Luxury Cars
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Yes, this is not a joke. Mercedes-Benz has launched a new fragrance for men simply labeled Mercedes-Benz Perfume. The new fragrance was launched at the recent TFWA World Exhibition retail event held in Cannes, France and goes on sale in the first quarter of next year. The particular blend has been composed by renowned perfumer Olivier Cresp (Firmenich) and will be available as an eau de toilette, after shave, deodorant, and shower and body gel. The world of fragrance is not new to Mercedes-Benz: the company already offers exclusively developed perfumes for the atomizers in its Maybach models...
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2012 Porsche 911 Aerokit Spy Shots
An undisguised version of the new 2012 Porsche 911 has been spotted in Germany just weeks after the latest ‘991’ generation car, in Carrera and Carrera S trim, made its world debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. Look closely at these latest spy shots and you’ll notice the car...
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Alfa Romeo Revives Plans For Rear-Wheel Drive Flagship: Report
The last we heard, Alfa Romeo was coming to the U.S. in late 2012 with a host of new models including a new Spider sports car, Giulia mid-size sedan, and a pair of SUVs. Earlier plans for an Alfa Romeo rear-wheel drive flagship to be jointly developed with Maserati and based on Chrysler 300...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 5 Preview
The ActiveHybrid 5 joins the BMW lineup as the third hybrid for the brand. Packing plenty of power and advanced technology, it should prove an interesting choice from green-minded luxury buyers.
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Bentley To Announce Le Mans Comeback Next Summer
While Formula 1 is still the top echelon for motorsports, Le Mans endurance racing looks to be more and more exciting for the major automakers. Porsche recently confirmed its return to the top level LMP1 class in 2014 and Lexus, too, is rumored to be preparing an LFA race car for the GTE class. Now...
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Hugh Jackman Signs On As Audi’s Newest Brand Ambassador
Aussie actor Hugh Jackman has joined the likes of fellow entertainers Justin Timberlake, Naomi Watts, and Lang Lang as the latest brand ambassador for Audi. The announcement was made during the Australian premiere of Disney’s latest action movie, Real Steel, where Jackman rolled up to the...
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Just days after news broke that Nissan was working on a more powerful GT-R for the 2013 model year, a mysterious prototype sporting new performance upgrades has been spotted running up some quick laps at the Nurburgring. A host of new aero accessories, including an aggressive front lip spoiler, side skirts, bootlid spoiler and revised rear wing, can all clearly be seen. What’s not clear is whether this is a regular model in testing or a new high-performance SpecR or track-only special. The long-rumored SpecR is expected to replace the slow selling--and highly overpriced--SpecV and weigh...
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Maserati Kubang Hits The Road: Video
Named like an onomatopoeic Batman fight scene exclamation, the Maserati Kubang will be built in Detroit for American buyers sometime in 2013. This video is the first to show it on the road. Smacking heavily of computer generation, the video does a fair amount of brand-building before it gets around...
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2012 Audi A6 Awarded IIHS Top Safety Pick
The 2012 Audi A6 is one of the safest vehicles in its class thanks to a host of technological features, including standard electronic stability control (ESC).
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Cadillac ATS Convertible Plans Shelved: Report
Development work on Cadillac’s 3-Series rival, the upcoming 2013 Cadillac ATS, is well underway as detailed in this official teaser video, however, the latest word is that a planned convertible variant has been shelved. From the onset Cadillac was expected to launch the ATS Sedan in 2012...
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2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG V-8 Engine In Detail: Video
In a time when most of its rivals are downsizing their engines and adopting forced induction or hybrid technology to boost output, we’re glad to see that AMG is sticking with the tried and true formula of a naturally aspirated V-8 engine for its latest generation 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG...
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Bentley Considering Long-Wheelbase, Diesel Mulsanne
At 219.5 inches in length, and with a wheelbase of 128.5 in, few would consider the Bentley Mulsanne as lacking in size. However, as hard as it is to believe, numerous clients have requested that Bentley build a bigger version. Speaking with Autocar, Bentley boss Wolfgang Durheimer revealed that...
