Unhappy fate Jamiroquai's vocalist, Jay Kay. When he spent his time in a bar in the Brudenell Hotel, Suffolk, England, his Ferrari vandalized by unknown persons, Monday afternoon.
As quoted from Belfast Telegraph, Wednesday 4 March 2009, a man who is so suspected perpetrators have been local police custody.
Jay Kay of April will appear in Jakarta says' disappointed 'with the incident.
"Genesis reflects the personality, such as native British people," said Jay Kay.
Ferrari owned by Jay Kay is variants enzo value worth 1 million Pounds Sterling. Enzo is one of the most powerful car ever produced in the world.
Built in 2003 using Formula 1 technology from the body, such as carbon fiber, and the acceleration a la F1. Weight only 775 kg and can reach a maximum speed of 300 km / hour.
Board of the International Sport Cars and oust enzo car as best sport in the era of 2000. While Motor Trend Classic enzo place in the ranking of the four "Ferrari greatest all time
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Mar 9, 2009
Ferrari Enzo
Baby Rolls-Royce in Geneva
Geneva - Rolls-Royce will introduce their 200EX concept car at the Geneva Motor Show event (GMS) in 2009. This car is known as Baby Rolls.
Baby Rolls-Royce planned produced starting in 2010 to come.
From some pictures that have been circulating in the virtual world, have seen a car this similarity with the Rolls-Royce Phantom's body with a very tidy at the grille, headlamp LED lights, chrome door handle, C-pillars of a strong, and seven velg with 20 inches size.
Baby Rolls is also still in development stage so that it can have features such as the latest technology that is owned by the BMW 7 Series. But Rolls Royce, still reluctant to provide detailed information about the car's kitchen spur.
Rolls Royce only ensure that the car will hold the latest generation V12 engine. In addition, other features on the interior, such as leather seats and arm rest that will give the highest comfort for passengers
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Feb 22, 2009
Newest Bentley, Victoria!
Bentley ready to enliven the market with new variants environment-friendly car, Victoria. As quoted from topspeed, Wednesday February 18 2009, the car's appearance was indeed leaked through a video campaign. But only now described some additional detail of this bio ethanol car fuel.
Victoria will have a lot of reduction in the weight of materials. It is reported to alleviate the weight, will use materials such as lightweight composite carbon fiber. Items that are considered wasteful as the rear bench seat is also abolished.
This car will promised be fastest and most powerful car ever. That means the Victoria's engine is estimated will be the preceding sisters, Continental GT Speed, which has a 600 horse power.
Victoria engine will using dualturbo W12 engine that can produce 30 horse power more than the GT Speed. Other advantage is a matter of speed. Within four seconds, Victoria can reach the speed of 100 km / hour.
March 2009, Victoria will be shown the first time in public at the Geneva Auto Show
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Feb 16, 2009
New Ford Focus: Luxuriuos With Cheap Fuel
New Ford Focus diesel plant, can you imagine?
Davy Tuilan, Marketing Director of PT. Ford Motor Indonesia (FMI), toss a question to the journalists before a press conference in Pisa Cafe, Menteng, Jakarta.
"Diesel engines are renowned for their strong torque. Well this is what we planted in this New Ford Focus. So the machine ordinary planted in trucks and buses are now we attach in the sedan," said Davy to journalists on Wednesday, 11 February 2009.
Said Davy, FMI would want to be trend setter. Davy did not refuse if this is inspired from the trends of Europe people's cars are now diesel planted.
However, the main goal remains to offer luxury car based on cheap fuel.
"While European trends are now more interesting in cars that use diesel engines, in Japan, use hybrid cars. The trends car must find alternative energy, energy that can be maintained," said Davy.
Indeed, this cars use diesel fuel. But Davy does not recommend using regular diesel fuel.
"We further recommend the New Ford Focus uses Pertadex. If ordinary solar, care will be more heavily later," he said.
Davy added that his side are confident that this New Ford Focus will success. 'Enemy' that must be faced only one, that is against the public perception that the diesel engine is not possible planted on the sedan.
One of Davy confidence adder is the high number of sales in 2008. Ford is able to sell 77,754 units, 23 percent higher than 2007.
"We try to offer, we will see if this product can be deemed suitable and interesting for the lifestyle of our society or not."
New Ford Focus principle is an alternative comfortable luxury car, but based on cheap fuel. A case which seems difficult to obtain Indonesia's consumer products are similar to a Ford Focus.
Unfortunately, the Ford would not give the New Ford Focus selling price in this market.
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Feb 2, 2009
Incredible Porsche Museum in Germany
Porsche Museum, which recently opened to the public 31 January 2009 yesterday, in fact save a lot of admiration in it.
Besides the design that makes eyes staring, the Porsche collection contains memorabilia from some of Hollywood artists.
Like Porsche 928 version used in the 'risky Business' with Tom Cruise. Or 550 Spyder the property of late James Dean. This is a deadly car to dispatch artist stacked 1950's era when Porsche was an accident.
Other models such as 917 types rode by TV actors McQueen in the film Le Mans, took meet building consisting of two levels and white dominated.
Besides the three cars in the top, Porsche also has a variant that can be proud of, Boxster 1992. This is the car that won the title of best car in the Detroit Auto Show 13 years ago.
