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AUTO
Hog Wild
Our favourite bikes of 2021
MOTO GUZZI V100 MANDELLO
It’s like Michelangelo carved his David a motorcycle. To mark its 100-year anniversary, Moto Guzzi is creating its first properly new mo- torcycle in decades — and it’s to die for. With the Mandello, the old Italian firm is (very) belatedly embracing wa- ter-cooling for its traditional trans- verse V-twin. The bike’s not out until next year, but we’re already smitten. Price TBD
BMWS1000R
Among the lunatic fringes of the naked superbike world, this BMW is relatively sane. It’ll tiptoe around town reasonably comfortably. Given the tiniest bit of space, though, it’ll make your eyes pop and your heart pound; agility is its forte. With 165 hp, it’s not the most powerful bike, but trust us when we say you probably don’t want more on the street. $16,500
HUSQVARNA EE 5
Nobody could have predicted a pandemic would be a boon to motorcycling, but this past year, a whole new generation of young riders discovered the sport through motocross. It’s outdoors, physically distant, and ridiculously fun. Even kindergarteners can rip around dirt tracks on miniature bikes like this electric, state-of-the-art Husqvarna. $6,200
HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPORTSTER S
Harley took a risk this year re-invent- ing the legendary Sportster, a model with roots in the ’50s. Unlike the old ones, the all-new Sporty is crazy fast, loves corners, and has a flat-track- ish look unlike any other Harley in recent memory. The risk paid off. If this is where the Motor Company is headed, we’re in. $18,000
James Bond’s Best Aston Martin
Irrefutable facts
Hint: it’s not the overused and overrated Aston Martin DB5. The best Aston Martin, driven by the world’s most famous spy in No Time to Die, is the 1987 V8 Vantage. Don’t @ me. Shout-out to Timothy Dalton who was ahead of the curve on this brutish British muscle car; he drove it in 1987’s The Living Daylights.
WING OF THE YEAR
We heard you like carbon fibre
If you have a thing for carbon fibre, get yourself a Lexus RC F Track Edition. It’s $35,000 more than the standard RC F, but it comes with a pristine carbon-fibre wing — plus a titanium muffler and carbon aero kit — that would make the cast of Fast and Furious jealous. $120,000.
What We Watched
Sports talk
Formula One is good again, now that reigning champ Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes finally have a worthy rival in Max Verstappen and Red Bull.
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