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Motoring enthusiasts have several good reasons to revere the name of McLaren, the UK-based car company set up in 1963 by a young New Zealander. A racing driver and self-taught engineer, and a man of great modesty but extraordinary ambition and ability, Bruce McLaren had designed and built his first true racing machine within a year of his company's founding and by 1965 he'd pulled the wraps off his first Formula 1 car.
In the 1968 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa, McLaren himself drove his own car to its debut F1 win and today the team ranks as the second most continuously active in the sport after Ferrari, as well as runner-up in the number of Grand Prix wins. As for the drivers who've steered its cars to victory over the years, they include Niki Lauda, Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, Mika Hakkinen, and Lewis Hamilton-and that's just five from a list that reads like a rollcall of many of the sport's greatest champions.
As well as designing and building racing machines, the company founder also wanted to follow the example of rivals such as Ferrari and Lotus by making road cars; in fact, in 1970 McLaren himself was using a detuned GT version of his M6B track car as his personal runabout, though the project was dropped after he was tragically killed while testing at Goodwood circuit. Some 22 years later, that ambition was eventually realised when McLaren revealed its first proper production car for the road in the form of the F1, a visionary three-seat coupe of which slightly more than 100 were made and today it's regarded as one of the greatest motorcars ever built. But it was only after the foundation of McLaren Automotive in 2010 that the brand had a fully-fledged road-car operation under its wing.
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DIALLED IN
While Rolex has mastered all the elements that go into making a superlative timepiece, it's the dial, by virtue of its prominence, that's the most immediately identifiable expression of their expertise.
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TIME OF OUR LIVES
Léon Marchand, the face of the Paris Olympics, and Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, reminisce on one of the most pivotal moments in the history of competitive swimming-the breaking of the legend's final world record.
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HOW WE ROLL
Or at least it's how we'd like to. At long last, Rolls-Royce's first electric car, the Spectre, has made it on to Asia's roads, so naturally PRESTIGE was among the first to drive it.
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3 IS A MAGIC NUMBER
Cartier gathers a constellation of stars and pulls out all the stops to commemorate a century of its iconic Trinity.
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AUGUST ADORNMENTS
As shoulder season arrives, and summer fades into autumn, this new season of jewels spells nothing short of opulence.
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KEEPING WATCH
This time, we journey through an enchanted garden then soar through the skies before finally reaching beyond to acquaint ourselves with the mysteries of the moon.
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The Fashion Olympics
What requires discipline, endurance, and thousands of hours of work? Haute couture has more in common with upper-echelon sport than you might think. Just before the world's leading athletes gathered in Paris, the city hosted its other summer games. As for the winners, PRESTIGE reports from the front row.
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The Eyes Have It
Whether you're a cynic or a skincare enthusiast, knowledge of eye cream ingredients is your best bet to rejuvenate your gaze.
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ICING THE RUNWAY
From vintage-inspired sneakers and versatile briefcases to gearing up for a festival of love, this month's sartorial must-haves are too cool for school.
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ADAPTIVE VISION
Armed with the power of foresight, Ee Soon Wei transformed his family's historic printing works into a vibrant and dynamic space we all know and love-APW. Now, he's taking his visionary approach to retail internationally, blending legacy and innovation to create more destinations that honour the past while embracing the future.