http://robbgiftguide.com/This is an RSS feed for category in RobbReport.60http://robbgiftguide.com/Automobiles/Car-of-the-Decade-Bugatti-Veyron-16-4-Grand-SportPerfect 10As a brand, Bugatti remembers the past but never intends to relive it. Three years ago, the Bugatti Veyron arrived at Robb Report’s Car of the Year competition with an unprecedented amount of hype. Along with that hype came huge expectations from editors and guest judges, but an unfortunate ...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Fashion/Upper-CutsThis spring, leading designers pack a sartorial punch with relaxed yet sophisticated menswear that merges elements of sportswear with tailored clothing. Employing superlight and advanced treated fabrics, these fashion heavyweights square off with softly shaped unconstructed jackets and sport coats paired with trimly profiled trousers—ensembles that project the forward-thinking attitude ...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Travel/Lime-WoodThe term country house hotel can conjure up images of crumbling Edwardian piles with drafty rooms, threadbare furnishings, and a culinary oeuvre that trades heavily on spotted dick and bangers and mash. Lime Wood—a voguish 29-room gem helmed by hotelier Robin Hutson, formerly of the classic country retreat Chewton Glen—defies ...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Travel/Sport-Aman-OverboardKomodo National Park in Indonesia is considered a holy grail of scuba diving, not only for its more than 1,000 species of exotic fish, but also for its relative inaccessibility. Located some 200 miles east of Bali, the 450,000-acre park—which is nearly 70 percent ocean—encompasses volcanic islands, isolated beaches, and ...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Automobiles/FrontRunners-Go-Go-GariaThe Danish-designed Garia Golf Car (www.garia.com) is good by association. It is the first golf cart manufactured in an automotive facility—the same Finnish factory where the Porsche Boxster and Cayman are built. Notable features on the cart include handstitched weather-resistant seats and a roof-mounted air scoop that channels fresh air ...Mon, 01 Mar 0010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Automobiles/Car-of-the-Year-2010-Winner-Mercedes-Benz-SLS-AMGWinged WunderautoNo car in this year’s competition has been more eagerly anticipated than the SLS AMG. This century’s all-new Gullwing is a most deserving Car of the Year and does not disappoint in either the performance or panache departments. Contortionists will enjoy the novelty of the trademark doors; others may ...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Home-Design/Designing-HidesKyle Bunting has been carrying on a love affair with animal hide for nearly a decade. It is the sole material he works with to create his rugs and wall coverings. And how appropriate, considering he’s in the great ranching-lassoing-cattle rustling state of Texas. But his rugs are not the ...Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Real-Estate/Hoolei-at-Grand-Wailea-Offers-ResidencesThe villas of Ho’olei at Grand Wailea in Maui enjoy all the amenities of the Grand Wailea next door, most notably its 770,000-gallon water wonderland, which consists of nine free-form pools on six levels and a water elevator. The Ho’olei villas, however, many of which overlook the property’s own private ...Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Electronics/A-Headphone-HomageMonster Cable’s line of metal-bodied Turbine and Turbine Pro in-ear headphones have become a favorite of musicians, record producers, and audio engineers, so it is only fitting that the company’s finest headphones be named after one of the 20th-century’s greatest musical artists. The $499 Miles Davis Tribute in-ear headphones incorporate ...Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Motorcycles/Testing-the-Green-with-Moto-Guzzis-V7-Cafe-ClassicWhen we first laid eyes on the Moto Guzzi V7 Café Classic’s hunched silhouette and satin Legnano-green finish, we knew we were in for a treat. And while this $8,990 single seater won’t set any speed records, its ancestor actually did at Monza in 1969, including an average velocity of ...Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Automobiles/Car-of-the-Year-2010-No-2-Audi-R8-V10A Thorough ThoroughbredThe 2009 Audi R8 was named Robb Report’s Car of the Year for 2008, outgunning all of the heavy artillery that Italy, England, and Germany could muster. But the 2010 Audi R8 V10 represents far more than a two-cylinder upgrade from its V-8-propelled predecessor. Its Lamborghini-sourced V-10 not ...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Automobiles/Car-of-the-Year-2010-No-3-Aston-Martin-DBS-VolanteBritain’s BeautyAs Aston Martin’s flagship model, the DBS Volante impresses on every level. The car performs like a sports car, rides like a grand tourer, sounds like a supercar, and takes the prize for best dressed. More importantly, this Volante version offers something the Ferrari 599—the DBS’s closest competitor—will never ...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Wine-Spirits-Cigars/PaQui-A-New-TequilaPaQuí, which means “to be happy” in the native Aztec language, is a new tequila handcrafted in small batches in the town of Tequila, Mexico, where its master distiller uses an elaborate process called selective distillation to create its distinctive flavor. This process separates the heart of the distillation and ...Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Jewelry/A-Gilded-Vision-of-NaturePhilippine designer Wynn Wynn Ong, known for her elaborate one-of-a-kind jewelry, has unveiled her collection at the Asia Society on Park Avenue in New York. The Naga Jewelry collection features imaginative handmade gold and gemstone jewelry referencing nature in literal concepts. The new All Bark group, for instance, is composed ...Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Automobiles/Car-of-the-Year-2010-No-4-Lamborghini-Gallardo-LP-550-2-Valentino-BalboniBalboni’s Baby BullUnlike its crosstown rival, Ferrari, which merely names its factory streets after star employees, Lamborghini honors its Hall of Fame workers with a namesake limited edition. The Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni bears the name of the Italian automaker’s chief factory test-driver, who began his career in ...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Automobiles/Car-of-the-Year-2010-No-5-Bentley-Continental-SupersportsBentley BrutaleBased on the sheer excess of power this Bentley so brilliantly puts to pavement, some might have wagered that it would take top honors. It does everything exceptionally, though any story about the Supersports begins and ends with tales of the massive torque on tap from its twin-turbocharged W-12. ...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Automobiles/Car-of-the-Year-2010-No-6-Land-Rover-Range-Rover-AutobiographyGood SportRange Rovers have always been square with sharp corners; and though they are great when sloughing off road, they are inclined to laziness and lurching when hauling horse trailers on dry land. So forgive our judges for prejudging the Autobiography as just another contrived special edition intended to conceal ...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Automobiles/At-Long-Last-Lexus-Unveils-Its-415000-LFA-SupercarThe longtime darling of spy photographers along Germany’s famed Nürburgring circuit, where it seems every new performance vehicle learns its manners these days, the dramatic Lexus LFA has at last broken cover. After a decade-long development process, this fearsome front-engine super car aims to redefine a brand that has come ...Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Boating-Yachting/Sporty-Palmer-Johnson-210-Supersizes-the-SeriesWith two 170-foot versions of Palmer Johnson’s Sportyacht series ready to debut for the summer 2010 season, news comes of a 210-foot addition to the fleet. Two semi-displacement aluminum hulls will be built simultaneously in the company’s Wisconsin and Southampton, England, yards, with an eye toward completing the already-sold first ...Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Motorcycles/The-2010-Victory-Cross-Country-Strikes-a-New-BalanceVictory’s Cross Country offers a cosmic counterbalance—a yin to the yang, if you will—to iconic Harley-Davidson touring bikes. But rather than go the metric route of one-upping the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, establishment with water-cooling and sport-bike-derived technology, Victory plays the game using the very tools that Harley has spent the last ...Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT