From the makers of one of the world’s most exclusive supercars, comes an even more exclusive kettle – the Bugatti kettle! To truly appreciate your tea this kettle not only looks good but has settings to ‘boil’ at different temperatures – so slightly cooler for your white teas and green teas and very hot for the black teas. Not only that, but it also has a programmable timer so you can set it to go off just in time for your morning tea. Fantastic! We love it! It’s on our Christmas lists this year, albeit at £190 the list may be shorter than last year, but well worth it! But all her at Chateau Rouge are ecstatic, as we finally have a sports car that runs on Chateau Rouge tea, or is that Chateau Rouge tea that has its sports car… Available at John Lewis

LA POSTA. Il meglio dello spam e delle assurdità postali scovate sbirciando nelle caselle di posta elettronica globali e non solo. Di fatto ogni giorno la nostra casella riceve centinaia di mail, dal contenuto profetico e premurose nei confronti delle nostre persone e soprattutto “dimensioni professionali”… risponderemo anche a loro.
Quesiti e risposte di cuore, moda,  bellezza, economia domestica, galateo , vita in casa… d’altri.
La rubrica dedicata con il cuore ai lettori di AgainstAllBlogs, ma anche no.

Inauguriamo la posta dei lettori (ma non-commentatori) di AAB rispondendo in prima persona al tipo di pubblico che non ci leggerà MAI, nemmeno quando sarà intento ad installare software per il parental control per i propri figli.
Peccato, perchè QUESTE sono le risposte giuste ai loro problemi.

(Domande tratte dalla rubrica “LA POSTA” del magazine “AMICA” n . 05 Maggio 2009)

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MODA

Mi chiamo Gabriella, ho 34 Anni e vivo a Lodi (Milano).  Ogni anno l’azienda per la quale lavoro si occupa della presentazione di un importante pubblicazione di moda. Il mio principale mi ha appena comunicato che sarò io a rappresentare l’azienda. Di solito tutti quelli che vi partecipano si vestono in modo abbastanza eccentrico. Che cosa mi consigliate di mettermi per la serata???

AAB:  www.cosplaymagic.com

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ECONOMIA DOMESTICA

Mi chiamo Daria, ho 28 anni e vivo a L’Aquila. Il nostro vecchio televisore purtroppo si è spento definitivamente, scatenando una gran discussione familiare sul tipo di tv da comperare. Qualcuno la vorrebbe ancor a tubo catodico, qualcun altro a pannelli Lcd e qualcun altro ancora al plasma. Ognuno sostiene che la tecnologia indicata ha vita piu’ lunga rispetto alle altre. Chi ha ragione?

AAB: VIVI A L’AQUILA E IL PROBLEMA E’ IL TELEVISORE ROTTO?

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SESSO

Sono Tiziana, ho 38 anni e abito a Brindisi. Lui ha cercato di farmi tingere i capelli di biondo, poi ha messo sul cuscino una parrucca bionda, prima di fare l’amore. Che intenzioni avrà?

AAB: Regalarti una parure di farfalle e candidarti presso una lista “La Puglia Prima di Tutto“

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Well, about time we say because it’s been quite a large gap between the Enzo and this. Of course, that may be explained by the fact that they did the 458 as well, or that they’ve been going bonkers in such a long time.

It will presumably be called the F70 (the Enzo was actually called the F60 but in order to celebrate Ferrari’s 60 years anniversary, it received the founder’s name). You might remember my last article about the rumours of Ferrari developing turbocharging and it seems I guessed right, the new limited edition model might just receive a twin-turbo V8, or a natural aspirated V10, or anything in fact. We don’t know, it’s all a guess at best.

As Ferrari usually do, they take their last edition limited edition model (Enzo here), and make a mad, ready for the track version of it (FXX here) and then they make better what they could make better, throw in a bit of F1 technology and there you are – the new model arrives. So normally the new F70 should get FXX bits and F1 technology and the new turbo system perhaps.

But what Ferrari are trying to do now is keep the weight down, they don’t want to have a million horsepower engine with 2 tons of car. The new engine is expected to produce as much power as the Enzo but with a new body weighing only 1000kg. That means a power to weight ratio of more than 600hp/tonne. That’s more than a Bugatti Veyron. Another reason for concentration on reducing weight is CO2, see the Italian car company wants to reduce the CO2 output on its vehicles.

