Luxury Cars
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Do you remember the BMW M135i Concept we reported on a few months back? The 1-Series hatchback worked over by the mad scientists at BMW’s M Performance group? The one with a 300-plus-horsepower turbocharged inline-six, upgraded brakes and an M-tuned suspension? We’ve got good news and bad news about that. Since we’re in a glass-is-half-empty kind of mood this week, we’ll hit you with the bad news up front: we’re not getting that car in the United States. Now the good news: based on a conversation with BMW’s M Group CEO, Dr. Friedrich Nitschke, BMW Blog is...
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Infiniti Starting Production In China In 2014
After announcing late last year that it was moving its global headquarters to China, Infiniti has now confirmed that it will also start production in the world’s most populous nation commencing in 2014. Infiniti states it will build two models in China though is yet to reveal which models...
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2013 BMW M5 Destroyed After Autobahn Crash
A new 2013 BMW M5 being driven at speeds of up to 186 mph on the A81 autobahn in Germany has suffered a violent crash. The 60-year-old driver reportedly lost control of the car when he swerved to avoid another vehicle that was merging with traffic erratically. The M5 eventually hit a central...
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2013 Acura ILX First Drive
Hey, that's one fancy Civic there! Calling the 2013 Acura ILX a gussied-up Civic is, in many ways, completely fair, but in truth, Acura has come up with a mix of near-luxury style and feel crossed with a sporty-ish sensibility that is almost completely missing from the market at the moment, and...
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2012 BMW M6 Convertible Online Configurator Goes Live
The configurator for the latest 2012 BMW M6 Convertible has just gone live on BMW’s website, offering potential buyers and fans alike to set up the car to their exact specifications. You may be wondering why there’s no configurator for the M6 Coupe just yet. That’s because BMW has...
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Lamborghini Teases New SUV Ahead Of 2012 Beijing Auto Show
It’s no secret that Lamborghini is itching for a third product line to join its pair of supercar models, and in less than a week we’ll see just what the automaker from Sant'Agata is planning. Lamborghini will provide a glimpse of its future model in the form of a concept at the 2012...
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Today we have the official (non-leaked) details on the new Mercedes-Benz Concept Style coupe--and it looks fantastic. With power from a turbo four-cylinder and a futuristic interior, the Concept Style coupe is a just-shy-of-production compact four-door coupe we'd like to see more of. We've driven the 2012 Volkswagen Golf R, and the news is mostly good--it comes off as a better overall car than the previous R32, which was a very fun car. Sadly, VW won't let you completely defeat the traction/stability control system, limiting its ultimate fun factor. The G Class AMG range is now complete with...
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Lexus Craftsmanship--Precision During Production: Video
They say that the little things make all the difference. If that's the case, then the attention paid to the smallest details is probably why Lexus has the reputation it does for quality and reliability. As the video above shows, each component of each car is painstakingly inspected throughout...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG preview
After teasing us with its announcement earlier this month, Mercedes-Benz has finally released images for its new G63 AMG model, which joins the rest of the 2013 Mercedes-Benz G Class range in showrooms this August. The biggest update to the performance SUV is the addition of AMG’s...
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Audi Confirms Mexico As Site For North American Plant
After years of speculation Audi has finally come out and announced it will build a new plant in North America, confirming today Mexico as its desired location for the plant. While Audi is yet to pick an exact site, the automaker states that the decision will be finalized by the end of the year...
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2012 Mercedes-Benz Concept Style Coupe Official Details
Following yesterday’s leak, the first official images and details of the 2012 Mercedes-Benz Concept Style Coupe have hit the Web, revealing the future-looking design showcase from every angle. We say future-looking as the Concept Style Coupe is a preview of an upcoming four-door coupe model...
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To Deplete Inventory, Maybach Offering Up To $100,000 In Rebates
When Daimler finally made the decision to kill off the Maybach brand at the end of 2012, the news came as a surprise to no one. Sales of the ultra-luxury brand never managed to meet expectations, and some critics speculated that Daimler actually lost $400,000 on each Maybach sold. Even the...
