Petrolicious

Story by Marco Betocchi and Luca Danilo Orsi…

It’s getting darker earlier and steadily colder as we creep through fall towards winter here in England, but we’re still clinging to the memories of the summer months, even if the season wasn’t as easy to enjoy with friends this year. But for the owner…

I am behind the wheel of my Alfa Romeo Stelvio in Switzerland, making my way back home. We cross into a tunnel where someone in a black Lamborghini downshifts and floors it, filling the tube with pure noise. I don’t blink, neither does my friend in the…

Photography by Marcel Langer courtesy of Rebellion Racing…

Story by Alexander Byles…

Following the postponement from the race’s usual mid-summer date in June, this weekend will mark the 88th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans—and the very first for Petrolicious’ participation on the fast side of the guardrail.…

The Aston Martin brand embodies a special side of Britishness. The exotic, slender machines convey maturity and elegance, but also a fascinating spice, something that goes beyond the typical associations with the homegrown heritage. Whereas a Rolls-Royce or a…

In the early 1990s, after decades of intermittent but inevitably failed revival attempts, fractured assets, and ownership shuffling, the Bugatti marque reemerged at the forefront of the automotive scene with a quad-turbo supercar.…

Despite the media’s insistence on focusing on the divisions in our world, I think we can collectively agree on some things. One of the more salient being that 2020 has not been the best year. The virus has taken lives and livelihoods, and hope has been…

It’s fascinating how some twins are born and grow up to be mirrors of each other, while others begin their divergence from day one. It turns out that the tangled give-and-take between nature and nurture extends into automotive territory. In this case, the…

Internal combustion engines are far from extinct, but the sounds of humming electric vehicles are an increasingly prevalent piece of the soundscape. I wouldn’t go as far as to say I like listening to long-haul trucks trundling down the motorway, but I…

This past weekend, the Concours of Elegance at Hampton Court Palace celebrated one of the most astonishing motorsport feats in endurance racing history: the McLaren F1 GTR’s triumph at the 1995 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. By the end of the mostly…

Photography by Piers Hulford…

We don’t dream about our favorite vehicles in a vacuum. I think one of the reasons we pine for certain cars is because we already have our ideal road trip itinerary worked out. We dream about  climbing mountain roads, hugging serpentine coastlines, seeking…

My foot is flat to the floor, the 46-year-old pedal is buried as deep as it will go in the time-smoothed pile of the carpet. I find myself wanting to open the throttle even more, knowing full well that it won’t make a blind bit of difference the harder I…