A new concept in executive and luxury travel memberships is coming next month, which will open the doors to a fantasy world for super-rich seeking access to elite air travel. Called Air Platinum Club, the concept offers its members the access to a wide selection of luxury travel options ranging from private jets to luxury watercrafts. It’s an exclusive members-only club with a limited number of memberships available. The club has its own fleet of jets, watercrafts and limousines, which include Gulfstream GIV SP, Global 5000 and Falcon 50 corporate jets, Lazzara LSX Quad 75 and the Doral Alegria 50′ watercrafts, chauffeur service in the Rolls Royce Phantom or Cadillac Escalade ESV, beachfront condos and personal concierge service. The list of self-driven sports cars offered include Ferrari F430 Scuderia, Lamborghini LP 560 Spider, Audi R8 V10, Mercedes SL 65 Black Series, Aston Martin DBS, Bentley Continental GTC and more. Mickael Cohen, CEO, Air Platinum Club, said…

Private air travel is here to stay. It is efficient and practical. Air Platinum Club goes a step further — we provide the kind of personalized services and amenities on an exclusive membership basis that makes the entire travel experience truly premium and stress-free, while still delivering value to the bottom-line.

Additional privileges like helicopter service, gourmet service onboard and access to conference and relaxation rooms at major airports can be enjoyed for additional fees. The club also offers its members personalized brokerage and sales service for both the private jet and luxury yacht markets.

Prices are well below standard charter rates and include more services and benefits for the members. If someone joins during their inaugural month, he/she will be entitles to a 10 percent free flight time. The Platinum membership plans are offered based on usage hours per annum.

Via: JustLuxe

It appears some images of the upcoming Gallardo LP 550-2 have found their way to the web. And these images aren’t some grudging blurred snapshots; they rather look like official images. The Gallardo LP550-2 is built on an RWD system, unlike the usual AWD that appears in cars from the raging bull.

It will be powered by a 5.2-l naturally aspirated V10 churning out 550hp, as is evident from the car’s name. The new car will get a six-speed manual transmission, and will reach 100 km/h from a standing start in just 3.9 seconds. The Gallardo has lost 30 kgs of weight, and with it, 10% has been shed off the price tag. To be produced in a limited production run of 250 units, the LP 550-2 will be available in eight colors for the exterior.

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I am all praise for Sony’s complete line of stylish VIAO notebook PCs. The firm has now taken wraps off the new VAIO Signature Collection, which includes a number of brilliantly crafted VAIOs. Fusing bold designs with high performance, the new Signature Collection offers models within VAIO’s CS, SR, P, Z and TT Series of notebooks. For $4,350, you can have the VAIO Signature Collection Z798Y/X notebook that weighs only 3.3 pounds and comes wrapped in a premium carbon fiber casing for durability. Only 120 units are available. Pricing for the Kaleidoscope Z notebook (Z790DND) from the collection starts at $2,750. Only 300 are available. The VAIO CS390 model features a pink faux crocodile skin finish with a shiny gold trim. With only 400 units available, the pricing starts at $779. It’s also available in faux crocodile red, crocodile brown and deep violet finish. Other notebooks in the Signature Collection include P699 Glossy Black, TT290 Electric Blue, SR490 Champagne Gold and Z790 Bordeaux Red. Despite the hefty price tags, these fashionable editions are sure to get buyers pretty soon.

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The Deltoid double energy concept is a clean, zero emission vehicle running on electricity, or solar power. Its batteries can be recharged through a conventional power socket, or you can park it in the sun and photovoltaic elements in the concept’s roof will charge its batteries. The concept has a wishbone suspension at the front, and depended suspensions for the rear.

The 1+1 seater has chassis comprising a double energy zone system, two horizontal bars are connected to the chassis for increased safety. Rear spoiler on the concept has been fixed with the rear axis, and it generates enough downforce to keep the car stable at high speeds. If you look at the concept from the rear, it actually looks respectable, even good. But its front is a real spoiler; it looks more like Orochimaru’s experiment with some fish, one that went horribly wrong.

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Many would call the Bugatti Type 57 as the most beautiful car ever made, and designer Bruno Delusso’s Bugatti Stratos Concept is, for the most part, inspired from the Type 57. For good measure, the designer has also included cues from Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Mille Miglia, enhancing the looks of the concept.

As is evident from the images, the designer says his concept was never aimed for production, so it does not take into account the technical restrictions that would come forth with a production car. The intention is to create a pure fantasy vehicle. Also, when viewed from a certain angle (see image below), the concept looks a bit like cooked chicken. Either that, or I am very hungry.

Via: Delussu/ Carscoop