Luxury Cars
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First revealed at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show and originally slated to go on sale in the U.S. by spring of this year, the 2013 Audi RS 5 is a little late to the party but we’re certainly glad it could make it. Californian dealership Audi San Diego has just posted these photos to its Twitter account and mentioned that the pictured car’s price is “about $78,600 plus fees.” Audi is yet to confirm pricing of the new RS 5, though given the car’s performance and expected competition the alleged pricing is not completely unreasonable. By comparison, a BMW M3 Coupe...
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The History Of BMW's 3 Series, In Under Four Minutes: Video
BMW’s 3 Series range was launched in 1975 as a replacement for the “Neue Klasse,” or “New Class” cars that had served BMW from the introduction of the 1500 in 1962 to the end of 2002 model production in 1976. Since then, BMW has produced six generations of 3 Series...
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Italian Police Arrest De Tomaso Chairman
Just days after news that Italian automaker DeTomaso had filed for bankruptcy comes word that its chairman, Gian Mario Rossignolo, was arrested on allegations that some $9.2 million in public funds were used inappropriately in a botched turnaround effort. Rossignolo purchased the rights to the De...
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Watch The McLaren MP4-12C Spider Hit The Track: Video
It’s been more than a week since McLaren took the covers off its brand new MP4-12C Spider, the stunning convertible version of the MP4-12C supercar first launched close to a year ago, and now, finally, we get to see the stunning drop-top in action. McLaren has released a video of the MP4-12C...
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Porsche On Track For Another Record Year
Porsche delivered a total of 69,171 vehicles for the first six months of the year, a 14 percent increase compared to the same period last year. That’s saying a lot as last year’s result was already a record for the automaker, with a total 116,978 Porsches having been sold. Furthermore...
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Mercedes-Benz Traces The History Of The G-Class: Video
The Mercedes-Benz G Class has been around for more than three decades but the origins of the vehicle go back much farther.
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If you’re looking for a fast family hauler, there are plenty of sedans and crossovers that serve up a surprising amount of performance with their versatility. If your tastes run towards wagons, particularly large wagons, your choices are a bit limited. For those of us on this side of the pond, only the Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon comes to mind, although buyers on the other side of the Atlantic have a few options from manufacturers like Audi and BMW. There’s a new entry coming from Mercedes-Benz, too, but (sadly) its distribution will be limited to Europe as well. We’ve...
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2014 Cadillac CTS Spy Shots
Update: The 2014 Cadillac CTS has been revealed. Click here for all the details, photos and video. Even through bankruptcy, bailouts, and a bad economy, the Cadillac CTS range has continued to buoy the brand's reputation and rank amongst luxury competitors. It's a very, very good car in many...
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Lexus Teases The First (And Only) Black Amethyst LFA
One of the advantages to ordering a $375,000 automobile is the amount of personalization you can request. While Lexus may not offer up the same number of bespoke options that Rolls-Royce does, there’s still an impressive amount of factory customization available to LFA buyers. For exterior...
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2013 Cadillac ATS 2.5-Liter Scores 33 MPG Highway Rating
Engineers at Cadillac have made much of its segment-leading lightweight construction, tipping the scales at just 3,315 pounds in base 2.5-liter four-cylinder trim. Today, the EPA released its first batch of gas mileage figures that show what the light weight achieves: 22 mpg city and 33 mpg...
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Alleged Patent Drawings For The 2014 Maserati Quattroporte
UPDATE: The 2014 Maserati Quattroporte has been revealed. Click here for all the photos and details. Prototypes for Maserati’s next-gen Quattroporte sedan have been spied across Europe for more than a year now, but so far all of these test vehicles have been heavily disguised. This means that...
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2013 Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster Revealed
Only 101 examples of the new 2013 Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster will be built, and so far none have been confirmed for the U.S.
