Ride like a VIP — the world’s official cars

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A Peugeot for the French President, a Mercedes for the German Chancellor and a Cadillac for the US President — a look at the powerful cars that transport the world’s most powerful people.
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2011 Porsche 911 GT2 RS

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Porsche has confirmed that it is to debut the most powerful road-going sports car in the brand’s history at the Moscow Auto Show later this year.

The Porsche 911 GT2 RS marks the summit of the 911 range, said the top-end automaker, delivering a 0 – 100 km/h performance of just 3.5 seconds.

Despite a top speed of 205 mph, the six-cylinder, 620 hp engine is some five percent more fuel efficient than its predecessor, managing 11.9 l/100 km and emissions of 284 g/km.
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Aston Martin V12 Vantage Coming To America

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Aston Martin is to bring the V12 Vantage — the most powerful sports car the brand has ever made — to the US, it announced May 10.

Although Aston Martin had not originally planned a US version of the car, it says that unexpected demand forced a reconsideration of the decision.

A specially-modified version of the car is now to go on sale in North and South America later this year, although prices are unconfirmed.
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SLS AMG Gets Bang & Olufsen BeoSound System

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Mercedes-Benz AMG in cooperation with hi-fi specialist Bang & Olufsen have developed a custom-designed sound system for the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.

The BeoSound AMG high-end sound system has a total output of 1,000 watts, eleven loudspeakers and customizable sound distribution.

The music signals can be distributed to the driver’s seating position, the passenger’s seating position or to a central point, as selected.
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2010 BMW Z4 sDrive35is Mille Miglia Limited Edition

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In celebration of the 70th anniversary of BMW’s history victories at the Mille Miglia, BMW has marked the occasion with a few events and restoration cars.

However, now BMW has gone one step further and taken its top of the line roadster, the Z4 sDrive35is, and created a limited edition Mille Miglia edition.

Only 99 units will be buit, each coming with a Polaris Metallic matte finish, blacked out front grill, an M aerodynamic kit and 19-inch wheels finished in Dark Chrome.
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The Rolls Royce wine delivery van

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Based on a 1979 Silver Shadow II this Rolls-Royce panel van was commissioned by Krug Champagne – now part of the LVMH wine division – back in 1984.

With the front two seats remaining the rear has been filled with a pair of refrigerators to keep your bubbly at the optimum temperature.

Covered in special Krug white and burgundy livery, the detailing includes lots of shining chrome and even a key fob made out of a bottle cork.
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