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If there's a car nut on your holiday gift list, our auto critic Susan Carpenter has some recommendations.
If you are really trying to impress, how about the Maserati 100th Anniversary Neiman Marcus Limited Edition Ghibli S Q4. Sure, it will set you back 95 grand, but it gets to sixty in 4.7 seconds and has a 1280 watt Bowers & Wilkins sound system to compete with the highly tuned exhaust.
Too dear for your special someone? You can still give the gift of Italian supercar luxury with a Lamborghini carbon fiber travel bag. Made of the same material that wraps the new Huracan, it will never be mistaken for a Samsonite.
For the budding auto enthusiast on your list, Fisher-Price has a full line of Power Wheels – battery-powered mini-cars that kids can actually get in and drive. There are Jeep models, one patterned after Ford's new F-150 pickup, and if you just can't get enough branding for your child, a Disney Frozen Ford Mustang that features images and sound from the hit movie.
Motorcyclist that has everything? How about a genuine Indian Motorcycle tent. Sleeps two, and has a separate "lobby" for storing gear or muddy boots, and presumably for greeting guests.
Finally, maybe a goofy gift, maybe not – the AutoArt Center Lock Nut photo frame. Weighs ten pounds and looks like the lock nut from a racing wheel, on steroids.
Susan Carpenter is auto and motorcycle critic for the OC Register. She joins Take Two on Thursdays for The Wheel Thing.