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When Bentley revealed its EXP 9 F SUV concept at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, we’d be kind to say that it met with “mixed reviews.” Most in attendance panned the go-anywhere Bentley as being too plain, while some were downright critical of the concept’s controversial styling. That hasn’t swayed Bentley from giving it another go, so the luxury automaker opted to roll out its EXP 9 F for the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Following the show, Bentley took the opportunity to shoot stills and video of the truck in motion, hoping it would play better to a...
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2014 Mazda6, Love Your Chevy (Or Return It), BMW ActiveHybrid 3: Car News Headlines
The 2014 Mazda Mazda6 is coming, and a new teaser video gives us a glimpse--but no more--of what to expect. As one of the most fun-to-drive of the mainstream sedan class, we're looking forward to see what Mazda has in store. If you buy a new 2012 or 2013 Chevy, you can return it if you don't love...
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Volvo Outlines Three Upcoming Safety Technologies
Volvo has a well-established reputation of building some of the safest cars in the world but the firm believes it can improve on its own standards by reaching the ultimate goal of avoiding car accidents all together and reducing the road death toll (for drivers of its cars) to zero--a goal it hopes...
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BMW Updates ConnectedDrive Infotainment Tech For 2012
BMW has revealed its list of improvements to its ConnectedDrive infotainment technology, set to debut in a variety of BMW and MINI models from this month. Already some of the most advanced in-car entertainment and information technology on the market, ConnectedDrive now features some entirely new...
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Mitsubishi Selling Rebadged Infiniti M Sedans In Japan
As hard as it is to believe, there are two virtually identical versions of the Infiniti M sedan sold in Japan--one wearing Nissan badges and the other badged as a Mitsubishi. An Infiniti M being sold as a Nissan in Japan is nothing out of the ordinary, as this has always been the case with Infiniti...
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2013 BMW ActiveHybrid 3 Pricing Starts At $50,195
If you prefer your sport sedans with an emphasis on environmental friendliness, BMW’s ActiveHybrid 3 may be just the car you’ve been waiting for. Blending a TwinPower Turbo 3.0-liter in-line six and a lithium-ion battery powered electric motor, the ActiveHybrid 3 puts out some 335...
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BMW is celebrating the longstanding relationship between itself, Lime Rock Park race track, and the thousands of drivers and fans that participate in the Skip Barber racing school with the launch of a new special edition M3. Skip Barber himself helped developed the car, of which only 200 are scheduled to be built. We’re hearing that the 2013 Lexus LS, a complete redesign of the flagship sedan, will be revealed at a special event in California later this month. You’ll be able to take it for a spin once sales start later this year. The wagon variant of the 2014 Mazda Mazda6 has been...
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Lamborghini Crash Takes Out BMW Motorcycle Dealership
As much as we love cars, many of us have a thing for motorcycles, too. As you’d guess, we’re not exactly the put-along-below-the-speed-limit-on-a-cruiser type, and many of our fondest two-wheeled memories have been racked up behind the bars of BMW motorcycles. While BMWs may not be as...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG Shooting Brake Revealed
With the CLS Shooting Brake ruled out for U.S. sale, American readers can only dream of owning this AMG variant.
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Audi Pushes Back No. 1 Luxury Sales Goal By 5 Years: Report
Volkswagen and its subsidiaries, including Audi, have been in hot pursuit of an industry-topping sales rank for the past several years, but the widespread economic downturn is shaping up to put those plans on hold. Previously, Audi had hoped to be the number one brand in luxury car sales by 2015...
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2013 BMW M3 Lime Rock Park Edition Makes Debut
The current BMW M3 is on its way out, set to be replaced in the near future by a brand new generation. However, the current model still has plenty of life left in it and to prove it BMW has unveiled a new special edition model developed exclusively for the North American market and honoring the...
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De Tomaso Files For Bankruptcy, Again
Despite the grand visions of its latest owner, former Fiat executive Gian Mario Rossignolo, legendary Italian sports car brand De Tomaso has announced it has filed for bankruptcy. The announcement comes after a long period of uncertainty and a failed attempt to secure a Chinese buyer for the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran