Most Expensive Batman Memorabilia

Avid Batman collectors would surely want to own the Most Expensive Batman Memorabilia. A batmobile used in Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever sold at the Kruse International collector car auction in Las Vegas in September 2006 for a record $335,000 to a very rich lawyer John O’Quinn (September 4, 1941 – October 29, 2009). 

Batman Forever's batmobile

At the same auction held the previous year, O’Quinn, the most successful lawyer in Texas, who has made fortunes in multi-billion dollar tobacco settlements – spent $690,000 on a plain grey 1975 Ford Escort GL once owned by Pope John Paul II when he has still a Polish priest.

His extensive car collection also includes:

The Unveiling of Azzam: World's Most Expensive Privately Owned Yacht

Owning the new title not only as the World's Most Expensive Privately Owned Yacht, but also the world's largest, this massive ship equals the size of 2 football fields. Known as The Azzam, this $609 million luxury private ship which took 3 years to construct, launched last April 2013. At an impressive length of 590ft (180 meter), the Azzam is now the largest yacht in the world leaving behind Roman Abramovich's Eclipse.

The Azzam (photo by Klaus Jordan)

The world-class team responsible for making this dream ship come true was headed by Eng. Mubarak Saad al Ahbabi working alongside Lürssen (one of the world’s notable shipbuilding company based in Bremen-Vegesack) engineers, technical project managers from Burgess, interior designer Christophe Leoni and the the exterior designed by Nauta Yachts.

Dubai World Cup 2012: World's Most Expensive Horse Race

Dubai World Cup 2012 (image by Tom Craig)

DUBAI WORLD CUP 2012 is officially the world's most expensive horse race, worth an eye widening $25.26 million. An ultra-glamorous audience of 60,000 fill the Meydan Racecourse to cheer the world’s finest thoroughbreds and nimble jockeys round the track. The 7.5 million sq. m Meydan Racecourse includes Meydan Marina, The Meydan — the world's first 5-star trackside hotel with 285 rooms, 2 race tracks and the Grandstand, which comprises a hotel, restaurants, a racing museum and 72 corporate suites for entertaining throughout the year.

Upcoming Releases of Luxury Cars to hit the roads this 2011

Nothing makes you understand the true meaning of luxury and power like sliding into the driver's seat in one of this year's upcoming releases of luxury cars.

The last few years might have been bumpy for the automobile industry, but this 2011 anticipates a swift drive for the newly released luxury cars. Let’s take a look at the recently released luxury cars this 2011:

• Audi recently announced the launch of the Audi Q5 2.0 TDI Quattro, the most recent addition to the highly successful luxury SUV in India. The German luxury car-maker said in a press release that deliveries to customers will begin this April.

Audi Q5 2.0 TDI Quattro

According to the company's website:
     The much awaited Audi Q5 -the sportiest and most elegant SUV in its class. Audi Q5 is a marvel of precision engineering, luxurious interiors, with dynamic and innovative features and progressive design. Voted the Best Off-Roader in Europe by auto motor und sport and awarded the Golden Steering Wheel in Germany, the Audi Q5 combines the dynamism of a sports sedan with Audi’s legendary quattro permanent all-wheel drive to create a superior technology package for both on- and off-road driving. The Audi Q5 range starts at INR 3,829,000 for the 2.0 TFSI and INR 4,419,000 for the 3.0 TDI (ex-showroom Mumbai) and will be offered in six exciting colors: Stratos Blue, Garnet Red, Ice Silver, Meteor Grey, Phantom Black and Ibis White.

