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AN APPRECIATION OF LUXURY ASTON MARTIN I GULFSTREAM I ROLEX ISSUE 1

4 6 ASTON MARTIN ELECTRIC SUV AND GULFSTREAM G700 SPORTS CAR COMING IN 2025 CONTENTS THE SPORTS CAR COULD LOSE THE DB A GRAND SUITE PREFIX. CUTTING-EDGE AVIONICS FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS AT ASTON MARTIN. 2022 GULFSTREAM G700 AT A GLANCE 2

10 14 ROLEX RELEASES NEW SUBMARINER ULTRA-LUXURY SPEC HOMES GAINING IN MODELS : HERE’S WHY THEY MATTER POPULARITY ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL WATCHES A NEW BOOM IN ROOFTOP APARTMENTS EVER MADE SYDNEY AND THE GOLD COAST ARE EXPECTED WHY IS THE SUBMARINER IMPORTANT? TO SEE PRICE INCREASES INSIGHTS FROM MANSION GLOBAL 3

ASTON MARTIN ELECTRIC SUV AND SPORTS CAR COMING IN 2025

THE SPORTS CAR COULD LOSE er’s combustion-powered models, the new THE DB PREFIX. electric models will most likely rely on tech- nology from Mercedes-Benz, which currently Aston Martin is planning an onslaught of new owns a 20-percent stake of the British firm. models and new versions of existing mod- Aston Martin still doesn’t have a dedicated EV els in the next few years. The expansion will platform and an electric drivetrain, and the co- include a number of different variants of the operation with Mercedes could be the answer DBX, including perhaps a DBX V12, and the to all its problems in the short to mid-term. manufacturer is reportedly planning a duo of all-new electric vehicles. “ We are way ahead of Autocar is quoting a report from Fi- our rivals, and all because nancial Times based on an interview of our partnership with of the newspaper with Aston Martin’s Mercedes” Stroll added. chairman Lawrence Stroll. Speaking to the publication at the brand’s HQ Besides the fact that the two cars could use in Gaydon, he confirmed the two new Mercedes-sourced tech, little else is known at zero-emissions models will go into pro- the moment. Stroll said the sports car will be duction in 2025. The two vehicles will a “front-engine version of a DB11/Vantage,” be a sports car and an SUV. though the final design and naming haven’t been confirmed yet. Interestingly, Aston Mar- FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS AT tin might ditch the famous DB prefix for this ASTON MARTIN car, though it will use “our beautiful body, our suspension, our vehicle dynamics, our be- Stroll told the FT that the high-riding spoke interiors.” electric vehicle will be manufactured in Wales where Aston Martin current- ly produces the DBX. In turn, the EV sports car will be assembled at home in Gaydon. Both should be released to the market in 2025. Similar to some of the manufactur- 5

GULFSTREAM G700 This model, which should enter service next year, delivers virtually everything you could want in a production business jet.

New York to Beijing nonstop at Mach .85. bowling lane—and is carved into up to five Shorter hops—up to 6,400 nautical miles— distinct living zones that can be configured to at Mach .90. And a top speed of Mach .925. seat from 13 to 19. (On the really long hauls, Those are the capabilities offered by the $75 you can take only eight passengers and four million, 7,500-nautical mile-range G700, which crew.) Gulfstream unveiled in 2019 and expects to enter service in 2022. Five test aircraft already Typical layouts include a forward lavatory have accumulated 1,100 hours (through Feb- opposite the aircraft entryway followed by a ruary) and flown well beyond published limits spacious closet and a forward galley that is to speeds of Mach .99 and at 54,000 feet. built around a 10-foot-long countertop, pro- viding ample space for a crew to prepare Gulfstream’s new long-range, meals from scratch. The galley has room for 107,600-pound (maximum takeoff a large sink, a full-size oven, a big refrigera- weight) flagship builds on the success tor, a microwave, coffee makers, a wine chiller, of the G650 and G650ER, offering the and all the storage space you’d need to keep widest, tallest, and longest serial pro- passengers and a crew happy for 14 hours. duction bizjet cabin in the sky. The A three-place divan or optional crew rest area G700’s long legs and increased capa- can be placed opposite this airborne monu- bilities and comfort are derived from ment to satiation. engines, curved winglets, avionics, flight controls, a flight deck, a cabin, An executive club-four area of fully ber- and seating that build on the modern thable single seats follows the galley; then systems and design philosophy em- comes an entertainment zone with a three- ployed by its smaller G500 and G600 place divan opposite a credenza that houses a stablemates. 40-inch 4K monitor with immersive 3D sound from transducers built into the cabin sidewall Like the cabins in the G650 series, panels. Aircraft connectivity is courtesy of the the one in the G700 provides a sanctu- standard Jet ConneX Ka-band Wi-Fi. As on all ary of understated elegance. The new modern bizjets, cabin management and en- cabin is 10 feet longer, though, for a tertainment can be controlled wirelessly from total length of nearly 57 feet—a mere linked personal smart devices or passen- three feet shorter than a regulation ger touchscreens. Behind the entertainment 7

