If you’ve always wanted an amphibious car (as in spy movies), you will be fulfilled: the Python amphibious car should please you – not only is it very nice to drive, but if you’re stuck in front of a lake, while what you have to do is to reverse the engine and throw you into the lake to cross quickly. It’s built by a company called WaterCar and will have a V8 Chevy Corvette engine (640 hp), With a Dominator Jet with a power of 500 horsepower. Price: £125,000 (~$200,500+).
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Honda EV-N concept car
October 9th, 2009 | Posted in Cars | No Comments »The Honda EV-N concept car has a really retro look while boarding the latest environmentally-friendly technologies. It includes interchangeable seat covers, sun roof, and a “communications system” built into the front of the car. In addition, the passenger door of the EV-N contains a U3-X unicycle robot, making it more or less one of the most interesting electric cars to date.
Holger Schubert’s award-winning garage
October 7th, 2009 | Posted in Cars, Design | No Comments »Have a nice car is good, but hiding it in a garage may be an bad idea … That is certainly what Holger Schubert must say as he parks his Ferrari 512BB directly in his living room, a matter of taste!
Bugatti & Parmigiani: Luxury Concepts
October 7th, 2009 | Posted in Cars | No Comments »For its 100 years, Bugatti established the 16 C Galibier. This concept car is the new limousine of the brand worthy descendant of the “Royale”. Hull while in carbon fiber and polished aluminum, leather interior and wood, the prototype features a very handsome presence. Of course the engine is not left under the hood is the four turbo W16 from the Bugatti Veyron and its power of 1,000 hp.
To complete this prestigious sedan, Bugatti has asked the Swiss watchmaker Parmigiani Fleurier to design a watch exception. Thus was born the Parmigiani Bugatti Tourbillon, a watch that has four different uses. The first and most important option in this show is to integrate the dashboard of the car. When starting the engine, the watch automatically rotates 180 degrees and in addition to other instruments on board. The watch fob is to slip into a pocket, turns into a clock and adjusted its leather strap it is so traditional wrist.
Two interrelated concepts, stay tuned …
Brabus Mercedes-Benz Viano Lounge
October 2nd, 2009 | Posted in Cars | No Comments »Don’t rely on the external appearance of the Brabus Mercedes-Benz Viano Lounge. Indeed, the van of a rather mundane appearance is packed with high-tech equipment. LCD 32-inch screen, Wi-Fi, internal network that can connect the HDTV to the different PCs, PlayStation 3, Dolby Surround, Nespresso machine, external camera connected to the main screen, …
Audi R8 e-tron
September 26th, 2009 | Posted in Cars | No Comments »Infatuation for this new Audi concept car, unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2009. Named e-tron, this 100% electric car – based on the famous R8 – not least develops 313 horsepower, allowing it to reach 100 km/h in just 4.8 seconds. With its 470 kg of lithium-ion batteries, it can run over a distance of approximately 250 kilometers.
Audi R8 Spider
September 24th, 2009 | Posted in Cars | No Comments »The Audi R8, the radical sports coupe, discovered literally as figuratively, in its long-awaited Spider version. The secret, jealously guarded by Audi, has been drilled, the Audi R8 Spider is presented by the manufacturer at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2009.
The top in folded cloth, you will be overwhelmed by the V10 engine of 5.2L 525 hp and the double pulse of the exhaust. A windshield highlighted by a brushed aluminum frame and a profile of side panels with air intakes offer a more pronounced look that will wreak havoc in the heart of love with the R8. The car will be launched at the first quarter of 2010. Price: €156,400.
Lamborghini Reventon Roadster
September 24th, 2009 | Posted in Cars | No Comments »All major brands of sports cars compete at Frankfurt Motor Show, to blow cylinder aggressive as Audi, Ferrari, Maserati … Sure, Lamborghini is not outdone by offering its Reventon Coupe in a Roadster version. A shell of carbon fiber, as carved in the rock, hosts a 650-horsepower V12. The engine delivers its wild and beasts roaring at each acceleration. Blithely reaching maximum speed of 340km/h, the Lamborghini Reventon Roadster is a very limited edition of 20 copies, as the Reventon Coupe. Price: €1 million.
