Rich people sure know how to spend their money – especially when it comes to cars. In examining the garages of some of the wealthier people around the country, we noticed some really extravagant solutions. In one of the places, we saw a luxurious lounge room with a leather couch and a whole bar, sporting a nice view at the few, but tastefully picked cars parked inside.
One house built overlooking the city was also used as a garage, and we couldn’t help but imagine what it would feel like getting in one of those cars while enjoying the view presented to you. We also went through a medieval-styled house and garage, with solid stone lining the walls and light shining all over the place. There were many other breathtaking things as well – an exhibition-like garage, one inside a library, and one in the entry hall of a house – you just have to see it to believe it. [via luxury4play]
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Remember the Rolls Royce 200EX Concept which was unearthed at the Geneva Motor Show? Well, even if you don’t here is the production ready model of the luxury salon and it is now dubbed the 2010 Rolls Royce Ghost. Following the Rolls Royce style, there is a large sloping grille at the front end (resembling a jet intake) with Xenon headlights. At the back you primarily find, LED taillights and chrome exhaust tips (optional). Just to give it a distinctive look on the streets it has been finished in a contrasting Silver Satin paint finish.
When it’s a Royce, luxury is the biggest factor and so it is here with evidences like the abundance of leather on the inside assisted with chrome detailing. Again, the trademark violin key switches are also here along with frosted instrument dials and abundant wood trimming. The air-conditioning inside this luxury on four wheels hits you from four different sides. On popping the hood you will find a 6.6-liter turbocharged V12 beast capable of churning 563bhp and 780Nm of torque. The amazing power is mated to an eight-speed ZF automatic transmission. The deadly combination helps the car dash from 0 to 100km/h in 4.9 seconds while topping it out at 250 Km/h which is electronically limited.
I don’t particularly like the rear, but overall it looks like an impressive ride. One that we would like to take for a test drive! Eh?
