ECOSSE Moto Works, Inc. is the premier luxury marque of distinctive, limited-production motorcycles created for discerning enthusiasts. Founded in 2001, the company spent three years perfecting The Heretic through three complete prototype iterations. The final prototype, X-3, remains at the company’s headquarters and is reserved for a collector or museum. Â While forming a cherished brand, ECOSSE [...]
Continue reading...29. April 2008
Luxautica Ultimate Car Club recently opened its doors at the former Millenia Art Gallery adjacent to the Mall at Millenia in Orlando, Florida. The building, which once housed rare German paintings and Italian glass sculptures, underwent a $2 million renovation to make room for more than 20 German and Italian sculptures of a different kind. [...]
Continue reading...18. April 2008
With a racing heritage that dates back to the early 1930s and exclusivity on par with the Ferrari Enzo, the 2009 Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione is at the forefront of automotive prominence. The 8C appellation is derived from the straight 8-cylinder engine found in Alfa Romeos from 1931 to 1939. Today it refers to the [...]
Continue reading...15. May 2007
When Bugatti was developing their Veyron super car they wanted to have the best sound system available in the Veyron. Instead of turning to Bang & Olufsen like Audi they decided to go with Dieter Burmester a German sound engineer whose company Burmester Audiosysteme GmbH manufactures high end sound systems. The Burmester sound system in [...]
Continue reading...2. May 2007
Back in 1987 the Italian entrepreneur Romano Artioli (also known as the previous owner of Lotus) purchased the rights to the Bugatti name and formed Bugatti Automobili SpA. Bugatti Automobili SpA spent four years developing what turned out to be their only model the Bugatti EB110. The EB110 was released in Versailles in 1991 exactly [...]
Continue reading...2. May 2007
The Porsche Cayenene might just be one of Porsche's most brilliant ideas in the last decade. Launched in 2003 at a time when Americans were desperately in love with sport utility vehicles, the Cayenne was largely responsible for helping Porsche keep sales up in America, even after September 11 when only the hardiest of automakers [...]
Continue reading...29. March 2007
Nearly ten years ago the TT sent shockwaves through the automotive industry, instantly becoming an icon. The ground-breaking styling, geometric shape of the roof, front, and rear made the car instantly recognizable. The geometric theme followed through to the interior with circular styling of most interior components, and a multitude of aluminum trim pieces that [...]
Continue reading...12. March 2007
The Wall Street Journal seems to be confirming what the bloggers were predicting all last week: on Monday Ford is going to sell the Aston Martin brand name "to an investor group led by international motor-racing entrepreneur David Richards" (subscrption required), thus bringing the well loved car back into British hands. The most famous British Aston [...]
Continue reading...7. March 2007
While the Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe turned heads in Geneva this week, so too did the new Maserati. The newest Maserati around, the 2008 GranTurismo coupe has been more highly anticipated than milk after a large gob of peanut butter.The new Maserati coupe places “four full seats behind a 405hp, 4.2-liter V8 on a two-door steel monocoque [...]
Continue reading...6. March 2007
The red beauty above is the Azimut 103S which will be be introduced at Dubai Boat Show. The yacht is the new flagship yacht from Azimut's Open S range. The most impressive thing about this yacht is how much natural light there is in the interior. The yacht's lounge and cockpit can be used as [...]
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11. May 2008
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