Innholdsfortegnelse for November/December 2022 i Maxim

“This is a car that very much represents a giant leap forward for McLaren.” Jamie Corstorphine, Director of Product Strategy for McLaren Automotive, is, at long last introducing the new Artura, McLaren’s first-ever series-production High-Performance Hybrid (HPH) supercar, at the model’s global launch event in Marbella, Spain. Delayed for nearly two full years by the global pandemic, the Artura is more than just a novelty, but “a whole new chapter in the story of McLaren,” Corstorphine enthuses. The Artura, which made its official debut at this year’s Monaco Grand Prix, where H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco drove it around the track for an honorary lap—a winning experience—powered by a new hybrid twin-turbo V6 that makes a combined 671 bhp (661 hp) and 531 lb-ft of torque, capable of kicking…

Limited to just 150 examples at $1.9 million apiece, the RM UP-01 is avant-garde watchmaker Richard Mille’s new collaboration with Ferrari—and the thinnest wristwatch in the world. With a case measuring just 1.75mm—about the width of a quarter—it’s a seemingly impossible achievement in haute horology that more than does justice to Ferrari’s equally-impressive feats of automotive engineering on the occasion of the iconic Italian marque’s 75th anniversary. The product of many years of work, dozens of prototypes, and more than 6,000 hours of development and laboratory testing at Audemars Piguet in Le Locle, the ultra-flat RM UP-01 bears Fer-rari’s famed prancing horse on its innovative face, which resembles no other watch ever created. The titanium 51mm case is water resistant to 10 meters, and the timepiece features two sapphire crystals,…

Why did Aston Martin feel it was important to return to F1? “Having been born on a racetrack, performance DNA runs through Aston Martin’s bloodline and is something we are re-injecting to the Aston Martin brand through our return to Grand Prix racing. The return of Aston Martin to Formula One has been monumental for the brand, with transformative impact for our performance credentials and global awareness.” What has the brand learned and gained since it rejoined F1 in 2021? “Through the race team and our status as the Official Safety & Medical Car of Formula One, we have been able to showcase our product and test new technologies on the world’s greatest circuits. Formula One is enjoying tremendous popularity, particularly in our key focus markets like the USA and…

Despite the fact that it’s mid-July in Colorado, the predawn air way up here at 9,300 feet above sea level is crisp and alerting. All around us is pandemonium: quick chattering Italians dart around a humming tour bus in tight red pants and matching sneakers, puffy Lamborghini-embroidered vests keeping the cold at bay. A fully camouflaged Urus Performante sits on blocks with its wheels removed, with cables and sensors spilling out of the hood in vivisection; engineers and mechanics tend to it diligently like a pre-runway supermodel. The sky above remains deep black, but a vibrant orange sliver on the horizon threatens to break over the inky valley. In the center of the chaos calmly hovers Stephan Winkelmann, splitting the madness like Gandolf in an Orc war. Arguably the most…

“It’s been interesting to see what’s been happening over just the last few years, how high fashion’s taking from streetwear, and streetwear takes from high fashion,” Dominic Ciambrone says. “My first experience with luxury sneakers was when I was 22 or 23, and I went to a store in San Francisco called Black Scale which had a collaboration with Android Homme,” he continues, name-checking the early Los Angeles luxury sneaker brand whose $300 price tags raised eyebrows at the time. “As a kid, especially for me, I never thought I could afford Louis Vuitton or any of these other brands. So that was actually my introduction to luxury at an entry point, and really to see fashion in a different light.” Dominic—better recognized worldwide as custom sneaker artisan The Shoe…

“CAR COLLECTORS’ PARADISE” “There are the guys who buy these cars and hoard them and keep them locked up. And then there are the guys who actually drive them.” Clearly we are among the latter, at the first-ever Porsche Carrera GT event of its kind, in Napa Valley, California. Staged by the Luxury Rally Club, one of the world’s top players in the ultra-exclusive experiential automotive space, the inaugural CGT Rally saw around $15 million worth of the rare and highly collectible Porsche supercars, of which only around 1,200 examples were built starting in 2003, gather together—along with some equally impressive 911s along for the ride—this past May. The event began at the impeccably-designed Alila Napa Valley resort in St. Helena, and included stops for open-air oysters by the ocean…

“When he moved to Monaco in the early 1980s, Helmut Newton was already considered a giant in his field and in particular in the fashion world. So it was a privilege to see this extraordinary artist capture a world we thought we knew, starting with Monaco and the French Riviera, which we rediscovered through his eyes”. The person reminiscing about the great photographer here is none other than Princess Caroline of Monaco (aka the Princess of Hanover), in the preface to a new book, Newton, Riviera, accompanying an exhibition of his most sun-drenched images. “NEWTON’S ART EXPLODES IN EVERY ONE OF HIS PICTURES” “I had the good fortune to pose for him many times, but even without knowing how he went about his work, one can only be captivated by…

