When he isn’t protecting Gotham City from various villains in the Batmobile as his alter ego, Batman, billionaire Bruce Wayne’s vehicle of choice is one of Lamborghini’s sexiest super sports car ever built, the Lamborghini Murcielago LP640. Bruce Wayne’s newest Lamborghini can be first seen prowling the streets in the movie’s new, extended theatrical trailer shown in theaters May 2, 2008, prior to "Iron Man."

The Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Coupe is not Bruce Wayne’s first Lamborghini. The association with the marquee began in 2005 when Propaganda Global Entertainment Marketing, Lamborghini’s entertainment marketing firm for worldwide activities, brokered the deal for the Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster to make its on-screen debut in "Batman Begins." In the film, Bruce Wayne can be seen driving the Lamborghini supercar to an exclusive party with two beautiful models in the passenger seat.

The Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Coupe appearing in "The Dark Knight" is powered by a 640 horsepower 12-cylinder engine and is capable of more than 211 mph.

The Dark Knight" is set to be released in theaters worldwide on July 18, 2008.

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First, congrats Prince Charles for being a responsible leader and driving a Honda Civic Hybrid in public. Shame on you Honda, however, for ever painting a car in such a manner, hybrid or not. You have set back the hybrid image at least five years and completely washed away any notion I had about royal dignity.

I encourage you to buy a Civic and try this at home. Don’t blame me if you blind yourself.

Bond bad girl Rosamund Pike, who played the fit Olympic fencer and double agent Miranda Frost in Die Another Day, is at Waddesdon Manor to pick the car she would like to drive home in. She, far more than fellow judges at the Louis Vuitton Classic like Yasmin Le Bon and Jodie Kidd, is in desperate need of a set of wheels.

"Right now I don’t have any car at all," reveals Pike as we stroll down a millionaire’s row of cars. "In fact I’ve not had a car in the four years since I got my licence. I rent one when I need one and in London that’s not very often."

The irony of her situation is not lost on her. The grand driveway leading to the house is awash with some of the most iconic cars ever made. Her recent Hollywood standing means she could afford most of this automotive eye candy. But she is holding out for, in car terms, Mr. Right. To be more precise, she knows who Mr. Right is but hasn’t yet found the perfect specimen.

"I am looking for a Citroen DS. I have been on the internet but so far I haven’t found the one I want," explains Rosamund with mild defence. Her discomfort is understandable. Here she is, car-less, in a gathering of people like Jay Kay who own dozens. A quizzical look from her audience prompts a brief dissertation on the subject of the boat-like DS from the Oxford-educated, cello-playing erudite.

"I want one because it is beautiful, because the view is panoramic and because it is a design classic," she expands with a ripple of excitement for her dream machine. "It is a romantic car I think. From a style point of view. Have you not read Roland Barthes essay on the DS?"

Just in case you have not studied the 1957 work on the then revolutionary Citroen here is an excerpt: ‘The D.S. – the "Goddess" – has all the features of one of those objects from another universe which have supplied fuel for the neomania of the eighteenth century and that of our own science-fiction: the Deesse is first and foremost a new Nautilus.’

Rosamund has studied the subject of her impending purchase like a punter clutching their form guide at Glorious Goodwood or an art collector perusing the auction rooms. One thing she did not know is that the car’s hydro-pneumatic suspension means it is one of the few cars the clampers cannot ensnare with their Denver Boots. That will be a bonus for the Chelsea resident.

"That’s good," says Rosamund, who once described parking meters and their ridiculous four-minutes-for-20p tariff as her pet hate. "I am not just thinking of it as a runabout. It’s a car with a sense of occasion."

 
Los Angeles, 9/02-This intervCA&E: What kind of mind-numbing jobs did you have before Papa Roach became successful?

Dave: My first job was working at KFC. I followed that up with career advancing opportunities at places like Pizza Hut. The last job I had before we got signed was delivering high-end furniture. I barely made enough money to clear rent; and I had a hundred dollar a month car payment. I had like a Dodge Neon or something like that. Doing what you do to scrape by.

CA&E: So how did you guys get signed?

