Aston Martin Rapide - The grand touring sedan with effortless grace and style.

Details at present for the Aston Martin Rapide sedan are even slimmer, save two official renderings which closely echo the 2006 Rapide concept, and some spy shots that confirm the renderings as accurate.

The Rapide is being built on Aston Martin's VH architecture, which underpins the DB9 Volante and the Vantage. A 6.0 liter V12 engine will power the Rapide, though no other conclusive specifications are in the wild yet.

As for the bodywork, the Rapide is infinitely more attractive than the Porsche Panamera, which will likely be its closest competitor upon its release date, somewhere in late 2009. True to the 2006 Rapide concept in most of its design details, the released renderings reveal a glass roof which converges seamlessly with the rear liftgate. Though the Rapide carries the styling of a sedan rather than any sort of wagon, the lifting rear glass should provide some greater utility and visibility.

When looked at as a total package, the Rapide is a design hit, though not as bold as something like the Lamborghini Estoque concept. It should compete well with the Maserati Quattroporte, as well as upcoming offerings from Porsche and Lamborghini.

Aston Martin One-77 - Controversial style and price, heart of a grand touring supercar.

The One-77 is perhaps the last thing Aston Martin needs on its plate right now, or alternatively one of the greatest decisions the historic British road and race car company could have made. Its styling is certainly different than other high-end models of the world. Though it carries classic Aston Martin genes to a new level, in excecution it has garnered more than a few head scratches.

Look at, for example, the manner in which the headlights integrate with the front fenders and airdam. The heavily smoked lenses are actually split between two separate pieces of aluminum, a detail which the eye sticks on, and not in a good way. The crease at each extreme front corner is perhaps more emphasized than necessary, and takes away from the overall clean and muscular appearance of the car.

Other design decisions are big hits. The huge--and we do mean huge--rear haunches wrap rear tires thicker than anything M3 or 911 Turbo. The meshed outlet just aft of the front wheel wells, housing dual side-exit exhaust tips on each side, is a well-excecuted and clever design detail. Star Trek-y wrap around tail lenses might be pushing it on a car no one can afford, but on the Aston Martin One-77, it works.

Power will come from a 7.0 liter V12, that much we know. Official figures have not been released yet, except for the fact that the One-77 will have a top speed of more than 200 mph. Several reports have pegged the power output in the ballpark of 700 bhp. The One-77 release date is a reported late 2009, though Aston Martin has said they are already in talks with potential buyers for all 77 models to be issued.

Ever ready to celebrate its racetrack successes with road-going special-edition models, Ferrari now trumpets its 16th Formula 1 manufacturer?s title with the fantastically frivolous F430 Scuderia Spider 16M. Endowed with the track-readiness of the F430 Scuderia coupe, the topless version is about 175 pounds lighter than the standard F430 Spider and motivated by a 503-horsepower 4.3-liter V-8 and a six-speed paddle-operated F1 gearbox. As such, it will bolt to 60 mph in only 3.7 seconds and press on to almost 196 mph. Ferrari claims the 16M (as in ?16th Manufacturer?s?) is quicker around its Fiorano test circuit than any open-topped road car in the company?s history?and that?s surely saying something. Aesthetically, beyond the usual plaques and badges, the 16M announces itself with one of two signature paint schemes, bold centerline stripes, and carbon fiber composite trim on the roll hoops. The cockpit features a special-edition Ferrari Apple iPod Touch (16GB) with an in-dash dock. The company has capped production of this most special Spider at just 499 cars. No word from Maranello on price, but based on the Scuderia coupe?s $277,456 sticker, expect the Spider 16M to top the $300,000 mark. As with most limited-production Ferraris, however, the opportunity to purchase a Scuderia Spider 16M is likely to be an invitation-only affair. Fortunately, daydreams are still free?and available to all. (www.ferrariusa.com)

The world's most expensive car is up for sale. And whether or not you think it's worth the estimated $10 million asking price, it's no doubt exceedingly rare, beautiful and--like many follies in automotive history--a triumph of hubris over reason.

This Bugatti Type 41 Royale was the brainchild of Ettore Bugatti--and also a hugely expensive misstep in the history of his firm. In the 1920s, Bugatti was expecting to get a contract from the French military to build 16-cylinder aircraft engines. The contract never materialized, but Bugatti felt he could use half that engine, a straight eight, to form one of the most amazing luxury cars in history.

