Maserati plans to debut its beautiful new Quattroporte Sport GT S, its most powerful luxury sedan ever, at next month’s Detroit Auto Show. The ultimate expression of the famed marque’s sportiness in the four-door Quattroporte range, the Sport GT S features four major technical and five significant stylistic improvements. Debuting in time to celebrate the [...]
A new world record was set in London last night when a beautiful and rare British-made 1997 McLaren F1 supercar sold for $4 million at RM Auctions’ mega sale. One of only 75 examples made, the car on offer more than doubled its pre-sale estimate to the astonishment of observers who conjectured world economic factors [...]
Bentley Motorcars chartered a private first class Pullman train to transport customers and top international dealers between London and its headquarters in Crewe for its recent Worldwide Conference, and the result was such a success the company may institute it as a regular feature. The lavish journey featured onboard dining by chef Anton Mosimann of [...]
When it comes to the height of equestrian chic, Ralph Lauren has no equal. The American designer built his multi-billion dollar empire on an Americanized vision of sporty elegance and classic style largely inspired by the horsey pursuits of the English upper class. In his newest collection Lauren offers a variation on his iconic polo [...]
One of the very last and certainly the greatest of the historic Washington, D.C. estates still in private hands is being offered for sale for the first time in 85 years at $49 million. Evermay was built on the heights of Georgetown in 1801 by English architect Nicholas King, who was also surveyor for the [...]
Decadent designer Tom Ford’s vision of winter luxury for today’s gentleman of leisure can perhaps best be summed up by his new collection of natural fur boots - about the most glamorous footgear money can buy. The collection consists of three pairs of boots and a hat, for the ultimate in affluent Eskimo chic: silver [...]
Luxury lifestyle hospitality concern Impulsive Group plans to offer integrated vacation packages combining its yacht charter and luxe hotel businesses with the unveiling of its newest property. Patrons will have the option of chartering the firm’s 120-foot Norship, the Impulsive (above), along with helicopter or private jet service to ferry them between the superyacht and [...]
Top-class fractional private plane service Flexjet has come up with the ultimate pairing of luxury private jet travel and exclusive one-on-one access to world renowned experts in the fields of art collecting, championship poker, fly fishing, philanthropy, haute cuisine and oenology in its new holiday offering. Available from Nov. 1 – Dec. 15, the Flexjet [...]
A European mogul has commissioned luxury Swiss watchmaker Vacheron Constantin to create a one-of-a-kind $6.5 million timepiece which will automatically become one of the most expensive watches in the world. The horological feat incorporating several astronomical and astrological complications could take years to complete. The finished product will surpass Vacheron’s most expensive and complicated watch [...]
Exotic UK auto builder Arash plans to produce an extremely limited number of its brand new AF10 supercars for the American market. The AF10, the styling of which is something of an advantageous cross between a Ferrari Enzo and Lamborghini Gallardo, features a completely hand-built carbon fiber body, gull wing doors, full glove leather interior, [...]
