The only limitation
of this big luxury sedan is that it feels its size when you try to drive in a sporty manner.
If what you want is one
of the big luxury cruisers that can substitute for a corporate aircraft in short - range transportation, the Audi A8L W12 promises to be that for some time.
The Lexus LS 430 is among the easiest
of the big luxury cars to live with.
The A8 is Audi's flagship sedan, the top of the pile, the king of the mountain, but the company does itself one better with the 2009 Audi S8, an amped - up version
of its big luxury car designed to throw a little thrill toward those well - heeled enough to afford such a car.
This combination
of big luxury and Texas - sized horsepower won't last long.
With all of the new model activity going on at Porsche these days it would be easy to look upon the new Porsche Panamera GTS as just another version
of its big luxury liftback conceived to pad out its ever growing range in the search of greater profits prior to the arrival of a facelifted model later this year.
At the top end, the equipment list reads like
that of a big luxury sedan: heated and cooled front seats, xenon high - intensity - discharge headlights, heated rear seats and a heated steering wheel.
The Panamera is less fantastic at the things you expect
of a big luxury sedan.
Alex Apatoff, Senior Style Editor: One
of the biggest luxuries in the universe is a cashmere scarf.
Each of the 212 rooms has a view of Daytona Beach, the Atlantic, or the Intracoastal Waterway, and the property has the plush perks
of a bigger luxury beach hotel, such as a saltwater pool, spa, kids» club, and family - friendly s» mores pits.
Not exact matches
However, I've had the
luxury of learning early on how to harness the power
of web videos and thus help my small business make its first
big steps towards our pot
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PARIS, May 3 - Thriving demand in China boosted sales at Birkin bag marker Hermes in the first quarter, underscoring an upbeat start to the year for some
of the
luxury sector's
biggest names.
Socialites, celebrities, and elite businessmen are catching on — Laura Prepon, Jon Hamm, and Olivia Palermo are just a few
of the
big names that have been spotted in one
of Blade's three
luxury lounges in Manhattan.
Lexus, the
luxury brand
of the world's second -
biggest carmaker, Toyota, confirmed it's dropping models altogether at the Swiss event, while Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is said to have canceled contracts with several female models over concern about being criticized on #MeToo.
The project will cover 50 islands and 34,000 square kilometers — an area
bigger than Belgium — between the cities
of Umluj and Al Wajh to attract «
luxury travelers from around the globe,» according to an official statement sent to Bloomberg on Tuesday.
Amorepacific, South Korea's
biggest beauty firm, began selling its
luxury Sulwhasoo brand
of creams and other cosmetic products in Galeries Lafayette department store in Paris in September.
A Russian oil billionaire has been ordered by the U.K.'s High Court to transfer a
luxury superyacht worth nearly $ 500,000 to his ex-wife in one
of Britain's
biggest divorce battles, the Financial Times reports.
The latest trend in the
big city is «mansions» built into the lower floors
of luxury condominium complexes.
Model Bakery, a longtime fixture
of Napa's Main Street in St. Helena, went from small - town gem to international sensation last spring when Oprah Winfrey told People magazine that her
biggest luxury is having their English muffins flown in.
The region features roughly the same number
of luxury hotels and wineries as Napa County but spread out over an area three times as
big with redwoods and a 55 - mile coastline.
Ladouceur predicts that all segments
of Toronto's housing market will get pricier, from condos to detached single - family homes, but the
luxury segment — where many foreign investors park their money — could see the
biggest lift.
He cautioned, however, that the
big flagship
luxury stores in Paris and other Western cities need to be careful
of the long lines and crowd problems associated with an influx
of Chinese tourists.
The
luxury suite at the Ritz - Carlton, Buckhead in Atlanta where Jack Welch and Ted Turner met to size each other up turned out not to be
big enough for the both
of them.
Even if one
of those first products, foie gras, is associated with
luxury dining, Tetrick said that early success doesn't equal
big success.
Being small probably means you wear many hats and don't have the
luxury of big budgets and teams.
Western whiskeys and
luxury handbags had become a currency
of influence in the world's
biggest Communist republic.
Chanel, which belongs to the Wertheimer family, is the second
biggest luxury brand in the world, behind Louis Vuitton and ahead
of Ralph Lauren, with nearly 6 billion euros ($ 8 billion) in estimated annual sales.
