Embraer is celebrating its 40th birthday this year. The Brazilian aerospace conglomerate was created in 1969, born of Brazil’s budding military industrial complex and now one of the world’s most important aircraft manufacturers.
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True to its roots, the company remains a major military player, with over 20 air forces around the world operating its products, and its commercial jet program has delivered more than 1000 planes to 37 airlines since 1996. But the world knows this brand for its handsome, high-performance executive jets.
The new US$7.6 million Phenom 300 is scheduled for an on-time arrival, just before the holidays, but a complete interior redesign by BMW’s DesignworksUSA has already been warmly received, winning major international design awards for its sophisticated luxury and practicality. The cabin of the next-generation Phenom 300 is pressurized to an altitude of only 6,000 feet when cruising at 45,000 feet, ensuring optimal passenger comfort.
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A new Oxford Street pop-up celebrates IKEA's blue bagsIKEA's iconic blue bag gets its own pop-up concept store, the 'Hus of Frakta'.
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Audemars Piguet and Kaws have created the Royal Oak Concept watch we didn't know we neededThe Audemars Piguet x Kaws Royal Oak Concept Tourbillon 'Companion' is slick wrist-worn art
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A friendly rivalry coloured by kinship: Wendy Maruyama and Tom Loeser on their two-artist show'I wanted to make furniture, just not traditional furniture, but weird furniture,' says Wendy Maruyama on ‘Colorama’, a two-artist show presented at design gallery Superhouse (until 11 January 2025)
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BMW Motorrad brings out the big guns for its newest cruisersBMW Motorrad R 18 Bagger and Transcontinental set the tone for high-voltage cruising with a brand collaboration with speaker specialist Marshall
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Is McLaren’s GT a sports car, a tourer, or the best of both?The McLaren GT is a capable all-rounder dressed up in svelte supercar clothes. It might also be the last of its type
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Hyundai Ioniq 6 EV is a sleek, stylish streamlinerTake a first look at the Hyundai Ioniq 6 EV – stripped-back, streamlined, but retaining an interior that’s a ‘mindful cocoon’
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Audi RS3 Sportback is tomorrow’s classic todayIt may be one of the last of its ICE kind, but cars like the Audi RS3 Sportback represent the summit of a century’s evolution – and are a convincing reminder as to how far EVs still need to evolve
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Mercedes EQE tiptoes around a revolution to inch EV design forwardsWe road test the new Mercedes-Benz EQE, the car that may ease the Mercedes E-Class customer into the electric age – balancing the formal experimentation that EVs allow with the familiar
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The Bentley Continental GT Speed is distance divided by time, multiplied by luxuryThe Bentley Continental GT Speed more than lives up to the reputation of its forebears
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Range Rover’s positive reboot: the best 4x4 flagship?‘Less thrusting and more soothing’: we take a drive in the new-for-2022 Mk5 Range Rover and find it smoothed and refined, inside and out
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McLaren’s flagship supercar has still got what it takesFive years after its launch, the McLaren 720S is still the purist’s supercar of choice. Few cars can go faster and yet remain so precise and amenable to drive
