6 Cars That Wear Too Much Bling From The Factory

Lashings of chrome, massive alloy wheels and super yacht modifications are just a few of the ways manufacturers appease the rich. How the other half live, eh?
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It may come as no surprise to learn that the Bentley Bentayga makes this list. After all, it does have a dedicated champagne fridge and a cupboard to hold your cutlery and fine china. But the most ludicrously bling item in this car is the dashboard clock, which is a £150,000 option on a £160,000 car.

The reason it’s so expensive is because it’s a self-winding Mulliner Tourbillon by Breitling. It’s a fully mechanical timepiece that ticks within a titanium cage, and the whole unit is mounted inside a solid gold housing that can automatically rotate to charge its batteries. If you hit a particularly harsh pothole and jolt the clock out of position, its motor will return it to dead centre within three seconds. The dial is available in either white or ebony black mother-of-pearl, and the indices are diamonds.

2. Volvo's crystal gear lever

6 Cars That Wear Too Much Bling From The Factory

With its new XC90, Volvo was aiming to move its brand upmarket. That meant luxury materials, a high-quality cabin and premium options. One such option was this exquisite crystal glass gear level, made by world-renowned Swedish glassmaker Orrefors.

3. Range Rover SVR's 22-inch wheels

6 Cars That Wear Too Much Bling From The Factory

If you put 22-inch wheels on pretty much any car, you’d be hitting donk levels of silliness, but on the ludicrously large Range Rover Sport SVR they actually look kinda normal. Still, 22 inches for a set of wheels is quite obscene, and is more than worthy of a place on this list.

4. Mitsuoka Himiko

6 Cars That Wear Too Much Bling From The Factory

Mitsuoka is a small Japanese car company that builds very low-volume, unique cars using established platforms. Mitsuoka also has a bit of a soft spot for chrome, with shiny metal bordering pretty much everything on the company’s cars. Our personal favourite is the Himiko, which is built on the Mazda MX-5 platform, and sports chrome surrounds for the grille, headlights and bumpers.

5. BAC Mono Marine Edition

6 Cars That Wear Too Much Bling From The Factory

You know you’re targeting a rich clientele when you introduce a model built specifically for people with super yachts. Yep, if you buy a BAC Mono Marine Edition you not only get a car, you also get a carbonfibre crane to attach to your yacht that allows you to lift your car on board. To protect your expensive track day weapon from the sea air, you’ll also get a container to stow it onboard, which is climate controlled to ensure the salty air doesn’t damage the bodywork or chassis. All this could be yours for the princely sum of £500,000. Almost makes that Bentley clock look like a good deal….

6. Rolls-Royce's Spirit of Ecstasy

6 Cars That Wear Too Much Bling From The Factory

The ultimate bling accessory has to be the iconic Spirit of Ecstasy that adorns the grille of Rolls-Royce vehicles. The hood ornament was introduced in 1911 as luxury cars of that era typically wore mascots, and customers requested Rolls-Royce have their own. It’s changed over the years, with a kneeling model used across two eras between 1934 and 1956 on Rolls’ sportier models.

The modern interpretation is slightly smaller at three inches tall, and fully retracts in the event of a crash to meet pedestrian safety legislation.

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Comments

Anonymous

Meanwhile in Lada…

We announce the new Lada Priora Deluxe, now with 5 bottles of Eristoff Black!

02/09/2016 - 11:33 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

In Russia, Lada drive YOU!

02/09/2016 - 11:58 |
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Malik emad

You forgot the pagani huayra interior , in my opinion it looks a bit cheap

02/09/2016 - 11:56 |
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I know I will get a lot of hate for saying this

02/09/2016 - 12:00 |
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Why are people downvoting you? It’s only an opinion like tf.

02/09/2016 - 12:06 |
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Your opinion will change very quickly once you sit in one, trust me.

02/09/2016 - 12:24 |
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I really don’t agree with you on that, if you look at the detail it is mind blowing

02/09/2016 - 12:26 |
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Fin Jimbo

Volvos gear lever isn’t that bad?

02/09/2016 - 12:11 |
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Anonymous

Even if I had the 150k for the clock I wouldn’t buy it because the needles just look cheap compared to the other details on the clock…

02/09/2016 - 12:14 |
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Joel Kjesbo

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

I wouldn’t buy it because I just dubt it is actually going to be worth anything when you sell the car

02/09/2016 - 12:24 |
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Joel Kjesbo

Menwhile at Ariel……. you still get nothing

02/09/2016 - 12:23 |
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No, you get POWAAA!

02/09/2016 - 13:49 |
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Josh Mott (Prelude Squad)

OK what about the Lykan Hypersport’s diamond encrusted headlights, with a choice of emerald, ruby or sapphire if diamonds are not your thing

02/09/2016 - 12:29 |
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That is if you ask me one of the dumbest features of automotive history

02/09/2016 - 12:36 |
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The worst part is if you look up close it’s done in a terrible fashion. Like a 10 year-old was in charge of putting in the diamonds.

02/09/2016 - 17:55 |
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or the S-Class swarovski headlights…

02/09/2016 - 21:43 |
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Anonymous

It looks pretty normal to me

02/09/2016 - 12:31 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

They’re not the 22” wheels though so it will look normal

02/09/2016 - 15:51 |
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Anonymous

What would you say for this people’s carrier?

02/09/2016 - 12:34 |
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Ante sina ante

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

The newest model of Innova has launched in Indonesia. And it’s so expensive like a damn

02/09/2016 - 14:16 |
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Anonymous

Maybe its just me being dumb but could somebody please explain why the clock in the bentley spins round.

02/09/2016 - 12:44 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Automatic watches don’t have batteries, they work with inertia, so if they don’t have movement for some time (some days or hours, not sure) they will stop working. The clock spins so it never stops.

02/09/2016 - 12:52 |
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Anonymous

Can’t say I agree much.. Spirit of ecstasy too blingy? Pffffffff it’s THE symbol of a rolls.. And the 22’s are proportioned to the ranger, imagine how horrible 18s would look.

And leave the Himiko alone, chrome is the coolest.

Points for the BC Carbon marine crane though that is some jumped up shiz right there

02/09/2016 - 12:46 |
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