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With the launch of Rolls-Royce’s new RR4 model, named “The Ghost,” debuting in Frankfurt, Germany, in September, the luxurious car brand has put together an online “dream machine” site to give everyone a chance to create and customize the Rolls that best suits their discriminating taste. Even though, the majority of the population will never be able to actually buy the new model, it’s still provides plenty of fun for those that dream of seeing one in their driveway.

The 200EX itself is an experimental car designed to carry over to the production RR4 model set to go on sale in North America in 2010 for an estimated price of $280,000 to $300,000 (which is still cheaper than the big Phantom’s $382,000 price tag), but the interactive website gives you some luxurious fun for absolutely no money.

As you tool around the site, you’ll see features that simply don’t exist on more affordable vehicles: folding picnic tables for your backseat passengers to enjoy a meal en route, a panoramic sunroof covering two-thirds of the roof, and rear-hinged coach doors that swing open 83 degrees for a movie-star exit. The “visualiser” feature allows you to create your customized Ghost, with palettes to change the exterior paint colors, interior leather trims, dashboard wood veneers, and an option to hide or show the satin silver front bonnet trim.

The 200EX micro-site also includes an “explore” option, which, once you click on the little blue blinking bubbles, highlights the car’s luxurious details: an elongated bonnet coated in a silver satin finish, a clock in the front dash faced with not just glass, but fancy green glass, and the iconic Rolls-Royce Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament that even retracts into the hood for its own protection. via.

Last year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’ Elegance in California was the setting for the very first public presentation of the new Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport. The response was extremely positive and now production of this roadster – limited to 150 units – is to begin at Molsheim with the first vehicles being delivered this summer at a price of about $1.9 million (excluding taxes and transportation). The first 50 of these are going exclusively to registered Bugatti customers. So far 30 Grand Sports have been ordered. The Chassis Number one auctioned at the Pebble Beach Auction by Gooding and Company last summer sold for $3.19 million. Read on at DUBMagazine.com.

Juan Pablo Montoya, driver of the No. 42 Target Chevrolet for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, and wife Connie Montoya are scheduled to appear at the DUB Tour display on the Daytona International Speedway Midway at 4:00 pm ET on Saturday, July 4, 2009 prior to the Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola. The Montoya’s will be on-hand for a special Q&A session with 102 JAMZ FM personality and mid-day host Ronda Jordan, and to accept a donation on behalf of their charity, Formula Smiles. Tickets for the Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola on Saturday night, July 4 start at $40. Tickets are available on your web-enabled phone at mobile.daytonainternationalspeedway.com, online at www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com or by calling 1-800-PITSHOP.

Don’t forget to check out Juan Pablo Montoya’s article on DUBMagazine.com for an inside peek into the life of one of NASCAR’s big names.

Say hello to The Whirl, a turbine powered ATV. The Whirl is based off a Polaris RZR and features an old 1960’s jet turbine powered engine. No need to really explain anything else…just watch the video and check it out for yourself!

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To celebrate the expansion of the F-Sport program, Lexus is offering a 20% discount coupon for purchases on any F-Sport accessory. The coupon is valued at up to $2,000 (20% of a $10,000 purchase) and valid only during the month of July. Lexus recently extended its F-Sport accessories to IS C and GS. F-Sport is also available for IS an IS AWD. Download here.

The hot rumor is that Brian Deegan, the winningest medallist in X-Games Freestyle Motocross will compete in the Rally Super Special at this summer’s event. Deegan won last week’s round of the Lucas Off-Road Truck series in the Pro-Lite class. He recently made his rally car debut at the Susquehannock Trail Rally. Check out the video for more details.

German tuner Arden first introduced the Arden A-Type AJ way back in 1999 at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The model was very well received but the they only produced 13 units. Now 10 years later they have decided to add five additional units of the very limited edition model. It’s based on the Jaguar XK that were built between 1997 and 2005. The Arden model features new fenders, with built-in gills, widening the car by 5cm, modified bumpers, side mirrors, side skirts along with 20-inch alloy wheels. Some of the performance modifications include six-piston caliper brakes, 370-mm discs and a lowered suspension. No pricing info was released with the announcement of the re-issue.

Caractere, a Belgian tuning house, specializes in design programs for VW, Porsche and Audi. In October the tuner is planning to introduce a new styling kit for the Audi Q5. The package features a complete fromnt bumper that is compatible with the company’s S-line version, a roof spoiler, rear spoiler, rear hatch blend and a ten-piece set of wheel arch extensions. It also has CW1 wheels and are available in 18-inch, 19-inch and 20-inch sizes. Each of the parts mentioned in the kit are made from PURim. Check out the images and let us know what you think!

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For the first time since 1993 the 2010 Chevy Camaro outsold the 2010 Ford Mustang in monthly sales. According to Automotive News the 9,320 Camaros were sold in comparison to 7,362 Mustangs. The muscle car war is starting to heat up and that is good news for American carmakers. GM sold 14,000 Camaros before the car went on sale. It will be interesting to see of the Camaro can continue to win and claim the sales title for the year. The last time that happened was in 1985. It definitely has the upprhand at the moment and the fact that you can see it in the current cummer blockbuster movie Tranformers 2 is only going to help. So will the Camaro hold up and continue to stay hot? We’ll keep you posted…stay tuned!

BMW is looking to stay ahead of the curve and will attempt to do so in the next few years by launching some new updated versions of their top models and new vehicles that we haven’t seen from them before. One of the new vehicles will be seeing is the X1 SUV. This will be BMW’s first venture into the compact SUV market that is currently controlled by cars like the Toyota RAV4 and Honda CRV. The X1 will feature a range of engines including a 3.0L powertrain that produces 258hp, 0-62mph time 6.8 seconds and a top speed of 127mph. The X1 will go on sale in Europe this fall, but don’t get too excited just yet because the X1 won’t be available in the U.S. until 2011. The car is expected to be priced at around $30,000 and is expected to make its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September.