Sadly, the last of the groundbreaking Bugatti Veyrons has just been sold this week, ending the very exclusive 300 production run of a vehicle that represents one of the greatest engineering feats in modern automotive history. As a final exclamation point on the truly landmark vehicle, Bugatti has teamed up with Berlin’s Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (Royal […]
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Jul
When having the most powerful production car ever isn't enough
30
Jun
Accessories, Charity/Non-Profit, Fashion, Gadgets, Jewelry, Odds / Ends, Opulance, Style / Design, Technologic, Watches
Unique piece features the word's fastest chronograph movement
In 1969, when TAG Heuer first introduced its “Monaco” design on the wrist of Steve McQueen in the movie Le Mans, the chronograph made headlines. Four decades later, the Swiss watchmaker is making a unique, one-off version to auction off in benefit of Duchenne muscular dystrophy research. The Mikrograph features the fastest chronograph movement on […]
28
Jun
The fastest front-wheel-drive car ever timed at Nurburgring
Renault’s Megane R.S. Trophy is now the venerable French marque’s fastest car ever produced, establishing a blistering lap time at Nurburgring of 8 minutes 7.97 seconds — the record for a front-wheel drive car (eclipsing the record established by its predecessor, the Megane R.S., which clocked in at 8 minutes 17 secs). Unfortunately for all […]
22
Jun
José Castrellón captures the indelible and pan-continental desire for men to claim their transportation via personal modifications
The Panamanian photographer José Castrellón has developed his Priti Baiks series (aka “pretty bikes”) to document the Panamanian phenomenon of overly wrought, heavily modified bikes. While most Panamanians don’t have the capital to modify their cars to Fast and the Furious levels (or to own a car at all, for that matter), the young men […]
16
May
Los Angeles' premier custom bike builder debuts highly anticipated 3rd bike in Concept 10 Collection
Los Angeles’ premier custom bike builder Falcon Motorcycles debuted the 3rd bike in their Concept 10 Collection this weekend at the the Quail Motorcycle Gathering in Carmel, CA. We were there to witness its unveiling to the wowed eyes of central Cali, and we’ll be posting images from the event plus full description of the […]
17
Mar
Ultra-limited edition $710,000 tuner gets re-worked
German Mercedes-Benz specialized tuner Carlsson updates its Super GT with a C25 Royale treatment, updating the exclusive package with carbon fiber roof and exterior, optimized driving dynamics and perfected electronics. The C25 Royale shaves 400 lbs (180 kgs) of weight from its base model with the carbon upgrades, simultaneously lowering its center of gravity. Its […]
Arguably the most ruthless and brutal export to come out of Sweden since the Vikings, Koenigsegg updates its latest ultra supercar, the Agera, with the Agera R. Still utilizing the Agera’s direct-injected, twin-turbocharged 5.0 liter V8, the Agera R gets some tweaking to push an extra 205 horses from the standard Agera’s 910 horsepower, for […]
14
Oct
SSC Ultimate Aero II unveiled
It seems French supercar maker Bugatti (well, it is owned by VW so that’s a bit questionable) are in a Supercar Cold War pit against American supercar maker Shelby SuperCars. After the Bugatti Veyron claimed the title of World’s Fastest Production Car in 2005, SSC snatched the belt with its Ultimate Aero. Bugatti of course […]
