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A few years ago, I sat next to one of the bosses at Lamborghini, who told me, in a spittle-speckled table-thumping rage, that if he was ever forced to make an electric car, he would shoot himself. I felt sorry for the man. So, I made sympathetic noises, and we…
When we think of expedition cruising, that ever-growing travel segment dedicated to whisking intrepid travellers to the world’s most far-flung corners, we tend to think of hardy little vessels, big on adventure but light on comfort. Indeed, the first time I went to Antarctica back in 2010, I passed through…
“The Global 6000 underwent a full interior and exterior transformation,” explains Jim Dixon, Managing Partner & Creative Director, Yachts & Aviation at Winch Design. “What has been preserved is the structural integrity and proven platform of the Global 6000. What’s been updated is virtually everything else, from spatial layout and…
The world of ‘restomods’ is finally expanding beyond vintage 911s with surprise additions like this ‘Project MA-01’ from a company called Modena Automobili. It’s a reincarnation of the much-loved Maserati Biturbo Shamal from the 1990s and thankfully it fixes all the period issues of that car, while retaining the good…
Perfumehead is the fragrance industry’s newest kid on the block, and somehow, despite there being an overabundance of top-notch products already vying for your attention, it has managed to create an incredible buzz. How? We’d put it down to three things. Firstly, it’s very high-end, focussed with its product range,…
Did you know that the Egyptian jeweller Azza Fahmy has collaborated with the textile-loving Lebanese homeware and furniture creator Bokja? It makes sense on many levels, not least for the fact that both brands share a deep-rooted passion for cultural preservation: Azza Fahmy transforms Egypt’s rich history into wearable art,…
So, Porsche has taken a four-wheel-drive 911 GTS, fitted it with underbody protection and some beefed-up suspension, and called it the Dakar. Which is the coastal Senegalese city that people used to race to from Paris, back in the days when people thought Isis was a peaceful and trouty river…
What you see here is Rolls Royce’s newest driver-focussed coupé. It’s called the Spectre and, even if it’s a four-seat fastback with a long bonnet and two rear-hinged doors, it is not actually a direct replacement for the discontinued Wraith. (The Spectre’s 420,000 USD price tag and lengthier size actually…
I was recently invited to Scotland, by Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), to test their latest and greatest halo model, the 2025 twin-turbo V8 Range Rover SV, and though I will be writing up that story separately, I also wanted to draw attention to the fact that I had the good…
Ulysse Nardin’s Freak is the horological equivalent of the Porsche 911. On paper neither product makes sense. I mean, who hangs an engine out over the rear wheels of a car and expects it to be dynamic? Likewise, who decides to remove the dial, hands, and crown of a watch?…