Dave: It was a lot of hard work. We were a struggling independent band for quite a while. We had a following and were putting out our own records, but we weren’t making any real money. We started off in ‘93 as a garage band. Around ‘96 we found Tobin, who’s our bass player now. It was kind of after that that we became serious. We started getting fans; we started making merchandise and recording our own records and putting out stuff DIY-style. From ‘96 to ‘99 it was constant building, touring, coming to L.A., doing showcases for labels. We made a name for ourselves before signing to a major. Which is almost how you have to do it these days: you gotta be big before you get to be big.

CA&E: Sure, you have to be successful before you’re successful. On the road to success what artists, musicians inspired or influenced you?

Dave: Faith No More is a definite influence. Deftones. Rage Against the Machine. And some of the old stuff, like Zeppelin. Stuff you listen to when you’re growing up. It just engrains itself in your brain and you can’t really let it go.

CA&E: How was it working with Brendan O’Brien?Dave: Back when we were green we’d talk about how it would be cool to work with the guy some day, because he’s done a lot of stuff that we dig on, like Rage’s album, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots. He just did the new Bruce Springsteen record. To work with a producer that we’ve always respected – number one, he was a great motivator. After we came off the road we were pretty burnt, we needed a coach to help us focus. The material was there, but he facilitated a creative flow of energy.

CA&E: So did he help you work out arrangements?

Dave: It was like he became a fifth band member. We went into pre-production and he would be in our practice spot, listening to us jam out; we’d work out different arrangements. We all had our own input in it. It wasn’t like a Phil Specter kind of thing: "You’re making a Brendan O’Brien record so it’s going to sound like this." He just helped bring out what was already there. Definitely a team player.

CA&E: Which drummers do you admire?

Dave: There are a lot of great drummers out there these days. Dave Grohl is one of the top five drummers of all time. Abe of the Deftones, John from System of a Down. A lot of the guys I see them on tour, but I’m also a fan of their work.

CA&E: On lovehatetragedy there isn’t as much rapping. Was it a conscious decision to go away from it?

Dave: I think it started off as a subconscious thing. Somewhere in the back of Coby’s [vocalist Jacoby Shaddix] brain it was like, "I don’t know if I’m feelin’ it." He was just writing down ideas. Once we hit the studio we knew that was the direction the record was going in and that’s what we stuck with.

CA&E: You also co-write some of the lyrics. How did you collaborate?

Dave: On the road we make demo CDs. Sometimes the stuff I was writing would correspond with what Coby was writing. It wasn’t so much we sat down together and wrote a song.

CA&E: What role if any does a car audio system play during the recording process for you?

Dave: Jerry [Horton, guitarist] was the main guy at first who said that our record’s gotta bump in the car. People spend a lot of time in the car, so that’s where they’re going to be listening to the music. A lot of producers will test out a mix in the car first. When we got the advance copy of our record from the mastering lab I took it to my car, not the home [stereo setup].

CA&E: What’s more important to you, sound quality or big bass?

Dave: I like a combination. It’s not just bass, I want to hear all the elements of the music really clearly. Part of that is the low end. I want the full range of frequencies, good imaging.

CA&E: What’s in your changer right now?

Dave: I’m listening to The Hives a lot right now. But my mainstays: Slipknot, the first record; that never really leaves my changer. Deftones. System, Toxicity. Then some old shit like Guns & Roses, Appetite for Destruction. Far, Water and Solutions and like some Zeppelin.

CA&E: Digital or analog recording – is one superior to the other?

Dave: I know the new Korn record was done straight into a hard drive and it sounds crazy good. When I heard some rough mixes of it you could hear every detail, every nuance of the guitar; they had to dirty it up a little, it was too clean. But I don’t think you can say one is better than the other. Each one has its qualities that make it good.

CA&E: So what’s next for the band?

Dave: We’re doing a short tour of Japan. We’re going to be in Europe for eight weeks. We’ll be in Australia for about five weeks. Then we’ll be back in the U.S. early next year [2003] to do our own headlining tour. That’ll be a couple months. And I think we might make another run of Japan and Europe for some festivals. After that we’ll head into the studio and make another record. view took place in West Hollywood, CA, some days before Dave Buckner and the rest of Papa Roach would be leaving for a tour of Japan. Dave tells us he’s going to turn an American classic car into a car audio beast. We hope to bring that to you in the near future. In the meantime, we got his take on the band, working with big-time producer Brendan O’Brien, and music in general, as well as a look at this: a Lexus RX300, outfitted with KMC rims. It’s a cool ride, but our core readers will need to exercise some patience for that project vehicle down the road. Thanks to Dave for taking the time out. -Ben Oh

