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Drive, Sail & Fly

The latest luxury motoring news, reviews and features from Luxury Lifestyle Magazine. We also cover the very best in private jets, yachts, boats and motorbikes.

Four Italian road trips to tackle this summer

If you’re into culture, cuisine, fast cars and stunning coastline, you would be hard-pressed to find a better summer getaway destination than Italy. From the fashion of Milan, to the golden beaches of...

Private aviation 101: Guidelines before you charter a jet

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If you’re new to the business aviation market and you’re chartering your first private jet, this is the right place for a quick guide. Whether it’s luxury, time-efficiency or simply the experience...

12 celebrities who own Porsches

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The founder of Design 911, Karl Chopra, is a true Porsche enthusiast who managed to turn his hobby into a business. With over two decades of experience with customers who own the world’s most popular...

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Test drive: Mark Gallivan reviews the 2019 BMW 330i

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Leading motoring writer Mark Gallivan takes the 2019 BMW 330i out for a test drive. Here is what he thought. Now before we even approach the awkward truth about the new BMW 3 Series, there’s one other...

Best yachts for sale in 2019

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The luxury yacht industry has developed almost exponentially over the past three decades. With boats bigger, better and more luxurious than ever before, some of the best yachts for sale even a decade ago...

Test drive: Mark Gallivan reviews the 2019 Audi Q8 3.0TDI 286HP Quattro TipTronic

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Leading motoring writer Mark Gallivan takes the 2019 Audi Q8 3.0TDI 286HP Quattro TipTronic out for a test drive. Here is what he thought. Picture the scene. It’s a Friday evening in Ingolstadt and the...

Setting sail: How to choose your new sailboat

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With the contemporary world’s hectic scheduling and ever-blurred lines between work and personal life, we all need to find our own sense of escapism – not least for those of you operating in the upper...

7 of the best luxury cars to buy in 2019

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Luxury cars are not just defined by their cosseting ride, impressive levels of technology and refinement, but the level of prestige they bring. If you are in an indulgent mood and you feel like it’s...

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Travel in style with the world’s-first on-demand luxury car service, ROLZO

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At Luxury Lifestyle Magazine, we’re big fans of elite motoring. We’re also big fans of services, like Uber, that make travelling for business, or pleasure, completely painless and paperwork free. Which...

Test drive: Steven Berry reviews the Volvo XC40 R-Design D4 AWD Auto

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Leading motoring journalist Steven Berry test drives the Volvo XC40 R-Design D4 AWD Auto. With the new XC40 you get the impression that someone at Volvo has gone out on a bit of a limb. Someone hasn’t...

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New Ferrari F8 Tributo arrives as 488 GTB replacement

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Ferrari has revealed the first official photographs of the F8 Tributo, the new mid-rear engined sports car that represents the highest expression of the company’s classic two-seater berlinetta. The name...

Top features to make your yacht stand out!

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Once you’re committed to acquiring a yacht, how to kit it out, and what with, becomes the next important step. Like with any luxury purchase, you want it to stand out among the crowd and win you favour...

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A sneak preview: The Princess X95 ‘superfly’ – the luxury SUV of the seas

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Princess Yachts has released an exciting new suite of images showcasing how it’s highly anticipated X95 luxury yacht will look when it’s expected to launch in late 2019. The images show how...

Jaguar unveils XF Chequered Flag special editions

Jaguar unveils XF Chequered Flag special editions

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Premium British car manufacturer Jaguar has unveiled a limited edition makeover for its 2020 XF model year range. The range has been bolstered with the addition of a Chequered Flag special edition, which...

Private jets: The go-to option during Super Bowl LIII

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Super Bowl LIII is only a few days away, and it’s never too late to advise those attending for the first time to the grand event that turmoil will take the streets of Atlanta, the host city. From an...

Yacht island hopping: Which destination does it best?

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With the new year’s bitter weather showing no sign of stopping, our thoughts have already turned to our next sunny escape. This summer, we’re upping our holiday game with a yacht island hopping adventure....

The brand new Porsche 911 Cabriolet is finally here

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Porsche has unveiled the second member of its new 992-generation 911 family: the new 911 Cabriolet. Joining the coupe version in the marque’s latest 911 line-up, launched back in November 2018, the Cabriolet...

Top 5 high-end car subwoofers

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Decent subwoofers are essential to get the best out of low-frequency sounds and bass, and decent can be defined best as a speaker which transforms music played in your car so you really experience every...

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Overfinch Range Rover Sport offers increased luxury and more noise

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Overfinch, a British company best known for creating bespoke vehicles based on Land Rover and Range Rover products, has announced its latest package of enhancements for the Range Rover Sport. The company...

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Celebrating 100 years of Bentley

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Words by Michael Atkinson ‘Mr Bentley . . . He builds fast trucks’. The words of Ettore Bugatti, the Italian born automobile designer, manufacturer and founder of the car marque that would bear his...

