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2021 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet First Drive: Money Moves
Porsche 911 Full Overview In the summer of 2012, for reasons still unknown, a family friend and father to one of my old schoolmates threw me the keys to his then-new 997.2 2012 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet. He took delivery of this GT Silver over red streak just a few days before he jetted out of town for business, so naturally, he thought the best course of action was to entrust his fresh 493-hp super-toy to a college-aged ultra-dweeb for a few days. That week of sublimating on-ramps and hosting high-speed joyrides with friends and family left this nascent enthusiast dazed and confused, like some sort of weird vehicular DMT bender. That wasn’t entirely because of the 911 Turbo’s wild performance. The sharpest memory of that weeklong blur occurred while charging around my friend...
Corsets Are Back—And No, It’s Not Just Because of Bridgerton
Corsets are back and in a big way. January 2021 saw a spike in searches for the item, more than at any other time in the past five years. That’s quite the increase. I could say I’m surprised but actually, in the fashion world, this in one trend that never really disappears. But first, it’s only right we acknowledge the role that Bridgerton has to play in the popularity of this garment. There’s no doubt that the Netflix period drama encouraged quite a few of those January corset searches, and considering it’s the most-streamed show ever on the platform, this absolutely makes sense. I’d argue, however, this is only the tip of the sassy iceberg. Since the start of the pandemic, lingerie and sex toys have seen a huge increase in sales. Recentl...
Maserati’s New Nettuno V-6 Engine Has Clever Tricks Up Its (Cylinder) Sleeves
The Maserati MC20 has been developed without any input from long-time benefactor and engine supplier Ferrari, and its first all-new engine—the twin-turbo 3.0-liter V-6 Nettuno—is quite impressive. Its Formula 1-inspired pre-combustion chamber got all the headlines during the car’s launch last year, but we just had a chance to (virtually) tour the Maserati Engine Lab where MC20 engines will be assembled (on the site where engines were built when the Orsi brothers first moved Maserati from Bologna to Modena) and learned some interesting clarifications and new facts about this historic new engine. Pros and Cons of That 90-Degree Bank Angle Pros of the engine’s 90-degree bank angle cited by chief engineer Matteo Valentini: It provides a good compromise in overall engine w...
The 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.9 Was the Warning Shot for Modern Hellcat Madness
See all 18 photos Big Engine, Old Grand Cherokee To appreciate how goofball the “5.9” was, you must first backtrack and revisit the original “ZJ” Grand Cherokee. In 1998, the Jeep was nearing the end of its first-generation, having been introduced for 1993. Despite its semi-modern window dressing, tidy dimensions, and comfortable interior, the Grand Cherokee was still an SUV in the traditional sense. Its narrow, boxy body teetered high atop a pair of solid axles, and four-wheel-drive models carried beefy low-range transfer cases engaged by a muscular lever between the front seats. The modern, independently sprung, wide-tired, lowered Grand Cherokee SRT this was not. Presaging modern-day Chrysler’s go-to move—shoving supercharged Hellcat V-8 engines into nearly...
These Days All I Wear Is Jumpers—and These Are the Ones I Love the Most
When it comes to lockdown dressing, instead of jogging bottoms or loungewear co-ords, the cosy item that I wear every single day is a jumper or cardigan. It’s hardly a surprising choice given quite how freezing it has been this winter. Considering they are all I wear, I have been steadily building up my collection over the past few months, with a mix of classic simple knits and more statement styles that make them the focal point of an outfit. Perhaps it’s seeing myself from the waist-up five days a week via Zoom calls or the need for some colour as an antidote to the bleakness of February weather, but I’ve been neglecting the grey and navy jumpers I usually wear every winter, and am looking for something a little jollier. My all-time favourite knit is a lilac ...
