WRAITH 2014 REVEALED, SORT OF
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars published the first official image of its 2014 Wraith, the coupe version of the Ghost, to be presented at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2013. The BMW-owned luxury car company is being typically vague about what potential owners can expect from the new vehicle, other than that it will do justice […]
WORLD’S FIRST, GREEN, LUXE AUTO FOR SALE ON WEB
BMW i3 and i8 electric and hybrid cars launch in 2013 and 2014 respectively. They are to be the world’s first to sell directly to customers online. According to Bloomberg, BMW, the world’s largest maker of luxury vehicles, is using the Web to find “an inexpensive way to reach more buyers to recoup spending on […]
PHANTOM PLAYBOY
1927 Rolls Royce Phantom I Playboy Roadster hits the block at Coys auction at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England on July 14th. This impressive machine is in pristine condition and for three decades was part of Warner Brother’s movie fleet — appearing in classic films including Giant, the FBI Story, and Daisy Clover (driven by Robert […]
FERRARI FOR THE MASSES
The Italo is Italy’s response to France’s TGV and Germany’s ICE. The nation’s first privatized high-speed train is designed by Ferrari. The dark Ferrari-red casing and stylish, comfortable interiors that seats 450 passagers outshines the TGV and speeds from Rome to Naples in an hour or to Milan in three. The Italo line owned by […]
ZERO TO 62MPH IN 3.8 SECONDS
Enter the new Ferrari California convertible updated with a new Handling Speciale package for 2013. It is scheduled to be officially unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March. And, it is expected to be lighter and even faster than the 2012 California. The blog Luxury Insider notes that the “model will be about 30kg […]
VOLKSWAGEN FOR THE SNOW
Since Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow last week, it’s time to make the most of the cold and Volkswagen has the ultimate in winter gear, the GTI Crazy Bob. According to VW.de, the Crazy Bob is made from the highest quaility cold-resistant plastic with ergonomic front and back design that passed German engineering performance and […]
GREENER BMWS ARE THE FUTURE
BMW will launch a mid-range MPV aimed at larger families in 2015, to complete its ‘Project i’ series of upcoming electric vehicles. Although the first ‘i’ model — the i3 — hasn’t even hit the roads yet, BMW executives are already planning to augment the range. Essentially, the proposed i5 is designed to compete with […]
Uber-luxe wheels around the world
Only 150 models of the Lamborghini Miura SV have made it to Australia, due to the right hand drive modification, making it one of the rarest automobiles in the world. Globally, only 765 Miuras were built in Italy. The Australian modified Miura is to fetch upwards of USD 1,000,000. Ferrari spA has opened a special […]
Ready to order Aston Martin to race on the seas
If you’re into fast boats and fast cars, the new concept yacht by designer Luiz de Basto will offer you the best of both worlds: an Aston Martin-inspired speedboat in the tradition of the Vantage, Rapide, DBS and Virage. An all-over body in a sumptuous jade green, the Aston Martin Voyage 55 concept yacht bears […]