Everyone loves Ferrari. In fact, anyone will dare to ride and drive even the oldest Ferrari because that would be a collectors’ item. That sets the difference. No one will want to do the same if it is ‘just another marquee’. What more if what you are going to ride is a prototype of this newest car from Ferrari?? What if one of the very few of this when the model gets released? Cool, wouldn’t you say?

Have you, even in your dreams, wished to ride and drive a gold car? Mercedes Benz has just realized your dreams!– for a value of US $9 Million! Now, are you still interested? I bet you are not.. For your information, this bumper to bumper gold Mercedes is now exported to Dubai. That is definitely where it will land, to where the gold is just another piece in the walls of their hotels!

Indulge in the gallery of this all-new, all-gold Mercedes Benz:

Opulence of import luxury cars is first seen on their keys. These keys usually weigh their worth, designed and styled with fashion, and made from very durable materials, if not minerals. Better pictured than described, eh? Here, we have ten of the most expensive luxe auto maker’s keys around the world:

The Bentley Key:

The Mercedes Benz Key:

The Jaguar Key:

The Land Rover key:

The Audi key:

The BMW key:

The Lexus key:

The Volvo key:

The Infiniti key:

The Cadillac key:

Awards like The Most Beautiful Cars, The Most Dependable Cars, etc. are given by prestigious award giving bodies to acknowledge the makes and models who made a difference in their class for a given production year. This time, featured here is ten of the most expensive cars that hit production and the display zones of world-class automakers and/or specialty car producers. Arrange from the least expensive to the most with their price tags, indulge!

Price: $430,355 in US

Rs 5.36 crore in India

Price: $440,000 in US

Rs 5.47 crore in India

Price: $448,153 in Europe

Rs 5.59 crore in India

Price: $452,750 in US

Rs 5.64 crore in India

Price: â‚458,000 in Europe

Rs 6.94 crore in India

Price: $ 637,723 in US

Rs 7.95 crore in India

Price: $645,084 (Global)

Rs 8.03 crore in India

Price: $654,500 in US

Rs 8.17 crore in India

Price $667,321 in Europe and US

Rs 8.31 crore in India

Price: â‚1,000,000 in Europe

Rs 15.17 crore in India

Following BMW’s successful sales of Gran Coupe, a longer and wider concept than that of its 7-series salon, Mercedes is also out in China with its E-class L. The 5.5-inch longer than the regular e class executive sedan was first seen in the Beijing Motor Show in two variants: the E 260 and E 300.

Aside from engine options (E 260 with 204 hp and E 300 with 245), both trims will have electric adjustments for their rear seats, rear side airbags, Rear Seat Safety package, PRE-SAFE occupant protection system, Attention Assist drowsiness detection, and belt force limiters on the outer seats. They will also feature Merc’s Agility Control suspension system over their grown ground clearance.

The Mercedes E class L will be assembled by Beijing Benz Automotive Corporation. Sales are expected by June.

Who said luxury and security cannot be rolled into one? The armored Jaguar XJ long wheelbase proved to be one!

From the exterior this armored pouncing cat is virtually identical to the standard XJ bringing absolute discretion to owners. However appearances can be deceptive, as the new Armored XJ Long Wheelbase is heavily armored, featuring significant modifications like bullet-resistant laminated glazing, underbody protection, steel-armoring and run flat tires. Few marques on the road today have a heritage as rich and distinguished as Jaguar and the distinguished heritage continues with every Jaguar. Here is a list of detailed specifications-
-All vehicles are fitted with a 4.2 V8 N/A Petrol engine.
- Available in both left-hand and right-hand drive
- All vehicles are to Sovereign specification
- Compliant with B6 ballistic level of protection
- Side blast and under floor grenade protection
- Independant ballistic and blast certification
- Uprated suspension, handling and braking system
- Wheels fitted with run-flat tyre system
- Fuel cut off over-ride

Following a historic economic depression, the automotive industry seemed to show how affected they are by resurrecting old models for rerun in 2009. We have seen the Challenger back, the Camaro, and of course, the Ford Mustang. Which of these muscled car comebacks won the market of 2009? No doubt, it’s the Mustang!

Motor Trend’s explains how Mustang won the battle:

“In raw numbers, the Mustang fends off the upstart Camaro by selling 66,623 copies in 2009.” The Camaro’s April introduction, however, means that “the Mustang had three more months of sales.” Camaros actually outsold Mustangs every month that both cars were available. The Challenger was a distant third, with just 22,852 sold.

Auto blog also commented:

“Early on there was speculation that the Camaro could overtake the Mustang,” but Ford won out thanks to a strong December. For sold 60 percent more pony cars in December than it had the month before.

China is now getting all the attention from the automotive industry. Lexus, for one, has already released new facelifted ES 240 and ES 350 sedans in all 53 dealership across the country. The range of effects can be expected in all trims of ES family: ES 350 Ultra Luxury, an ES 350 Luxury, an ES 240 Luxury and an ES 240 Elegance.

Belonging to the fifth generation, the ES range features air inlet grille that matches the sharp front light appearance. The Elegance is also equipped with a panoramic moonroof.

Bad experiences on Elise and Europa turned Jeremy Clarkson unhappy to test-drive the all-new Lotus Evora. Let’s find out why:

I wasn’t looking forward to driving the new Evora. I knew it would smell of glue, give me cramp and fall to pieces, because Lotus, up there in the turnips, simply doesn’t have the sort of bang on, bang up to date production line that makes modern mass-produced cars such engineering marvels (except Peugeots, obviously).

