Bombardier introduced the Global Express in 1996 it’s a large Cabin and ultra long range business jet. Capable of going between most of the world’s cities non-stop including NY to Tokyo. The Global Express is truly a global collaboration with parts being supplied from vendors from North American, Europe and Asia. Powered by Rolls Royce engines this modern airframe is giving Gulfstream a run for the title of “King of the corporate fleet”. With a cabin that almost 30 percent larger than the narrow bodied Gulfstream. Global owners have gained the bragging rights of having the largest corporate jet cabin. That is until the Gulfstream 650 goes into service.
Some Global Express XRS specifications: Cabin 6′3′” height, 8′3″ wide and 48′ long. Range an amazing 6325 NM with 12 passengers aboard comfortably.
IAS comments: The Global Express has the largest volume cabin of the business jets and excellent range. We consider the Global Express the Rolls Royce of business jet it’s roomy comfortable and excellent performer in all areas.
Choosing between Gulfstream and Global is like choosing between a Bentley and Rolls. They are both excellent aircraft aircraft. We recommend you try it out for size once you ride in a Global you never want to ride in anything else except perhaps a BBJ(Boeing Business Jet or ACJ(Airbus Corporate Jet), we’ll speak about those at a later date.
My Yacht F1 Monaco is a luxury 3-day hospitality experience at the Monaco Grand Prix catering to discerning individuals and luxury brands. Last years sponsors included Bombardier/Learjet, Vertu and Bugatti whose high net worth clients were among the guests. The Friday evening party was attended by Lewis Hamilton, former Ferrari CEO Jean Todt & his girlfriend Michelle Yeoh, plus SAS Prince Albert of Monaco, who is already confirmed to attend for this year 2010. The track-side location ensures a fantastic view of the racetrack and both the party and the weekend provide an exclusive and convivial setting. This year guests will also have the very rare opportunity to take laps in a pace car around the CLOSED Grand Prix Circuit during the race weekend. This is something that very few people will ever have the chance to do.
By Privé’s standards the Porsche 918 Spyder is a true masterpiece from the beautifully sculpted design to its new drive technology hybrid engine. When it does come available (and it will), this state of the art vehicle will be top on our list of acquisitions for our exotic car rental division.
The 918’s engine like its design is a work of pure genius. A 3.4-liter V8 petrol burner is combined with electric motors to put out 500bhp, while featuring the mind-altering acceleration to go from a standing start to 62mph in just 3.2 seconds. Topping out at of 320 km/h (198 mph), and a lap time on the Nordschleife of Nürburgring in less than 7:30 minutes, faster than even the Porsche Carrera GT, while on the other hand offering a very respectable 78mpg fuel economy. The energy reservoir is a fluid-cooled lithium-ion battery positioned behind the passenger cell. The big advantage of a plug-in hybrid is that the battery can be charged on the regular electrical network. A further point is that the car’s kinetic energy is converted into electrical energy fed into the battery when applying the brakes, thus providing additional energy for fast and dynamic acceleration. A button on the steering wheel allows the driver to choose among four different running modes: The E-Drive mode is for running the car under electric power alone, with a range of up to 25 km or 16 miles. In the Hybrid mode the 918 Spyder uses both the electric motors and the combustion engine as a function of driving conditions and requirements, offering a range from particularly fuel-efficient all the way to extra-powerful. The 918 Spyder is one of three Porsche models with hybrid drive that made their world debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show this week. This trio – made up of Porsche’s new Cayenne S Hybrid SUV with parallel full-hybrid drive, the 911 GT3 R Hybrid racing car with electric drive on the front axle and a flywheel mass battery, and the two-seater high-performance 918 Spyder mid-engined sports car with plug-in hybrid – clearly demonstrates not only the great bandwidth of this new drive technology, but also the innovative power of Porsche as a genuine pioneer in hybrid drive.
The Abu Dhabi Yacht Show (ADYS) starts tomorrow at the Yas Marina everyday from 2pm-10pm.
ADYS is the premier Middle East exhibition dedicated to the superyacht and megayacht segment – vessels between 30-100 metres in length. The lineup of yacht exhibitors is a “Who’s Who” of the international leisure maritime industry, from shipbuilders to registries to yacht brokers.
Yas Hotel & Marina photography by Roy Van Zoggel from YachtsXL.
ADYS Video provided by Yachtsxl. They will be at ADYS this year so please visit them and say hello.
Nicknamed WHY 58×38, the yacht features a 25-meter interior swimming pool, three decks and a 36-meter “beach” along the back, which will also be the ship’s widest part. Solar panels covering the roof and sides of the vessel will help save at least 200 tons of diesel fuel a year, Hermes said.
