BAPE CREATOR NIGO’S 300SL GULLWING BAPE (A Bathing Ape) designer Nigo has given his unique design style to some expensive cars like the Rolls Royce Phantom and the Bugatti Veyron. Now Nigo has paid to have the MercedesBenz’s tuning division AMG style up the classic 300SL Gullwing. The vehicle is said to be a 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL that has had a 6.0-liter, V8 placed under the hood. The car also features a custom interior. The designer has stated that the 300SL is his dream car.
TESLA’S MODEL S GETS 520 PRE-ORDERS Tesla recently has unveiled it’s Model S sedan T llast week and began taking reservations for the vvehicle. The car hasn’t gone into production yet, but that hasn’t stopped 520 people from putting b down the $5,000 deposit necessary to reserve d tthe vehicle. The deposit money from all 520 spots has raised $2.6 million for the car’s development. h The number of reservations surpassed Tesla’s T eexpectations. This is important because in order tto build the new Model S, Tesla will have to build a new plant. Tesla is also going to build a Model S Signature Edition that will be made in runs of 22,000 units that will dispersed evenly between tthe U.S. and Europe. The Signature Edition models will be the first cars built and will have m unique exterior and interior features. In order u tto reserve this vehicle, Tesla requires a $40,000 deposit. The Model S is priced at $57,500. d
2010 BMW X5M AND X6M OFFICIALLY REVEALED BMW has officially swiped the covers off its first ever M-prepped “X”models: the X5M and the X6M. Without any doubt, these are the most unique models ever to wear the M badge. However, BMW vows that both crossovers feature all the typical sport characteristics one would expect from an M-badged model. Under the hood, this translates to an all-new 4.4-liter, twinturbocharged V8 engine that cranks out 555 horsepower at 6,000 rpm and a whopping 501 lbs.-ft. of peak torque available between 1,500 and 5,650 rpm. In terms of performance, both M models accelerate to 62 mph, 0 to 4.7 seconds with an electronically limited top speed of 155, or 171 mph with the optional “M Driver’s Package.”
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2010 BMW X5M
2010 BMW X6M