Rolls-Royce Phantom Centenary celebrates 100 years of luxury October 24, 2025 To mark the 100th anniversary of the Phantom, Rolls-Royce has revealed a very special version of its flagship luxury car. The Phantom Centenary Private Collection will be limited to just 25 examples, and features astounding levels of craftsmanship both inside and out. Designers and engineers from Rolls-Royce describe the Centenary Private Collection as their “magnum [...]
Time-capsule 1982 Mercedes-Benz 500SL uncovered October 24, 2025 What might be the most well-preserved Mercedes-Benz outside of a museum has been revealed. With only 42 miles on its odometer, and never registered for the road, this stunning Mercedes 500SL looks identical to when it left the factory in 1982. Finished in Blue Green Metallic, the time-warp R107-generation 500SL has been acquired by Mercedes-Benz [...]
Porsche 911 Carrera S 2025 review: No longer the one-size-fits-all sports car October 24, 2025 The Porsche 911 was launched in 1964 as a one-size-fits-all package. Stump up £3,438 and you got a 130hp 2.0-litre engine inside a coupe body. Not your cup of kaffee? Sir or Madam could consider a Jaguar E-Type or Mercedes-Benz 190 SL instead. It didn’t take long for the 911 range to expand, however. A [...]
Business and Policy Leaders Call for Policies to Unlock London’s Full Economic Potential October 24, 2025 | City Talk London, 24 October 2025 – Business leaders, policymakers, and industry experts gathered in London for London – Opportunities and Obstacles for Growth, hosted by the Central London Alliance CIC, to discuss the challenges and prospects shaping the capital’s economic future. The event featured six panel discussions covering the key drivers of London’s growth, including finance, [...]
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 2025 review: The American dream October 24, 2025 Before we begin, a quick note on pronunciation when talking about the Chevrolet Corvette Z06. Make sure you ignore any British English instincts, and instead refer to this model as a ‘Zee-Oh-Six’. It’s an important reminder that, while Chevrolet may have built the eighth-generation Corvette in right-hand drive for global markets, this is still an [...]
Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray review: an American icon faces the future October 24, 2025 Fans of the Chevrolet Corvette were shocked when, in 2019, their beloved sports car made the switch to being mid-engined. So spare a thought for how traditionalists feel about the new E-Ray version of the Corvette, which has all-wheel drive and hybrid power. Along with moving the engine to the middle of the eighth-generation ‘C8’ [...]
Discovering the real China, with amazing food, incredible scenery and authentic culture October 24, 2025 From City PM The magazine, Autumn edition, with photos by Nicolas Quiniou I love China. There, I said it. Nowhere else I have visited has caused such a ruckus among my friends and family. My departure was marked by a stream of messages warning me to ‘be careful’ and ‘make sure you behave’. At first, [...]
City PM crowns the capital’s best at Toast the City Awards 2025 October 23, 2025 London’s Square Mile played host to a celebration of culinary and cultural excellence last night at City PM’s inaugural Toast the City Awards 2025. Supported by five Business Improvement Districts, the Eastern City, Culture Mile BID, Aldgate Connect, Cheapside and Fleet Street Quarter, Toast the City awards was the first ever ceremony celebrating Square Mile [...]
New watches: Our favourite colourful chronos to beat the winter blues October 23, 2025 From London Time, three colourful chronograph watches to beat the winter blues BELL & ROSS BR-X3 NIGHT VISION Looking like something Neo would wear in The Matrix, Paris’s military watchmaker has instead been inspired by head-up displays (HUD) from the cockpits of the Rafale fighter jets, whose pilots they supply. A stealthy case in ‘LUM-CAMO’ [...]
Vacheron Constantin’s 270-year journey pulls up to Harrods October 23, 2025 If you go down to Knightsbridge today, you’re sure of a big surprise. And it doesn’t end with the soaring takeover of Harrods’ entire facsia with all manner of perpetual calendars and tourbillons looming as you emerge from the Sloane Street exit. Vacheron Constantin – AKA Switzerland’s most venerable horological name, in continuous production for [...]
