Test Drive: 2018 Range Rover Velar

Behind the wheel of the new SUV, on- and off-road in Norway

“Design is a balance of things,” says Land Rover’s Design Director and Chief Creative Officer Gerry McGovern, and that six-word maxim is personified in the brand’s newest vehicle, the 2018 Range Rover Velar. It inherits its name from the first Range Rover prototype, whose designers felt the Latin word (less the “e” at the end) meaning to veil or cover up was fitting for an …

Brathwait’s Inexpensive Automatic Watches

Founder Henrik Torp on keeping made-to-order Swiss timepieces accessible

With their two-style Swiss Automatic timepiece line, watchmaker Brathwait has succeeded where few can. As the collection title implies, these watches are both Swiss-made and automatic. Remarkably, however, they’re also under $600. Quality components haven’t been sacrificed; there’s a top-grade Sellita Swiss Calibre SW 260 movement, domed sapphire crystal, genuine Italian leather strap, and luminous markers. It’s a 38mm stainless steel case (in either rose …

Bollinger Motor’s B1 Electric Sport Utility Truck

An entrepreneur's solution for the high-tech vehicle he couldn't find

The global reveal of Bollinger Motors‘ B1 sport utility truck (SUT) at the Classic Car Club of Manhattan wasn’t simply an opportunity to showcase the world’s first all-electric SUT, but also the culmination of a childhood dream of Bollinger Motors’ founder Robert Bollinger. The clean-cut entrepreneur, who just turned 50, described the “emotional journey” as he detailed the inspiration for the innovative prototype that was …