Luxury Cars
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Lifestyle products from automakers are nothing new. All the big name sports car manufacturers--Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, Aston, etc. etc.--have them. As if owning a fancy pen or briefcase with an exotic automaker logo on it will somehow make up for the fact that you don't have the $300,000 sports car in your driveway. But, I guess image is a strong thing, so that name brand resonates with people. Usually, though, lifestyle products are somewhat attainable. Most people can't afford a $2.3 million Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, but they could probably drop $700 on a Bugatti espresso...
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Buy A Hawker Beechcraft Jet And Get A Lotus Thrown In For Free
Lotus has teamed up with another legendary company, Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC), the manufacturer of Hawker and Beechcraft business jets, with the two firms working together on a number of unique initiatives. And to mark the occasion, HBC will be giving away a free Lotus sports car to...
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Lincoln Voted Top Luxury Brand In 2011 Vehicle Satisfaction Awards
Let us be the first to say that the results of the latest 2011 Vehicle Satisfaction Awards, conducted by influential auto industry resource AutoPacific, came as a bit of a surprise. Lincoln, arguably the most overlooked of luxury brands, was voted the ‘Top Premium Brand’ in the awards...
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Aston Martin To Launch Two Or Three Lagonda Models, Says CEO
When Aston Martin previewed the rebirth of the Lagonda brand with an ungainly SUV concept (pictured below) at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show, no one was optimistic about its success. Aston took the criticism to heart, but will still go ahead with the brand's comeback, according to the latest from its...
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Project Kahn TR8 Is A Baby R8 Based On The Audi TT
Audi may have ditched plans for its own baby R8, the long-rumored R4 sports car, but the guys from Project Kahn have stepped up to the challenge and built the new TR8 based on the Audi TT. Admittedly, the TT is a front-engined compact sports car, which in base trim only drives the front wheels and...
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2012 Bentley Continental GTC Facelift Spy Shots
Last year the Bentley Continental GT coupe underwent a major facelift (pictured below), receiving fresh new styling, a more powerful and flex-fuel capable W-12 engine and a fully revamped interior. Now it’s the more luxurious GTC convertible’s turn, a prototype of which we recently...
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Earlier this year we brought you the first spy shots of the 2012 C63 AMG Black Series, and today we have fresh images of a moderately disguised the coupe version of the car, the 2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe Black Series--only this time it's at the notorious Nurburgring circuit in Germany. Like its four-door sibling, we expect the C63 AMG Coupe Black Series to pack a super-potent version of the 5.5-liter twin-turbo V-8 found in the CLS63 AMG. The standard C63 AMG Coupe is making do with the 6.2-liter naturally-aspirated V-8 for this year model, though it too may upgrade to the 5.5-liter...
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2012 Audi A6 Avant Preview
All the details and images for the new 2012 Audi A6 have been out for a while now but there are still several variants apart from the regular sedan still in the works, though not all have been confirmed for sale in the U.S. These include the high-performance S6 and RS6 models, A6 Hybrid and...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2012 Hyundai Genesis Prada: Forbidden Fruit
It’s a bit odd seeing the names Hyundai and Prada in the same title but it’s certainly not the first time. About two years ago Hyundai first took the wraps off its Genesis Prada, a special edition of the then new luxury sedan designed and built in collaboration with Italian fashion...
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BMW Making Roads Safer With Left Turn Assist
The day I got my driver's license. It was one of the most memorable days of my life. But not entirely for the obvious reason. You see, when I wrapped my sweaty palms around the wheel and put my quivering foot to the gas, I was quickly met with a horrifying image. Within about 15 seconds, the...
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Mercedes-Benz Style Helicoper Brings The Three-Pointed Star Into The Air
Mercedes-Benz is already a pillar of style on the highways, why not in the airways? After all, a personal helicopter is more of a luxurious accessory than even the fanciest automobile. Mercedes-Benz Style, the design and lifestyle arm of the automaker, debuted the EC145 helicopter at the European...
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Aston Martin Launches Configurators For Virage, Cygnet
Online configurator tools are a good way for those who can't afford a high-end car to at least dream about it in a tangible way, without entering a showroom and picking up a brochure. Curious about which color you want for your dream Aston Martin Virage? Well, you can see for yourself, right on...
