Friday, June 26, 2009

Another Special Edition Veyron?


Special Edition Bugatti- Really?

As if it wasn’t bad enough that Bugatti is a car that every adult dreams of,just being able to catch a glimpse of one on the street.Yet, in these tough economic times Bugatti was able to take a ultra exclusive car and make it that much higher to reach with the unveiling at this years Concorso d’Eléganza Villa d’Este. Bugatti revealed four unique Veyrons- Centenaire Editions.
To commemorate the early Bugatti Type 35 Grand Prix race car drivers. Each Veyron took on a very special characteristic as all four were named after a driver. Jean-Pierre Wimille , Achille Varzi, Malcolm Campbell and Hermann zu Leiningen all received there own Veyrons. Bugatti has only made these four Veyron’s to pay homage to Ettore Bugatti’s Masterpiece: The Type 35 Grand Prix.
The Jean –Pierre Wimille car has already been sold to a anonymous gentleman for 1.4 million pounds which if im not mistaken is up wards of $ 3 million US. Tough economic slump so they say, I beg to differ.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

MERC'S Experimental Safety Vehicle

Mercedes Benz S- Class , was in fact the first production road vehicle to be fitted with electronic anti-lock brakes, the first in its class to come standard with air bags, Three point seat belts you guess'd it, Sat-Nav, the first vehicle to be available with double glazing windows, the list goes on. If you wanna know what kind of gadget(s)will be fitted to your everyday road car , say ten years from now. Then there is only one place to look, the Mercedes S-Class. Here's a video about their new car called Experimental Safety Vehicle (ESV) 2009. This might give you a slight glimpse in to what other car makers may be putting in to the cars of the future and having this kind of technology readily available to consumers like you and me. This is actually pretty exciting, its always the Germans who are ten leaps ahead of the pack. Check it out.