Luxury Cars
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Only 500 units of the Porsche 911 GT2 RS were to be built, and they've all sold in less than two months since the official unveiling August 25 at the Moscow Auto Salon. Despite the $245,000 starting price, it's not all that surprising--the GT2 RS is Porsche's highest performance, most powerful production car ever. If you've already forgotten the 911 GT2 RS's specs, here's the cheat sheet: a twin-turbo 3.6-liter boxer six rated at 620 horsepower, 0-60 mph in 3.4 seconds, 0-187 mph in 28.9 seconds, top speed of 205 mph, curb weight of 3,021 pounds wet. Nordschelife lap time? 7 minutes, 18...
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Spyker Launches Exclusive Timepiece Collection In Time For Christmas
Joining the big boys like Ferrari and Bugatti, both of which have their own respective line of luxury timepieces, Dutch sports car company Spyker has just revealed its own timepiece collection, coinciding with celebrations for the brand’s 24 Hours of Le Mans participation. Designed and...
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2011 Infiniti EX Preview
The 2011 Infiniti EX is coming into the latest model year with a few minor updates to keep it fresh in the eyes of luxury crossover buyers, especially with newcomers like the 2011 BMW X3 and the ever-popular Lexus RX on the prowl. The biggest changes are the introduction of a new seven-speed...
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Mercedes-Benz Prices Twin-Turbo V-8 2011 CL550, 2011 CL63 AMG, S63 AMG
The 2011 Mercedes-Benz CL-Class launch program is taking place today, and along with the first drives of the new cars, Mercedes has released pricing for the twin-turbo V-8 models. The 2011 CL550 starts from $114,025, while the 2011 CL63 AMG starts from $151,125, and the S63 AMG sedan slots between...
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1,104 HP Zenvo ST1 Coming To U.S., Priced At $1,225,000
Denmark's own supercar, the Zenvo ST1, will soon be coming to America. Red Sea, the sole distributor for the turbocharged 1,104-horsepower V-8-powered monster, has announced pricing today. The cost of owning this rolling piece of Danish art? A cool $1.125 million. That's certainly a hefty sum, but...
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Spy Shots: 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class AMG Estate Facelift
Facelifts. Whether done to people or cars, they can give new life to a pleasing but less-than-fresh look, or they can stretch something old into something hideous. By the looks of these spy photos, the C-Class AMG Estate's mid-life lift is one of the good ones. We've already seen the standard...
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Bringing the attack to the biggest of the big boys in the volume luxury car business is a tall task, but not one that balks Hyundai. The 2011 Hyundai Equus sedan, sized and feature-packed to compete heads-up with the likes of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and BMW 7-Series will be at dealerships in December--but it'll be priced well below the competition. The 2011 Hyundai Equus Signature starts from $58,000, while the more feature-filled Equus Ultimate kicks off at $64,500. To compare, BMW's 7-Series starts from $82,500 for a competitive V-8 powered 750i, and Mercedes' S550 starts at an even...
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Ferrari Releases Exclusive 'Paddock' Chronograph Range
A new line of Ferrari chronograph watches is now available exclusively from the automaker’s online store and is likely to sell out quickly since only 299 units are planned. The watch range is the new Ferrari Paddock Chronograph, which pays homage to Italy and comprises three chronographs...
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Update: BMW X4 Crossover-Coupe NOT Teased In Official Sketch
UPDATE: The sketch above isn't actually a design concept for the rumored X4. It's a design concept sketch of the X3, as little as it may resemble the final product. For now, we're filing the X4 in the "probable, but not yet confirmed" bin. ------------------- The idea of a "sports activity coupe"...
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Build Your Own Fisker Karma With New Online Configurator
Fisker has launched a dedicated website for its new Karma plug-in hybrid luxury sedan that includes a number of interesting features to keep potential customers and the curious interested in the car until its arrival in showrooms early next year. The site showcases the design and engineering...
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Report: Bentley Working On Four-Door Coupe
It appears the four-door coupe segment may be too lucrative even for Bentley to ignore as there are reports emerging that claim the ultra-luxury marque from Crewe is considering launching its own version. Designed to challenge the likes of the Aston Martin Rapide and Maserati Quattroporte, the new...
