Apparently the super rich (or perhaps just the companies that cater to the super-rich) aren't aware that there's a global "economic downturn" as my company's management is so fond of reminding us.
Lexus deemed it an excellent time to announce a limited run of 500 $375,000 supercars due out in 2011. Apparently it will feature a 4.8L V10 with around 560HP, and top out over 200mph. Unfortunately for any actual car enthusiasts, it only has an automatic transmission. Leave it to Lexus to make something that looks cool absolutely useless. (disclaimer: I'm not exactly fond of Lexus or any Toyota products.)If that's not enough, Ferrari tuner (yes there are aftermarket tuners for
Ferraris.)Novitec Rosso thought it would be a brilliant idea to put some superchargers on a 430 Scuderia for a total of 747HP boosting top speed a little over 20mph above the standard, run of the mill, pedestrian 430 Scuderia. No information on cost here, but the Scuderia will run you over $300,000 to start with, and they're only making 3 of these, so I expect it to have an equally rare price tag.Then down a few stratospheres in price, but still equally unobtainable to most
people (especially those of us in the US) is the Lotus Exige Stealth/Scura (depending on market. Scura is apparently Italian for "dark"). Again this is a very limited edition, at 35 units worldwide, and not available in the US. Lotus used a "rubberized" paint that is apparently much more durable than standard matte finishes. It features the same drivetrain as the common Exige (260HP 1.8L 4cyl, derived from a Toyota engine) but is about 22lb (10kg) lighter than the standard one. And last but not least, what would the world be without some new $8,000 watches
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