• Resting in pieces, the Bugatti Centodieci. All photos courtesy Bugatti
    Resting in pieces, the Bugatti Centodieci. All photos courtesy Bugatti
  • Its flat front and three-part air intakes reinterpret the shape of the Veyron.
    Its flat front and three-part air intakes reinterpret the shape of the Veyron.
  • Some sturdy brakes visible behind the wheel rims.
    Some sturdy brakes visible behind the wheel rims.
  • A design on the wall, just to ensure everyone knows what they're doing.
    A design on the wall, just to ensure everyone knows what they're doing.
  • It looks all calm, but get it riled and the Bugatti will exceed 400kph.
    It looks all calm, but get it riled and the Bugatti will exceed 400kph.
  • Somewhat more complicated than your average Lego set.
    Somewhat more complicated than your average Lego set.
  • Those who got their orders in early will receive their cars in 2022.
    Those who got their orders in early will receive their cars in 2022.
  • The Centodieci will be limited to 10 cars.
    The Centodieci will be limited to 10 cars.
  • Each one was initially put on sale for €8 million ($9.6 million).
    Each one was initially put on sale for €8 million ($9.6 million).
  • When finished, each Centodieci will generate 1,578 brake horsepower from an 8-litre V12 engine.
    When finished, each Centodieci will generate 1,578 brake horsepower from an 8-litre V12 engine.
  • The new model’s name is a tribute to the EB 110, a quad-turbo V12 supercar that Bugatti created in the early 1990s.
    The new model’s name is a tribute to the EB 110, a quad-turbo V12 supercar that Bugatti created in the early 1990s.
  • The Centodieci was first unveiled to a suitably impressed audience at the 2019 Concours d’Elegance.
    The Centodieci was first unveiled to a suitably impressed audience at the 2019 Concours d’Elegance.

Bugatti Centodieci: the $9.6 million hypercar begins to take shape


Simon Wilgress-Pipe
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It might look a tangled mass of metal at the moment, but these are the latest images of a car that will make the cost of a couple of apartments in some of the world’s pricier capital cities look positively affordable.

It’s the Bugatti Centodieci, the pictures above showing one of only 10 being made, and each one was initially put on sale for €8 million ($9.6 million).

Even if your pockets are deep enough, though, you’ll be out of luck if your name isn’t already on the company’s order books as they have all already been sold.

The new model's name is a tribute to the EB 110, a quad-turbo V12 supercar that Bugatti created in the early 1990s. That, too, was a limited-edition, but rather more customers got a chance to get behind the wheel as 139 rolled off the production lines.

This EB 110 was a key milestone on the road to the revival of the Bugatti brand in 1998 (the year Volkswagen bought the company), resulting in what many claim was the world’s first hypercar, the Veyron.

When finished, each Centodieci will generate a frankly startling 1,578 brake horsepower from an 8-litre V12 engine. They will also, if the stats are to be believed, be able to reach 407 kilometres per hour, should someone be brave enough to put their foot to the floor for long enough.

The Centodieci was first unveiled to a suitably impressed audience at the 2019 Concours d’Elegance, a US motor show at Pebble Beach in California.

Those who got their orders in early will receive their cars in 2022.

Real estate tokenisation project

Dubai launched the pilot phase of its real estate tokenisation project last month.

The initiative focuses on converting real estate assets into digital tokens recorded on blockchain technology and helps in streamlining the process of buying, selling and investing, the Dubai Land Department said.

Dubai’s real estate tokenisation market is projected to reach Dh60 billion ($16.33 billion) by 2033, representing 7 per cent of the emirate’s total property transactions, according to the DLD.

Where to buy art books in the UAE

There are a number of speciality art bookshops in the UAE.

In Dubai, The Lighthouse at Dubai Design District has a wonderfully curated selection of art and design books. Alserkal Avenue runs a pop-up shop at their A4 space, and host the art-book fair Fully Booked during Art Week in March. The Third Line, also in Alserkal Avenue, has a strong book-publishing arm and sells copies at its gallery. Kinokuniya, at Dubai Mall, has some good offerings within its broad selection, and you never know what you will find at the House of Prose in Jumeirah. Finally, all of Gulf Photo Plus’s photo books are available for sale at their show. 

