Posted on 21 April 2009
Move over, Hot Wheels! Ridemakerz is unleashing a new breed of kick-ass toy cars. Based on models like the new Dodge Challenger, the Mini Cooper, and the Scion xB, these muscle cars—sized roughly as a football—are available with a variety of options including wheels, tires, exhaust pipes, and spoilers. They can even play music! Now how funky is that? Add $25 to the deal and you get to upgrade your toy of choice to an R/C car. Prices for the cars themselves run from $10-$29.
Here’s a sneak peak at Ridemakerz first ever effort on this project, a replica of the 2010 Ford Mustang:

Posted on 27 March 2009
There’s always a first time. And, according to Autocar, this is Dacia’s.
Presenting the Dacia Duster, an SUV crossover known as Dacia’s first ever concept car.

Impressive output for a first-time effort, if you ask me, especially in the design department. You just gotta love how those doors swing open! And I’ve heard its cabin, which is a two-tone chocolate and blue, has been designed to complement its gray paint finish. Plus, it includes a bold grille design and reconfigurable seats. Cool.
Posted on 23 March 2009
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Paint Packages
You want exclusivity, and the Pur Sang, the Fbg Par Hermès, and Sang Noir editions of the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 are not yet enough? Then you are one greedy bastard! I mean, c’mon, you just got to have it for these Bugatti Veyrons. Each has its own personality—and you are free to find yours in them. Well, not exactly free, like, price tag-free. Yes, half a mil is quite a deal, but if you are down for a stylized avatar of one of today’s fastest accelerating and decelerating production cars, then dig in. Who knows, you might end up with a convertible? Just be ready with the moolah to back up such ravenous desire.
Posted on 20 March 2009
Mercedes-Benz Airscarf
“From easy, breezy CoverGirl.” Oh-kaay, so that was a bit off-sounding given that we are talking about cars here—not America’s Next Top Model. But possibly this is the very feeling you will get when you install this new Mercedes widget. You see, positioned just below the headrest, this vent is designed to blow warm air on your nape. It may be a tickly sensation, yes, but it also will not fail to somehow relax you as you cruise the city, giving a feel of how Mother Nature caresses you once you run free on her windy mountain bosom.
The Mercedes-Benz Airscarf is part of a $3,750-package on the 2009 SL550. Meanwhile, it is sold for only $510 on the SLK55 AMG.
Posted on 19 March 2009
BMW Comfort Access
Technically, this BMW gizmo is not something we can classify as a customization item since, unlike most auto upgrades, you do not install or apply this to your auto. But the comfort it brings is quite admirable. Basically, what it does is to save your thumb from the labor of pressing your power windows’ hard-to-operate buttons. As its name suggests, it gives comfortable access. But not only for your power windows; throw in the roster your convertible roof, your car doors, even your engine (use the mini-control to ignite it, yes that’s possible). The BMW Comfort Access is priced at $500 on the 1- and 3-series models, $1,000 on other BMWs.
Posted on 16 March 2009
Lexus Executive Package
So you thought the Battle of Leather (see previous posts on the Porsche Customized Leather List and the Mercedes-Benz Designo Interior) has ended? Well, you see, Lexus has its version. If one is creamy coffee, the other milky caramel, Lexus’s is white chocolate. (What is up with the sweets and leather analogies anyway? Sorry.) But then, leather is not the main game of the Lexus Executive Package. What gives it a unique appeal for customization is its ability to provide you a restful recline: a back-tilting rear seat with an extending leg rest! As they say, chillax! That is chill + relax for those who know not.
If you plan on scoring the Lexus LS460L any time soon, just add $12,675 and you can have this feature for on- and off-road slacking.
Posted on 12 March 2009
Mercedes-Benz Drive-Dynamic Seats
Traffic jam, especially when you are already running late, is hassling. Off-the-Richter hassling. And so these dynamic seats might give you a hand. A hand to provide you massage, that is. Yes, them electronic seats are capable of giving massage service right inside your car. Indeed, a relaxing response to traffic’s nerve-racking terror.
According to a source, these seats are available as a standalone option on the S550 for $1,820 and are part of the $5,290 Premium 2 package on the CL550. They, too, are standard equipment on any AMG or V-12 CL- or S-class.
Posted on 11 March 2009
Rolls-Royce Starlight Headliner
Imagine Jonathan Foreman crooning to his heart’s content the lines, “When I look at the sta-a-a-ars, when I look at the staaaaaars! When I look at the sta-a-a-ars, the sta-a-a-ars, I feel like myself. Yeah!” This one is actually a favorite. Is it not cool to have the Milky Way right above your head as you drive? The only thing to hinder a straight “Hell yeah!” is a starlit $12,100-price tag.
Posted on 09 March 2009
Mercedes-Benz Designo Interior
Of course, Mercedes will not just rest on its laurels, sitting pretty on the classiness and comfortableness exuded by the Porsche Customized Leather List. Here is its answer to that: the Designo Interior. The breakthrough’s highlight are the velour floor mats which are very much kingly in providing comfort to your soles. And such price for a king? $12,015. Summon the Knights of the Round Table! We are planning a solicitation program right now.
Posted on 06 March 2009
A lot of novel car items are coming out today. Custom fanatics are sure not to shrug these items off as they are good considerations to provide rides with pomp and poshness. But let me put a caveat to the invitation: most of these thingamajigs come with a price that will burn big, big holes in your pockets.
First stop, something to turn your car’s interior into a word-class lounge.
Porsche Customized Leather List
It is like creamy coffee splashed all over the place, but that is fine. Who wants that boring black leather anyway? With this as your car interior, it is inevitable to feel a little like Snoop Doggy Dogg: classy yet with the flavorsome jive. Drop it like it’s hot.
The option list of Porsche is known to be expansive (and expensive). I heard if you want some of this creamy goody leather on your ride’s vent slats—just on the vent slats, it will cost (drum roll, please) $365. First class, baby.