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Survey shows that more than half believe wealthy starts at £10m or more. – 55% believe you need £10m or above to be deemed wealthy – More than 20% believe you need £100m or above to be deemed wealthy – 2/3 of people believe ‘celebrity’ wealth has skewed our perceptions A recent survey ...
Bloody hell, the Vantage is impressive, a real leap forward for Aston Martin. Yes, they’ve always looked good while the drive has lagged behind, but this absolutely blows you away with its thrilling and exciting performance. It looks magnificent too, the new bonnet that has so many people crying in their pistons is taken from ...
Bentley launch the fastest most powerful luxury SUV in the world. A true Bentley, combining unparalleled luxury with sporting ability, off-road performance and everyday usability Innovative and advanced technology – cutting-edge features with trademark exquisite luxury Designed, engineered and built in Crewe, UK, sector-defining SUV takes Bentley luxury to new places Sculptural design with elegant, ...
Lexus is not the first brand that pops up in car debates, but that may be changing. People are slow to catch on to good things, but Lexus has enjoyed a record sales year, 70% of which are hybrid SUV’s. The new Lexus UX F Sport Hybrid is a great introduction to great value luxury ...
It was a bitterly cold morning in the southern Bulgarian ski town of Bansko and the instant coffee on the balcony had chilled at an alarming pace. In the distance the vague plumes of steam could be seen coming from the figure of a muscular brown horse pulling a cart. On top of the cart ...
Flaine is the Vivian Westwood of ski resorts; so it was away with the expected Alpine style which has become so hackneyed across the Alps that it can be suffocating. Flaine’s style is certainly challenging; conceived in the 1960s, in the era of ‘Brutalist’ architecture which has been so derided by the general public, but ...
Yes, its a concept car, but it’s a beauty, with all the luxury trimmings and a serious sports look. Bentley Motors has launched the EXP 12 Speed 6e concept at the 2017 Geneva International Motor Show. Wolfgang Dürheimer, chairman and chief executive of Bentley Motors, said: “The EXP 12 Speed 6e is a concept to ...
TVR announce an all new sports car that will boast the highest power-to-weight ratio of any vehicle in its class when it is unveiled at the Goodwood Revival on 8th, 9th and 10th of September 2017. Using innovative design and manufacturing techniques and featuring a carbon fibre construction courtesy of Gordon Murray Design’s revolutionary iStream® ...
Ferretti Group and Wally unveil the brand’s latest show stopping concept, the 165 Wallypower, which is the result of a unique collaboration between two creative designers well known in the industry. For the first time, Espen Øino and Luca Bassani have creatively come together to design a fast open superyacht that will change the way ...
It’s true that other regions in Italy are lusher, have taller mountains, more fertile valleys and a more temperate climate. But in Tuscany and Umbria the serenity and joy of their rolling landscapes, their winding lanes and their cypresses pointing in silhouette to the heavens are harder to challenge. I stayed at Castello di Spaltenna ...
We were ready to give up. And I am oh-so-pleased we didn’t. If we had, we’d have missed one of the most spectacular sights we’d ever seen. It’s giving me goosebumps just thinking about it (and no, I’m not just talking about the cold!). We’d arrived at Hotel Grímsborgir a few hours earlier. We unpacked ...
The 2012 edition of Panerai British Classic Week, an annual highlight of the global regatta calendar, saw a record entry of 83 yachts. Following a week a celebration and exciting competition, Jap claimed the regatta’s prestigious Panerai British Classic Week Racing Trophy and a beautiful Officine Panerai timepiece. Held annually in Cowes, the historic home ...