THE CANARY ISLAND of Lanzarote can be best described as a topographical anomaly. With pristine beaches on one side, volcanic rocks on the other, and a fortifying range of mountains extending all the way to the horizon, the Spanish island near the Moroccan coastline offers views
that few spots on Earth do. The whole experience is rendered even more otherworldly by the future-proof Audi Q8 e-tron. Silently humming past a ribbon of tarmac, the e-tron—Audi’s flagship electric SUV now rechristened the Q8 e-tron—has a decidedly uncinematic approach to driving past mountains. It leaves no thundering V8 echo in its wake, unlike its extroverted cousin, the RS Q8. In fact it leaves nothing in its wake other than a whiff of bewilderment over how something so large and so festive-looking can disappear into the horizon with such stealth. But quiet and convenient is how we like our cars now and the Q8 e-tron has really managed to champion those attributes. Silent, unassuming, and with zero tailpipe emissions.
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In Haider We Hope
The role of a fashion designer is one usually forged in chaos and fired down by “creative differences”. But on the eve of a new Tom Ford directorship, Haider Ackermann has never felt more free.
VIVA VARUN
Varun Dhawan on balancing fatherhood and film shoots, and the pressure of making the right choices.
PRATIK GANDHI'S QUIET EUPHORIA
The actor―who delivered a knockout performance in Madgaon Expresson the high of a hit and the pressure of sustaining success.
THE COMEBACK KID
Buoyed by his performance in Singham Returns, Arjun Kapoor doubles down on creativity.
SCRIPTING STARDOM
Vicky Kaushal on the thrill and terror of stepping onto a Sanjay Leela Bhansali set, charting an unconventional career, and making sense of the money game.
A TRYST WITH STARDOM
Triptii Dimri segued from her left-field roots straight to the animal park. The gamble has paid off.
WALKING A TIGHTROPE
Following the monster success of Stree 2, Rajkummar Rao opens up about navigating artistic fulfilment and box-office glory.
THE MAHARAJA OF MEHRAULI
It's been an action-packed year for Tarun Tahiliani, the emperor of Indian couture.
LONE WARRIOR
Kartik Aaryan on why, in an industry that only watches out for its own, he has to blow his own trumpet.
HITS AND HEARTBREAKS
Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali talks about redeeming himself with the extraordinary Chamkila, dealing with star-studded setbacks, and why we've forgotten to make love stories.
