A new rulebook has blown up the F1 pecking order. Track the 2026 drivers’ championship live, round by round, and see how the points – and the pay packets – stack up. The 2026 Formula 1 season arrived with the biggest rulebook change in a generation, and the championship order shows it. New power units […]
From a $99,900 jet-powered speeder bike to a $39,900 aircraft that folds into a pickup truck, a new generation of personal flying machines is accepting orders, completing test flights and preparing for delivery. Last year, I introduced the Volonaut Airbike, a jet-powered hoverbike with a price tag of $880,000 that looked like something out of […]
Lürssen—the German superyacht shipyard that’s known for building many of largest superyachts in the world is no stranger to superlatives. But describing the sheer number, size and diversity of the superyachts Lürssen have delivered this year may require a whole new vocabulary. That’s simply because Lürssen has delivered six, that’s right, six full-custom, one-of-a-kind, impossibly […]
To mark the upcoming Singapore Grand Prix on October 11, IWC Schaffhausen unveiled a new team watch for its partner, the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team. Crafted from lightweight and robust Grade 5 titanium, the Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team (Ref. IW388121) features a deep purple dial—a first for IWC’s Pilot’s […]
Picking five from the hundreds of extraordinary machines shown during the 2026 festivities is necessarily subjective. But these five stood out for reasons ranging from outrageous performance to history, rarity and one very large auction price. Monterey Car Week is one of those rare automotive gatherings where a $700,000 Lamborghini can seem almost ordinary. For […]
Browse any website listing superyachts for sale, and you’ll notice that a significant proportion of them have a “GT” of 499 or thereabouts. And that number’s seen as a good thing. So, what’s the significance of this vital statistic, and is it actually a standout feature? What GT Is Gran Turismo? No. Gross tonnage. But, […]
As the world’s fastest cars increasingly lean on complex hybrid systems, dual‑clutch automatics, all‑wheel drive and multiple layers of synthetic software—placing more distance between the operator and the act of driving—Hennessey Special Vehicles is making an unapologetically old-school bet. John Hennessey’s all‑new Blackbird is a touring hypercar built around a naturally aspirated V8, rear‑wheel drive, […]
I can say from experience that nothing combines relentless pace, intense pressure, stimulation overload, and the ultra-glamorous, circus-like-atmosphere quite like Formula 1. But I’m only just talking about attending Formula 1 races in Monaco and other glamorous oceanfront locations. Not actually competing in them. In fact, even after talking to a few Formula 1 drivers […]
For 27-year-old Dubai mogul Abbas Sajwani, his 348-foot pleasure vessel isn’t just a floating trophy—complete with a gold elevator—it’s a palatial office from which he runs his empire. It’s two days before the Monaco Grand Prix in early June, and Abbas Sajwani emerges from a golden elevator onto the main deck of his 348-foot superyacht, […]
Bentley will call its first completely electric car the Torcal. The SUV will be revealed in London on 23 September. Here’s what we know so far. The company released a single teaser image of the rear on Monday and confirmed little else. No pricing, no power figures, no interior. But, it’s Bentley, so we’ll bite. […]