Category: DRIVE
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The cabriolet once owned by Eric Clapton named Best of Show at Pebble Beach
Best of Show at 66th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. 1936 Lancia Astura, the cabriolet once owned by guitarist Eric Clapton, was named Best of Show at 66th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. There were many strong contenders for Best of Show this year. Final nominees included a 1938 Delahaye 165 Figoni & Falaschi Cabriolet owned by…
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Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Volante unveiled at 2016 Pebble Beach
Vanquish Zagato Volante is the latest creation from a collaboration that reaches back over nearly six decades, beginning with the beautifully muscular DB4 GT Zagato race car of 1960 and includes the DB7 Vantage Zagato of 2002, 2011’s V12 Vantage Zagato and the most recent Vanquish Zagato Coupe announced earlier this year. Just like the Vanquish Zagato Coupe,…
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Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 – the all electric glamorous coupé with technoid look
Pebble Beach in California, the famous annual gathering of magnificent classic cars, was the perfect place for Daimler AG to premiere the exclusive Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6. With its impressive dimensions, the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 (length/width/height: 5700/2100/1328 millimetres) is the first luxury coupé in the series of visionary design show cars from Mercedes-Benz. These include the…
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The Escala Concept – the next evolution of Cadillac
“This concept shares how Cadillac will bring forward a new experience that is uniquely American, and unmistakably Cadillac.” Andrew Smith, executive director of Cadillac Global Design. The Escala Concept Flagship Sedan presented by Cadillac at the annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in California is a concept for a more expressive, expansive companion to the recently…
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The Picnic Hamper for the Phantom Zenith Collection
Embodying the concept of the picnic as an occasion to be savoured and appreciated, the picnic hamper can soon become a standard item in high-end luxury cars. A new picnic hamper presented by Rolls-Royce will serve as a true collectors’ piece. The Phantom Zenith Collection Picnic Hamper is on display at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance,…
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Kick back in the new Delta One suite with sliding doors
Kick back in the new Delta One suite, where privacy meets luxury, coming on select flights in Fall 2017. Delta Airlines is catching competition from American operator United Airlines, Singapore Airlines and Emirates and launches a new concept for its business class. The new cabin offers a private space accessed by a sliding door with…