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BMW Drops New Details On 1-Series M Coupe
At this point, the 1-Series M Coupe is functionally revealed in all but name. We have spy shots, official teasers, and a handful of details. Today, we add to the list with even more stats, straight from M development head Albert Biermann. Pricing? As expected, it will slot between the 135i Coupe...
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The growing push towards smaller and more fuel efficient vehicles is leading the charge for changing consumer perceptions of what defines a luxury car--with size no longer the differentiator but rather technology, quality and design. Nowhere is this more the case than in Europe where even the luxury automakers have considerable success with small hatchback models like the BMW 1-Series, Audi A3 and Mercedes-Benz A- and B-Class. We can also add Lexus to that list thanks to the new CT 200h and soon Infiniti may be up there as well. Renault Nissan’s recent alliance deal with Daimler means...
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Xenatec Provides More Details On Custom Maybach Coupe
It’s hard to imagine that one of the best looking Maybachs on the road today isn’t actually a Maybach but a custom mega-coupe designed and engineered by the guys at Germany’s Xenatec. Using a donor Maybach 57S as their blank canvas, Xenatec engineers convert the four-door sedan to...
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First Look At 2014 Lotus Elite With Roof Down
At last month’s 2010 Paris Auto Show Lotus showed off no less than six concept cars that the automaker intends on producing in the coming years, and one of the standouts was the new 2014 Lotus Elite grand tourer. Described as the embodiment of Lotus’ new era, the striking Lotus Elite...
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2011 Chrysler 200 Preview
When the Chrysler 200C EV made its debut at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, the automotive world was at once shocked by the attractive design and pessimistic about its then-electric drivetrain. While we don't get the 200C EV shown, we do get one much better looking, if still somewhat Sebring-ish, sedan...
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BMW And Mercedes-Benz Compacts Coming To U.S. Within Next Few Years
Right now in the U.S. you can step into a brand new BMW for just under $30,000--for Mercedes-Benz the entry-point creeps a few thousand dollars higher--but in the next couple of years we should be seeing a range of more affordable models from both of the luxury stalwarts. That’s because both...
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2011 Porsche Cayenne S vs. 2011 Infiniti FX50S
These two cars are extraordinary. There’s just no other way to describe family trucksters that can bomb to 60 mph faster than any readily available sports car could just a few decades ago—and darn near as fast as even the swiftest sports cars on the market today (we’ll presume a...
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Aston Martin has announced today that its Cygnet minicar based on the Toyota iQ is no longer a concept and is soon to become reality. That reality will be coming as early as next year in fact when full production of the controversial new model is scheduled to start. Described as the luxury solution to urban mobility, the Cygnet will be built at Aston Martin’s Gaydon facility in the UK using stripped out Toyota iQs shipped from Japan. And the British automaker has no qualms admitting the Cygnet’s intended purpose. “Aston Martin is honest and we don’t make...
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Driven: 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe
I've had several encounters with the 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe before, including the press launch in California. But this past week with the most visually striking member of the standard CTS lineup shed new light on the car. Living with a car in the real world is a different experience from driving...
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Fisker Considering Issuing IPO To Fund Six Car Lineup
Production of the Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid luxury sedan has just kicked off at the Valmet plant in Finland, with the first car off the line being shown recently at the 2010 Paris Auto Show, but there’s already talk about several other models in the pipeline and possibly an IPO issue...
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2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK "Magic Sky Control" Teased Ahead Of Geneva Debut
The 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK will bring some new features to the range, including the debut of one feature that is sure spread across the lineup: the Magic Sky Control roof. Teased here in a photo leaked ahead of the car's 2011 Geneva Motor Show debut, the roof looks simple enough. But looks can be...
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Porsche Testing Electric Panamera Prototype
Electricity and high-performance cars may or may not mix, depending on your frame of reference, but whether you're a Tesla fan or a Formula 1 devotee, it's easy to agree that a hybrid or all-electric Porsche would be a welcome creation for sports car and EV fans alike. The famous sports car company...
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2011 Dodge Durango Citadel Interior Shot Released
This is the first glimpse of the new 2011 Dodge Durango's interior, released today by Dodge. The new Durango is being billed as Dodge's foray into the "performance" SUV realm, though it falls a step short of the SRT8 Grand Cherokee in the power department. Inside, the new Durango looks to have...
Nelson Ireson