Sultan of Brunei’s Garage

Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei’s name regularly appears when the phrase the world’s most is used. Whether it relates to his overall wealth, his palaces, or his investments, the Sultan never comes up short. As is the case with his car collection. He is the proud owner of the world’s most unique car collection. Total price of the collection containing 7,000 high performance cars is $5,000,000,000.

Where do you keep 7000 of the world’s rarest cars? Well, he doesn’t have a 7000 door garage, instead he stores most of them in five ultra-secret aircraft hangars,where specialist teams from the various manufacturers maintain it.

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For parents who can spend big bucks on their kids, London’s most famous toy store Hamleys is offering a small scale Mercedes Benz SLS AMG covered with Crystallized Swarovski Elements.

Swarovski Crystal Studded Small Scale Mercedes Benz SLS AMG

Toy store Hamleys, which is celebrating its 250th anniversary this year, hosted an event to showcase their predictions for this Christmas’ must-have toys. The original version has made quite a few adults go crazy, so the toy version is sure to make the children go wild as well.

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Mercedes-Benz is setting the new standard in armoured patrol vehicles showing the Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon Light Armoured Patrol (LAP) Vehicle 6.X Concept at the recent EUROSATORY 2010 event (Paris, June 14 – 18).

Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon Light Armoured Patrol (LAP) Vehicle 6.X Concept

Based on the LAPV 5.4, the G-Wagon 6.X was meant to carry larger and heavier cargo, while offering better protection as well as agility. It uses an unspecified common-rail diesel engine that lets the concept hit 93 mph (150 km/h) even if carrying 2,866 lbs (1,300 kilograms) of cargo. According to the manufacturer, the monocoque full steel body provides ballistic protection and sits upon a compact 2850mm wheelbase. The modular armour plate system allows damaged plates to be removed quickly and be replaced and includes a mine deflector plate on the vehicles floor.

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German tuning firm Kicherer has unveiled a new styling and performance package for the Mercedes SLS AMG. The fine tuned beauty is dubbed the Kicherer Mercedes-Benz SLS Supersport Edition Black and is definitely one hot looker.

Kicherer Mercedes-Benz SLS Supersport Edition Black

First in the list of features is sports ‘spoiler skirt’ under the front bumper, and then there’s the awesome diffuser fins in the back to make sure you won’t launch like an airplane in top gear. Both of these are made from carbon fiber by the way. The sports ‘screw thread’, another mind-boggling modification, suspension system is quite marvelous, allowing the driver to fine tune the ride from inside the cockpit. And then there’s the stainless steel exhaust system, also adjustable from the inside, allowing the driver to go from low, mid to high flow depending on sound preference and performance needs. The Supersport will be rolling on 3-piece 20-inch RS-1 lightweight wheels.

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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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Shortly after introducing the SLS AMG last year, Mercedes-Benz announced that it was also developing a battery electric version of the gullwing supercar. The first prototype is now ready to be shown to the world, resplendent in bright yellow paint, AMG Lumilectric Mango to be exact. The SLS’ awesome 6.2-liter V-8 is replaced with an all-electric powertrain for the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell Prototype.

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell Prototype

The all-electric Mercedes-Benz Prototype has slightly less horsepower than its gas-powered sibling. But it still has a very impressive 526 horsepower and 649-pound-feet of torque — the latter available from the moment you mash the pedal to the floor. When you do stomp the E-Cell’s accelerator, it will blast 60 mph in four seconds, according to the Benz AMG folks. Electric energy is pumped into the car via a 400-volt, liquid-cooled high-voltage lithium-ion battery pack that can be recharged under braking. The battery modules are located in front of the firewall, in the centre tunnel and behind the seats. Mercedes Benz reports there is no change in the Gullwing model’s aluminum spaceframe body. The exterior and interior however are not spared from a few design and style changes.

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It isn’t too long that the all new 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class has been launched. But celebrated Limousine manufacturer Binz has already got into doing what it does best – it has stretched the Merc E-Class all the way up to 5,979mm which is about 1,100mm more than what the standard version of the executive sedan measures. Binz, which is based in Southern German, is known to specialize in modifying cars for special services, including ambulances, hearses and fire-fighting vehicles.

2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Limousine by Binz

The extra meter of the Binz 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Limousine turns the car from a 4-door sedan into a 6-door limo with three rows of seats, increasing the passenger capacity to seven if you count the driver too. The two individual middle row seats can be placed to face forward or backward. The two doors, which were added for the car to be more practical, required the engineers to rethink the entire bodywork to keep a high level of torsional rigidity. This had to be done, especially since the central pillar needed to be displaced.

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