Now that is great news, so climb out of your Priuses eco-mentalists and get the new limited edition rampaging stallion. Well, probably not, as they will only make 399 and you can’t just go to the factory and say I want one, you have to be invited by Ferrari.

Source: AutoBlog

So imagine you’re a millionaire. You’re looking for a high-end supercar, like the Veyron. You find that everything in that class is a bit slow though. So, of course, you commission someone to build something even better.

That’s exactly what’s happened here. Tuning company Underground Racing was commissioned by a customer named Jonah to build a twin-turbo Lamborghini Gallardo. The result? 1500hp at the wheels (Though it does require the use of VP C16 racing fuel). Compare that to the 1287hp the Shelby Supercars Ultimate Aero has at the crank, and you begin to realize just how fast this thing is. You may also bring up the Keating TKR as an argument, which has 1800hp at the crank. Now, there’s no official figure on the brake horsepower for this, but considering the drivetrain loss for AWD cars is about 25%, this should put out around 1875bhp, 75 more than the Keating. Admittedly, this is only an estimate, but there’s 75bhp of leeway before the Keating has the advantage, so I reckon this puts out more power.

The owner, Jonah, managed to clear the quarter mile in this in less than 10 seconds at a speed of over 160mph, and keep in mind that he isn’t a professional racing driver, hasn’t been to the drag strip in over a decade, and this was the first time he drove the car. Give a proper driver some time to practice in it, and I reckon this could clear the quarter mile in less than 9 seconds. Compare that to the Shelby Ultimate Aero Twin Turbo, which did the quarter mile in 9.90 seconds at 144mph with a proper driver in it, and you yet again see the sheer madness of this car.

Besides this insane engine, there have been some other changes. It’s got new wheels and new tires, the rear lights have been tinted, and a spoiler has been added. This may have come with the original car though, as it looks a bit like the Superleggera spoiler, so maybe the base car was a Superleggera. By the looks of the pictures, the car has also been lowered slightly. Details are a bit sparse, so I don’t know whether or not they modified the suspension, though I’d sure hope they did, as 1500whp with suspension intended for about 500bhp is insanity.

The engine is hooked up to a six-speed transmission of some sort. As far I can tell from the video below (Official video released by Underground Racing), the twin-turbo kit is now available for anyone who owns a Gallardo.

Source: WorldCarFans

Todo mundo conhece o Bugatti Veyron, um dos mais caros (junto com Aston One77 e Reventón) e o mais rápido supercarro já feito em série pelo homem. E isso aí em cima é um Veyron guiado por um garoto texano que conseguiu perder o controle do carro em velocidade de cruzeiro em uma reta… cada dia mais temos provas de que dinheiro não compra habilidade! O “acidente” ocorreu no dia 11 desse mes, e dificilmente um dos 200 poucos Veyron do mundo não voltará as ruas, mas mesmo assim é dificil de ver. Há boatos de que por volta de um ano atrás o mesmo jovem destruiu uma Ferrari Enzo. Se eu fosse ele agora estaria andando por aí num Prius e parava de gastar dinheiro a toa!

Thiago Marinelli

The Bugatti Galibier 16C looks like a ride that Bruce Wayne will roll around in. This Batmobile can reach speeds of 217 mph!

(StupidDOPE.com)

Серьезным ДТП закончились мажорские гонки Lamborghini, Bugatti, Mercedes, Porsche в Швейцарии, в кантоне Женева. По рассказам очевидцев, автомобили, обганяя друг друга, летели со скоростью более чем 220 км/ч по дороге из Женевы в Лозанну.

22-летний мажор на Lamborghini дал газу вырвался вперед и столкнулся с попутным VW Golf, которым управлял 70-летний пенсионер. Lamborghini сделала несколько оборотов вокруг собственной оси, пролетела в воздухе несколько метров и врезалась в ограждение. VW Golf также врезался в ограждение. Чтобы извлечь водителя из покореженного автомобиля, спасателям пришлось разрезать машину. Пенсионер с ЗЧМТ, травмами грудной клетки и живота был доставлен в местную больницу. Свидетели инцидента утверждают, что водители трех уцелевших «мажорных» машин, участвовавших в гонке, вернулись к своему товарищу, убедились, что он цел и скрылись с места происшествия до приезда полиции. Ведется следствие.

http://www.autosite.com.ua/news_article_14564.html

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there has been a ton of buzz on YouTube about the wrecking of not only an amazing vehicle, but a piece of art and history. this post doesn’t really flow with the theme of the rest of our previous blog entries, but we just wanted to educate the community on how NOT to drive your Bugatti Veyron. try not to cry as you watch these videos.

