(SpeedHunters.com)
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Because You Can't Let AMG Rule The Waterways
The Porsche Superyacht Isn't Expensive Enough
It was only a matter of time before the quaint carmaker extended its reach into the world of yachting. It’s a very natural progression, you see. So, this is what design house Studio F.A. Porsche and superyacht builder Dynamiq teamed up to create: the GTT 115 Hybrid.
It wasn’t the “twin 1213kW MAN engines paired with the latest Fortjes 5000 pods” or the hybrid power system from the “twin 45kW Fischer Panda variable-speed generators located in the bow.” It wasn’t the deck cushions upholstered with a 911 R-esque houndstooth design (I have three!). Nor was it the nearly 115-foot length or its high, seven-foot plus ceilings (even on the lower decks!) It wasn’t even the exclusivity—only seven of these things would be made.
No, none of those were the problem. It was the price: €11.9 million, or about $13 million.
Thirteen million dollars only equated to about 15 Porsche 918 Spyders.
(Jalopnik.com)
It was only a matter of time before the quaint carmaker extended its reach into the world of yachting. It’s a very natural progression, you see. So, this is what design house Studio F.A. Porsche and superyacht builder Dynamiq teamed up to create: the GTT 115 Hybrid.
It wasn’t the “twin 1213kW MAN engines paired with the latest Fortjes 5000 pods” or the hybrid power system from the “twin 45kW Fischer Panda variable-speed generators located in the bow.” It wasn’t the deck cushions upholstered with a 911 R-esque houndstooth design (I have three!). Nor was it the nearly 115-foot length or its high, seven-foot plus ceilings (even on the lower decks!) It wasn’t even the exclusivity—only seven of these things would be made.
No, none of those were the problem. It was the price: €11.9 million, or about $13 million.
Thirteen million dollars only equated to about 15 Porsche 918 Spyders.
(Jalopnik.com)
A Good Lookin' Pair
This Martini soaked Volkswagen and Porsche duo is up for auction
The pair make for the perfect vintage race team.
One of the few things that could make a vintage racecar even better would be a matching transporter to go along with it. This weekend at Spa Francorchamps in Belgium, Bonhams will be auctioning off just such a pair, a 1976 Porsche 934/5 Kremer Group 4 Competition Coupe and a 1977 Volkswagen T2 Transporter. Though the couple are obviously soulmates, Bonhams is auctioning them off separately. Bonhams expects the pair to fetch about $500,000 all together.
(AutoBlog.com)
The pair make for the perfect vintage race team.
One of the few things that could make a vintage racecar even better would be a matching transporter to go along with it. This weekend at Spa Francorchamps in Belgium, Bonhams will be auctioning off just such a pair, a 1976 Porsche 934/5 Kremer Group 4 Competition Coupe and a 1977 Volkswagen T2 Transporter. Though the couple are obviously soulmates, Bonhams is auctioning them off separately. Bonhams expects the pair to fetch about $500,000 all together.
(AutoBlog.com)
An Interesting Read
Only Stupid People Have Lots of Friends
According to a new study, this desire to isolate may be a symptom of the fact that you're wicked smart: Satoshia Kanazawa and Norma Li, evolutionary psychologists in the UK, recently vouched for the genius of loners. Their data found that while most people's happiness increased in correlation to a decrease in population density (as well as with a high level of social interactions with loved ones) people who are "extremely intelligent" are actually happier when they don't spend time with their friends.
[I]t's arguable that highly intelligent people desire fewer close friendships because they are exceptional and likely to be brought down by those around them, such as when bright students prefer to work alone than in a group of classmates who they feel are less intelligent. But, he explains, "it's not always the smartest kid (or adult) in a group who prevails (compare with our current Republican primaries), so the intelligent person may be forced to accept the direction set by the less intelligent people. Moreover, the highly intelligent person may be just too busy with career to spend the time talking extensively with friends."
(Vice.com)
According to a new study, this desire to isolate may be a symptom of the fact that you're wicked smart: Satoshia Kanazawa and Norma Li, evolutionary psychologists in the UK, recently vouched for the genius of loners. Their data found that while most people's happiness increased in correlation to a decrease in population density (as well as with a high level of social interactions with loved ones) people who are "extremely intelligent" are actually happier when they don't spend time with their friends.
[I]t's arguable that highly intelligent people desire fewer close friendships because they are exceptional and likely to be brought down by those around them, such as when bright students prefer to work alone than in a group of classmates who they feel are less intelligent. But, he explains, "it's not always the smartest kid (or adult) in a group who prevails (compare with our current Republican primaries), so the intelligent person may be forced to accept the direction set by the less intelligent people. Moreover, the highly intelligent person may be just too busy with career to spend the time talking extensively with friends."
(Vice.com)
There Are Very Accurate
17 People Describe The Crappiest Part Of Being An Adult
12. Realizing how often important results can ride on chance, not effort, lack thereof or what is inherently fair or not fair. But you have to let that go. Don’t let it make you bitter or give you a reason to stop trying.
13. Bills everywhere, insurance, rent, taxes, car payments, the costs of living never stop. This means you have to keep working just to maintain the status quo.
17. Routine, you do the same damn thing day in day out because you have to. No more spontaneous adventures, you want to do something?? Better plan it for a weekend or your vacation.
Complete list (CavemanCircus.com)
12. Realizing how often important results can ride on chance, not effort, lack thereof or what is inherently fair or not fair. But you have to let that go. Don’t let it make you bitter or give you a reason to stop trying.
13. Bills everywhere, insurance, rent, taxes, car payments, the costs of living never stop. This means you have to keep working just to maintain the status quo.
17. Routine, you do the same damn thing day in day out because you have to. No more spontaneous adventures, you want to do something?? Better plan it for a weekend or your vacation.
Complete list (CavemanCircus.com)
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