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Hawk Yachts challenges ‘stale’ superyacht status quo with new luxury expedition yacht

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Hawk Yachts has revealed its new concept, the expedition yacht Hawk Ranger, a go-anywhere vessel which opens up distant oceans and sea passages to bold adventurers and is set to shake-up what the company...

Drive pure luxury: The Bentley Continental GT

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Nobody needs convincing of the obvious: supercars are the pinnacle of automotive engineering. Undoubtedly, their performance is unparalleled, their design is superior and their style is unrivalled. Better...

Take home a piece of history this Christmas with Riva Boutique

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More than 70% of our planet is made up of oceans. And from as early as 1842, the currents of these great waters have carried the historic beauty and elegance of Riva Yachts. Today, Riva’s fine crafts...

Take off in style: The ultimate guide to charter the perfect jet in Europe

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Words by Europair Communications There are plenty of options when choosing a private aircraft to move within Europe. A group of variables will finally determine what’s the ideal jet for the passenger’s...

High tech motors: The car technology we want and need

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Words by Iain McLennan, Managing Director of AMG Autolease Ltd. In this day and age car manufacturers are integrating more and more cutting-edge technology into their products in order to provide the freshest...

Revealed: The world’s most expensive classic cars sold at auction

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As all car lovers know, purchasing a classic car is about much more than getting around in style. It’s owning a piece of motoring history – and getting to hear the sound of a vintage engine rumbling...

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Is it difficult to sell a luxury car?

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Sleek, stylish, sexy… Pick your adjective; luxury cars are for many the height of success, a true indicator that you’ve made it big. But what about when you’re head is turned by a new model, or perhaps...

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Aston Martin Lagonda: All change and a fair DB11 wind at Gaydon

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Words by leading motoring journalist Mark Gallivan It’s unfair to level all the credit for Aston Martin Lagonda’s regeneration down one person. But neither too is it unreasonable to suggest that before...

Luxury Christmas gifts for the car lover in your life

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With the festive season just around the corner and the official countdown to Christmas drawing nearer by the day, if you’re hoping for a stress-free occasion this year then it pays to start planning...

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Cybercrime on board: A new threat targeting superyacht owners?

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Many of us have dreamt of taking a cruise around the world as the ideal vacation, taking in the sun on board and mooring on a different exotic island every other day. And it doesn’t get more luxurious...

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Five of the best road trips on the planet

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When it comes to travelling the world, one always wonders about the roads not taken: what opportunities do we miss while our smartphones are pressed to our faces and our thoughts are fixed on worries? We...

Inside Airlander 10, the world’s longest aircraft

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Recently revealed by Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) and Design Q, the Airlander 10 could be the next big thing when it comes to luxury travel. During their new ‘Rethink the Skies’ campaign, Bedfordshire-based...

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Win a two hour chauffeured car for two in London

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AZ Luxe are London’s leading concierge, chauffeur and luxury car hire company, offering brand-new vehicles from Rolls-Royce, Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz, Bentley and AMG in the centre of the capital....

Test drive: Mark Gallivan reviews the 2018 Aston Martin Vantage

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Leading motoring writer Mark Gallivan takes the 2018 Aston Martin Vantage out for a test drive. Here is what he thought. Anarchy from the UK The genesis of Aston Martin’s new Vantage lies not in its...

Test drive: A review of the Range Rover Velar HSE

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Leading motoring journalist Steven Berry test drives the stunning Range Rover Velar HSE. If the best advertisement for a car is simply for it to be seen then Land Rover should be selling the Velar by the...

How to take care of your luxury car

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Congratulations – you went and bought the car of your dreams and you couldn’t be happier. It’s parked in front of the house and you keep gazing at it through the window. You can’t help...

The RDTRIP Experience: Exploring the Scottish Highlands by classic car

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Ever thought about hiring out your dream car and heading off on a roadtrip? With plenty of time on your hands, the wind in your hair and that feeling of utter freedom, there are few more attractive prospects...

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A guide to the most expensive personalised number plates of all time

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How much would you spend to customise your car? In the world of the rich and famous, personalised number plates sometimes cost more than a brand-new car itself. Even more, according to the DVLA, in the...

The world’s most luxurious Phinisi yacht launches in Indonesia

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September sees the launch of a magnificent luxury Phinisi super-yacht, Prana by Atzaro. This beautiful handbuilt boat is the biggest of its kind in the world. At just over 55 metres in length, Prana has...

Get off road in the Arctic with Off the Map Travel

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Off the Map Travel have recently launched a unique adventure holiday experience that takes guests across the Arctic wilderness of Norway, Sweden and Finland. The Arctic Explorer trucks are specially designed...

Test drive: A review of the Mercedes Benz GLS Class

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As one of the most attractive and powerful vehicles worldwide, the Mercedes Benz GLS is the “S-Class of SUVs”. It combines refinement with relaxation and force. We take a closer look at this German...