Any other time we would tell you that navy blue paint, yellow wheels and a bright blue interior would be a recipe for disaster, but this is no ordinary car. Of course, Horacio Pagani could probably paint his cars any color combination he wanted and we'd still think it was awesome. The level of detail in each Zonda is extraordinary.  The particular Zonda you see is the Tricolore, a special edition made to celebrate a squadron of the Italian air force named the Frecce Tricolori. The squadron is a demonstration team composed of nine planes and is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The Tricolore is painted to match the squadron's planes, and the result is a stunningly beautiful Zonda.

The Gazal-1 is one of the finest examples of a student project done right. Designed by an engineering student in Saudi Arabia’s King Saud University, the Gazal-1 is based on the Mercedes-Benz G-Class, ensuring that its competence as an SUV. As you’ve probably guessed, the name “Gazal” is inspired by, well, gazelles — you know, those agile antelopes that inhabit  savanahs of Africa and (apparently) deserts of Arabia. On closer inspection of the front fascia, the vehicle actually does slightly look like a Gazelle. As for whether it’s the Gazelle of SUVs, we’re not holding our breathe. We just don’t see it carving the desert dunes of Saudi Arabia.

Как и предполагали многие фанаты VW Touareg, базовая версия новой модели получила упрощенный полный привод с самоблокирующимся межосевым дифференциалом Torsen. Однако любителям настоящего off road Volkswagen предложaт опциональный внедорожный пакет Terrain Tech, в kоторый входит другая полноприводная трансмиссия с раздаткой и блокировками межосевого и заднего межколесного дифференциалов. 

Можно сравнить некоторые объективные характеристики версии с "Торсеном" и внедорожной версии: VW Touareg с "Торсеном" въезжает на 70-процентый подъем (31 градус), а версия с пакетом Terrain Tech - на 100% подъем (45 градусов). При этом максимальная масса буксируемого прицепа для обеих модификаций одинакова - 3500 килограммов. Одинаковы и углы въезда и съезда для этих модификаций: 26 и 27 градусов соответственно. Это наглядно показывает, что базовый "Туарег" по геометрической проходимости ничем не отличается от своего "внедорожного" собрата. Даже величиной дорожного просвета - 240 миллиметров с пружинной подвеской, и от 160 до 300 миллиметров - на версиях с пневмоэлементами.

Taverns, fairs, village revelries and the accompanying feasting and fighting were favourite themes in art of the Low Countries in the 16th and 17th centuries, and were meant to be both entertaining and educational. This graphic pub-crawl in 18 prints and drawings takes in some of the most colourful watering-holes in the Rijksmuseum Print Room collection. 

Princes would pay huge sums to add a painting of rustic merrymakers by Pieter Bruegel to their collection. Prints after his drawings appeared in huge numbers and inspired generations of Dutch artists. Descendants of Bruegel’s villagers are featured in this presentation in the raucous drunkards depicted by Adriaen Brouwer, and likewise in the amiable drinking companions portrayed by Cornelis Dusart later in the 17th-century. Also shown are prints and drawings by masters such as Rembrandt, Adriaen van Ostade and Cornelis Bega who knew how to depict life in Holland’s taverns like no other.