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Lamborghini Will Release €1.9 million Sesto Elemento

By Affluent Page Editor • May 12th, 2011 • Category: Automobile, News & Noteworthy

Lamborghini will produce their €1.9 million Sesto Elemento model starting in October. While dealerships will receive these models in the third quarter of 2011, a limited edition of only 10 or 20 cars will be released. The 2,202 lb V10 engine automobile will be ready to go 0 to 60 mph in 2.5 seconds. Potential [...]



Tesla Electric Car Packs Power With Zero Emissions

By Julie Ruggirello • Jan 4th, 2011 • Category: Automobile, News & Noteworthy

From afar, this two-seater looks like any other supercar. The glossy red paint catches your attention and speeds from 0 to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds keeps your attention. When you take a closer glimpse of the Tesla Roadster Sport, you will find that it is unlike other sports cars, mainly because it doesn’t have [...]



Winston Churchill’s Car Will Auction For Estimated £250,000

By Christine Thomasos • Nov 24th, 2010 • Category: Automobile, News & Noteworthy

The well-known vehicle used to drive Sir Winston Churchill will be auctioned off at what is said to be the best British auction venue–Brooklands. On December 4, the venue will have its third major sale, in which the Daimler DB18 Drophead Coupe is estimated to be sold for up to £250,000. The car was owned [...]



RM Auction House Premieres Collector Cars Expected to Fetch up to $1 Million

By Patricia Dempaire • Nov 9th, 2010 • Category: Automobile, Collect, News & Noteworthy

RM auction house is presenting their annual Automobiles of Arizona, two day auction at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa, January 20-21, 2011. They will be auctioning a diverse selection of 160 automobiles, including a classic 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/ 4 Dayton Spyder, offered by Baseball Hall of Famer, Mr. Reggie Jackson, estimated price: $900,000-$1,100,00. [...]



Ferrari’s Limited Edition SA APERTA Unveils at the Paris Auto Show

By Giuliana Guillen • Oct 1st, 2010 • Category: Automobile, News & Noteworthy

Ferrari will unveil the SA APERTA, one of their most exclusive models up-to-date, this upcoming weekend at the Paris International Motor Show. The SA APERTA is a special series model and only eighty cars will be built. The Italian carmakers chose to build only eighty models in celebration of Pininfarina’s eighty years of exceptional car [...]



Bugatti Type 51 Expected to Fetch for €1,000,000 at Bonhams Upcoming Auction

By Giuliana Guillen • Sep 24th, 2010 • Category: Automobile, News & Noteworthy

“If Bugatti-worship were a religion, then the atheist Fitzroy Somerset, the 5th Lord Raglan, would have been its pope,” writes Andrew Roth in Lord Raglan’s obituary in The Guardian. Bonhams’ has announced the sale of the 1933 Bugatti Type 51 Grand Prix, previously owned by the late Fitzroy John Somerset, the 5th Baron Raglan: patron [...]



£115,000 Lotus Elite Will Make its First Appearance Next Week

By Giuliana Guillen • Sep 23rd, 2010 • Category: Automobile, News & Noteworthy

The newest elite to join the extensive line of the renowned British family is set to mark “the dawn of Lotus’s new era,” states Dany Bahar, CEO of Group Lotus. In just a few days, the most elegant model Lotus has delivered, up-to-date, is set to make its public debut at the Paris Auto show. [...]



$1 Million Motorcycle V by Chicara Nagata Will Unveil in 2011

By Giuliana Guillen • Sep 20th, 2010 • Category: Automobile, News & Noteworthy

Function, aesthetic and countless hours of meticulous craftsmanship take form into one of a kind liquid-like creatures on wheels. Japanese artist extraordinaire, Chicara Nagata, takes dedication and inspiration to a whole new level; he hand builds a line of fine motorcycles. Nagata’s flawless technique and visionary designs are based on the concept of “traveling art”. [...]



Record Breaking Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport Makes Its Public Debut

By Asa Drake • Aug 19th, 2010 • Category: Automobile, News & Noteworthy

Having set a new land-speed world record of 431, 072 km/h (268 mph) last month, the Veyron 16.4 Super Sport was finally presented to the public during Pebble Beach’s Concours D’Elegance. Furthering the reputation of both Bugatti and its Veyron line, the car incorporates top engineering with untraditional beauty. Meant for racing, its exterior offers [...]



Ferrari 599 GTO: Street Legal Mischief



By Andrew Seagrave • Jun 28th, 2010 • Category: Automobile, News & Noteworthy

The new Ferrari is not for the faint of heart. Described as “the quickest and fastest road car the company has ever built,”
the Ferrari 599 GTO is  a mighty step above the already potent 599 GTB. The GTO’s 6.0-liter V-12 is a descendant of the race -tuned (track only) 599XX’s power-horse, but slightly modified for legal road use.  Compared [...]