Luxury Cars
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The official date for the first deliveries of the eagerly awaited 2012 Tesla Model S electric sedan isn't until Friday, June 22. But as Green Car Reports noted early this morning, a production Model S has already been photographed in the wild--complete with personalized California license plate proclaiming it to be "TSLA S1," or the very first Model S off the line. It belongs to venture capitalist and Tesla board member Steve Jurvetson, who wrote a check for the very first Model S at a Tesla board meeting more than three years ago. Doing so, he beat out Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors and the...
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New Saab Parts Division To Supply Spares For North America
While automaker Saab and its North American arm Saab Cars North America may be bankrupt, the legacy of the Swedish brand lives on in the thousands of Saab cars scattered all over the world. To ensure owners, some of which may have only purchased their Saabs this year, are looked after, a separate...
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2013 Aston Martin Vanquish Spy Video
Next year Aston Martin celebrates its centenary and to mark the milestone the automaker will be launching a new model, one that’s both forward looking yet still hints at the past. That new model has been spied testing in prototype form for over a year and is now just a few months away from...
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New Video Tells The Story Of Swedish Supercar Brand Koenigsegg
In a small factory built next to a runway in the Swedish town of Angelholm, one of the world’s greatest supercars is born. That supercar is the 2013 Agera R, the latest in a succession of supercars from Koenigsegg. Similar to the founding of Pagani and America’s own SSC, Koenigsegg is...
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Underground Racing Builds 1,200-HP Lamborghini Aventador: Video
With 1,200 horsepower onboard, Underground Racing’s Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 will sprint from 0-60 mph in just 2.2 seconds.
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Cadillac Eyes International Expansion Of Its Racing Program
The Cadillac brand is no stranger to international motor sports, even in recent decades. To promote its Northstar V-8 engine program, Cadillac built a Le Mans Prototype (LMP) racing program that campaigned cars in several international series from 2000 through 2002. Stating that the LMP program had...
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Sometimes, the best information on pending model launches comes from the United States government and not from auto manufacturers. That seems to be the case with the next two Porsche 911 models to be released, which have appeared first on the EPA website and not in a Porsche press release. Look for the 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 and Carrera 4S to be the next new Porsche 911 variants coming stateside, in both coupe and cabriolet versions. As with the other new 911 models, Car and Driver says the all-wheel drive Carrera models will generally boast better fuel economy. We say generally, since...
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BMW 7-Series Diesel On Sale In U.S. Next Year: Report
The BMW 7-Series diesel will feature a 3.0-liter V-6 turbodiesel developing more than 250 horsepower.
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Woman Crashes Porsche 911 Turbo Into Gas Station: Video
A woman driving a late model Porsche 911 Turbo has crashed into a gas station store in Turkey. The action was captured by several security cameras, showing the white 997 model pulling into the station before suddenly accelerating, crashing into a nearby car and then driving through the store...
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McLaren Confirms MP4-12C Power Upgrade In Customer Letter
McLaren will be making some rolling changes to its MP4-12C supercar later this year and has informed existing customers that the changes can be retrofitted to their cars, at no additional cost. This is the second time that McLaren is updating the MP4-12C post launch, the previous change was due to...
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2013 BMW M5 Crashes In The Netherlands: Video
We have the first details of the third reported crash involving a new 2013 BMW M5, which took place yesterday near the town of Soesterberg in the Netherlands. Despite this being only the third known crash of the new M5, it’s the second to have occurred in the Netherlands. The previous took...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT Preview
Mercedes-Benz is updating its SLS AMG supercar for the 2013 model year, adding more power, a recalibrated transmission and more dynamic suspension settings to make it worthy of its new GT title. More hardcore in every way, the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT, which comes in either coupe or...
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This is not a good time for the indecisive. Just when you thought that BMW couldn't fragment the performance-luxury choices any more—with the X6 and the 5-Series Gran Turismo already appealing to the niche shoppers who are torn between pre-defined vehicle types like coupes, sedans, wagons, and SUVs—BMW is introducing yet another unusually packaged vehicle: the 2013 Gran Sport, which is depending on how you look at it, either a stretched-out version of the 6-Series Coupe or a sultry alternative to the 5-Series sedan. This is already a well-populated field. There's the Porsche...
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Audi's Former U.S. Boss Heads To Infiniti
Johan de Nysschen, who last Friday announced his resignation as head of Audi of America, will be headed to rival luxury automaker Infiniti as a senior vice president of its worldwide business. In his new role, de Nysschen will report to Nissan’s executive vice president for the Infiniti...
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2013 Audi RS5 Cabriolet (Likely) Headed To The U.S.
Paperwork filed with the California Air Resources Board shows that the 2013 Audi RS5 will (very) likely be sold in the United States.
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Volvo Contemplates A New Luxury Coupe: Report
Volvo’s aging C70 power-retractable hardtop coupe will soldier on through the 2013 model year, but there’s no way of knowing if the model has life beyond that. It’s clear that Volvo will shutter the plant that builds the C70, and it’s equally clear that Volvo isn’t...
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Tesla Gives Inside Look At Model S Factory, Launches Configurator
Tesla’s long-awaited Model S is almost here and in the lead up to its arrival on June 22 Tesla is giving an inside look at how its electric sedan is made. Work on developing the Model S commenced around three years ago, but it was only two years ago that Tesla purchased the factory in...
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A Search Of BMW Trademark Filings Reveals M7 And M10 Names
BMW recently launched a whole range of new models grouped under its M Performance division. In order to reserve the use of each of the model names, BMW set about registering them, such as M50d and M135, with relevant trademark offices around the world. BMW, like most other automakers, also...
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Aston Martin quietly revealed a concept version of its new flagship supercar at the recent 2012 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d'Este on the shores of Lake Como, Italy. The impossible to miss concept, dubbed the AM 310, was finished in a bright red paint scheme and was rolled out for a few photos before being taken away, without a single official comment from Aston Martin. We know the concept previews Aston Martin’s new flagship as prototypes with similar styling to the concept have been spotted testing all over Europe for the past several months. Now, the guys at CAR have managed to...
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Chrysler Barn Find Fuels The 'Restore Or Preserve' Debate
Last year, Howard Kroplick, a vintage car collector from Long Island, New York, acquired a significant piece of Chrysler history. Purchased from the Vanderbilt Museum, the 1937 Chrysler Imperial Town Car was originally ordered (to custom specifications) by none other than Walter P. Chrysler. As...
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Toyota CEO Signs LFA Nürburgring Edition Bought By Lexus Dealer In Germany
A German Lexus dealer has bought a LFA Nürburgring Edition for his birthday and as a special surprise it was signed by Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda.
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Mercedes Breaks World Record By Catching Golf Ball With SLS AMG
UPDATE: Mercedes-Benz has released a video of the amazing stunt, which you can watch by clicking here. Formula 1 legend and AMG brand ambassador David Coulthard has managed to catch a golf ball using a 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster, and in the process set a new Guinness World Record...
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Chinese Dealer Group Buys German Tuner Carlsson
While not so long ago luxury auto dealers in China enjoyed record margins on each of their sales, a maturing market and increased competition has seen sales levels dwindle in the recent past and dealers resorting to massive discounts to help move metal. One dealer group has come up with a rather...
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Next BMW M6 To Offer Manual Gearbox Option
When the BMW M6 Convertible and Coupe hit these shores this summer, both will come to market with a 560-horsepower, 4.4-liter V-8 engine shifted through a seven-speed M-DCT gearbox. While the M-DCT will undoubtedly execute smooth and swift gear changes and produce the lowest possible lap times (not...
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