th anniversary celebrations of when the marque’s first-ever racing car, the 125 S, exited the iconic factory gates in 1947, to an official close. To mark that occasion, this model not only signifies an important step for Ferrari in the virtual environment, where it will inspire new generations of passionate drivers and enthusiasts, but also redefines the company’s stylistic language. It represents a futuristic design manifesto for Ferrari’s road and racing cars, embodying…

75 years ago, on 8 June 1948, the 356 No. 1 Roadster became the first automobile bearing the name Porsche to receive its general operating permit – the birth of the sports car brand. Porsche is now embarking on its anniversary year with the Porsche Vision 357 and a reference to the Porsche 356 – the dream of Ferry Porsche of a sports car. As an homage to this, the design study brings the monolithic form into the present day. Liberated from the regulations that apply for implementation as a series model, the Style Porsche Team manifests potential expressions of the future design philosophy: one example is the consistent enhancement of the light signature, which is both progressive and visionary in the way it points towards the future. The fundamental…

50 years of the BMW 2002 Turbo When the BMW 2002 turbo celebrates its premiere, the world is spellbound at the development of the oil price. In 1973, the price of black gold increased rapidly. Nobody knew, at the time, where the price development would end. The reaction of the federal government is clear: In order to save valuable fuel, it orders four carfree Sundays and a six-month general speed limit of 100 km/h on motorways. Saving fuel through the Energy Security Act is suddenly popular. In this context, who would have thought that a car with 170 hp and a top speed of well over 200 km/h would become an important vehicle of current affairs? Probably nobody. But it’s true, because the BMW 2002 turbo is the pioneer of…

2023 Cavallino Classic - Palm Beach Over 120 Ferraris competing, 3 extraordinary Best of Show winners, and a spectacular class celebrating the Centenary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans: these were the main ingredients that made the 32nd Palm Beach Cavallino Classic absolutely unforgettable. This edition, included a special class celebrating the Centenary since the first ever 24 Hours of Le Mans, and open to Ferraris that have competed in the marathon French car race. This year, for the first time at the Cavallino Classic, 3 Best of Show awards were assigned. The prize for Overall Outstanding Ferrari Granturismo went to the 1956 Ferrari 410 Superamerica s/n 0483 SA. The 1953 Ferrari 250 MM Berlinetta Pinin Farina s/n 0258 MM was chosen as the Overall Outstanding Ferrari Competition car, while…

Every Pagani begins with an aesthetic shock. Utopia radiates simplicity. It asserts itself straightaway, affirms and imposes its lines, which are so typical of Pagani but at the same time it is so different from anything they have offered us before. A shape that is more flowing and curvaceous. From the wind-screen, with its rounded upper edges, to the details of its wings and bonnet, its softer contours give it a new expression, a new outline. A shape smoothed and refined over a long time, but which sticks in your memory from the first time you see it. The most difficult part of the process for Pagani has been to follow as closely as possible the original intention of creating a timeless design object, instead of one that follows the…

In 2021, as part of the centenary celebrations for the collaboration between Alfa Romeo and Zagato, which began in 1921 with the TIPO G1, the Milanese Atelier chose to commemorate this important anniversary with the creation of a new model. The idea was to celebrate the current Alfa Romeo production of Giulia and Stelvio, together with the legendary 6-cylinder engine in its latest GTAm evolution with a two-door Coupé Zagato body in carbon fibre and a shortened wheelbase. The project immediately met with the interest of a German customer, selected from among Zagato collectors, with many Alfa Romeo in his garage including, in addition to a rare 8C Competizione, all the different models of the Alfa Romeo’s recent era. As a fan of Granturismo Zagato models, he drives regularly an…

Audi RS3 Sedán El Audi RS2 Sedán. Guste o no guste, es uno de los automóviles más deportivos que uno puede encontrar en el mercado actual. Un auténtico deportivo que se deja domar para que el disfrute sea máximo. Mi primera toma de contacto con este vehículo fue hace unos meses en el Circuito de los Arcos en Navarra. Allí probamos toda la gama RS de Audi, y sin duda el RS3 fue uno de mis favoritos. Un coche compacto, juguetón, pero muy noble de reacciones y con el que uno se atreve a ponerlo al límite. (Seguramente con modelos más potentes y de mayor envergadura como el RS6 uno necesita más galones y también más cojones para sacarle todo su potencial). Me fascinó. Y es que además es un…

ENTREVISTA A KEVIN Y LUKAS CZINGER Padre e hijo siendo socios en un negocio de la industria automotriz suena como un sueño. Pero, ¿cómo es? Vimos dinastías en la política, los deportes de motor (Andretti, Fittipaldi, Schumacher…) también en los negocios, pero más como una continuación, es decir, pasar el testigo de una generación a otra en lugar de trabajar realmente juntos. Kevin, ¿cuándo te diste cuenta de que tu hijo era el compañero perfecto para crear un tándem juntos? Kevin: Bueno, fue una evolución hasta llegar aquí. Fundé la empresa de tecnología original en 2015, Divergent Technologies, que es la empresa de fabricación digital a escala industrial. Son tecnologías que utilizamos en los vehículos Czinger. Y Lukas, desde el principio, cuando se creó esa empresa, vino a mí y me…

Book “Made in Italy” Internationally awarded automotive photographer Piotr Degler launches his long awaited new coffee table book “Made in Italy”. The culmination of more than a decade of work portraying extraordinary Italian concept cars and iconic limited edition models. This is not just “another car book”, but it presents 100 high quality images with painstaking attention to detail. 80% of the photographs have never been seen before, as they where shot exclusively for this book. The mix of images creates what the author calls “a visual experience”, never monotone, but trying to awaken emotions every time a page is turned. It is a mix between classic and modern cars, between concept and production cars, between studio and on location shots… The goal was not to show the most important…

Bell & Ross Klub 22 Bell & Ross x Alain Silberstein x Grail Watch (Klub22) The latest Grail Watch is not, in fact, one watch. It’s a trilogy. Three watches that tell astory about shared passions, people and above all, the essence of design. Itmarks our second collaboration with Alain Silberstein and, this time, we’ve teamed up with Bell & Ross. Klub 22 is the time-only model, and it is the purest expression of the collaboration’s diverse design philosophies. On a pure matte black ceramic case and jet-black dial, we see the hands transform from functional objects into massive oversized geometric forms evoking a sense of playfulness, optimism and humor. A huge red circle describes the hours, an oversized blue arrow reads the minutes, while an S-shaped form in bold…