Well the Maybach Exelero is back! And this time it's not a one off thing, but you can pick up your own 700 HP dream car, and that too for a price less than the original $8 million. Lamborghini Geneva is all set to reproduce the Exelero which will be sold for a meager $670,000. So I don?t think this will be a Maybach after all.
Powered by a the 8.4-liter V10 engine which can charge your car up to 800 HP, the company has yet to release any images of the piece they are selling. Luxury doesn?t come cheap, so the car may not be so extravagant after all.
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BMW has pulled the sheet off the Jeff Koons art car and we have to say we like it. A lot.
Our own Tony Borroz, who knows quite a lot about art, mercilessly beat up on Koons when BMW announced he’d be joining the likes of Ernst Fuchs, Roy Lichtenstein and Frank Stella in designing one of the company’s famed art cars. Borroz called Koons a “talent-bereft hack” and quoted Mark Stevens of The New Republic, who once called Koons “another of those who serve the tacky rich.”
Turns out Koons did a very nice job.
First, a little history. Bayerische Motoren Werke has since 1975 occasionally invited artists to use its cars as canvases. The result has been some striking vehicles, like the M1 Group 4 racer Andy Warhol painted in 1979, by some immensely talented people. The collection had grown to 17 BMW Art Cars before BMW tapped Koons to paint a BMW M3 GTS that will compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 12.
Koons collected and studied pictures of race cars and explosions and joined the BMW Rahal Letterman Racing team for a few laps at Sebring. He then drew from a palette of bright colors. The bold streaks make the car look fast even when sitting still.
“These race cars are lifelike, they are powerful and there is a lot of energy,” Koons said in a statement. “You can participate with it, add to it and let yourself transcend with its energy. There is a lot of power under that hood and I want to let my ideas transcend with the car — it’s really to connect with that power.”
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Move over SUV?s, the STV is here. Shadow Hawk is the brain behind this unique development dubbed the STV, abbreviation for Super Terrain Vehicle. The most powerful and stylish armored vehicle both on road and off the road, it promises to be a real showstopper. The ?1 million ($1.2 million) vehicle that resembles an SUV offers nearly unlimited versatility and boasts of a full complement of armor plating. The built to order STV is an exclusive creation, limited to just 12 examples per year. The super awesome STV boasts of daylight cameras, active suspension, camber and caster control systems, driver activated ride height control, 46 inch wheel travel and 3/16 inch monocoque construction.
Add to these a variety of custom options and you can count on one hell of a ride. What is more, the Shadow Hawk STV comes in various configurations like Steel Hawk, Street Hawk, Terra Hawk, Desert Hawk, Armor Hawk and Battle Hawk. Powered by a 1,100 hp engine this car promises one unforgettable power packed experience.
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