Category: DRIVE
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Snow Yacht by Hakan Gursu – the newest generations of retro schooners
The work Snow Yacht by Hakan Gursu and Nur Yildirim has been honored with the famous Golden A’ Design Award in Yacht and Marine Vessels Design Category. The Snow Sailing Yacht is designed as an extraordinary 66-meter vessel with a radical approach. The elegant lines with streamlined touches, combines modern design with classical taste. One…
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Koenigsegg One:1 hypercar – the fastest Koenigsegg yet
With top speeds approaching 300mph and world record-breaking acceleration, boutique Swedish car manufacturer Koenigsegg wants to go even further. In an interview for Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Christian von Koenigsegg, the founder and the CEO of the hypercar manufacturer, unveiled plans to present Koenigsegg One:1 supercar prototype, which will boast 450km/h top speed. The concept aims…
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Benetti’s Ocean Paradise is the “greenest” yacht of the 2013 Monaco Yacht Show
Benetti Yacht OCEAN PARADISE receives RINA GREEN PLUS prize The solutions studied and adopted in the field of environment protection brought Benetti Yacht’s OCEAN PARADISE the prestigious Rina Green Plus prize which honours yacht constructors’ efforts to reduce the carbon footprints of their vessels. The Green Plus certification label introduced by marine services company…
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Galactica Star wins 2013 Monaco Yacht Show Prix du design
For the tenth time, the Monaco Yacht Show organisers – in collaboration with the French Crystal manufacturer Baccarat for their second consecutive year as event partner – put one superyacht on a pedestal above the other 100-plus superyachts exhibited at the show. To qualify for the short list the yacht has to be presented by…
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Commercial space travel to become a reality in 2014
Virgin Group founder and serial entrepreneur Richard Branson truly goes where no man has gone before. Speaking at the 2013 Social Good Summit, Branson confirmed that Virgin Galactic is on course for 2014 lift off. The near Terra space will become a holiday destination for $250,000. The stellar mini-breaks or the suborbital space flights…
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Arrow 460 – Granturismo of the seas: World premiere at 2013 Monaco Yacht Show
Mercedes-Benz Style Silver Arrow Marine. Granturismo of the seas – an eye-catching addition to the seas and yacht marinas. One year after the presentation of the first design drafts, Mercedes-Benz Style and Silver Arrows Marine are presenting the final exterior and interior design of their new luxury motor yacht – the ARROW460 – Granturismo. At…