Social spotlight 📱

Remember the Lotus Elise Safari from Get lost? Well the “concept of the concept” has been spotted out and about. I know it doesn’t make any sense, but I love it.

Car of the week 💰

I have a vague memory of this car being released, but there’s no way I could identify it. This is, the Pininfarina Battista, and it could be yours for only £2m. There are only 30 examples worldwide, so you’re unlikely to bump into another owner. The stats almost sound made up, 1,900bhp and 0-60 in under 2 seconds.

Small screen scene 📺

Consumer advice from the guys at Hagerty, hosted by Henry Catchpole. These cars are purported to represent a good investment, so in theory you could buy and own a really cool car and only be better off. Dreamy. I’m not entirely convinced by some of them, but maybe they’re more tailored towards an American audience, which are you picking?

Small screen scene (x2) 📺

It’s that funny time between Christmas and New Year, you have plenty of time on your hands, so we’ve included 2 videos to watch this week. As if ECOTY needs any introduction, you know it’s worth a watch.

Seen in the wild 👀

Another spot from Kazakhstan, it’s unusual that I’d look at an MPV and think “that looks cool” but Hyundai managed that with the Staria. There’s really not much more to say about it because, it is just a Hyundai MPV…