Luxury Lifestyle

The 2015 Ferrari California T offers luxury car buyers and GT sports car enthusiasts many significant changes from the previous California Ferrari models. The California has managed to attract a whopping 70% of first-time buyers into the Ferrari fold and has undergone some changes that should only make the car even more attractive to buyers looking to own their first Ferrari. The car might have changed, but the Ferrari driving experience still promises to be more of the same. A new power plant, upgrades to the interior and body as well as improved handling are all ready to be embraced by buyers looking for much more than a typical sports car. The major change is under the hood of the rear wheel drive car. The “T” in the California T The biggest change to the Ferrari California T is the new 3.9 liter twin turbo engine that gives the car 552 horsepower and the capability of topping out at 196 mph. The new engine manages to add 70 horsepower to the 2014 model’s 4.3 liter engi...

Roman Abramovich is a Russian businessman and owner of the private investment company Millhouse LLC. At 47, he has managed to become the 5th richest in his country and the 50th richest in the world. With an estimated fortune of $14.2 billion, as of last count. He started on this wealthy path when he was in the Soviet army. He went from street vendor to mechanic and later sold imported rubber ducks from his home in Moscow. Once privatization opened up in 1988, he and his then wife-Olga, began making dolls. He diversified quickly and became involved in oil conglomerates, pig farms and about 20 other companies during the 90s. In 1995, Abramovich and Boris Berezovsky (Boris Yeltsin’s associate) became majority owners of Sibneft, a large oil company. The investment rapidly turned into billions and he continued to become more and more business savvy. He became close with the Yeltsin family and in 1999 he was elected governor of Russia’s remote province of Chukotka. Records have it that he...

Antibes is a beautiful resort town in the Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur and is only 7,500 square miles in size. The population is 76, 994 however it’s always got an influx of tourists. Every year the Antibes Yacht Show opens the super yacht season with the April Yacht Show and this year was as magnificent as the last. You might wonder why Antibes was selected. It is because the location can hold more superyachts than anywhere else on the Mediterranean. The whole idea started when it was realized that there was an unusually high demand for a spring yacht show on the Cote d’Azur. Since Antibes is the home of so many megayachts and had the capacity, the city was the perfect choice. Over 13,000 visitors attended the show this year to tour the 130 exhibited yachts. Of course that number of visitors includes exhibitors, brokers, builders and buyers. Touring the yachts is the real fun of attending any yacht show, so most visitors took the time to inspect this year’s lineup which included so...

Alfa Romeo has a long history of producing Grand Prix and Formula One race cars since the early 1900′s. The automaker has long been a leader of producing lighter sports cars with smaller engines that strike a balance between the thrill of racing and being one with the road and the luxury and comfort of a touring sedan. Everything about an Alfa Romeo from the handling on winding mountain roads to the sound of the exhaust speaks volumes about the car’s racing lineage. The use of alloy metals and other lightweight materials and parts combine with 4-cylinder high performance engines to make cars that can handle the demands of any road while also challenging larger cars with more horsepower when the light turns green. Alfa Romeo has a long history of Grand Prix racing and at one point even had a “Ferrari” driving its cars. History of Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 24HP Currently owned by the Fiat Group, Alfa Romeo has roots that go back as far as 1906 when the automaker was started ...

The distinctive four rings of the Audi logo tell a story about the automaker’s past that brought four different companies together to make one unified luxury automaker that is still going strong today. Audi is a member of Germany’s “big three” luxury automakers that also includes Mercedes Benz and BMW, which together are the three best selling luxury automakers in the world. Audi vehicles are produced in nine different factories located throughout the world. The automaker has roots that go back further, but the company and brand were established in Chemnitz, Germany in 1932. Audi has been part of the Volkswagen Group since 1966 and its brand gained prominence in the mid-1990′s with the introduction of the A4 and A6 models, which helped lead to major sales gains. Audi has a long history of producing passenger cars, but its most significant racing car was the four-wheel drive Audi Quattro that was introduced in 1980. It quickly became one of the most successful rally cars of its tim...

Aston Martin has been making automobiles for a little over 100 years after being founded in London, England back in 1913. The automaker has always had a reputation for creating world class luxury automobiles despite having its difficulties remaining financially solvent through the years. The British luxury car maker has been well known for producing sporty luxury cars through the years with powerful V8 and V12 engines. Despite having a solid reputation as a luxury automaker, Aston Martin has struggled to realize a profit which has led to many different suitors through the years attempting to take on the task of turning the company around. After being acquired from Ford in 2007, the automaker gained worldwide acclaim by taking the V8 Vantage across the rugged terrain of the Asian Highway on a 12,089 kilometer journey from Tokyo to Istanbul. The two British drivers then went another 3,259 kilometers on the European motorway network to London. This feat precipitated the opening of two ...

Some automakers are not content with producing cars that become established members of the luxury car community ferrying the kids to school or the boss to a meeting across town. Super cars produced by Koenigsegg are for car enthusiasts who not only have the money to afford such an extravagant purchase, but also have the stomach to experience the speed and performance that is pretty much unrivaled in the performance car marketplace. Koenigsegg produces limited production hyper-cars with engines that are created in-house to produce over 1,000 hp in some models, while also shattering the top speed 200 mph barrier. Koenigsegg cars are street-legal, managing to pass all stringent safety and emissions standards including the European pedestrian impact tests that low production cars such as those produced by Koenigsegg no longer have to pass. Koenigsegg has also produced models that run on biofuels such as Ethanol, which has a higher octane rating and leads to improved horsepower and bette...