Luxury Cars
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Lincoln’s lineup in recent years hasn’t really set hearts racing but that’s starting to change with the introduction of some very stylish products such as the latest MKZ sedan and new MKC crossover. The next model in Lincoln’s new design-led renaissance is a next-generation MKX crossover, which has been leaked ahead of its world debut at this week’s 2015 Detroit Auto Show. The vehicle isn’t scheduled for its reveal until Tuesday but the first photos and details were accidentally posted up early on the website of Lincoln Canada. The details have since been...
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Porsche Sells Record 189,849 Cars In 2014
Porsche was another luxury automaker that enjoyed record sales in 2014, joining the likes of Audi, Bentley, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Rolls-Royce. The German sports car marque managed to deliver 189,849 cars to customers worldwide in 2014, which was up a staggering 17.1 percent on its tally of 162,145...
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BMW Is Most Successful Luxury Car Brand In 2014 With 1.8 Million Sales
BMW managed to maintain its title of most popular luxury automotive brand in the world in 2014, with its sales for the year coming in at 1,811,719 cars, a substantial 9.5 percent increase on the 1,655,138 it sold the previous year. The 3-Series was by far the brand’s leading seller, with...
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Dodge Introduces New Level Of Personalization For Viper: Video
Having already addressed one of the Viper SRT’s key flaws, its overly optimistic pricing, Dodge has now alleviated another key issue hurting the car’s sales performance, the buying experience. Anyone dropping around 100 large on a car expects to be pampered, and they also expect to be...
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Lexus Gets Desperate, Tries To Justify Why Its RC 350 Is Better Than A BMW 435i: Video
While it’s not uncommon for an automaker to compare its product with a rival’s offering for marketing purposes, a new video from Lexus comparing the 2015 RC 350 with a 2015 BMW 435i is downright bizarre. We would even go as far as to say that it borders on desperation. ALSO SEE...
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$3.4 Million Lykan Hypersport Up For Sale At Dubai Dealership
Dubai’s Al-Ain Class Motors is one of the few dealerships in the world selected by W Motors to sell its first product, the Lykan Hypersport. Just seven examples are destined for production, each priced from an estimated $3.4 million. ALSO SEE: LaFerrari Demolishes Bugatti Veyron In Drag Race...
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British coachbuilder A. Kahn Design is slowly branching out into the world of fully bespoke cars, some of which will come with unique bodies penned by the company’s CEO and chief designer Afzal Kahn. The first of these will be a family of Land Rover Defender-based models falling under the Flying Huntsman name. Today, A. Kahn Design revealed the first member of the Flying Huntsman family, the 105 Longnose. Modifications made to the three-door Defender on which it’s based adds a little over 15 inches to the standard 90-inch wheelbase, hence the 105 designation. Power comes from a...
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Bentley Sells Record 11,020 Cars In 2014, Mulls Second SUV
It’s looking like 2014 was a bumper year for luxury automakers, with many reporting record sales for the period. One of these was Bentley, which reported sales of 11,020 cars during the past year, a 9 percent increase on the 10,120 it sold in 2013. MUST SEE: Mid-Engined Chevrolet Corvette Spy...
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Cadillac Does U-Turn On Pricing Strategy, Drops Prices On Some CTS Trim Levels
Despite Cadillac chief Johan de Nysschen as recently as September saying he wouldn’t reduce prices or offer huge incentives, even in the face of slowing sales, the price of certain CTS trim levels have been reduced, in some cases by as much as $3,000. To help rebuild its image as a premier...
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Mercedes Confirms GLE Coupe For 'Jurassic World', Teases AMG Variant In New Video
Mercedes-Benz’s new GLE Coupe is set to make its world debut next week at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, and today we learned that the vehicle will also feature in the upcoming fourth Jurassic Park movie, Jurassic World. The partnership continues the relationship between the movie’s...
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2016 Mercedes-Maybach S600 Pullman Spy Shots (With Interior)
Mercedes-Benz is working on an extra, extra-long version of its S-Class sedan that’s expected to revive the Pullman name and have a price tag more than double that of the Rolls-Royce Phantom in some guises. A prototype version has been spotted again, revealing many of the car’s details...
