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Ferrari Launches New GTO At €319,495

By timbaysinger • Apr 9th, 2010 • Category: Automobile, News & Noteworthy

Featuring a top speed of over 335 km/h (208 mph), the Ferrari’s new 599 GTO holds the moniker of the company’s fastest road car ever built. Even though the 599 GTO is inspired by production car designs, it is almost an entirely new concept. It is also closely based on the 599XX, an experimental track [...]



$52,000 Golf Cart to be Revealed in Monaco

By Alex Neely • Mar 31st, 2010 • Category: Automobile, News & Noteworthy

At the 2010 Top Marques Monaco, designers Anders Lynge and Soren Bak Hansen will unveil the most expensive golf car ever made – The Garia Edition Soleil de Minuit. Adorned with one-off custom paint, the Soleil de Minuit features a carbon roof, two colored hand-stitched luxury seats, alcantara roof lining, and several hand-woven details. Enhancing [...]



Lounge on the $8,000 Ferrari Luxury Office Chair

By Alex Neely • Mar 29th, 2010 • Category: Automobile, News & Noteworthy

Originally created for the Ferrari F360 Challenge car by OMP, the luxury chair has been officially crafted to a custom-made carbon fiber office chair frame. Since Ferrari expertly crafts each chair from the actual car, no two seats resemble one another. With your choice of a variety of base colors, each seat comes standard with [...]



$1.295 Million Steve McQueen’s 1953 Siata Spyder Up for Sale

By Alex Neely • Mar 24th, 2010 • Category: Automobile, News & Noteworthy

As of Monday, California’s Fantasy Junction is officially offering Steve McQueen’s 1953 Siata 208S Spyder at $1.295 million. The 1953 Siata Spyder was originally released as a limited edition – only 35 built. However, the moment Steve McQueen purchased one, the rare nature of the car rose both spiritually and financially. Owned by the “King [...]



Bentley Opens First Retailer in South America in Sao Paulo

By timbaysinger • Mar 18th, 2010 • Category: Automobile, News & Noteworthy

Bentley Mulsanne (Above) Bentley opened up its first retailer in South America in Sao Paulo, making it the 48th in the Americas and 172nd worldwide. This new retailer will be owned and operated by British Cars do Brasil Ltda. Joseph Tutundjian has been named Retailer Principal for Bentley Sao Paulo and he, along with his [...]



McLaren’s New Automotive Line Unveils £175,000 MP4-12C

By Alex Neely • Mar 18th, 2010 • Category: Automobile, News & Noteworthy

The McLaren Technology Centre (MTC) surprised the recession-ridden automotive industry by launching McLaren Automotive. This new line is comprised of highly efficient, high-performance sports cars. Propelling the new concept, the £125,000 to £175,000 MP4-12C is a lightweight, mid-engine, two-seat sports car. McLaren Automotive will only deliver up to 1,000 in 2011, brandishing it one of [...]



Lamborghini’s New LP 570-4 Superleggera Gallardo

By timbaysinger • Mar 9th, 2010 • Category: Automobile, News & Noteworthy

Last week at the Geneva Motor Show, Lamborghini showed off its new top model of its Gallardo series: LP 570-4 Superleggera. Based off the Gallardo LP 560-4, the famed automobile titan trimmed off 154 pounds to make this car the lightest road-going model in its collection. With both an exterior and interior constructed from carbon [...]



Aston Martin Debuts New Vantage and DBS Special Editions

By timbaysinger • Mar 3rd, 2010 • Category: Automobile, News & Noteworthy

To celebrate the resounding success of the V12 Vantage, Aston Martin re-fitted their newest model in Carbon Black metallic paint, and plans to unveil it this week at the Geneva Motor Show. This special edition of the increasingly popular model adds a flair that normally goes unnoticed. Each is painted by hand, taking roughly fifty [...]



Brabus Unveils €478,000 E V12 Coupe

By timbaysinger • Mar 2nd, 2010 • Category: Automobile, News & Noteworthy

This week at the Geneva Motor Show, Brabus will debut their new E V12 Coupe, the fastest and most powerful Gran Tourismo in the world. Able to sprint from 0-100 km/h in just 3.7 seconds, this car can get up to a blazing speed of more than 370 km/h (230 mph), although for it to [...]



Novitec Rosso to Unveil Race 848 in Geneva Next Week

By timbaysinger • Feb 26th, 2010 • Category: Automobile, News & Noteworthy

At next week’s Geneva Motor Show, Novitec Rosso will unveil their latest tuning package for the Ferrari, the Race 848. Based off the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, the 848 sports a 12 cylinder twin-compressor engine that produces 848 hp – 40 hp more than the GTB Fiorano – and a peak torque of 842 Nm. [...]