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of best things in life... Enjoy it !!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13863792826158546609noreply@blogger.comBlogger355125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467001453382989449.post-30725486442565350862015-09-08T16:47:00.005+01:002015-09-08T16:53:39.991+01:00The new Rolls-Royce Dawn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The new Rolls-Royce Dawn greets the observer with a striking yet elegant exterior design with classic Rolls-Royce appearance and presence. It is the most vibrant Rolls-Royce yet with charming and alluring qualities that bring a new level of finesse, sophistication and refinement in a drophead coupé – a serene yet exhilarating sense of uncompromised freedom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />It offers a new level of effortlessness and a relaxed sensory experience with an underlying exhilaration and dynamism. All this without a single compromise to comfort and space. This new Rolls-Royce embodies dynamic and social qualities that will attract a broader, younger and more socially-aware audience around the world.<br /><br />Contrary to media speculation, the new Rolls-Royce Dawn is <span style="text-decoration: underline;">not</span> a Wraith drophead. 80% of the exterior body panels of the new Dawn are newly designed to accommodate an evolution of Rolls-Royce’s design language and to encapsulate highly contemporary, four-seat super-luxury drophead architecture.<br /><br />The aim was clear. To do what no other car manufacturer had achieved so far – make a car that looks as beautiful with its roof up as with it down. One could almost say that the result of the design team’s restless endeavours has been to make the new Rolls-Royce Dawn two cars in one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="font-style: inherit;"><br /></b>The Rolls-Royce Dawn maintains timeless Rolls-Royce design principles – 2:1 wheel height to body height, a long bonnet, short front overhang, a long rear overhang, an elegant tapering rear graphic and a high shoulder line.<br /><br />All this tradition is delivered in a beautiful and thoroughly contemporary design. Like an athlete, Rolls-Royce Dawn appears poised, taught and ready to go. The latent acceleration and tension in the surfaces are increased through completely new panels which evince curvature that creates a tighter surface and a more powerful silhouette which hints at what lies beneath.<br /><br />Dawn’s powerful and striking front end gives it a sensuous yet edgy, almost masculine look whilst the bold sweeping shoulder line becomes more sensuous as it flows over the swell of the rear wheels, accommodating a wider track. A tapered ‘wake channel’ on the bonnet, emanating from the Spirit of Ecstasy’s wings, evokes the sight of a jet’s vapour trail, hinting at the car’s dynamism. With its high shoulder line, massive C-pillar and horizontally narrow side window aperture, when viewed from side-on and roof up, the car looks akin to a low-slung ‘hot rod’.<br /><br />At the front, the grille is recessed by approximately 45mm whilst the lower front bumper has been extended 53mm compared to Wraith. This has been done to focus the eye on the jet air intake face and to make the car feel focused, even when standing still. The grille design helps accelerate the tension of the car towards the rear shoulders, again emphasising the unique elegance of Dawn.<br /><br />The grille and bumper focus attention on the horizontal lines of the car rather than the traditional vertical lines of the other members of the Rolls-Royce family. The bumper now incorporates the number plate surround and a new focused lower air dam. The mesh in the lower valance is recessed and black in colour, helping create a sense of depth which supplements the depth in the grille. Also, chrome ‘blades’ act to plant the car while also complementing the horizontal lines and accelerating the flow of the eye around the car thus increasing the impression of power and width.<br /><br />When viewing the Rolls-Royce Dawn in side profile, one’s eye is instantly drawn to the elegant profile of the car. The soft top shape is completely harmonious and homogenous without the ugly concave areas or sharp struts seen in other manufacturers’ soft tops. In addition, new 21” polished and 21’’ and 20” painted wheels ensure Dawn remains a perfectly executed, contemporary expression of Rolls-Royce luxury.<br /><br />The rear end of the car, having swelled over the feminine ‘hips’ of Dawn, tapers in towards the rear, echoing the elegant design of early ‘boat tail’ Rolls-Royce drophead coupés and indeed the beautiful motor launches of the early 20th Century that inspired them.<br /><br />The silent lowering of the soft top transforms the Rolls-Royce Dawn, delivering a true Dawn moment. In hero specification of Midnight Sapphire exterior and Mandarin leather interior, night becomes day as rays of sunshine burst forth, bringing the inside out, joining this social space with the wider world of possibilities.<br /><br />Roof down, the sexiness of the Rolls-Royce Dawn is even more apparent. From the side the steep rake of the windscreen, the swage line that flows over the rear haunches plus the high beltline that rises along the profile give the impression of effortless swiftness. The very same rising beltline wraps around the rear passenger cabin akin to the collar of a jacket pulled up to protect the neck.<br /><br />The stainless steel waist line finisher that wraps around the cabin encompasses the deck that covers the soft top when stowed, and integrates the high-level brake light. This beautiful metal feature works in harmony with the stainless steel door handles, polished wheels, visible exhausts and front and rear bumper jewellery, to create a priceless look and feel.<br /><br />The deck itself is an amazing work of modern craftsmanship. Clothed in open-pore Canadel panelling that traces the horse-shoe shape of the rear cabin, it demonstrates the great advances that the craftspeople in the Woodshop at the Home of Rolls-Royce in Goodwood have made in wood crafting technology and techniques.<br /><br />The wood on the deck, chosen by the customer to suit their individual taste, flows down the ‘Waterfall’ between the rear seats, and around the cabin clothing the interior door panels and enticing the owner to enter Dawn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="font-style: inherit;">Interior design</b>Once again Rolls-Royce’s unique coach doors come into their own in a drophead format. The coach doors are impressive and graceful. The doors complement the long front wings and relaxed waft line, creating a long body profile and a cosseted cabin.<br /><br />Evocative of the classic sports car profile, they add considerably to the easy entry and egress of rear passengers from Dawn’s luxurious embrace. The rear passengers do not merely ‘get out’ of a Rolls-Royce Dawn, but rather stand and disembark as if from a Riva motor launch onto a glamorous private jetty in Monaco or on Lake Como.<br /><br />Of course as one would expect of a Rolls-Royce, the coach doors also serve a more fundamental purpose than simply a means of access. Perhaps just as importantly, they also add significantly to the overall strength and stiffness of the body as they allow the construction of an uninterrupted A-pillar.<br /><br />The first impression upon entering Dawn is of the four separate bucket seats set in the midst of a sumptuous and sartorial slingshot of wood and leather. The slingshot concept runs from the driver’s A-post towards the rear of the car, around the rear seats before returning to the passenger A-Pillar.<br /><br />The slingshot form is reminiscent of a barchetta, pulled back, poised and ready to launch the occupants of the car to the horizon, even whilst stationary. This design complements the accelerated tension seen in the exterior of the car. The interior complements the exterior, a place of opulence, security and presence.<br /><br />The Rolls-Royce Dawn offers four very individual, cosseting seats. The vehicle is a full four seater and so there is no compromise in comfort wherever you sit. The seats have been designed to help emphasise the energetic, yet elegant intent and sense of purpose of the car, complemented by an intersecting full length centre console. The upper seat back houses the seat belt harness, which together with the pillarless bodywork enhances and emphasises the slingshot of wood or leather with no breaks in the flow-lines. The wood on the surfaces of the trays are also book-matched down the centre console in a chevron pattern pointing forward providing an accelerated feel.<br /><br />The instrument dials have also undergone subtle enhancements with individually applied polished metal chaplets around the dials evoking the precision design of hand-made, luxury wrist watches, whilst the matt chrome centres ‘float’ in the middle of each instrument. In addition, a new clock design featuring the new motor car’s name has been introduced.<br /><br /><b style="font-style: inherit;">ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY</b><b style="font-style: inherit;">The Silent Ballet</b>Without question, the engineering highlight of the new Rolls-Royce Dawn is the new roof. To be a true Rolls-Royce, Dawn had to deliver the hushed driving experience associated with all Rolls-Royces. At the same time the only choice for a Rolls-Royce was a fabric roof for reasons of aesthetics, romance and brand appropriateness. There is nothing more romantic than driving a convertible in the rain at night and hearing the drops pattering on the roof. In conversation with its customers, Rolls-Royce realised that they felt the same way.<br /><br />Working with a fabric roof configuration, the Rolls-Royce engineering team set themselves a challenging goal which they were unwilling to compromise on – to make the quietest convertible car in the world today. This quest for silence applied to all aspects of the engineering of the new roof and by extension the new motor car.<br /><br />Firstly, the passengers’ on-board aural experience roof up and roof down while in motion had to be pure Rolls-Royce. The design of the roof had to be graceful, beautiful and sensuous whilst remaining one of the largest canopies to grace a convertible car.<br /><br />Of particular note is how the canopy wraps around the rear seats and down over the window tops of Dawn thereby optically lowering the roofline of the car to contribute to its low-slung appearance.<br /><br />Another point to note is the small size of the rear glass – a carefully-judged proportion which heightens the sense of a private sanctuary when motoring with the roof up.<br /><br />Two key techniques were employed to ensure the roof not only appears beautiful and sensuous in its form, but also contributes to the silence of the car in its function. A perfectly smooth surface, combined with an innovative tailored ‘French Seam’ ensures that the air flow over the car with the roof up creates no noticeable wind noise. Inside, the Rolls-Royce Dawn is as silent as a Rolls-Royce Wraith – a first in convertible motoring.<br /><br />Secondly, the actual opening and closing of the roof mechanism had to be both beautiful and unobtrusive at the same time. The engineering team even went so far as to invent a phrase for what they wished to achieve with the roof mechanism. The Silent Ballet.<br /><br />And a Silent Ballet is what they achieved.<br /><br />Operating in complete silence in just 22 seconds, and at cruising speeds of up to 50km/h this ‘Silent Ballet’ engages the majority of one’s senses as silence and seclusion are exchanged for the sounds, light and aromas of the outside world. As if opening an airlock, Dawn lifts the lid on the outside world and its cabin becomes a wider part of the owner’s social space.<br /><br /><b style="font-style: inherit;">Bespoke Audio</b>For those not so worried about silence and more interested in sharing music and entertainment with their friends, Rolls-Royce’s Bespoke Audio system has been specially calibrated for the unique configuration of the Rolls-Royce Dawn. Finely tuned by expert Rolls-Royce audio engineers, Bespoke Audio is the most exhaustively designed automotive hi-fi system ever developed and has been minutely calibrated to compensate for the dual personality of Dawn.<br /><br />Whether the roof is open or closed, Bespoke Audio ensures perfect acoustic balance and performance. Audio engineers were consulted throughout the design process of the car on the effect proposed changes may have had on the performance of the audio system – a practice unparalleled in the automotive world.