Luxury Cars

If there was ever a car that embodies the concept of “La Dolce Vita,” it's the Ferrari Roma and its soft-top twin the Roma Spider. The dynamic duo are cars that serve as contemporary reimaginings of modern Italian styling. Agility, power and sublime refinement, these supercars epitomise the carefree essence of '50s and '60s Rome.

When the Lotus Eletre debuted in London in March 2022, it signaled the British carmaker’s transition into a new era of pure electric performance SUVs. Initially, Lotus fans were shocked by how heavy and ultramodern the Eletre was for a Lotus-made car. But the first electric “hyper-SUV with supercar DNA” is proving to be every bit as dynamic as any other model from the celebrated performance automaker.

Sweet relief. These are the first two words that came to my brain the second I slid into the cockpit of the new McLaren Artura. I’d just swapped out a high-performance SUV for this compact hybrid supercar for the week and couldn’t have been happier. Why? Because there is something truly special about a modern McLaren. They’re sharp, nimble, technical and incredibly responsive cars, and from a driver’s perspective, McLarens just have a way of communicating to you that feels almost emotionally intelligent. Though, I suppose that’s what some people call ‘feedback’. And unfortunately, it’s a trait few cars can brag about these days.

Since its launch in late 2017, few SUVs have managed to come close to matching the driving experience and technical prowess of a Lamborghini Urus. Angular and angry, powerful yet playful, the sheer physics-bending mania of this hefty twin-turbo V8-powered super-SUV has been something to behold. In a straight line, the Urus boggles the mind. On track, it transforms into a wild beast giving anyone who dares get behind the wheel a hard-to-beat experience of elation, bemusement and unadulterated thrill.

In the hotly contested world of luxury SUVs, staying ahead of the crowd takes tenacity in design and innovation. The third-generation Range Rover Sport is an SUV that manages to excel in this area while also possessing a trait that most of its competition can’t counter: a bona fide off-roading heritage spanning more than 50 years.

In 1963, with the launch of the Quattroporte, Maserati singlehandedly invented the luxury sports sedan category. Although the company has produced countless heart-starting two-door sportscars over its century in operation, in recent years, the Trident marque has increasingly become known as the go-to source for high-powered Italian automobiles that offer both performance and comfortable seating for four or five passengers. Veloce… ma pratico.