THE QUAIL, A MOTORSPORTS GATHERING Co-written by Tim Lappen, Esq. Twenty years ago, Peninsula Hotel Group Chairman and a car collector Sir Michael Kadoorie started The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, at his…
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The next-generation high-performance hybrid supercar. McLaren, renowned for its expertise in race- and road- car engineering, has unveiled the all-new Artura, its first-ever series-production high-performance hybrid (HPH) supercar. With the goal of…
A superfast spider. Rumor has it that sports cars with convertible tops are called “spiders” (or “spyders”) because the eight wooden stays that held open the fabric top on historic convertibles seemed…
Thunder and comfort at Auberge’s Stanly Ranch Nothing brings a smile to my face like driving through the emerald leafed vineyards of the Napa Valley on a bright spring day. So, when…
Shaken and Stirred Okay, let’s start with a disclaimer: I am not completely unbiased, as I have had three Astons of my own and loved them all. However, the new Vantage is…
RS 6 Avant, RS 7, RS Q8, and RS e-tron GT: Four Stormers from the Four Rings You’ve seen the 4-ring logo for years and maybe assumed (especially every four years) that…
Elegant practicality Ever since Bentley joined the SUV fray back in 2016, it has created one of the best sports utility vehicles around and certainly one of the most popular. A combined…
La nuova dolce vita – bravissimo! When the good folks at Ferrari told me that I could borrow the new Ferrari Roma, the company’s latest offering, so many feelings hit me that…
Autobahn Stormer Bond. James Bond. Short, sweet, clear, concise. Two words, one used twice; it’s every supervillain’s worst nightmare (even if they don’t know it at first). The 2022 Audi R8 V10…
The Ultimate McLaren Supercar Faithful readers may recall that I am a big fan of the McLaren brand. I’ve driven most of their automotive offerings and each one punches well above its…
A powerful yet refined grand tourer. This is not my mother’s Lexus. Really. Hers was an LS 400, purchased around 1990, and it lived up to the LS designation as a luxury…
Bravissimo! When I was offered a week with the Maserati Ghibli Trofeo, I didn’t immediately jump at the chance. I knew that the Ghibli was the younger sibling of the Quattroporte, and…
Rolls and Royce. Two individuals with the names Charles Rolls and Henry Royce joined together in 1904 and created an automobile business. Soon, their names became inextricably bound in the annals of…
Serious American muscle in a very stylish package Cadillac: The name carries great meaning. It may surprise you to know that Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, a French coastal trader, founded the…
The Storied Designer Delivers a Magnum Opus Photos by Automobili Pininfarina GMBH You are to be forgiven if the name Pininfarina rings a bell but you can’t quite place any of their…
Rosewood hotel group is known for its ‘sense of place’ hospitality. No two hotels within its 30 hotel portfolio are the same. Each is a fitting reflection of its location, right down…
From October 27 through 29, Four Seasons Resort and Residences Napa Valley hosted a select few top media members for an immersive first look at the resort’s newly debuted Polestar house car program. The…
Bentley motors hosted a personalized retreat that included test driving a fleet of new Bentayga EWB SUVs with a beautiful autumn harvest experience in Napa Valley’s wine country. Even though I…
Greased Lightning Created What weighs 9,000 pounds and goes like hell? The answer used to be “nothing,” but now it’s “the new Hummer EV Pickup!” Is 0 to 60 miles per hour…
Napa 750 car rally raises over $150,000 for St. Helena Hospital Rick Kaufman unleashes the power of his 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 on a country road winding through the serene rolling hills…