Lambo fans, take note: Lamborghini has announced it’s built the 10,000th Gallardo. On June 25th, the 10,000th such Luc Donckerwolke-designed sports car rolled off the factory line. Workers dubbed it Lamborghini Day and crowded around the Midas yellow painted car for a photo op.

10,000th Lamborghini Gallardo

The super car has been declared Top Gear’s Dream Car of the Year twice (2006 and 2009), and currently boasts a top speed of 201 miles per hour and can reach from 0 to 60 in just 3.8 seconds. The sports car is a dream car for many, and is known to have a long waiting list.

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Tuning and teasing the car to look a bit different is the name of the game today. No car worth its name does not undergo a bit of styling to give it that different stylish look. Now here’s an option box we’d gladly check. Audi will be offering its Titanium Package on A4 (both Sedan and Avant), A5 Coupe, S4 and S5 Coupe models for the 2011 model year.

Audi Titanium Package

This new titanium package spreads the love to other models in the Audi family excluding cabriolets. The “Ti Pack” adds a black grill, window, and foglight surrounds to the vehicle as well as a full exterior color palette. The exact Titanium specs vary from model to model, but they include things like 19-inch RS-style wheels, piano black interior trim, sport suspension and sport seats.

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With 37 locations all around the world, including four already in the U.S., it was only a matter of time until the first Ferrari Store in New York was going to open, and it now has. The Ferrari Store of New York officially opened its doors on June 24th, unveiling a retail space offering an array of branded apparel and lifestyle products.

Ferrari Store in New York

The 200 square foot store sits smartly next to the Ferrari showroom. As expected the opening of the store was a gala event attended by the high profile Ferrari folks and customers. Also present were New York’s elite as well Hollywood celebrities. Relevant cars in Ferrari’s history such as the 1959 250 California and a 1984 GTO, together with the current range like the brand new 458 Italia, the Ferrari California, the 612 Scaglietti, and the special limited 599 GTO made for a unique display at this opening event.

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Kleer has been boasting about their patented technology for awhile now, promising that they, and not Bluetooth, are the future of high-def wireless audio. Despite that, though, most of us have yet to see Kleer in action, but all of that is about to change. SMSC said Daimler AG has selected SMSC’s Kleer wireless audio technology as part of the rear seat entertainment system for 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class and S-Class models, which also feature the MOST multimedia networking standard.

Mercedes SMSC Kleer Wireless Audio Technology

Called as Automotive Infotainment System, the unit uses extremely little power reserves, which means your head sets last long between battery recharges. Car owner can pick from a variety of third-party head or ear phones supporting Kleer. In addition to its high audio quality and low power consumption, Kleer technology also offers Wi-Fi and Bluetooth co-existence capabilities, so Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled devices can all be used simultaneously in the vehicle with no interference.

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Probably one of the most fruitful partnerships in this field of watch manufacturing, TAG Heuer and Porsche Club of America, the largest single-brand car club in the world (100,000+ members), bring on the market an extremely desirable timepiece for the collectors, a watch that puts together the elegance representative of TAG Heuer and the sportiness of Porsche Club of America into creating this amazing Limited Edition TAG Heuer Monaco for Porsche Club of America Watch.

Limited Edition TAG Heuer Monaco for Porsche Club of America Watch

This specialized Monaco timepiece, inspired by Steve McQueen’s of course, features red and black rally strips on the dial along with a circled ‘55′ to commemorate the year the PCA (Porsche Club of America) launched and its 55th anniversary. On the back of the watch, the PCA logo is engraved into the sapphire exhibition back.

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Automotive-themed timepieces have been well received in the world of horology. The famous French designer Fabien Cacheux has unveiled the new Silver Arrow GT Series concept watch in honor of the new Mercedes SLS AMG.

Silver Arrow GT Series Concept Watch

Part of the designers GT series, this watch features a central tourbillon, power reserve, machined titanium casing and a neoprene strap while the tachometer needle has a three star-shaped emblem that reflects the brand. What is more, the bracelet of the watch again evokes the beauty of the super car by opening and closing like the car’s gullwing doors.

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According to The Daily Telegraph, the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) has just awarded the Terrafugia Transition an exemption which will allow the 1,440-pound car/aircraft hybrid to fly under a ‘light sport’ designation, even though it hits the scales at a hefty 120 lbs. more than the rules allow. A light sport pilot license only requires 20 hours of seat time – far less than what a full license would demand.

The Transition - Flying Car by Terrafugia

The Transition was designed as a ‘light sport’ aircraft, the smallest kind of private aeroplane under FAA classification, with a maximum weight of 1,320lb. But the manufacturers found it impossible to fit the safety features – airbags, crumple zones and roll cage, for instance – that are required for road vehicles into that weight. The two-seater Transition can use its front-wheel drive on roads at ordinary highway speeds, with wings folded, at a respectable 65 mph. Once it has arrived at a suitable take-off spot, an airport, or adequately sized piece of flat private land, it can fold down the wings, engage its rear-facing propellor, and take off. The folding wings are electrically powered.

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