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This, or British Racing Green Limited?

Toyota is still churning out special-edition 86s as though its life depends on it. This is the latest-a black-and-gold-themed 86 called the Black Limited, of which it will sell precisely 86 cars in its native Japan.Inspired

What were the product planners thinking?

Nope, it's not for Top Gear alumnus Clarkson that this monstrosity was created. It was the creation of fashion designer Jeremy Scott, who apparently has a propensity to affix wings that sweep back about as gracefully as Donald Trump's hair

The 6.75-liter L-series unit has seen over 60 years of service

Silence, please, for the Bentley Mulsanne is about to be consigned to the history books. Okay, that may not fill your heart with sorrow-the big Bentley was always a divisive car to look at and a mere pipe dream for us

Launched during the 2020 Singapore Motor Show

The 2020 Singapore Motor Show saw the reveal of some pretty interesting cars, including the Lexus LC Special Edition pictured above. At first glance, you can say that it looks a lot like the current LC500-particularly this green-and-tan version-

A fitting tribute

Jacky Ickx is a six-time Le Mans winner, with four of those victories coming in Porsche colors between 1976 and 1982. That means the folks at Weissach are rather fond of him and motorsport-loving Belgians are equally as proud of

To celebrate the model’s 20th anniversary

We weren't quite ready for this. The Honda S2000 is making a comeback, and we'll see the fruits of said comeback at the Tokyo Auto Salon in January.Now, we suspect it's not a proper production thing. It's

The proceeds will go to charity

A Rolls-Royce ought to be in a dark color, right? A murky grey. A deep black. Some sort of Navy blue. Something with class.Well, here's a reasonably bright red Phantom. And it still carries itself with an enormous amount

Limited to just 20 units

Only Bugatti could get away with building a limited-run series of cars designed to pay tribute to its own one-off, which was itself designed to be a tribute to a historic limited-run series of cars.Still with us? Right,

A fitting tribute?

Well, this has made us unnecessarily sad. Not because Aston Martin has painted a DBS Superleggera white and put some stickers on it-more because upon revealing the new DBS Superleggera Concorde edition, the British carmaker has reminded us that November 26th

Private collectors are the best

The days are shortening and the cold weather is creeping in, so what better time for McLaren to announce the Elva-a roofless, winshield-less speedster with an 804hp version of the 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 usually found in the

Each unit will be specifically numbered based on model and color

When I think about muscle cars,the Dodge Challenger is the first thing that comes to mind. Aside from the fact that I'm a fan of the nameplate myself and have a diecast model of it on my office desk, it'

It's called the Apex Collection

Can you hear that? It's the sound of a marketing department in Woking desperately clutching at straws.See, McLaren has just announced a hilariously tenuous run of special-edition 720S units. It's called the 'Apex Collection' and celebrates bum-clenching

With a white interior. Thoughts?

Well, if you're going to commission a Rolls-Royce SUV-a car that has elicited a wide spectrum of opinion since its launch-you might as well go big.And by big, we mean orange. Very, very orange. Unveiled at the

In color schemes that honor the carmaker’s past race cars

This year marks the 60th anniversary of Aston Martin's one-two finish at Le Mans, and the 70th anniversary of its first race at Goodwood. To that end, the British carmaker is the 'featured marque' at this weekend's Festival of

How much are you willing to pay for that Bayside Blue hue?

This is the Nissan GT-R 50th Anniversary Edition, marking the big half-century of the GT-R badge. It'll be rare, too, just 50 of them coming to Europe, all of them painted in blue with white stripes.Not just

Ford extends its production run after the original allocation sold out

Ford has announced that production of the special-edition Mustang Bullitt will be extended into 2020, since the original allocation sold out shortly after its 2018 announcement.The car was designed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Bullitt movie, where

Which one’s your favorite?

You all know how great the first-generation BMW M3 was. Is. To this day, it remains arguably the high-water mark for the small sports-sedan concept, but be warned: Embarking on this as a conversational subject is guaranteed to win

One of Japan’s most famous driving roads

It'll take only minor knowledge of Japanese car culture to understand why this special-edition model for the US market is cool. Named the Toyota 86 Hakone Edition, it's named after the Hakone Turnpike, one of Japan's most iconic

And that, of course, calls for a special-edition model

The Mini is 60 this year, and it's celebrating in the only way that's acceptable in the motoring industry-with a good old special edition.Thus, meet the Mini Cooper S 60 Years Edition, of which 500 will be made

Would the LTO consider these cars ‘modified?'

When the Land Transportation Office (LTO) suggested that manufacturers be tasked with certifying aftermarket modifications for cars, I gave a chuckle, because: one, that's not the job of the manufacturers, that's a job for certifying agencies like the LTO; two,