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Robert Downey Jr drives $9 million supercar down the red carpet

Robert Downey Jr sure knows how to make an entrance as the Hollywood actor chose to drive a $9 million supercar down the red carpet at the world premiere for the new Avengers movie in LA this week.

The 47-year-old actor arrived on the red carpet behind the wheel of Tony Stark’s black $9 million Acura supercar accompanied by his wife Susan who had a privileged position in the passenger seat. Downey Jr plays Iron Man/ Tony Stark in the latest instalment of the Avengers movie franchise.

The Sherlock Holmes actor looked suitably dapper when he rolled up to the waiting photographers and crowds on the red carpet driving the sleek black sports car. The movie star certainly looked the part wearing a dark suit complete with waistcoat, tie and glasses while his wife chose to coordinate her outfit accordingly wearing a simple floor length black gown.

The awe-inspiring Acura sports car boasts gadgets galore with a palm scan steering wheel to identify the driver, also a night vision HUD windscreen, a super car theft deterrent modular and a 9 speed hyper shift transmission to name just a handful of the high tech features included on this exclusive model.

All of the stars turned out for the world premiere of the Avengers movie in Hollywood including Scarlett Johansson who plays Black Widow in the latest movie.

by Andrew LloydApril 13, 2012no comment

Justin Bieber caught parking electric sports car illegally

Chart topping international pop star, Justin Bieber, had a slight run-in with the law over the weekend after he parked his flash electric sports car illegally while out shopping in Beverley Hills. Luckily for the 18-year-old singer, the police officer seemed to be a Bieber fan and let the Baby Baby singer off without a ticket.

The Fisker Karama electric powered sports car was a recent gift from Justin Bieber’s manager, Scooter. The luxury sports car is estimated to be worth $116,000 and is hardly the most indiscreet car as it features attention-grabbing chrome paint so Bieber is unlikely to be able to get away with much, including parking illegally, in this eye-catching ride.

The paparazzi were on hand to capture the moment Justin Bieber was pulled up by the law for parking his new sports car where he shouldn’t have. The teenager was strolling around Beverley Hills looking relaxed in a baseball cap and jeans when the officer approached him. However the officer was openly smiling when chatting to the singer so it appeared Justin was able to get off with a friendly talking to.

Justin was presented with the Fisker Karma chrome sports car while appearing as a guest on the Ellen DeGeneres show. The singer’s manager surprised him with the luxury car as a surprise gift to mark his 18^th birthday. It seems the teen star is enjoying his present to the max as he and his girlfriend, Selena Gomez, are regularly been spotted out and about in LA driving the rare sports car.

by Simon BerryApril 12, 2012no comment

Ferrari smash caused by driver swerving to avoid hedgehog

A German businessman found himself with a battered Ferrari and a bill for £30,000 after he swerved to avoid hitting a hedgehog on a woodland road.

The 53-year-old Ferrari driver spotted the small animal in his headlights while driving down a road in Germany close to a forest. To avoid hitting and killing the small hedgehog, German businessman, Joerg Daecher, slowed down and attempted to steer the powerful Ferrari Testarossa away from the animal, however the sports car skidded on wet leaves and ended up colliding with a crash barrier.

The accident happened on Friday close to a wooded area near Eschershausen, Germany. No other vehicles, save the classic 1995 sports car, were involved in the crash.

While both the driver and the hedgehog were uninjured following the accident, the same could not be said for the red Ferrari which had sustained considerable damage to its frontage as the bumper had been ripped clean away after colliding with the barrier.

The state of the art Ferrari sports car, which is believed to cost in the region of £85,000 brand new, is expected to cost the businessman approximately £30,000 to put right following the hedgehog near-miss crash.

If you were behind the wheel of that Ferrari would you have swerved? Have you had a bump as a result of trying to avoid an object, animal or person in the road? Let us know your thoughts and stories related to the topic by dropping us a line below.

by Tony RobertsApril 11, 2012no comment

Jaguar confirm F-type model which takes inspiration from iconic E-type Jag

Luxury car maker Jaguar have confirmed plans to create a new sporty model the F-type, which will take its inspiration from one of the British brand’s most iconic and successful motor cars, the E-Type Jag.

The E-Type Jaguar has topped numerous polls having been voted the Greatest Ever British Sports Car and Greatest Car Ever amongst other accolades. Jaguar is planning to build on the E-type’s popularity by creating a new model which takes its inspiration from the classic sports model.

