Behold: the Canoo – an all-electric pickup truck/‘lifestyle vehicle’ competing in the boxy-but-good sector with the Tesla Cybertruck with preorders from mid-2021 and a 2023 launch.
Built on the Los Angeles-based company’s modular EV platform, the pickup will have dual or rear motor configurations up to 600bhp and a 320km range. The bed has a pull-out section for hauling large cargo, a front cargo area that folds into a work table and workspaces folding out from the sides.
Price as yet tba.
Behold: the e-Bike Cross and e-Bike Sport, two high end electric bikes from Porsche: the former with a Shimano EP8 motor, integrated Supernova M99 LED lights and smooth-running tires for urban use; the latter with Magura-MT Trail disc brakes, 12-speed Shimano XT drivetrain, and claggy tyres for hillside shenanigans.
Yours for €7,100 and €8,300 respectively.
Porsche though.
Behold: the Voro Wolf King – not your average electric trottinette.
Combining dual 72V 40A minimotors, two 1500 nominal watt motors, and a 72V battery, the Wolf King can accelerate to 80km/h in a first-gen Lamborghini Countach-esque 4.8 seconds and on to an absurdly dangerous top speed of 100km/h.
There’s a sturdy 6082 aluminium frame, tubeless racing (or off-road) tires, full hydraulic brakes and a motorcycle-style hydraulic shock suspension system.
Organ donor card optional.
Yours for just over €2,500 (+shipping)
A 38 storey wooden skyscraper designed by Studio Marco Vermeulen for Eindhoven in the Netherlands. Two rectangular towers, 130 and 100 metres tall will dominate the centre of the city next to the Dommel river – taller than lofty predecessors HoHo Wein tower in Vienna and the Mjösa Tower in Brumunddal, Norway.
Made from cross laminated timber sourced from sustainably managed forests, the complex will include housing, offices, leisure facilities and a hotel, centred around a winter garden on the lower floors.
Behold: the Highland Storm MPV – an armoured amphibious vehicle currently in development for the British military by United Arab Emirates company Highland Systems.
Resistant to high calibre projectiles and IEDs, the Storm can be operated by remote control or programmed for autonomous use. With half a metre ground clearance, it can climb 75% gradients, traverse rivers and cross any terrain or lack thereof at up to 140km/h.
Behold: the 1972 Ferrari Dino 246/GT – this one formerly owned by Williams F1 Team founder Sir Frank Williams.
Though it didn’t wear the Cavallino Rampante badge, the Dino was pure Ferrari with a mighty 192bhp 2.4l V6 mid-mounted engine capable of a more-than-respectable 0-100km/h in 7.1 seconds.
This immaculately preserved survivor can be yours for a mere €395,000.
Behold the 2021 Brough Superior SS100 Lawrence Special Edition, a 997cc V-Twin descended from what used to be known as the ‘Rolls Royce of motorcycles’.
British manufacturer Brough Superior made just 3,048 hogs between 1919 and 1930 but they were all good ‘uns. T.E. Lawrence owned eight and died from injuries sustained crashing the seventh.
Revived in 2016 (the company, not Lawrence) Brough has been producing a modern version of its famous SS100 V-Twin, including special themed editions like this one dedicated to the celebrated author and archeologist. With a huge 17 litre tank to see you safely across the desert and a tail end shaped like the curved Bedouin daggers Lawrence wore on his belt, only 188 will be made: a nod to 1888, the year of his birth.
Price (almost certainly in excess of €100,000) tba.
You may also care for the Aston Martin X Brough AMB 001.
Behold: the 1958 Aston Martin DB4 Coupe. This vehicle (chassis number 102/L) first showcased at Marcel Blondeau’s Garage Mirabeau on the eve of the 1958 Paris Auto Show would become one of the most iconic cars in history.
Originally deep burgundy before being repainted in its original Desert White, it’s the second DB4 ever made and, as such, somewhat significant.
Yours for €925,000, if you’re lucky.
Behold: the colourful, site-specific, tulle installations of Ana María Hernando, inspired by her childhood in Buenos Aires, where she observed the women of her family sewing, crocheting, and embroidering together every day. She sez:
As a Latina, I explore how the feminine comes forward in strength and flexibility, in beauty and in (an) unstoppable abundance of generosity.
In fairness.
More of Ana’s net worth here.
Net worth.
Ah forget you.
