Over the last few years the reveal of a ‘groundbreaking’ 2000bhp electric hypercar has become a painfully common affair, creating a wash of new-age supercars such as the Lotus Evija, Pininfarina Battista and all manner of small, artisan start-ups, all with similar ambitions and vying for maximum attention. But there’s always been one outlier to the general rule of evo’s cynicism:...

Real estate mogul Manny Khoshbin has a profound affection for seven-figure hypercars and an equally deep obsession with French luxury goods maker Hermès. In the past few years, he has purchased a $2.5 million Pagani Huayra and a $3 million Bugatti Chiron, which he then paid exorbitantly to have both of them customized by Hermès. But his latest purchase outshines both...