Monthly Archives: April 2009
- April 28, 2009
- Bugatti celebrates 100 years with four Centenaire specials at Villa d’Este
Although decades have separated the modern Bugatti from its heritage, the Alsatian exotic marque is one that prides itself on its racing pedigree.
So to bridge that gap and celebrate its 100th anniversary, Bugatti rolled in to the Villa d’Este auto show on the shores of Lake Como in northern Italy, as promised, with a quartet [...]
- April 28, 2009
- Crazy Horse – 1967 Ford Mustang with butterfly doors and folding hardtop
According to this eBay seller, this is the only 1967 Ford Mustang ever fitted with a retractable hardtop. As we’ve never seen one before (or one wearing butterfly doors, for that matter), we’ll give the auctioneer the benefit of the doubt.
In any case, this restomod ‘Stang has been comprehensively reworked, including a new Ford Racing [...]
- April 28, 2009
- Porsche Panamera configurator appears
With the launch of the Porsche Panamera configurator, you can finally build the sedan from Stuttgart to your own specs.
Starting with an untouched 500 hp, $132,600 Turbo model that scoots to sixty in just four seconds, we came up with the $181,170 Mahogany Metallic example above.
Even though we left a great many options unchecked and [...]
- April 28, 2009
- First completed Aston Martin One-77 wins Concorso d’Eleganza Design Award
Aston Martin finally took the wraps off the first completed One-77 this past weekend at the Concorso d’Eleganza on the shores of Lake Como and came away with the top design prize at the event.
Aston Martin CEO Dr Ulrich Bez was on hand to show off the car that we saw in skeletal form at [...]
- April 28, 2009
- Chrysler planning second Fiat-based compact sports sedan
For Chrysler, the cornerstone of its proposed alliance with Fiat is for the Italian automaker to supply its domestic partner with smaller, more fuel efficient platforms and drivetrains. It’s been assumed that the Fiat 500 would be one of the vehicles Chrysler plans to market in the U.S., but according to a the Wall Street [...]
- April 28, 2009
- Bavaria’s new Flagship: Cruiser 55 sailboat by BMW DesignworksUSA
The term “flagship” gets thrown around a lot in the auto biz, but this time the term really fits the mold. Styled by the the automaker’s design firm, the BMW DesignworksUSA Bavaria Cruiser 55 became the largest vessel in Bavaria’s fleet when it launched this past weekend at the Palma Boat Show in Majorca, Spain.
Even [...]
- April 7, 2009
- The most expensive serial car in the world
Bugatti has officially presented the model that has been declared the most expensive mass produced car in the world.
The price of Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport 2009 is $ 2, 2.
Personally, I think the price is justified. That’s one hell of a car, isn’t it? )
- April 2, 2009
- 520 Tesla S Sedans Reserved In One Week
Tesla says that 520 S Model all electric sedans have been reserved by customers in first week since it was announced. Each customer must pay a $5,000 reservation fee, which is refundable if they choose not to buy the car.
The base price for the Model S, which will be available starting in 2010, is $49,900 [...]
