Here’s something to get your blood flowing. A wealthy Arab, everyone’s guessing a Sheik, sent his black and gold LamborghiniMurcielagoLP640 a whopping 6,500 miles from an airport in Qatar to Heathrow to have the car’s oil changed. The total cost of the shipment was around $40,000, which doesn’t even include the $7,000 for the oil change itself.
So what’s the problem you might ask? All cars need to get their oil changed. Exotic car owners everywhere are happy to see that a fellow gentleman of means is taking care of his Lamborghini. However, The average Brit, or at least the average Brit interviewed, is horrified by the carbon footprint created from shipping a car, especially a gas guzzler, that far for an oil change. Read the rest of this entry »
As you may know, British Automotive show TopGear is back and in full swing for their 11th season already. And to show that they are still “in touch with the needs of the people” they felt the need to give advice on fuel economy and saving money. (That and apparently the BBC is sending them letters and letters and letters). And in true Jeremy Clarkson style, he decided to gather 5 supercars and have a race. But it wouldn’t be an ordinary race, oh no. It had to have that Topgear / Jeremy Clarkson touch.
Look! Up in the sky!!! It’s a bird!!! No, it’s a plane!!! Wait, what is it?
It might not be the man of steel himself, but its sure got the power of a locomotive! But actually, its the extremely rare and expensive supercar known as the Lamborghini Reventón being suspended hundreds of feet off the ground by an Italianmilitaryhelicopter! That’s right, Lamborghini got the idea to bring its halo supercar, the Reventón, to a conference in Turin, Italy by way of militaryhelicopter and placed atop the roof the Lingotto building.
We’re of the opinion that a gorgeous, high-performance, supercar would practically sell itself. Now add the Lamborghini badge into that equation, and we’ve wondering what the the marketing department has left to do? Well, apparently, they go around making videos like this.
I guess the lesson we’re taking away from this is the people that actually buy six-figure exotic cars aren’t usually the hardcore driving enthusiasts. Instead, they’re just rich guys looking for something loud and flashy to show off to the ladies. Read the rest of this entry »
Like a family crest, most Automotive emblems actually represent something important to their maker. Whether it be something historically important for the founder, ideals the brand strives towards, or a testament to someone’s ego, the symbol of each company has a history.
We stumbled across this encyclopedia of sorts that has cataloged the origins and meanings for almost every one of the worlds major automakers, and we must say, it’s pretty darn interesting. For instance Chevy’s logo has come about from…