Mango Has the Best Shoes on the High Street Right Now
Spring can be a tricky season for shoes. We’re not ready to pack away our chunky boots quite yet—after all, March always likes to throw us the odd sub-zero curveball—but then again, on the days when the mercury creeps into the upper teens, those sandals start to look very tempting. Gotta love living in the UK. Conveniently, this season Mango has delivered the perfect edit of spring-ready shoes that cover all the bases. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
I Just Tried the New Hair Treatment That Every Beauty Editor Is Raving About
Ever wondered whether a new beauty launch or trending product is truly worth the hype? Good news—you’re in the right place. I Just Tried… is our regular beauty column where we test out everything from new formulations to cult classics to find out whether they’re really worth your money. Oh, and we’ll even answer the most-searched for questions so you don’t have to. It takes a lot for me to get excited about a hair product. I’ve spoken previously about how totally inept I am at styling my own hair which means that, generally speaking, as long as it’s clean then I’m happy. Which is why when the L’Oréal Paris Elvive Wonder Water 8 Second Hair Treatment plopped through my letterbox last month, I simply put it to one side to test out later. ...
5 Nearly-Naked Fashion Trends That Are Genuinely Happening
There are some trends that I genuinely believe are for Instagram’s eyes only—there’s no way you’d find certain looks down at your Tesco Express. However, over time something funny can happen where we can become desensitised to some of fashion’s more radical ideas and no more so than when they crop up time and again on your feed looking totally and utterly doable IRL. One such trend for spring 2021? See-through clothes. Once the garms of celebrities looking to drop jaws on the red carpet now we’re seeing sheer mesh tops take off like crazy, big frou-frou tulle dresses filtering into high street stores and even peekaboo chainmail have a moment in the spotlight. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what ...
2021 Mercedes-AMG E63 S vs. Audi RS6 Avant Comparison Test: A Tale of Two Super Wagons
Mercedes-Benz E-Class Full Overview Case in point: The Audi RS6 starts life at $110,045, and the E63 S Wagon begins at $113,500. Emphasis on begins, as by the time a few option boxes are ticked the total kitty for the Mercedes is $129,120. Not to be outdone, the Audi’s price swelled to $131,645 as tested. Not cheap, not even kinda cheap, though for some, well worth the scratch. We’ll get to why that’s so in a moment. Back to the similarities, both high-performance haulers are wagon variants of their respective brands’ brot und butter midsize sedans. The RS6 is underpinned by the (we suspect) quite fine A6 Avant, whereas the AMG is a hot-rodded version of the (no doubt) excellent E-Class Wagon. Why my uncertainty? For reasons too cynical to breathe air into, neither ...
Ford, VW EV Battery Supplier Forced From U.S. Market?
The battery supplier for Ford and Volkswagen, SK Innovation, will possibly exit the United States market after the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) issued a 10-year exclusion order that prohibits the company from importing its lithium-ion batteries. SK Innovation, however, can import “components for domestic production of lithium-ion batteries and other parts for Ford Motor Co’s EV F-150 program for four years, and for Volkswagen of America’s MEB electric vehicle line for the North America region for two years,” per Reuters. The decision came in response to LG Chem’s accusation that SK Innovation stole electric vehicle battery-related trade secrets from it. While SK Innovation could theoretically maintain a presence here, the company would need to r...
The Best High-Street Buys We’ve Seen on Instagram This February
The team at Who What Wear UK prides itself on uncovering cult items before they’ve even made it off the production line. We’re keen, to say the least, and a great portion of our time is spent documenting and analysing the Instagram posts of the thousands of cool women we follow on Instagram for high-street sightings. In fact, we have WhatsApp groups and Slack channels dedicated to these affordably priced power pieces, and we want to update you on them as soon as possible (aka after we’ve bought our faves). Our skills are so attuned that more often than not, we’ll have an inkling about a certain piece before it has hit the big time. Sometimes, you’ll find a flurry of brand-specific action due to a paid activation or natural desire to wear a parti...
1 Perfect Pair of H&M Jeans, Worn 5 Ways
If you were to poll women on the item they find most difficult to shop for, I’d hazard a guess and say that jeans are very high on the list (perhaps even only second to swimwear). It is a universal understanding that finding the perfect pair of jeans is akin to finding a needle in a haystack, especially when you take into account the fact that sizes, silhouettes and trouser lengths tend to vary significantly across different brands. Standing at the relatively tiny stature of 5’1″ shopping for jeans has been a difficult endeavour for as long as I can remember, which is why I was so pleased with my most recent high-street purchase. Nestled in amongst H&M’s 306-strong women’s denim section I managed to find to find a pair of jeans that not only fits me, ...
