Category Archives: Design

Behold: the 2021 Mercedes Benz Maybach S-Class – future flagship of the Benz bourgemobile fleet.

Despite its luxurious front cabin, most of its owners will only ever sit in the back. Here, twin Executive seats with calf massage and neck and shoulder heaters are adjustable all the way to full length sleeping mode.

Interior lighting is adaptive. Doors are automatic and seatbelt extension is handled by electronic ‘butlers’. The roller sunscreen is gesture-controlled and there’s a cooler to keep your Krug Grande Cuvée at the perfect temperature.

Pricing to be announced but likely to be somewhere around €170,000+ for the middle of the inline-six 3.0 petrol/hybrid/V8/twin-turbo V12 range.

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Behold: the Mini Vision Urbanaut – a conceptual EV minivan from BMW designed to make the most of its interior space despite a tiny exterior footprint.

A flexible four seat arrangement behind a single slide and swivel door includes a fold away dashboard and a front windscreen that can be hinged open when the vehicle is stationary.

The wheels light up. The front seats transform into a daybed.

You’d wonder is it a car at all.

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Behold: the ‘NASA Motorcycle’ – an entirely conceptual lunar hog by Russian designer Andrew Fabishevskiy.

The dashing astronaut on the go gets: a long wheelbase moon-bobber with an elaborate tubular trellis frame, all wheel drive to fat tyres, fore and aft swing arms and a saddle composed of a soft sphere below a series of straps.

Kinky.

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Behold: the BMW Definition CE04 – a first-of-its-kind mid segment electric scooter from Motorrad (which already does a maxi-scooter and a concept bike).

A long wheelbase for stability, a step-through upright riding position and a large screen for GPS and systems control.

Proof of concept for now, and still testing, but production should follow soon. 

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Behold: the 1959 Porsche 365A Coupe, or rather, an immaculate ‘outlaw’ restomod by Emory Motorsports. You’ll recall an equally impressive job they did on a 1964 Porsche 356 C4S (commissioned, like this one, by a private client).

On the surface, modified B-pillars and 1960s inspired access to oil filters and cooler. Underneath, a custom modified crankshaft, headers and cam, independent rear suspension, disc brakes and a 260bhp 2.6-litre, fuel-injected Emory-Rothsport Outlaw-4 engine.

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Behold: the BMW C400X ‘Golden Age’ – a transformative art deco version of the C400X scooter made possible by a bolt-on nostalgia kit from NMoto (you’ll recall their version of the BMW R nineT).

A complete revamp – leaving all the underlying modern tech and performance intact, inspired by a 1936 J.K. Henderson prototype from O. Ray Courtney, the shells will be released next year.

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Behold: the Wally 43WallyTender – a dayboat with a spacious teak deck and extra bulwarks that fold down to provide more when the boat is anchored.

Twin Volvo Penta diesel 380hp stern drive engines are upgradable to 440hp for an impressive maximum clip of 40 knots, there’s additional lounging space for two on the foredeck and, down below, a luxurious ensuite cabin.

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Behold: the 1943 Sherman M4A1 ‘Grizzly’ tank, very similar to the M4A2 featured in the film ‘Fury’ and a rare survivor of its time (most were destroyed or scrapped after World War 2,).

It has a cast, single-piece upper hull welded to an armour-plated lower hull, and a massive 16-litre (975i) Wright Whirlwind nine-cylinder radial engine, it’s fully operational, demilitarised and ready for the carpark of your local SuperValu.

Yours for €275,000+

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