One-off Mauvine Blue 570S showcased by McLaren at 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

McLaren Special Operations (MSO) to return to the manicured lawns of the USA’s famous Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance with 570S Coupe. At this year’s USA’s famous Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the bespoke division of McLaren will showcase some of the individualisation options it will make available on the forthcoming new 570S Coupé, the first model … Read more

2015 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance honouring the racing driver Sir Stirling Moss

1955 was a year of triumph for Stirling Moss, who completed Italy’s famous Mille Miglia in a record time that has never been matched to this day: 1000 miles, driven at top speed in the truest sporting spirit. To mark the 60th anniversary of the Moss’ Mille Miglia triumph, Mercedes Benz is celebrating all things … Read more

Lagonda Taraf making a crowd-pleasing global debut at 2015 Goodwood

High speed dynamic attractions at the 22nd Festival of Speed. Aston Martin to thrill Goodwood with its biggest-ever presence. The luxury British sports car maker Aston Martin will treat the Goodwood patrons to a feast of ‘firsts’, including the UK debut of the motorsport-inspired, and now sold-out, Vantage GT12 and the global dynamic debut of … Read more

Tobias Rehberger’s Vantage GTE challenges how we can use patterns and colours in racecar liveries

24 Hours of Le Mans art Aston Martin designed by Tobias Rehberger. Artist Tobias Rehberger is renowned for his abstract art and optical effects that distort perception. Rehberger has received numerous international prizes and awards, including the Golden Lion for best artist at the 2009 Venice Biennale. The abbility to create the illusion of movement … Read more

Beyond the bling: the most pointless luxuries ever

A bubble-bath necklace? A DNA vending machine? An unwearable gold hat that took 12 years to weave? Through a collection of priceless, pointless and surprising objects, the V&A’s new exhibition asks: what is luxury?

The glitz of the 1970s will roar back to life @ Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2015

Celebrate the 70s at this year’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. This year’s works of art on wheels @ Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este is considered one of the world’s most exclusive and tradition-steeped stages for historic cars and motorcycles. At the 2015 Concorso in the northern Italian town of Cernobbio the … Read more