Luxury Cars
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Bugatti will assemble all six of its Legend models for the first time at Pebble Beach
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Opel Cascada Shown To Buick Dealers, May Arrive As 2016 Model
It's widely accepted that Buick will get its own version of Opel’s stylish Cascada convertible, and now there are claims the vehicle has been shown to the brand’s dealers in the U.S. ahead of a possible 2016 model year launch. General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] recently registered the...
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Blancfleet Launches Uber-Style Car Sharing For The Rich
Blancfleet's business model of funding supercar rental through pre-reserved slots is already innovative, and makes renting out that dream car surprisingly affordable. Now the firm is extending that to a different service which it calls Mogul—an Uber-style service for a wealthier client. DON'T...
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Sebastian Vettel Drives The Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge On Eau Rouge: Video
Infiniti’s Q50 Eau Rouge, which is officially ‘just’ a prototype, despite Infiniti’s non-stop announcements concerning it, has finally met the famous corner from which it derives its name. We’re talking, of course, about the Eau Rouge corner of the Spa-Francorchamps...
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Cadillac ATS-V To Debut At L.A. Auto Show, CTS-V At Detroit: Report
Cadillac is gearing up for a raft of new model arrivals in the next 12 to 18 months, the highlight of which will be a new flagship sedan. The good news is that we don’t have long to wait until we see the brand’s new model onslaught start, as the first new arrival will reportedly appear...
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Aston Martin Trademarks New Names, DB9 Replacement Tipped To Be A DB10
Aston Martin is developing a new platform that will underpin all of its next-generation models, starting with the next DB9 due around 2016. There is now some debate within the company as to what name should be used for the new car. The "DB" part, the initials of David Brown, who owned and ran the...
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In China's heavy traffic, there's little appeal to be had from the driving process. Those who can afford it hire someone else to do the job for them, while they recline in the back—usually in one of the multitude of long-wheelbase models offered exclusively in the country. Latest to add another long-wheelbase model to its range is luxury automaker Infiniti, with the new Q50L. You might wonder what the point is of a sport sedan given extra room in the back when Infiniti offers the larger Q70 with its own long-wheelbase option, but the key here is choice—the same kind of choice that...
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Lamborghini CEO Hints At Rear-Wheel-Drive Huracán
At the recent 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Lamborghini presented its new Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo race car. Curiously, the new race car featured a rear-wheel-drive system as opposed to the all-wheel-drive setup found in the Gallardo Super Trofeo that it replaces from...
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2015 BMW 2-Series Convertible Spy Shots
BMW’s new 2-Series in coupe form has been on the market for several months and has proven to be a bundle of fun, particularly in M235i guise. But there are plenty of other additions to the 2-Series family on the way. One of these has already been revealed in the form of the 2-Series Active...
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Brabus Starts Tuning Program For 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
The 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class hasn't been around for long, but renowned German tuning firm Brabus has already turned its attention to the sedan with a full package of styling and tuning parts. As ever, buyers can choose everything from simple wheel upgrades to the full Brabus performance kits and...
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Production BMW X5 Security Ready For Moscow Auto Show Debut
BMW will roll out a production version of its armored X5, shown in concept form at last year's Frankfurt Auto Show.
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Infiniti Teases... Something For 2014 Paris Auto Show
The 2014 Paris Auto Show is set to begin in early October. Infiniti is ready for the action to start because the automaker just released a photo and some text well ahead of the event. It's a teaser, and there's not much to it, but we'd be remiss if we didn't join every other outlet in reporting on...
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Bugatti chose the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering events to bring together all six of its "Legends" special edition Veyrons for the very first time. One might think that bringing six unique examples of the world's fastest supercar together would be enough at such a prestigious event, but just in case, Bugatti also launched the Legends Capsule Collection—tailored clothing inspired by each vehicle. All manner of creatures have been sacrificed to produce a line of clothing Bugatti says is as exclusive as the cars themselves. Buffalo, deer, calf and...
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2016 Mercedes-AMG GT Teased Further: Video
Mercedes-Benz’s newest sports car, the Mercedes-AMG GT, is almost here, and now, just a few weeks out from the car’s reveal, we have a series of tasty videos to ogle. In the videos, the engineers working on the car hint at its performance, with one even boasting the new GT will have...
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Hyundai Eyes Premium Crossover To Take On Lexus RX
Earlier this year, Hyundai’s U.S. chief Dave Zuchowski revealed that the Korean automaker was considering a third premium model to join the existing Genesis and Equus sedans. Zuchowski didn’t say what segment the third model would compete in, but there have been rumors of a small, BMW...
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One-Off Bugatti Veyron Makes Surprise Showing At Pebble Beach
While Bugatti’s main attraction at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance over the weekend was its six Legend edition Veyrons, the French automaker also rolled out an additional car, one with even higher exclusivity. The car is the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse ‘1 of...
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Jaguar Details New XE Sedan’s Infotainment System: Video
Jaguar’s upcoming XE small sedan, set for a reveal in September ahead of a U.S. sales launch in 2016, will be the automaker’s first model equipped with a new infotainment system dubbed InControl. The system is designed around an 8-inch display with touch capability, but for added safety...
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Volvo S80-Replacing S90 Next Up After New XC90: Report
Volvo’s new XC90 based on the modular SPA platform is set for a reveal any day now. The SUV will reach showrooms by spring 2015, after which Volvo will launch a replacement for the S80 sedan, also based on the SPA platform and sharing many of its features with the new XC90. The information...
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Cadillac may build a sub-ATS sedan with rear-wheel drive.
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One-Off BMW i8 Sells For $825,000 At Pebble Beach
Regular buyers will have to pay at least $135,700 for the pleasure of owning BMW's latest sports car, the plug-in hybrid i8. But one bidder has paid significantly more than that for a special edition version that went under the hammer yesterday at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance...
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Audi's New Four-Cylinder Engine Could Match Larger Engines' Smoothness: Report
Audi is looking to a new engine design to increase four-cylinder refinement.
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Lincoln Gets Its Own Scent, And We're Not Talking New Car Smell
Essence of Lincoln is a new scent that Lincoln hopes will make customers remember its cars.
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Jaguar Land Rover SVO Gets New Headquarters
About 150 new staff will work at the recently established Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicles Operations (SVO) unit that serves as the British automaker’s personalization and performance division. The SVO team’s first product was the F-Type Project 7, which goes on sale later this year...
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Panoz Esperante Returns At Monterey Car Week
This year's Monterey Car Week seems busier than ever, with headline-grabbing auctions, classic cars galore and all manner of special-edition sports cars. But for Panoz, it's also a chance to release a special 25th Anniversary Edition of the Esperante Spyder, celebrating the specialty sports-car...
Antony Ingram