The holiday season is a time of joy and reflection – a moment to look back on the roads we have traveled in 2025, the milestones we have achieved, and the excitement that awaits us just around the next bend as we head into 2026.
At Daily Sparkz, we celebrate the world’s finest automobiles, timepieces, personalities and experiences – each one a reminder that true craftsmanship and ambition never rest. They continue to evolve, refine and set new standards for luxurious excellence.
Our cover story is the epitome of fine-tuning, reworking and polishing in the search for automotive perfection. Kourosh Mansory has been expertly improving vehicles since the late 1980s, going beyond the regular aftermarket – starting with Bentleys! He has paved the way for luxury tuners and his recent work on Bugattis, Ferraris, G-Wagens, Lamborghinis, Maseratis and Rolls-Royces transforms something that is already special into exclusive works of art. Khris Bharath meets the man in Dubai along with his new US dealer Farid Santiago Guanuna of Limited Spec Automotive and highlights the North American expansion of this unique brand.
From the United Arab Emirates we move to Italy, where I was one of the lucky few who got a first drive in Maserati’s new MCPura, the 2026 evolution of its MC20 and the legendary MC12 bloodline of mid-engine supercars. The hills of Tuscany were the perfect place to put this twin-turbocharged V6 mountain goat through its paces.
In our DRIVING section, Michael Teo Van Runkle races through the canyons of California in Audi’s incredible RS e-tron GT Performance. With over 900 horsepower, this sub-$200,000 all-electric Quattro clearly has Porsche’s Taycan in its sights. And I meet someone who knows everything about Audi – he won seven of his record nine victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the brand! Tom Kristensen is “Mr. Le Mans” and he reveals what it takes to be successful in the world’s largest endurance race.
The LIVE chapter features our annual holiday gift guide, which includes a dozen pages of luxury items and exceptional gifts for everyone in the family.
Finally, SELL presents a curated selection of the world’s most desirable exotic, classic and luxury automobiles, with the Galpin Premier Collection taking center stage, while Andrew Riedell takes a deep dive into the ‘Van Gogh’ of collector cars, the legendary Mercedes-Benz 300 SL ‘Gullwing’. And if you want your 2026 to start spectacularly, check out Mecum Auctions’ incredible Bachman Ferrari collection being offered in Kissimmee in January. See pages 100-107 for details.
Happy reading and as always: drive carefully!
Charles Bradley
Editor-in-Chief
duPont REGISTRATION
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