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In the wake of a highly-publicized crackdown on tax evaders in Italy, domestic sales of luxury sports car brands Ferrari and Maserati have fallen off sharply in the first quarter of 2012. Italians fear the Guardia di Finanza, more commonly referred to as the tax police, after a series of sting operations that targeted high-end sports and luxury car owners. After checking on the license plates of 150 exotic cars at a posh ski resort, Italy’s tax office found that nearly 60 owners had reported incomes below 40,000 euros per year. That incident led to further investigations throughout...
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Mercedes Concept Revealed, VW CC First Drive, Audi RS Q3: Today’s Car News
The preview of Mercedes’ upcoming baby CLS, the Concept Style Coupe, has been revealed ahead of its debut at the Transmission LA: AV CLUB festival kicking off on April 20. The next-generation Aston Martin DB9 has also been spotted, and this time it’s wearing the least camouflage gear...
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Fisker Lays Off More Staff, Delaware Plant Left Empty: Report
Fisker has reportedly laid off 12 more staff at its plant in Delaware that was being prepared for production of the Atlantic range-extended electric sedan unveiled as a prototype at the 2012 New York Auto Show earlier this month. This is the second time that Fisker has laid off workers at the...
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Victor Muller Looking To Launch New Spykers
Following the demise of Saab, Victor Muller, the boss of Saab’s parent Swedish Automobile and the man credited with starting Dutch sports car manufacturer Spyker, has given up his ambitions of running a major international automaker and is instead focused on building exclusive sports cars...
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2013 BMW 7-Series Spy Shots
In order to compete with the brand new 2013 Mercedes-Benz S-Class set to be unveiled this year, BMW will launch a facelifted version of its 7-Series, which has been spied testing in prototype form, and now with the least camouflage yet. The latest shots show three different prototypes, each testing...
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Audi RS Q3 Sports Crossover Concept Revealed
At this month’s 2012 Beijing Auto Show Audi will be presenting a performance-enhanced version of its Q3 compact crossover, the new RS Q3 Concept. As its name suggests, the concept is the creation of Audi quattro. It's also the first SUV crossover to wear the Audi performance division's...
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There’s no shortage of Lamborghini automobiles to be found on the streets of Moscow. Like other high-end sports and luxury cars, Lamborghinis are a sign of the country’s relatively-new-found wealth and the accompanying conspicuous consumption. Until recently, those shopping for a Lamborghini in Russia were limited to scanning the used market or importing a new car from a neighboring country, as the Italian automaker didn’t have a single retail outlet in Russia. The times, as Bob Dylan once told us, they are a changing. Convinced that the Russian market is here to stay...
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Report: Audi's Q1 compact crossover resurfaces as Q2
Since 2008, rumors have been circulating about a compact crossover from Audi, rumored to be called the Q1. Reports had it being built on the A1 platform, but production dates always seemed to be far off in the future. Rumors of a compact crossover from Audi are again heating up, and this time...
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Cadillac Commits To Coupes And Wagons, But May Shuffle Product Lines
Walk into a Cadillac dealer today, and the CTS range is the closest you’ll find to a Euro-brand rival. Available in coupe, sedan and wagon variants, ranging from ample to extreme in performance, the CTS lineup is Cadillac’s current Jack-of-all-trades. That changes later this year with...
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MINI Inspired By Goodwood On Display At Harrods Department Store
If a Rolls-Royce Phantom had an illicit love child with a MINI Cooper, the end result would look a lot like the MINI Inspired By Goodwood special edition that we first spoke of last April. While the MINI Inspired By Goodwood doesn’t get a 6.7-liter V-12 stuffed between its front fenders, it...
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Next-Gen RS6, 2013 Dodge Dart Pricing, Evos-Inspired Mustang: Car News Headlines
The first prototype for the next-generation Audi RS6 has hit the Nürburgring, but is the car coming to the U.S.? Only time will tell. Dodge has released the all important pricing details for its 2013 Dart and we’re very excited, perhaps because the car was also picked as having one of...
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Next Infiniti G To Share C Class Platform, Spawn 530-HP Model?
The alliance deal between Daimler and Renault-Nissan appears to be much further-reaching than initially thought, with the two automakers expected to share engines, platforms and perhaps even manufacturing facilities in the future. Technology sharing that we already know of will include the sharing...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran