appConfigEntityId

bodyType

customContents

entityId

entityUuid

isVideo

articlePageQuery

article

articleSchemaContent

content

hooksArticlePageAdvertisementConfigArticle

hooksArticlePageFloatingButtonConfigArticle

appConfig

filter

json

liveArticle

Yannick Duppich

Although it’s been a difficult year for the motoring industry with the pandemic-era world doing a lot less driving, luxurious car brands have still managed to excite petrolheads with a few new model launches in 2020, albeit mostly through digital rather than physical events.
Jaguar presented the new F-Type sports car with award-winning enhanced design and technology, plus this model is eco-friendlier with filters to reduce emissions. And when we talk about sports car-making mastery, we can’t leave out Ferrari who showed off the new version of SF90 Stradale, the so-called SF90 Spider, thrilling sport cars lovers with its open top.
Only US$2 million? Why these high-end supercars are priced too cheap
Jaguar

The new two-seat Jaguar F-Type has arrived, offering a more muscular, assertive design and a cabin defined by luxurious materials and beautiful details.
The range of powerful, responsive engines includes four- and eight-cylinder options, all matched to eight-speed Quickshift transmissions with full manual control using either the Sportshift gear selector or steering wheel-mounted paddles.
What is the 70mph Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63 yacht really like?
The new F-Type offers more driver-focused technology, including a reconfigurable, high-definition, 12.3-inch Interactive Driver Display, Touch Pro infotainment system with Apple CarPlay as standard and software-over-the-air functionality so future software updates can be made at the customer’s convenience. Two superb Meridian sound systems also offer enhanced sound reproduction.
On top of that, efficient, close-coupled particulate filters reduce emissions.
Julian Thomson, design director at Jaguar, said: “Design the most beautiful sports car, with purity, proportion and presence that’s unmistakably Jaguar: that was the challenge we set ourselves. The new F-Type is more dramatic than ever, with even greater clarity of purpose in every line, surface and feature.”
Bidding starts at US$20 million – the 10 most expensive cars sold at auction
The F-Type’s award-winning design has evolved with a new front bumper and subtly enlarged grille adding to the car’s visual impact and presence.
Ferrari

The spider, or roofless, version of Maranello’s most powerful production supercar will start arriving on forecourts by the second quarter of 2021. The first plug-in hybrid with a retractable hardtop in the Ferrari range is set to deliver unparalleled “en plein air” exhilaration, setting new benchmarks for performance, innovation and the thrill of driving.
This new version of the SF90 Stradale – the SF90 Spider – was unveiled during a dedicated digital event. The convertible has the same extreme supercar specification and record-breaking performance as the Stradale, pushing the car from 0-100km/h in 2.5s and from 0-200km/h in just 7.0s.
Will Ferrari’s electric car plans silence its famed roar?
With a combination of almost 1,000 horsepower from its three electric motors and one twin-turbocharged V8 conventional engine, the SF90 Spider represents a fundamental revision of the supercar concept that makes it the ideal car for owners that demand the very pinnacle of Ferrari technology but also want to experience the joy of open-top driving.
Want more stories like this? Sign up here. Follow STYLE on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter .


The modular furniture trend loved by Justin Bieber, Kim Kardashian and Travis Scott

Style Edit: Tudor expands the Ranger collection and brings back the Northflag

Style Edit: Furla unveils Rome-inspired fall/winter 2026 collection and new Macau boutique

Style Edit: Le Damier de Louis Vuitton’s 8 new pieces reimagine the checkerboard design

Luxury Spend It

Jaguar F-Type vs Ferrari SF90 Stradale: 2020’s hottest new supercars head-to-head

The year 2020 has seen the release of two exciting supercar models: the latest F-Type from Jaguar, seen here, and the SF90 Spider, a topless model of the SF90 Stradale. Photo: Jaguar

Photo: Jaguar

Photo: Ferrari

When your name becomes the ultimate luxury – why brands should learn to be less transactional and make a more personal connection with customers

When your name becomes the ultimate luxury: the logo of a Christian Dior store in Paris. Photo: Bloomberg

Quiet retail business despite SOGO Thankful Week discount promotion at SOGO department store in Causeway Bay. 12NOV20 SCMP/ Xiaomei Chen

This picture taken on March 5, 2019 shows Citroen model cars displayed on a giant screen at the booth of French carmaker during a press day ahead of the Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva. - The 2019 edition of the Geneva International Motor Show will be held from March 7 to March 17, 2019. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

Peter Marino used the Ermenegildo Zegna weave pattern for its stores in New York, Milan and Tokyo. He also designed the Chanel store in Los Angeles and Fendi store in Beverly Hills.

Watches and Wonders 2021 in-person salon may be no more due to Covid-19, but organisers say the show must go on(line), with brands like Rolex and Patek Philippe invited to go digital instead

Watches and Wonders’ previous events, previously known by a different name, drew tens of thousands of visitors, but its organisers are abandoning the physical show altogether in 2021. Photo: Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie

Outside View

Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie 2018. Photo: Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie

In 2020, the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie was renamed Watches & Wonders to reflect a wider approach to horology as an art.

Electric cars are being joined by luxury yachts and commercial aircraft – and Tesla isn’t leading the electrification of sports supercars, but small start-ups

The Elextra’s lightweight carbon fibre body helps give it electrifying acceleration and a top speed governed at 250km/h. Photo: Electra

Magnix aircraft. Photo: Calvin Owen Jones

Elextra car. Photo: handout

Photo David Churchill

photo: handout

Magazines

Style

Luxury

News & Trends

Tech & Design

Britain’s 2020 Jaguar F-Type boasts Apple CarPlay, a Meridian sound system and particulate filters while Italy’s new Spider is the topless version of the SF90 Stradale, a plug-in hybrid with almost 1,000 horsepower


The latest F-Type boasts a more muscular design while the Spider offers top-down thrills with almost 1,000 horsepower under the bonnet


Automotive industry

Jaguar Cars

Technology

Luxury cars