I was in for a bit of a shock. No. I was in for a lot of a shock. I was in for so much of a shock, in fact, I had to have a little lie down.

First of all, the bad news. Because it was designed on an Amstrad in someone’s mum’s bedroom, there are mistakes. All you can see in the windscreen is a reflection of the dashboard and all you can see on the ancillary dials is a reflection of whatever weather happens to be prevailing at the time.

What’s more, the buttons are all carefully placed to ensure you can neither see nor find them. And even if you do, they have plainly been labelled by someone who was mad, or four.

Then you have the Alpine sat nav cum multimedia interface wotsit in the dash. Why didn’t Lotus develop its own box of tricks instead of fitting one that’s designed for youths in Citroën Saxos? Simple. It didn’t have the resources.

And so, you get a system that speaks. And what it says is: “You are breaking the speed limit”, every time you go near the throttle. This is very annoying, but happily there is a solution. Because it speaks only once, at the moment you stray over the limit, you should accelerate as quickly as possible to beyond the speed limit and then stay there all day.

The other solution is to turn it off. Which is impossible. Because I’m 49. And a man. So I won’t look things up in instruction books. Or listen to my wife, who said she knew how. Because I know best.

As you can see, then, the Evora features many things to cause much wailing and gnashing of teeth. So the car would have to be very good or very cheap to make those problems worth tolerating. And here’s the thing. It’s both. The 3.5-litre Toyota V6 is not the most powerful engine in the world but it’s smooth — and refined — and the power it produces is delightfully seamless. There’s no sudden savagery. No “Oh my God, I’m going to crash now”. It’s brilliant.

So’s the packaging. Normally, a mid-engined four-seater car looks all wrong. The Ferrari Mondial springs to mind here. But the Evora is bang on. It really is a genuine surprise when you’ve studied the nicely proportioned exterior to find there are two seats in the back. And a dribble of legroom, too, provided the driver isn’t too tall.

And speaking of tall, the front is a revelation. I could get in easily. I could get out without crawling. Inside, I didn’t even need to have the seat fully back. Anyone up to 6ft 7in is going to fit in an Evora and that alone makes it special.

Especially when I tell you the boot, which is at the back, where it should be, is big enough for two sets of golf clubs.

So, the driving. Sadly, I didn’t have much chance to really push it — the weather was horrendous and time was tight — but I put in enough miles to know this car has great steering and handles well. Of course it does. It’s a Lotus. And because it’s a Lotus, it’ll crash and jar and lurch from pothole to speed bump.

Wrong. It simply glided over absolutely everything a torrential rainstorm and Britain’s B roads could throw at it. There is no other mid-engined supercar that has ever been so compliant. Or refined. Or quiet. It’s amazing. It doesn’t feel like it was made in a shed in Norfolk. It feels like it was made yesterday, by a machine.

The Evora, then, is not a car you buy because it’s a Lotus and you have always fancied one. It’s a car you buy because you want a comfortable, practical, mid-engined supercar and no one else makes such a thing. Not Ferrari. Not Lamborghini. Not anyone.

As I wafted from corner to corner, gradually forgetting about the smell of the glue they used to hold the chassis together, and the reflections, and the silly sat nav, I started guessing how much this car might cost. I reckoned on somewhere around £60,000. I was wrong. It’s less than 50.

And that’s what makes this the most modern car of them all. It’s the first to come to the market with a deflationary price tag.

The Clarksometer

Lotus Evora 2+2

Engine 3456cc, six cylinders

Power 276bhp @ 6400rpm

Torque 252 lb ft @ 4700rpm

Transmission Six-speed manual

Fuel 32.5mpg (combined cycle)

CO2 205g/km

Acceleration 0-60mph: 4.9sec

Top speed 162mph

Price £49,875

Road tax band K (£215 a year)

On sale Now

Bats are no longer famous in Gotham; Batman’s city now favors cars. No, these are not bat cars but the most luxurious cars you can ever imagine. Gotham Dream Cars has the most exotic and luxurious rides in store to rent out every enthusiast who wants to feel famous and rich for as long as the budget approves. From Benzes to Ferraris, the rent-a-luxury-car service center is open to cater whims.

Here is the list of the world-class vehicles for rent in the place:

* Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
* Ferrari F430
* Ferrari F430 Spider
* Ferrari 360 Spider
* Bentley Continental GTC
* Bentley Continental Flying Spur
* Lamborghini Murciélago
* Lamborghini Murciélago Roadster
* Lamborghini Murciélago LP640 Roadster
* Lamborghini Gallardo
* Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder
* Aston Martin DB9 Volante
* Maserati GranTurismo
* Maserati Quattroporte
* Range Rover Supercharged
* Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
* Ferrari F430
* Ferrari F430 Spider
* Ferrari 360 Spider
* Bentley Continental GTC
* Bentley Continental Flying Spur
* Lamborghini Murciélago
* Lamborghini Murciélago Roadster
* Lamborghini Murciélago LP640 Roadster
* Lamborghini Gallardo
* Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder
* Aston Martin DB9 Volante
* Maserati GranTurismo
* Maserati Quattroporte
* Range Rover Supercharged

Who needs the Bat car if a supercar is available?