<br /><br />Sixteen individually-tuned speakers, with both theatre and studio settings, deliver a pure ‘larger than live’ sensation. Two bass speakers located in the boot complement seven tweeters meticulously placed throughout the cabin. The system utilises a highly sensitive microphone to constantly monitor ambient exterior noise, subtly adjusting the volume and tone settings accordingly to ensure the system delivers consistent perfection. The technology complements this, with frequency and phase correction for individual speakers eliminating potential loud and dead spots caused by outside influences.<br /><br /><b style="font-style: inherit;">Engineering a new Dawn for open-top motoring</b><br /><br />In addition to the undisputed leaps forward made in the engineering of soft-top cars by the Rolls-Royce team, the new Rolls-Royce Dawn also introduces several other tailor-made engineering innovations.<br /><br />The challenge in designing any convertible lies in retaining a high degree of torsional rigidity throughout the body while keeping weight down. Torsional rigidity is vital to minimise the scuttle shake associated with most convertible cars and to help maintain the car’s dynamic composure.<br /><br />Extensive testing and research were carried out before the engineering team were completely satisfied. Tens of thousands of kilometres were driven over rough road surfaces to help identify and eliminate potential problems. The result is a chassis that makes the Rolls-Royce Dawn the most rigid four-seater convertible available today.<br /><br />A newly designed suspension configuration takes care of the specific behaviour of this open top motor car in the areas of body stiffness and mass distribution, guaranteeing ultimate cruising comfort and the expected Rolls-Royce ‘magic carpet’ ride.<br /><br />Fewer aerodynamic lifts in front and rear and a lower centre of gravity, in combination with newly designed air springs and active roll bars, deliver surprisingly agile handling capabilities for this super-luxury boulevardier.<br /><br />The flared, sensuous rear flanks of the Dawn indicate a rear track that is 24mm wider compared to Ghost, giving Dawn a lower, sleeker profile. In addition, the car’s wide hip not only adds to the seductiveness of the car, its broad shoulders underline the masculine muscularity and strength of the vehicle, helped by the 180mm shorter wheelbase.<br /><br /><b style="font-style: inherit;">The heart of the Rolls-Royce Dawn driving experience</b>The beating heart and soul of any Rolls-Royce motor car is the beloved twin-turbo 6.6-litre V12 powertrain. With a power output of 563bhp or 420kW @ 5,250rpm and a torque rating of 780Nm or 575 lb ft @ 1,500rpm, Dawn’s driving experience is exceptional.<br /><br />This experience is enhanced by dynamic accelerator pedal mapping which delivers up to 30% increased response at medium throttle.<br /><br />Dawn maintains Rolls-Royce’s typical steering characteristics providing superb driver feedback thereby ensuring that the car is effortless but precise to drive, while also providing a great sense of safety, even at higher speeds, no matter if the top is up or down.<br /><br />The result is that the new Dawn is Rolls-Royce’s most powerful full four-seat drophead motor car to date, and thanks to its advanced engineering is lighter and more fuel efficient than the majority of compromised 2+2 convertibles in the market.<br /><br />Grip is provided by runflat tyres, metrically sized at 540mm (20 inches) in diameter. These tyres enable the Dawn to run on a deflated tyre for at least 100 miles/160km at speeds up to 50mph/80km/h before needing a replacement. A remarkable level of control still exists, even with a tyre fully deflated. Optional 21” wheels are also available, mounted on 10-spoke rims. The inclusion of runflat tyre technology removes the need for a spare wheel and jack, freeing up space in the luggage compartment.<br /><br /><b style="font-style: inherit;">Discreet technology for an effortless drive</b><br /><br />In common with the entire Rolls-Royce family of fine motor cars, the new Dawn is at the very vanguard of automotive design and technology. Dawn presents drivers with a suite of discreet technologies that ensure their leisure time in the car is a super-luxurious effortless experience. Key is the discreet placement of the car’s technological functions. Dawn is therefore fitted with the Spirit of Ecstasy Rotary Controller, an intuitive, one-touch solution that allows the user effortless access to media and navigation functions.<br /><br />For example, characters for navigation input or media searches can be finger-drawn onto its surface, echoing seamless smartphone functionality. A one-touch call button located conveniently on the steering wheel allows users to summon the car’s functions using simple voice commands. Both features remove the need for superfluous buttons and ensure absolute ease of use. For example, simply press the button and say the command: “Navigate to St. Tropez” and the car’s Satellite Navigation system will plot the fastest possible route.<br /><br />This Spirit of Ecstasy Rotary Controller presents a touch pad (rather than a touch screen which might leave unsightly fingerprints at driver and passenger eye level), with the ability to write characters by finger, as well as the ability to scroll through function menus by turning the chrome dial and pressing down to select its functions.<br /><br />The system recognises Latin and Arabic characters as well as Mandarin.<br /><br />The Rotary Controller’s touch pad also allows ‘pull and pinch’ features, replicating intuitive smart phone functionality. These help the user pinpoint chosen areas on the screen or make them larger.<br /><br />Information from the significantly updated Multimedia Interface and Navigation system is displayed beautifully on a new 10.25” high-definition screen, whilst hardware and software changes have improved processing speeds for faster route calculations.<br /><br />An Automatic Cruise Control system helps to reduce constant small precision adjustments of distance and speed, reducing continuous creep, stop and start. The driver can now move along in city traffic in a confident and relaxed manner relying on the system to monitor conditions and react to changes in traffic patterns – for example when entering a new road or slip road.<br /><br />New software for the radar and camera – located in the front bumper valance and centre upper windscreen respectively – provides faster system response times, including faster pre-conditioning of the brakes to expect emergency pressure.<br /><br />Should the worst of circumstances arise, Dawn will deploy a concealed roll-over protection system from behind the rear head restraints in just a fraction of a second. A ratchet system then locks them in place. This roll-over protection system also encompasses the entire windscreen surround of the car.<br /><br /><b style="font-style: inherit;">Satellite Aided Transmission</b>The Rolls-Royce Dawn’s effortless dynamism is augmented with the addition of Satellite Aided Transmission, a technology that made its global debut on Wraith in 2013.<br /><br />Satellite Aided Transmission utilises GPS data to allow the car to see beyond what the driver sees, anticipating their next move based on location and driving style.<br /><br />It uses this information to select the most appropriate gear from the Dawn’s 8-speed ZF gearbox to ensure the driver is able to appropriately exploit the power from the Rolls-Royce 6.6 litre twin-turbo V12, ensuring an effortless and seamless drive experience.<br /><br />For example when approaching a sweeping bend, the car will predict how you wish to drive through it. When the driver lifts the accelerator it will hold the lower gear to ensure maximum power is available on accelerating through the exit of the corner.<br /><br />Satellite Aided Transmission comes as standard on Dawn.<br /><br /><b style="font-style: inherit;">From dusk ‘til dawn – Illuminating technology shows the way</b>The most recent developments in LED lighting technology have also been applied to the Rolls-Royce Dawn. The way this light is managed is significantly enhanced by adaptive technology. Electronically controlled reflectors move in the direction of travel in response to wheel turns to give a greater depth of vision when cornering and a whiter, brighter light ensures effortless and safe driving on dark roads whilst helping reduce driver tiredness.<br /><br />In addition, automatic dipping of full-beam headlights has been replaced with revolutionary new glare-free technology. When a car approaches, light is deflected to ensure the oncoming driver is not dazzled. Dawn drivers therefore enjoy the safety benefits of constant full-beam visibility. A day-time running bar frames Dawn’s contemporary front light graphic, giving the car a distinctive signature whilst augmenting safety at the same time.<br /><br />Night-time driving safety is boosted by the head-up display and heat detection system that detects both human and animal heat signatures, and issues an audible warning to the driver of possible danger.</span></div>
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5285mm / 17.34ft</div>
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1947mm / 6.39ft</div>
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1502mm / 4.93ft</div>
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3112mm / 10.21ft</div>
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Turning circle</div>
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12.7m / 41.7ft</div>
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Boot Volume (DIN)</div>
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244ltr - 295ltr / 8.6 ft3 - 10.4 ft3</div>
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<b style="font-style: inherit;">Weight</b></div>
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Unladen Weight (DIN)</div>
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2560kg / 5644lb</div>
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<b style="font-style: inherit;">Engine</b></div>
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Engine / cylinders / valves</div>
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V / 12 / 48</div>
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Fuel management</div>
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Direct injection</div>
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Power output @ engine speed</div>
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563bhp / 420kW / 570PS @ 5250rpm</div>
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Max torque @ engine speed</div>
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780Nm / 575lb ft @ 1500rpm</div>
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Fuel type</div>
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10:1 / Premium unleaded1</div>
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Top speed</div>
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250kmh / 155mph (governed)</div>
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Acceleration 0 - 100km/h</div>
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4.9sec²</div>
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Urban</div>
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21.4ltr / 100km / 13.2mpg (Imp.)</div>
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Extra urban</div>
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9.8ltr / 100km / 28.8mpg (Imp.)</div>
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Combined consumption / range</div>
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14.2ltr / 100km / 19.9mpg (Imp.)</div>
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CO2 emissions</div>
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330g/km</div>
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In collaboration with U.S. retail
jewelry company REEDS Jewelers, LG Electronics (LG) will introduce a premium
limited edition smartwatch, LG Watch Urbane Luxe. This luxurious wearable was
designed with a specific wearer in mind and is adorned in 23-karat gold and
gorgeous alligator leather strap set in an exclusive piano-gloss lacquer case.
Available starting at the end of October, the LG Watch Urbane Luxe will retail
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The LG Watch Urbane Luxe will sport a deployment clasp for a
fitted, elegant look that isn’t bulky. Invented by Louis Cartier in 1910, the
use of a deployment clasp makes this
timepiece even more exclusive and unique. The alligator band itself is
handcrafted at the highest level of craftsmanship, undergoing 50 separate steps
in its creation, handled lovingly by 30 experienced leatherworkers. The
23-karat gold used in the LG Watch Urbane Luxe is stronger and harder than the
24-karat gold used in jewelry and heavier than the 18-karat gold used in
traditional luxury watches.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p> </o:p>“Wearable devices shouldn’t be thought of as an extension of
one’s smartphone but an extension of oneself,” said Chris Yie, vice president
and head of marketing communications for LG Mobile Communications Company.
