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Take the wheel of the high-tech, eco-friendly Garia SuperSport golf vehicle, and everyone on the green will be green with envy. By Gianna Barone

Why do we love sports cars? Speed and style no doubt have much to do with it, but it’s that visceral urge to command a beautiful piece of machinery that really drives us to seek out the hottest wheels in which to hit the roads. Now, what if there were a way to achieve that same level of luxurious locomotion on the golf course?

Introducing the Garia SuperSport, just one of the Danish brand’s family of golf cars. (Yes, cars, never carts.)  is stylish vehicle, made primarily of carbon  ber, has everything any gear enthusiast could ask for in a soupedup, luxury automobile: a waterproof, chocolate-brown leather interior, hand-stitched lounge seats, a top-of-the-line infotainment system and a wi- connection. Of course, there are some additional bells and whistles speci c to your gol ng experience too: a touch-enabled digital scoreboard and even a built-in mini-fridge.

 e car runs in three liquid metal  nishes—Diamond White, Selenite Gray and Black Carbon—each an elusive, extravagant choice for your ride

that’s anything but par for the course when you’re riding alongside those typical club models.  e grill’s golf ball-esque dimples may be the only feature that will remind you that you are, in fact, driving a golf cart.

 e SuperSport model was created, Garia says, with the style of a Mercedes-Benz in mind.  e luxury automaker’s in uence is easy to recognize, as the SuperSport’s driving  nesse and sleek concept are unmistakably Mercedes-like. It doesn’t zoom up and down a fairway as fast as a Benz-y would on an open highway (it tops out at 25 mph in the U.S.—it is a golf cart), but it’s street legal in the U.S. and Europe and can be driven wherever the avid golfer behind the wheel dares take it.

So, how much for your personal Benz-buggy hybrid to zip around on the golf green?  e SuperSport starts at a cool $77,999 without shipping or labor fees. It’s a top-of-the-line automobile in its most practical form for any serious sportsman and a guaranteed hole-in-one.

THE LORO PIANA METHOD an ethical responsibility

For more than six generations, Loro Piana has pursued a quest to source fibers of the rarest quality from the most remote places in the world and used them to create exquisite fabrics and garments.

n 2009, Loro Piana set out to encourage local cashmere production in China by supporting goat herders’ eorts, production processes and skills, as part of the company’s ethical responsibility. That year, the brand developed “the Loro Piana Method,” a modern system of breeding designed to optimize the quality of cashmere produced across the Alashan County and Inner Mongolia. Enhancing fiber fineness, the method reduces the number of goats and improves their standard of living—restoring an ancient balance between the animals and their habitat. With an aim to improve the quality of cashmere and the sustainable use of the land, it’s an initiative that has a long-term view to instill a greater social message.

Embodying all elements of survival, the Capra hircus goat is small yet resilient and has evolved to withstand some of the harshest I

conditions on earth. Its fleece shields it from rain, sun and dust, while a so‰, insulating underfleece lies beneath: the hidden treasure known as cashmere.

The nomadic herder community lives at the limit of the liveable in the extremities of Mongolia. These herdsmen have an intimate knowledge of the land on which they live and the animals that inhabit it. They can read the signs of the right time to collect the precious cashmere fibers—collecting them in harmony with the natural cycles of life.

“The Loro Piana Method” was developed in collaboration with the Jilin Agricultural University in China, the Academy of Science of Inner Mongolia, the University of Camerino in Italy and the ENEA (the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development).