The Southeast has a new air taxi service. Imagine Air flies Cirrus SR22s out of Georgia to over 600 airports in the Southeast. Flight costs are based on scheduled mileage and there are no penalties for last minute bookings. They also sell pre-paid flight cards: Platinum for $50,000 that guarantees 20% off all flight, Gold [...]
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
Considered one of the world's most popular light jets, the Citation Encore is a superior offshoot of the Citation Ultra. The Encore uses the latest technologies to enhance its performance, including the most advanced avionics, new engines for improved climb performance, and new landing gear providing for smoother taxis and landings. Its cabin is nearly [...]
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...28. April 2007
Flying from London to India just got a lot more comfortable. Jet Airways has created a service that is basically like having a small cabin to yourself for the flight The 26 square foot room has two seats that convert into an 83-inch bed, dining for two and a 23-inch flat screen TV. The cabin [...]
Continue reading...24. April 2007
Lavishness has no precincts. One of the hottest trends with the uber-rich is to be in possession of more expensive jets. We have earlier featured the lush BMW interiors of Airbus A350. Lately, Boeing contacted BMW’s DesignworksUSA group to create for them a conceptual interior for the already sumptuous Boeing 747. You can imagine the [...]
Continue reading...23. April 2007
Princess K, a 110-foot Magellan yacht from Kingship was launched on April 12, 2007. The yacht has a steel hull and aluminum superstructure. She has two 3406E DITA Caterpillar engines and can hit a speed of 14 knots with a range of 5,000 nautical miles. The interior was designed by Luiz Debasto and Naval Architecture [...]
Continue reading...23. April 2007
Earlier this month the Tom Ford New York store opened its doors for the first time, located on Madison Avenue. Tom Ford himself was present giving personal tours of the 1930's inspired shop full of not only the designer's menswear creations but also decor from his own collections, such as beaver-skin rugs and Lucio Fontana [...]
Continue reading...18. April 2007
Someone page Angelina Jolie, her plane manufacturer of choice, Cirrus Design,has announced the new SR22-G3. The Generation Three is the new incarnation of the SR line, the popular plane favored by those interested in flying small planes. Aero-News reports that the Generation Three has a a glass cockpit with advanced avionics and the new plane [...]
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