Just as diamonds are catalyzed through heat and pressure, it took the worst year in Ava Max’s life to produce her second album, Diamonds & Dancefloors, due out in January. “A really bad breakup kind of changed my perception on everything, the way I look at life, the way I write music, the way I feel about my hair, which is a big deal for me,” says Ava, whose “Max Cut,” a blond half-bob, has become her trademark. “Definitely the breakup changed me, which is why I wrote a lot of different types of lyrics that I’ve never written before. Each song is very emotional and also makes you want to dance at the same time.” Her most recent single, “Million Dollar Baby,” is a healing song, one that heralds…

Terrestrial exploration is so last century. Card-carrying members of the Travelers’ Century Club—globetrotters who have visited 100 or more countries—have increasingly been drawn underwater, where a growing array of next-level experiences await. There’s a roving luxury submarine on our radar called Lover’s Deep, considered the most expensive ultraluxe hotel suite in the world. We’ve tapped a few more waiver-free ways (let’s at least keep it to a one-pager) to channel your inner Jacques Cousteau communing with oceanic wildlife, or just live it up in the deep like no generation of man has done before—a luxury life aquatic in living color. We never see the true state of our neurosis complex until it is illustrated to us in contrast. Underwater, we cannot breathe without mental discipline. This has long been the…

Which produces better dancers, the gridiron or the basketball court? Ask Peta Murgatroyd, she’s partnered with guys of all shapes and sizes in over thirteen seasons on Dancing With the Stars. “Basketball players are so huge. I’ve danced with 6’10”, I’ve danced with Lamar Odom. It’s really difficult,” she recalls about her pairings on the show. “I feel like the football players, number one, they’re shorter, and number two, they’re faster on their feet. They have this ability to move quicker in different directions and pick up the moves far faster than basketball players.” One of her favorite dance partners was Green Bay Packer wide receiver Donald Driver, team record holder for most career receptions and receiving yards, and later a member of the 2010 Super Bowl winning team. “Donald…

When the apex motorcycle racing series MotoGP came to Austin this spring it brought more than the fastest bikes on the planet to Texas’ capital. Timed to complement the event, the Handbuilt Motorcycle Show took place highlighting some of the most beautiful, imaginative and wild custom cycles America has to offer. Among the two-wheeled sculptures assembled one that stood out was Revival Cycles’ Ducati Fuse—a sleek crimson creation built in collaboration with the man who commissioned the bike, Ed Boyd. The former Vice President of Design for Dell, Global Category Creative Director for Nike, and Technology Designer for Sony clearly has an eye for aesthetics, so it’s little surprise his vision is so well defined. “He’d designed all these electronics, but never a motorcycle,” Revival Cycles founder Alan Stulberg tells…

This is a story of The American Dream. Of struggle, passion, vision, and more than a little smoke and magic. The story of how a legend was nurtured into being by hard work and pure force of will. And friendship. An uncompromising commitment to perfection in every way. And the story of cigars. Not just any cigars, but those of Don Arturo Fuente and his progeny. As I was transported into this realm on a jetliner from New York City to the capital of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, at the behest of Ciro Cascella, the executive president of Tabacalera A. Fuente & Cia, I wondered what this particular adventure would behold. Almost 24 hours later, I was again racing back to the city that never sleeps—pondering incredible aromas, beautiful…

“This car is the celebration of the 16-cylinder engine, as it’s going to be the last time we build the eight-liter, quad turbo W16 into a road-going car,” Frank Heyl, Bugatti’s Deputy Design Director, announces as I stare slack-jawed at his latest creation, the Bugatti Mistral. It’s well over 100 degrees on this torrid August day on the grass of The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering during Monterey Car Week, and every posh lad and augmented trophy wife is doing their best to keep the sweat from ruining their couture outfits. For some reason it seems even hotter on this corner of the ritzy golf course. There are many things, after all, that inspire the Mistral to accelerate heartbeats and raise body temps; the absurd 16 cylinders and cavernous 8-liter engine…

In 2018, after a decade-long absence, Formula 1’s historic French Grand Prix was brought back to life at the Circuit Paul Ricard in Castellet, to much fanfare—and national pride. It was after all in France, at Le Mans, that the world’s first-ever motor race, as well as the first international event ever to be labeled a grand prix, was held, in 1906. For there to be no French Grand Prix on the calendar would for many be an utter tragedy, and yet the prospect appears all too real. The initial five-year contract for the race at Paul Ricard has now expired; with November and the end of the 2022 F1 season looming, no new deal had been announced. Which spurred us to accept an invitation to this year’s French Grand…