Category: Automotive
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Eco-friendly i-accessories for a sustainable impression
Clear design and the responsible handling of resources inspired the i-edition of the new BMW Lifestyle Collection: the BMW i Collection. The BMW i Collection is inspired by the ideas behind the i-concept –– a new range of vehicles built by BMW, that will feature electric or hybrid power trains. If it applies to the electric…
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4C takes Alfa Rome to the world of lightweight sports coupés
4 kg/HP, from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.5, 137 HP/litre and 1.2 g of deceleration. The official arrival of the 4C will mark a revolution for the Italian carmaker Alfa Romeo with only two vehicles still officially in production. Like Porsche, BMW and Audi, Alfa Romeo wants to offer performance without impacting on…
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New BMW Ambassador France to be unveiled at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez regatta
For its 15th edition, from 28 September to 6 October 2013, Les Voiles de Saint Tropez will offer thousands of sailors, skippers and owners of some sublime yachts an idea, a state of mind, and a certain experience of yachting and boats. The legendary Loïck Peyron has set many international sailing records. One of these…
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McLaren MP4-12C with Hennessey HPE700 upgrade
Lighting the McLaren’s afterburner with more boost. Hennessey speeds up McLaren MP12 supercar. In stock form, the McLaren and arch-nemesis Ferrari 458 Italia are a near dead heat in any standard acceleration test, but the McLaren MP12‘ HPE700 upgrade puts the carbon-chassis British heartthrob car-lengths ahead in the quarter mile. McLaren’s new P1 hybrid supercar…
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Vertu Ti Ferrari Limited Edition
Limited-edition Vertu Ti Ferrari. The luxury phone maker Vertu and the luxury sportscar brand Ferrari teamed up for a new version of the Ti smartphone, this time inspired by the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta. The red and black leather used in the seats of Ferrari sports cars was used for a limited edition of 2,013 smartphones.…
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Instruments of Disruption: Design is what you can’t imagine made beautiful.
To celebrate the launch of its all-new 2014 IS performance sedan, Lexus luxury car maker created and hosted a MADE Fashion Week event debuting a first-ever live holographic performance art experience. The event, “Lexus Design Disrupted,” featured supermodel Coco Rocha and a bold retrospective from the archives of designer Giles Deacon in a creative…