O n May 11 2020, the crypto world experienced the phenomena knows as Bitcoin halving . For those who are still a little looney-toons regarding this phenomena, here's the lowdown . Moral of the story is that, as the Bitcoin supply decreased and it's 21 million market cap slowly approached, it was widely accepted that the low supply and high demand will increase the price of the cryptocurrency back to its previous highs. Basic business right? Wrong! Source: Equity Trust Company BTC prices actually fell and after briefly holding steady, are only just rising above the 10000 USD range. Surprise eh? Well, we are not done yet. Because while the most valuable crypto coin wasn't showing it's expected gains, some other cryptocurrencies shot to outer space. There was no SpaceX rocket nor a Tesla Roadster involved. These "altcoins" bumped up in their market value thanks to the entire underlying system of cryptocurrency: investor speculation. But what exactly are these ...
If you have a Bentley, there is a general consensus that you are a rich person. Most people can't afford to buy a house and pay their mortgage, but there you are driving in your all-new Bentley, purring through the roads, cocooned in your veritable carbon fibre cage of leather, and enough wood to replant the Amazon and still have a few left. You see a Rolls, and you are like, gah, I wish I had that, but your Bentley ain't too bad. Then a Pagani passes by, followed by a Koenigsegg, and then several other supercars whose name you find it supremely difficult to pronounce. They are all looking at you like who is the underling. You start slouching in your seat, your gold-digger girlfriend, or boyfriend, starts looking at you with a little bit of shame and disgust. And you question yourself, ' Have I failed in life?'
Yes, you have. Cuz even though a Bentley is a status symbol, it is definitely nowhere close to the likes of these wonderful cars. My personal favourites, it is very difficult to put them in any order. You could say price, but there are some ridiculously expensive wheels which I really don't prefer. Take the Lamborghini Centenario for example. It is wonderful, fast, and its sides are literal carbon fibre heaven. But the back is ugly a.f. For me at least. You might prefer it, so for you, this list will be subjective, but I think we can all agree that these cars blow any Bentley out of the water.
1. McLaren Senna: This is one ugly duckling, but this ugliness has a ridiculous use. I admit I didn't really like it at the beginning, but its looks soon grew over me. It felt a lot like the iPhone X. Beautiful, but the notch just ruined the all-screen look and was slightly jarring. But over time it became less important when you admired the qualities of the phone. Even McLaren said this cars' body wasn't meant to look pretty, but is modelled solely on aerodynamics it was meant to gobble up tracks, taking turns apex to apex faster than Kanye saying 'Kanye'. Aaaaand its sold out. Intelligent people can relate the cars name to the late F1 driver Ayrton Senna. And looking at this machine it is a fitting name. Top Gear said its brakes were amazing, you could brake so late with this car. Even Bruno Senna said he wasn't able to take this car to its limits. With its ungodly looks, it is a literal devil. All you need are red stripes and some black paint. It makes a Bentley look like a Toyota. And I love Bentleys.
2. Aston Martin Valkyrie: Forgive if I'm getting ahead of myself, this car is never actually released yet, so there are no proper reviews, but there are images. You know how they say a picture conveys a thousand words. Ironically this conveys only one. Speed Machine. Oh, wait that's two...
This car is the love child of Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing, which in terms of racing is an ideal child, unlike 95% of us. It is very easy to run out of superlatives for this car, but it is so LOW. It's like Aston just put a carbon tub on four wheels and decided to strap a Saturn-V rocket to its back. Inside it's obviously not what you get in a Bentley. The word comfort really doesn't seem to be part of Aston's hypercar vocabulary, but the sheer driving experience of this thing should be epic. Its view is a lot like driving an F1 car with a seat for your annoying girlfriend or boyfriend, chastising you for ruining their 1000 $ scarf. The Vulcan was comically amazing, this might be even better. The Amr-Pro version of this is gold.
3. Mercedes-AMG Project One: If you are really good at seeing patterns you would realise that all the three cars I mentioned have some form of F1 DNA in them. Aston is working with an F1 team, while McLaren just stuck the name of their greatest F1 driver. And while you won't see any 'Hamilton' written over here, this is Mercedes' F1 for the road. While the front looks like your average supercar, its the back of the car which is absolutely bonkers. It has an extended shark-like fin, possibly to make fellow poor road viewers to run away in terror. Mercedes says it's for aerodynamics. Hmm. This car, like the Valkyrie, is yet to be released, and I think this one has a hybrid system, but it is the future of the hypercar world. After seeing the dominance of Bugatti, McLaren, Ferrari, Porsche, Mercedes want to one-up their rivals. Typically it should have a German efficiency as well as Mercedes creature comforts. And that's good.
4. Ferrari LaFerrari FXX-K Evo: Technically I'm cheating here. This is car is meant for the track only and if you drive it on the road, it is bound to be halted by some police officer, who will then drive away in your car in a smug mood. But people who buy these cars generally have enough money to make their car road -legal. And this car is so rare, the most extreme Ferrari yet, that it deserves a mention. It has got loads of aero tech in it, and being a Ferrari there is no way any part of this car would be bested by Bentley, except maybe for the leather. It is sold out, but last I checked there was some rich dude selling this car on James Edition. And he has offered to pay to make it road-legal. All for the princely sum of 4.5 million Euros. Although it could have been 45 million Euros, I was too busy to count zeros when I knew I don't even have 45 Euros in my wallet. Still, if I'm right 4.5 million for the most extreme Ferrari on the road. Seems a bargain.
