Lately there has been much chatter in the exotic auto industry and racing circuits regarding Formula 1 Racing and if it is about to go to the dark…I mean green side. Ferrari Corporation has mentioned it, as has BBC Sports and many others. But is it true? In the words of ‘Allen’ from the hit movie “The Hangover”, “Could it be?” Is Formula 1 Racing joining up with the green movement, joining their ‘wolf pack’?
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Did anyone else notice the Mercedes-Benz R500, aka the Imprint RLS back in 2007? If no, here is a special fallback, and if so, a revisit to one of the world’s most interesting luxury vehicles:
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Until recently, sophisticated tracking devices are assumed to be part of the arsenal of only upscale dealerships and exotic car rental operations. But now the savvy technology is expanding to other types of auto industry businesses.
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Call it a smartcar, a minicar, but Lotus calls it a ‘City Car’. In exciting luxury hybrid news, Lexus has announced that it will unleash the anticipated Lotus City Car in October of 2013, previously revealed in concept form at the Paris Motor Show this year.
The mini luxury machine is based on the concept car ‘Proton EMAS’, the name a stellar nod to design groups Proton and Italdesign Giugiaro. While the name is a little uhm…out there… for my tastes, the Proton EMAS made its debut at the illustrious 2010 Geneva Motor Show as a hybrid vehicle. So let’s get down to specs for the Lotus City Car.
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When patrons enter the dimly lit restaurant in Jinan, China they are greeted by a female robot batting her eyelashes and offering an electronic “welcome”. Lined with futuristic lights, the fun continues when guests realize their waiter is not a human being, but a robot! This may be the most awesome restaurant in China, worthy of pulling up in an exotic car rental for the full effect!
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BMW is certainly stealing headlines this year, taking over as the leading luxury carmaker in India, and now unveiling a shocker in the form of its most modestly priced luxury SUV ever, the BMW X1. What does this mean for luxury car rivals Mercedes-Benz and Audi in India?
Currently neither Mercedes nor Audi have a presence in the lower-priced luxury vehicle segment, which only serves to give BMW an added edge to their lead in the India market, if not consolidate it. BMW’s India expansion has been a smashing success.
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Mobile applications, everyone loves them and they are quite the hot commodities in today’s plethora of smart phone options. While everyone knows you must pay for some mobile phone apps, and that according to iPhone, “There is an app for that”; did you know that there are also luxury mobile phone apps? Meet ASiQ Limited, who is offering a mobile phone app for the bargain price of $12,500. Gulp. This is like the luxury rental car of mobile phone apps!
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Bugatti has always been a name synonymous with perfection, speed, power and poise, but did you know that the exotic car brand can now actually say, ‘Well, hello there, I have the fastest luxury car in the world…what’s up?’ Yes, the new Bugatti Veyron has many luxury carmakers out there grinding their gears. I would like to see this Bugatti added to our exotic rental car fleet!
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Smart cars and electric cars have made their way from concept form, to the showroom and our highways. The burning (though not fuel burning) question remaining is how to conveniently refuel electric cars as the number of them on the roadways increases. While this is not an issue with the exotic rental car industry currently, it is likely to be in the future, and worth taking note of.
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The people at Lexus have more to be proud of than producing an environmentally savvy luxury hybrid car, the CT 200H. The Lexus CT 200H is currently poised in the display window of Harrod’s in London, possibly the world’s most luxurious department store! It certainly seems that exotic hybrid cars and luxury hybrid rentals like the Cadillac Escalade hybrid rental are increasing in popularity, and going mainstream.
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