Behold: the Rimac Nivera – an all electric hypercard from Croatian manufacturer Rimac that debuted at the 2018 Geneva motor show – finally ready for full production.
An ‘ultra-aero system’ and carbon fibre monocoque chassis maximise downforce and minimise drag with four electric motors pushing 0-100km’h in a staggering 1.85 seconds with a top speed of 415km/h. Off the track, there’s room for two, plus luggage.
Only 150 will be made. Yours will cost €2,050,000.
The winners of an actual competition held by Domestos (possibly inspired by Trainspotting) to highlight the wojous state of Mother Russia’s school jax.
Niall Gubbins tweetz:
Spotted this at the local playground. My initial thought: it needs the Trainspotting Choose Life / Iggy Pop treatment but now I’m thinking more the Wear Sunscreen treatment. Questions for the readers. Who does the voice, what’s the soundtrack?
Over to YOU, folks.
Behold: the Bussink GT R SpeedLegend – a customised Mercedes-AMG GT R Roadster inspired by the Mercedes-McLaren SLR Stirling Moss.
Designed by Roland A. Bussink, the car – with its 4.0l twin turbo tweaked to deliver 850bhp – loses its soft top and windscreen in favour of a Formula 1 Halo-style ‘speedbow’ that extends over and behind the passengers’ heads with custom rollover hoops.
A helmet would seem in order.
The late 15th century double spiral staircase at the Burg – regional government headquarters of Graz in southern Austria – so called because two people ascending in opposite directions will separate and rejoin several times before ultimately reuniting.
Yeah. Never gonna happen.
(Pics by Irène DB)
Behold: the Rolls Royce Boat Tail – a one-of-a-kind hand-crafted private commission celebrating the company’s return to coachbuilding 55 years after the Silver Cloud was replaced by the Silver Shadow.
The Boat Tail’s unique feature is an ‘aft deck’ that opens butterfly-style at the touch of a button to reveal a hosting suite with one side dedicated to aperitifs and the other to cuisine. Kitted out with bespoke Rolls Royce silverware and a champagne refrigerator, the rear is shaded by a parasol that deploys as required.
And if this vehicle’s not to your liking, you can commission your own from RR’s resurgent coachbuilding department.
Behold: the Totem GT Electric – a tribute to the 1960s Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA by Italian automotive startup Totem Automobili, which describes it as ‘the most advanced restomod in the world’.
Fair enough. This all-electric handmade prototype (from which 20 production models will follow) generates 518bhp and will do 245km/h with a100km/h time of 3.4 seconds and 360km of range from full charge.
