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Today Bugatti announced the second in their ‘Bugatti Legends’ series, the ‘Jean Bugatti’. With a limited run of only three cars, each costing €2.28 million – the all-black, Type 57C Atlantic-inspired, 1,200 horse powered Veyron is still sure to sell fast.
It happens when I look down. The life-flashing-before-eyes moment. I always thought it would be more impressive, but turns out my prominent memories are all the inane ones. I’m 6, losing the egg race at school and I’m crying. I try to focus instead on clawing myself over this last ledge and lying, face-down, on…
15-year-old Alex Tofflemaz Jr last year became the world’s youngest internet billionaire when Google bought the start-up he founded at kindergarten, ‘Erg’. The app, based on an algorithm that predicts when a user will sneeze, cough, break wind or blink, turns off devices when they are not being looked at during these ‘closed eye events.’…
Everyone loves Bubba Watson. He’s got a funny swing, he’s always in the woods and he’s never had a golf lesson in his life. He’s just like the rest of us. Only he can hit a green from behind a tree from 150 yards. In the final round of the Masters. We also wholeheartedly agree with…
Vanishing Point 2013 – Pagani’s yearly event held at HQ – had something special hiding within the walls of one particular San Cesario sul Panaro courtyard. A picturesque setting it may be, but all eyes were fixed hawk-like on the car. Because – and this is a wild guess – Pagani HQ isn’t the kind…
Small is indeed beautiful at this little corner of Chelsea that will always be Azure. A fine, idiosyncratic treasure hidden away in a quiet residential corner of Chelsea, close to Sloane Square, San Domenico House is brimming with an elegant mix of sumptuous interiors, eclectic antiques, and Latin personality. Recently extended and redesigned, the hotel…
Reaching age-specific milestones brings with it certain rights and responsibilities. Aston Martin, on reaching the ripe old age of 100, has decided to treat itself to a very generous birthday present: two one-off Zagato’s. High-class, exclusive and fully age-appropriate. Zagato, the Atelier that’s been refining Aston chassis with sexy, Italian styling for the last fifty years, unveiled both…
Newsflash from Bentley’s HQ at Crewe – an SUV will be its fourth model line – the most expensive sports utility vehicle in the world. Get set for Bentley’s latest piece of automotive elegance. Photos are yet to emerge and the car’s price is unconfirmed, but estimates have put it in the region of £150,000. Over the next three…
We use our smartphones to book everything these days, even flights worth half a million dollars. PrivateFly.com, the private jet booking service, has announced its biggest ever sale via its iPhone app – a $500,000 flight booked by a family office in Saudi Arabia, for a multi-leg business trip to Europe. The jet, a converted 737 airliner, has…
At last, Claridge’s Map Room has been revealed and we can start using it as our new business bolt-hole. It used to be the barber shop, now it’s a plush space where guests have complimentary use of integrated Macs, PCs, laptops and iPads with Claridge’s staff on hand for stress-free tech support. A relaxing den where…