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 Sir Jonathan Paul ‘Jony’ Ive is responsible, to a great extent in making Apple what it is today. He has led the design team of Apple since 1996. In a significant move, watched by the entire industry, he has gone ahead and bought a stunning house on San Francisco’s ultra-exclusive ‘Gold Coast’ for $17 million. Sir Jonathan who received his British Knighthood recently is considered one of the world’s smartest designers.  He is credited with being the man behind many of the blockbuster Apple’s products. He has become a rich man in the process with a fortune estimated at around $130 million. Since the death of Steve Jobs there have been rumors that the British designer might go back home and leave Apple. But his buying a luxury home in San Francisco will reassure those who want him to continue working for Apple and come up with many more brilliant products. The House was Earlier Listed for $25 Million The luxury home is located on the city’s one of the mos...

You don’t think of Slovenia when you think of a supercar. But the tiny country has surprised the automotive world with Tushek Renovatio T500, the first supercar developed in Slovenia. It is being readied for its maiden appearance at the U.K.’s 2012 Salon Privé .  It is the most prestigious platform the high end cars where the Slovenian creation is expected to take on better known models like the McLaren MP4-12C and Porsche 911 GT2 RS .  Tushek Renovatio T500 is not being defensive at all and is full of confidence as it enters the world stage as it has been priced at $370,000 which is approximately $128,200 more than the McLaren MP4-12C and $125,848 more than the Porsche 911 GT2 RS. Both the cars are priced just under $250,000 including the destination charge. The Supercar is Based on Slovakian K1-Attack Kit Car The makers are obviously very confident about the Slovenian supercar which is based on the earlier Slovakian K1-Attack kit car. It is a road...

 Ford Motor Company has a rich history of making automobiles. It all started in 1903 with a batch of cars called the Model A. Only three of them were made in the first batch. One of the first batch of Ford Cars, which could possibly be the very first Ford car assembled, will be offered for auction at RM’s Hershey auction in October.  In 1903 the Model A was positioned as Henry Ford’s new light automobile. Henry Ford had founded the company in Detroit with eleven other investors and had designed the Model A as light runabout powered by a horizontally opposed 8hp 100-cu.in. two-cylinder engine. The vehicle with a 72 inch wheel base was priced at $850 compared the larger cars that were being sold for as much as $2,500 at the time. Ford Motor Company Vehicle Was Produced in July 1903 The first orders that came in for the Model A were very critical for the company as it was facing a financial crunch and could have collapsed without producing any car. The first...

Porsche 918 Spyder offers optional ‘Liquid’ shade paint for $65,000 Porsche’s upcoming and much-hyped about hybrid supercar, the 918 Spyder, which originally debuted as an open-top two-seat concept at the Geneva Auto Show 2010, has now been described as the worst-kept secret. Reason being, this petrol-electric hybrid supercar has been spied many a times, revealing much-more details than what German automaker officially announced. Unlike other supercar manufacturers who do their very best to keep their upcoming supercars a well-kept secret before the official launch, Porsche is actually not at all trying to cover up any details.  As, the automaker already confirmed that their high-performance 918 Spyder parallel-hybrid covered Nordschleife in under seven and a half minutes, and is capable of achieving 0 to 60 mph in maximum of 3.1 seconds, with a top speed of 200mph with its powerful V8 engine, which delivers 770-hp.  Well, now a brochure has been leak...

Rolls-Royce Art Deco Inspired Cars debut at Paris Motor Show An eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s, and flourished internationally throughout in the 1930s and into the WW II era, Art Deco, as a style of art was most known for its mathematical geometric shapes, strong colors, zigzags and bold outlines. The style actually influenced almost all areas of design as well as visual arts, and at its very best, represented elegance, glamour, functionality, and modernity.  Now, taking inspiration from this 20th Century’s most defining, glamorous, and exciting design movement, Britain’s Rolls-Royce Motor Cars proudly presents a selection of Phantom and Ghost family cars that celebrates the iconic Art Deco era. And, to pay homage to the 1925 Paris Exhibition or Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes that originally gave the movement its name ‘art deco’, Rolls-Royce unveiled the highly bespoke Phantom Drophea...

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