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This $4.7 Million Bus Comes with a Bugatti Chiron Inside – Road Yacht

Volkner Mobil specializes in motorhomes for the uber rich, the German company offers a wide variety of motorhomes with prices in the millions. They start life as ordinary buses but are then transformed thoroughly after application of high end luxury materials and equipment.

Featured here today is the Performance S model which is specially made for gearheads with extra coins in their wallets. The start price is 1,600,000 euros and can get well into the 2 million euro range after all the options have been ticked. Ideally, ordering one of these is no different than ordering a yacht from scratch. The Volkner Mobil Performance S is yacht on wheels or a road yacht if you will.

The Performance S starts life as a Volvo or Mercedes diesel bus, it measures 12 meters in length, 2.5 meters in width and 3.85 meters in height. But that’s not where the dimensions end, there is a wall-out or slide out feature that extends from the side of the motorhome by 50cm, increasing the interior space from 30 to 35 square meters.

The company has patented what they call the ‘central car garage’ which is basically a garage inside the motorhome to store your favorite sports car. In our case, the 2.5 million euros Bugatti Chiron is the travel companion. Most sports car enthusiasts will usually take their cars with them on vacation but on trailers, not in this case. More so, the garage can be used as a terrace with chairs and a table for those stop-over picnics or even as a storage for your favorite water and fishing toys.

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The interior can be tailored to suit all needs and is fully customizable, just like a yacht. The motorhome is fitted with top of the line heating systems, air conditioners and 1830 watt solar system – engine heat, diesel engine, gas and electricity are all used as sources of energy to run all systems onboard.

October 23, 2021 / Comments Off

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Special Report: Living The BRABUS Lifestyle via Land & Sea

BRABUS is a brand that commands respect, whether or not ‘BRABUSizing’ anything from a Smart Car to a Mercedes-AMG 6×6 is to your liking or not, you cannot argue with the reputation or success of the Bottrop based tuner. To demonstrate the breadth of ability of the company, BRABUS invited GTspirit to Dusseldorf to experience a slice of the BRABUS lifestyle for ourselves, and boy, we were in for a treat.

Arriving at the harbour side Hyatt, we could not help but notice the BRABUS x Panerai branding on everything from the shuttles to the flip-flops we were given. Why flip-flops? We had an appointment on a house boat where the alliance with the iconic Swiss watchmaker would be explained. This is the first time the two brands formed a partnership, to mark the beginning of the collaboration, Panerai debuted its first-ever skeletonized automatic movement in daring, high-end watches inspired by the design of the BRABUS “Shadow Black Ops” series of boats.

BRABUS X Panerai

Available in a limited run of only 100 pieces, the Panerai Submersible S BRABUS Black Ops Edition (PAM01240) is the product of 3 years of development, which resulted in features like a patented polarized date display, allowing a view of the date indication only through the opening at 3 o’clock, without covering the mechanics of the skeletonized movement. Wait a minute, did you say it is inspired by the design of a BRABUS boat?

BRABUS SHADOW 900

Get your snorkel on and meet the BRABUS Shadow 900. 900? Yes, 900 horsepower in a boat! We don’t know much about boats, but the Shadow 900 range benefits from Mercury Marine’s latest dual 450R Verado XL 4.6 litre V8 FourStroke engines with Joystick Piloting for easy docking and manoeuvring, and that sounds spectacular. The forces and sensations on the water are mind blowing, with unbelievable agility and crazy cornering speeds on the derestricted waters of Dusseldorf.

900 is a number that is not just special to BRABUS boats, it’s not uncommon to see that number on a badge of a BRABUS ROCKET… and there’s a new one, a crazy one. Meet the fastest SUV in the world, the BRABUS 900 ROCKET EDITION, based on the Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S COUPÉ 4MATIC. Just 25 of these maniacal machines will be built, each hitting 100km/h in just 3.2 seconds and onto a top speed of 330 km/h (!).

BRABUS GLE ROCKET

How? Well, the displacement has been stroked out to 4.5 litres and now produces 900 horsepower and a bonkers 1250 Nm which has to be electronically restrained to 1050 Nm. Visually, the iconic BRABUS treatment has been applied with a punchy new bodykit and spectacular 24-inch wheels with carbon-fibre aero-discs. This car is as sensational as the numbers would suggest. On the Autobahn you hit the pedal and feel the front end rise as it rides the torque and power before blasting towards the horizon with relentless brutality. Accompanied by a raucous exhaust bark, this ROCKET EDITION feels like a BRABUS, it is wild, over the top and is set on obliterating anything you could come across on the highway. If you see this in the mirrors, move aside unless you’re in anything less powerful than a Bugatti Veyron.