5. Apollo Intensa Emozione: It is bonkers and then there is the Apollo I.E. This is the company which made the fantastic-to-drive-but-ugly-to-behold Gumpert Apollo car. It soon had financial issues, but it's now resurrected by an Asian dude who has a fascinating love for ridiculous cars. And now they made the Apollo I.E. And it is the most ridiculous of all the five I mentioned. And all the other 4 literally blows away the definition of ridiculous. This Batmobile, with sadly no weapons, is what you get when you say 'let's take it one step further.' Everything is extreme, from the doors to the side skirts to the headlights, to even the exhaust pipes, which allegedly cost 60,000 pounds. For a tube which passes out gas, 60 grand is certainly not cheap, is it? And with the entire body doing light, and the humongous spoiler putting so much downforce, it could theoretically drive upside down. That could require some very huge balls, as driving this beast on a proper road is likely to be an effort in hand-eye coordination. Who knows, by the time you become an expert you might have faster reflexes than any secret operative.
Yes, you have. Cuz even though a Bentley is a status symbol, it is definitely nowhere close to the likes of these wonderful cars. My personal favourites, it is very difficult to put them in any order. You could say price, but there are some ridiculously expensive wheels which I really don't prefer. Take the Lamborghini Centenario for example. It is wonderful, fast, and its sides are literal carbon fibre heaven. But the back is ugly a.f. For me at least. You might prefer it, so for you, this list will be subjective, but I think we can all agree that these cars blow any Bentley out of the water.
1. McLaren Senna: This is one ugly duckling, but this ugliness has a ridiculous use. I admit I didn't really like it at the beginning, but its looks soon grew over me. It felt a lot like the iPhone X. Beautiful, but the notch just ruined the all-screen look and was slightly jarring. But over time it became less important when you admired the qualities of the phone. Even McLaren said this cars' body wasn't meant to look pretty, but is modelled solely on aerodynamics it was meant to gobble up tracks, taking turns apex to apex faster than Kanye saying 'Kanye'. Aaaaand its sold out. Intelligent people can relate the cars name to the late F1 driver Ayrton Senna. And looking at this machine it is a fitting name. Top Gear said its brakes were amazing, you could brake so late with this car. Even Bruno Senna said he wasn't able to take this car to its limits. With its ungodly looks, it is a literal devil. All you need are red stripes and some black paint. It makes a Bentley look like a Toyota. And I love Bentleys.
2. Aston Martin Valkyrie: Forgive if I'm getting ahead of myself, this car is never actually released yet, so there are no proper reviews, but there are images. You know how they say a picture conveys a thousand words. Ironically this conveys only one. Speed Machine. Oh, wait that's two...
This car is the love child of Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing, which in terms of racing is an ideal child, unlike 95% of us. It is very easy to run out of superlatives for this car, but it is so LOW. It's like Aston just put a carbon tub on four wheels and decided to strap a Saturn-V rocket to its back. Inside it's obviously not what you get in a Bentley. The word comfort really doesn't seem to be part of Aston's hypercar vocabulary, but the sheer driving experience of this thing should be epic. Its view is a lot like driving an F1 car with a seat for your annoying girlfriend or boyfriend, chastising you for ruining their 1000 $ scarf. The Vulcan was comically amazing, this might be even better. The Amr-Pro version of this is gold.
3. Mercedes-AMG Project One: If you are really good at seeing patterns you would realise that all the three cars I mentioned have some form of F1 DNA in them. Aston is working with an F1 team, while McLaren just stuck the name of their greatest F1 driver. And while you won't see any 'Hamilton' written over here, this is Mercedes' F1 for the road. While the front looks like your average supercar, its the back of the car which is absolutely bonkers. It has an extended shark-like fin, possibly to make fellow poor road viewers to run away in terror. Mercedes says it's for aerodynamics. Hmm. This car, like the Valkyrie, is yet to be released, and I think this one has a hybrid system, but it is the future of the hypercar world. After seeing the dominance of Bugatti, McLaren, Ferrari, Porsche, Mercedes want to one-up their rivals. Typically it should have a German efficiency as well as Mercedes creature comforts. And that's good.
4. Ferrari LaFerrari FXX-K Evo: Technically I'm cheating here. This is car is meant for the track only and if you drive it on the road, it is bound to be halted by some police officer, who will then drive away in your car in a smug mood. But people who buy these cars generally have enough money to make their car road -legal. And this car is so rare, the most extreme Ferrari yet, that it deserves a mention. It has got loads of aero tech in it, and being a Ferrari there is no way any part of this car would be bested by Bentley, except maybe for the leather. It is sold out, but last I checked there was some rich dude selling this car on James Edition. And he has offered to pay to make it road-legal. All for the princely sum of 4.5 million Euros. Although it could have been 45 million Euros, I was too busy to count zeros when I knew I don't even have 45 Euros in my wallet. Still, if I'm right 4.5 million for the most extreme Ferrari on the road. Seems a bargain.
5. Apollo Intensa Emozione: It is bonkers and then there is the Apollo I.E. This is the company which made the fantastic-to-drive-but-ugly-to-behold Gumpert Apollo car. It soon had financial issues, but it's now resurrected by an Asian dude who has a fascinating love for ridiculous cars. And now they made the Apollo I.E. And it is the most ridiculous of all the five I mentioned. And all the other 4 literally blows away the definition of ridiculous. This Batmobile, with sadly no weapons, is what you get when you say 'let's take it one step further.' Everything is extreme, from the doors to the side skirts to the headlights, to even the exhaust pipes, which allegedly cost 60,000 pounds. For a tube which passes out gas, 60 grand is certainly not cheap, is it? And with the entire body doing light, and the humongous spoiler putting so much downforce, it could theoretically drive upside down. That could require some very huge balls, as driving this beast on a proper road is likely to be an effort in hand-eye coordination. Who knows, by the time you become an expert you might have faster reflexes than any secret operative.
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