The car sold for a record £5.5 million at London's Royal Albert Hall before an audience of 4,000 enthusiasts. Now the present anonymous owner--believed to be Japanese--has commissioned Bonham & Brooks in London to offer the Bugatti Royale for resale to anyone willing to pay the asking price. (Offers should be made through Bonhams' offices in London: 011 44 20 7393 3822.)

Lamborghini has teamed up with Versace yet again to offer a special edition of the Murcielago LP640. If you're thinking this isn't a first, you're thinking right: Back in 2006, the two Italian houses of striking style teamed up to offer a small run of 10 LP640 coupes, and then produced an additional black roadster for a charity fundraiser. But now Lamborghini is offering the Versace edition LP640 Roadster to the public at large ? that is, those who have the big bucks to cough up for one.

As could be expected, the Versace edition is more about style than substance. The bright white exterior is plastered with Versace's Greek motif, while the interior gets special full-grain, hand-embroidered, ultra-soft, white nappa leather on the seats, dashboard and center console. The Versace edition also gets a transparent engine cover that showcases the V12 for the first time. The special edition, unveiled yesterday at Versace's Via Gesu 12 in Milan during Men's Fashion Week, was accompanied by a new range of Lamborghini Versace merchandise, including leather luggage, gloves, driving shoes and an assortment of other accessories.

Check out the press release after the jump and the images in the gallery below to take in all the little touches that sets the Versace edition LP640 Roadster apart.

The price is $ 273.000

GM released the official details on the new Cadillac presidential limousine. Unlike past models, which were modified existing vehicles, Barack Obama s new limo has a completely new design, which is actually a combination of parts from Cadillac s current range: the dual-textured grille from the CTS and the Escalade, side and rear profiles from the DTS and STS, while the interior is very similar to the CTS? one. An embroidered presidential seal is positioned in the center of the rear seat back panel, as well as on each rear door trim panel. Presidential seals are also affixed to the exterior rear doors. The U.S. flag is placed on the right front fender, and the presidential standard is located on the left front fender when the president travels in the vehicle. High-tech LED spotlights illuminate the flags at night.

Of course, the real cool part about this car, it?s high tech safety features, remained confidential, all Cadillac said was that ?the car was designed, developed and tested by specialists who adhered to an extensive set of specifications. It was subjected to an extreme testing regimen to ensure performance that achieves precise functional requirements.?

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A Hermès custom-designed Rolls-Royce Phantom is providing high-style transportation to guests at the Four Seasons Hotel George V in Paris. While the body of the Phantom, commissioned by the hotel, was being built in England, 39 interior parts were sent to Hermès in France, where the steering wheel and passenger console were among items covered in Hermès gold Taurillon Plume calfskin. An additional touch to the Rolls-Royce, should the night sky be difficult to see in the City of Lights, is a canopy of 800 lights shining like stars on the roof liner. The Phantom can be reserved for airport pickup (about $1,000 based on exchange rate) or for all-day use (about $5,000).

The Fort Lauderdale-based Lucid Marine Group is launching a new venture to build superyachts in the U.S. Rusty Preston, formerly of Westport Yachts, and Jeffery Ferguson, former vice president of Christensen Yachts, recently joined Lucid with the goal of developing a new line of semi-custom megayachts. The company also created the Pangea Ship Company, a division that will focus on custom yachts 200? and larger, to be built at Oregon Iron Works? (OIW) Swan Island Shipyard in Portland. Lucid Marine President Barin Cardenas says the U.S. offers unique opportunities to address the world?s current backlog in very large yacht orders, with technical expertise that an attractive exchange rate makes more affordable to international buyers.

After multiple visits to shipyards in the U.S. and abroad, Barin and his partners selected OIW, an industrial shipyard with a commercial marine division, founded 1944. With 300,000 sq. feet of manufacturing space, deep water access and technical expertise that earned OIW contracts for the conversion of the space shuttle launch complex, foundations of the new San Francisco Bay Bridge, and demonstration craft for the U.S. Navy, Barin says the shipyard has a unique way of addressing complex manufacturing processes and a solid engineering expertise that will help make Pangea competitive. OIW manager, who see in this new venture an opportunity to diversify its activities, plan to hire specific staff to handle yacht projects. Barin says they also plan to bring in subcontractors for interiors, not unlike many other shipyards here and abroad, including in the superyacht building meccas of Holland and Germany. The newly formed company has already worked closely with Canada-based Greg Marshall on two projects, Barin says. Two very large yachts are currently under bid. The goal is to build one yacht within three years.

2008 Sabino Design Aston Martin AMV10 Concept

The Aston Martin was a project to create a mid-engined Aston Martin that could fit among the current ones, AMV8, DB9, yet different enough to have its own identity.