In Abu Dhabi, Louvre Abu Dhabi has a beautiful selection of catalogues and art books, and Magrudy’s – across the Emirates, but particularly at their NYU Abu Dhabi site – has a great selection in art, fiction and cultural theory.

In Sharjah, the Sharjah Art Museum sells catalogues and art books at its museum shop, and the Sharjah Art Foundation has a bookshop that offers reads on art, theory and cultural history.

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What She Ate: Six Remarkable Women & the Food That Tells Their Stories
Laura Shapiro
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RESULTS

5pm: Maiden | Dh80,000 |  1,600m
Winner: AF Al Moreeb, Tadhg O’Shea (jockey), Ernst Oertel (trainer)

5.30pm: Handicap |  Dh80,000 |  1,600m
Winner: AF Makerah, Adrie de Vries, Ernst Oertel

6pm: Handicap |  Dh80,000 |  2,200m
Winner: Hazeme, Richard Mullen, Jean de Roualle

6.30pm: Handicap |  Dh85,000 |  2,200m
Winner: AF Yatroq, Brett Doyle, Ernst Oertel

7pm: Shadwell Farm for Private Owners Handicap |  Dh70,000 |  2,200m
Winner: Nawwaf KB, Patrick Cosgrave, Helal Al Alawi

7.30pm: Handicap (TB) |  Dh100,000 |  1,600m
Winner: Treasured Times, Bernardo Pinheiro, Rashed Bouresly

Children who witnessed blood bath want to help others

Aged just 11, Khulood Al Najjar’s daughter, Nora, bravely attempted to fight off Philip Spence. Her finger was injured when she put her hand in between the claw hammer and her mother’s head.

As a vital witness, she was forced to relive the ordeal by police who needed to identify the attacker and ensure he was found guilty.

Now aged 16, Nora has decided she wants to dedicate her career to helping other victims of crime.

“It was very horrible for her. She saw her mum, dying, just next to her eyes. But now she just wants to go forward,” said Khulood, speaking about how her eldest daughter was dealing with the trauma of the incident five years ago. “She is saying, 'mama, I want to be a lawyer, I want to help people achieve justice'.”

Khulood’s youngest daughter, Fatima, was seven at the time of the attack and attempted to help paramedics responding to the incident.

“Now she wants to be a maxillofacial doctor,” Khulood said. “She said to me ‘it is because a maxillofacial doctor returned your face, mama’. Now she wants to help people see themselves in the mirror again.”

Khulood’s son, Saeed, was nine in 2014 and slept through the attack. While he did not witness the trauma, this made it more difficult for him to understand what had happened. He has ambitions to become an engineer.

RESULTS

6.30pm Handicap (TB) $68,000 (Dirt) 1,200m

Winner Canvassed, Par Dobbs (jockey), Doug Watson (trainer)

7.05pm Meydan Cup – Listed Handicap (TB) $88,000 (Turf) 2,810m

Winner Dubai Future, Frankie Dettori, Saeed bin Suroor

7.40pm UAE 2000 Guineas – Group 3 (TB) $125,000 (D) 1,600m

Winner Mouheeb, Ryan Curatolo, Nicholas Bachalard

8.15pm Firebreak Stakes – Group 3 (TB) $130,000 (D) 1,600m

Winner Secret Ambition, Tadhg O’Shea, Satish Seemar

9.50pm Meydan Classic – Conditions (TB) $$50,000 (T) 1,400m

Winner Topper Bill, Richard Mullen, Satish Seemar

9.25pm Dubai Sprint – Listed Handicap (TB) $88,000 (T) 1,200m

Winner Man Of Promise, William Buick, Charlie Appleby

Company name: Farmin

Date started: March 2019

Founder: Dr Ali Al Hammadi 

Based: Abu Dhabi

Sector: AgriTech

Initial investment: None to date

Partners/Incubators: UAE Space Agency/Krypto Labs