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Air|Water returned to Costa Mesa, California for the third annual all-Porsche celebration of new and old, race and street, polish and patina. Introduced as an extension of the world-class Luftgekühlt event series, which focuses strictly on early air-cooled models, Air|Water runs the gamut from the earliest racers to the latest EVs, and everything in between — from a 1954 bent window 356 to gleaming new 2026 911s. Photographer Robert Kerian, who last summer shot Monterey Car Week for Maxim, on top of capturing breathtaking images of the Bugatti Tourbillon, was there to gather snapshots of the automobile industry’s latest and greatest vehicles, including hypercars, sci-fi-worthy concepts, track day weapons and more.

Stars of the show included Alain Prost’s championship-winning McLaren MP4/2B powered by the Porsche-TAG turbo engine. There was also an art installation by Joshua Vides, known for his work with Cincoro Tequila, and the latest twin-turbo 963 LMDh prototype racer. Porsche even thrilled visitors with high-speed rides in the newest 911 models on a handling course, all as visitors dodged unexpected April rain. But perhaps the highlight was the the Broad Arrow live auction, in which a super rare 1989 RUF CTR Yellowbird was brought to the podium. Just how much did this automotive unicorn sell for? Read on to find out.

This 1985 McLaren MP4/2B was powered by 1.5-liter turbocharged V6 turbo engine jointly developed by Porsche and McLaren with support from TAG (Techniques d’Avant Garde). Driven by legends Alain Prost and Niki Lauda, it scored the Frenchman’s first of four famous championships, dominating the ’85 season with five wins to claim the title by 20 points over Michele Alboreto’s Ferrari. With assistance from Lauda, the MP4/2B also won the Constructor’s Championship thanks to six wins from 12 races.

Gunther Werks brought its Project Tornado Turbo to Air|Water 2025. The 4.0L engine develops 750hp. The company also introduced its GW9-904 magnesium monoblock wheels shown on a 992 GT3 RS.

Following a recent five-day exhibition in Los Angeles, Vides brought his unique artwork to Air|Water. Working with A|W’s Creative Director Jeff Zwart, they created a unique installation celebrating Porsche’s air- and water-cooled heritage. Vides’ “Check Engine Light” solo show graces New York City May 1-6.

Singer Vehicle Design brought three of its reimagined Classic Turbo models, demonstrating the precise attention to detail that imbues each vehicle. Finished in an elegant color palette, the display reinforced the impenetrable position Singer holds in the Porsche resto-mod movement. Broad Arrow hosted another live auction, which surpassed the $15.6 million in total 2024 sales with an initial estimate of $18.5 million this year. To achieve that lofty goal, the assembled collection of cars included a 1-of-29 RUF CTR Yellowbird, complete with desirable W09 designation and RUF Zertifikat. Famed for its record-breaking 213-mph top speed, the numbers-matching CTR boasted a 469hp 3.4-liter twin-turbo flat-six engine and RUF six-speed manual transmission.

Price estimates were $4.5-5.5M and it sold for $4,680,000. There was also a 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder Weissach in Martini livery (estimated value $2.7-3M, sold for $2,590,000), 2005 Carrera GT (sold for $1,650,000), 1966 Porsche 906 ($1,528,500), 1990 Porsche 911 Reimagined by Singer ($1,006,000), 1994 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 X88 ($555,000), 2012 RUF Rt 12 S with factory-fitted R-spec engine ($480,000), 2019 911 Speedster ($461,500), and more.

This 1976 Porsche 911 Turbo Carrera was extensively restored and modified by Makellos Classics in Escondido, CA.

A 1977 Porsche 911 with 935 Moby X conversion by Bisimoto utilizing “Moby Dick” 935 Long Tail bodywork was created from the original Andial Porsche racing molds. The car features a custom single-drive AC three-phase electric induction motor, generating 403 volts with an 18,500 RPM Redline. Its 640 horsepower is modulated by an AEM VCU200 controller tuned by Bisimoto, which also built dual boxes to accommodate LG Chem 32KwH batteries.

A #912 Porsche 911 RSR was driven by Earl Bamber, Laurens Vanthoor, Mathieu Jaminet in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. It raced with its sister car in the 2018 Petit Le Mans 24 Hours in a livery inspired by the 1998 Le Mans-winning 911 GT1.

A total of six examples of the Schuppan 962CR were built by Reynard Motorsport from 1992-1994 by Australian driver Vern Schuppan as a tribute to his 1983 24 Hours of Le Mans victory. These very rare cars have a carbon fiber monocoque, mid-engine 3.3-liter Type-935 flat-6 twin-turbo engine producing 600 hp and claimed top speed of 230 mph. The cars cost $1.5 million in 1994.

AO Racing displayed its Rexy and Roxy Porsche 911 GT3 Rawr together for the first time in public at Air|Water. The green Rexy will be replaced at the next IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship round by Roxy, giving it a chance to score a class win of its own.

