There’s been much speculation from the car world that Molsheim-based Bugatti would be releasing a four door supercar to sit proudly alongside the Veyron. Most people expected a slight drop in top speed, but even more luxury and obviously an extra couple of seats in the back. Bugatti haven’t disappointed and the Galibier is the…
Roman Abramovich’s new yacht, which is currently under construction in Germany, will have a missile defence system to protect him from any attack. The yacht will also be heavily armoured with bulletproof windows. If attackers do manage to get past the defensive systems, the onboard submarine is available for a quick escape. The yacht is…
Bonhams held its latest car auction at the Goodwood Revival festival. As thousands of car fans enjoyed a weekend of classic cars and aviation, the auction saw 3.87 million change hands on the Friday. The highlight of the auction was a 1966 Aston Martin DBSC Coupe, allegedly driven by Twiggy, one of the biggest icons…
The Shapiros are in their 70’s and having their annual medical check up. When Mrs Shapiro goes in to speak to the doctor, he leans back in his chair and says, ‘You’re fine. Mr. Shapiro’s fine, but he did tell me of one problem when you’re making love. he says the first time is all…
At the Leggende e Passione sale, a Ferrari 250 TR classic car has broken the world record for the highest price paid at auction. The 1957 classic car sold for €9.02 million. The sale was held within the grounds of Ferrari’s Maranello factory and the TR was part of a large range of cars up…
Just get that sail in as quickly as you can!’ The order, abruptly given, is to drop the spinnaker, that big, blowy thing, beloved of photographers, that billows out of the front of racing yachts, with the emphasis on dropping it fast. I scramble, scramble to get below with the rest of the crew. We…
Sometimes it’s best to let sleeping cats lie. Yet for the last 40 years, Jaguar’s legion of devotees has been waiting, praying for a second generation E-Type. The XJS, classic though it is, didn’t qualify. The XK, on launch, was heralded as the car to carry the mark. It didn’t. Obviously, it would be impossible for Jaguar Land Rover to create a car with the revolutionary impact that the E brought to the world…
The first progeny of Rolls Royce’s Anglo-German alliance with BMW was the Phantom, star of numerous rap videos and episodes of The Apprentice and yours for £250,000. But with Bentley rapidly cornering what could be facetiously termed the bottom end of the super-luxury market, Rolls-Royce needed a bread and butter model. The result? The Ghost,…
Peter stares towards the obstruction, a sharp tumulus of ancient lava rising sharply from the tortured and rutted tangle of scrub which constitutes Kenya’s western savannah; stares at it, judging the incline, assessing possible winch points, the lie of the land, estimating how far he will get before the inevitable and indomitable forces of gravity…
The V8 Vantage has always been a favourite in the LUSSO office for a small supercar. It just never had the power to kick it into the true supercar league with the Ferraris and Lamborghinis. But now Aston have squeezed a V12 engine into the car. This gives 510bhp and 420lb of torque, powering the…