Posts Tagged ‘rich’

Porsche 911 gets XM Radio and XM NavTraffic

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Porsche 911 While its SUV sibling, the Porsche Cayenne, has offered satellite radio since 2005, the Porsche 911 has gone without. So in addition to direct-injection and a new seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, the 2009 Porsche 911 will also get the ava......

2009 Suzuki SX4 getting nav system as standard equipment

Saturday, April 26th, 2008
Click image to enlargeIntegrated nav systems are cash cows for the automakers. We've discussed this here before. While you can run to the local Target and buy a perfectly useful portable unit for around two-hundred bucks, clicking the nav checkbox on a car or truck's option sheet will probably run ......

Acura prices 2009 TSX just below $30k

Monday, April 14th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 Acura TSX.Acura announced pricing for the 2009 TSX, and for $29,675 (including shipping) you can run off in the base model of Acura's entry-level sedan. The stretched and widened TSX starts just $770 more than the outgoing model, and for $32,775 you can......

2007 Acura TL Type-S Preview

Wednesday, November 8th, 2006
Acura has just released a hotted-up version of the already-hot TL, dubbed the Type-S (surprise). A vision in metallic blue, decked out in black chrome and subtle bodywork, the 2007 Type-S is a looker, indeed. Interior accents done up in carbon fiber and shale leather carry over the aesthetic theme i......

What do billionaires drive? Same cars as the rest of us…

Friday, August 4th, 2006
If you had a net worth in the billions of dollars, what would you drive? A bright red Ferrari? The million-dollar Bugatti Veyron? The super-luxurious Maybach 62? How about one of each? You may be surprised to find out what Forbes' Top Ten richest people in the world are driving. Not an exotic Italia......

How about a $9,000 car wash?

Sunday, April 9th, 2006
As another sign of just how different the wealthy live, Autoblog sibling Luxist posted a report from Guardian Unlimited about Paul Dalton and his car wash service, Miracle Detail.Dalton, according to the news source, charges over a staggering $9,000 for his top-of-the line Pinnacle car wash. The nea......

New York Auto Show: Bentley drops top on 2007 Continental GTC

Thursday, March 16th, 2006
The Bentley Boys have pulled the virtual sheet on their 2007 Continental GTC convertible. Based on the company's sensuous GT coupe, the new convertible will blow-dry hair all the way up to 195 mph, courtesy its V12 engine. Boasting AWD surety for foul weather (and getting all that power to the groun......