Jaguar unveiled their plans for the new F-Type model at the New York Motor Show this week, revealing an exclusive snap of the prototype model as part of the grand unveiling. The car is expected to go into production at the end of the year, with engineers at the Jaguar plant in Birmingham expected to start work on the new F-type Jaguar.

The new Jaguar F-Type is expected to rival the likes of the Mercedes Benz SL and the Porsche 911. The new sporty Jaguar will have a starting price of £50,000 and will boast a top speed of 180mph and a 0-62mph acceleration of less than 5 seconds. The F-Type convertible with fabric topped roof will be arriving in showrooms in the UK by June 2013, while a coupe version is expected by 2014.

by Tony RobertsApril 5, 2012no comment

Cars for Stars reveal their expansion plans and job opportunities

Cars for Stars have unveiled exciting development plans for the coming year as the company looks to expand its workforce following the acquisition of larger business premises in the South Wales area. The Cardiff based company, which provides luxury chauffeur driven limo and car hire services throughout the UK, is planning to recruit 50 new staff members at the company’s brand new purpose built head quarters in South Wales within the next year.

As specialists in the luxury car hire industry, Cars for Stars offer an extensive range of chauffeur cars and limos for hire throughout the UK including the latest models from world renowned brands including Rolls Royce, Mercedes, Bentley and Ferrari. Cars for Stars regularly provides chauffeur driven limousine hire for a whole host of occasions including birthdays, proms, weddings and hen and stag parties, to corporate events, product launches, awards parties and airport transfers.

Over the next 12-18 months, managing director of Cars for Stars and founder of The Transport Broker Group which is the collective name for a group of leading transport operators of which Cars for Stars is part of, Tej Randeva, predicts that the organisation will create between 50-80 new jobs at the company’s new head quarters in Cardiff.

This forecast is supported by NatWest senior relationship manager, Andrew Parker, who described the recruitment plans as “entirely realistic.” NatWest helped facilitate the group’s move to larger business premises with the provision of a financial support package.

The busy call centre handles as many as 1,600 calls daily during peak times, with the Transport Broker Group coordinating up to 15,000 journeys every year. In 2010 the organisation reported 75% growth which led to the group being named the 30^th fastest growing company in Wales as part of the Fast Growth 50 Awards 2011. The organisation recently received an Investors In People Gold Award, the highest accolade attainable, which demonstrates the group’s commitment to developing and supporting is workers.

News Source: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business-in-wales/business-news/2012/03/31/transport-company-driving-ahead-after-further-expansion-91466-30663014/

by Andrew LloydApril 3, 2012no comment

Eric Clapton splashes out £3 million on bespoke Ferrari

Music legend Eric Clapton has reportedly splashed out a whopping £3million to have a state of the art Ferrari custom made.

The 66-year-old musician is a massive fan of the luxury car brand and boasts some of the most sought after Ferraris ever made amongst his private collection. However the latest addition to Clapton’s sports car collection will put all of his other cars in the dark as Ferrari say they will never build another car like the one just delivered to Clapton.

The Ferrari Special Projects team created the car especially for Eric Clapton using the body of a Ferrari 458 Italia, however the finished article is said to hark back to the 1970’s Ferrari 512 model which is said to be one of the musician’s favourite vehicles.

The custom made sports car bears a very special registration plate as well, SP 12 EPC, which stands for “special project” and then the music star’s initials. The unique car boasts a top speed of 202mph and 0-62mph of just 3.4 seconds.

While Ferrari have refused to discuss the project publically so as to respect the privacy of their famous client, however it’s been reported that the bespoke Ferrari would have cost in the region of £3 million, making the sports car six times more expensive than the most expensive production car from Ferrari, the Enzo.

by Tony RobertsApril 2, 2012no comment

The McClaren MP4-12CS supercar available to hire with Hertz

Leading car hire provider, Hertz, have spread their wings and are now offering a range of luxury cars and sports cars, including the McClaren MP4-12CS for hire as part of their partnership with Premiere Velocity. The introduction of the McClaren supercar to the Hertz fleet signals the first time the MP4-12CS model has been made available for hire to customers in the UK.

Now car rental customers can experience Formula 1 technology in a road car when they hire the McClaren supercar. However rental rates on this £212,000 car don’t come cheap, with a daily hire price for mid-week rentals setting customers back a whopping £1,134 while the daily hire price does drop slightly to £906. 30 when the MP4-12CS is hired for a period of 28 days or longer.

