(TrendHunter.com) If you love to play board games and are a formula one racing fanatic, we have the sets for you. As part of its F1 Team Collection, Renault is offering a luxurious backgammon set. The £14,000 (US $27,300) game set is made up of Renault Formula One racecar bits. Sporting a width of 165 x 165mm, the b…
(TrendHunter.com) Corvette is one of the world’s best sports cars, at any price. Because they roll off the factory floor hot, designers just love to take the look and performance to the next level. Ugur Sahin made his first attempt with the Corvette Z03 Concept. And it is breathtaking. They hope to build about 100 of…
(TrendHunter.com) This modified Fiat 500 Pepita luxury car from Italy is painted with 24k gold and allows you to customize the interior with crocodile, snake, shark, skate or lizard lather.
For 60,000 Euros, you can choose from a wide variety of precious stones with which to embed the gearshift, hand brake, and ped…
(TrendHunter.com) In the microcar class there are going to be two giants. Yes like jumbo shrimp. The Kia Soul and the Smart Fortwo will be going after the same market. The soul looks taller than the Mini Cooper with a flat room and sloping window the profile is definitely more sporty than the Fortwo. It will have a 2…
(TrendHunter.com) Toyota thinks that sometimes you gotta overlook and forgive a man’s wrongdoing, as long as he is driving a Prius! The new Toyota Prius campaign uses the tagline “Well, at least he drives a Prius” with a backdrop of three pretty bad/naughty scenarios. Killer, shows a man dragging a dead body into the…
(TrendHunter.com) Magna Steyr introduces the Mila Future concept at Geneva. Resembling a glorified all terrain vehicle, in fact, climbing snowy roads was part of the design challenge. It will climb 45 degree hills, runs on compressed natural gas, and a remarkably small turning radius. Limited marketability to be sure…
(TrendHunter.com) Know a gear head or general car nut that you would like to buy something special for? Have an automotive themed room? These dishes and utensils are perfect. 6″ diameter tire bowl can be used for snacks. Knife, fork and spoon are stainless steel and come in a tool case. Chrome plated piston mug round…
(TrendHunter.com) Volvo introduced a new system that can prevent your family from an accident. The City Safety system has a laser sensor which can spot vehicles in front that are too close or could cause a collision by stopping suddenly.
When the system works, the car will come to a halt by itself in order to avoid…
(TrendHunter.com) This amphibious scooter could be used on land like a normal scooter, and as a propeller for swimming thanks to its two hub motors. Super fun for the kids. The Skidscooter is designed by Yong Jieyu and has won a reddot design award. Skidscooter functions in very different orientations in each environ…
(TrendHunter.com) We’ve seen knock off Gucci bags, Prada wallets, Rolex watches and Dior sunglasses. China sells loads of fake iPods and iPhones. And, while we’ve seen people try to fake luxury but adding big brand emblems to their beaters, this is the first time we’ve seen entire cars knocked off.
Now in Sicily, c…
(TrendHunter.com) Flat tires suck. We all know that. Even for those who are apt at changing their wheels themselves, it’s never convenient to have to stop and get out. For those of us who aren’t so auto savvy, it’s a really miserable experience.
I think everyone who drives will appreciate Coda Development’s new sel…
(TrendHunter.com) News from the 1958: Driverless cars coming soon. News from 2008: Driverless cars coming soon. A bunch of engineers at Southwest Research Institute have cobbled together a bazillion dollars worth of gear to move a car through an obstacle course. Watch for the driverless car in your showrooms in 3018.
(TrendHunter.com) Like something straight out of the Jetsons, except the cars don’t fly, the new ULTRa is poised to be the latest advance in public transport systems. ULTRa, which stands for Urban Light TRansport, was developed by Advanced Transport Systems (ATS), Ltd., in association with the University of Bristol…
(TrendHunter.com) Beyond being stunning and environmentally friendly the Pininfarina Sintesi concept aims to fulfill the ultimate Italian driving dream, getting rid of traffic lights. Technology named Clancast system communicates with other cars on the road to exchange traffic pattern info, eliminating the need for t…
(TrendHunter.com) I think its a good strategy by the Emarati government to auction exclusive vanity plates to ridiculously wealthy people and use the money for a good cause. The plates cost the government nothing, and the money would go to another vain luxury otherwise. In the latest charity auction in Abu Dhabi, Uni…
(TrendHunter.com) I don’t think we will ever see those supercars around, but it is still a unique and innovative car. American designer, Joe Harmon, 27, started the project with other students at North Carolina State University to see whether it was possible to build a performance car out of wood. Their creation – th…
(TrendHunter.com) The Swiss aren’t keeping it in neutral when it comes to trying to jump starting a hybrid car. Take a look at the E-motion from Mindset. They are hoping to build 10,000 cars next year. A former VW stylist Murat Guenak designed the E-motion. As with all hybrids, it is lightweight and a gas electric co…
(TrendHunter.com) One of the sexiest luxurious cars, the Maserati GranTurismo, is getting a performance upgrade in the new GranTurismo S, to be unveiled in Geneva next week. The S model shares the same 440hp 4.7 liter engine with another Italian beast, the Alfa 8C Competizone, and is coupled with an electro-actuated …
(TrendHunter.com) The air car is coming to the U.S. Zero Pollution Motors said that it will make the first air-powered car for the U.S. by late next year! Air! As in FREE (or 25 cents at the petrol station.) APM has the rights to build several modular plants that can grind out 10,000 cars a year. If the deal needs to…
(TrendHunter.com) The Abarth is making a comeback. The what? It’s a neck-snapping, head-turner that had its hey-day in the 1960’s.
You probably know how much excitement the return of the Mini-Cooper caused. The Abarth will cause the same stir in Europe. The Scorpion was a killer on the track as the video shows. It’…
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