lounge, a six-seat grouping for conferences or Gulfstream has also addressed the histor- dining features a wireless smartphone charger ical bugaboo of bizjet cabins: seat comfort. built into the table. While the seats on the G650 are more than ad- equate, the airframer has enhanced the ones A GRAND SUITE on the G700 to cope with passenger ergo- nomics on long flights with new styling, articu- While the G700 offers many cabin layouts and lating back panels, recessed controls, accent seemingly endless finer details, what makes it lighting, and a menu of cover fabrics, materi- a true lux long-hauler is the available “Grand als, and pattern choices. The G700 seats won Suite” in the aft fuselage. It’s the closest a 2020 design award from the Yacht Interior thing to a five-star hotel room in a produc- Society. tion business jet. It can be equipped with a curved-edge, queen-size bed opposite a full- size dresser. The adjacent aft lav features two windows, a stand-up closet, a large vanity, and an optional stand-up shower. The lav also provides in-flight access to the pressurized, 195-cubic-foot baggage hold, which can con- vey 2,500 pounds. Gulfstream is building in a variety of other comfort-enhancing features on the G700: an intricate cabin lighting system with 20,000 HD LEDs that simulates sunrise and sunset and can be used to adjust human body circadian rhythms, a 100 percent fresh-air system, a maximum cabin altitude of 4,850 feet (while the aircraft is at 51,000 feet) and 20 oversized (21-by-28-inch) dimmable oval cabin windows for natural lighting—all working in concert to minimize jetlag. 8

Throughout the impressively quiet cabin, you’ll up displays—the latter a first for a business find multiple charging ports and power outlets jet—along with the new Gulfstream Predictive and wider side ledges with integral storage Landing Performance System (PLPS). The and deep cup holders. Subtle curves in the EFVS enables approaches and safe landing in monuments, dividers, and fabric patterns— the worst weather while the PLPS provides pi- combined with cleverly hidden lighting and lots with plenty of warning when a landing ap- controls—give the interior a flowing, serene, proach is going sideways, giving them time to and uncluttered look and feel. either correct it or go around and try again—a valuable tool for preventing runway overruns. And this design philosophy extends to the The system shows the exact spot on the run- G700’s Symmetry digital flight deck—first in- way where the aircraft will stop, based on its troduced on the G500 and G600. (The avionics landing settings. of all three, based on Honeywell’s Primus Epic system, are so similar that pilots can qualify Power comes from a pair of Rolls-Royce to fly them with a common type rating.) The Pearl 700 engines that each deliver 18,250 control yokes of the G650 line are gone, re- pounds of thrust. The Pearls are improved de- placed by BAE active control sidesticks linked rivatives of the BR725 engines on the G650 to a triple-redundant computerized fly-by-wire series and are cleaner and more efficient. flight-control system. A streamlined bank of They provide 8 percent more thrust while 10 touchscreens has largely displaced the consuming 3.5 percent less fuel and meet or switches and buttons. Pilots can control up to exceed international standards for noise and three of the main four display screens through nitrous-oxide emissions. individual cursor control devices and can transfer data between screens in the event of The G700 delivers impressive technology a failure. New pilot seats provide greater com- and is likely all you could ever want in a pro- fort than their predecessors. duction business jet. And if the cabin styling, ergonomics, and amenities don’t hold your at- CUTTING-EDGE AVIONICS tention, you can always set up the pins and roll a few frames down the aisle. The avionics feature Gulfstream’s Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS) and twin head- 9

AN APPRECIATION OF LUXURY ASTON MARTIN I GULFSTREAM I ROLEX