Luxury Cars
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With the Academy Awards less than 24 hours behind us, there's a lot we could talk about today --- which stars showed up in which cars, which movies about cars did well, which documentary about GM got shafted. But no. Today, there's a different ringing in our ears, and it's not the the Oscar buzz, but a massive, earth-shattering hangover. (Hey, we can't help the fact that we turn awards ceremonies into drinking drinking games any more than we can help the fact that we drink cheap beer.) And so, with our brains throbbing and our stomachs in knots, we can't provide our usual complement of witty...
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Video: Iron Man 2 Trailer Features Smashed-Up Formula Cars, Audi R8 Spyder
The Iron Man movie gets a sequel, and more car action.
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Lexus Announces 2010 IS350C F-Sport Special Edition
Only 100 units of the 2010 IS350C F-Sport will be produced.
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Report: Mercedes Planning B-Class, Small SUV For U.S.
The new vehicles will be coming to the U.S. sometime after their European debut in late 2011.
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TheCarConnection Gets Hands-On With Mercedes-Benz ESF Safety Prototype
The Mercedes-Benz ESF Safety Prototype previews the best of Mercedes' upcoming safety technologies.
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Report: Maserati To Join Ferrari In Hybrid Push
The news is still unofficial, but it looks like the Trident Brand will be going hybrid.
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The Aston Martin One-77 supercar is as glorious to listen to as it is to look at.
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Preview: 2010 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este
The 2010 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este sees some of the world's most incredible cars.
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Video: 2011 Audi RS5 On The Road
The sights and sounds of the 2011 Audi RS5 are what you'd expect of a supercoupe.
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2010 Geneva Motor Show: RUF RGT-8 V-8 Powered Porsche 911
RUF's work on the Porsche 911 is the stuff of legend.
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Lotus And Cosworth Join Up For Road And Race Cars
The Lotus Group and Cosworth are planning some high-performance cooperation in the near future.
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BMW 1-Series M-Car Back Off The Table?
A report out of Geneva says the 1-Series won't get an M-Division product.
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The 2011 5-Series and 5-Series Gran Turismo are already out, but two more bodystyles are on the way.
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2010 Geneva Motor Show: Aston Martin Unveils DBS UB-2010 And Works Service Tailored
The Geneva Motor Show hosts Aston's latest special edition and the unveiling of its new Works Tailored Service.
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2010 Geneva Motor Show: Touring Bentley Continental Flying Star
The Bentley Shooting Brake will be available for limited order.
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2010 Geneva Motor Show: 2012 Audi A8 Hybrid Live Photos
The 2012 Audi A8 Hybrid is Audi's first foray into large-car hybrid drive, and it's a solid one, promising a balance of performance and lower emissions. Unlike the latest spate of luxury hybrids, the performance emphasis is on the combustion engine, rather than the hybrid system, however. It's not...
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Bentley Reveals Full Specs For 2011 Mulsanne
The 2011 Bentley Mulsanne is the most luxurious offering from the hyper-luxury brand.
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Video: Porsche 918 Spyder Finds Its Place In History--In The Future
In this video, Porsche puts the new 918 Spyder Concept study in the context of the first-ever Ferdinand Porsche concept car at Paris's 1900 World Fair and today's nascent performance-hybrid niche. But even without the history lesson, it's a great video, showing the 918 in action, giving us a few...
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The 2011 Audi RS5 builds on one of the most elegantly attractive coupes on the road to deliver a luxurious, high-revving and potent driving experience. These live photos give a feel for what it looks like in the metal, and it certainly lives up to its aesthetic promise. While the aggressive front and rear treatments won't win everyone's heart, it's still the same sleek and well-proportioned coupe. But instead of the turbocharged four and naturally aspirated six-cylinder powerplants in the A5, the RS5 gets a 450-horsepower version of the 4.2-liter V-8 engine found in the S5. Catch the full...
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2010 Geneva Motor Show: 2011 Audi A1 And A1 e-tron Live Photos
The 2011 Audi A1 received what was possibly one of the most drawn-out unveilings in web history, and today it made its debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. Alongside it is a design study for an extended-range EV, or plug-in hybrid--however you care to call it--that previews the mass-market...
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2010 Geneva Motor Show: Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera Live Photos
One-hundred fifty four pounds. That's how much the latest Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera saves over the standard Gallardo. While it might not sound like much, it brings the total weight down to 2,954 pounds. Paired with 570 horsepower, that's a supercarlicious 5.18 pounds per horsepower...
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2010 Geneva Motor Show: Ferrari 599 HY-KERS Concept
The Ferrari 599 Hybrid is Ferrari's first foray into hybrid-powered GT cars.
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2010 Geneva Motor Show: Audi A1 e-tron Concept
The Audi A1 e-tron will show off the first in Audi's planned range of affordable, every-day electric luxury cars.
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Audi Launches New Sport And Audi Exclusive Packages For RS6
Audi is offering two new limited-edition equipment packages for its RS6 super-sedan and Avant wagon that will be restricted to just 500 units to reflect their exclusivity. The two packages are the "RS6 Sport" and "RS6 Audi Exclusive," both of which come with a special carbon design package for the...
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