“This blending of craftsmanship and technology is a natural evolution of the
smartwatch, which is becoming more of a lifestyle accessory than a piece of
hardware. We think this is a good direction for wearables and we want to
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Each of the 500 limited edition watches will be engraved
with its own serial number for authenticity and available initially in the USA
for pre-order at www.REEDS.com later this month or by visiting any REEDS
Jewelers location. Visitors to IFA 2015 can see this beautiful work of art for
themselves along with other mobile devices from LG in Hall 18 of Messe Berlin
from September 4-9.<o:p></o:p></div>
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lift the veil on a new interior decor at its 26th edition, to be held January
18th to 22nd, 2016. In addition to its fifteen Exhibitors, the Salon will also
welcome nine independent watchmakers in its first ever Carré des Horlogers.</span></div>
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by the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie's quarter-century in January
2015, next year's edition promises to be just as impressive, as SIHH 2016
introduces major changes to this annual event that marks the beginning of the
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concept for the past ten years, returns with a sleeker, contemporary accent
that gives Exhibitors creative scope to imagine their booth interior and train
the spotlight on the year's new collections<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The circle of exhibitors will expand to twenty-four as SIHH
inaugurates its very first Carré des Horlogers, a showcase for nine
artisan-creators, independent workshops and representatives of watchmaking's
"new guard". The Salon thus extends its horizons with this
presentation of complementary approaches to Fine Watchmaking that sit perfectly
with those of the exhibiting Maisons that have forged its renown.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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established itself as Fine Watchmaking's foremost trade fair. Some have
centuries of history to their name; others have just reached maturity; all of
them have, in their own way, initiated the concept of technical and precious watchmaking
that has made SIHH so uniquely successful. The arrival of new names can only
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Cartier, Greubel Forsey, IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Montblanc, Panerai, Parmigiani,
Piaget, Richard Mille, Roger Dubuis, Van Cleef & Arpels, Vacheron
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Breitling Jet Team is the world’s largest professional civilian flight team performing in jets, comprised of seven L-39 C Albatros Jets that can reach speeds of up to 565 mph and fly within just a few feet of each other. Like their automotive counterpart, the Bentley Continental GT Speed, the team is widely recognized for their breathtaking displays, incredible speed, and flawless performance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17.6000003814697px; letter-spacing: 0.879999995231628px; line-height: 1.3em;">The vehicles were designed through Bentley’s exclusive Mulliner bespoke design program, complete with a special livery and interior materials designed to echo elements of the Breitling Jet Team aircraft. The vehicles are outfitted to satisfy the most discerning customers with a special exterior that includes a striking duo-tone split of Hallmark and Onyx with highlights of Breitling Yellow matching the jets. Each of the seven cars is individually numbered to signify its place in the limited production run, which matches the number of jets in the team’s fleet. In addition to the customized exterior, the interior has unique seats accented with the signature Breitling Yellow. The Continental GT Speed is Bentley’s fastest production vehicle ever, powered by a 6.0-liter twin-turbo W12 with 626 hp and a top speed of 206 mph. The Breitling Chronomat 44 Jet Team American Tour timepiece features the Breitling Jet Team logo on the dial, a sleek black steel case, Onyx black dial, and distinct yellow accents mirroring the colors of the Jet Team’s fleet. The caseback features the Breitling Jet Team American Tour logo with the limited edition numbering.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The partnership launched in 2003, the same year Bentley made its big comeback on the track of the Le Mans 24 Hours race by winning the two top spots right off the bat. More than 13 years later, this rich family of Breitling <i style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">for</i> Bentley chronographs has won over the planet through their unique blend of elegance and performance, power and style, sportiness and refinement.</span></div>
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powerful ever mid-rear-engined V8 car to feature the patented retractable hard
top along with the highest level of technological innovation and with cutting-edge
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ferrari was the first manufacturer to introduce the RHT
(Retractable Hard Top) on a car of this particular architecture. This solution
ensures lower weight (-25 kg) and better cockpit comfort compared to the
classic fabric soft-top. Just like all previous spider versions of Ferrari’s
models, this is a car that is aimed squarely at clients seeking open-air
motoring pleasure in a high-performance sports car with an unmistakable Ferrari
engine sound.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every area of the car has been designed to set new technological
benchmarks for the sector: from the aluminium spaceframe chassis and bodyshell
to the new turbo-charged V8, aerodynamics that reconcile the need for greater
downforce with reduced drag along with the specific cabin air flow demands of
an opentop car, and vehicle dynamics that render it fast, agile and instantly
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The world premiere of the 488 Spider will be at the
Frankfurt International Motor Show in September but can be seen from today
finished in the new Blu Corsa livery at www.ferrari.com.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beneath the engine cover throbs the 3902 cc turbo-charged V8
that debuted just a few months ago on the 488 GTB. Its performance levels are
nothing short of extraordinary: a maximum power output of 670 CV combined with maximum
torque of 760 Nm at 3000 rpm send the 488 Spider sprinting from 0 to 100 km/h
in 3 seconds flat and from 0 to 200 km/h in 8.7 seconds. This is also an
exceptionally efficient engine as it is not only 100 CV more powerful than the
previous naturally-aspirated V8 but also has lower CO2 emissions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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traditional turbo lag with a throttle response time of just 0.8 seconds. </span></div>
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is thanks not merely to components such as the turbos, but also to a
sophisticated production process only made possible by Maranello’s leading-edge
facilities which are shared with the Scuderia to foster the transfer of racing
technologies to the road cars.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In line with Ferrari tradition, this model has its own
absolutely distinctive soundtrack created using solutions such as exhaust
headers with longer, equallength piping and a flat-plane crankshaft. It was
also further enhanced by an indepth study of harmonics and tonality at
different engine speeds. The sound is seductive but never invasive when the top
is dropped, with both volume and clarity increasing as the engine instantly
responds to the accelerator pedal and revs rise, reinforcing the sensation of
massive performance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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spider ever built, thanks to a series of complex aero solutions designed to
guarantee optimal downforce whilst reducing drag, two normally
mutually-exclusive objectives. Maranello’s engineers managed to achieve both
goals simultaneously by introducing several innovative devices, including a
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to in-car comfort. The electric glass rear wind stop can be adjusted to one of
three positions to guarantee maximum comfort when the top is lowered. Fully
lowering the wind stop allows the occupants to enjoy the engine soundtrack even
with the roof raised regardless of the weather or driving conditions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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488 Spider has a spaceframe chassis made of 11 different aluminium alloys
combined with other noble metals, such as magnesium, each one used in a highly
specific way. This yields the same torsional rigidity and beam stiffness
figures as the coupé, improving the chassis’ performance by 23% over that of
its predecessor. Na extraordinary result, given that the roof is structural,
that is only possible thanks to the expertise of the Scaglietti centre of
excellence that engineers Ferrari’s aluminium chassis and bodies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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flush on the engine in a very compact solution. The mechanism is exceptionally
smooth and takes just 14 seconds for the top to fully retract or deploy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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terms but also because, by tradition, it demands every detail be treated
sculpturally to express the technical excellence of the project through its
beauty. Cases in point are the flying buttresses which optimally channel air
flows to the engine cover, the ribbing on the engine cover and the air intakes
with sculpted mesh grilles which lend that area of the car a sense of
incredible dynamism. To achieve this result the Ferrari Styling Centre
completely reworked the aesthetics compared to the 488 GTB.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The introduction of a sophisticated simulator, similar to
the one used by the Formula 1 Scuderia, allowed the human factor to influence
the car’s design from the earliest stages by giving the engineers instant
feedback from the testdrivers long before the first 488 prototype was physically
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development team honed the car’s mechanical set-up in tandem with its
electronic systems which are now fully integrated with the SSC2 Side Slip Angle
Control System, resulting in 12% faster acceleration out of corners than the
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Spider without any compromise whatsoever being made in comfort. The car’s
design was adapted to efficiently meet the typical the demands of open-top
driving and use. In fact, the Spider’s dynamic behaviour is effortless on even
the most challenging routes. It is remarkably easy to drive on the limit thanks
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Type
90° V8, turbo-charged, dry sump<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Total
displacement 3902 cc (238.1 cu. in)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bore
and stroke 86.5 x 83 mm (3.4 x 3.3 in)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maximum
power * 492 kW (670 cv) at 8000 rpm<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maximum
torque * 760 Nm at 3000 rpm in VII gear<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Specific
output 172 cv/l (2.07 kW/cu. in)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Compression
ratio 9.4:1<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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AND WEIGHT<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Length
4568 mm (179.8 in)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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1952 mm (76.9 in)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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1211 mm (47.7 in)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wheelbase
2650 mm (104.3 in)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Front
track 1679 mm (66.1 in)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rear
track 1647 mm (64.8 in)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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weight** 1525 kg (3362 lb)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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weight** 1420 kg (3131 lb)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Weight
distribution 41.5% front – 58.5% rear<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Boot
capacity 230 l (8.12 cu. ft)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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tank capacity 78 l (22.7 US gallons)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Front
245/35 ZR20 J9.0<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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305/30 ZR 20 J11.0<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Front
398x223x36 mm (15.7 x 8.8 x 1.4 in)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rear
360x233x32 mm (14.2 x 9.2 x 1.3 in)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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AND GEARBOX<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7-speed
F1 dual-clutch transmission<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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CONTROL<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">E-Diff3,
