Test Drive: 2016 McLaren 570GT

Cruising in the grand tourer ahead of the Goodwood Festival of Speed

by Michael Frank GT in theory stands for grand tourer—or “gran turismo,” if you prefer the Italian translation. McLaren, though, races in Formula 1 so their version still loosely translates as “Go Time.” Driving the $198,950 570GT ahead of the Goodwood Festival of Speed (just outside McLaren’s Woking, England, headquarters) this translation makes perfect sense. This is hardly a classic 2+2 (a la the Bentley …

Test Drive: Ferrari GTC4Lusso

The brand's “family car” (the FF) gets even better

by Marco Vermeulen Holding a glass of prosecco, Luca Casarini explains that when he was a child, his family visited the Dolomites every summer and winter. Casarini is Ferrari’s Head of Interior Design, and discussing family—and mountains—is apt considering the car his company is introducing. So too is the setting: the Reinhold Messner Mountain Museum. It’s an extraordinarily modern venue with porthole-shaped hallways that cantilever …

Irish-Designed Hexagonal Finn Watches

A distinct case shape with a Swiss movement inside defines the afforadable brand

Inspired by the hexagonal rocks of the Giant’s Causeway found on the North Coast of Ireland, Finn Watches‘ debut collection was designed in Northern Ireland by longtime watch fan Richard Dunlop. The affordable timepieces, which sport a Swiss-made Ronda 713 quartz movement, are generally minimalist in their aesthetic options but venture into uncommon territory with the hexagonal case and honeycomb dial. The collection introduces two …