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At first look, the 2012 Audi TT RS could be taken as just another chipped, dressed-up TT, with subtle differences that only a true Audiphile would be able to parse out from a distance. In truth, that’s not at all a bad thing. About 15 minutes into a drive of the new U.S.-spec TT RS, we’d only been puttering along in traffic and managed to blend in pretty well. But when the road opened up and we dropped the hammer, we truly weren’t prepared to be pinned back in our seats with such force. With an engine that revs willingly, low gear ratios to take advantage of it, a...
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Aston Martin-Maybach Collaboration Talks Collapse: Report
Plans for a successor to the slow-selling Maybach 57 and 62 sedans appear to have hit a snag, with reports coming out of Germany claiming collaborative talks between Daimler and Aston Martin have collapsed. Aston Martin, which is planning a flagship sedan for its own Lagonda brand, was looking to...
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Lamborghini Gallardo Burns To A Crisp In Malaysia
There’s no shortage of rare supercars, old and new, burning to the ground in spectacular fashion all around the world. The latest is this poor Lamborghini Gallardo that went up in flames in Bukit Damansara, Malaysia. According to a report in local newspaper The Star, first picked up by...
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Lincoln Looking To China, Losing Waterfall Grille
Putting a luxury face on an automaker in a region where it's known more for affordable commuters than superb sedans is a tough endeavor. Lexus and Cadillac, and more recently Infiniti, are facing that challenge in Europe, and if upmarket Ford brand Lincoln hopes to be around in years to come it too...
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BMW Considering Carbon Ceramic Brakes For 2012 M5?
The world of high-performance sports sedans has changed by leaps and bounds over the past decade, and particularly so over the past several years, as higher levels of materials and technology become more available and suitable for daily use. Working with its brake supplier, Brembo, BMW appears to...
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Renewed Volkswagen Phaeton Due In 2015: Report
Last summer, Volkswagen confirmed the Phaeton full-size, perhaps too-luxurious-for-the-brand, sedan would be returning to the U.S., but it didn't give us much of an idea as to when it would arrive. Now it looks like the Phaeton is on track for a 2015 re-entry. Since the end of the previous...
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Audi has an intriguing new short film featuring the A6 set amidst a backdrop of money, fame and intrigue along the Jersey City waterfront.
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Caterham Establishes New Road-Car Division
Since we first learned that track-car expert Caterham was being sold to Team Lotus Formula 1 and the race team’s associates, there has been suggestion that a handful of new Caterham road-cars would eventually be built. In fact, at the announcement of Caterham’s sale back in April, one...
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2013 Cadillac ATS Spy Shots
Small cars and Cadillac haven't, historically, gone hand in hand. But they will in the near future, as GM’s luxury brand is close to finishing work on its new 3-Series and C-Class rival. The latest addition to the Cadillac lineup, currently codenamed ATS and likely to stay that way once sales...
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Mercedes-Benz Facing Class Action Lawsuit Over Alleged AMG V-8 Defects
Mercedes-Benz may soon be facing a class action lawsuit over alleged defects in its M156 6.2-liter V-8 engine, used in seven different AMG models.
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2012 Porsche 911 Cabriolet Spy Shots
Porsche has already taken the wraps off its next-generation 911 but the virtually identical convertible, or “Cabriolet” in Porsche speak, is still under development. As can be seen by these latest spy shots, prototypes appear to be almost complete, though there could be some major...
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Next Mitsubishi Flagship Could Be Rebadged Infiniti M--In Japan, At Least
Thanks to financial troubles, Mitsubishi's product lineup has been looking a little thin of late, with very few new models making it to the market. A new deal with Infiniti could be about to change this. Automotive News reports that Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has made a deal with Nissan's luxury brand...
Antony Ingram