F1-Trac, High-Performance ABS with Ferrari Pre-Fill, FrS SCM-E, SSC<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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speed > 325 km/h (203 mph)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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– 100 km/h (0 – 62 mph) 3.0 s<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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– 200 km/h (0 – 124 mph) 8.7 s<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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– 400 m (0 – 437 yd) 10.55 s<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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– 1000 m (0 – 1093 yd) 18.9 s<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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weight/power ratio 2.12 kg/cv (6.35 lb/kW)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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***<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11.4
l/100 km<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">C0</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;">2 </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">EMISSIONS***<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">260
g/km<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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with 98 octane fuel<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">**
With optional equipment<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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cycle with HELE system (ECE+EUDC)</span></span></div>
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Aston Martin is today revealing the DB9 GT – the luxury British sports car maker’s most compelling production ‘DB’ to date. Designed to offer the best of what DB9 can be, the new car delivers world-class grand touring and hand-built excellence.</div>
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Claiming the title of the most potent DB9 yet devised, by virtue of its uprated 6.0-litre V12 engine which now boasts 547 PS – the DB9 GT makes its public debut as part of Aston Martin’s impressive presence at this week’s Goodwood Festival of Speed.</div>
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The new sports car appears as Aston Martin also unveils a raft of colour, trim and equipment enhancements across its sporty Vantage and luxurious Rapide S model lines.</div>
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Aston Martin CEO Dr Andy Palmer said: “The arrival of 16 Model Year (16MY) cars, as well as the addition of the sophisticated DB9 GT, gives us our most compelling sports car line-up to date as we continue to build our strongest ever global offering.”</div>
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Since their debut in the early 1950s, the ‘DB’ models offered by Aston Martin have been synonymous with sophisticated grand touring and thrilling sports car performance.</div>
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In the tyre tracks of DB4, DB5, DB6 and DB7, today’s DB9 GT continues that distinguished tradition of luxury, excitement and style with a raft of engineering, equipment and styling developments calculated to make this the very best of what DB9 can be.</div>
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Fundamental to the new model’s unique appeal is its uprated 6.0-litre V12 petrol engine, which is capable of generating 547 PS at 6750 rpm, and 620 Nm of torque at 5500 rpm.</div>
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The all-alloy, quad overhead cam, 48-valve 5,935 cc front mid-mounted V12 is mated to the proven rear mid-mounted Touchtronic II six-speed transmission with electronic shift-by-wire control system. It carries the British luxury sports car maker’s core GT offering from rest to 62 mph in 4.5 seconds, and on to a top speed of 183 mph.</div>
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The independent double wishbone suspension all round continues to deliver secure handling while the three-stage Adaptive Damping System (ADS) offers distinct Normal, Sport and Track modes for the broadest possible breadth of dynamic characteristics.</div>
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However power is only part of the story, as the new Aston Martin also includes important and far-reaching equipment changes which underline its position as the best DB9 to date.</div>
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Most notable among the interior equipment updates is the arrival of the AMi II touch-sensitive Aston Martin infotainment system. While AMi debuted on the range-topping Vanquish at its launch, AMi II offers a revised menu structure which makes using the system even more user-friendly.</div>
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Building on the system launched in the Vanquish, the DB9 GT’s AMi II infotainment package sees key improvements made in a number of areas including text message integration, vehicle status information and extended background themes for greater personalisation.</div>
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Offering AM, FM, DAB and SDAR reception (US only), USB ports, Bluetooth audio streaming the system delivers superb connectivity and entertainment simply and easily.</div>
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Ian Minards, Product Development Director at Aston Martin, explained: “Refining the DB9’s already impressive attributes into what we have today in the DB9 GT has been a careful and delicate process.</div>
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“Maintaining the effortlessly refined nature of our core GT sports car, while boosting power and introducing state-of-the-art infotainment systems, has required fine judgements and painstaking engineering.</div>
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“I’m confident the result, in the shape of the DB9 GT, represents the very best of what DB9 can be, and sets the standard for luxury grand tourers in this class.”</div>
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Instantly recognised the world over as a timelessly stylish Aston Martin, the core visual characteristics of the DB9 are of course retained in the DB9 GT. Refined styling enhancements inside and out, however, signal that this new car once again leads its class.</div>
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Aside from the subtle GT badges, this new DB9 is identified by black painted splitter and diffuser, revised headlight and tail light treatments and new ten-spoke 20-inch alloy wheels. Black anodised brake calipers and a GT engraving on the aluminium fuel filler cap further distinguish the new model.</div>
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Options, for those who wish to further personalise their car, include carbon fibre tail lamp inserts, side strakes, front splitter and rear diffuser; graphite, diamond-turned ten-spoke alloy wheels and alternative brake caliper colours.</div>
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Inside, the 2+2 seating configuration remains, however the seats now boast ‘GT’ embroidery on the unique fluted leather. An iridium trim pack and Alcantara-wrapped steering wheel (Coupe only) further distinguish the new car.</div>
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A broad array of options inside the DB9 GT include various centre console finishes such as Ice Mocha and Copper Cuprum, while other interior options include Duotone leather seats, door inserts and head linings; and a One-77-inspired steering wheel design.</div>
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Aston Martin Chief Creative Officer, Marek Reichman, said: “The purity of form and proportion, together with a lithe powerful, stance, remain at the core of what the DB9 is to look at. With these changes, we have made the DB9 GT yet more stylish, while retaining its unmistakable and globally renowned identity.”</div>
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The DB9 GT is now available to order in markets around the world, priced from £140,000 RRP (UK). </div>
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Not content simply with launching the DB9 GT, Aston Martin is also taking the arrival of 16MY cars to update, upgrade and enhance more of its core sports cars.</div>
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The sporting Vantage line-up and luxurious Rapide S four-door four-seat sports cars all benefit from a raft of colour, trim and equipment enhancements for 16MY, with the Vantage Coupe and Roadster models gaining a new touch-sensitive centre console fascia.</div>
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The AMi II infotainment system also makes its debut in Vantage and Rapide S, with the debut of corresponding new features such as visual vehicle status power and torque meters, offering real-time read-outs of engine bhp and torque.</div>
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New interior trim packs deliver the option of even greater personalisation for customers, with the addition of Vivid Red, Royal Mint, Black Damson and Bronze Metallic to 16MY leather palettes across the Vantage car lines.</div>
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Meanwhile, the striking Californian Poppy interior accent is now available for Vantage N430 and US-only Vantage GT buyers. Royal Mint, Spicy Red, Copper and Deep Purple stitching colours are new, too, along with revised alloy wheel designs.</div>
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New exterior colours Cinnabar Orange and Ultramarine Black debut on Vantage, too.</div>
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Aston Martin CEO, Dr Andy Palmer, said: “Our process of constant improvement, development and refinement of our core sports cars never stops and the arrival of the remarkable DB9 GT, along with these important 16 Model Year updates and enhancements for the Vantage and Rapide S, all clearly demonstrate that.</div>
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“Expanding the global appeal of Aston Martin is, in part, about offering our customers the widest possible choice and with the changes we’re announcing today – alongside the ongoing development of our luxury bespoke personalisation service, Q by Aston Martin – I know we are better placed than ever to respond to our buyers’ needs.” </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Introducing the Aston Martin Vulcan – a track-only supercar and the
British luxury brand’s most intense and exhilarating creation to date.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Born
out of extensive motorsport experience – and using the brand’s
acknowledged flair for design and engineering ingenuity – the 800-plus
bhp, all-carbon fibre Aston Martin Vulcan promises truly extreme
performance. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Uniquely for Aston Martin the new supercar –
limited to just 24 examples worldwide – will allow owners the
opportunity to precisely tailor their track day experience through a
graduating scale of detailed power and dynamic performance adjustments.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> CEO,
Dr Andy Palmer, said: “Aston Martin Vulcan is, by its very nature, a
rare and thrilling supercar. Designed and engineered to deliver a
genuinely bespoke driving experience that draws on our rich heritage,
this car tailors its power and handling to both the capabilities of the
driver and the characteristics of the track.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“A sports car for
true sports car lovers, I believe the Aston Martin Vulcan – and the
unique ownership programme that sits behind it – sets a whole new
standard in the ultra-high luxury supercar class.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Motorsport-inspired</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Styled
entirely in-house by the Aston Martin design team led by Chief Creative
Officer Marek Reichman, and with a design language hinting at the next
generation of Aston Martin sports cars, this supercar is powered by the
most potent iteration yet of the company’s naturally-aspirated,
7.0-litre V12 petrol engine.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">With its 800-plus bhp powerplant
developed in conjunction with Aston Martin Racing, this front
mid-engined, rear-wheel drive sports car draws extensively on the
brand’s rich GT motorsport experience.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Utilising
the techniques of world-class motorsport engineering, the supercar sees
its power-to-weight ratio exceed those of the GTE cars which compete in
the FIA’s annual World Endurance Championship.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Comprising
cutting edge engineering including that sourced from the brand’s
successful GT racing campaign, the car features a carbon fibre monocoque
and body constructed by Aston Martin’s long-term specialist body
engineering and manufacturing partner Multimatic, integral limited-slip
differential, magnesium torque tube with carbon fibre propeller shaft
and Brembo racing calipers acting on carbon ceramic racing disc brakes
which measure 380mm in diameter at the front and 360mm at the rear. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Drive
is channelled to the 345/30 x19 rear wheels and Michelin race
specification tyres through a race-bred rear mid-mounted Xtrac six-speed
sequential shift gearbox.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Track-derived pushrod suspension with
anti-dive geometry is complemented by Multimatic’s Dynamic Suspension
Spool Valve (DSSV) adjustable dampers and anti-roll bars front and rear,
driver-adjustable anti-lock braking, and variable traction control.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The new track car will comply with all relevant FIA race safety requirements.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Aston
Martin’s Director of Special Projects and Motorsport, David King, said:
“Taking the extensive learning from our various successful racing
programmes and applying it to this exceptional track car for customers
has been an exciting and sometimes challenging task for the team here at
Gaydon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“Our deep and broad motorsport experience, allied to our
