Luxury Cars
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It's nearly Christmas, and apparently automotive advertising departments have been on the brandy mince pies and the mulled wine, because things have started getting a little silly. Recently, Mercedes released an advert demonstrating its Magic Body Control system, using chickens. British rival Jaguar lampooned this advert by demonstrating that chicken-like body control in relation to an actual jaguar--and the result wasn't great for the chicken. Jaguar's summary? "We prefer cat-like reflexes". MUST SEE: Crowdfunded Full-Size Lego Hot Rod Runs On Air: Video Mercedes has now come back with its...
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Mercedes-Benz Presents Watch That Connects With Your Car
Mercedes-Benz is providing a glimpse of one potential technology that enables greater connectivity between the driver and his or her car. The technology is a wrist watch that connects with a car through the internet and provides feedback on vehicle diagnostics and other vehicle-related...
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First 2014 Cadillac CTS Vsport Delivered
The 2014 Cadillac CTS Vsport is a truly enticing upgrade from the already-brilliant base model: packing a twin-turbo 3.6-liter V-6 engine rated at 420 horsepower and 430 pound-feet of torque, the CTS Vsport is somewhere between a normal Cadillac and one of its ultra-potent V-series models--as its...
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2014 Land Rover Range Rover Worked Over By Overfinch
One of the most recognized names in the world of Land Rover tuning, Overfinch has presented its first take on the latest-generation Range Rover SUV. Overfinch is the self-proclaimed originator of Range Rover customization, having started operations as far back as 1975. Fast forward to today and the...
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Aston Martin And AMG To Develop New V-8 Engines Together
In July of this year, Aston Martin and Mercedes-Benz tuner AMG signed a Letter of Intent to form a wide-ranging technical partnership aimed at providing the historic British sports car brand with access to some of AMG’s latest technology in return for some shares and other assets. Today, the...
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Chris Harris Drives The Porsche 918 Spyder: Video
The Porsche 918 Spyder deserves the credit for forging the hybrid supercar territory trodden by the likes of Ferrari and McLaren, even if the car's venture to market has been a long one. But that lag time between concept and production has allowed Porsche to attain some pretty spectacular...
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The 2014 Acura RLX Sport Hybrid offers all-weather traction and V-8-like performance, with the fuel-efficiency of a four-cylinder. That's one way to sum up this tech-loaded luxury flagship, which will begin reaching Acura dealerships next spring. But after spending a few hours driving it, we can attest that's not this model's raison d'être. What is that? To put it as simply as possible, the Sport Hybrid has fantastic handling. And it's the technology behind why it handles so phenomenally well that separates it from any other luxury hybrid—and any other sport sedan, really. Like an...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Demand High, Sindelfingen Boosting Output
Mercedes is adding time to shifts at the German plant that builds its flagship sedan.
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Tesla Gears Up For Another 35,000 Cars With Factory Upgrades
Tax exemptions will help Tesla save money on the purchase of equipment to upgrade its factory.
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2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG Spy Shots
Mercedes-Benz is working on a facelift for its CLS-Class, and that means separate variants such as the CLS Shooting Brake and high-performance CLS63 AMG are set to receive the same updates. We’ve already seen spy shots of a prototype for the updated CLS Shooting Brake, and now we have some...
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2015 BMW X5 M Spy Shots
The 2014 BMW X5 made its world debut earlier this year, but as yet, the hotter M version remains unannounced. Fortunately, we have a new batch of spy shots to give us an idea of what to expect. The latest spy photos of the upcoming BMW X5 M show it with the least camouflage yet, with only the...
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2014 Cadillac ELR Luxury Coupe Begins Shipping To Dealers
The 2014 Cadillac ELR is on its way to dealers.
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Jaguar proves it's at the top of the food chain with a new ad.
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Audi to grow lineup to 60 models in order to hit 2M sales by 2020
Audi CEO Rupert Stadler has announced that the brand with the four rings will see its product portfolio expand to a staggering 60 models in the not too distant future. That’s up 11 models from today’s 49-car lineup. Stadler made the announcement at a special event held today to mark the...
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BMW To Build Handful Of Models At New Brazilian Plant
Just days after Jaguar Land Rover announced it will start building vehicles in Brazil in 2016, BMW has announced it has started construction of its own Brazilian plant, which is expected to come online by the fall of 2014. BMW already has a motorcycle plant in Brazil but strong sales of luxury cars...
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Front-Wheel-Drive BMW Revealed In New Spy Shots, Badged A 2-Series
BMW’s new front-wheel-drive model based on the handful of Active Tourer concepts revealed over the past year won’t be classified as a 1-Series, as was widely predicted, but will instead use the newly created 2-Series nameplate. We know this because an undisguised version of the upcoming...
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BMW M Development Boss Wants An M7
BMW doesn’t have any plans to build a dedicated M car based on its 7-Series flagship sedan, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t anyone within the German automaker’s ranks who disagrees with that thinking. In fact, one of the most senior officials at BMW’s hallowed M...
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Godsil Manhattan: V-16 Super-Coupe we'll probably never see
The list of startup automakers that have successfully broken into higher echelons of the market is a very short one. Pagani springs to mind, as does Koenigsegg. But such companies are very much exceptions to the rule, and each got off the ground as much through using tried-and-tested...
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Small-ish, premium, and rather handsome, the 2015 Lincoln MKC aims to push its brand into new areas, and win new customers. Starting at $33,995, including destination fees, the MKC will be Lincoln's least-expensive new vehicle. That's probably a good thing, as the MKC is intended to turn the heads of younger buyers. Powered by a 240-horsepower 2.0-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder turbocharged engine in base from, the MKC comes with standard front wheel drive. A 275-horsepower 2.3-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder turbo is optional on some models at a premium of $1,140. All-wheel drive is available as...
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Audi's Super Bowl XLVIII Advert To Feature All-New A3
An advertising slot during the Super Bowl is coveted by any company, but German automaker Audi is no stranger to promoting its wares during one of the world's biggest sporting events. Following last year's "Prom" campaign with alternate endings, 2012's LED lighting-themed "Vampire Party" and 2011's...
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Watch Porsche Build Its New Macan Crossover: Video
Porsche’s new Macan made its debut at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show last month but volume production of the sporty new crossover only got underway this month at Porsche’s plant in Leipzig, Germany. This video shows parts of the production process, from the point the body is welded...
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Mansory And Soccer Manager José Mourinho Partner On New Supercar Project
A tuner known for some of the industry’s wildest and wackiest mods has teamed with a soccer team manager and a luxury lifestyle group to build a new supercar. That supercar, the focus of the teaser shot above, is the Mourinho, named after José Mourinho, the manager of British soccer...
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Did You Like The Mercedes-Benz Gran Turismo Concept? Want To Buy One?
Mercedes-Benz unveiled its wild Gran Turismo Concept at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show. This is the automaker's vision of motoring in the future, and it's a vision we can get behind. Unfortunately, the Gran Turismo Concept is just that--a concept vehicle that won't be built, well, ever. At least...
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2014 Infiniti Q50 Gets 5-Star Overall NHTSA Safety Rating
The 2014 Infiniti Q50 performed well in government crash tests.
Stephen Edelstein