A world class team of engineers and test drivers took years to complete the design for the McClaren MP4-12CS which boasts a 3.8 litre V8 twin turbo engine which produces 592bhp.

Thanks to the unique partnership between car hire giants Hertz and Premiere Velocity, car rental customers now have the opportunity to experience some of the world’s most luxurious and sought after cars. Hertz also offer for hire the Ferrari 458 Italia, the Lamborghini LP560-4 Bicolore, Mercedes S-Class Brabus and the Rolls Royce Phantom amongst others as part of their luxury car rental category.

by Tony RobertsMarch 30, 2012no comment

Chauffeur sells Damien Hurst sketch for £4,500

A chauffeur who was given a sketch by contemporary artist Damien Hurst as a thank you for an enjoyable journey, has sold at auction for a massive £4,500, 15 times more than the estimate price placed on the item.

The unnamed chauffeur expected to sell the biro sketch from an autograph book for between £250 and £500 however when the Hurst original went under the hammer, a bidding war broke out with the sketch selling for a final price of £4,500.

It’s understood that the renowned artist quickly sketched an outline of a sharp in about 30 seconds while sitting in the back of a car. The sketch depicts a shark, which is likely to be a reference to Hurst’s most famous work, “The Physical Impossibility of death in the mind of someone living” which was a tiger shark immersed in formaldehyde.

The Damien Hurst sketch with the biro drawn image of a shark features an original signature from the artist and also a brief message which reads “A great drive xxx” stretching across two pages on a pink page as part of the chauffeur’s autograph book. The artist presented the driver with the off-the-cuff sketch after the chauffeur drove him to a TV studios in London several years ago.

The sketch was eventually bought by an anonymous British collector following the auction which took place over last weekend.

by Tony RobertsMarch 29, 2012no comment

Traveller lotto winner splashes his winning on luxury cars

A traveller whose daughter featured on the latest series of the Channel 4 documentary, My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, is celebrating after scooping the jackpot on the National Lottery.

Father of four, Jason Stanley, won £1 million after matching his numbers in a lottery draw in February. The horse trader wasted no time in getting in hands on the cheque, spending £200,000 on a Bentley convertible.

The lotto winner’s daughter, Angel, appeared in the Channel 4 documentary earlier this year. The 13-year-old is bucking the trend in the traveller community as she continues to attend school, while many of her contemporaries on the traveller site where she lives opt out of school before they begin secondary education.

Speaking in a newspaper interview following her father’s lottery win, Angel says she’s waiting for her father to treat her after her brother, Alfie, was given a white Mercedes sports car worth £50,000. However the teenager’s expectations are slightly lower as she revealed she’d really like some new designer clothes to wear at the traveller event of the year, Appleby Horse Fair, and also some money to put in the bank.

The first purchase Jason Stanley made was a midnight blue state of the art Bentley which was estimated to be worth £200,000, followed by a second luxury car, a Mercedes Coupé for his 17-year-old son – not bad for a first car!

by Susan TaylorMarch 26, 2012no comment

Going out in style – Introducing the Rolls Royce Phantom hearse

Want to travel in style and luxury even after you’ve shuffled off this mortal coil? Then coachbuilders, Biemme Special Cars, probably had you in mind when they came up with the design for the world’s most luxurious hearse.

The Rolls Royce Phantom Hearse will receive its official debut at the Tan Expo in Bologna, Italy where the 23 foot long Roller will be showcased to its full glory. The customised Rolls Royce benefits from a raised roof and elongated shape so as to allow the transportation of coffins of all sizes. It’s believed to be the longest hearse in existence at 7 metres in length, 3 metres longer than the average Phantom model.

While the Rolls Royce Phantom hearse B12 looks like an overgrown Phantom from the outside, under the bonnet it is a standard Phantom ll model with a 6.75 litre V12 engine. The customised hearse also benefits from specially created coach hung rear doors, and the trademark Rolls Royce grill complete with the iconic Spirit of Ecstasy sitting on the front of the bonnet.

However, this luxurious hearse does come with a hefty price tag, an eye-watering £418,000 to be exact. Do you think this new standard of premium hearses will catch on with undertakers across the world? Is there a demand for luxury hearses? Let us know your thoughts by dropping us a comment below.

by Susan TaylorMarch 23, 2012no comment

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