Luxury Cars
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Strong global demand for the new Range Rover means you may need to wait up to a year for delivery.
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Beverly Hills Dealer Commissions Tiffany-Themed Bentleys
With Valentines Day right around the corner, we can tell you that few things impress a member of the fairer sex quite as much as a turquise-blue box labelled “Tiffany and Company.” If you’re on a limited budget, however, the famed jeweler probably won’t have much in your...
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2014 Cadillac CTS Set For 2013 New York Auto Show: Report
Update: The 2014 Cadillac CTS has been revealed. Click here for all the details, photos and video. The completely redesigned 2014 Cadillac CTS will reportedly make its world debut at the 2013 New York Auto Show in late March. The car is then expected to hit showrooms this fall, followed by the...
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Mercedes Claims Its CLA Is The World's Most Aerodynamic Production Car
Common car design wisdom says that a low coefficient of drag is desirable to increase fuel economy and allow for engine downsizing. At highway speeds, up to 60-percent of the power produced by the engine is used just to move the vehicle through the air. Modern production cars typically have drag...
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2014 BMW 4-Series Models And Production Dates Revealed
If you’re counting down the days until you can buy a new BMW 4-Series coupe or convertible, here’s some good news: 4-Series Forums has published a leaked chart from BMW, showing the production start (and end) dates of all 2014 4-Series models (excluding the M4). All coupe variants will...
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Video Tour Of The Lamborghini Factory And Museum
Lamborghini’s factory in Sant'Agata Bolognese is a very special place, not only because it’s where some of the world’s best supercars are born but because it’s also where dreams come true. Half a century ago it was where one man, Ferruccio Lamborghini, dreamt of building a...
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Despite being panned by critics for its limited cargo and rear passenger space, BMW’s crossover coupe, the X6, sells well enough worldwide to warrant a second generation. Adding to the justification for a new X6 are similar upcoming models from rivals Audi, Mercedes-Benz and Range Rover. Don’t expect the second generation of BMW X6 to simply be more of the same, however. As Autocar explains, BMW will take steps to further differentiate the X6 from its platform-mate, the X5 crossover. Expect the new X6 to wear bolder styling than the outgoing model, with more of an emphasis on...
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Michael Schumacher To Help Develop Mercedes-Benz Road Cars?
Having recently stepped down from Formula One racing, Michael Schumacher is reportedly set to play a role in the development of road cars for his former employer. Schumacher was replaced at the Mercedes AMG F1 team late last year by Lewis Hamilton, but according to comments from team principal Ross...
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2014 BMW 3-Series Gran Turismo preview
BMW's Gran Turismo take on a roomier, more useful vehicle somewhere between a sedan and a wagon wasn't all that well received, at least aesthetically, when it first showed up as a conceptual variant of the 5-Series in 2009. Now, the 3-Series has its own Gran Turismo. Does it work any better in this...
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McLaren Confirms Production P1 For Geneva, Reveals New Race Mode
McLaren has confirmed the production version of its P1 supercar, a prototype of which was first shown in Paris last year, will be revealed to the public at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show on March 5. Although it’s been rumored that McLaren would show its production P1 in Geneva, this is the first...
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2014 BMW 3-Series Gran Turismo Images Leaked
Last December we brought you undisguised images of the new BMW 3-Series Gran Turismo in testing, in both base and M Sport trim. At the time we weren’t entirely sure if BMW would use the 3-Series Gran Turismo name, even though the car was spotted wearing a “GT” badge. We predicted...
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Meet Cigarette Racing’s Huntress, The 42-Foot Boat Inspired By Mercedes' G63 AMG
Custom boat builder and racer Cigarette Racing, based in Miami-Dade County, Florida, is set to debut a new version of its signature performance boats, the 42-foot Huntress. Why are we reporting on a boat? Because, like its previous 46-foot Rider XP and 50-foot Marauder, the design of Cigarette...
