♔ ‘His life was so ludicrously glamorous it made Hollywood look like Croydon on a wet Tuesday.’ Alfonso de Portago. A man who treated danger like others treat champagne — to be consumed daily. He was Spain’s answer to James Bond: polo star, Olympic bobsledder, racing driver, aristocrat, lover of models and film stars. His […]
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♔ ‘Once they sold cars to survive, now they sell dreams to sovereign funds.’ McLaren Racing — once a cash-strapped relic flogging assets to survive — is now worth more than Claridge’s, a Mayfair townhouse and a superyacht combined. Bahrain’s Mumtalakat and Abu Dhabi’s CYVN are poised to take complete control, valuing the F1 jewel
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♔ ‘Ferrari sold dreams. Vector sold fantasies — and like most fantasies, they cost a fortune and ended in disappointment.’ The Vector W8 was the supercar that made even Ferraris look underdressed. Carbon-Kevlar bodywork, aerospace instruments, and 625bhp from a twin-turbo V8. It promised perfection — and almost delivered. But here’s the catch: when you
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♔ ‘Mission X is Gladiatorial combat with Physics itself.’ Porsche’s Mission X isn’t just another EV. It’s a 1,500hp statement necklace for the garage, a carbon-fibre chandelier masquerading as a hypercar. Faster than a jet on take-off, destined for fewer owners than a Mayfair wine cellar has vintages. But here’s the twist: the market for
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♔ ‘The exhaust note isn’t a sound; it’s a full-blown declaration of war on the modern hybrid.’ Take a 1960s McLaren prototype, feed it champagne and steroids, and get the Nichols N1A ICON 88. It’s not just a car – it’s a rolling rebuke to everything with touchscreens and driver aids. Fifteen will be built,
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