Car Culture

Designer Phil Frank, creator of the Nike One concept car, is revealing some new renders for the car as well as telling a little about the story of its creation, marking not only the One’s fictional production year but also the 25th anniversary year of Gran Turismo.

Following a successful first season of “Hoonicorn vs. The World“, which saw Ken Block take on all-comers in his highly modified Ford Mustang, “Hoonicorn”, the team is back for a second season — with a major change in personnel.

Lexus has revealed a selection of ten personalized vehicles to tie into next month’s Marvel Cinematic Universe release Eternals.

American motorsport personality Ken Block has released a new video in which he gets behind the wheel of a number of famous Audi vehicles, including the fully functional e-tron Vision GT from Gran Turismo Sport.

As part of his YouTube series looking into the world of car design, legendary automotive designer Frank Stephenson has put digital pen to paper to create a unique vehicle for Grand Theft Auto V.

An extraordinary piece of automotive history is about to hit the market, and could be the ultimate piece of a particularly wealthy car enthusiast’s collection.

As we’ve seen previously on GTPlanet, there’s plenty of demand out there for Gran Turismo collectibles. However one listing on a German automotive classifieds site might be among the most exclusive collectible of them all: a replica of the game’s famous Skyline Pace Car.

Despite the impending approach of the death of internal combustion — or perhaps because of it — classic car prices seem to be only heading upwards right now. Case in point, this 35-year old hatchback which just sold at auction for a record price of £46,000 ($63,785).

A new TV show is heading this way to bring the automotive world under close scrutiny. It’s called Motor Mythbusters and, as the name suggests, it’s Mythbusters but for cars.

It might be one of the most famous cars in movie history, and now you have a chance to own it. One of the original Toyota Supras from the first Fast & Furious film is heading to the Barrett-Jackson auction block in Las Vegas next month.

The Bugatti name is inextricably linked with extreme opulence, and the latest product from Molsheim is testament to that. In partnership with carbon-fiber specialist IXO, Bugatti Lifestyle has revealed a new pool table.

Just like Formula One, Formula E has a new safety car for the 2021 season, and it too is British. However, a big V8 wouldn’t really fit the image of the series, so the new car is — appropriately — an EV.

Toyota Gazoo Racing has issued a questionnaire to prospective customers for the new GR Super Sport, digging into their interests, intent and history of sports car ownership. The brief survey, originally revealed on Reddit, appears very much like a set of questions that will determine who’ll be allowed to buy one of the $1m+ hypercars when they hit the showrooms.

If you like Gran Turismo, Gran Turismo collectibles, and model cars, US-based model manufacturer Maisto has a treat for you. The company will be producing 1:18 scale models of the newest Vision Gran Turismo car, the Lamborghini Lambo V12, for its 2021 collection.

The Super Bowl is the season-ending championship game of football in the USA. It’s a mixture of sports and entertainment that’s hard to beat, with the famous “halftime show” rivaling most live concerts (Prince’s performance at Super Bowl XLI a particular highlight).

We don’t think we’re going too much out on a limb when we say GTPlanet has a whole lot of creativity within our membership. One only has to look at our various livery editor and photomode forums to see this in action.