The 1988 Texaco Havoline Porsche 962 (chassis 962-139) was designated a 962C with short-tail bodywork and was campaigned by Bayside Disposal Racing Team. It placed third overall at the 12 Hours of Sebring and 24 Hours of Daytona with drivers including Klaus Ludwig, Bob Wollek, Jochen Mass, and James Weaver. The car was powered by a 700 hp 3.0L flat-6 twin-turbo motor.

The 1970 Porsche 914-6 GT (chassis #1017) is one of about 25 cars built by Porsche Motorsport. It famously won its class win at the 1971 24 Hours of Daytona, finishing seventh overall. Sponsored by Sunoco of Canada, it was co-driven by owner Jacques Duval.

The Porsche 906 Carrera 6 was built in 1966 as a street-legal racer for Group 4 competition, replacing the 904. It was constructed from glass fiber to reduce weight, tipping the scales at around 1,300 lb. It was powered by a 210 horsepower six-cylinder engine.

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Although they fly under the radar among luxury watch brands, independent horologist MING treats every watch release as an event, a momentous occasion that pushes boundaries rather than working within an existing form. It’s intoxicating, especially when one considers the ultra-minimal new MING 37.02 Ghost Watch.

The MING 37.02 Ghost Watch bolsters the company’s commitment to “refined aesthetics paired with innovative materials, mechanics and engineering,” a fitting focus given founder Ming Thein’s design, photography and business background. Like the rest of the covetable MING watch lineup, the new titanium wrist game upgrade is minimal and striking in form: This handsome timepiece boasts a difficult-to-perfect all-titanium build (grade 2, to be specific).

Between its facilities in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland and Kuala Lumpur, the horologist focuses intensely on the properties of color and light when building out its watches, and the ultra-sleek Ghost Watch speaks to that focus in a statement-making way on the wrist. The 35-gram watch manages to be highly water-resistant, but its build comes from more mystical beginnings: The Ghost Watch was born from “the idea of ethereal light playing off a forest of architecturally finished metallic surfaces.”

That approach informed the decision to use grade 2 titanium, otherwise known as pure titanium and a departure from the watchmaking industry’s typical use of grade 5 titanium. Somewhat incredibly, the entire case, dial and buckle are crafted from the difficult-to-machine, highly flammable material. As MING notes, the watch (boasting 260 meters of water resistance), “is lighter and looks thinner and more ethereal on the wrist than its dimensions suggest.”

The pursuit of a watch with a look at once industrial and elegant was a tall order for MING, but as the horologist noted, “given how many of our design inspirations are architectural, it would be remiss of us not to try.” Consider this mission accomplished handily, and in stylish fashion, at that.

The super-sleek 38mm watch ticks along thanks to an all-anthracite Sellita SW300 movement made exclusively for MING, while its watch hands and indices pop nicely on the crisp dial through blue Super-LumiNova X1 finishing. A grey goat leather strap gives the elegant and technically savvy MING 37.02 Ghost Watch an even more polished and refined appeal.

Just 250 units of the latest groundbreaking MING watch are hitting the market, priced at about $4,200 (a relative steal given the precise machine work, engineering and design used to craft the grey-and-silver stunner). The ultimate mission of MING (“pieces that dynamically reflect their environment”) continually offers up new avenues in build, design and inspiration, and the impressive MING 37.02 Ghost Watch again makes the case that the independent horologist isn’t one to overlook.

Following her singles featuring Billie Eilish and Sam Smith, Charli XCX is throwing an intriguing curveball with her next artistic collaborator: famed horror director Takashi Miike. The filmmaker, who gained cinematographic notoriety for a prolific 100-production-plus output and his shocking depictions of gratuitous violence in movies like 1999’s Audition, 2001’s Ichi the Killer and 2010’s 13 Assassins, will helm the yet-titled project, while the Brat artist has been announced as a star and producer through her new Studio365 banner, according to Variety.

Charli XCX has been rapidly adding entries to her resume since ushering in the seasonal sensation that was 2024’s “Brat Summer.” She’s also co-producing and starring in the upcoming mockumentary The Moment, which follows a pop star preparing for her first headlining tour. That’s in addition to the several other roles she has in forthcoming flicks The Gallerist, I Want Your Sex, Sacrifice and Faces of Death, a horror remake of the 1978 movie by the same name.

And that’s not to say anything of Charli XCX’s presence in the fashion world. She recently become the face of Acne Studios’ Spring/Summer 2025 campaign, while H&M teased a collaboration and rave event with her during London Fashion Week. And who could forget Charli XCX’s soaking wet campaign for Kim Kardashian’s Skims shapewear.

It seems like Charli XCX is poised to make an even bigger statement this summer.

Beachman, a Canadian electric motorcycle brand specializing in vintage cafe racer style, is amping up its lineup with the brand new Beachman ’64. The 2025 model boasts significant upgrades from previous iterations, including double the power and an extended range of up to 55 miles on a single charge, with an option to increase this to 70 miles with an upgraded battery.

