Thursday 7 January 2016

10 Ridiculous Luxury Car Facts That Might Make You Wish You Were Rich

10

The Lamborghini driven by Batman in the Christopher Nolan trilogy is actually a Murcielago. That means "bat" in Spanish.


Source: wikipedia, Image: wikipedia
9

The police department in Dubai is stocked with Lamborghinis, Ferraris, and Bentleys so that they can catch speeders


Source: news.sky.com, Image: wikipedia
8

Bill Gates had a Porsche 959 supercar imported before they were legal in the US. It was impounded for over a decade before the law changed


Source: blog.dupontregistry.com, Image: wikipedia
7

In Skyfall, the Aston Martin was actually a 3D printed model because they didn't want to mess up the original


Source: gizmodo.com, Image: wikipedia
6

Gerald Mellin, a British businessman, killed himself by tying a rope between his neck and a tree. He then drove away at top speed in his Aston Martin.

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5

The Ferrari FXX costs 2 million Euros but you don't even get to keep the car. Ferrari will bring it to a special track for you to use and when you are done they will pack it up until the next time you want to use it.


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4

Ferrari engines are designed to sound good by using 3rd and 6th harmonics on the intake (like an organ or a flute)


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3

In 1955 a crash between a Mercedes and a Jaguar during the Le Mans race left 84 people dead. The endurance race continued and Mercedes withdrew from the race. They asked Jaguar to do the same. Jaguar refused and their driver (who caused the crash) went on to win the race.


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2

The Alfa Romeo logo has a snake eating a human


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1

In 2008 a Lamborghini was donated to the Italian state police. A Gallardo LP560-4, it was the world's fastest police car. It was fully loaded and even came with an organ transplant cooler. It was crashed less than a year later.


Source: nytimes, Image: wikipedia

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