Thursday August 12th, 2010 07:31 Longcroft Luxury Cat Hotel

So we all love our cats, but how much do you really looooveeee them?  Enough to send them on a separate luxury vacation?  Well then, you have found just that with the new Longcroft Luxury Cat Hotel in England.

Dedicated to pampering your feline, the Longcroft Luxury Cat Hotel offers your kitty a classical mewsic environment complete with four poster beds, oxygenated water fountains, spa treatments, organic foods served on silver platters and pretty much any special luxury request you might have.

We like it, but kitty, it’s our turn first!

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Wednesday July 14th, 2010 05:13 Pioneer Pro-1400 FLT DJ Kit

Professional DJ’s, or aspiring DJ’s or even some plain party people, as long as they have the extra moolah would probably like this luxury item we’re featuring in this article.

Start a party anytime, anywhere with the Pioneer Pro- 1400 FLT, a mobile DJ that is the concept of French design student Vivier Raphael. This DJ-on-the-go is both sturdy and trendy.

It has two configurations. One keeps neutral during transport, while the other is to be more dynamic during an actual event. The other focuses more on the LED devices.

The Pioneer Pro-1400 FLT houses all possible DJ equipment including CDs, headphones, and other DJ gear.

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Sunday July 11th, 2010 14:41 The Pavilions Private Spa Villas in Phuket

Oh sure, the place has got a name that’d send kids snickering but Phuket’s one of top tropical destinations on the planet and here’s one additional reason why:

The Pavilions, Phuket is set to introduce private spa villas. Yup, now there’s such a thing. You can have your own private getaway villa that’s also a fully equipped spa.

The spa villas span 60 square meters and have their own separate steam/shower room and therapists use a separate side entry for the guests’ own privacy.

The place opens this November. There will be 24 new villas with 6 as swanky Plantation Pool Penthouses and 18 Plantation Pool Pavilions.

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Friday July 9th, 2010 16:16 Glanusk Estate Wedding in Wales

Some people would rather get wed in a classy place. Vegas is just too full of drunken and wasted people getting hitched. Some people would avoid Vegas wedding chapels like the plague and would consider crossing the Atlantic to have their special day.

Wales doesn’t usually come up as a wedding destination for some but the place does offer some really classy wedding venues like Glanusk Park. The Glanusk Estate is one of the premiere wedding venues in Britain.

The whole place is basically 400 acres of private parkland which houses various historical landmarks in the Estate such as the Penmyarth House (in which you can hold your ceremony) and the lawn overlooking the park, the River Usk, and The Tower (on which you can hold the reception).

Yup. The cost of renting out the place on top of getting people over there. Gotta pack some very serious dough.

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Thursday June 10th, 2010 07:45 Spirit of Le Mans Luxury Car

Now that we’ve got your attention with that deliciously sexy photo, we’re going to tell you all about your new luxury race car, the  Spirit of Le Mans.

Well known in the racing world, Panoz has only produced a handful of roadgoing sportscars. And this is the latest. Called the Abruzzi “Spirit of Le Mans”, it packs all the know-how culled from years on the Le Mans racing circuit: The 600+ horsepower engine sits low down and behind the front axle for optimal balance. The radiators are placed in the back of the car to help both balance and cooling. Oh, and Panoz developed a new composite construction material – said to be bulletproof and both stronger and lighter than carbon fiber – just for this car.

Only limited details were released at the car’s unveiling in the lead-up to this weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. No word on pricing yet, but only 81 examples will be made over the course of the next three years, and each buyer will be given professional instruction on how to handle the car at the Bugatti Le Mans track and be invited by the manufacturer and race organizer to the circuit to see the famous race live as their guest.

http://www.luxist.com/2010/06/10/panoz-abruzzi-spirit-of-le-mans/
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Wednesday June 9th, 2010 08:00 Aston Martin DB5s To Go On Auction

There are only two Aston Martin DB5s remaining of its kind, making this luxury car one of the most expensive in the world.  And guess what?  It will be going on auction soon, and you know what that means!  I’ll be the first one bidding!

Two Aston Martin DB5s were used on screen for the production of the timeless 1960’s James Bond classics, Goldfinger and Thunderball. One of those two cars was reported stolen in 1997 and is believed to have been destroyed. The other is the FMP 7B, which will be auctioned off. The car features silver birch exterior paint and dark gray leather interior.

Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 and its gadgets were the brainchild of Oscar-award-winning special effects expert John Stears, also of Star Wars and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang fame. The car was sold in 1969 to American Jerry Lee, who became FMP 7B’s first ex-factory and remaining owner. The car was originally purchased from the Aston Martin factory for $12,000. For a time, Lee agreed to allow Aston Martin to continue to use FMP 7B for promotional purposes in the United States. Today, the odometer shows approximately 30,000 miles, primarily from its tour usage. A careful re-commissioning program was recently undertaken by RM Auto Restoration, returning the car to running condition after its long-term static storage.

Proceeds of the sale of FMP 7B (which are anticipated to be around $5 million) will be used to further the charitable work of ‘The Jerry Lee Foundation’, a multi-national initiative dedicated to solving social problems associated with poverty, with an emphasis on crime prevention. RM Auctions is the world’s largest collector car auction house and specializes in investment-quality automobiles, holding four of the top five world record prices for motor cars sold at auction.

Wonder how much this baby will end up going for?  Well at least I can start the auction!

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Wednesday June 2nd, 2010 07:46 Check Out the Luxurious 2010 Corvette ZR1

You can afford this baby easily, that’s for sure.  With a sticker price of just $106,880 you can be zipping around town in a 2010 Corvette ZR1 in no time!

With a 6.2L LS9 V8 engine and 638-horsepower, you might wonder how you didn’t pay more for this fast and furious luxury car experience.

The most expensive model in the Chevrolet Corvette line, the ZR1 became a hot topic of conversation last year when it began out racing the Porsche and Ferrari in test drives. Its 638-horsepower, 6.2-liter, supercharged LS9 V-8 engine makes it one of the most powerful production cars ever constructed.

A drive inside the ZR1 and you will quickly realize this model is born and bred for the track. The sports car has tremendous acceleration, an amazing soundtrack, and incredible handling capabilities and offers a comfortable interior, not to mention a large trunk, which is often nonexistent in most sports cars.

This model also boasts a supercharged V8, 19-inch front wheels and 20-inch rear, carbon-ceramic brakes, an exclusive suspension with adaptive dampers, and additional lightweight body panels, including a carbon-fiber roof panel. For the ZR1, Chevrolet has added a Performance Traction Management system that allows drivers to select from five modes (wet, dry, sport with active handling, sport without active handling and race) designed to optimize power for specific road conditions.

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Tuesday April 6th, 2010 08:22 Free Apple iPad With Luxury Hyundai Car Purchase

pms_hyundai_equus ipad appleHyundai recently announced at the New York Auto Show that the company will be giving away free Apple iPads with the purchase of their just-revealed Equus luxury sedan.

When you purchase the new Equus you will get your own personal iPad included in the deal, with the car’s manual already stored on the hand-held gadget.  This is an interesting way for the fourth largest automobile maker in the world to market their new upscale car and we like it.

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Tuesday March 2nd, 2010 09:12 2012 Lexus LFA Priced At $375K

lexus-lfa-1_OTLSh_65Long-awaited and lusted after, the new 2012 Lexus LFA premiered to an awe-struck audience at the Tokyo Motor Show last year and it looks like we now have the pricing for this luxury vehicle.

With a semi-reasonable price tag of $375,000, the Lexus LFA supercar will surprise you with luxury beyond your imagination.  Toyota has announced that they will only be making a total run of 500 cars, with only 150 coming to the States, you better get your pre-order in now!

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Friday January 1st, 2010 14:09 Salon Privé scheduled for late July

The Salon Privé, Europe’s finest and largest dedicated display of supercars, exotics, classics and luxury goods set up English garden party style, will return to the refined lawns of London‘s famed

Salon Prive to take place in late July 2010.

Salon Prive' to take place in late July 2010.

Hurlingham Club on 21st – 23rd July 2010.

An exclusive selection of jewelry, watches, boats and more will be on offer alongside a seven-category Concours d’ Elégance, to be sponsored by Chubb Insurance. Organizers say 2010 promises to be Salon Privé’s most popular year yet and a motoring and social occasion unlike any other.

Entry to the event is by advance ticket purchase only. Individual tickets as well as private hospitality marquees are available to reserve now; visit www.salonprivelondon.com for more info.

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