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Some cars really surprise you. I didn’t expect to love the new Volvo XC60 Recharge in Black Edition trim as much as I did. In the past, I’ve had a blast tooling around Malibu in the V60 wagon, and Volvo’s full-sized XC90 SUV is one I’d love to
(Motor Valley) The roar of a fine-tuned engine is the soundtrack of the rolling green landscape south of the Apennine Mountains in Northern Italy. The Emilia-Romagna region is called Motor Valley for a reason. This modest stretch of roughly 8,700 square miles is headquarters to the greatest carmakers in Author: Jordan Riefe
Stephen A. Smith Getty Images Like Charles Barkley, sports commentator Stephen A. Smith has had it with pro athletes who are either anti-vax or cagey about whether they’ve been inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine. Smith, noted for his blunt commentary, addressed an unequivocal statement to athletes skeptical about Author: Steve Huff
(Photo Composite: Kate Dingwall) As a tourist, the Douro Valley in Northern Portugal is an entrancing place to visit. It’s dramatic and breathtaking, with vineyards climbing up either side and a river cutting through the floor of the valley. Hop aboard a riverboat and cruise up it, watching as the Author: Kate Dingwall
The new DB12 in our favorite color of Iridescent Emerald over saddle brown leather—the iconic “green over tan.” This is the one we would buy for ourselves. (Aston Martin) This year marks both Aston Martin’s 110th anniversary and 75 years of its iconic DB line, which includes the original Author: Jared Paul Stern
There’s always been something impossibly intoxicating about James Bond: The most glamorous destinations, menswear, women, spirits, watches and fine tailoring are all in a day’s work, to say the least. And that world is just a touch closer with the latest coffee table book from luxury publisher Assouline, Author: Beau Hayhoe
(Credit: Ole & Obrigado) Wines from the Douro Valley, a wonderfully green and perilously steep region that flows from the Northern Portuguese coast inland, are very particular. Whites, or Vinho Verde, are typically green and almost fizzy with acidity. Reds are dark and dense, mature and highly ageable. The best Author: Kate Dingwall