11 April 2022 We are becoming accustomed to modern descriptives, like, Supercar, Hypercar, Megacar and now Supercraft; what next? American startup VonMercier has ‘launched’ a sporty amphibious vehicle claimed to be the ‘world’s first luxury hovercraft.’ This amphibious beast is named the Arosa; it seems Arosa means, Gentle Awakening; perhaps that will be the reaction […]
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08 April 2022 The Koenigsegg Gemera debuted in March 2020 as the brand’s first four-seat hypercar. The Swedish automaker now has its prototype with all of the systems onboard just over two years later. Apart from the four-seat configuration, this giant of a motor car is powered by a mid-mounted, twin turbo-charged 2.0 litre, 3-cylinder
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01 April 2022 When the new management took over Aston Martin in the early 1970s, there was one hidden asset, a design for a long-wheelbase four-door model to bear the Lagonda name. This car was supposedly born out of David Brown’s desire to be chauffeured in a car manufactured by Aston Martin. Though widely acclaimed
01 April 2022 When you think of Ferrari, the glamour, the style, it is a little disarming to see, amongst the racers, engines, and technical drawings, one of the Ferrari Museum’s most telling exhibits is a modest pair of black Persol 2762 sunglasses in a Perspex case. These, along with an immaculate trenchcoat, became Enzo
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01 April 2022 Chrysler was haemorrhaging cash and careening toward bankruptcy when Chrysler Chairman and CEO John Riccardo hired Lee Iacocca to become president and COO of the company on Nov. 2, 1978. Lee Iacocca was determined to make the best and most exclusive American personal luxury coupé money could buy. Iacocca and the management
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01 April 2022 If you want to turn your Aston Martin into a mobile safe room, AddArmor is the people for you, headed up by Pete Blaber, former US Special Mission Unit Commander. AddArmor specialises in armouring a vehicle to a B4-B6 level of protection that can withstand hand grenades and 12-pound landmines. In the
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01 April 2022 The Pambuffetti PJ-01, a hand-crafted hypercar, made its debut at the Milano Monza Motor Show 2021, born after three years of studies from the passion of Marco Sforna and Juri Pambuffetti. The car’s design offers driver performance close to a single-seater with open wheels. After three years of development, the Pambuffetti PJ-01
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01 April 2022 PlayStation Asia appears to have taken over a landmark building in Singapore as the promotional push for the launch of Gran Turismo 7. Sony Interactive Entertainment has transformed Ten Square at Selegie Road into a digital car vending machine as part of its marketing stunt for the global release of its racing
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25 March 2022 Produced from 1968 to 1972, the Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3 borrowed the M100 V8 engine from the company’s flagship 600 to create a powerful, luxury sports saloon. Among its fans was the late Steve McQueen, who happened to import his particular car in 1972 and who drove it until his death in
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25 March 2022 Petty robberies and jailbreaks metamorphosed into big-time robberies of banks, stores, and rural gas stations, leading to the murder of several police officers and members of the public, all courtesy of America’s most-wanted public enemies during the Great Depression, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, the leaders of the Barrow Gang. Bonnie and
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