Category Archives: Design

Behold: the Sea-Doo Switch Pontoon – a nifty, jet-propelled watercraft with handlebar steering for high manoeuvrability and a deck that can be reconfigured for fishing, watersports or whatever kind of floaty shenanigans you’re at.

Available in sizes from 4.9 to 6.4 metres, it can accommodate up to nine passengers.

Yours from $18,000- $27,000 (€15,400 – €23,000)

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Behold: the BMW R1250R ‘Hulk Edition’ – a highly modified ‘cafe fighter’ take on Motorrad’s most modable hog by Bulgarian customiser Asen Zahariev and his team. 

The donor bike has a new subframe with a thin custom saddle and bespoke tail cowl mimicking the lines of the tank cover. Beyond that: a stacked pair of Shin Yo projector headlights, a pair of K&N pod filters and a blacked-out Leo Vince can, new spoked wheels taken from an R9T with black hubs, gold rims and an Aurora Diamond Green metallic paint job from BMW’s M8 Competition coupe. 

There’s only one, and it’s yours for about €26,000.

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Behold: the Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 – a semicentennial celebration of the car that graced a million teenage bedroom walls. 

Complete with the characteristic scissor doors, built-in air intakes and distinctive shark gills, the LPI 800-4’s 6.5-litre V12 power plant is linked to a 48V gearbox-mounted electric motor generating 802bhp to an all wheel drive setup with a top speed of 354km/h.

A photochromatic glass roof set in the carbon fibre shell changes instantly from matte to transparent.

Limited to 112 units, yours will likely cost €3,000,000+.

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Behold: the Super73xHot Wheels RX Series eBike – a limited edition collaboration between the toy car manufacturer and leading Californian electric bike maker Super73. 

The business end is an aircraft-grade aluminum alloy frame, 960 watt-hour battery, and 2,000W brushless DC hub-mounted motor. The special edition includes an embroidered leather saddle, oversized pedals, LED headlight and bespoke black livery with blue and orange accents.

Pricing (in the US) starts at $5,000 and you also get a matching Hot Wheels x SUPER73 diecast Ford Bronco R adventure truck.

You know, for the kids.

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Behold: the LEO – a conceptual eVTOL that actually looks likely to make it to production for consumer use.

Along with Blade Runner styling, gullwing doors and a frankly terrifying see-through floor, the LEO will likely have a fully-shrouded, DARPA-funded Electric Jet Aircraft propulsion system enabling autonomous piloting, one-hour flight times, and top speeds up to 400km/h.

Unlike more ungainly peers, it has a relatively compact 3x6m footprint and so can be parked on a kerb or in a two-car garage.

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Behold: the 1928 Mercedes Benz Sports Tourer: designed by Ferdinand Porsche shortly after the merger of Daimler and Benz, only 146 were made between 1927 and 1930 when the Great Depression put an end to production.

This vehicle – which has been in the same family since 1964 – was extensively restored in 1968 and has been immaculately maintained and driven regularly ever since.

Currently accepting bids from €2,500,000 to €3,400,000.

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