Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong have launched their flagship sports car SLS AMG in the city, making Hong Kong one of the first Asian markets to get the Gullwing super sports car within the first few weeks of its production. The car is the first Mercedes automobile designed in-house by AMG and is described by Mercedes as a spiritual successor to the 300SL Gullwing.
In celebration of the launch of their new car, Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong held a ceremony on July 16th at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. At the press …
The ball used in Spain’s World Cup final win over the Netherlands has fetched almost $74,000 in a charity auction on eBay.
The famous Jabulani ball was sold for the ‘46664′ HIV/AIDS charity – named after Nelson Mandela’s prisoner number when he was held at Robben Island. The balls used during the World Cup were critiqued for their unpredictability and were nicknamed “supermarket balls”
The gold version used in the final was named ‘Jo’bulani’ because the game was played in Johannesburg, known colloquially as Jo’burg. A total of 133 bids from 55 …
Gurcharn Sahota, a 30-year-old accountancy graduate, is offering the world’s most expensive car wash service in the UK – charging up to £7,200 per vehicle.
Mr Sahota, who lives with his parents in Derbyshire, has converted their double garage into a hi-tech workshop. He has lined the walls and floor of the double unit with specialist tiles imported from Italy which help reflect flecks of dirt on the cars.
Each vehicle takes up to 250 hours to clean, and his premier service includes polishing and buffing every inch of the car inside …
Divers have found bottles of champagne some 230 years old on the bottom of the Baltic which a wine expert described Saturday as tasting “fabulous”. Thought to be premium brand Veuve Clicquot, the 30 bottles discovered perfectly preserved at a depth of 55 metres (180 feet) could have been in a consignment sent by France’s King Louis XVI to the Russian Imperial Court.
If confirmed, it would be by far the oldest champagne still drinkable in the world, thanks to the ideal conditions of cold and darkness. “We have contacted (makers) …
Toy store Hamleys, which is celebrating its 250th anniversary this year, hosted an event to showcase their predictions for this Christmas must-have toys.
And this year, Hamleys is offering a small-scale Mercedes Benz SLS AMG covered with Crystallized Swarovski Elements. Price: £1500.
Bugatti revealed today its brand new Veyron 16.4 Super Sport, its latest addition to the Veyron lineup. The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport 16.4 comes equipped with 1200 horsepower / 882kW under the hood, with torque increasing to 1,106 pound-feet.
It also comes with a revised aerodynamic kit that allows it to maintain a perfect balance in every situation. It also employs four enlarged turbochargers and bigger inter-coolers to boost the power of the 16-cylinder engine.
These improvements will push the car from 0 to 100 km/h in just 2.2 seconds while the …