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Truckers are like motorcycle riders in the way that they invariably customize their rides. It’s probably just as challenging to find a bone stock tractor as it is an unembellished Fat Boy. When you’re plying the roads as much as the big rigs do, why not have some fun and stand apart from the rest of the crowd and their mudflaps decorated with conformist chrome silhouettes of questionable taste? International’s new LoneStar truck will be factory trickable with a new line of Navistar accessories called DoubleSix Customs. While the Autoblog Garage isn’t quite big enough to hold an 18-wheeler, we did dedicate the better part of an hour to International’s website designing the perfect vehicle for hauling our tricked out fleet of Zastavas.

The world’s first right-hand-drive Pagani Zonda is for sale on Auto Trader.

The unique Pagani Zonda is a full UK-spec model which comes with a special signature plaque detailing its production number – one – and the steering wheel on the right side.

This UK-spec Pagani Zonda C12 features a mid-mounted 6-litre V12 engine from Mercedes-Benz which produces 402bhp.

View more pictures of the UK-spec Pagani Zonda

This means the rear-wheel-drive Italian supercar can accelerate from 0-62mph in just 4.2 seconds and hit a top speed of 190mph.
Hudsons International are selling the super-rare Zonda, which comes in a silver-blue colour with a two-tone leather interior and a full sports exhaust.
The Zonda made its world debut at the 1999 Geneva motor show and is one of the newest supercars on the block, built by Horacio Pagani – who was also responsible for the Lamborghini Countach Evoluzione.
It is made from high-tech materials such as carbon-fibre and just a handful are produced each year – making it one of the most exclusive cars in the world.
And both Top Gear presenters Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson are smitten – saying the Zonda is one of the finest supercars ever built.
The Pagani Zonda was originally meant to be named after Formula One champion Juan Manuel Fangio who helped in the engineering work, but following his death, the car was named after a wind current above Argentina – Zonda.
Now you can grab one of the world’s rarest supercars – with the steering wheel on the right-hand-side – for £299,000.

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Deadlock for the biggest spy in the world! Agent 007 remained with no car while filming the "Quantum of Solace", the newest film in the 007 series.

The stunt man who was driving this unique DBS plunged into an Italian lake while filming one of the most difficult scenes in the movie. The driver of the Aston Martin was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
The accident has major consequences for the film. Italian reports say the car was the only one available for shooting, which has spanned the globe from England to Chile and Mexico.
The production has had some difficulties already. A shoot in the famous Inca ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru had to be scrapped in March due to bad weather. Spain is the next locale for the film, which has British actor Daniel Craig reprising his role as the suave secret agent.

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Although the all new isn’t scheduled to hit dealers until October 2008 (January 2009 for the U.S.), the opportunity for a vehicle to be showcased in a scene of the summer’s hottest film, Sex and the City, was too good to pass up. It was however, quite challenging to secure an early release from the prototype vault at the Stuttgart factory.

Having not made its debut prior to the shoot on Rodeo Drive, the vehicle had to travel to the US in a cloak of secrecy. Accompanied by a designated Mercedes-Benz representative from Germany, there were many steps taken to protect the visual identity of the beautiful prototype from the outside world. Even the key which opened a tamper-proof container holding the car was locked away in a safe place and only accessible by one security personnel!

Kevin, Let me first say I love you in your show Entourage but if this is really the car you drive, I’m no longer a fan and by the looks of your face in the picture, you must really not be a fan either! Check out Kevin Dillon cruising around in what appears to be a Lincoln but were really not too sure being that we don’t full run of the mill fleet cars all that much!

Sandra Bullock and her husband Jesse James are fine after surviving a head-on crash with a drunk driver Friday night in Gloucester, Mass. The two were riding in an SUV when a station wagon crossed the center line and hit them, police told the Associated Press. Both vehicles were totaled. The driver, Lucille Gatchell, had a blood-alcohol level of 0.20 percent — more than twice the legal limit of 0.08 percent. She is to be arraigned Tuesday. Police told the AP that Bullock, 43, was "gracious" and concerned about whether Gatchell was OK.

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