Writes about grand tourers, luxury flagships, and the finer side of automotive life. Believes a great GT should be as comfortable crossing continents as it is crossing the speed limit.
Lamborghini’s new Super Trofeo Middle East series got the kind of inaugural race that scriptwriters would reject for being too convenient. At Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, the pole-sitting Huracán Super Trofeo of GDL Racing, crewed by 18-year-old Lamborghini Young Driver Rik Breukers and former G
The partnership between Automobili Lamborghini and Swiss watchmaker Blancpain formally concluded on December 31, 2016, ending an eight-year collaboration that reshaped how both brands presented themselves to the world. Lamborghini confirmed the split in early February 2017, framing it as a mutual an
Lamborghini’s Squadra Corse division is planting its motorsport flag on a fourth continent. The Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East kicks off at the 5,554-meter Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi from February 9 to 11, 2017, joining existing championships in Europe, Asia, and North America. Eleven tea
Collezione Automobili Lamborghini staged its Fall/Winter 2017/18 ready-to-wear collection at the Mandarin Oriental Milan during Milan Men’s Fashion Week, presenting five distinct apparel lines alongside debut collaborations with Bolognese leather house Hettabretz and artisan shoemaker Enzo Bonafè. I
The fourth Lamborghini World Final came down to eight minutes, a safety car, and a pass in the rain. Dennis Lind, a 23-year-old Dane driving for Raton Racing, overtook race leader Loris Spinelli late in Race 2 at Valencia’s Ricardo Tormo circuit to claim the PRO World Championship for the 2016 Lambo
The sixth and final round of the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo Europe settled every title fight on a single December weekend at Valencia’s Ricardo Tormo circuit, then handed the track straight to the 2016 World Final. Dennis Lind, a 23-year-old Dane racing for Raton Racing, claimed the PRO cham
Lamborghini did not commission a museum annex or a branded showroom entrance. Instead, the company launched an international architectural competition called the “Road Monument” in September 2016, asking young architects and designers to propose permanent public art installations for the entrance to
Andrea Dovizioso, Ducati’s factory MotoGP rider and the man who holds the outright top-speed record at Valencia’s Ricardo Tormo circuit (335.9 km/h, set in 2015 aboard a Desmosedici GP), will swap leathers for a harness and race a Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo at the Blancpain Super Trofeo World
Lamborghini pulled the cover off the Huracán Rear-Wheel Drive Spyder at the Los Angeles Auto Show on November 15, 2016, completing a lineup expansion that gave buyers something genuinely unusual: a naturally aspirated V10 convertible sending all of its power exclusively to the rear axle. The car deb
Lamborghini’s fourth World Final descends on Valencia’s Ricardo Tormo circuit from December 1 through 4, 2016, gathering roughly sixty drivers from the European, Asian, and North American legs of the Blancpain Super Trofeo into a single, compressed weekend of championship racing. The event returns t
