Transportation
Take a considered look at the fast-moving world of transportation, from new innovations, conceptual designs to revived classics. If it moves us then you’ll find it here
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Mini Recharged: Sir Paul Smith’s contemporary cut for a classic
Reimagining his 1998 take on the small car with a big following, Sir Paul Smith tailors the stripped-back 2022 Mini Recharged
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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The first all-electric Jaguar is currently an endangered species
The Jaguar I-Pace, launched four years ago, remains one of the best EVs to drive, yet is still the company’s only all-electric car. What’s Jaguar’s next move?
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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The Bentley Continental GT Speed is distance divided by time, multiplied by luxury
The Bentley Continental GT Speed more than lives up to the reputation of its forebears
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Zaha Hadid Architects creates Oneiric, a new catamaran concept for Rossinavi
Green technology and Zaha Hadid Architects’ typically fluid, sculptural approach to form give the Oneiric Catamaran concept oceans of appeal
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Range Rover’s positive reboot: the best 4x4 flagship?
‘Less thrusting and more soothing’: we take a drive in the new-for-2022 Mk5 Range Rover and find it smoothed and refined, inside and out
By Guy Bird • Last updated
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McLaren’s flagship supercar has still got what it takes
Five years after its launch, the McLaren 720S is still the purist’s supercar of choice. Few cars can go faster and yet remain so precise and amenable to drive
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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EV road trip: an architectural tour of Norway in a Polestar 2
A road trip to rural Norway in an electric car? The Polestar 2 takes it in its stride as Wallpaper* contributing editor Emma O'Kelly discovers remote cabins, saunas and a country leading the electric charge
By Emma O'Kelly • Last updated
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Bentley goes big on ultra-luxury with Bentayga Extended Wheelbase
Part spa, part boardroom on wheels, the Bentley Bentayga EWB stretches some truly luxurious automotive muscle
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Range Rover Sport 2023 updates sporting luxury for a new era
The third-generation, 2023 Range Rover Sport blends luxury with go-anywhere zeal, options include a plug-in hybrid with a 460-mile range, and there’s a pure EV coming soon
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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New Lotus Eletre blends extreme aerodynamics with cutting-edge technology
The Lotus Eletre, a full-size SUV and the company’s second all-electric car, will outperform practically every road-going Lotus ever built
By Simon Mills • Last updated
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Faraday Future’s design director on the cutting-edge FF 91 EV
Faraday Future design director Page Beermann discusses the joy of clean-sheet design for the FF 91 electric vehicle – ‘simultaneously an intelligent supercomputer and an extreme performance vehicle’
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Aston Martin DBX707 rides high over its performance rivals
Power, scale, opulence and drama – road-testing the Aston Martin DBX707, the brand’s new high-performance luxury SUV
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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‘Pop! Pop! Pop!’: Jeff Koons on the drive behind his new limited-edition BMW 8 Series
We speak to Jeff Koons about blending pop, performance and punch in his design for the BMW M850i xDrive Gran Coupé
By Nick Compton • Last updated
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Ten new hybrid and electric cars and concepts for 2022
Car design steps closer to total electrification, as seen in our pick of ten new debuts
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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BMW i4 brings electrification to the brand’s classic design language
The BMW i4 is an electric car that channels the BMW look, proportion and design language honed over generations of ICE counterparts
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Maybach by Virgil Abloh imprints the late designer’s style on the Mercedes flagship
Mercedes-Benz unveils the Maybach by Virgil Abloh, a limited edition of 150 and a very distinctive take on automotive luxury
By Nick Compton • Last updated
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Stepping up design and technology in the punishing sport of Rally Raid
Rally raid – extreme, long-distance, off-road racing, on four wheels or two – leads to innovations that can inform our future vehicles. This rugged sport is even going electric
By Daryl Mersom • Last updated
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Gocycle G4 foldable e-bike combines superb engineering and performance
The Gocycle G4 e-bike is the culmination of 20 years of development by British designer Richard Thorpe and his team at Karbon Kinetics
By Dan Oliver • Last updated
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Lexus teams up with RCA students to create bold visions of future mobility
A hydrogen-powered VTOL personal flying machine is among forward-thinking concepts as Lexus and London’s Royal College of Art explore the future of luxury mobility
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Electrifying: Kia EV6 is near-perfect blend of function and design
Why the new Kia EV6 goes straight to the top of our list as one of the easiest electric cars to live with
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Volkswagen’s iconic 'camper' gets an electric update. Meet ID. Buzz
ID. Buzz is the modern-day manifestation of the Volkswagen Type 2: the original multi-purpose vehicle. Plus, five alternative electric MPVs to consider
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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A rugged return for Hyundai’s stylish mid-sized SUV
The fourth-generation Hyundai Tucson is a plug-in hybrid, mid-sized SUV that makes a robust package for suburbs and cities alike
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Toyota Yaris Cross enters the frame as handy urban runaround
A tough but compact little cookie, everything about the Toyota Yaris Cross is modest and unassuming – a friendly urban hybrid
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Five new sports cars from iconic makers – a final flourish for the supercar?
Five new sports cars – from Lotus, Maserati, Ferrari, McLaren, and Aston Martin – represent the pinnacle of their kind. But what's the future of the supercar?
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Twelve new e-bikes designed to get our hearts racing
The best-looking new e-bikes for every rider – from Cake’s off-road enduro machine to Hermansen’s minimalist city bike, and Coco-Matbike’s e-bike made of wood
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Henrik Fisker on the Fisker Ocean, ‘the world’s most sustainable vehicle’
Henrik Fisker on launching the Fisker Ocean electric SUV, its swivel screen, solar panel panoramic roof, and his ambitions for the first CO2-neutral car by 2027
By Guy Bird • Last updated
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Polestar’s O2 electric sports car concept is a dynamic drop-top
Polestar O2 concept is the company’s new ‘hero car’, an electric sports car with purist lines, circular manufacturing, and an integral drone – launch it and film your ride
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated