Cool Cars - 10 Absolutely incredible bling-bling vehicles: These days, it’s common to see most of the costliest and luxurious cars zooming past without much fuss! With the number of millionaires and billionaires mushrooming rapidly from every corner of the world, its isn’t a big thing to drive most coveted brands like Mercedes, Bentley, Bugatti Veyron or the kinds. However pimping the vehicles with gold, diamond and swarovski does help to exhibit your excess wealth on the roads. Bring the traffic to halt with these decked-out editions of ultra-opulent luxurious two and four wheelers. Roll over for the Top 10 blinged vehicles….. cause when you’re rolling down the street, it’s all about the Blings, baby!10) Swarovski crystal studded Ben Wilson Low-rider bike
This good looking hand-built low-rider bike has been inspired from a study of Americal Low-rider culture. The Low-rider bike by Ben Wilson dares to challenge conventional bicycle ergonomics and makes for a super smooth relaxing ride. It also gets dressed with nearly one hundred and ten thousand crystals by guys over at Swarovski. Nearly one hundred and ten thousand crystals have been set in to Ben Wilson Low-rider. This crystal studded Low-rider bike is hand made to order. We couldn’t get any info about the pricing, but it certainly won’t fit the budget of an average Joe.
9) The $500,000 Gold-plated custom chopper
Take a look at this gold-plated custom chopper that is estimated to carry a maddening tag of $500,000! Exhibited at an International Motocycle show in Seattle, this ornamented two- wheeler is more a piece of art than an actual vehicle. If you are wondering that why would some one want to ride it…..then lemme ask, Why not? If you’ve got loads of cash dumped in banks in every corner of the world then who can stop you from splurging.
8) Gold MV Agusta F4
Though I am sure most of the guys aren’t going to jump at the sight of a blinged beast, there may be few of them who would love to ride this Midas touched MV Agusta F4. ‘Awesome, gorgeous, breathtaking…’or ‘garish, loud, hooey….’ irrespective of what you uttered the moment you saw this 24 carat gold plated bike, it did blind many of those at International Fair of Luxury where it was unveiled. This blinged version was developed in collaboration with Aurum, a Venetian company that is leader in precious metal processing. With a total surface area of 5 square meters, each 80×80 gold leaf was applied in such a way as to create a flake effect.
7) Gold plated Ford
Driving this gold plated Ford on the road is akin to screaming ” I’m rich, come rob me!” however details about this gilded Ford is a mystery. Not much is known about its opulence too. But for sure we know just one thing, that this Ford is gold plated.
6) Gold Plated Cars at Bucharest Luxury Show 2006
For those hungry for gold slapped cars, Bucharest Luxury Show 2006 was the place to be. A number of gold plated cars, like this blinged Hummer, from the RealGold company were put on display to treat to dazzle your eyes as well as minds. The company apparently customizes your car as per your needs, so you can pimp your ride, just the way you want! This 1968 Volkswagen Beetle, unveiled at the Luxury Show in Bucharest, Romania, is covered in tiles made of glass and 18-karat gold.
5) Gold-Plated Porsche Limited Edition
Gold-Plated Porsche is designed by Visualis, which earlier presented a Porsche Boxster in 22 carat beaten gold last year, and has now followed-up with the limited edition model, Gold Boxter which will be available in nine gold-plated models. The gold-plated Porsche will feature all the major components, from the control elements such as the steering wheel and doorknobs to the car body and alloy rims in gold-plated version. Though, the price of this Visualis’s gold-chariot still remains undisclosed. But if you have a great fascination for cars with gold and diamond trim than this is really desirable!!
4) Gold-plated Benz Smart Fortwo
Why the heck should we talk about some gold plated handset, MP3 player, or a laptop when we have a gold plated car with us? The Midas touched Benz Smart Fortwo was exhibited at Brock Alloy Wheels during Tuning World Bodensee 2007. This customized golden car has been flawlessly designed for your everyday life. The smart golden car offers a blend of comfort, safety, ecology and driving fun, and most significantly, low CO2 emission figures. Is there anyone out here who knows the price figure for this golden car?
3) Bentley Gold
If you think Bentley is a bit less classy to justify your blingy lifestyle then you are in for a surprise with this pimped-out Bentley’s Gold version from ASI, the Japanese tuner specialized in Bentleys. The ASI Bentley Continental GTR Gold features hand painted, original Japanese art by Nakamura Tetsuei. The GT Speed images feature ASI’s standard GT body kit, with the addition of a dry carbon bonnet and trunk + rear wing, and original 3-piece forged wheel. Bentley Gold is by the production 6.0 liter W12 engine that is tuned to deliver 800 hp. Only 29 units will be available for sale for a blinged price tag of $800,000.