renowned road car expertise, has allowed us to make the Aston Martin
Vulcan the absolutely compelling proposition it is today.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Fast-track training</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Prior
to taking delivery of their cars, owners will be offered the
opportunity to take part in an extensive and detailed programme of
intensive track driver training.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Experienced racers including
Aston Martin Racing’s Le Mans-winning Darren Turner will support owners
on their learning journey, offering them the chance to refine their
track driving technique and increase their ability through a
carefully-constructed series of practical and theoretical driver
training events.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Using a number of exciting high performance
Aston Martins including the V12 Vantage S and One-77 road cars and the
Vantage GT4 race car, customers will gradually build experience and
develop their track technique, before beginning their thrilling personal
journeys into the immense performance potential of their Aston Martin
Vulcan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">David King said: “We will be running a series of
exclusive track day events commencing in 2016 that will offer the
opportunity for these customers to explore their driving capabilities,
and the car’s performance potential, on some of the world’s most famous
and glamorous race circuits.”</span><br />
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Turner’s Base Performance Simulators, where buyers will have ample
opportunity to further refine their driving style in the safety of the
digital race track.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">No longer the exclusive preserve of Formula
1, it is widely acknowledged that using a simulator can help prepare a
driver for any race; improving technique and consistency as well as,
ultimately, lap times.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Almost infinitely flexible in terms of
colour and trim options, the exclusive new sports car will be offered to
buyers through Aston Martin’s VIP sales programme, using the expertise
and luxury customer service that is now a hallmark of the brand’s ‘Q by
Aston Martin’ bespoke personalisation service.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Dr Palmer added: “We have already received strong interest from the customers we have spoken to about Aston Martin Vulcan.</span><br />
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cars will blend our traditional Aston Martin values of Power, Beauty
and Soul with an unrivalled ownership experience; a unique combination
that will guarantee their place in the brand’s rich and charismatic
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details about the ultra-exclusive track-only supercar, will be released
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The McLaren 675LT will make its world debut at the 85</span><sup style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">th</sup><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Geneva Motor Show, with a clear focus on performance, light weight and ultimate levels of driver engagement – all key attributes of a McLaren ‘Longtail’. Offered as a Coupé only, the 675LT will be the most track-focused, yet road legal, model in the McLaren Super Series, with a power to weight ratio that eclipses established rivals. The sprint from 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) takes just 2.9 seconds, with controlled torque delivery ensuring optimised traction off the line. Acceleration continues at relentless pace with the 200 km/h barrier broken in 7.9 seconds, on to a top speed of 330 km/h (205 mph).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first images of the car demonstrate a more aggressive look for the McLaren brand than has been seen before. Styling cues run from the extended carbon fibre front splitter, through an extended door blade and additional cooling intake, to the circular twin titanium exhaust pipes, giving a hint to the performance available for the most powerful and lightest model in the McLaren Super Series. The active ‘Longtail’ Airbrake is 50 percent bigger than the one fitted to the 650S yet, due its carbon fibre structure, is actually lighter. This is just one of the enhancements that add up to a dry weight of just 1,230kg.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More than 50 percent of parts have been changed in the 3.8-litre V8 engine to deliver increased levels of power, torque and driveability. Upgrades include new, more efficient turbos, detail design changes to the cylinder heads and exhaust manifolds, new camshaft and lightweight connecting rods, and a faster-flowing fuel pump and delivery system. These changes are so significant, that the engine unit receives a new, unique code – M838TL. The low weight, low inertia power unit produces, as the name suggests, a power output of 675PS and a power-to-weight ratio of 549PS per tonne.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 675LT is as fully track-focused as it is road legal with around a third of parts modified to suit this purpose compared with the 650S Coupé and Spider that continue in production alongside it. Yet, like its iconic predecessor, the McLaren F1 GTR ‘Longtail’, from which the LT name is derived, this is a car that is as exciting to look at as it is to drive. It also embodies the key attributes of the ‘Longtail’ ethos targeting light weight, optimised aerodynamics, increased power, track-focused dynamics and driver engagement.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Despite the revised, longer bodywork, the 1997 McLaren F1 GTR ‘Longtail’ was over 100kg lighter than its hugely successful predecessors. As it was nearly 20 years ago, weight reduction has been a key focus throughout the development programme for the 675LT and, in a subtle nod to its bigger brother, the result is a saving of over 100kgs over the other models in the Super Series. This savings have been achieved through the extensive use of carbon fibre for the body panels, along with lightweight engine, chassis and body structure parts. In the pursuit of minimal weight, and to suit its purposeful intent, even air conditioning has been removed, but can specified as a no cost option.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Below a newly designed front bumper sits a prominent carbon fibre front splitter, which works the air harder, complementing new front wing end plates to increase downforce levels over the front bodywork. The turbulent air from the front wheel arches is ‘cleaned’ as it flows towards the rear bodywork by sculpted carbon fibre side sills which run the full length of the lower bodywork. A subtle air intake is incorporated ahead of the leading edge of the rear wheel arch, below a more pronounced side intake behind the door, both of which feed clean cool air into the side-mounted radiators.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The aero balance is optimised by the active ‘Longtail’ Airbrake which, as with the McLaren F1 GTR ‘Longtail’, is larger – 50 percent larger than on other Super Series models. The reprofiled design flows into the lines of the new carbon fibre rear wings. Two circular exhaust pipes, forged from titanium, exit centrally through exposed bodywork below the rear wing. Despite a more complex design, the bespoke crossover system is designed to optimise performance and reduce weight, saving 1.1kg. The rear deck and sections flanking the exhaust pipes remain exposed; designed to evacuate hot air from the engine bay as efficiently as possible, while a lightweight polycarbonate rear screen features further louvres. A louvred carbon fibre rear bumper reduces air pressure over the rear wheels, while the rear design is completed with a dramatic integrated carbon fibre diffuser.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">FIVE UNIQUE ‘BY McLAREN’ 675LT THEMES</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 675LT is offered in five ‘By McLaren’ hero specifications, which includes four bespoke colours never previously offered: Silica White, Delta Red, Napier Green and Chicane Grey are all newly formulated paint hues for the 675LT. The famous heritage McLaren Orange completes the themes unique to the model. Each of the five ‘By McLaren’ specifications is complemented within the stripped out interior with carefully selected materials and colours.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The purposeful driver-focused cabin of the 675LT gives even further indication of track potential. A pair of ultra lightweight carbon fibre-shelled bucket seats, upholstered in Alcantara® as standard and modelled on those in the McLaren P1™, provide comfort and support with no compromise on overall weight. A subtle 675LT logo features on the headrest of each seat, and is also present on the rev counter. In a change to the other models in the Super Series, the air conditioning controls are now incorporated within the intuitive touchscreen infotainment system.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The McLaren 675LT will make its global debut at the 85<sup>th</sup> Geneva Motor Show at 12.15 CET (11.15 GMT) on Tuesday 3 March 2015.</span><br />
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<tr align="left" valign="top"><td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">0-200 km/h (0-124 mph)</span></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7.9 seconds</span></td></tr>
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<tr align="left" valign="top"><td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Transmission</span></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7 Speed SSG</span></td></tr>
<tr align="left" valign="top"><td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CO<sub>2</sub></span></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">275g/km</span></td></tr>
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<tr align="left" valign="top"><td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Length</span></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4,546 mm</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Based on the brief conveyed by the Swiss company Noosphaire,
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integration of unprecedented materials and components, which sets new standards
of performance in the world of Haute Horlogerie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The brand inspiration was Onésiphore Pecqueur, a brilliant
19th Century French craftsman and creator, who between inventing a new form of
arithmetic and regulating processes for mechanical equations, came to design
the first differential gear. A passionate master watchmaker, he is also
considered to be one of the first motor vehicle engineer, whose differential
gear was a key technological innovation for the motor industry. This mechanical
component enabled the driving force to be regulated on the drive wheels,
meaning that vehicles could liberate from straight-line trajectories to follow
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Noosphaire, put it: "Peugeot Design Lab has made a considerable
contribution, since it has enabled us, from the very first development phases
of our project, to refine our approach, helping us define specific codes to
define our brand's territory. This collaboration has enabled us to obtain a
perfect coherence between the image conveyed by the design of our first product
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The signature of the Pecqueur Conceptuals brand,
"Mechanical Arts in Motion", combines aesthetics and technical
innovation with dynamic motion. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The regular movement of the stars, which is just as much a
spectacle of beauty as it is the way we first understood time and space,
provided the inspiration for the creation of the Pecqueur Conceptuals brand
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Based on a graphic fusion between the initials O and P of
Onésiphore Pecqueur, the logotype design hinges on a rotation axis of 17°,
which enables it to remain in perpetual motion. This axis generates a balance
in the proportions and a stability between the monogram and "Pecqueur Conceptuals"
brand. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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complication featured on the concept watch. In watchmaking, a complication is a
function other than the hour, minute and seconds display, which may have an
astronomical, practical or technical application. This GMT complication
simultaneously indicates the home time and a second time zone time on two
dials; splitting of the mechanism is avoided, thanks to its specific differential
gear-based mechanics, which provides the focal point of the watch design. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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watch, remains true to the original principle of Pecqueur, with a stepped
rather than flat design, unlike classic watch differential gears. This
innovative architecture is based on angle transmission gears. It offers a
beautiful overhead effect, featuring an elegant plays on depth. It also gives
the watch functional advantages, including reduced friction and energy consumption,
which ensures better autonomy and greater precision. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Peugeot Design Lab’s objective was to highlight the
distinctive personality of the Pecqueur Conceptuals brand, a sensual elegance
enhanced by innovative and subtle details, through the combined design of the
dial and case of this concept watch. To outline the volumes and create a
perfect harmony between the various watch displays, Peugeot Design Lab worked
in close collaboration with the design department of the watchmaking
manufacture LTM ("Le Temps Manufacture"), based in Fleurier,
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The stratified architecture creates subtle plays on depth.
