I like a good roll – be it aileron, barrel, four-point or bacon. Consequently, looping and rolling high above the Solent on Goodwood’s Supercar Sunday, followed by a full English, struck me as probably a better way of spending a Sunday morning than going to church. Indeed, there were top quality rolls of many kinds…
Mercedes-Benz have started production of the AMG SLS supercar to make sure they’re ready for the March 27th on sale date. Their previous supercar, the SLR, was built in the UK by McLaren, but the SLS will be built in Sindelfingen in Germany. The all-aluminium bodyshell and chassis is mated to a 571 horse power…
“Perfection.” That was the ideal that Sir Henry Royce urged his employees to strive towards. In contradiction to the notion that “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”, Sir Henry also implored his staff, in a vague Hey Jude-esque style, “to take the best that exists and make it better”. It’s a pretty good principle…
The Granada I knew was as pretty as a postcard – the only problem was that was the only experience I’d had of it. Postcards. And after 5 hours in cattle class with Iberia, who offer complimentary turbulence and little else, and a sweaty transfer at Madrid’s ridiculous excuse for an airport, I needed a…
Ever watched Mel Gibson in the Mad Max movies and thought to yourself, I’d love the chance to drive through a post-Apocalyptic Aussie landscape in a big truck or on a bike and experience those kind of adventures? Well, here’s your opportunity to do just that – without the pesky nuclear war. Jingers Jaunts expertly…
Go to any of the world’s luxurious ports, and you’re bound to spot a couple of Sunseekers. They’re stunning superyachts. Sunseeker has recently introduced the Predator 130, which is one of their more sporting yachts. It offers unsurpassed luxury and strong blue-water credentials. Ocean-going features include the latest navigation and communication equipment along with touch…
Flight Editor Dave Unwin swaps his flying suit for driving gloves and takes a Porsche Cayenne GTS down to the Goodwood Revival. When Porsche UK offered me one of their big, brutish Cayenne GTSs in which to pop down to Goodwood, I was certainly intrigued. Having been a Porsche aficionado over the years and driven…
Dave Unwin, LUSSO’s flight editor and the editor of Today’s Pilot magazine reviews his diary from over the previous four weeks… To Pall Mall and the RAF Club for an excellent luncheon at the CAAs annual General Aviation Awards. Then off to the Black Mountains for a well-deserved break and some exciting flying in my…
Why own your own aircraft? Well, if you subscribe to the old adage that time is money, then Europe’s antiquated transportation system is probably costing you a small fortune. Let’s face it, surface transport in Europe is becoming ever more impractical. The roads are reaching gridlock while the rail network is suffering from years of…
Like every reader of LUSSO, I can tell the difference between a Pouilly Fuissé and a Pouilly Fumé without inhaling. I can distinguish between Gucci and Pucci with my eyes closed. I am, in other words, so profoundly sophisticated and so preternaturally cool that it sometimes gives me a headache. But very occasionally I wake…