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Carbon Fiber Sheath Table
Carbon fiber is a very strong, light, and expensive composite material and that is one of the recent trends for home interiors. This Carbon Fiber Stealth Table is made in Australia in a single piece organic design. It costs $15,100 and looks very stylish. It can seat up to 12 people and so can be used at home or office. The table’s physics use the aesthetics of Formula One racing and is designed by architect and furniture designer John Cherrey. It has also won a design award in the International Composite Design Competition.
World’s fastest yacht, Gentry Eagle gets it’s interior Thierry Mugler designs
The worlds fastest yacht wasn’t good enough thus it got one of the best designers to do up the interiors. It surely doesn’t get better and bigger than this. The maritime community is reborn through the vision and tremendous creativity of internationally acclaimed fashion and perfume designer, Thierry Mugler. Gentry Eagle is one sought after yacht with such creative and renowned people lending their creative visions to add to its beauty. It has also been immortalized in the pages of history with racing legend Tom Gentry setting nearly every powerboat speed record. This monumental vessel shattered the transatlantic crossing record in 1989 completing the journey from Ambrose Lighthouse at the entrance to New York Harbor to Bishop Rock on England’s Isles of Scilly 62 hours & 7 minutes.The vessel has an impressive 11,500 horsepower and a top speed of 73 mph. It measures 112′ in length and is fitted with twin 3,480 horsepower turbo diesels coupled with a 4,500 horsepower turbine combined to propel her to over 63 knots (70+ mph). Fuel capacity is 9,800 gallons with a cruising range of 1,500 nautical miles.
Chromed Exhaust from F1 up for sale for $8100
Maranello has chromed a piece of the exhaust from the Ferrari F1 racing car and has put it up for sale for $8100.
The authenticity of this piece that sits on a Plexiglas base with a metal identification plate and comes packed in a red box customized with a Prancing Horse logo is guaranteed by a certificate that carries the signature of Ferrari CEO Jean Todt.
Grand Prix arcade racer: Perfect blend of simulation engineering and virtual reality technology
Pacesetter has launched to hone up your driving skills in the confines of your home with the Grand Prix arcade racer.
Priced at $33,400, the racing simulator features a 180 degree wrap-around triple screen, genuine driving controls based on real vehicle data, realistic 3D sound and low frequency vibration feel along with 40 real-life international circuits.
Steve McQueen’s 1953 Siata 208S Spyder for sale for $1.295 million
A 1953 Siata 208S Spyder, once owned by the legendary actor, Terrence Steven “Steve” McQueen who was nicknamed “The King of Cool, is now up for sale on California’s Fantasy Junction for $1.25 million.
The car is one of the only 35 ever built and also one of the first sports cars that were a part of Steve’s garage. Purchased from McAfee Engineering, the brand new Siata 208S Spyder was later bought by a former UCLA medical student and now doctor, Bruce Sand.
Specifications:
- 2.3 Litre 8-cylinder Fiat engine
- Rare Heuer racing instruments which includes watch and stop-watch attached to the dashboard
The car displayed above was previously exhibited at the Cars of Steve McQueen exhibition at The Petersen Auto Museum in Los Angeles.‚
P’9522 BLACK mobile phone – Exclusively for Porsche owners
The German luxury sports car company’s subsidiary, Porsche design, recently unveiled the Porsche P’9522 Black Edition mobile phone in Singapore.
Priced at $1723, the phone is made out of black anodized aluminum and black mineral glass and a Biometric Fingerprint Sensor technology.
According to Porsche Design Group CEO Dr. Juergen Gessler, as is typical for Porsche Design, the black has a functional background:‚ derived from the appearance of the non-reflective instruments used in racing cars,‚ which avoids unwanted reflections and guarantees easy readability… the device has‚ excellent sound and image reproduction, as well as innovative functions.
Meant for all the Porsche owners in Singapore, the Porsche P’9522 Black Edition mobile phone has been manufactured by Sagem Wireless and is available from Stuttgart Auto.
Porsche Presents 918 Spyder High-Performance Concept
In a move to increase the Company’s competence in hybrid technology, Porsche has presented a high-performance mid-engined concept sports car ” the Porsche 918 Spyder.
One of the biggest hits at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, the Porsche 918 Spyder combines high-tech racing features and electro-mobility to offer a fascinating range of qualities.
Specifications include a 3.4-litre engine, super-slick plug-in hybrid for better fuel economy, 500bhp petrol V8 with two electric motors for a combined 718bhp, top speed of more than 198mph (zero-to-100-km/h run in 3.2 seconds), electric front axle drive and a flywheel energy reservoir.
Porsche also released two other hybrids at the Geneva show; a Cayenne S Hybrid SUV with parallel full-hybrid drive and a 911 GT3 R Hybrid racing car with electric drive on the front axle and a flywheel mass battery.
Breitling for Bentley Gold Pocket Watch Truly one of a kind
Breitling has unveiled the Grande Complication Pocket watch’ from the Breitling for Bentley collection’. The watch honors Walter Owen Å”W.O. Bentley, who founded the famed British marque that bears his name in 1919.
The features include:
- Built from a 19th century watch one-of-a-kind movement blank
- Hand polished 700parts with the bevel and Cītes de GenĬve visible through the transparent back case
- The cover flap of the pocket watch crafted with 18-carat yellow gold
- The engraving on the case cover shows Walter Owen Bentley can be seen at the wheel of one of his racing automobile.
- a perpetual calendar (displaying the date, day, month, leap years and moon phases)
- a minute repeater striking the hours, quarters and minutes on demand
Breitling will introduce the Unique Single production Breitling for Bentley Grand Complication pocket watch at the Baselworld Fair this year.
‘Desmosedici RR’ For the ultimate Ducati experience
The Desmosedici RR is a $72,500 limited production road-legal version of the Desmosedici MotoGP racebike. It has been designed to fulfill the dream of Ducati ” Real MotoGP technology and astounding track performance’.
The Desmosedici embraces many of the advancements of the latest Ducati Corse GP6 team bikes, ensuring state-of-the-art performance.
Specifications include:
- Over 200 bhp with racing exhaust kit provided
- 989 cc L-Four cylinder, Twin pulse configuration
- Desmodromic, with 16 titanium valves, gear driven
- Quadruple 12 hole micro jet fuel injectors
- Double overhead cams
- Cassette transmission
- Sand cast engine cases with magnesium covers
- 4-2-1 vertical exit’ exhaust
- Dry slipper clutch
Formula 1 inspired Gresso Grand Monaco Collection’
Gresso, the Russian manufacturer of Luxury mobile phones, has introduced their new Grand Monaco Collection, inspired by Formula 1 racing.
The case is crafted with titanium superalloy and coated with several layers of high tech ceramic. The front and back panels is encrusted with carbon, the way it’s used in the body of every racing car.
The frames of the display consist of a hand polished 42 K sapphire crystal while the flat keyboard has been made of polished steel.
Features of the Grand Monaco Collection include 2 MP Camera, Wap/ GPRS/ Bluetooth/ SMS/ MMS/ e-mail, Edge, Java and an outstanding menu design.
Priced at $2100 each, the Gresso Grand Monaco collection offers two alternate designs: high tech black or metallic ceramic combined with carbon.
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