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Hear "left turn assistant" and you might think stereotypical images of helping drivers of a certain German marque to use their blinkers for once when turning, but you'd be quite wide of the mark... BMW's Left Turn Assistant is actually a safety system designed to help drivers turning left across intersections. At larger intersections with traffic approaching from the other direction, drivers can occasionally make a bad call and begin their maneuver without the time to do so, and sometimes traffic signal poles can obscure smaller road users such as motorcycles. The BMW system helps prevent...
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Lamborghini Murcielago Crashed By 22-Year Old Showing Off
This gruesome and saddening image is the result of a 22-year old allegedly trying to show off to passersby in a black Lamborghini Murcielago. The accident took place early on Sunday morning at an intersection on a major roadway in Sydney, Australia. It is believed that the vehicle was driving along...
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Audi R8 GT Spyder Spy Shots
We’ve seen the teasers, now here’s the first round of spy shots for the upcoming Audi R8 GT Spyder. The convertible supercar is scheduled to be revealed for the first time at the Le Mans 24 hours endurance race this June ahead of an official world debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show...
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Fisker Raises Another $100 Million, Karma Deliveries To Start This Month
First shown at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show, the Fisker Karma has led a typical life for a performance plug-in hybrid concept: delays followed by reassurances, followed by more delays. Originally to be in production and on sale by late 2009, the car finally started rolling down the line at...
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Next-Gen Hyundai Genesis To Spawn All-Wheel Drive Model: Report
The wraps recently came off the facelifted 2012 Hyundai Genesis luxury sedan and while the car did receive some healthy engine and transmission upgrades, an all-wheel drive option, something that’s proving more and more crucial among luxury buyers, was noticeably absent. Turns out Hyundai...
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Lexus CT 200h Makes Race Debut At The Nurburgring
Lexus is out to prove the performance credentials of its latest CT 200h by entering the upmarket hybrid hatchback in the competitive VLN race series that runs on the notorious Nurburgring circuit. The CT 200h race car is being fielded by Toyota’s racing partner Gazoo Racing and actually made...
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Mercedes-Benz is hard at work on its next-generation S-Class flagship sedan, which is expected to bow onto the market late next year as a 2013 model. We’ve already seen countless spy shots of prototypes for the new car, which have revealed a fairly conventional sedan shape with similar proportions to the current model. However, unlike previous generations of the car, the new 2013 model year S-Class will reportedly see the gestation of four separate bodystyles. The first two will include the regular sedan and a long-wheelbase variant--nothing surprising here--but according to a new...
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Ferrari 458 Italia Crashes Spectacularly In The UK
We’ve lost count of how many Ferrari 458 Italia supercars have been lost, either due to fire or from their owner’s own carelessness, but it’s safe to say that at least one of the sultry supercars has been lost each and every month since the car was first launched back in late...
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Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale Sounds Off: Video
The aural delights in this latest video is the sweet, sweet sound of the new Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale, which recently made its U.S. debut so remember it as you could one day be hearing it in your neck of the woods. More specifically, it is the sound of the stunning coupe’s...
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2012 Mercedes-Benz E550 Sedan Gets Standard 4Matic AWD--Only
If you like to haul the kids and, in the same car, get a bit sideways on occasion, you'll probably have to choose something besides the 2012 Mercedes-Benz E550 Sedan (2010 model pictured), because this time around it's all-wheel-drive only. Not that that's necessarily a bad thing. Given the...
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2012 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Wagon Coming To America
That's right, folks, the Cadillac CTS-V Wagon is no longer the only uber-wagen to be on sale this year. Mercedes-Benz is joining the party with its 2012 E63 AMG Wagon, and it's everything you'd expect. That means it's a 5.5-liter, 518-horsepower, 516-pound-foot, twin-turbo, direct-injection V-8...
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Porsche's New U.S. HQ To Include Track, Driving Experience
We'll have to wait about two years for Porsche's new U.S. headquarters facility to be completed, but when it arrives it'll include a test track that will be used as part of a buyer experience unlike anything Porsche has previously offered in the U.S. European buyers, plus those buyers that have...
Nelson Ireson