China to Become Porsche’s Second Biggest Market

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Porsche said China may pass Germany as its second-biggest market within three years on rising wages and demand for new Panamera sports sedan.

Porsche unveiled the car at the Shanghai auto show in April, the first time it debuted a new model outside of Europe or North America.

“All premier manufacturers are showing good results” in China, Helmut Broeker, Porsche’s China head, said in a June 12 interview in Shanghai.
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Rent a Bugatti Veyron

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The idea of driving a $1.4 million dollar sports car is nothing but a fleeting fantasy for most of us.

The Bugatti Veyron availability alone could make it difficult for you to get your hands on one, even if you have the means otherwise.

A company in the UK called Holders Vehicle Contracts wants to change that by offering the most powerful, most expensive, and fastest street-legal production car in the world to customers as a rental.
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China to overtake Italy for Lamborghini

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China will overtake Italy as the second-biggest market behind the United States for iconic sportscar maker Lamborghini within three to five years, the group’s chief executive said on Wednesday.

The Chinese associate luxury more with chauffeur-driven cars than sports cars because of bad road conditions, traffic congestion and driving standards, Stephan Winkelmann told the Reuters Global Luxury Summit.

But the sports car culture will gain ground in China, he said, as road infrastructure develops fast and Chinese consumers aspire to own well-known European luxury brands.
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All New Grand Bentley Teaser Video and Picture

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Bentley Motors
released a teaser video
and image of a new flagship sedan it plans to unveil later summer, possibly at Pebble Beach in August.

Known unofficially as the “Grand Bentley,” the car will be “positioned at the very pinnacle of the market — representing the height of British luxury motoring,” the company said.

This vehicle will replace the Bentley Arnage at the top of their line-up and is designed to be “exceptional in all respects on the road.”
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GTA Spano supercar unveiled

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The GTA Spano was officially launched by GTA Motor company in Valencia last week, along with photos and details marking the release of the first Spanish supercar.

The GTA Spano is equipped with a longitudinal positioned V10 engine capable of outputting 780 horsepower and 920 nm of torque that helps the car reach a top speed of 350 Km/h offering an estimated 0 to 100 Km/h sprint time of less than 3 seconds.

The powerful V10 sends its juice through a 7-speed sequential-manual gearbox, but an automatic alternative will also be available.
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2009 Bugatti Veyron Type 35 Grand Prix

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Four Bugatti Veyron Type 35 Grand Prix special editions have been presented at this year’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este to mark the 100th anniversary of the brand and to pay homage to Ettore Bugatti’s masterpiece.

The Bugatti Veyron Type 35 Grand Prix specials feature the racing colors of the respective countries: blue for France, red for Italy, green for England and white for Germany.

Each of the Bugatti Veyron Type 35 Grand Prix is named after a race driver from the beginning of the last century: Jean-Pierre Wimille, Achille Varzi, Malcolm Campbell and Hermann zu Leiningen.

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