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Feed SubscriptionFisker Unveils Karma-Based 2013 Surf Gasoline-Electric Wagon
With the paint hardly dry on the luscious Karma plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, California-based upstart Fisker Automotive—helmed by the gifted and prolific designer Henrik Fisker (BMW Z8, Aston Martin DB9)—has revealed its next big thing: the production-bound Surf.
Read More »Fisker Unveils Karma-Based 2013 Surf Gasoline-Electric Wagon
With the paint hardly dry on the luscious Karma plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, California-based upstart Fisker Automotive—helmed by the gifted and prolific designer Henrik Fisker (BMW Z8, Aston Martin DB9)—has revealed its next big thing: the production-bound Surf. Mechanically identical to the Karma sedan, the Surf features a stretched roofline ...
Read More »WideaLab’s Aurender S10 Music Server: Smooth and Easy
When it comes to easy operation, WideaLab’s handsome, one-piece Aurender S10 music storage and playback system is among the leaders in the field.
Read More »Sunreef Yachts’ Newest Catamarans
Polish catamaran builder Sunreef Yachts has a pair of new semicustom models on the drawing board. The first, the 60 Sunreef Power, is currently under construction and scheduled to launch in May; while the second, the Sunreef 75 Ultimate catamaran, was just announced in November as a concept and will ...
Read More »Ovid’s Innovative Vintage
In creating the 2008 Ovid Napa Valley ($185), head winemaker Austin Peterson implemented a new technology that allowed him to enhance the wine well before its debut this fall. Developed by Oakland, Calif.–based Fruition Sciences, this technology allows winemakers to track how much water is being absorbed by the vines ...
Read More »Gagosian Shows Damien Hirst Around the World
For the first time, all 11 Gagosian galleries around the world will host the same show at the same time when Damien Hirst: The Complete Spot Paintings 1986–2011 opens on January 12. The ambitious exhibit will feature around 300 of Hirst’s famous spot paintings shared across galleries in New York, ...
Read More »Luxury cruise ship rescues Atlantic rowers
How's this for an upgrade: Two men competing in a trans-Atlantic rowing challenge were rescued this morning by Crystal Serenity after a huge swell sunk their boat 480 miles southwest of the Canaries.
Read More »A Singular Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4, but It’s Not for Driving
The all-new Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 represents the pinnacle of Italian design, dynamism, and passion from the raging bull brand of Sant’Agata. But for those who feel the car’s projected production run of roughly 4,000 is just too commonplace for a true collector, Robert G
Read More »How safe is that cruise ship, anyway?
To hear some folks tell it, cruising is one of the safest forms of travel in the world. To others, it’s an exceedingly risky proposition where you run the risk of robbery, sexual assault and death.
Read More »Sneak Peek: Singular Patagonia, Chile
After 70 years in operation as a sheep-processing factory and then a decade of restoration, the Bories cold-storage plant reopened December 1 as the Singular Patagonia, a 57-room, luxury hotel.
Read More »End of tummy trouble? Norovirus vaccine in the works
The future of cruising may not include obsessive hand sanitizing and bouts in the bathroom while everyone else is onshore. That's because a research team at the Baylor College of Medicine is hard at work on -- drum roll, please -- a Norovirus vaccine.
Read More »New from Norwegian: 1 cruise, 3 embarkation ports
Passengers opting for seven-night Mediterranean cruises on Norwegian Cruise Line's 4,100-passenger, 155,873-ton Norwegian Epic next summer will for the first time be able to choose where they embark.
Read More »Caribbean Sea|Caribbean Sea: Enjoy the perfect Christmas and New Year aboard WHIRLWIND in the Caribbean
Enjoy the perfect Christmas and New Year aboard WHIRLWIND, generously accommodating 6 guests in 3 cabins, she exudes luxury, elegance, comfort and a relaxed atmosphere.
Read More »Audi’s 2012 S7 and 2013 S6: 4.0-Liter Twin-Turbo V-8, 420 Hp
It would be a prodigious understatement to say that Audi is firing on all cylinders these days.
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