It has been a while since we posted links to Lucire features on the main part of the site for our RSS readers. Here’s a small sample. For those wondering how to get tickets to the final night of Miss Universe New Zealand on June 3 at the Amora Hotel, you can use the […]
Land Rover releases video teaser for Range Rover Evoque Victoria Beckham Special Edition
Latest news, April 22: Victoria Beckham launches special-edition Range Rover Evoque—click here Tata Motors’ off-road brand, Land Rover, will unveil the Range Rover Evoque Victoria Beckham Special Edition on Sunday as part of the events tying in to Auto China, the Beijing Motor Show. The event will take place at the Central Academy of […]
Mercedes-Benz previews CLA with Concept Style Coupé at Beijing Auto Show
We’re becoming accustomed to automotive world premières taking place in China, and this is no exception: Mercedes-Benz will take the wraps off its Concept Style Coupé (CSC) at Auto China—the Beijing Auto Show—recognizing the importance of the Chinese market to the Swabian firm’s fortunes. The CSC previews the styling the firm will use in […]
Jaguar promotes XF Sportbrake, XKR-S at Milan Fuorisalone 2012
Marco Luzzani/Getty Images for Jaguar Jaguar has held a gala evening to promote the new XF Sportbrake (estate) in Italy last night, in association with AD magazine and its La casa degli italiani show at the Milan Fuorisalone (furniture fair). The area dedicated to the car saw three Jaguar models: the new XF Sportbrake, […]
Ferdinand Alexander ‘Butzi’ Porsche, designer of the 911 and founder of Porsche Design, passes away
Above Butzi Porsche and the Porsche 901, later 911. Below Official photograph of Prof F. A. Porsche. One of the great names in design, Prof Ferdinand Alexander ‘Butzi’ Porsche, the designer of the original Porsche 911 and the founder of Porsche Design, passed away yesterday. The honorary president of Porsche AG was 76, and […]
Yuima Nakazato’s collection at Japan Fashion Week expresses a Future/Classic theme
Japan Fashion Week Organization Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo opened its door on Sunday. This is the second season since Mercedes-Benz came to Tokyo to sponsor Japan Fashion Week. Since then, the designer line-up and runway shows have become more solid. The key visual for this season’s collections is Future/Classic. Art Director, Kaie Murakami, expresses […]
Peugeot hybrid and Volkswagen off-road estates ready for ordering
Top The Volkswagen Passat Alltrack, a raised off-road version of the Variant. Above Peugeot goes one better by making its estate-based off-roader a hybrid. With fuel still getting more expensive, it’s hard to believe that SUVs remain in fashion. In Europe, raised estate cars that think they’re SUVs are still coming from the manufacturers, with […]
Pirelli showcases its latest fashion alongside winter tyres at sub-zero event
Pirelli held its Snow on Board event at the Igora Park skidrome north of St Petersburg earlier today, showing off not just its tyres, but its latest snowboard developed with Burton, and its new-season Pzero fashion items. On board were F1 driver Vitalij Petrov, and Russian models Eugenia Volodina (who featured in the 2005 Pirelli […]
Lamborghini shows its ‘extreme’ Aventador J; Rolls-Royce updates Phantom range to Series II
Top Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of Lamborghini and the new Aventador J. Above Rolls-Royce has updated its Phantom line to Series II. Lamborghini has shown its Aventador J at the Salon de Genève. A barchetta design with two small wind deflectors—making it the lowest car the Italian exotica manufacturer has ever made—the J is […]
Breitling and Omega release watches to celebrate Bentley and James Bond
Breitling has released a limited-edition run of its Bentley GMT chronograph with a second time-zone display. There are 250 pieces of the new watch, which features an exclusive rubber strap, the Calibre Breitling 47B certified movement, 38 jewels and water resistance to 100 m. The dial measures 49 mm. These days, James Bond wears […]