2) Su Zhongyang’s Ivory Carving Car
We have seen the cars studded with diamonds and plated with gold and now, celebrated Folk art master Su Zhongyang has created a stunning ivory carving masterpiece. His Jiu Jiu Xiang Long ivory carving car is adorned with 99 fortunate dragons. The car is 4.5 meters long, 1.81 meters wide and 1.9 meters high and weighs 2 tons. Most parts of the ivory car are festooned with colossal ivory and yak bone. If ivory only doesn’t impress you that much, the masterpiece is adorned with gold and diamonds too. The incredible ivory carving car is valued at US $2.7 million.
1) Diamond-Covered Mercedes SL
The ultra-shiny, glitzy diamond covered Mercedes SL class was spotted at an auto show overseas. Though, there is no surety, if the diamonds are real, but, it looks really dazzling whatsoever! And if you want to estimate its value then you need to know your mathematics well….that is the place value of zeros beyond billions.
Want to play batman? You might as well go ahead and do it with the All-Terrain Sports Coupe. Designer Batyr Ospano has put this very futuristic looking on-off road vehicle together. The icing on the cake is that the coupe even uses solar power as an additional source of propulsion. When will this concept make it to city streets? Our guess is as good as yours.
Designer Marcus Ignacio Madia presents his very own rendering of the Polaris ATV 4WD concept. This concept which marries the 4WD capability of SUVs with the nimbleness of ATVs looks extremely practical as a sports AT as well as a ranch run about. Navigation is based on a handle mounted GPS console. The design is futuristic with an emphasis on usability. We say, go ahead and put it into production.
The green brigade don’t exactly get along with ATVs tearing through the countryside. But, they might be a little more than impressed with designer Tristan Hipps’ KTM RC4 ATV. Why? Because, his concept uses battery power for propulsion. This sharp looking, minimalist concept takes us back to the days when mobility meant four wheels, an engine with a seat on top. Unlike conventional ATVs, you can even go corner caring with this one. We can’t wait to see this one on the streets.
Fiat makes cute little cars while Hummer makes touch and macho SUVs. In an unusual alliance, they come together to debut the Oltre concept. The exterior looks typical Hummer with the big, bad bruiser looks while the interior is cutesy Fiat. Power figures, at 185HP are a big letdown for a vehicle of the Oltre’s girth. The Oltre salvages some pride with 456NM of torque. But what are those small wheels, well relatively speaking, doing on this bruiser?
Here is the all terrain vehicle which started it all, the venerable JEEP. Monstrous is a mild word to describe the JEEP Hurricane. How about two massive V8s, one at front and another in the rear, to propel this monster from zero to sixty in less than fie seconds? Brutal concept. ATVs will run for cover when the JEEP Hurricane is on the prowl.
Citroen has been burning up the WRC stages and has now brought it’s rich rallying heritage onto the streets. Say hello to the Citroen C Buggy. The C Buggy can seat two and is powered by a 173HP diesel power plant. Doesn’t sound like much, but we think it will be pretty cool for the light two-seater. The C Buggy skimps on the roof, windows and the windscreen to give you that one-with-the-nature feel. Dakar rally anyone?
Talking of the Dakar Rally, designer Klaud Wasiak has conjured up the Husser Dakar Rally concept. The Husser looks like a over sized, futuristic dune buggy with winged projections at the rear. This concept takes inspiration from a very unlikely source, the Polish cavalry winged uniform, from the 18th century. Taking things to all new levels, the navigator will have to handle the winged projections while the driver goes about dune bashing. Quite a handful, we say.
Is it a car? Or, is it an SUV? You decide. That is the Lincoln Navicross for you. Designed to be a crossover vehicle, the Navicross combines the aesthetics and dynamics of a sedan with the tough, go anywhere capabilities of an SUV. Power is delivered to the wheels by a 4.2 Liter V8. On the whole, the Lincoln Navicross is a brief glimpse into cars of the very near future.
BMW has been successfully making crossovers like the X6. Not satisfied with that, the boffins take a Cute Mini and give it the crossover treatment. The Mini Crossover concept looks beefy with plenty of BMW touches all around starting from the headlamps. Nevertheless, it still manages to look like a Mini. That leaves us wondering whether the Mini Crossover will manage to handle like the Minis of yore.
Last but definitely not the least, we take a look at designer Pablo De Titta’s Urban Quad concept. Designed primarily as an urban commuting solution, the Urban Quad looks very futuristic. More stylish than utilitarian, the Urban Quad will definitely need more than style to conquer the uncompromising outdoors. We say plonk on off road tires before you hit the dirt.
