he path to glory is paved with bad inventions. The enviable feats of engineering exhibited in this month’s Car of the Year competition (page 79) no doubt stand tall upon the sepulchre of dozens of abandoned or miscarried ideas. Indeed, for all the romance with which we imbue the mind’s eternal -musings—and their technological offspring—in […]
Using an aerospace building method, Monte Carlo Yachts makes its spacious new 105 flagship fast and to order. The Monte Carlo Yachts 105 features the amenities and design details of a larger, custom-built yacht with the build time of a smaller production vessel. Those attributes led six buyers to place orders after the Monfalcone, Italy–based […]
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With no real town and little in the way of nightlife, the Caribbean island of Anguilla—which is just 17 miles long and 3 miles wide—generally attracts those looking to lie low. However, those interested in a bit more action can find it on the island in August, at the conclusion of months of sailing competitions—an […]
Audemars Piguet’s past resonates in its current generation of minute repeaters. In 2006, eight master watchmakers and engineers at Audemars Piguet sat around a table in their Vallée de Joux headquarters with a selection of historical Audemars Piguet minute repeaters, some dating back to just a few years after the brand’s founding in the late […]
São Paulo serves up a sky-high alternative to Rio’s Olympic crowds. This August, Rio de Janeiro will become the focus of the world’s attention when approximately 10,500 athletes and more than 6 million spectators descend upon Brazil’s Marvelous City for the first Olympic Games ever held in South America. For those who wish to witness the […]
A new luxury outfitter explores a different way to do L.A. About two miles up from a dusty parking lot, the trail to Sandstone Peak veers left, climbing to a 3,111-foot-high summit where views stretch from snow-covered mountains on one side to Pacific Ocean islands on the other. To the right, a smaller path drops […]
Bowmore’s latest limited release infuses the briny scotch with the spice of Japanese oak. Iain McCallum vividly remembers the day when a shipment of rare mizunara oak casks arrived at the Bowmore distillery from Suntory in Tokyo. At the time, McCallum was the leader of Bowmore’s blending team (he now serves as a master spirits ambassador […]
Qeelin translates traditional Chinese symbols into charming fine jewelry. When jewelry designer Dennis Chan founded Qeelin in 2004, he aimed to celebrate the symbolic themes of his native Chinese culture but in a contemporary style. “I’m fascinated by stories, and China’s 5,000-year history is full of rich stories, artistry, and design,” says Chan, who today […]
An obscure Russian inlay artist gets his due when his clocks go to auction. Of all the items that Steven Fox displayed in the windows of his namesake boutique in Greenwich, Conn., the best at luring customers inside was a circa-1925 Vacheron Constantin desk clock. It’s an early-20th-century timepiece featuring a dial that depicts a […]
An Auckland real estate firm offers foreigners a rare ownership opportunity in New Zealand. The east coast of New Zealand’s North Island looks like a long-lost version of the Southern California coast: largely unpopulated, framed by mountains, and fringed with wild vegetation. The pristine nature of this Pacific Ocean region owes much to its rigid […]
When Robb Report decided on a change of venue for its annual competition to select the sport or luxury vehicle that best represents the state of the automotive art, its eminent panel of commentators found more to critique than just the cars. Despite his conservative politics, Samuel Johnson—the 18th-century English critic, essayist, poet, and unshakable […]
The epitome of Italian craftsmanship BY THE NUMBERS Engine 3.9-liter twin-turbocharged V-8 Power 661 hp at 8,000 rpm Zero to 60 MPH 3 seconds Top Speed 205 mph Starting Price $245,400 Equine analogies usually abound when car enthusiasts talk about a Ferrari. Such was the case when the Car of the Year judges discussed this […]
The closest you can come to the thrill of a Formula 1 car BY THE NUMBERS Engine 3.8-liter twin-turbocharged V-8 Power 641 hp at 7,250 rpm Zero to 60 MPH 2.9 seconds Top Speed 204 mph Starting Price $295,035 The British-built McLaren 650S Spider proved the most formidable challenger to Ferrari’s 488 GTB, impressing […]
An exercise in automotive purity BY THE NUMBERS Engine 6.5-liter V-12 Power 750 hp at 8,400 rpm Zero to 60 MPH 2.9 seconds Top Speed 217 mph Starting Price $535,500 “Get in, sit down, shut up, and hold on!” Remember the license-plate frames from decades ago that conveyed these points of passenger etiquette? While the […]
The car of the future BY THE NUMBERS Motors Two digitally-controlled AC induction motors Power 532 hp (in Ludicrous mode) Zero to 60 mph 2.8 seconds Top Speed 155 mph Starting Price $108,000 Appropriately, given the company’s namesake, there was an alternating current of adulation and criticism for what may be the most polarizing […]
An alchemy of luxury, performance, and drivability BY THE NUMBERS Engine 4-liter twin-turbocharged V-8 Power 503 hp at 6,250 rpm Zero to 60 mph 3.7 seconds Top Speed 193 mph Starting Price $129,900 Mercedes-AMG has put performance on the boil with—some think—the first true Mercedes-Benz sports car since the original 300 SL of the […]
Cool enough, practical enough, fast enough BY THE NUMBERS Engine 3.8-liter flat 6 Power 430 hp at 7,500 rpm Zero to 60 mph 4.1 seconds (with PDK) Top Speed 187 mph (with PDK) Starting Price $132,800 The 911 Targa 4 GTS didn’t receive as many first-place votes as some of its higher-powered and higher-priced competitors, but […]
