Posted in Antique, Auctions, Automobile, Car, Concept, Home Appliances, Luxury on 30 October 2009
Technology has indeed taken BBQ grills to newer levels, but this time we spotted creativity doing a real slick job with the whole outdoor cooking regime. And in all fairness, we are completely blown away by it. First, it was the barbecue train followed by Dragon BBQ grills but even those could not satiate the hunger for more styles, and so the pistol-shaped BBQ grill was born. This time it is a truck, or should we say Ford truck to be precise, that is at your service to cook up some crunchy meats and breads for you on the go.
This one comes decked with all the high-tech gadgets giving one the ultimate in tailgating. In fact, it might just remind you of the Fire Truck grill that was launched last year. Well, the two are different and you will know once you take a look at the Ford Truck grill’s price tag which is a huge $15,000.
Posted in Automobile, Car, Concept, Luxury Car on 28 October 2009
Parking woes and traffic congestion are a bane of our generation. But that they will get more intense as the years pass, is something all of us live in the dread of. True that technology research is moving in the direction of compact cars. Metromorph fits the urgent need just right, and takes care of the traffic and parking woes bit. It’s a concept straight out of the sci-fi movies, where vehicles can move up a building up vertically. The concept car has been made by designer Roman Mistiuk.
While one of its key functions is to ease traffic congestion in big cities, it takes care of the dearth of parking space availability to residents of apartment buildings in a big metropolitan area, just as business districts can sit pretty with the ease in parking woes.
This car, can ride smooth on the roads, has two in-wheel motors on its rear besides two battery cases, its wheels are hidden inside the structure, has rotating arms that can help a vertical and horizontal drive. The car, can ride vertically in what they call the Balcony mode, meaning, it turns 90 deg to become a balcony.
Posted in Car, Concept, Luxury, Luxury Car on 27 October 2009
Ever dreamt of leaving the steering wheel free when you drive? Ever imagined you can actually sleep when your car drives itself?
It may look too ridiculous to be true, but it is what exactly the Saucer aims at. If you are the kind hoping for a quick nap in the office bus and cannot afford it, or do not have a chauffeur to drive you home safely, Saucer is the answer. Saucer, is a self-driven vehicle concept that has a single bed arrangement within it. It means, the driver can actually not bother to drive, but lie down and doze off in bliss while the vehicle does the job of taking him or her to the right destination.
It is an innovative brainwave targetted mainly at people who work away at night and end up with near fatal errors while catching that extra wink of sleep. It is mainly useful for those who need to travel a long way home from workplace. Saucer’s soundproof interior has the right program to for self-drive the vehicle.
Posted in Car, Celebrity Shopping, Shopping on 27 October 2009
Attempts to replicate Batman’s super car have been intermittent and sometimes constant if not consistent in the past. But most replicas have been nearly like relics. In the past we have had the $ 1 million Batmobile from Sweden and in 1966 ther was Batmobile recreation by Barrett-Jackson.
You may be in for a surprise when you know, that you can actually own your own authentic Batmobile for a price. The model in question is a 1976 Lincoln Continental which has been price tagged $19,660.
Not limiting yourself to those gasps at visuals featuring Batmobiles in films or television, you may not be able to boast of its coming signatured with original Batman series characters. But if it is something you want to flaunt at your Halloween party and have loads of dollars in your kitty, go for it.
The replica has props such as lipstick-red Batphone and trunk-mounted faux exhaust stacks to go with it as accessories. The vehicle comes close to vintage fancy too. If you are a vintage collector, it has the right tones and looks for an exotic looking four-wheeler.
Posted in Automobile, Car, Concept, Outdoor, Travel on 19 October 2009
Look within yourself and tell us if you are the serious road traveller or not. If the answer is ‘yes’, then the MXXL24 AH M-Cab will be of interest to you. A made-to-order vehicle, this one takes the benchmark for mobile homes way up high. For starters, it comes well-equipped with both active and passive safety features like the cool burglarproof skylights and surveillance and full HD cameras.
We admire the concept for lending a heavy dose of luxury to the rugged terrains. The manufactuer has not left any stone unturned in translating this vehicle into an ultra-luxe one. There are two auto-tracking TV satellite recievers to get simultaneous reception of multiple pre-programmed satellites set up all over the world wide linear and circular signals.
