British auction house Nicolas Mee & Co is selling an automotive package deal to beat all automotive package deals – three individual Vantage editions of the Aston Martin DB5. All three are wrapped up in the one auction lot. The reserve price is £4 million, or around NZ$8 million. The unique sale features the Vantage DB5 coupe, Vantage DB5 convertible, and ultra-exclusive … [Read more...] about For sale: Three Aston Martin Vantage DB5s for price of one
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Paint jobs go pixelated on Alpine A110S art cars
Talk about paint jobs! Argentinian-born artist Felipe Pantone has decorated with his signature style four Alpine A110S sports coupes, three of which will be sold to the public. Pantone and French company Alpine – a Renault group brand – collaborated on the art cars for a special event at the Monaco Grand Prix the other day. Each A110S took Pantone a week to paint and … [Read more...] about Paint jobs go pixelated on Alpine A110S art cars
NZ$7000 deposit for sci-fi flying car with four seats
A startup company in California is planning to build limited-edition models of a four-seater flying car, each one costing around NZ$1.1million, including pilot training. And it is already taking deposits of NZ$7000, held in trust by a third party and refundable if the project doesn’t get off the ground. The deposit gets you one share of the company's stock, admittance to … [Read more...] about NZ$7000 deposit for sci-fi flying car with four seats
750kW hydrogen hypercar to go into production in 2023
UK-based startup Viritech has unveiled the ‘Apricale’, a prototype of what it calls “the world’s first production hydrogen hypercar”. The company says the car will go into production in 2023, limited to 25 models, each costing about NZ$2.7 million. Viritech is not saying much about Apricale’s powertrain, only that it is aiming for output of around 750kW (1100hp). Apricale … [Read more...] about 750kW hydrogen hypercar to go into production in 2023
Auckland gulf ferries biggest users of fossil fuels after Air NZ
A computer-generated study in Germany (see video) imagines a time when commuters on the country’s Kiel Fjord waterway will be carried by zero-emissions ferries. The look into the future is a giant leap ahead of the current Auckland passenger ferry operation, for instance, where the vessels to Waiheke Island and elsewhere are the biggest users of fossil fuels in the country … [Read more...] about Auckland gulf ferries biggest users of fossil fuels after Air NZ