Comfort and finish to match performance BY THE NUMBERS Engine 6.2-liter supercharged V-8 Power 650 hp at 6,400 rpm Zero to 60 mph 3 seconds Top Speed Not available Starting Price $83,400 For more than 60 years, America’s sports car—as General Motors has dubbed the Corvette—has competed against premium-priced European models, sometimes cleaning their clocks with […]
The ultimate controlled luxury sedan BY THE NUMBERS Engine 4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V-8 Power 445 hp at 5,500 rpm Zero to 60 mph 4.3 seconds Top Speed 130 mph (electronically limited) Starting Price $97,400 When our judges ranked the BMW 750i xDrive highest among the large luxury sedans in this year’s competition, they favored it […]
A top luxury comfort car with a sports soul BY THE NUMBERS Engine 6.75-liter twin-turbocharged V-8 Power 530 hp at 4,200 rpm Zero to 60 mph 4.8 Seconds Top Speed 190 mph Starting Price $335,600 Many of the judges’ comments about the Mulsanne Speed concerned whether it would be better to drive Bentley’s flagship sedan yourself or hire a […]
On the threshold of supercar designation BY THE NUMBERS Engine 5-liter supercharged V-8 Power 550 hp at 6,500 rpm Zero to 60 mph 3.9 seconds Top Speed 186 mph (electronically limited) Starting Price $106,450 This convertible is the top-of-the-line variant of Jaguar’s F-Type sports cars, and though it costs more than $100,000, James Early called it “an unexpectedly […]
Over the speed limit, under the radar BY THE NUMBERS Engine 6.2-liter supercharged V-8 Power 640 hp at 6,400 rpm Zero to 60 mph 3.7 seconds Top Speed 200 mph Starting Price $83,995 The judges reached a consensus about the Cadillac CTS-V. “This is not your father’s Cadillac,” proclaimed Lee Applbaum, Faheem Hasnain, Dick Johnson, […]
Like riding inside a 6,000-pound marshmallow BY THE NUMBERS Engine 6-liter twin-turbocharged V-12 Power 523 hp at 4,900 rpm Zero to 60 mph 5 seconds Top Speed 130 mph (electronically limited) Starting Price $189,350 Maybach, a brand that Daimler revived from 2002 until 2012, has been reborn again, this time as Mercedes-Maybach. The inaugural model is […]
Like an amusement-park ride BY THE NUMBERS Engine 1.75-liter turbocharged inline 4 Power 237 hp at 6,000 rpm Zero to 60 mph 4.1 seconds Top Speed 160 mph Starting Price $63,900 Pitting the 4C Spider against top-of-the-line offerings from Ferrari and Lambor-ghini was like throwing a top college player into the NBA All-Star game. The […]
The following Robb Report readers were among the guests who joined the magazine’s editors and writers in driving, evaluating, and ranking the 2016 Car of the Year candidates. Rudy Albers Jim Allen John Antonczak Lee Applbaum Roy Arnold Craig Barto Tony Bates Ross Bhappu Garrett Bland Brad Blettner Mitch Bloom Jean-Marc Bories William Bradley Todd […]
Will you lead the pack, or bring up the rear? Cyclists who saddle up in Technogym’s new Group Cycle studio at the Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas will discover how they stack up to their fellow athletes while immersed in pulse-pumping music and virtual video—depicting trail and road rides—as they pedal […]
Scientific evidence is amassing to give credence to the adage about the health benefits of eating an apple a day. A new study released from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the University of East Anglia in the UK reveals that eating fruits and vegetables high in antioxidant plant compounds known as […]
Though its bottle may be blue, this powerful new antiaging serum from Kerstin Florian relies not on blueberries to rejuvenate skin, but on raspberries, goji berries, and other super fruits high in antioxidants. The lightweight Clarifying BerryPlus Repair Serum ($84 per ounce) penetrates skin swiftly and leaves no residue, just a fresh, fruity scent, which […]
When asked if his newest exercise machine is supposed to look scary, Sebastien Lagree blows a kiss and says, “Yes! Exactly!” Lagree is the creator of this Supraformer and the Lagree Fitness workout program. “I noticed that the worse a class sounds, the more people want to take the class—like, if the medicine tastes bad, […]
We may have turned our clocks forward this season, but guests of the Spa Montage Beverly Hills can turn the clocks back with skincare offered by the spa’s newest partner, L.Raphael Genève. The brand’s founder, Ronit Raphael, first became passionate about results-oriented and healing skincare after suffering a facial burn at 18. The Swiss company […]
Most of us have experienced jet lag, that shift in sleep patterns as we cross time zones, and it often feels like it puts a damper on our well-being. New research from scientists at Brigham and Women’s Hospital confirms just how much short-term shifts in our sleep and wake patterns can affect health, in particular […]
10 techniques to make stress help you stay young. This column is the second of two on why stress ages you, and on some of the tactics that I offer the patients I coach. Many of us have two thoughts about stress: Either you can eliminate it with a bubble bath, or you live with […]
Lamborghini’s Super Trofeo series gives car enthusiasts a chance to race around the country and against the world. On a Sunday morning last November at Sebring International Raceway in Florida, Ryan Ockey fired up his Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 with the intent of winning a world championship. The 53-year-old homebuilder and land developer from western Canada was […]
A conversation with the rock star, sailor, and hot-rod enthusiast. Inspiration is still flowing “thick and fast” for David Crosby, even after more than 50 years in rock and roll. A founding member of the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, Crosby is still writing, recording, and touring—long hair and walrus mustache intact. Later this […]
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