Nick Scott

Oct 25, 2024 | robbreport.com | Nick Scott

When Rafael Nadal announced his imminent retirement from tennis earlier this month, an extraordinary fact was woven, almost perfunctorily, into many of the news reports: that the 22 Grand Slam winner had, over the course of his two-decade career, amassed earnings of around $560 million. If that figure isn’t enough to hike the eyebrows, consider this: Just $135 million of that came from his 92 pro-tournament titles, according to the ATP Tour.

Oct 19, 2024 | robbreport.com.au | Nick Scott |Belinda Aucott

The self-made businessman went from working on a ranch to launching businesses worth over $2 billion. Johnson’s rise, from waking at 3.00 am to work cattle on his family’s California ranch to becoming a self-made billionaire, began at school—but not necessarily in the classroom. “I remember running round corners trying not to get caught selling lollipops,” he says. At 47, Johnson has created and sold businesses for a combined total of around $2.3 billion.

Sep 1, 2024 | robbreport.com | Nick Scott

Scientists discovered the ability to create synthetic diamonds back in 1954, and we’ve been arguing about them ever since. Not only about whether a man-made gemstone could be considered the same as one produced by geologic phenomenon over the course of eons—the two are chemically identical, after all, and indistinguishable to the naked eye—but also about whether it should be.

Aug 24, 2024 | robbreport.com | Nick Scott

Thanks to advancements in small-scale manufacturing and broadening enthusiast appetite, the hypercar field today is more open to upstarts than it has been in recent memory—provided, of course, they can deliver the goods. Yet even among the current crop of disrupters, many of whom are going the electric route thanks to the less-expensive development costs of EVs, Ameerh Naran is marching to his own beat.

Jun 11, 2024 | robbreport.com | Nick Scott

: The Lotus Emira in action on track. : Silverstone, home to British motorsport, will be the testing ground for some of the latest luxury and high-performance models from leading marques. : The Maserati GranTurismo Trofeo will be among the contenders. : Home base for Robb Report’s Car of the Year UK will be Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, located about 30 miles from Silverstone. : The 2025 Aston Martin DB12 Volante will be one of the entries at Robb Report’s Car of the Year UK.