Category: DRIVE
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You have the Car, now get limited edition wine bucket.
The One-77′ Aston Martin sterling silver bottle cooler. Grant Macdonald for Aston Martin. In 2011, Grant Macdonald has been officially named as silversmiths to Aston Martin under the name Silver by Aston Martin. Since then, London’s finest silversmiths and the multi-divisional luxury bespoke service company, inspired graceful forms in sterling silver, gold, carbon-fibre and other fine…
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Dino 246GT, Keith Richards’ Ferrari Dino, going under the hammer
A Ferrari Dino 246GT, the 1972 compact supercar that once belonged to the Rolling Stones’ lead guitarist, is going under the hammer at the Coys auction on May 9. The Dino 246 is one of those rare examples of a model which acquires the cachet of a ‘collector’s car’ almost while still in production, almost…
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Happy sailing with top sailing yachts
Smell the sea, and feel the sky. Marrying sail and power, the sailing yacht manufacturing is an extremely competitive domain with a sea of competition. The world’s elite designers of custom yachts lead the industry in comfort, quality, performance, intelligent design, and safety, but also form very strong communities around the sailing clubs. The vision…
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Trident Iceni: the world’s fastest and most fuel efficient diesel-powered sportscar.
For those looking for a sportscar capable of traveling 2000 miles (3218km) on a single tank, British small-volume automaker Trident sportscars launched Trident Iceni, dubbed the “world’s fastest and most fuel efficient diesel-powered sportscar”. The V8 6.6-liter turbodiesel engine develops 395 bhp (294 kW) and 700 lb-ft (948 Nm) which is enough for a 0-60…
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Koenigsegg to be available for less than one million dollars
At this year’s edition of New York Auto Show, the Swedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg unveiled plans to add a ‘more affordable” model to its current $US1m-plus line-up of hyper- sports cars. The new model will be priced at around half of Koenigsegg’s current cheapest offering. Christian Von Koenigsegg, Koenigsegg ‘s founder, told motoring.com.au that the company…
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Airbus’ new green plane. The world’s first e-fan electric aircraft
If Tesla aims to dominate electric trasportation on the ground in air there is another battle. Airbus is innovating by applying hybrid and electric propulsion to aircrafts. Airbus Group’s new green plane – the all-electric E-Fan 2.0 protoype electric aircraft. The first public flight of the electric E-Fan experimental aircraft was the highlight of Airbus…