“Space is the biggest luxury at sea, and I believe that the next big thing will be taking the time to appreciate that,” Pierre-Alexis Dumas, the artistic director of Hermes, said in the press release. The Dumas family is the majority owner of Hermes.
The YAS Hotel in Abu Dhabi was recently completed, and its curvilinear grid-shell which is covered with over 5,300 diamond-shaped steel panels, containing nearly 5000 LED fixtures is being announced as the world’s largest LED project controlled through RDM (Remote Device Management).
New York based lighting designers Arup Lighting worked with Germany based e:cue lighting control to create lighting effects such as color-changing light sequences, and to play customized three dimensional low-resolution video content, on the grid-shell.
The Yas Hotel is one of the main architectural features of the ambitious 36-billion-dollar Yas Marina development and accompanying Formula 1 raceway circuit, also near completion. Asymptote’s founders and partners Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture envisioned an architectural landmark embodying various key influences and inspirations ranging from the aesthetics and forms associated with speed, movement and spectacle to the artistry and geometries forming the basis of ancient Islamic art and craft traditions.
The building was designed by Asymptote Architecture.
YachtsXL.com was founded on a desire to make the experience of a boat show more accessible than ever, just for those looking for buy, charter, build or refit a superyacht, and any high-net-worth individual searching to be entertained and informed with the most beautiful and informal video’s presentations of the best brands in the super yacht industry.
Launched in November 2009, YachtsXL.com is the first online video portal of its kind that uses a consumer-driven approach to combine all things related to yachts over 24 meters with engaging lifestyle content for the high-net-worth individual.
YachtsXL.com was created as an all-inclusive online boat show to promote charters, brokerage and new build leads within the industry by directing them straight to the managing company. By also encompassing the luxury world of premium lifestyle brands, super yacht toys and premium destinations, YachtsXL.com hopes to provide its users with a fresh and engaging experience each time they visit.
Based in the centre of the yacht building industry and with the right network available on-site we ensure that we will do our bests to keep you up to date. From breaking reports, interviews and new yacht launches to informal documentaries YachtsXL.com will capture the superyacht world on film and will make the super yacht experience easy accessible. Online, Onsite, Mobile.
Porsche has recently announced that a 911 GT3 R Hybrid will be unveiled at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show. Porsche is using hybrid technology in its all-wheel-drive racing car for a few reasons. The car is currently being prepped for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where vehicles race stopping for fuel and to switch drivers (along with any requisite repairs). The hybrid system used in the GT3 R Hybrid provides some fuel economy improvements, but Porsche is not saying exactly how much fuel it saves.
The hybrid system in the GT3 R Hybrid uses a flywheel system that harnesses kinetic energy under braking to power a pair of electric motors mounted in a single assembly. The electric motors and flywheel assembly sit where the passenger seat of a street 911 would normally reside. Power gathered by the flywheel system is sent to the front wheels and when fully charged the hybrid system can provide a 6-8 second burst of power for passing and exiting corners activated by a button on the steering wheel. The flywheel in the hybrid system will reportedly spin as fast as 40,000 rpm.
The pair of electric motors provides an additional 161 horsepower to the front wheels supplementing the 4.0-liter flat-6 that produces 480hp and sends its power to the rear wheels. Porsche is mum on performance claims for the 911 GT3 R Hybrid, but the car will appear on May 15 at the Nurburgring 24 Hours endurance race.
Stuttgart. Exactly 110 years after Ferdinand Porsche developed the world’s first car with hybrid drive, the Lohner Porsche Semper Vivus,
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is once again taking up this visionary drive concept in production-based GT racing: During the Geneva Motor Show, a Porsche 911 GT3 R with innovative hybrid drive is making its debut, opening up a new chapter in the history of Porsche with more than 20,000 wins in 45 years scored by the extremely successful Porsche 911 in racing trim.
The innovative hybrid technology featured in the car has been developed especially for racing, standing out significantly in its configuration and components from conventional hybrid systems. In this case, electrical front axle drive with two electric motors developing 60 kW each supplements the 480-bhp four-litre flat-six at the rear of the 911 GT3 R Hybrid. A further significant point is that instead of the usual batteries in a hybrid road car, an electrical flywheel power generator fitted in the interior next to the driver delivers energy to the electric motors.
The 911 GT3 R Hybrid is a perfect example of the Porsche Intelligent Performance philosophy, a principle to be found in every Porsche: More power on less fuel, more efficiency and lower CO2 emissions – on the track and on the road.
