sQuba Submarine Car
February 16, 2008
Created by Frank Rinderknecht, Founder and CEO of Swiss design company Rinspeed, the sQuba car is The world’s first submersible car or submarine car. Based on the Lotus Elise, the sQuba convertible submarine car is every James Bond fanatic’s dream come true. Read more
Spyker C12 Zagato
February 7, 2008
Retailing for $650,000, the Spyker C12 Zagato is an all aluminum rear wheel drive luxury sports car powered by a 6.0 liter, 12 cylinder, 500bhp, W12 engine. Limited to only 24 cars, the Spyker C12 is equipped with a six speed manual transmission and F1 style shifting for those high speed Sunday drives on the interstate. With acceleration from 0-60 in 3.8 seconds and a top speed of 193 mph, The Spyker Zagato will undoubtedly be a favorite of sports car collector’s everywhere. The design of the Spyker C12 is as unique as they come, with a full leather cockpit and brushed aluminum instrument panel based on F1 styling. Deliveries for this high performance sports car will begin in 2008.
Saab Aero X
February 1, 2008
The Saab Aero X is a concept car with no doors, no keys and exceptional fuel economy. The Aero X is powered by a 400 hp 2.8-liter V6 twin turbo with aluminum construction that runs on pure ethanol and has a seven speed automated manual transmission with double clutch system. Weighing roughly 3000 pounds with acceleration of 0-60 in 4.9 secs and a top speed of 155 mph, its not exactly the fastest sports car there is, but what it lacks in speed it makes up for in design and fuel economy.
Built around the design of a fighter jet, it has a full 180 degree field of view with a fighter jet style cockpit that opens up with a push of a button. The Aero X has a multi functional control system on the center console that provides maximum control and allows the driver to start the car, open the canopy and change gears. Currently just a concept car Audi is planning on a production car inspired by the Saab Aero X and will most likely make it’s debut within the next year or so.
JetVan Luxury Mobile Office
January 13, 2008
Have you ever needed a way to work outside your office? Sure you could carry your laptop with you and get some work done, but what if you could take the office with you? That’s where the Howard Becker JetVan comes in. Looking at it from the outside this luxury mobile office looks like a normal transport van, but upon further inspection it’s comparable to a high end Gulfstream private jet that redefines high stakes living.
Made in Germany and built upon the Dodge Sprinter, the JetVan is sold as the Mercedes Benz Sprinter outside of North America. Inspired by the design and amenities offered by extravagant jets, the JetVan offers six different floor plans to choose from and features endless amenities that include hide away desks with laptop docking stations, high speed internet connection, satellite phones, custom reclining leather seats with automatic foot rests, widescreen tv’s and monitors, fax machines, refrigerators, electric window shades and enough bullet proof armor to make a mafia boss feel comfortable. Prices range anywhere from $200,000 to $300,000 depending on your needs and I’m sure theres a few in the multi-million dollar range rolling around.
Bugatti Veyron Pur Sang
December 23, 2007
The Bugatti EB Veyron 16.4 Pur Sang is an exclusive rare edition from Bugatti with production limited to only 5 cars. On September 10th 2007 the Bugatti “Pur Sang” was unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show and at the cost of $1.4 million euros (about $2,010,000 USD) it was sold out within 24 hours. Based on the heritage theme of Bugatti, instead of a two tone paint finish, the Bugatti Veyron Pur Sang has a two tone material finish of pure aluminum and carbon fiber. With a Quad-turbocharged DOHC 64-valve W16 it can accelerate to 100mph in 5.5 seconds with a top speed of 253mph.