The various display dials give the dynamic impression of being gears meshed
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nod to the Eiffel Tower, overlaps the local time dial. It overhangs the
recessed space housing the mechanical heart of the watch, the differential
gear, magnified by a copper-based coating. This bridge invites you to dive into
the heart of the mechanical revolution of the GMT complication. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The watch's case sculpted, elegant and subtle features give
the the watch a finer and lighter outline. The fluid and sensual design of the
case components is animated by subtle material effects, featuring play between
brushed, polished, and satin-finished metal. The dial features "Côtes de
Genève", a decoration based on undulating lines with a gentle relief which
places the watch carefully within the codes of Haute Horlogerie. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="first" style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc !important; margin: 0px 0px 3px 16px; padding: 0px;">Green light for the latest edition of the top athlete in the small car segment; the new MINI John Cooper Works combines authentic race feeling with the premium characteristics and extended product substance of the latest MINI Generation; distinctive, tradition-steeped, based on a vehicle concept combining MINI and John Cooper Works, with performance qualities which are exceptional within the competitive environment.</li>
<li style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc !important; margin: 0px 0px 3px 16px; padding: 0px;">Extreme driving fun and exclusive charisma based on technology for engine, suspension and aerodynamics derived directly from motor racing as well as model-specific design features for the exterior and interior; greater differentiation from the MINI 3 door highlights the model's individual character.</li>
<li style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc !important; margin: 0px 0px 3px 16px; padding: 0px;">Most powerful engine ever fitted in a serial production model of the British premium brand; 2.0-litre 4-cylinder spark ignition engine developed based on well-established racing expertise drawing on the latest generation of power units with MINI TwinPower Turbo Technology; output increased to 170 kW/231 hp, performance-oriented power delivery and highly emotional sound due to specific design of pistons, turbocharger and exhaust system, combined fuel consumption according to EU: 6.7 l/100 km, combined CO2 emissions: 155 g/km.</li>
<li style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc !important; margin: 0px 0px 3px 16px; padding: 0px;">Engine output increased by 10 per cent as compared to predecessor model; maximum torque increased by 23 per cent to 320 Newton metres; 6-speed manual transmission as standard, 6-speed Steptronic sports transmission as an option; acceleration from zero to 100 km/h in 6.3 seconds (minus 0.2 seconds) with manual transmission or 6.1 seconds (minus 0.6 seconds) with automatic; elasticity improved by 10 per cent (80 – 120 km/h in 5.6 seconds); 6-speed manual transmission as standard, 6-speed Steptronic sports transmission as an optional extra; fuel consumption and CO2 levels in conjunction with automatic transmission reduced by approximately 20 per cent to 5.7 l/100 km and 133 g/km in the EU test cycle.</li>
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<li class="first" style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc !important; margin: 0px 0px 3px 16px; padding: 0px;">Unmistakable appearance due to model-specific design and equipment features; LED headlamps with white direction indicators; wheel arch surround with distinctive contours; radiator grille, side scuttles and tailgate with John Cooper Works label; sports exhaust system with special tailpipes; new Rebel Green body paint finish available exclusively for the new MINI John Cooper Works.</li>
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<li class="first" style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc !important; margin: 0px 0px 3px 16px; padding: 0px;">Characteristic sports car flair in the interior; exclusive John Cooper Works sports seats in Dinamica/fabric with integrated headrests; John Cooper Works entry sills; John Cooper Works steering wheel with multifunction buttons and shift paddles in conjunction with 6-speed Steptronic sports transmission; John Cooper Works gear lever or selector lever; cockpit displays, central instrument display and car key in model-specific design; pedals and driver footrest in stainless steel; anthracite roof liner; Driving Excitement package as standard.</li>
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<li class="first" style="list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc !important; margin: 0px 0px 3px 16px; padding: 0px;">Weight-optimised and crash-optimised body structure; vehicle weight the same as the predecessor model when adjusted for equipment features; standard safety fittings include front and side airbags, side curtain airbags, 3-point automatic belts on all seats, with belt tensioners and belt force limiters at the front, ISOFIX children's seat attachment at the rear and optionally also on the front passenger seat, tyre pressure control and partially active engine compartment lid for optimised pedestrian protection.</li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The new BMW M6 Coupe and new BMW M6 Gran Coupe (fuel consumption combined: 9.9 l/100 km [28.5 mpg imp]*; CO2 emissions combined: 231 g/km*) and new BMW M6 Convertible (fuel consumption combined: 10.3 l/100 km [27.4 mpg imp]*; CO2 emissions combined: 239 g/km*) allow BMW M GmbH to restate its leadership in the high-performance luxury segment. The outgoing models had already set new benchmarks with the flawless balance of power, efficiency, agility, comfort and luxury that is typical of M models. And now the new BMW M6 Coupe, new BMW M6 Convertible and new BMW M6 Gran Coupe are poised to write a fresh chapter in this success story, fuelled by an even more finely honed, well-resolved overall concept.</span></div>
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conceived the </span><span lang="EN-GB">Calibre</span><span lang="EN-GB"> R822 "Predator" calibre with wearer comfort in mind. To
that end, the Predator’s ergonomic design allows the wearer to: <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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end of the leather strap in the buckle so that the double ardillion tang
engages effortlessly with the holes in the leather strap. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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veritable tactile pleasure. The “Predator” offers a simple one-handed
adjustment for two positions, e.g. driving/sitting (looser) or walking/sport
(tighter). It is equipped with 16 (two rows of eight) self-cleaning track
wheels that guide the ardillion slide precisely and securely, while a sprung
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enables the pins to have a smaller diameter than the holes in the strap. The
equal weight distribution offers resistance-free operation, minimizes wear, and
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB">The </span><span lang="EN-GB">Calibre</span><span lang="EN-GB"> R822 "Predator"
dazzles thanks to 387 VVS1+ quality baguette-cut and round-cut diamonds which
total 14.15 carats and adorn the buckle body.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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"Predator" quadruple complication belt buckle is a diamond-set model
in an ultra-exclusive limited edition of just 3 pieces.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Exceptional engineering and the power of sound merge in one of the most innovative concept watches created by a Swiss haute horlogerie watchmaking house. The result of an in-depth eight-year sound research programme with three patents pending, this new Royal Oak Concept watch, a unique prototype, will be unveiled by Audemars Piguet at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie 2015 (SIHH) in Geneva</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Engineered within Audemars Piguet’s acoustic research lab, this new Royal Oak Concept is the first chiming watch so acoustically considered as to become a sound concept in its own right. It has been sonically developed through an ongoing acoustic study programme in collaboration with the EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) and it took three years to transfer that technological study into a watch concept. The result is scientifically defined sonic targets for watchmakers to measure and attain the ‘perfect’ minute repeater sound at a volume level never achieved before.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By applying the principles of stringed instrument making, Audemars Piguet has made a breakthrough in the acoustic quality of chiming watch technology and significantly enhanced sound transmission. In parallel, the Manufacture has innovated to overcome the necessary restrictions of water-resistance, which naturally dampens volume, with creative solutions increasing sound intensity. Finally, to further improve sound </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">perception, Audemars Piguet developed a new – almost silent – striking mechanism regulator. The result? The volume, pitch, tones and harmony of sound in a modern water-resistant minute repeater watch are all scientifically enhanced.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the first time in the history of chiming wristwatches, this timepiece isn’t a minute repeater simply meant for the confidential use of its wearer. Instead, its unique sound becomes a powerful experience to be shared.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The family-owned watchmaker took a passionate as well as a technological approach to the study programme, engaging a carefully chosen community of researchers, including watchmakers, artisans, technicians and academics. The inner working of musical instruments was explored by a stringed instrument maker, an esteemed academic of the Geneva conservatory contributed on the subject of perceived sound, and an engineer from EPFL worked to improve sonic quality. Each added to the texture of the research programme, preventing it from becoming a simple academic exercise and highlighting sound as an expressive tool.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This new piece is a milestone in Audemars Piguet’s rich history of creating inventive, masterful and unique concepts: it breaks the rules of chiming watches by mastering sound.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">MOVEMENT</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hand-wound Manufacture movement with minute repeater, tourbillon and column-wheel chronograph</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Total diameter 29.90 mm (13 ¼ lignes)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Minimal guaranteed power reserve > 48 h</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Frequency of balance wheel 3 Hz (21,600 vibrations / hour)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CASE</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Titanium case, Titanium bezel, titanium push piece guards.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Diameter: 44 mm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Water Resistance: 20 m</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Black dial, black counters, Royal Oak concept hands with luminescent coating.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">STRAP</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Black rubber with titanium folding buckle</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">FUNCTIONS</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hours and minutes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chronograph with central sweep-seconds hand, 30-minute counter (at 3 o’clock)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Minute Repeater</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15217823687270213583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467001453382989449.post-90581912057511340852014-11-18T16:38:00.001+00:002014-11-18T16:38:10.775+00:00Chanel Mademoiselle Privé<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Opening the doors to the intimate world of Gabrielle Chanel, the new jewelry watch collection, MADEMOISELLE PRIVÉ, is a showcase for the symbols Mademoiselle dearly cherished and the element she loved to have around her.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />MADEMOISELLE PRIVÉ, two words found on her design-studio door, at rue Cambon in Paris. Gabrielle Chanel was attached to a poetic language, and the MADEMOISELLE PRIVÉ collection offers unique interpretations in combinations of Métiers d'Art watchmaking techniques and High Jewelry.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In the hands of the most talented artist-craftsmen, enamellers, engravers and setters, this collection writes a brand new page in the creative story of CHANEL and becomes a field of expression for excellence in know-how.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Camellia<br />Originally associated with masculine dress, 19th-century dandies wore them in their buttonholes, Mademoiselle Chanel laid claim to camellias for her feminine wardrobe. Today, produced in a wide range of materials and forms the camellia is one of the key symbols of the House of CHANEL, which never ceases re-interpreting it through its watchmaking and fine jewellery collections. Pure, without perfume or thorns and an evergreen that flowers in winter, the camellia became Mademoiselle Chanel’s favourite flower. It can be found on entering her apartment at 31, rue Cambon on the Coromandel screens, in the central chandelier and in a rock-crystal bouquet.<br /> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Mademoiselle Privé Watch with Embroidered Camellia<br />For almost a century, the House of Lesage has been embroidering elaborate designs for all the top names in haute couture and fashion, and continues perpetuating its exceptional know-how. For the very first time in watchmaking, diamonds and fine pearls have been embroidered.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fine pearls stitched with gold and silk threads, rose-cut diamonds, flakes of gold and gold seed-stitch form precious camellias on ink-black fabric.<br />The tour de force is found in how the thickness of the embroidery fits into the extremely thin watchcase and how the hands turn just above the raised seed-stitch. The small dial surface, 37.5 mm in diameter, requires all the embroiderer’s exactitude and precision and each camellia produced by hand and needle reveals all her freedom and dexterity. Each dial is an exceptional and unique piece.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To pay homage to this masterwork, CHANEL has removed the crown and achieved a perfectly round watchcase.<br /> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Phantom Corsair is a prototype automobile built in 1938.
It is a six-passenger 2-door sedan that was designed by Rust Heinz of the H. J.
Heinz family and Maurice Schwartz of the Bohman & Schwartz coachbuilding
company in Pasadena, California. Although sometimes dismissed as a failure
because it never entered production, the Corsair is regarded as anachronistic
due to its futuristic features and styling cues such as faired-in fenders and a
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flush fenders while forgoing running boards. The car also lacked door handles,
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while a separate console above the windshield indicated when a door was ajar or
if the car's lights or radio were turned on. The Corsair's body was mated to
the "most advanced chassis available in the United States" at that
time, the Cord 810. The Lycoming 80º straight-8 engine-powered Cord chassis
also featured front-wheel drive and an electrically operated four-speed
automatic gearbox, as well as fully independent suspension and adjustable shock
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from the Cord 810 chassis were all retained on the Phantom Corsair, the chassis
was modified in order to accommodate the Corsair's large body. The body
measured an impressive 237 in (600 cm) long and 76.5 in (194 cm) wide, enough
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only hold two passengers, however, in large part because of space limitations
posed by on-board beverage cabinets.[5][6] Though weighing a hefty 4,600 lb
(2,100 kg), the Phantom Corsair could achieve speeds of up to 115 mph (185
km/h) because of its modified, naturally aspirated 190 bhp Lycoming engine as
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approximately $24,000 to produce in 1938 (equivalent to about $370,000 in
2010), into limited production at an estimated selling price of $12,500.