Posted in Automobile, Car, Concept, Luxury Car, Worlds Most Expensive on 12 October 2009
Car enthusiasts would surely remember the entry from the Russian car maker Dartz at the Top Marques Monaco show last May. We are talking about the sexy luxury SUV called the Kombat T98. After flooring us with that roadster, the brand is all set to roll out yet another special that goes by the name of the Monaco Red Diamond Edition and this one costs a huge €1million. In fact, the claim is that it is the most expensive and sturdiest luxury armored car in the world. Boy, now that’s something to watch out for!
We all know that the Dartz Kombat was a reworked version of the armored car driven by the Russian Tzar, Nikolai II. On the other hand, the Monaco Red Diamond Edition is like a breath of fresh air. The matte ruby paint job is a new one on an armored car. The bulletproof windows are plated with gold, there are 22′ Kremlin Red Star bulletproof wheels and then let’s not forget the tungsten and white gold gauges decorated with diamonds and rubies all over.
Posted in Art, Automobile, Car, Concept on 11 October 2009
And we thought only the cost of making a super car would be expensive. Well, even a book that shows you how to do that comes at a mindboggling price of $4500. This one is the baby of the guys over at Kirkham Motorsports and we are told it explains the various processes involved in the making of a car out of an aluminum billet.
It was the CEO of Oracle, Larry Ellison that brought Kirkham Motorsports into the picture by commissioning them to build an amazing aluminum billet roadster. And perhaps, that was an excuse enough to drive these designers and motorists to make a book of secrets and sell it to the world. We are told that it took close to two and a half years for the book to be completed.
Posted in Automobile, Car, Crystals, Display, Sports, Swarovski on 11 October 2009
Car enthusiasts loaded with tonnes of creativity and a hefty bank balance are forever interested in pimping up cars their way! Now this is a luxury not many can afford. And Stefan Raab does not fall in that category. In fact the ProSieben host worked up a little automobile wonder for the ‘The TV Total Stock Car Crash Challenge 2009′. What he did was to bling up his race car’s hood with a ‘TV Total’ logo using several thousan Swarovski stones.
Stefan is estimating the cost of his car hood experiment at around $84,000. And he justifies it by saying that this is the new style “bling-bling”. The car with the fancy bonnet is expected to race with some 30 other cars across three race classes. Stefan even jokes, “After three minutes it (the car) is, unfortunately crap.”
Posted in Car, Designer on 8 October 2009
A Giant Cupcake. Not a real one though. And expensive at that. It’s a `car’ shaped like a Cupcake and costs a whopping $ 25,000. It comes with a matching hat though. What would something so colourful come into use for except a city of national festival tableau?
If you check further, each electrically powered ‘cake can travel seven miles-an-hour, in addition to looking slurpy enough to be eaten up. Materials used to make it are not flour and sugar though. They are sheet metal, wire, fabric and wood. Each cake is custom-designed.
And can be used to give your little ones a great time in their life with not just its sheer appearance, but using it as a brave new toy as well. You could quite have a bunch of kids running after you if you are riding one of these Cupcake Cars, not to hit you but bite off the car! It’s a great amusement to have around home if you are not living in a crammed space. Ideal to ride around in a huge compound. It runs on a 24 volt electric motor and a heavy duty battery. And was designed by artist Lisa Pongrace.
Via: Dvice, Neatorama, Neiman Marcus
Posted in Automobile, Car, Celebrity Shopping, Luxury Car, News on 8 October 2009
There are a couple of things that we know about the Manchester City team apart from their being real rich, is the fact they can play a very spirited game and love with the same gusto! Stephen Ireland, the 23 years old Irish midfielder is making news for his huge spending lately. Well, the man shelled out a huge $422,220 only to busy a very pimped-up version of a Bentley for his Wag girlfriend Jessica Lawlor. Well, the occasion was a special one – it was Jessica’s birthday! No wonder Ireland wanted to make the occasion memorable.
The car is a coupe and is donned in shades of spunky red and white, which are really the colors of rival Manchester United. Plus there are several embroidered hearts too. We are informed that only to get the winged insignia changed to Jessica’s initials, JL, the footballer had to pay £1,000.