Designed by a firm from Austria, Delugan Meissl, this musem has three pillars rest. The development price must be paid by German's manufacturer reached USD 14o billion.
Broadest reach 5600 square meters with 80 exhibition area consist of various models of Porsche's from first year of making.
Located in Zuffenhausen, district of Stuttgart, Germany, Porsche has the ambition to beat Mercedes-Benz Museum, which is also located in the same district.
Porsche project within a year, 200 thousand visitors will cornucopia in this unique museum. The ticket price for 8 euros for adults and 4 euros for children.
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Jan 15, 2009
Obama's Cadillac Introduced to Public
Washington - After waiting for a while, the official presidency car President of the United States (U.S.), Barack Obama's Cadillac Beast officially introduced to the public, on Thursday (15 / 1). Cars especially designed by Cadillac anti-terror and even grenade, will appear at the U.S. President event, on Tuesday (20 / 1) in Washington DC, USA.
"Cadillac feel proud cause once again provide presidency limousin. This is an American tradition that we happy with the update, which is loaded with technology and dramatic design of Cadillac, "said Vice President of North American Cadillac Mark McNabb Thursday (15 / 1).
Limo is already seen in the form of a prototype car with the other GM cars such as the GMC Topkick pick-up.
Obama's exterior car still like Cadillac STS and DTS, but has a few changes. While the exterior is also Limo other, such as a lamp that is similar to the Escalade, gril and tail lights are similar to the Cadillac STS.
To hold missile, the car pressed using various metals such as aluminum, titanium and ceramic materials. 8-inch door that is almost similar to the cabin door Boeing 787 aircraft, equipped to increase the security of Obama.
Glass rear car Bush has 5-inch thickness. That is, two times thicker glass car presidency of the 80's and 90's era.
No one outside knows the ability of the car windshield, but as a comparison, a glass with a half inch thickness, capable to hold the largest caliber pellet pistol, 44 Magnum, which shot from the zero-inch distance.
If the thickness between 1.25 to 1.5 inches, a kind of glass can hold a shot from a rifle. Hiding ballistic be absorbed layer of glass, and plastic and shields "anti-spall" the patch will prevent the glass shatter into the passenger area.
Materials used for the vehicle's "body" also be concealed, but usually consists of "dual-hardness" steel, aluminum, titanium and ceramics.
This car do not have a "sun roof" and it is difficult to see inside except the passenger set the "Fluorescent" lights on.
Wheel made of leakproof Kevlar fiber and velg steel that still can go if the ban exfoliate.
Safety features not only that, the car is also available with blood spare for Obama, oxygen supplies, night vision camera, tear gas and several other facilities.
With all the equipment, Hence, Obama's car quite heavy, the car also has a top speed only 96 km per hour and spent fuel every 8 miles per galon.
From the interior, as well as seats for the Cadillac CTS also be sewn by hand. Rear seat passengers, is very knowledgeable with exclusive seating for Obama and eksekutive staff.
Presidential embroidery logo is placed in the middle of panel rear seat Limo. Presidential seals also patched outside the back door.
With Cadillac, Obama continue the long string of U.S. presidents who use this luxurious Limo. Cadillac's role began in the World War I.
Cadillac aligning users are Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, William J. Clinton, Ronald W. Reagan and George W Bush. And now Obama try Cadillac
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Crazy! Savvy, Best Car in Thailand
Remove 10 NominatorsBangkok - Thailand's business daily The Nation choose Proton Savvy as Thailand's best car in 2008.
The Savvy Nation rate Savvy to be the best because its very competitive price, Proton's car city also very good in acceleration and easy to ride.
Proton Savvy successfully remove nominator such as Jaguar XF, BMW 320d, Volvo S80 3.2, MINI Cooper S Clubman, Honda City, Honda Jazz, Ford Focus 2.0 TDCi, Mitsubishi Pajero Sport, and the Subaru Impreza STI.
In 2007, The Nation choose Chevrolet Captive 2.0 L Diesel
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Airbus Aircraft Converted to Formula 1 Cars
Racing car event 'jet land' Formula 1 will be held on 1 November 2009 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. This moment appears to be used by Etihad Airways of Abu Dhabi by paint all over the body of the plane with the symbol of Formula 1.
"We are very happy, we can fly our fleet with F1 theme to the whole world," said Executive Vice President of Abu Dhabi Etihad Airways, Peter Baumgartner, in the information submitted to the VIVAnews through a spokesman IPM Public Relations, Teddy Arifianto, Tuesday, 13 January 2009.
Plane wich get the spray 'air brush' is a type of Airbus A340 600 series. In the picture, this plane display has a dynamic design with white on the front of the plane. There are also red in the fuselage. The official F1 logo placed in the plane machines. Do not forget the famous chequered flag displayed on the back or plane tail.
This aircraft is operated on Etihad flight from Abu Dhabi to London, Sydney, New York and Toronto. Etihad ensure, that aircraft design will attract the attention of racing fans around the world while spreading enthusiasm of F1 Grand Prix event in the United Arab Emirates.
Before this A340 aircraft, the company based in the capital of the United Arab Emirates also has an A320 aircraft which also be painted with special symbols F1 car racing event. A320 aircraft has been flying since last year to every country in the short-haul route on flying network Etihad including Amman, Cairo and Beirut.
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