Best luxury supercar reviews
The 2026 Aprilia SR GT 400 is a City Adventurer that Aprilia says rewrites the rules of the mid-displacement GT scooter segment by blending urban functionality with a genuine spirit of adventure. Dubbed a crossover, this bike brings a fresh, fun attitude into the maxi scooter genre.
There are some vehicles that suit Salisbury Plain. A Porsche 911 does not. A Bentley Flying Spur might, provided you had someone following in a support vehicle with a calming herbal tea. A Fiat 500 would just look as though it had taken a wrong turn on the way to a garden centre.
The Toyota Land Cruiser, however, looks entirely at home.
The first thing you notice about the Maserati GranCabrio Trofeo is not the speed, although with 542 horsepower and a 196mph top speed it has quite enough of that to rearrange your hairstyle permanently. Nor is it the noise, though the Nettuno V6 produces a soundtrack so gloriously operatic that nearby pheasants briefly consider filing noise complaints. No, the first thing you notice is how astonishingly beautiful it is.
So naturally we took it touring through Wiltshire valleys and along Dorset’s coastal roads, to show it off.
Glide the Streets, Own the Journey
It isn’t about just arriving at your destination; it's about savouring every mile with a smile.
Some cars impress me. Some cars intimidate me. Some cars arrive on my drive, sit there for half a second and then immediately reorganise the chemicals in my brain at first glance. The Lotus Emira V6 SE is one of those.
One expects many things from a night on the King’s Road. Discreet wealth, theatrical entrances, perhaps the occasional supercar idling with all the subtlety of a champagne cork. What one does not expect is a diesel Mazda causing passers-by to pause, squint, and wonder if they have momentarily mistaken it for something wearing a prancing horse.
Chelsea, Confidence, and a Case of Mistaken Identity
If you’ve ever tried to squint at a vibrating smartphone clamped to your handlebars while doing 70 mph on the M1, you’ll know what a struggle it is. Between the overheating warnings in summer, the fear of rain wrecking your expensive phone, and the constant fear of it taking a dive into the tarmac, phone mounts are a bit of a faff.
LiveWire is a premium all-electric motorcycle brand. It originally began as "Project LiveWire," an initiative by Harley-Davidson to explore the electric vehicle space. In 2019, Harley-Davidson released its first production electric motorcycle under the LiveWire name.
Recognising the distinct market for electric motorcycles, Harley-Davidson spun LiveWire out into its own standalone company in 2021, to give it the freedom to act more like a tech startup. Harley-Davidson remains the majority shareholder.
On a gloomy, damp Friday morning, I was dropped off at the BMW HQ building in Farnborough, with its contemporary design, prominent glass towers and landscaped grounds, ready to pick up the eagerly awaited R 12 nineT tracker.
First impressions were that it was a good-looking bike with striking flat track styling and a great eye-catching colour combination. It was mean, aggressive and charismatic.
Royal Enfield holds the distinction of being the oldest global motorcycle brand in continuous production. Its journey from a needle manufacturer to a cult icon is a fascinating blend of British engineering and Indian industrial heritage.
It all started in 1891, when Bob Walker Smith and Albert Eadie purchased the Townsend Cycle Company. They began supplying precision parts to the Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield, and to celebrate this connection, they created the Royal Enfield brand name.
