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Behold the 2017 Lamborghini Centario – one of 40 special edition Aventador SVs created to celebrate the (posthumous) 100th birthday of founder Ferruccio Lamborghini.

Tricked out in carbon fibre right down to the wheels, with all wheel drive and four wheel steering (a first for the marque), the 759bhp Centario is powered by a huge naturally-aspirated 759bhp 6.5l V12.

Only 20 were built in roadster configuration and this one – with just 594km on the clock – can be yours for a mere €3,170,000 plus shipping

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Behold: a deep portrait of the edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 3628, also known as the Hamburger Galaxy. To wit:

It also reveals a small galaxy nearby, likely a satellite of NGC 3628, and a faint but extensive tidal tail. The drawn out tail stretches for about 300,000 light-years, even beyond the right edge of the wide frame. NGC 3628 shares its neighborhood in the local universe with two other large spirals M65 and M66 in a grouping otherwise known as the Leo Triplet. Gravitational interactions with its cosmic neighbors are likely responsible for creating the tidal tail, as well as the extended flare and warp of this spiral’s disk. The tantalizing island universe itself is about 100,000 light-years across and 35 million light-years away in the northern springtime constellation Leo.

(Image: Stefano Cancelli (1963-2020), Paul Mortfield)

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Behold: the Zeltrini Z-Triton: part houseboat, part micro camper, part electric tricycle.

Capable of a nippy 40km/h on land (given its bulk), the wheels retract and an onboard motor propels the houseboat up to 16 knots (30km/h) on water. Once afloat, electric cells power onboard lights and temperature control, with a  3.6m x 1.2m interior sleeping two in relative comfort.

Price tba.

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