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project himself which included a custom aluminum body and steel chassis. It
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />Powered by the self-winding caliber UN-26 and with a power reserve of 42 hours, the Marine Diver displays, in addition to its time functions, the date in an aperture at 6 o’clock and the power reserve in a counter at 12 o’clock. Available in 18 ct gold mounted on a rubber strap, the Marine Diver timepiece is both a highly reliable diving instrument and a fine sports watch that can be worn on every occasion.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />Everything about the Marine Diver evokes the marine world in which the Le Locle watchmaker is steeped, starting with Ulysse Nardin’s anchor emblem, proudly displayed at 2 o’clock. The dial, in blue or black, is decorated with a wave-like motif. The same ornamentation can be seen on the bezel. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The solid case-back reveals an engraving of a boat surrounded by the inscription: “Conquer the ocean.” This embellishes a new case designed for extreme conditions, extended by the lugs with their taut, sleek lines.<br /> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> In terms of performance, this watch has all the attributes required of a diving watch. Boasting exceptional water resistance to 300 meters, made possible thanks to the screw-locked crown and case-back, it also features a unidirectional rotating bezel, which prevents any accidental adjustment to the dive time. For the same safety reasons, every aspect of the new Marine Diver has been designed to facilitate the reading of its precious indications: The impressive 44 mm face displays large hour-markers and hands with a white luminescent coating and a red stripe, for perfect visibility. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The small seconds at 6 o'clock are also oversized, offering a reassuring sign that the watch is functioning as it should, even in the water’s murky depths. Lastly, the claw-shaped rubber molding over the crown ensures it is easy to grip.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Technical Data.</b>Reference 266-10-3/93<br />Movement Caliber UN-26 Power reserve Approximately 42 hours<br />Winding Self-winding<br />Functions Power reserve indicator at 12 o’clock Small seconds and round date window at 6 o’clock<br />Case 18 ct gold<br />Diameter 44 mm<br />Bezel Unidirectional rotating bezel<br />Crown Screw-down security crown<br />Water-resistance 300 m Crystal Anti-reflective sapphire crystal<br />Bracelet Exclusive rubber strap with gold elements and deployant clasp</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Inspired by the Foundation Pocket Watch, the first
time-piece to leave the Speake-Marin workshop 15 years ago, which gave birth to
the Speake-Marin design and brand. The strikingly unique tourbillon cage
generates a technical animation that captivates the eye and assures the highest
level of mechanical precision. The Magister Tourbillon with its enamel dial,
blued steel hands, platinum automatic micro-rotor, hand finishing and iconic
Speake-Marin cage and case epitomizes Speake-Marin’s watch design and swiss
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Is there any more fascinating sight than a
tourbillon as it carves its rotations, completing one revolution each minute.
Speake-Marin recognises this prowess and presents the Magister Tourbillon. One
of the most demanding mechanisms a watchmaker can attempt, while the tourbillon
may have been invented more than two centuries ago to improve timekeeping
precision, it is its striking visual aspect that appeals so strongly to this
most British of Swiss watch brands. Crowned with the Speake-Marin topping tool
logo, the tourbillon turning inside its cage animates the enamel dial, and
shows time moving in a most mesmerising way.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Mechanical automatic, SM3
tourbillon calibre. Hours, minutes. Piccadilly case in grade 5 polished
titanium or red gold. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Enamel</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"> dial with tapered Roman numerals. Alligator strap.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Retail price: CHF 65,000 (titanium) / CHF
85,000 (red gold)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Indicative
price: USD 76,000 (titanium) / USD 95,000 (red gold)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Indicative price: <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>€ 51,000 (titanium) / € 65,500
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automatic, SM3 tourbillon calibre, 950 platinum micro-rotor, rhodium-plated
German silver bridges, Glucydur balance, 21,600 vib/h, 25 jewels, over 72-hour
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15217823687270213583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467001453382989449.post-6587927682930975252014-11-10T19:11:00.001+00:002014-11-10T19:12:18.223+00:00New Porsche Cayenne GTS<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The new Cayenne GTS announces its outstanding sporting character in its
very name. The letters GTS go back to the famous 904 Carrera GTS of
1963. In 2007, the Cayenne GTS became the first Porsche of the modern
era to revive the acronym. Since then GTS has stood at Porsche for
especially sporty models. At the same time, the new entry-level model
with the familiar 3.6-litre V6 petrol engine rounds off the Cayenne
portfolio at the lower end of the range.<br /><br />Porsche drivers like
their car to be sporty – regardless of whether it has two doors or four.
At eleven percent, the GTS version of the Cayenne makes up a high
proportion of the model mix of what is currently Porsche's most
successful range, with the four-door sports cars in general long since
making a major contribution to the company's profitable growth. At the
same time they ensure future investment in the broad spectrum of highly
dynamic models offered across the entire portfolio.<br /><br />It is not
only the name of the Cayenne GTS that is resonant. The 3.6-litre V6
bi-turbo engine is the performance-oriented enhancement of the new power
unit presented in the Cayenne S. Its consumption is lower and it
delivers improved levels of performance. Compared to the previous model
with a V8 naturally aspirated engine, power output rises by 20 hp to 440
hp and torque by 85 Nm to 600 Nm, while fuel consumption goes down by
up to 0.9 l/100 km. The Cayenne GTS accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in
5.2 seconds, or just 5.1 seconds with the optional Sport Chrono package.
That's 0.5 and 0.6 seconds respectively less than the previous model.
Top speed is 262 km/h. As standard it has a sports exhaust system, which
provides the familiarly meaty GTS sound.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks not least to its
suspension the Cayenne GTS captivates drivers with its unmistakable
lateral dynamics. The Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM)
damping system has a sporty set-up. With the standard steel-spring
suspension the vehicle sits 24 millimetres lower, while with the
optional air suspension it's 20 millimetres. Further standard features
include the brakes from the Cayenne Turbo with 390-millimetre discs on
the front axle (358 millimetres at the back), inclusive of brake
callipers painted red in typical turbo fashion.<br /><br />Other design
attributes also turn the Cayenne GTS externally into a sporty vehicle.
As standard it has the turbo nose section with large air intakes and the
Sport Design package, including more contoured side sills and wheel
arch extensions. The latter, like the roof spoiler and lower rear of the
vehicle, are painted in the car body colour. The colour black provides
some striking contrasts: all lettering is black, as are the 20-inch
wheels in the RS Spyder design, the exhaust tailpipes, the bi-xenon
headlights' inner apertures and the fittings of the darkened LED rear
lights. There's a new feature on the front doors: striking GTS
lettering.<br /><br />The sporting character continues on the inside.
Eight-way electrically adjustable GTS sports seats in leather/Alcantara
upholstery, including GTS lettering on the headrests, are fitted as
standard. Alcantara is the predominant upholstery material used inside
the car. The interior GTS package is optionally available in carmine red
or rhodium silver with rev counter face, decorative stitching, headrest
lettering and safety belts in contrasting colour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The engine
used in the Cayenne, the new base model, is the familiar 3.6-litre V6
naturally aspirated engine, delivering 300 hp. It accelerates the
Cayenne from 0 to 100 km/h in 7.7 seconds – 7.6 seconds with the
optional Sport Chrono package. That's 0.2 seconds faster than before. At
230 km/h, top speed matches the level of the previous model. Like all
new Cayenne models it benefits from the general efficiency measures,
such as coasting, Auto Stop/Start function and thermal management, as a
result of which fuel consumption drops in comparison to the previous
model by 0.7 l/100 km to 9.2 l/100 km. That equates to CO2 emissions of
215 g/km, thus 21 g/km lower than before.<br /><br />Compared to the
previous model the new Cayenne also offers more comprehensive standard
features. In addition to the new eight-speed Tiptronic S with Auto
Stop/Start and coasting functions these also include, for instance, the
bi-xenon main headlights with four-point LED daytime driving lights, the
multi-function sports steering wheel with paddle switches and the
automatic boot lid.<br /><br />The Cayenne and Cayenne GTS are celebrating
their world premiere on November 19th at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show.
Sales of both models will start in Germany at the end of February 2015.
The price for the Cayenne in Germany is 65,427 Euro and for the Cayenne
GTS 98.152 Euro, in each case including value added tax and
country-specific features.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Porsche Cayenne GTS: urban
fuel consumption 13.2–12.9 l/100 km; extra-urban 8.3–8.1 l/100 km;
combined 10.0–9.8 l/100 km; CO2 emissions 234–228 g/km; efficiency class
Germany: E–D<br /><br />Porsche Cayenne: urban fuel consumption 12.3 l/100
km; extra-urban 7.5 l/100 km; combined 9.2 l/100 km; CO2 emissions 215
g/km; efficiency class: D</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="collection"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="collection"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">One of
the first industrial watch Manufactures in the modern sense of the term was
born in a small Swiss village. To fully grasp the revolution such a company
represented at the time, it is well worth trying to imagine the winter of 1864
in Le Locle, nestling in the Neuchâtel mountains. Like every other year, the
season was far too harsh for tilling the soil and drove farmers to become
watchmakers. In 1865, Georges Favre-Jacot, a youthful native of the village
barely 22 years of age, founded his watch factory. It was not the first, nor
the only one, but it would change forever the way of producing watches. He had
spacious light-filled workshops built in a location where they still stand
today. They were the first to be fitted with electric lighting and he assembled
all the region’s key talents there. Over the years, the factory grew into an international
company renowned for the excellence of its production and Georges Favre-Jacot
became a captain of industry such as one encounters only a handful per century.
Throughout the period the firm remained under his wise guidance, this youthful visionary
would consistently instil a unique mind-set into his teams.</span></span>
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the mother of innovation…</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The
daring cultivated by a company is a state of mind that must flow from the top
down. The “Zenith spirit”, the famous enterprising spirit of George Favre-Jacot,
passed on by subsequent generations, became a genetic code nurtured by a whole
host of artisans at the height of their powers. The very ones who would enable
the Manufacture to set a number of records, including an absolute all-time one:
300 patents, 600 movement variations and 2,333 prizes in the field of chronometry
(precision timekeeping).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">1969.