The electric powertrain features a 3000W 72V brushless hub motor and multiple riding modes, including an e-bike mode with a top speed of 20 mph, a moped mode at 30 mph, and an off-road mode reaching 45 mph. The removable lithium-ion battery allows for convenient charging, and a regenerative braking system aims to improve efficiency and extend battery life. An integrated digital display provides riders with essential information such as speed and battery level.

But with a retail price of under $5,000, you’re not paying for blistering performance or groundbreaking tech. The selling point is really the stripped-down, 1960s-era cafe racer look. It’s a visual culmination of a lightweight steel frame, wide handlebars and a low-profile leather seat—LED lights are a welcome upgrade over incandescent bulbs of the period that the ’64 is channeling.

Most interesting to some is that the the ’64 gets a legal moped classification in most U.S. states, which allows many riders to operate the bike without a need for a motorcycle endorsement. With seven different colors and $4,800 starting price, the 2025 Beachman ’64 might just be one of the coolest starter electric bikes that money can buy right now.

“I was down in Jalisco documenting a story on ‘Sustainability in the world of Agave spirits’ for National Geographic, and naturally I had to meet the team at Cascahuín,” Andy Bardon tells Maxim. “After sipping tequila under the shade of a mango tree at their distillery with Chava and his father, Don Salvador Rosales, we both laughed and blurted out ‘Lets collaborate together!’”

The talented photographer unveils the story of how he met the uber talented Rosales clan, the family behind the beloved Cascahuín distillery (NOM 1123) in El Arenal, Jalisco. Established in 1904, the family endeavor is widely praised for crafting among the best tequila anywhere — established not only with their own label, but also those of Siembra Valles, Montagave, Lagrimas del Valle and of course Bardon’s own Wild Common.

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“Being a NatGeo photographer, brand builder, storyteller, and Chava being a master distiller it made so much sense. So we started with the premise: What do we want to drink? What can we do to make the most exceptional tequila in the world? Higher proof, minimal filtration, no chemicals added, and simply exceptional. Let’s make that.” And thus Wild Common was born. 

“It was critically important to both Chava, his father, and I that we come up with our own proprietary recipe, and not just slap a label on their family juice. So with the above premise in mind, we set out to make the best tequila on earth that had it’s own DNA and it’s own process,” Bardon adds. Chava, who is primed to take over as Master Distiller/Maestro Tequilero from his father Salvador, explains the biggest difference between Wild Common’s Blanco from that of their own Cascahuín house style is that Wild Common uses a tahona wheel to extract 50-percent of their piñas, whereas Cascahuín uses a roller mill for 100-percent of its aguamiel extraction. This tahona method, which also includes leaving the agave fibers, or bagasse, in the fermentation tanks allows for more pronounced agave notes to express themselves in the finished juice. “That first run was our tequila Blanco, which is exceptional and not to be missed!,” Bardon continues. “Our Añejo started with just that: a banger blanco as it’s foundation.”

“Wild Common’s Blanco is different [from Cascahuín] because it’s a little salty, with minerality, but it balances the alcohol with agave flavors and aromas,” Chava tells Maxim. “Because the agave is not only sweet—it has herbal notes and spices.”The partnership then rested their award-winning Blanco for 14 months in ex-bourbon barrels to lend the juice what Bardon dubs extra special qualities, such as baking spices, golden raisins, candied ginger, dates, cinnamon, a bit of oak, and a whole lot of complexity. Going one step further, Bardon and the Rosales clan discussed what ABV to release their new Añejo, and settled on a high-proof 47% ABV (94-proof). 

“All of the decisions we make collaboratively are rooted in our premise: Make the best tequila on earth, that we want to drink,” Bardon testifies of their decision to over-proof, or bottle beyond the normal 40-percent ABV—a growing  trend in the world of top-shelf tequila. “So why high proof? Well, it’s better. It’s more flavor, brighter aromas, and less dilution. Kind a no-brainer if you only care about making the best liquid on earth.” Like Cascahuín itself, Wild Common’s sustainability efforts are tied to their respect and love for the natural world. Bardon mentions greenhouses they tend in Jalisco and Oaxaca to help promote biodiversity of the agaves. “We use recycled glass in all our bottles, and real wood tops which are regenerative,” he adds. “We aren’t doing it because we think it will help us sell more product. Instead, we are doing it because we think it’s the right thing to do for the people, the land, and the planet.”

For a skilled artist who not only shot for for esteemed print publications like National Geographic, but also brands like North Face, Western Digital and Merrill, and has spent time as an Exum Mountain Guide in the Grand Tetons, Bardon clearly courses with a pronounced sense of intrigue and adventure. So while a tequila brand launching from the distant lands of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, might seem curious, Brandon argues that his creative vision, self-confidence, risk tolerance, commitment, and bold decision making are all elements that add to algorithm of Wild Common. “You can’t climb El Capitan in Yosemite, surf big waves in Hawaii, or start one of the best tequila brands on earth without full commitment,” the photographer states confidently. “I simply see this as another chapter of my story.” Look out for Wild Common’s Añejo Tequila at its SRP of $95.

Follow Deputy Editor Nicolas Stecher on Instagram at @nickstecher and @boozeoftheday.