special editions

Porsche’s Cayman is due to receive a mid-cycle update late next year, but if you’re keen to hop behind the wheel earlier Porsche is sweetening the deal with the availability of a special Black Edition model. Similar to the 911 and Boxster Black Editions launched earlier in the year, the...

Rolls-Royce doesn't need a reason to celebrate. It's been doing just that all year long with many iterations of its Wraith. The team at Rolls-Royce Bespoke, the automaker's official personalization department, has been hard at work turning out new versions, with each aimed to honor things such as...

BMW’s M6 range is now available with a more powerful Competition Package, full details for which have been announced today at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show. The new pack will offer 600 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque, up from the 575 hp and 501 lb-ft the M6’s previous Competition...

Volkswagen at next week’s Frankfurt Auto Show will introduce a new, more potent GTI hot hatch. It’s called the GTI Clubsport, and it’s been built to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the original GTI’s arrival on the scene back in 1976. Previewed in concept form earlier this...

The new James Bond movie Spectre is only a couple of months out from its debut, and that means we’ll finally get a good look at and perhaps the opportunity to learn more about the Aston Martin model developed exclusively for the film: the DB10. The DB10 isn’t meant for sale—Aston...

Ferrari is working on a more extreme version of its F12 Berlinetta, a prototype for which has just been spotted. It’s thought this particular variant won’t be a direct replacement for the current F12 Berlinetta but rather a more extreme option for buyers, similar to how Ferrari offered...

The original Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe is the stuff of legend. Just six of them were built between 1964 and 1965, and in ’65 the car helped secure the Constructors’ title in the FIA World Sportscar Championship, making Shelby the first American constructor to win a title on the...

It’s that time of year again. Time for the EAA AirVenture fly-in aircraft convention which takes place each and every year in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and where the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] typically auctions off a one-of-a-kind Mustang to help raise funds for training of the next generation of...

The semi-official tuner to Holden, HSV, is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its ClubSport nameplate with a special edition version of the latest ClubSport R8. HSV is famous for building high-performance versions of the Holden Commodore, sold here as the Chevrolet SS, and its ClubSport models...

Having given up on offering any genuine performance mods on its BRZ and WRX lines, Subaru has resorted to new special edition models with unique paint jobs to entice buyers. Yes, for 2016 we’re getting new Series.HyperBlue BRZ and WRX STI editions, which as the name suggests comes with a...

Aside from a brief window in the mid 1990s, Land Rover's Defender has never been widely available in the United States. But the rugged 4x4's off-road prowess has made it an icon around the globe, and Land Rover recently celebrated building the two millionth Defender with a unique special edition...

On the E46 3 Series, the ZHP performance package (“ZHP” was actually the internal option package code) was the option every true fan of the 'Ultimate Driving Machine' wanted from the factory—and for good reason. Models were loaded with go-fast goodies including upgraded...

The 2016 Chevrolet Camaro hasn’t even been shown yet but there’s already talk about the first special edition model. The sixth-generation Camaro debuts this weekend, and a trademark filing made by General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] may hint at one of the car’s new special editions...

The sixth-generation Mustang has been in showrooms for less than a year but already we’ve seen a new track-focused Shelby variant introduced and a host of tuning firms announce mega-horsepower packages for the muscle car icon. Now the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has announced a new round of...

Rolls-Royce has been on a—for lack of a better word—roll lately with its special edition models, with the latest out of Goodwood, the Wraith - Inspired by Fashion, perfectly expressing the virtues of the automaker’s Bespoke personalization division that churns out these creations...

On the heels of the stunning Serenity Concept unveiled in Geneva enters the latest model in Rolls-Royce's famous line of bespoke vehicles. The Phantom Limelight Collection, which starts at a searingly steep $650,000, is intended for the "select group of people who spend their lives in the public...

In the early parts of the last century, well-heeled car enthusiasts would attempt to beat a train—nicknamed the “Blue Train” because of its blue carriages—that ran across France, between Calais in the country’s north and Cannes in the south. According to Bentley, the...

Mitsubishi doesn’t have much in the way of interesting product these days, and the situation is due to become more dire as the last bastion of excitement at the brand, the Lancer Evolution, is set to be culled later this year. Previously, Mitsubishi’s U.S. chief Don Swearingen said a...

If you’re a fan of the original Fiat 500 but can’t live with a car that’s decades old, then the Fiat 500 1957 Edition may just be for you. It was launched last year to celebrate the 57 years since the launch of the original 'Cinquecento' back in 1957 and came with retro styling...

Rolls-Royce unveiled a special-edition Wraith inspired by its own film.