If you’re a car aficionado then you’re likely familiar with Top Gear and the Stig.  Glance above, and you are looking at the Stig’s #1 car. Holding the Top Gear record for the fastest vehicle around their famous test track, the Gumpert Apollo Sport is now coming stateside. Up until now, the vehicle was only available in Europe but now, Arizona’s Evolution Motorsports has entered into a partnership with the German company to bring 10 of these vehicles stateside annually. Supercars fit under three basic categories. There is Fast, Crazy Fast, and Are-You-Out-Of-Your-Freaking-Mind fast. This one falls into the latter with it’s 800 horsepower and active aerodynamics package. Want one? Sign up now and bring along $415,625. They will be sold just as fast as they can drive.  [via techeblog]

Denmark is known for exporting some decadent designs…  from Bang & Olufsen’s to the tasty Heineken beer, this nordic nation exudes style. Add one more product to the list of wonderful exports– The Zenvo ST1 supercar. Looking like the lovechild of the Nissan GT-R and a Maserati Gran Turismo, it is surely a vehicle that will grab your eyes and will not allow you to look away. Designed by Zenvo Automotive, the ST1 is a mid-mounted, turbocharged and supercharged supercar with a 7.0-liter V8 engine that puts out an incredible 1,104 horsepower pumped out through a six-speed manual gearbox. While there is nothing else like it on the road today, expect to never see one on the road. There will only be 15 produced. Just like American Express, membership into the owner’s club of this beast will certainly have it’s privileges.  [via autoblog]

Usually, parts for vehicles are first tested on machines used in motor sports. Think of the race cars as the guinea pigs. Reiter Engineering is a company that competes in various motor sports circuits around the world and they have just unveiled a beast of a machine. The Murcielago R-GT race car is a street legal race car with modifications that are usually only found in track vehicles. A carbon fiber front spoiler and rear wing, OZ racing wheels, suspension components and the essential upgraded breaks are some of the touches that could set your Murcielago (if you are lucky) from the rest of the bats on the road. Overkill you say? Maybe to some, but get behind the wheel and you most likely will say something is missing and that something would be in your garage.  [via autoblog]

Tag Heuer has a long history of professional timepieces dating all the way back to 1916 when they introduced the world’s first stopwatch. Named the Mikrograph, it could time events to the hundredth of a second. 92 years later Tag Heuer continues to be a leader when it comes to exquisite timepieces– and this year’s offering doesn’t disappoint. Tag Heuer’s latest is the Grand Carrera Chronograph Calibre 17 RS, which pays homage to the 1964 Carrera chronograph and updates it with the Calibre RS movement. The movement features GT-engine-inspired rotating systems that indicate the seconds in the window at three o’clock and the minutes at nine o’clock. With the Calibre 17 RS, Tag Heuer continues to evolve their iconic Carrera timepiece collection by looking into the future while celebrating its storied past.  [via tagheuer]

BDI’s Marina is much more than elegant furniture design. On this piece, it’s what you do not see that makes all the difference. Electronics are discreetly concealed, yet accessible behind IR-friendly doors. Engineered with cleverly integrated features such as speaker and media storage compartments, cable management, hidden wheels and flow-through ventilation, the meridian is designed to perform as well as the TV that’s on it. With the BDI Meridian, you can almost guarantee yourself that your TV will not be the only thing that is state of the art.  [via bdiusa]

File this one under “brilliant”.  Why?  A good song isn’t always planned– it happens on the fly, often when you’re least expecting it.  What could have started as a bad chord, a missed string or a two-handed mistake could lead to the next Billboard hit.  To ensure you never miss a beat, the Ovation iDea Guitar has a built-in recorder that captures those spontaneous moments of song writing. The guitar’s pickup grabs the sound of the strings, while a built in microphone records the vocals. The songs are automatically saved as MP3s and be transferred directly to a PC for editing and sharing. Whether you’re an up-and-comer or already big time, this is one brilliant song-writing companion.  Just don’t forget to hit that little record button…  [ovation]

Designed to withstand the harshest conditions, Bell & Ross watches have long been a favorite of adventurers and pilots. The BR 02 Instrument watch continues B & R’s long standing tradition with its 44mm carbon-coated stainless steel case, helium release valve, black dial and an internal rotating elapse time bezel. Water resistant to 500 meters, the Bell & Ross Instrument BR 02 has a self winding movement and is secured with a black rubber strap and steel clasp. With an additional tactical strap and steel buckle, this watch should hold up nicely whether your piloting an F-22 or the mean streets wherever in your ‘hood.  [6114.50 at jurawatches]

Citroen has long been known for designing vehicles which could be considered cutting edge in the looks department. The Hypnos is the next evolution of their design strategy. Designed as a diesel-electric hybrid 4×4, the concept measure 16 feet in length and it uses rear hinged back doors and an offset seating arrangement. Inside is where this concept’s technical achievements start to show. With innovative and intelligent technology such as a face-recognition system that adjusts the cabin environment to its occupant’s emotions, thermo-sensitive ambient lighting, a faceless clock and diamond-shaped instrument clusters. The four sculpted seats are made of prism-shaped components and can be inflated and deflated to give occupants upper and lower back massages on the go.  Additionally, passengers can customize their own space using the pivotal blades of the central helix-shaped console, which includes a range of controls such as the vehicle’s air-conditioning settings. The aptly named Hypnos can easily leave you hypnotized with its myriad of creature comforts– and that’s what road trips are all about.  [via dezeen]

Even though this is technically a concept car, we consider it one beastly little trike. Desgined by Alex Hodge in New Zealand, this is one example of what could help bring the Big 3 back from the darkside. Powered by a Honda RC51 V-twin 999cc engine with a redline of 10,000rpm, this trike will reach a top speed of 144 MPH. With three 19-inch lightweight alloy wheels equipped with twin rear and front disc brakes, it assures you that you can bring it back down from 144 to zero in a hurry. Made from a fiberglass outer shell and an alloy chassis, it gives this land jet the necessary aerodynamics to make sure the wind on the freeway won’t affect your 0-60 times. With its jet-style canopy, you can have the fighter plane you wanted without having to join the military. All you need is the Ray Ban’s and your call sign and the sky’s the limit.  [via dvice]