Two world speed champions made their powerful appearance yesterday at this year’s ADAC Zurich 24h Race at the Nuerburgring, Germany: The fastest production road car in the world, a Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport, and the fastest production roadster on earth, a Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse, met on the Nordschleife for the first time…
Charley Speed finds a namesake that on all levels – looks, elegance, sartorial style, luxurious accessories and muscular power – almost rivals his own. Almost.
On March 20, 2015, three Falcon 7X flying above the Faroe Islands carried a group of eclipse-chasers and scientists, led by Xavier Jubier and Amjet Executive, to film one of the most impressive solar eclipse of the century and arrived back with this stunning footage. The Falcon 7X is a real performance jet, with the…
The new Ducati 1299 Panigale and Panigale S have arrived in the country. The 206hp, 167kg rocket has been distributed to customers and dealers, so they should now have their demonstrators available for potential customers. Both versions include the high tech Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU, Riding Modes (Race, Sport and Wet), Cornering ABS, Ducati Traction…
Italian luxury yacht maker Riva has been crafting boats since 1842. Its polished mahogany-hulled launches are world famous, and quite rightly so. What other boat would the world’s most eligible bachelor use to sail down Venice’s Grand Canal; new bride at his side, the global press recording every single frame? Why, none at all. It…
“It could be a future model line, alongside the Continental GT and redefining the pinnacle of another market sector, and the styling of the EXP 10 Speed 6 could influence the expansion of the Bentley family. This is not just a new sports car concept – but the potential Bentley sports car – a bold…
Rolls-Royce has just unveiled Serenity, an extended wheelbase Phantom and the latest one-off commission demonstrating just what their Bespoke team is capable off – and it turns out, quite a lot. For the design, the team looked to Japan, taking cues from Japanese Royal robe motifs which they set against contemporary interpretations of European furniture. The Phantom’s cabin features China-sourced…
Brabus have just released the Rocket 900 at the Geneva Motor Show. The car that’s based on Mercedes’ S 65 luxury sedan has a 900 6.3 V12 Biturbo which thanks to the Brabus tuning department now sports nearly 900 hp and 1,500 Nm torque. More importantly, it’ll do 0-62 in 3.7 seconds and its new…
Good news for people who are actually using their G-Wagens properly. Mercedes have just announced a member of the G-Class family the G 500 4×4². The new model takes technology from its tri-axle, six wheeled bigger brother that we featured last year on Lusso and couples with a 422hp four litre V8 biturbo engine. As well as an updated engine and chassis,…
Everyone’s favourite private jet, the Gulfstream G650ER recently set two huge world records, whilst circumnavigating the globe – only stopping once. The G650ER took off from White Plains, New York, with three passengers and four crew members on board, then flew nearly 8,000 miles eastbound to Beijing at an average speed of 662 miles per hour (mach 0.87) completing the…