Monday, 1 March 2010

The Million Pound Motor

- And its one thousand buck doppelgänger

Here’s a picture of the 1 million pound, Italian supercar the Zonda Tricolore. The car is due to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show (4th–14th March 2010). According to the makers of the car – Pagani – the jet planes of the Italian air force’s aerobatic team were the inspiration behind the vehicle. The car/wannabe-jet can go from 0-62mph in just 3.4 seconds; comes with blue sports seats, special carbon fibre finish to its bodywork, and can max out at a whiplash-inducing 220mph (click here for the science bit). And for those who pride themselves on originality, the car is a complete one-off  – the Joneses wouldn’t be able to keep up with you even if they could afford to.

I don’t have a million pounds; bucks; or even M&M’s right now and I can’t drive, so I’m looking at it from purely an aesthetics point of view. Nevertheless, the “supercar” does look a bit like a suped-up/pimped-out TR7 to me (pictured below).


It's probably a girl thing or the fact, that for a million quid/bucks, I’d expect the car to not only get me from A to B without me having to actually drive it…or park it! – I’d also expect the car to come with an en suite toilet and be capable of wiping my arse, not to mention walking the dog and doing the same for him. 

I guess Knight Rider’s got a lot to answer for…


- Cheyelle Omar



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6 comments:

  1. You must be too young to remember Penelope Pitstop.
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  2. I Googled her - LMAO @ "personal grooming car" - now that's what I'm talkin' 'bout! The pink would have to go thou…

    Ps. People who limit their cultural references to the year they were born, annoy the fuck outta me 8-/
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  3. This episode of Wacky Races explains why I love Penelope.
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  4. LOL it totally should be able to do all that and more! That got me thinking of an infomercial I seen awhile back for a specialized toilet seat--apparently it came with a sensor that would spray your bottom with water and blowdry it. Users described it as "relaxing" and "much better than toilet paper".
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  5. @ Gorilla: Brilliant!! I smiled for the entire 6 minutes. It was like, Some Like It Hot meets King Kong - but with cars and a happy ending. Thanks for the link gorilla, it was a gift; although I fear you may have just got me addicted to Wack(y)…x
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  6. @ eccentricity: Ha! I remember watching infomercials in the States, some were so frikkin mesmerizing I'd lose hours watching absolute shit about an eyebrow template, slimming powder or an exercise machine – without even realizing it!!

    Gutted I missed the "two in one" toilet seat, I reckon it woulda been right up my street - I love a gadget!

    Thanks for stopping by and don’t be a stranger hun x
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