230 x 290 mm, 228 pages 

Leicester, UK

Triannual

Editor: Peter Grunert

Creative directors: Guy Berryman, Sam Walton & Jasper van den Bosch

‘A thing for cars’

A timeless, collectable compendium of the greatest stories from the past, the present and future of motor cars—whether on road or track. 

This 23rd issue, titled ‘The Bugatti Ascendancy’, chronicles the remarkable legacy of the French car maker whose modern motoring masterpieces command entry prices of more than £4m. The edition opens with an in-depth examination of this new era of ‘hype cars’, accompanied by lavish photography and annotated tracing paper inserts that make this ‘the most tactile edition of The Road Rat to date’. 

Inside, you’ll discover the ‘extraordinary’ story of the Bugatti family—a dynasty of artists, engineers and visionaries whose talents extended far beyond the automotive industry; an 18-page profile of polymath and 1957 Mille Miglia winner Piero Taruffi, whose lifelong fascination with motorsport encompasses everything from design to racing itself; plus, leaf through to the end to revel in a selection of beautiful advertising concept sketches from the historical archive of Fondazione Pirelli.