Halloween Treats -- Cars Wrapped in GOLD!!

I happen to come across this blog post from CarBuzz.com about cars that were wrapped in gold and thought it would be fitting for a Halloween treat.  Even though these cars below are a perfect example of people just having way too much money than they need, I still cant stop looking at them.  For example, the first car below is a Bugatti Veyron which costs about $1.8 million, then the owner covered it completely in gold, just the detailing of this car costs a whopping $10,000 each time.  Another example is the owner who turned a $25,000 Fiat 500, into a $665,830, 24K gold and diamond covered show piece.   Although, I wish I had that much money to throw into my cars, I would never even think of doing such an absurd and ridiculous thing.  But that doesn't mean that I dont enjoy looking at such extreme pieces of art. Post Below:   "These cars are literally as good as gold. Covering a car in gold may sound crazy, but when you can easily afford it, why not do it? Each of these cars probably cost more than most make in a lifetime, but their high price tag shouldn't stop you from checking them all out below. Covering a car that cost $1.75 million in gold is a bold move, especially considering the harsh desert climate of the Kuwait, the country where this gold Bugatti Veyron can be found. To counteract the harsh elements this Veyron is given $10,000 detail jobs and stored in a garage that is both climate and atmosphere controlled.
This one-of-a-kind 500, dubbed La Dolce Vita Gold and Diamonds 200hp, was created by Italian tuning company Fenice Milano for an anonymous Chinese businessman.Each and every inch of the car is either covered with 24k gold, diamonds or a combination of the two. The cost of all this awesomeness: a whopping $665,830.
The Middle East is the go-to region for solid gold supercars, as proved by the gold Bugatti Veyron and the golden Audi R8.This R8 has been given a matte gold finish designed to draw onlookers in as opposed to blinding them with reflected sunlight. Next time you make a trip to Dubai, be sure to keep your eyes peeled for this one.
Rolls-Royce's Bespoke Program is responsible for the gold Phantom you see before you. This Phantom has a solid gold paint job and a gold-plated Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament.
What could be better than a Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG? If you said an all-gold Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG, then you my friend, are correct. This crazy rich car made its public debut at the aptly named “Bling on Wheels” show in Dubai.No word on the cost of this car, but the golden window tint indicates that it is more than likely ridiculously high."

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Unbelievable a Ferrari Beaten by a Cadillac -- WAGON!!!

Ferrari Borrows Technology From Cadillac???

From Car and Driver's Blog:

Cadillac only wants to be given credit where credit is due. The automaker’s newest ad informs viewers of something they might not know, or reminds them of something they have forgotten.
The video shown below might not be urging viewers to buy a Ferrari 458 over a Cadillac CTS V, or even going as far as saying Cadillac is better than Ferrari. Instead, it can be seem more as friendly competition between the two. After all, they have learned to share, for a price, of course.


Cadillac’s magnetic ride technology is so good-- that Ferrari, one of the world’s premier performance car companies , uses it, and Cadillac wants everyone to know it. Although a Cadillac doesn’t look like a Ferrari 458, it shares technology with the Italian stallion – for a quarter of the price.


Check out the video below.

How I Spent My Saturday: Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4

Well not myself personally,  but that's what John Lieberman got to do, a blogger for Motor Trend's Blog.  I would love to be able to have an experience like this-- driving around a $400K car! , but John does a pretty good job of pointing out the good and the bad things and gives some perspective as to how it might feel.

article below :

