http://robbgear.com/This is an RSS feed for category in RobbReport.60http://robbgear.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://robbgear.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://robbgear.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://robbgear.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://robbgear.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://robbgear.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://robbgear.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://robbgear.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://robbgear.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://robbgear.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://robbgear.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://robbgear.com/Automobiles/Car-of-the-Year-2010-No-7-Jaguar-XKRFeline PedigreeSoon after the first E-Type Jaguar was unveiled in 1961, the car with the cat quickly became known as the embodiment of grace and pace, as well as the purveyor of not a little bit of pain. Happily, the oil leaks and electrical mishaps of that era are history, ...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgear.com/Aviation/The-LiveJet-From-Airliner-to-Executive-JetThe Dornier 328 seats 32 in its original airliner configuration, but now LiveJet, based in Indiana, has converted one to a 12-seat executive jet. For the bargain sale price of $8 million, the penny-pinching jet-setter will get a roomy cabin and zippy performance. Reducing the weight increased the range to ...Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgear.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 GMThttp://robbgear.com/Fashion/Allegri-Presents-Limited-edition-SportswearWhen Francesco Scognamiglio was creating Allegri’s 010109 collection last year, hence the numerical name, he was envisioning the brand’s limited-edition label as one fit for a modern-day royal. “I wanted to give it a Neapolitan-prince design philosophy,” says the former Versace designer, who continues his aristocratic theme for spring 2010. ...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgear.com/Watches/Glashutte-Originals-Time-MachineAs watchmakers revisit core values of craftsmanship, timekeeping, and enduring design, Germany’s Glashütte Original evokes all these characteristics with the Senator Chronometer ($26,900 in rose gold and $28,000 in white gold). Only watches that meet exacting standards of precision, when tested by an official independent institute, can be called a ...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgear.com/Automobiles/Car-of-the-Year-2010-No-8-Porsche-Panamera-Turbo-1Peerlessly Bipolar No one can accuse Porsche of not thinking out of the 911 box when it comes to packaging four sausage-fed Stuttgarters into a sedan worthy of the equine crest. Porsche acolytes either love the Panamera or hate it, though the majority falls into the latter camp. Indeed, the ...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgear.com/Automobiles/Car-of-the-Year-2010-No-9-Ford-Shelby-GT500-Super-SnakeCobra CultCarroll Shelby’s take on the latest Mustang recalls the Texan’s tune-up of Ford’s first-era pony car. Like its 1965 forebear, the 2010 model has evolved from a respectable but mostly unremarkable motorcar into a devil only a handful of drivers will appreciate, much less be eager to live with. ...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgear.com/Automobiles/Wheels-Lexus-RexDespite their often futuristic appearances, most modern supercars are, in a sense, things of the past. Each new ultra-high-performance machine from the likes of Aston Martin, Ferrari, and Mercedes-Benz embodies those manufacturers’ long-standing traditions and must measure up to the image established by its predecessors. For this reason, the proverbial ...Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgear.com/Wardrobe-Skins-DeepOne stormy winter night in 1786, while the Danish brigantine Metta Catharina von Flensburg was anchored in England’s Plymouth Sound, gale-force winds swept the waves over its decks, sinking the ship before the crew could salvage its cargo of leather bound for the Mediterranean. The fate of the Catharina was ...Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT