These are fast-moving, transformative times for the car industry, but do not fear, GQ is here to serve up the best new cars on a regular basis. Whether you’re navigating your way through the highly charged new electric landscape, falling for a fashionable classic, or want to get a load of the latest Aston Martin , Bugatti, Ferrari, Lamborghini or Porsche , we have access all areas – to the cars that count, the people who create them, and the culture that sustains them. This is the GQ edit of the best new cars of 2024.
DS SM Tribute DS is the fashion-forward luxury diffusion line from Citroën, arguably the most eccentric car maker of all. The early '70s SM coupe is a back catalogue highlight from an era in which car designers took as much inspiration from the space race and film director Stanley Kubrick’s vision as anything earthbound. The SM Tribute’s name is on-the-nose but this is otherwise a glorious reimagining of the beloved smooth-riding and visually daring original.
There are diamond-tipped light clusters, an evocative two-tone ‘Gold Leaf’ colour scheme, and the SM’s rear wheelarch spats are now partially uncovered. “Our dream is to be the Louis Vuitton of the automotive industry,” design boss Thierry Métroz tells GQ . “It might take years, it might never happen, but there will be more design inspiration in the next generation of cars.
Our history is what separates us from the new wave of Chinese cars.” And it won’t be alone. Next year sees .