16C Galibier is a super-sedan powered by the Veyron supercar”s 8.0-liter W-16 engine. There’s also a high-tech element at work, with polished aluminum and carbon-fiber bodywork, all the top electronic driving aids and an advanced active suspension system.

Bugatti Veyron

Só faltava mesmo ele, o Bugatti Veyron desembarcar no Brasil. E é isso que ocorrerá se algum afortunado resolver encomendar um dos carros mais velozes do mundo, com seu motorzão W16 de mais de mil cavalos de potência. A revista Auto Esporte revela com exclusividade hoje que a mesma importadora dos Bentley também representará a Bugatti.

Ambas são marcas de luxo pertencentes à Volkswagen, mas a Bentley é mais , digamos, volumosa: a British Cars do Brasil (a representante) estima vender 22 unidades do clássico inglês enquanto o foguete francês pode variar de um a dois exemplares.

Ou seja, o carro só vem ao Brasil se alguém depositar o sinal, caso contrário só existirá nos catálogos da loja ou na casa de algum milionário que resolveu importar por conta própria.

Quanto as Bentley, serão três modelos, diz a AE: o Continental Flying Spur, por R$ 868 mil, o Continental GT, por R$ 928 mil, e o GTC conversível, por R$ 988 mil.

Take the world’s most impressive automotive achievement, add the Lone Star state and what is either the world’s most distracted or God-awful driver and you get this….

Video after the break.

Man, this is just painful to read:

The Bugatti Veyron is the unequivocal king of function, flare and raw power on today’s tarmac. It has received much fanfare for being the best at many things. Unfortunately for one man in Texas, seaworthiness is not one of them.

As his woeful story goes, the driver was cruising by a lagoon when a “low-flying pelican” startled him into yanking the wheel, dropping his cell phone and sending his Veyron into a saltwater marsh. That makes it the fourth Veyron, the rarest and most expensive production car in the world, to meet its maker…[Read the Full Article Here]

In what seems like an uncanny, unpossible chance of coincidence, there were some guys driving parallel to and videotaping the Bugatti when it crashed into the salty marsh.   From the video, it’s clear that the guys recognized the Veyron as being an exotic car, although they weren’t sure what kind it was.  As they were admiring the ulimate super car,  the Bugatti all of a sudden veers to the right and hits the drink!  The driver reported to the authorities that he swerved to miss a low-flying pelican, but I don’t see a pelican, do you?

But before we reserve judgment, lets review some freeze frames.  You can see there is a small white smudge in front of the Veyron, which could potentially be a Pelican.  However, the original report stated that the driver swerved to miss a low-flying Pelican… this smudge ain’t flying.  Even if the bird wasn’t flying, if a car came so close to it that the driver had to swerve to miss it, you would think that the bird would be startled enough to fly up in the air, at least a few feet, in an act of self preservation.  There are some strange details to the drivers story, but in a grassy-knoll kinda way, I’m not buying the idea that the white smudge is a pelican.

The sleuths over at AutoBlog did some digging around and discovered that the person driving the 16/4 was none other than Andy House, the owner-operator of Performance Auto Sales, the “leader in Exotic Salvage Restoration”.  So far, this doesn’t look good for Andy as it sounds like it was nothing more than a publicity stunt.  Although this notion is unconfirmed, but it is an unthinkable atrocity to crash an exotic car as rare as the Bugatti Veyron for some kind of business gain.  Sounds pretty bad, huh?

Here’s the crash video.  WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE, NSFW.

Photographed by VOD Cars

Going through time

– License

What a wide world it is!

All car lovers, and especially supercar lovers will know this car without me telling them.

It’s the world’s fastest car!

Priced at an amazing 2 million dollars!

…and here is a super-special performance by that legendary car!

400 KMH on land, but I wonder how many km/h it gets on water!?

But that’s not the end.

Check out what happened 17 seconds into this next video.

* Dear owner, would you like ASI to fix it up better than new for you? (smile)