• Known to be an ultra-luxury supercar, Koenigsegg Agera was introduced as the latest model of Sweden’s Koenigsegg to the Indian market. It is a successor to the Koenigsegg CCX/CCXR and they even made a faster version called the Agera R and is said that this car could beat the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport’s record. The Agera which has the estinated price $2.1M USD will be the second most expensive car in India’s local market.

watch Agera's official video below:

• From their Vance Alabama factory, Mercedes is set to launch a new redesigned version of the M-Class SUV in the middle of 2011. Some of these cars has been spotted on test drives in the US and Germany.

production trial model of the 2012 Mercedes-Benz M-Class SUV
image source -  (The Birmingham News Photo/Tamika Moore)

Mercedes has not pinpointed this summer's launch date for the 2012 M-Class or released official information about the vehicle. Pricing for the 2011 model starts at about $47,000.  The redesign luxury SUV should have a contemporary, but somewhat safe, look.

Grand Bugatti Birthday Gift for Jay Z

This Christmas 2010, superstar rapper/ businessman Jay Z might have gotten the most luxurious gift of all from no less than multi-millionaire superstar wife, Ms. B, Beyonce Knowles. It was reported that Beyonce surprised her husband with a whopping $2 Million Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport for his 41st birthday on December 4, world's fastest and most expensive luxury car.

Beyonce's Birthday Gift for Jay Z - Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport

Top Gear’s “Car of the Decade,” the Bugatti Veyron is named after Pierre Veyron, who won the 1939 24 Hours of Le Mans while driving a Bugatti Type 57 with Jean-Pierre Wimille. The supercar goes from zero to 60 in 2.5 seconds and has a top speed of 255mph.

Other proud Bugatti owners include Simon Cowell, Tom Cruise, Tom Brady, Ralph Lauren, Scott Storch and Chris Brown. Jay-Z will join a select group of drivers to get behind the wheel of the fastest road-legal vehicle in the world.

Beyonce sure proves to be the richest Divalicious Santa Claus out there!

Ferrari 458 Italia is the newest Autobot

Ferrari 458 Italia

The Ferrari 458 Italia, launched at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show 2009, is an 8-cylinder two-seater berlinetta with a mid-rear mounted engine, and represents a genuine break with the past in terms of Maranello's previous high-performance sports cars.

Designed to fulfil the expectations and ambitions of our most passionate clients, the 458 Italia continues the Ferrari tradition of putting the thrill into driving as a result of track-derived technological innovations.

Maranello's racing experience can be felt not only in terms of pure technological transfer but also on a more emotional level, because of the strong emphasis on creating an almost symbiotic relationship between driver and car.  ( source: Ferrari's Official Website)

 

Ferrari 458 Italia on the set of Transformers 3



Ferrari 458 Italia (will be named Dreadbox) is set to be joining Peterbilt 379 (Optimus Prime), fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro (Bumble Bee), GMC Topkick (Ironhead), search and rescue Hummer H2 (Ratchet), Chevrolet Corvette Centennial (Sideswipe) and Rosenbauer Panther fire truck (Sentinel Prime, Optimus Prime's predecessor)

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Want to see the latest on the set happening of Transformers 3? Here's one you shouldn't miss shot on location - near Chicago river.

Proud Owners of the World's Most Expensive Private Jets Revealed

Sure, owning a private jet reveals the ultimate state of luxury. When most of the population takes their air flights experiencing all the hustle bustle of long lines, delayed flights and poor airline services, there are those whom we call the "lucky ones!" These are the Billionaires! Along with huge responsibilities on their back, considering worldwide meetings, business travels and their valuable time in hand, owning a private jet surely makes sense. But hey, the list below is not just any private jets - they are the priciest jets in the market today! 

Airbus A380
$300 million-plus

Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has become the first person to buy the ultimate status symbol — his own A380 superjumbo jet.

Oprah's audience gets a free 8 day trip to Australia

As Oprah's show nearing its end, the farewell season premier of Oprah made huge surprises to their fans by doing something big. The cheering audience got the surprise of their life as Oprah announces they will be travelling to Australia all expense paid along. With her spilling the good new is non other than celebrity pilot Mr. John Travolta. 

Update: How was the trip so far? Watch this!