"What’s black, has a devilish 6.5-liter V-12 that makes almost 700 horsepower, is made mostly from carbon fiber, has pushrods at all four corners and costs about $400,000? If you answered, “an F1 car,” you’d be wrong but not that wrong. No my friends, we’re talking about the latest road going terror from Italy, the 2012 Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4. And yes, I just drove one. Thanks for asking.
What’s it like? Well, in a non-surprising nutshell, it’s fast. Like, you can’t be serious fast. Like I just pulled the most excellent column-mounted metal shift paddle into 4^th gear and the convoluted yet future-fabulous digital speedo is showing me an indicated 120 mph on a two-lane mountain road. If a cop had pulled me over I would have beaten myself with his nightstick because my actions were just so criminal. In my pitiful defense, I had no concept of the speed I was traveling because with the singular exception of the Bugatti Veyron, I’ve never sat behind the wheel of anything quite so omnipotent.
Of course, what do you think 691 horsepower (691!), 509 pound-feet of torque, the traction of AWD and a 3400 pound-ish curb weight equal? Your own personal bullet train, that’s what. I’ll give the Aventador’s straight line performance a perfect 10. But then there’s the handling, which due to those F1-style horizontal dampers and a hyper-stiff carbon fiber tub plus the nifty AWD, also rates a 10 out of a possible 10. I just couldn’t get the car to misstep. Big shocker, I know. Same goes for the big carbon ceramic brakes. The styling might be 12 out of 10, but of course that’s subjective. Can we at least agree that looks-wise the Aventador’s one capital offense past sinister?
So, best car ever? No, not quite. While better than the transmission it replaces, Lamborghini’s high-tech independent shifting-rod (ISR) 7-speed auto-clutch leaves something to be desired (for a better breakdown on the ISR transmission, see Ron Kiino’s first drive). Like the old unit, if you’re just tooling around in automatic, the shifts are slow, even lifeless. Put it into Sport (why on earth would you ever have to put a supercar into sport?) and things improve, a bit. But if you want the ultra-violence the transmission is capable of (sub 50-millisecond gear swappage) you need to switch into Corsa. Kinda.
I’m in Corsa (the ISR is manual only at this point) and I slingshot from a standstill down the road in first gear up to about 7,500 rpm. I pull the paddle and GA-BAM! What a shot! What a shift! What a double boot to my poor kidneys! Only now I’m nearing 90 mph and there’s a big turn coming, so I pull the up paddle at about 4,000 RPM. Shift. Where’s the explosion? Where’s the drama? Why haven’t my glasses flown off my face? There’s still too much interpretation of what the tranny-computer thinks I desire. For $400k, just go ahead and give me what I want, please. Hurt me. Point is, I’ve driven the Ferrari 458 Italia and the Nissan GT-R, two dual-clutchers that sport what I feel are the best transmissions on earth. The Aventador’s lightweight ISR box just isn’t as good. And that’s a shame.
Also, I’m not sure how Lamborghini this Lambo is. It might just be me, but when I think of cars from Sant’Agata I think of full-blown, all out, psychopathic bat guano. But the Aventador just didn’t light my chest hair on fire. In more than one way, it reminded me of a big Audi. Smooth, refined, but ultimately just too German. Let me give you an example. Photographer Mike Shaffer reported that from outside the car, the bull-tastic V-12 sounded like outright insanity. But from inside? Well, It was pretty quiet. Not quiet like your mamma’s Lexus RX350 is quiet, but did I mention the lack of flaming chest hair? In my opinion, Lamborghinis should shriek like they’re trying to fight off the Rapture, at all times, everywhere. I want cacophony, dammit! Personally, I’m saving my near-half million duckets for the convertible.
Or am I? Obviously, I need another crack at the Aventador. A single hour battling Honda Pilots and Ferrari FFs (did I mention it was Pebble Beach weekend?) on a tight, two-laner isn’t fair to the car, let alone me. This monster needs room to run, room to breathe, room to stab. A place where there’s no short-shifting or oncoming traffic. I’m picturing a closed-off runway somewhere in the desert where our test crew can begin to probe the LP700-4’s limits. And a road course where I can lamely attempt to do the same. Until then, I’ll just say that given the choice between the latest Lamborghini and the similarly priced Lexus LFA, I’ll take two Aventadors. Also, fast."

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