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2016 Volvo S60 Cross Country Revealed Ahead Of 2015 Detroit Auto Show
A new Volvo S60 Cross Country is set to join the recently revealed V60 Cross Country in Volvo’s growing arsenal of jacked-up soft-roaders, and will create a new niche in the process: the crossover sedan. The vehicle was revealed in full today ahead of a world debut at next week’s...
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Teaser videos and images have become somewhat overused, dragging out what should be a nice surprise unveiling into a weeks- or months-long affair that slowly saps all of the anticipation from a new car's unveiling. This latest teaser from Aston Martin may avoid the pitfalls, however, as it leaves just enough up in the air—but gives us enough to be curious. It provides a few glimpses of Aston Martin’s Vantage GT3 race car that's been competing in the World Endurance Championship and other endurance events over the past couple of years, going up against similar spec cars from the...
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2016 BMW 3-Series Spy Shots
Due out later this year, as a 2016 model, is an updated version of the BMW 3-Series. The current generation of the popular luxury sedan was all-new for 2012, so 2016 marks the date of the car’s mid-cycle update. Today we have a new set of spy shots of a prototype for the updated sedan, with...
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2016 Lexus GS F Revealed Ahead Of 2015 Detroit Auto Show
Lexus fans that admire the RC F but simply can’t live with a coupe have just had their prayers answered. The Japanese firm has revealed a new GS F performance sedan, which will be introduced at next week’s Detroit Auto Show before going on sale later in the year as a 2016 model. Lexus...
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2017 Infiniti Q60 Concept Revealed Ahead Of Detroit Debut--New Photos
A thinly-veiled concept version of Infiniti’s next-generation Q60 coupe will make its debut next week at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, a teaser for which was released last month. Today we have some new photos of the concept, which features a striking design clearly influenced by...
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Audi, BMW And Mercedes-Benz All Achieve Record U.S. Sales In 2014
Germany’s three major luxury automotive brands experienced record sales in the U.S. in 2014, with BMW ending the year as the most successful. In 2014, BMW sold a staggering 339,738 vehicles here, up 9.8 percent on the record 309,280 it sold in 2013. The most popular model was the...
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Rolls-Royce Sells Record 4,063 Cars In 2014
Rolls-Royce is celebrating its fifth-straight year of record sales, with the British ultra-luxury marque managing to deliver 4,063 cars in 2014, up roughly 12 percent on the 3,630 cars it delivered in 2013. This is the highest level of sales for Rolls-Royce in its 111-year history, although it...
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It's a great time to be a car enthusiast. High-horsepower offerings are everywhere, and available at a multitude of price points. There are, of course, the ultra-exotic machines with dizzying power figures to match their equally atmospheric price tags. At the other end of the spectrum sits a number of relatively affordable 300-400 horsepower cars, and that number can climb all the way up to 700 if you're feeling Hellcatty. We're feeling catty... but for a different bred of feline: the 2015 Jaguar F-Type R in coupe format (an F-Type R Convertible has been added for the 2016 model year). ALSO...
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Just Eight Build Slots Left For Bugatti Veyron
When Bugatti first launched the Veyron midway through the last decade, the automaker said it would build just 300 examples. Shortly thereafter the figure was lifted to 450 examples, to allow for an additional run of open-top Veyron Grand Sports. Now it’s been confirmed that there are just...
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2016 Cadillac CTS-V Does A Burnout In Its First Driving Footage: Video
Cadillac’s third-generation CTS-V has finally been revealed, and we’re glad to report that it’s coming packing a 640-horsepower and 630-pound-foot punch. That’s enough to get the luxurious five-seat sedan from 0-60 mph in just 3.7 seconds and on to a top speed of 200 mph...
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Drama Drives A Cadillac Ciel Four-Door Convertible In ‘Entourage’ Movie: Video
In the popular television series Entourage, main character Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier) and his crew cruise around Hollywood in a classic Lincoln Continental convertible. However, for the upcoming movie version, it looks like the Lincoln has been dropped in favor of a new set of wheels—the...
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Rolls-Royce Suhail Collection Looks To The Stars
Rolls-Royce unveils its latest special-edition models.
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Range Rover Sport SVR Gets Sideways In Dynamic Driving Video
Land Rover has set out to demonstrate the dynamic prowess of its new Range Rover Sport SVR in this video of the performance SUV being driven at the track—with its traction and stability control systems switched off. MUST SEE: 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Crashes In Colorado Behind the...
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