Category: Open Road
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OPEN ROAD – July/August Edition 2023
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ASTON MARTIN DB12 ICONIC MODEL POWERS INTO NEW ERA As the company notes, “When founders Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford of ficially formed the partnership that became Aston Martin, they ignited more than a century of automotive passion, cutting-edge British innovation and high-octane racing success.” “DB12 is a statement car,”…
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OPEN ROAD – May June 2023
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Luxury German car manufacturer Wiesmann has launched a new era for the company with Project Thunderbolt. Described as “the world’s first all-electric convertible roadster”, the car made its debut at last month’s Salon Privé Lon don automotive event at Royal Hospital Chelsea. Devised as a modern interpretation of Wiesmann’s iconic…
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OPEN ROAD – March April 2023
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The DBS nameplate has a stellar history in the Aston Martin family. Since 2018 the DBS has, in the words of the renowned English luxury sports car marque, stood at the pinnacle of Aston Martin’s series production range: “a Twin-Turbo V12 powerhouse blessed with ferocious performance and unmatched style”. Now,…
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OPEN ROAD – Jan/Feb Edition 2023
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FULLY-ELECTRIC SUV MARKS NEW ERA FOR VOLVO Volvo Cars has embarked on a new era with the launch of the company’s first fully-electric model. The EX90 is a seven-seat, all-electric SUV that has been developed to consolidate Volvo’s commitment to high safety standards and a more sustainable lifestyle. According to…
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OPEN ROAD – November/December 2022
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BUGATTI W16 MISTRAL NEW CHAPTER IN THE LEGENDARY ROADSTER STORY
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OPEN ROAD – May/June 2022
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MORGAN SUPER 3 THE LEGENDARY CRAFT OF THREE-WHEELED MOTORING Since its foundation 113 years ago, Morgan Motor Company has based its car manufacturing ethos on three principles – character, thrill and adventure. Unveiled earlier this year, and succeeding the 3 Wheeler (produced between 2011 and 2021), the new Super 3…
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OPEN ROAD – March & April 2022, Issue 79
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LEXUS ROV OFF-HIGHWAY ECO-FRIENDLY ADVENTURE WITH HYDROGEN-POWERED CONCEPT VEHICLE Lexus has unveiled a new concept vehicle aimed at offering a luxury lifestyle experience to drivers who are keen to discover the wilderness in style. The ROV (Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle) is powered by the first Lexus hydro gen engine designed to…
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Rimac Nevera , Pushing the Boundaries of Electric Hypercars
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It was 10 years ago that Rimac Automobili embarked on an “impossible journey”, one that in 2021 reached its boldly ambitious target. Launched last year, the Nevera is the production version of the C_Two – an all-electric, 1914hp, 258mph (415 km/h), €2 million hypercar. This iteration of the Rimac…
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HONOURING BUGATTI’S DAREDEVILS OF YESTERYEAR
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Bugatti has launched a new “Les Légendes du Ciel“ edition to honour its racing drivers from last century’s “Golden Decade”. Many were former flying aces, daredevils and technically skilled pilots who, notes Bugatti, “flew without fear”. Based on the Chiron Sport and limited to 20 vehicles, the edition references…
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ICONIC LE MANS INSPIRATION
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MCLAREN SENNA GTR LM In 1995, five McLaren F1 GTRs dominated the 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing first, second, fourth, fifth and 13th. Twenty-five years later, McLaren Special Operations has been inspired by that performance, in what is considered the world’s toughest endurance race, to design five customer-commissioned…
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BATTISTA ANNIVERSARIO Potent Celebration of Legendary Pininfarina Design
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Potent Celebration of Legendary Pininfarina Design Automobili Pininfarina describe it as the world’s first luxury pure-electric hyper GT. The Battista Anniversario is, they declare, “the ultimate design expression of the most powerful road-legal Italian car ever made”. Officially unveiled just before the coronavirus pandemic shut down Italy, and most of…
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Aston Martin Vantage Roadster
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Aston Martin drivers have always had a special affinity with convertible sports cars – and the famous brand is just as keen never to disappoint them. The new Vantage Roadster will certainly enhance their open-top motoring thrills. As Aston Martin president and CEO Dr Andy Palmer notes, “For many, driving…
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BENTLEY EXP 100 GT…
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Sustainable Grand Touring for the Future Bentley Motors has unveiled its vision of the future of luxury mobility as part of the company’s centenary celebrations in 2019. The fully-autonomous EXP 100 GT, according to Bentley, “sets the bench-mark for sustainable luxury mobility that is autonomous and electric… an intelligent car…
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“Open Road”
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Bugatti Veyron How a Legend Was Born It is now nearly 20 years since Bugatti reinvented the hy-per sports car segment with the Veyron. The new model was unveiled in 2000 with four turbochargers, over 1,000 PS and speeds in excess of 400 km/h. It was the re-launched…
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State-of-the Art Style and Sophistication on the High Seas
