Supercars, hypercars, classics, GTs
Cars
The most desirable cars are the ones that make a Tuesday feel like an occasion. Here is how the categories differ, what they cost to own and which ones hold their value.
Two kinds of fast
Supercar or hypercar: where the line is
What separates a supercar from a hypercar in power, price, production numbers and purpose, with the current cars that define each category and what they cost to buy and to own.
Two thousand horsepower
Hypercars and the new electric elite
Electric hypercars from Rimac, Lotus and Pininfarina now out-accelerate everything with an engine.
Provenance, originality, story
Classic cars: how value is made
How classic cars are valued, which eras and marques hold, what provenance and matching numbers mean and how to buy a first collector car without paying for someone else’s restoration.
Fast, comfortable, far
Grand tourers: the most usable luxury
The grand tourer is the car for people who drive: fast enough for the autoroute, comfortable enough for eight hours, beautiful enough for the hotel forecourt.
The guide
Premium Cars: ten picks
Ten cars for ten purposes: the daily, the weekend, the long drive, the school run in style, the one for the collection.
- 911 Carrera GTS · Porsche
- Continental GT Speed · Bentley
- 296 GTB · Ferrari
- Range Rover SV · Land Rover
- Cullinan Series II · Rolls-Royce
- and five more
What does your year cost?
Luxury Year Planner
Travel, hotels, dining, wardrobe, watches, cars, wellness and gifts: build your luxury year and see the total, then share it.
Gavalia Concierge
A personal shortlist, within two working days
Tell us the brief and the budget. A person, not an algorithm, replies with three to five considered options: the right watch, the right villa, the right hotel, the right gift.
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