The inflated flying structures are making a comeback with
big players and new challengers promising to develop airships for anything from
luxury travel to transporting cargo to remote parts
of the world.
Sales dived by 9 % in first quarter
of its financial year, largely due to one
big problem: A crackdown on corruption in China, which has led to plummeting sales in China for
luxury brands and premium spirit makers.
As a result, over the past decade global
luxury brands started expanding into the capitals
of oil - rich countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the U.A.E., giving women access to shopping on par with the
biggest European cities (Dubai is home to the world's largest shopping mall) and higher consumer expectations.
This week's
big news is that Michael Kors, one
of the largest
luxury fashion brands, is closing up to 15 %
of its retail stores over the next two years, after slow sales and fewer people shopping in - store.
As HSBC managing director Ewan Rambourg explains in «The Bling Dynasty: Why the Reign
of Chinese
Luxury Shoppers Has Only Just Begun,» Louis Vuitton has been a
big deal in China since around 2003, when sales peaked in Japan.
Here's some
of my conversation with von Tobel, whose
Big Idea for 2016 is for companies to start embrace the democratization
of luxury products:
The crossover would add to Mercedes's growing line
of lucrative top - end vehicles, such as this year's gas - guzzling AMG GT four - door coupe, as the world's
biggest luxury - car maker seeks revenue to finance its expensive shift to battery technology.
Gone are the days
of doing deals for
big casinos in Macau, part - owning a fast - growing online bookmaker with former cricketer Ricky Ponting as an ambassador, while even corporate jets and
luxury country retreats have been on the sale block.
One
of the
biggest investment mistakes I see millennials make is purchasing
luxury cars immediately after graduating from college.
Startups don't have the
luxury of paying the highest salaries; many are scrappy and they rely on investors with
big stakes in the company.
Spoiler alert: she does not go into detail about how fentanyl dealers used the real estate market to launder drug money or how B.C. casinos (also
big donors to her party) helped international high rollers convert duffel bags
of dirty cash into down payments on
luxury homes.
The fashion «unicorn» has entered into a joint venture with Chalhoub Group, one
of the
biggest distributors
of fashion and
luxury goods in the Middle East, an underserved e-commerce market with high growth potential.
Wealthy Chinese citizens are buying beachfront condos in Cyprus, paying
big U.S. tuition bills for their children and stocking up on
luxury goods in Singapore, frequently moving cash secretly through a flourishing network
of money - transfer agents.
We retail investors unlike
big financial institutions have the
luxury of not being fully invested, this means that sometimes the best investment decision you can make is to have your portfolio with just cash and no stocks or a combination
of it.
At the same time that a glut in apartment / condo buildings is appearing everywhere, the
luxury high - end market is falling apart as well, the latter
of which was also a leading feature
of the demise
of the
big housing bubble.
And the
biggest con
of them all, the con
of convincing the masses that their, working until they drop, poor, miserable lives are something admirable and necessary — while the con men (royalty) sits on the throne and enjoys the
luxuries of life.
We no longer have the
luxury of not planning; we're simply too
big.
One
of my
biggest pet peeves is when someone says to me, (usually in response to some statement I've made about the role
of women in the church or Christians and politics or some other wildly inappropriate subject for dinner conversation), «well I don't have the
luxury of picking and choosing which parts
of the Bible I take seriously.»
No matter how
big or small your budget, there are many ways to capitalize on your milestone, especially if you have the
luxury of time for planning and the opportunity to partner with a PR firm to help push your messages out to the masses.
Treasury shares finished at $ 10.53, down slightly on Friday, after a
big share price surge
of 11 per cent on a buoyant set
of results announced on August 18 as investors crunched their numbers on the $ 800 million inventory
of luxury wines that will be steadily rolled out for sale over the next few years in the $ 20 a bottle and higher price point.
Treasury Wines is Australia's
biggest wine company and has heavily re-positioned its portfolio to the premium and
luxury end
of the market, with brands including Penfolds, Wolf Blass and Wynns and has delivered booming profits with exports to China rising sharply.
The more positive camp reckons that with
big stocks
of luxury wines coming onto the market in 2018 and 2019, there's still value to be had.
Australian winemakers might have to wait until 2015 to see a return to growth in China after Pernod Ricard, the world's second -
biggest drinks group and owner
of Jacob's Creek, warned that beverage sales were flat since the Lunar New Year as an austerity drive and crackdown on
luxury gift giving kept glasses empty.