Six months before humankind’s first steps on the moon, the Zenith master-watchmakers
introduced the world’s first integrated automatic chronograph movement. While
it was the first of its kind, it was also the most accurate, since it beat at
the hitherto unprecedented frequency of 36,000 vibrations per hour. The aptly
named El Primero chronograph movement has since given its name to an entire
Zenith collection and equipped a number of Haute Horlogerie models. While it
has now earned the status of an industry benchmark, the Manufacture has never
ceased surpassing itself in the demanding field of precision.</span></span></div>
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add their own touch of mastery…</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The best
means of alleviating the loss of amplitude of a movement that is winding down
is to compensate for the progressively reduced force of its barrel. Two years of
research and development enabled the Zenith magicians to accommodate within the
tiny space of a wristwatch a 300 year-old system: the fusée and chain
mechanism. The helical shape of its fusée means that the mechanism is able to
keep the driving force perfectly stable, even during the letting down of the
spring. The chain ensuring transmission between the barrel and the fusée
comprises 575 parts and measures 18 cm long. Double links alternate with
intermediate links to create a highly complex structure that enables the chain,
once rewound, to withstand an over three-kilo traction force. Throughout the
power reserve (at least 50 hours), the mainspring transmits its energy to the
fusée via the chain which coils around the barrel. By adjusting the variations in
tension, the fusée regularises the force distributed to the going train and
then to the silicon escape-wheel. The size and the cone-like shape of the fusée
stem from particularly complex calculations performed for each of its seven
construction stages.</span></span></div>
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engenders daring…</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">To mark
Zenith’s 150th anniversary, the Academy Georges Favre-Jacot offers a
magnificent compendium of the multiple skills exercised within the Manufacture.
More than a mere tribute, this Haute Horlogerie model testifies to a profound
respect for the spirit of the founder without whom nothing would have ever have
taken shape.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On the
technical side, the Academy Georges Favre-Jacot naturally houses – what else? –
a high-frequency hand-wound El Primero 4810 movement. Occupying the entire
lower right-hand side of the dial, the power-reserve display between 4 and 5
o’clock topped by the inscriptions “Force constante” and “High frequency”, gives
an immediate indication of the movement’s high quality. To its left, the small
seconds subdial between 7 and 8 o’clock bears the logo of the Manufacture with
the guiding star.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">But the
feature that immediately catches the eye and will strike connoisseurs is the
upper dial opening revealing the fusée and chain transmission, with the barrel
between 10 and 11 o’clock and the fusée around which the chain wraps itself
located between 1 and 2 o’clock. While the movement takes more than 50 hours to
unwind, meaning for the chain to coil around the barrel, a few seconds of
winding via the stem are enough to see the fusée and barrel turning
counter-clockwise to the running direction in order for the chain to once again
wrap around the fusée. Two bridges screwed to the mainplate support the arbors
of the fusée and barrel, giving the watch the look of a late 19th century
architectural accomplishment. The barrel is engraved with the inscriptions
Zenith/Manufacture Le Locle.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The
finest talents of the Manufacture were enlisted in achieving this masterpiece
logically issued on this exceptional occasion in a 150-piece limited edition.
The incredible technical sophistication of the Academy Georges Favre-Jacot is
teamed with an equally refined aesthetic approach to its exterior, combining
modern lines with perfect proportions, while evoking the brand’s glorious past.
The 18-carat rose gold case, along with the brown alligator leather strap,
undoubtedly contribute to its noble bearing. The slender bezel rims a grained
silver-toned dial crafted according to the finest watchmaking traditions. The
hours and minutes hands are blued, while the seven hour-markers are gold-plated
and facetted.</span></span></div>
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today as in yesteryear</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">150
years of creations infused with a sense of daring and an enterprising spirit
deserve a celebration! 2015 will be a festive year brimming with events that
will be announced in due course. Watch this space…</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Introducing a fresh tribute in the ongoing saga of the Métiers d’Art collection, Vacheron Constantin presents The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac – a series of captivating timepieces based on the 12-year cycle.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A symbol of a vivacious, independent spirit, the sign of the goat will take over from the horse on February 19th 2014. To mark this occasion, the Manufacture presents two new watch creations magnificently enhanced by enamelling and engraving.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Since its founding in 1755, Vacheron Constantin has excelled in the field of precious ornamental techniques and cultivates passionate ties with the artistic crafts that it has consistently promoted by nurturing the transmission of expertise from one generation to the next. This know-how provides the Geneva-based watchmaking House with the opportunity to highlight its fundamental values – including of course its constant quest for excellence, as well as sharing passion, passing on knowledge and openness to the world expressed through unconditional support for both native and foreign forms of artistic expression.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Paper-cutting, at the crossroads of Western and Eastern cultures<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">China, a land with which Vacheron Constantin first began establishing a trust-based relationship from 1845 onwards, is famous for a number of discoveries including the invention of paper. It also initiated the art of paper-cutting or Jianzhi, a technique that appears on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list, and is echoed in Scherenschnitt, the popular art of paper-cutting born in the Pays d’Enhaut region of Switzerland. Sculpted in paper according to the principles of Jianzhi, the animals of the Chinese zodiac provide a remarkable demonstration of the art of using full and empty spaces. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A challenge that Vacheron Constantin has taken up and translated into the field of watchmaking thanks to the skill of its experienced artisans. Engravers and enamellers have worked in alternating pairs on the Year of the Goat, models crafted in pink gold or platinum and issued in two 12-piece limited series exclusively available through Vacheron Constantin Boutiques.<br /> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> A contemporary alliance of traditional artistic crafts for a magnificent dial<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The leaf motif appearing on the dial and stemming from classic Chinese iconography, is etched directly in the metal. The pattern remains semi-embedded and stands out from its gold base by a subtle stage-setting of variously accentuated reliefs creating a depth effect. The raised honeysuckle flowers appear to be floating over the dial. With the goat engraving, on which the details of the fleece measure a mere fraction of a millimetre, the artisan provides a tangible expression of the artistic vision behind this creation.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />Then comes the stage of Grand Feu enamelling, a technique invented in Geneva and which remains the exclusive preserve of a rare breed of artisans. By applying the enamel in successive layers, the enamel specialist further enhances the visual intensity of the blue or bronze-toned dial. The necessity of maintaining tight control of the colour and the reactions to the firing process that takes place in a kiln at around 800 to 900°C, calls for a specific way of reasoning that takes years to acquire. A final layer of enamel is then applied before a final firing operation that vitrifies the dial and lends a shiny glazed effect that gives added definition to the floral motif. The goat is delicately applied to the centre of the dial, exuding a sense of calm and serenity through the sapphire crystal.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A calibre focusing on space with an original display<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Métiers d’Art The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac collection owes its superb scope for expressing the decorative arts notably to Calibre 2460 G4. In keeping with its longstanding tradition of offering a broad variety of original displays, Vacheron Constantin perpetuates the art of watchmaking by providing a hands-free display of time. It does so through four windows respectively revealing the hour, the minutes, the day and the date. The first two indications are of the dragging kind and the last two of the jumping type, and each appears through one of the four apertures arranged around the central dial motif. Beating at a rate of 28,800 vibrations per hour, the mechanical self-winding movement is equipped with a 22-carat gold oscillating weight adorned with a dynamic geometrical motif inspired by the shape of the Maltese Cross, the historical House emblem. All its parts are treated to exceptionally sophisticated finishing that meets the criteria laid down by the Hallmark of Geneva – one of the highest tokens of horological craftsmanship created in 1886 and recognised around the world. This requirement now applies to the entire timepiece, which is duly certified by the Hallmark of Geneva.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Year of the Goat model, part of the Métiers d’Art The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac collection, is endowed with that unique touch of soul possessed by watches bearing the Hallmark of Geneva. With this exceptional collection, Vacheron Constantin intends to pursue its special ongoing dialogue with collectors and devotees of Fine Watchmaking.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">TECHNICAL DATA<br />References 86073/000P-9890 - Platinum<br />86073/000R-9889 - Pink gold<br />Métiers d’Art The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac<br />2015, year of the goat<br />Hallmark of Geneva certified timepieces<br />Pieces only available through the Vacheron Constantin Boutiques<br />Caliber 2460 G4<br />Developed and manufactured by Vacheron Constantin<br />Mechanical, self-winding<br />31.00 mm (11’’’ ¼) diameter<br />6.05 mm thick<br />Approximately 40 hours power reserve<br />4Hz (28,800 vibrations/hour)<br />237 components<br />27 jewels<br />Indications Hours, minutes, date and month in apertures<br />Case Platinum 950 / 18K 5N pink gold<br />40 mm diameter, 12.74 mm thick<br />Transparent sapphire crystal caseback<br />Water-resistance tested at a pressure of 3 bar (approx. 30 meters)<br />Dial 18K gold dial, hand-engraved and Grand Feu enamelled<br />Hand-engraved platinum 950 / 18K 5N gold goat<br />Strap Dark blue / Brown Mississippiensis alligator leather, hand stitched, saddle-finish, large square scales<br />Clasp Platinum 950 / 18K 5N pink gold folding clasp<br />Half Maltese cross-shaped<br />Accessories Delivered with a corrector pen, a magnifying glass and a dedicated brochure to better showcase the craftsmanship and the technicality behind these creations<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Limited edition of 12 pieces for each model<br />“2015” engraved on the back of each timepiece</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Linde Werdelin strengthens
its lineup once more with the addition of its first Titanium Grade 5 wristwatch
featuring an in-house moonphase complication, available in a very limited run
of 59 pieces.</span></div>
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The Oktopus BluMoon celebrates the brand’s coming of age by mastering the
infamously challenging case material with an intricate blend of satin,
polished, and microbillé finishing to create a stunning interplay of light
reflections.<br />
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The beautiful creation is a result of long hours of meticulous hand-finishing
every corner and facet of the titanium case by a master artisan in
Switzerland, who laboriously imprints a unique finish on each individual
numbered model.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Unique brilliance ripples across the Oktopus BluMoon’s multi-faceted titanium
sculpted case, heightening the photorealistic moons in Linde Werdelin’s iconic
complication against its royal blue backdrop.<br />
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The Oktopus BluMoon comes in a 44mm (w) by 46mm (l) Titanium Grade 5 case, and
is available at CHF16,000 / US$17,000 excluding VAT in an exclusive series
of 59 pieces worldwide.</span></span><br />
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