SLR McLaren Limited Edition 2008

Prestige Cars Abu Dhabi, the dealer responsible for the birth of the carbon fibre Bugatti Veyron Vincero, which runs an extra $1 million for all the trimmings,  has listed a major collection of Mansory cars on JamesList.

The cars on sale include: Mansory Vincero Bugatti Veyron, Aston Martin DB9 Mansory Special Edition, Aston Martin Cyrus, BMW X6 lumma Limited Edition, Porsche Chopster Mansory – Limited Edition, Bentley GT Mansory Vitesse Rose, Rolls Royce Ghost – Mansory – Unlimited Luxury in a Golden Robe, Mercedes-Benz CL65 Carlsson made by Aigner Limited Edition, Bentley GTC le Mansory Wide Body, Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Limited Edition 2008, Mercedes-Benz G55 A_R_T, Porsche Cayenne Turbo S by Tech Art Magnum and Mercedes-Benz G55 AMG Mansory Couture.

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Rolls Royce Phantom Bayunah

Luxury car companies of the world seem to be finding a lot of lovers in the Middle East. After Maserati and Bentley, its now the turn for Rolls-Royce to makes it strong hold into the desert nations, with themed custom Phantoms to be sold in Abu Dhabi. The cars are based on two different motifs which are inspired by the city’s rich culture and natural landscape.

The four-door version takes its inspiration from the Baynunah region of western Abu Dhabi. The Rolls- Royce Phantom Baynounah model is finished in Milano beige and a Tan interior, with the RR logo in front & rear of the headrests, seat piping, stitching, inner door pockets, steering wheel, and upper part of IP-Top in Dark spice. Dark spice carpet with dark spice Lambswool floor mats complement the interior look. The inlay and marquetry, inspired by the traditional, vibrant colours of an Arabian camel harness, were hand-crafted at Rolls-Royce’s Goodwood plant.

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Bentley Continental Flying Spur Arabia

Bentley says that the Middle East accounts for 10% of its global sales. So apart from opening up nine new dealerships in Dubai, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Jeddah, Riyadh and Al Khobar, the Flying B has released two special edition Continental models, designed exclusively for the Middle East market.

Called the Bentley Continental Flying Spur Arabia and Bentley Continental Flying Spur Speed Arabia, the two new models exhibit more power, more elegance and more style. The Flying Spur Arabia boasts of the standard 6.0 liter twin turbo W12 engine with 552 bhp (412kW) and 650 Nm (479 lb-ft) of torque while the Flying spur Speed Arabia gets that engine tuned upwards to 600 bhp (449 kW) and 553 lb-ft (750 Nm), allowing it to speed from 0 to 100 km/h in just 4.8 seconds and adding 10 km/h to the top speed, now at 322 km/h (200 mph).

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Leading vodka brand Absolut is reintroducing its Bling-Bling Gift Pack to celebrate the 50th anniversary of travel retail group DFS. The two greats have collaborated over the years, so the re-introduction of this gift pack is not just a celebration of DFS’s fifty years but of the partnership between the two brands as well.

Absolut Vodka Bling-Bling Gift Pack

The celebratory Bling-Bling pack features a brand new vibe from the 60’s, that golden era of cocktails. As part of the campaign, a DFS 50th anniversary signature cocktail has been created by award-winning bartender Andres Basile Leon, named The Golden Dazzler, based on Absolut vodka and Mumm Champagne.

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Developers of the 20 million sq ft Dubai Pearl have announced their collaboration with Singapore Sotheby’s International Realty to encourage international funding for the $3.5billion luxury project. Pearl Dubai FZ LLC is to commence a road show across key Asian hubs and seek high net-worth investors through Sotheby’s International Realty network that spans 35 countries.

Dubai Pearl

The building will house 9,000 penthouses and an active business center for 12,000 people. Through integrating first-class facilities, Dubai Pearl is set to become a 24-hour living city boasting a spectrum of commercial, retail, residential, hospitality and leisure components. It will feature six 5-star hotels namely a Bellagio, Baccarat and a MGM Grand among others.

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In a few months time, the rich and famous of our world will have their own automotive ‘Disney Land’ with the opening of the new Ferrari World Theme Park in Abu Dhabi. Among the twenty or so rides and attractions featured at the park will be the GT Roller Coaster and this here is the first photograph of the car.

Ferrari GT Roller Coaster

The GT roller coaster is one of 20 amazing rides and attraction at this amazing theme park. Every vehicle on this GT coaster ride is a replica of a Ferrari F430 Spider that can seat up to four people. According to Ferrari the GT coaster will send two competing roller coaster carriages dashing along twisting parallel tracks on a race to the finish line.

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The 2nd edition of the Abu Dhabi Yacht Show (ADYS), the Middle East’s only annual exhibition devoted to the superyacht and megayacht sectors, is to be staged at the spectacular Yas Marina, which was the glittering backdrop to last year’s inaugural Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Yas Marina in Abu Dhabi

The show, which runs from February 25th – 27th, promises to be bigger and better than ever before. It has attracted an increased number of visitors this year, in part because of the publicity the Marina received during the Formula One extravaganza in November, but also because of its sheer capacity.

The Abu Dhabi Yacht Show is a show with a specific focus on superyachts and megayachts. With this unique, first-to-market formula, the ADYS sets a new standard in the world of yachting industry events and provide a worldclass superyacht and megayacht show distinguishing it from other yacht and boat shows across the globe.

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