BRABUS demonstrated the power of its branding and quality on a fun filled day which highlighted how diverse and accomplished the company has become. There is a coherent, consistent feel and image that is applied to every project they work on. It is impressive, we look forward to see what the future has in store for BRABUS.

September 22, 2021 / Comments Off

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Dassault Falcon 10X Jet Will Fly Non-Stop New York-Shanghai, 8,630 Miles Range

Dassault Aviation has officially unveiled their new Facon 10X business jet derived from the latest advanced fighter technology. The high-speed, ultra-long-range Falcon 10X also comes with innovative features and the largest cabin in this class.

The new jet will feature a range of 7,500 nautical miles (over 8,600 miles) and will be able to fly nonstop from New-York to Shanghai, Hong Kong to New-York, Paris to Santiago or Los Angeles to Sydney at a top speed of 0.925 (equivalent of 1,142 km/h). The jet will also deliver a high-level of comfort, versatility and technology unmatched by any business jet on the market.

The new jet will feature a large comfortable cabin and also offer modularity with a selection of multiple interior configurations. The jet is large enough to accommodate four cabin zones and a customized interior consisting of a dining/conference area, entertainment area with a large screen, private stateroom with a queen size bed and a large master suite that comes with a private stand-up shower.

The cabin will be 6-feet, 2.03m tall and 9-feet, 2.77m wide making it almost 20cm wider and 5cm taller than the widest and tallest business-jet flying today. Passengers will experience a 3000 foot cabin pressure altitude while flying at 41,000 feet thanks to pressurization whereas the next-generation filtration system will provide 100% pure air. The Falcon 10X will also be as quiet as the Falcon 8X which is currently the most quiet jet in the industry.

The Falcon 10X will feature a new fuselage with extra large windows that are nearly 50% larger that those on the Falcon 8X. The fuselage will be aligned with 38 windows making it the brightest cabin in business aviation.

The high-speed wing will feature carbon fiber components for reduced weight, maximum strength and minimum drag. In addition, the wing will also be built with advanced retractable high-lift devices that ensures easy maneuverability at low speeds.

The new aircraft will be powered by an efficient and advanced in-development Rolls-Royce Pearl 10X engine which is the largest and most powerful engine version of the pearl series. The engine will generate an output of 18,000 pound of thrust.

In addition, the interior will also feature touch screens throughout the cockpit and an advanced next-generation Digital Flight Control System based on Dassault’s latest military technology that will provide precision and protection including a new single-button recovery mode.

Both engines will be connected to the Digital Flight Control System by a single smart throttle serving as a primary power control. The system will automatically manage the power of each engine separately as needed in different flight scenarios.

Dassault’s FalconEye combined vision system will offer both synthetic and enhanced vision capabilities combined with dual HUD’s serving as primary flight displays. The new jet will also be capable of operating in zero ceiling/visibility conditions.

May 10, 2021 / Comments Off

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Bentley Starts Building Luxury Homes – Bentley Tower Announced in Miami

Bentley has announced plans to launch the first Bentley-branded luxury residential tower in the world. Bentley will partner up with Dezer Development to build and design a residential tower in Sunny Isles Beach, Miami.

The Bentley residence tower will focus on luxury living in a sustainable environment and will contain 200 luxury apartments built in topnotch design and quality. The tower will stand at 749 feet and contain over 60 stories high making it the tallest residential tower on any US beachfront. The tower development will adhere with the Florida Green Building Council (FGBC) certification and environmental regulations to protect the environment and minimise the effects of the development on local wildlife by using safe building materials and reducing coastal lighting that could endanger sea turtles.

The core of the building will feature patented car elevators, an in-unit garage for each residence, ocean and bayside views thanks to the cylindrical design and floor-to-ceiling windows, private balcony, pool, sauna and an outdoor shower. The tower will be engineered and built to reduce energy consumption as well as inspire luxury living.

Each apartment interior will contain sourced materials and amenities including a gym, spa, whiskey bar, restaurant and a private garden. The chairman and CEO of Bentley promises that the partnership with Dezer Development will only result in authenticity, sustainability and innovation both on the interior and exterior spaces as well as create an extraordinary living experience. The construction of the tower will begin in early 2023 and will be completed in 2026.

April 9, 2021 / Comments Off

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