Tabla de contenidos para No. 28 en Gentlemen Drive

I still remember when Aston Martin presented the “Project Vantage” in 1998. Back then Ian Callum was the head of design of the British brand, his pencil drawing the shapes of the DB7 it shares many traits with. But on that occasion, Callum also drew from the brand’s heritage and took his inspiration clearly from one of the icons of the Newport Pagnell factory: the DB4 Zagato. And the truth is he transferred all the dramatics and emotion from the Italian body shop into a prototype that became an immediate sensation. The “Project Vantage” furthermore set the basis for the 21st Century Aston Martin as those designed by Henrik Fisker and the more recent ones designed by Marek Reichman share the same DNA. The awesome combination of elegance and sportiness…

Goodwood Festival of Speed, 29 June – 02 July 2017. The annual Goodwood Festival of Speed provides motoring enthusiasts with four days of activity and displays, covering virtually every facet of motor sport in a garden party atmosphere within the grounds of Goodwood House. Each year it seems to expand and have even more attractions, making it difficult to absorb all that is on offer, even if you attend every day of the event. There were a number of themes and celebrations for the 2017 edition, with the always highly anticipated Gerry Judah designed sculpture in front of Goodwood House celebrating Bernie Ecclestone’s involvement in motor sport. The impressive sweeping circular sculpture, with tails carrying F1 cars, celebrated the “Five Ages of Ecclestone”, with a Connaught representing his early driving…

Audi Q5 2.0 TDI quattro Motor 2 litros Turbo 4 cilindros Potencia 190 CV @ 4200 rpm Par 400 Nm @ 1750-3000 rpm Peso: 1730 kg 0-100 km/h 7,9 s. Velocidad Max: 218 km/h Hay vehículos que superan tus expectativas y el Audi Q5 ha sido uno de ellos. Me acuerdo muy bien cuando lo presentaron el año pasado en París donde quedé algo decepcionado ya que a simple vista, entendí que era un diseño demasiado conservador y continuísta y quizás esperaba algo más innovador. No fue un amor a primera vista, sino todo lo contrario. Me acuerdo que incluso no le dediqué demasiada atención y en seguida continué mi andadura por los pasillos del Salón en búsqueda de la siguiente novedad. Sin embargo, todo cambió desde el momento que…

A couple of editions ago I told the awesome experience I lived during the 50th Ferrari anniversary. Well, 20 years on and just a few days ago I had the opportunity to experience, once again, something similar during the 70th anniversary. It was all a little improvised as I had not planned to attend, but the experience was not less relevant. From the start, the brand’s communication managers told us it would be a very restricted event and it would be almost impossible to accredit the media. In the end, only two journalists from the two largest newspapers in the country were invited; but finally, making possible the impossible, Gentlemen Drive was also present. A week before the event, when I had almost forgotten the matter, I received an invitation…

Monterey, Monday 21 August 2017 The past, present and future of automotive innovation stood side by side at the Pebble Beach Golf Links® as the extraordinary Monterey Classic Car Week drew to a close. The Californian sun shone on vintage and concept cars alike but it was the 1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer that dazzled the brightest, capturing the hearts and minds of the judges and securing the Rolex Best of Show Award. Enthusiasts meandered along the globally renowned 18th fairway appreciating the style and elegance of every one of the vehicles invited to take part in both the Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance®, which marked its 20th anniversary this year, and the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance® The winning car’s owner, Bruce R. McCaw, described what winning at Pebble Beach® means:…

Developed from the 1998 Project Vantage concept car, the V12 Vanquish entered production in 2001. The Vanquish marked a large step in the company’s engineering featuring a bonded aluminium chassis combined with many pieces of traditional craftsmanship ushering in a new era for Aston Martin. V12 Vanquish featured a body tub made from extruded aluminium and Carbon Fibre with extensive use of more Carbon Fibre and composite materials throughout the crash structure of the car. This extremely rigid and safe body-shell was then clothed in hand-finished, Superformed aluminium panels. Underneath the handmade bonnet sat a 460bhp version of the Aston Martin V12 engine, delivering its power via a 6-speed manual gearbox controlled by an electro-hydraulic paddle shift gear change. In 2002 the V12 Vanquish became the latest Aston Martin to…

Motor 2 litros 4 cilindros Potencia 190 CV @ 4000 rpm Par 400 Nm @ 1750-2000 rpm Peso: 1730 kg 0-100 km/h 8 s. Velocidad Max: 230 km/h Siempre he sido un fan de los familiares, y no precisamente por sus connotaciones sociales sino porque siempre los he encontrado más frescos y deportivos que un clásico sedán. Uno de los primeros coches que me compré con mis primeros sueldos fue un BMW 320d Touring y con él disfrute mucho al volante. Me acompañó cuando me fui a vivir a Alemania y al cabo de un par de años hizo lo mismo al desplazarme yo a Italia. Fue mi automóvil “pana-europeo” pues, con él no me hacia ninguna pereza cruzar el continente entre Alemania, Francia, Suiza, Italia y España. Además conseguía…