Month: March 2019

In a collaboration with the aptly-named boutique Sneaker, high-end footwear brand Oliver Cabell has created handsome new kicks inspired by El Clásico–the legendarily bitter soccer rivalry between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona–and Maxim.com has the exclusive first look.

Bearing the same name, the El Clásico sneakers have a smooth calfskin leather upper from Marche, Italy, suede accents, a rubber sole, and vegetable tanned leather footbed. 

There are two colorways of the sneaker: White with blue and red suede accents and white laces, and white with blue and gray suede accents and off-white laces.

The shoes are all hand-stitched in Albacete, Spain, and are limited to only 100 pairs.

The rivalry is widely regarded as one of the greatest rivalries in sports and watched by over 600 million people around the world, so it’s only fitting there’s a sneaker dedicated to it.

The Sneaker X Oliver Cabell El Clásico will be available March 12th at 10 a.m. ET right here for $208.

Just days after Lamborghini unleashed a convertible version of their “entry-level” Huracan, the exotic Italian automaker gave the topless treatment to its flagship supercar, the Aventador. 

The brand-new Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Roadster on display at the Geneva Motor Show weighs 110 pounds more than the coupe on which its based, but the 770-horsepower, naturally aspirated V12 still produces a staggering performance. The Raging Bull hits 62 mph in just 2.9 seconds, 124 mph in 8.8 seconds, and tops out at 217 mph. 

Lambo fans will note that this new model has more power and better specs than past Aventador convertibles. This is partially due to enlarged side air intakes and front side fins that the company claims produces 40 percent more downforce.

Engine upgrades include a titanium intake valve, new shape intake runner, and modified intake cylinder head, plus a rear-mounted naked exhaust that sounds the V12’s growl. 

Like the Huracan Evo Spyder, the Aventador SVJ roadster sports the latest version of the Aerodinamica Lamborghini Attiva (ALA) system, which actively adjusts to achieve high downforce or low drag using electronically-actuated motors positioned in the front splitter and the rear wing.

On the interior, every single leather and Alcantara part can be specified upon customer request. The Navigation and Infotainment systems equipped with Apple CarPlay come stock, allowing the driver to manage voice activated communications and entertainment on Apple devices. 

If the slick gold paint coat isn’t your thing, you can chose from over 300 stunning different colors. 

The Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Roadster goes on sale for $573,966 this summer.   

With his 6-foot-4, 458-pound bulk wrapped in a black singlet and a menacing glare, King Kong Bundy established himself in the 1980s as one of the supreme heels in pro wrestling. Over time the bald bruiser faced many of the other giants of the ring, including Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant. 

Of course it was all part of putting on a big show (so to speak) and this showman’s real name was Christopher Alan Pallies. He died Monday, age 61.

Bundy debuted with the WWF (now WWE) in 1985, and you didn’t have to know he was supposed to be the heel, you could spot that the moment he stomped into an arena. With his bullet head and scowl it was always obvious this was the guy who bore everyone some ill will.

While Bundy—Pallies—went up against all the big names of the pro wrestling’s early boom, his most notable opponents were indeed Hogan and the Giant. 

In truth, Bundy and Hogan had a friendly relationship, the former once saying “Hulk got me my job and always took care of me. He was always good to me.” 

Hogan affirmed their friendship with his tweet following Bundy’s death.

On the other hand, any enmity between Andre the Giant and Bundy outside the ring was apparently real, with Bundy once calling the huge Frenchman a “prick” on a wrestling podcast and saying plainly, “Andre The Giant was not a nice man.”

Still, the pair fought some historic battles, including the 1985 Colossal Jostle at Madison Square Garden. 

Hulk Hogan wasn’t the only pro wrestling icon to express grief at Bundy’s passing.

King Kong Bundy’s—Christopher Pallies’—cause of death wasn’t made public. 

RIP. 

Bugatti just blew the minds of gearheads and luxury aficionados everywhere by unveiling the world’s most expensive new car at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show. 

The Bugatti “La Voiture Noire”—French for “the black car”—is a one-off hypercar created to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the French marque’s founding.

A Bugatti enthusiast picked it up for a truly astounding $18.9 million, according to Business Insider. 

That’s nearly $6 million more than the Rolls-Royce “Sweptail” sold for when it set the previous record back in 2017.

And if we’re being honest, La Voiture Noire looks way cooler than the Rolls. Basing the design on company founder Jean Bugatti’s Type 57 SC Atlantic, engineers aimed to sculpt an exterior that’s “all of a piece” by integrating the bumpers into the body and creating a uniform windshield that flows into the side windows.   

“Every single component has been handcrafted and the carbon fiber body has a deep black gloss only interrupted by the ultra-fine fiber structure,” said Bugatti designer Etienne Salome. 

“We worked long and hard on this design until was nothing that we could improve. For us, the coupe represents the perfect form with a perfect finish.”

For that astronomical price tag, the anonymous buyer also got the same ludicrous, 1,500-horsepower W16 that powers the 236-mph Divo and the 260-mph Chiron, along with six freakin’ tailpipes. 

Enjoy viewing it now, because you’ll almost certainly never see the Bugatti La Voiture Noire in real life.