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Luxury brand Infiniti is doing all it can to have a global presence. Well-established in the United States, Infiniti also has a relatively strong customer base in Europe and China. Brazil and Mexico now have Infiniti dealerships in-country, too, thanks to a growing middle class population. Oddly absent from the list of selling countries is Infiniti’s home market, Japan. While Infiniti products are available with Nissan badges (or even wearing Mitsubishi logos), Automotive News (subscription required) points out that the Infiniti marque is unknown in its own country. Infiniti brand head...
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Ferrari F150 Enzo Replacement Spy Video
UPDATE: Ferrari’s new flagship, the LaFerrari, has been revealed. Click here for all the details. Ferrari’s replacement for the Enzo supercar, the code-named F150, is on track to be revealed to the public for the first time at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show on March 5, although Ferrari has...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG Set For 2013 New York Auto Show
With the Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG, the first high-performance AMG version of Mercedes’ new compact range, set to debut next month at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, it’s only natural that the similar CLA45 AMG, the AMG version of the new 2014 CLA Class, makes its debut at the following major...
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Lamborghini To Unveil Its Fastest Car Ever In Geneva: Report
We already know Lamborghini is planning a special car for its 50th anniversary this year, and which is set to be unveiled at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show on March 5. Now, thanks to comments from Lamborghini design chief Filippo Prini, we also know that it will be the fastest model ever launched by...
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To Make Up Lost Luxury Market Sales, Lincoln Expedites MKZ’s Launch
In January, luxury car sales in the United States were up, and generally by a large margin over prior year. Cadillac delivered 47 percent more cars than it did in 2012, while Porsche delivered a 32 percent gain. Lexus was up by nearly 27 percent, followed by Acura (13.2 percent), Mercedes-Benz...
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Can You Guess What Pagani Is Teasing In Its New Video?
Supercar manufacturer Pagani has released a new teaser video that asks viewers to put together the clues presented in the short clip and decipher what the company is planning. The clip starts off showing the beautiful landscape surrounding Pagani’s factory in the Emilia-Romagna region of...
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The overall U.S. automotive industry's sales tally for January is looking rather good: sales are up almost across the board, and total sales figures are well above last year's. An increase, year-on-year, of 8 percent puts the total seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) at 12.9 million retail vehicles and 15 million overall, even as U.S. unemployment rates stagnate, rising 0.1 percent to 7.9 percent. But how is the luxury sector doing? Spectacularly, for the most part. Cadillac posted its best sales month in 23 years, rising a whopping 47 percent over January 2012's figures, for a total of...
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Could A123 Systems' Buyer Wanxiang Be Fisker's Next Investor?
Earlier this week, we reported that Chinese auto parts giant Wanxiang had received approval from the U.S. government to purchase the non-military business of bankrupt lithium-ion battery maker A123 Systems. That’s good news for luxury plug-in hybrid automaker Fisker, as A123 Systems was the...
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Mercedes-Benz Launches More Powerful C63 AMG “Edition 507”
Mercedes-Benz is introducing for the 2014 model year a new, more powerful version of its C63 AMG dubbed the “Edition 507.” As its name suggests, the car comes packing a 507-horsepower version of the regular C63 AMG’s 6.2-liter V-8, which, for those at home wondering, is 56...
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2014 BMW M4 Engine Details Revealed Via VIN Info?
There has been no shortage of speculation over the oily bits of the next-generation mid-sized M car from BMW. With the unveiling of the 4-Series Coupe concept, the general outlines of the 2014 BMW M4's form have become clearer, but there's still a cloak around the engine. Or is there? According to...
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McLaren P1 Supercar Gets Cameo During MP4-28 Reveal: Video
When race and road car constructor McLaren rolled out its new MP4-28 Formula One car for the 2013 season, it also took the opportunity to promote its newest wares, the MP4-12C Spider and the upcoming P1 supercar. McLaren’s newest F1 driver, Sergio Perez, arrived at the race car’s...
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Audi Publishes Pricing And Fuel Economy Data For the 2014 A8 L TDI
Audi debuted the turbodiesel version of its flagship A8 sedan at last year’s Los Angeles Auto Show. At the time, we were told that pricing and fuel economy details were pending, and now the four-ring brand has published the data ahead of the car’s launch. The diesel-powered luxury sedan...
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