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For 19 consecutive years now, the Azimut|Benetti Group has led the way when it comes to international mega yacht construction. According to the Global Order Book – an annual ranking drawn up by UK magazine Boat International – the group has 97 mega yachts over 24 metres in length under…
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Iconic Ferrari Style NEW CONCEPT IN DESIGN AND ENGINEERING
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Inspired by legendary Ferrari Sports racers of the past, the Monza SP1 and SP2 are the first models unveiled in a new limited-edition special series called “Icone”. They reference the most evocative Ferraris of the 1950s and feature the most advanced sports car technology available today. Aimed at dedicated clients…
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“Magic Carpet Ride” for Luxury Off-Road Enjoyment
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Rolls-Royce Cullinan It was three years ago that Rolls-Royce announced it would launch Cullinan. At the time, the famous marque explained that customers around the world had asked it to build “The Rolls-Royce of SUVs… with luxury, performance and usability not seen before in the SUV market”. Many of these…
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Jaguar I-PACE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE REVOLUTION
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It is, according to Jaguar, the definitive electric vehicle. Clean, smart and safe, the I-PACE delivers sustainable sports car performance, next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) technology and five-seat SUV practicality. “Where other companies talk about the future, we build it,” declared Jaguar Land Rover CEO Dr Ralf Speth on the eve…
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Open Road – Rolls-Royce
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Bespoke Design and Craftsmanship AT THE HOME OF ROLLS-ROYCE In 2017 Rolls-Royce marked its 114th year as one of the world’s most iconic luxury brands, and in early 2018 the venerable British car manufacturer has been looking back on a period in its history that “elevated Bespoke to unprecedented new…
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A Future Vision OF ROLLS-ROYCE
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When creating the Rolls-Royce Vision Next 100 project, the famous motoring brand’s design team asked themselves a question. “How can we re-cast luxury for the next 100 years?” That initial question led to two others. “What will a Rolls-Royce owner expect of his or her Rolls-Royce in the coming decades?”…
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Evolutionary Motorcycle Merges Art with Machine
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To say that the EVE MK II by Bandit9 is unconventional would be to understate its stunningly revolutionary design. Created exclusively for M.A.D. Gallery it is – with almost justifiable hyperbole – described as “taking the joy of riding a motorcycle to a level beyond imagination”. This custom creation is…
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Beyond Cars….The Essence of Aston Martin
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ASTON MARTIN HAS ALWAYS TRIED TO TRANSCEND ITS MAIN PUBLIC IMAGE AS AN AUTOMOBILE DEVELOPER AND MANUFACTURER SINCE THE COMPANY’S FOUNDING IN 1993 In line with this ongoing objective of developing a “reputation for discernment and dynamism”, the British luxury brand has forged various partnerships over the past century to…
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Pop Art Makeover for Bentley Continental
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For many, Sir Peter Blake is best known for co-designing the sleeve for The Beatles’ iconic Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album. Now in his 80s, the “godfather of British pop art” has collaborated with Bentley Motors on another innovative project in aid of charity. Bentley commissioned Blake to…
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Luxury Motoring Around Five Continents
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OPEN ROAD It has been described as “the most luxurious road trip on earth”, a once-in-a-lifetime holiday experience for motoring enthusiasts. A joint project between Land Rover and travel partner Abercrombie & Kent, the trip takes in five continents, eight countries and nine luxury hotels. The itinerary has been developed…
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Motoring: potent concepts from Aston Martin
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Awesome Aston Martin Potent Concepts and Innovative Creations Vantage GT3 Special Edition Aston Martin’s most performance-focused road-going Vantage, the track-inspired GT3 will be limited to a production of just 100 examples. Comprehensively reengineered and significantly restyled, the car is equipped with a new iteration of the brand’s 6.0-litre V12…
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A Revolution in Luxury Motion
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Open Road A Revolution in Luxury Motion Not so long ago it would have seemed like something out of a science fiction movie, but the era of self-driving cars on our roads is much closer to reality than a fantasy script. Mercedes is the latest marque manufacturer to enter…
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Recreating the Classic Lightweight E-Type
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JAGUAR HERITAGE Hand-built by Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations craftsmen in a new facility at Browns Lane, the Lightweight E-type is the first recreation to come from Jaguar Heritage. Only six limited-edition Lightweight E-types will be built and they will each be assigned one of the remaining chassis numbers originally…
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Seat Ibiza Cupster
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Innovative design for a classic showpiece Seat celebrated the 30th anniversary of its iconic Ibiza model with the special presentation of a new design study at the 2014 Wörthersee Treffen car festival in Austria. Created and built by Seat design, the Ibiza Cupster is a one-off open-top show car based on…