In France, the DS was nicknamed “the Goddess” after a pun on the initials DS (Deésse). The DS was drawn by Italian sculptor and artist Flaminio Bertoni and was exceptionally futuristic when presented in 1955 with its design and self-levelling hydropneumatic suspension. When the car of the century was announced in 1999, the DS... »
At Baselworld, Swiss luxury watchmaker Bell & Ross will unveil itsnewest model, the Instrument BR Heritage, inspired by theinstrumentation found on 1940's military aircraft. The watch will beproduced in both the XXL 46mm "BR 01" and 42mm "BR 03" variations,with cases manufactured from 316L stainless steel. The cases are beadblasted and finished with a... »
At the recent Vancouver Boat Show, British Columbia-based PlatinumMarine Services unveiled the Spirit of 2010, its new 36.5-metresuperyacht. The €9 million tri-deck ship features three lounges, fivestaterooms and an €150,000 entertainment system that includes a dozenflat-screen TVs. The large forward lounge has paneled walls, a wet barand coffered ceiling all finished in Makore, a... »
Luxury German boatbuilder Frauscher is coming out with a beautiful newspeedboat mixing modern and classic in honor of boatracing legendracer Dino Feltrinelli. Feltrinelli, himself born of an Italianboatbuilding family that has long been allianced to Frauscher, wonmany racing trophies in the 1930s and '40s. Frauscher, founded in1927, commissioned designer Annette Hintwirth to come up... »
One of the most beautiful Ferraris never made. The Dino’s sole reason for being was that Ferrari did not want to diminish his brand by having “cheap” cars in the lineup. Originally it was planned that all Ferraris not having 12 cylinders would be called Dino but that idea was scrapped after the 308... »
Bavarian exotic auto tuner Mansory, designers of the wicked VinceroBugatti Veyron, have turned to famed British marque Bentley for theirlatest creation, a characteristically killer version of theContinental GT Speed. Presented in stealth-wealth matte black, customfront and rear aprons form a unit with the sideskirts giving the car amore aggressive appearance and aiding airflow, thus... »
You may have heard the expression "You never actually own a Patek Philippe, you are merely looking after it for the next generation."? It’s as true as can be. No other watchmaker, except perhaps Rolex, has reached the same level of worldwide recognition as Patek Philippe. They also make some of the most expensive... »
U.S.-based Terrafugia brought the flying car one step closer toreality the other day with the successful maiden flight of itsTransition Roadable Aircraft. The flight test came after six months ofroad and taxi testing for the two-seat light sport plane / autohybrid, designed to take off and land at local airports and drive onany road.... »
Ethereal, the new 58-metre sailing superyacht built by Royal HuismanShipyard, is one of the most ecologically sound and technologicallyadvanced craft ever launched, especially in the super-luxury category.Created by Ron Holland Design and Pieter Beeldsnijder Yacht Design,she features a hybrid electro-mechanical propulsion system canre-charge her lithium polymer battery bank through the drive trainunder sail rather... »
How I love people that dare to step outside normal boundaries but still manage to retain the style vital to their persona. A matte black Murcielago isn’t really what most people would consider appropriate, but I’d say it’s a hell of a lot better than any red BMW. I have long been a proponent... »