ˆ Rent an R8 for $8,000 per day... not including the flight to Tokyo

tags : audi , audi r8 , audir8 , hotel , hotels , japan , peninsula , peninsula hotel , peninsula tokyo , peninsulahotel , peninsulatokyo , r8 , r8 peninsula hotel , r8peninsulahotel , tokyo

The Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong bought 13 Rolls-Royce Phantoms for shuttling guests around the city. The Peninsula Hotel in Tokyo has purchased just one car, and will leave the guest to drive himself. That car is an R8, finished in the hotel's trademark Brewster Green, with a gold Peninsula logo outside, and cognac leather inside. To avail yourself of it -- once you've gotten to Tokyo -- you'll need to book the Peninsula Suite, which goes for the ho-hum figure of ¥850,000 per night. That $8,000 U.S. every day to burble at single-digit speeds in Tokyo traffic, although you are allowed to take it outside of Tokyo. Come to think of it, the speeds probably don't matter -- if you have that kind of money, there's a good chance you've got an R8 or better in your own garage already...

posted : 9/16/2008 @6:39:16 AM

ˆ Saab drives icy Aero-X through wall of ICEHOTEL

tags : gm , ice sculpture , icehotel , icesculpture , saab aero-x , saab sculpture , saabaero-x , saabsculpture

The Saab Aero-X was one hot concept in Geneva back in 2006, and it looks just as impressive as a full-scale block of ice. Top Saab designer Simon Padian teamed up with ICEHOTEL designer Tjåsa Gusfors to create a sweet sculpture of the Aero-X at the ICEHOTEL in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden. The sculptures were created for Saab's Move Your Mind Room design exercise, which challenges viewers conceptions of what is expected or normal, and to help you feel more connected to the Saab brand. We haven't seen the display in person and we're not hip to the PR marketing psychobabble, but we can attest to the fact that it sure looks cool in pictures. The Aero-X coming out of a block of ice is very Die Another Day, which is a nice touch. Hit the jump to view Saab's press conference, and click the gallery below to see some stunningly beautiful high res shots of the frozen Aero-X.

posted : 2/12/2008 @5:41:25 PM

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