Distinguished Goods For The Savvy Individual
Before Bugatti retires the venerable W16 powerplant, the company is sending it off in style with a limited production run of coachbuilt cars. The Mistral, an open-top roadster named for a winter wind that blows through Mediterannean France, is powered by the top-level 1,600 horsepower version of the quad-turbo W16. […]
Can-Am has announced it’s joining the electric market with a pair of motorcycles — and a Sea-Doo hydrofoil board. Can-Am didn’t offer many details about the pair of bikes, outside of a boxy design and two models. The Origin is intended as a dual-sport, street/trail machine, while the Pulse is […]
Only 64 road-going examples of what is arguably the greatest car ever built — the McLaren F1 — were made. Designer Gordon Murray poured everything the team at McLaren had learned over decades in F1 to build the car, and it did not disappoint — and has only gotten better […]
Classic Ferraris are by definition rare — but few can claim the one-of-one status of this 1954 375 America. 10 cars started life as the 250 Europa, with two being converted by Ferrari to the 375 America specification, with this car being the only Vignale-bodied cabriolet. The car retains its […]
The Meyers Manx debuted in 1964, and VW Beetle-based buggy immediately became a ’60s icon. Nearly 60 years later, the Manx is getting a total makeover as an EV with an all-new aluminum monocoque frame, freeing it from its Beetle origins. The Meyers Manx 2.0 uses a pair of electric […]
Jaguar returned to the winner’s circle of Le Mans in 1988 and again in 1990 with the XJR-9. Designer Tom Walkinshaw convinced Jaguar management that demand for a road-going version was strong, and plans were started to build 50 XJR-15s for the public. Power came from a mid-mounted 5.3-liter V12, […]
The original Hummer H1’s military origins makes it a great platform for the an overlander. Wolf Rigs, based in Colorado, has coverted the H1 into the Patton, a go-anywhere camper with a living area that is anything but military-style spartan. The Patton fits a queen-size bed, a fully-equipped kitchenette, and […]
Dig out your mullet and think up a good CB handle, because Mecum has a pristine 1977 Pontiac Firebird Screaming Chicken about to cross the auction block. Riding the success of Smokey and the Bandit, the 1977 Trans Am SE would be the most popular of the SE models, with Starlight […]
Porsche Design is celebrating its 50th anniversary in a big way — by auctioning off a one-of-a-kind 1972 911 S 2.4 Targa restored by Porsche Classic. A collaboration between the two Porsche divisions, the 911 Targa comes in black with special Porsche Design graphics, embossed Porsche Design elements, and a […]
Zero’s all-new supermoto-styled FXE bike is available for the 2023 model year in a new all-black finish. Designed to be the best urban commuter on the market, the FXE has 100 miles of range and a clutchless direct-drive system making 78 lb-ft of peak torque. The FXE’s unique floating bodywork […]