Luxury Cars
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Pictured above is the result of a test drive in Malaysia that went horribly wrong. We don’t have many details but the sorry-looking Ferrari F430 you see here is said to have been taken for a test drive on a highway near the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in the south of Malaysia. The driver reportedly lost control of the car before it slammed into a guard rail and then into a nearby street lamp. The accident occurred around 5.30 pm local time Friday. Malaysia’s The Star reports that the driver was traveling with a friend at the time of the accident. Both of them, aged in their...
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Mercedes teases new A-Class ahead of Geneva debut
Mercedes-Benz is working on a whole new generation of its entry-level A Class, which is set to be revealed in full at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in March. A new video released by the automaker shows off many of the upcoming car’s details including its overall profile, the shape of its...
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Mercedes-Benz To Build New North American Plant: Report
Mercedes-Benz is looking to build new plants in China and in either Mexico or the U.S. as it forges ahead with plans to double its sales by the year 2020. The information was revealed by Dieter Zetsche, the CEO of Mercedes’ parent Daimler, during a recent interview with Germany’s...
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Porsche Reaches Cayenne Milestone, Readies Plant For Cajun
Porsche's Leipzig plant has just produced its 100,000th
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As SOPA Stumbles, Megaupload Founder Has Luxury Cars Seized
While the SOPA bill seems to have lost support in the U.S., the federal government has arrested Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom in New Zealand and seized his collection of cars.
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Images Of A Lexus LFA Involved In A Crash Hit The Web
With a 552-horsepower V-10, an exhaust note that could humble some race cars, and a pricetag that makes other supercars look cheap, it’s safe to stay that the Lexus LFA is one confidence-boosting machine. Sadly, that confidence can often translate into owners thinking they’re far better...
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After showing its revised 2013 LX 570 at the Detroit Auto Show last week, Lexus has now released the all-important pricing details on its latest luxury SUV. Pricing on the 2013 Lexus LX 570 will start at $80,930, an increase of $1,475 on the 2012 model or a rise of about 1.9 percent. Note, this price does not include the $875 destination charge. Key among the upgrades on the new model are styling changes, which consist of new lights, fore and aft, revised bumpers, and a new wheel pattern for the standard 20-inch wheels. The turn signals have also been added to the side mirrors, and the body...
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Turkish Private-Equity Firm Looking To Bid On Saab: Report
Yesterday we brought you news that Chinese auto giant Youngman, one of the original bidders for Saab before it went bankrupt, was still interested in buying what’s left of the Swedish automaker. Now we have news that Turkish private-equity firm Brightwell is also interested in making a bid...
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2012 Bentley Mulsanne Mega-Gallery
Bentley has released a stunning gallery of its flagship Mulsanne and here's a condensed version with all the best highlights.
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2013 Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe Spy Shots
It’s very rare that Rolls-Royce visually updates one of its models, especially when that particular model is the clear sales leader in its segment. Nevertheless, a facelift is scheduled for the top-selling Rolls-Royce Phantom, bringing the car, which comes in sedan, coupe and convertible...
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Cadillac To Expand Overseas With More Right-Hand Drive Models
Cadillac will build future versions of its high-performance CTS-V in both left- and right-hand drive configurations.
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Kahn Design Unveils Bespoke Ferrari 458 Italia Collection
Kahn Design and its founder Afzal Kahn are back with a new customization program for Ferrari’s stunning 458 Italia. And like previous programs from the British tuner, it’s luxury and attention to detail that are favored rather than the garish modifications many rival firms produce. So...
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British limousine specialist Limo Broker has done the unthinkable and announced plans to destroy a perfectly good Audi R8 in order to convert it into a stretch limo. Worse than the Maserati Quattroporte limo we previously saw for sale on eBay, and possibly even the stretched Ferrari we saw at the 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Limo Broker--not satisfied with any old R8--has decided to go with a high-performance V-10 model. That’s right. The firm’s engineers will proceed to slice in half one of Audi’s 525-horsepower V-10 powered R8s to build what they claim...
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2013 Porsche Boxster: Interior Gallery
The 2013 Boxster just made its way into the public eye a little over a week ago, but at the time, it came with just one shot of its interior. Today, we have a nice new selection of more detailed shots--and we have to admit, the new Boxster looks sharp inside as well as out. We were already pretty...
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Audi Shows Off 125-Unit S5 Special Edition
The 2012 Audi S5 is already a seriously attractive coupe, but Audi is dressing it up for a limited 125-car run Special Edition model.
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Ruf Super-Sizes The Porsche Panamera For China
Seeing the need for a long-wheelbase variant of the Porsche Panamera, tuner Ruf has built the Panamera XL for the Chinese market.
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Miami Area Dealership Gives NBA Star A New McLaren MP4-12C
A Coral Gables exotic car dealership gave Miami Heat star Dwayne Wade a nice birthday present when it handed over the keys to a new McLaren MP4-12C.
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Audi Q1 Crossover Back In The Spotlight
Audi bosses have hinted at launching a new compact crossover based on the A1 and positioned below the Q3 for several years now, though nothing official has come to light yet. The closest we got to an official confirmation were comments from CEO Rupert Stadler that the Q family still has potential...
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Seen here testing on the streets of Munich, Germany, for the first time is the upcoming M Performance version of the latest BMW 1-Series Hatchback. Set to debut in March at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, this sporty variant of the regular 1-Series Hatchback is just one model from a new range of M Performance models BMW will be bringing to market over the coming years. As BMW M boss Friedrich Nitschke announced last week, the new M Performance range will be aimed at drivers who want the sporty feel of a dedicated M car but with the comfort, civility and practicality of a regular model. They are...
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First 2013 BMW M5 Crash Takes Place In The Netherlands
Less than an hour after we brought you news of a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti that crashed in Sydney, Australia, comes news of the first F10 BMW M5 crash. This time the crash took place in The Hague, the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands and the home of the International...
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25-Year-Old Man Crashes Ferrari 612 Scaglietti In Australia
A 25-year-old man crashed a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti earlier today on a suburban street in Sydney, Australia. This image shows the wreckage of the car, which local authorities claim is a write-off. Onlookers said the driver lost control of the high-horsepower supercar before hitting a parked Toyota...
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Dinan Announces Tuning Software For BMW's N55 Engine
BMW performance specialist Dinan has developed a Stage 2 tuning software for BMW's N55 turbocharged, inline-six-cylinder engine.
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Super Bowl Ads: Audi Highlights Headlights, While Lexus Unleashes The Beast
Audi will try to build on the success of last year's Super Bowl ad, while Lexus enters the Super Bowl ad world for the very first time.
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Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale Found On eBay
First unleashed at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show last September, the Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale is the current flagship of the Gallardo range and is about the closest you'll get to a road-going version of the ballistic Super Trofeo race car. That is, if you can ever find one...
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