Luxury Cars
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With Volvo’s most recent products, including the 2017 Volvo S90 sedan and upcoming 2018 V90 wagon, the Swedish automaker is wholly embracing its Scandinavian roots. From the upright concave grille, the prominent brand ironmark, and the elongated hood in front, to the name proudly spelled out across the rear, and the organic, French-curve upkick of the curved side glass at the rear, on the outside the new S90 sedan loads on retro cues from the great P1800 sports car. And then it embraces Scandinavian design more than ever inside. Specifically, that’s design that’s functional...
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Bentley Bentayga lines up with 911 Turbo at the drag stripA Bentley Bentayga and Porsche 911 Turbo recently lined up at the drag strip. Considering the Porsche is one of the quickest sports cars in production and the Bentley is a big brute of an SUV, you don’t have to be a genius to predict the results. Nevertheless, it’s fun to watch the two...
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8 ways to turn an SUV into a PorscheThe 2017 Porsche Macan GTS is the compact SUV the automaker always set out to build, according to Porsche. Based on the Audi Q5, the Macan GTS is, in our opinion, the best handling crossover on the planet, but how does it get that way? Let's dissect how a sports car maker turns an SUV into a...
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2017 Porsche Macan GTS first drive reviewPorsche's strategy for old GTS models had been magnificent in its mission: Even if buyers couldn’t afford faster cars, there was still a race to empty whatever they had left in their wallets.
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2017 Porsche Panamera to debut June 28Porsche on Monday started the teaser campaign for its second-generation Panamera by releasing a shadowy photo depicting the new car’s tail. Porsche has since confirmed the covers will come off June 28. The formal debut will take place in late September at the 2016 Paris Auto Show. Along with...
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Most new Infinitis to have autonomous capabilityWhile Nissan has been quite vocal about its plans to offer autonomous driving capability on its cars, the Japanese automaker’s luxury division Infiniti hasn’t been so proactive in this field. That will change soon, though. Speaking with Reuters, Infiniti boss Roland Krueger said an...
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An update sent to certain Lexus vehicles with the automaker's Enform infotainment and navigation system has caused the system to crash—or brick. According to users on Reddit, the glitch was part of a standard operating system software update that was delivered over the air. Lexus owners affected by the glitch took to social media with videos of their Enform systems crashing or going into a loop. ALSO SEE: Tesla Model S price dropped to $67,200 for new 60-kwh option Lexus has acknowledged the issue, releasing this short statement yesterday: "Due to a recent update, many of our owners'...
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Volvo S90, V90 will get Polestar loveVolvo's Polestar performance division says it will offer a full drivetrain "optimization" for the automaker's new flagship sedan and wagon, the S90 and V90. Although those two haven't yet hit the market, Polestar has been hard at work "improving throttle and off-throttle response, gearshift speed...
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2017 Porsche Panamera teasedPorsche has started its official teaser campaign for the second-generation Panamera. The car is expected to debut at this September’s 2016 Paris Auto Show and go on sale shortly after as a 2017 model. The teaser video doesn’t show much but a separate image also released by Porsche shows...
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VLF Automotive’s V-8-powered Karmas finally start deliveryIt’s been almost three and a half years since industry veteran Bob Lutz showed up at the Detroit Auto Show with a Fisker Karma sedan whose extended-range electric drivetrain was stripped out and replaced by a supercharged V-8 engine normally found in the C6 Corvette ZR1 supercar. Lutz is now...
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Land Rover to sue Chinese automaker that copied Range Rover EvoqueA Chinese automaker notorious for copying European automakers' designs is being taken to court by Jaguar Land Rover. Even though the Chinese crossover appears to be a clear copy of the British original, the case may not be as simple as it seems. JLR says its Range Rover Evoque served as more than...
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New Mercedes-Benz E-Class spawns wagonMercedes-Benz’s new E-Class sedan has impressed us with its handsome lines, advanced technology and sumptuous, S-Class-mimicking interior. Now we have our first look at the new E-Class Wagon, which has all the same qualities of the sedan plus the added benefit of additional cargo space. The...
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A man in the United Arab Emirates state of Sharjah bid Dh18 million (approximately $4.9 million) to secure the “1” license plate at an auction on Saturday. The winning bidder was Arif Ahmad Al Zarouni, who told Gulf News (via Motor1) that he was willing to purchase the special plate at any cost. “I attended the license plate auction only to win number one,” he said. “My ambition is always to be number one.” The bidding was furious, as you can imagine, with the opening bid of Dh1 million escalating to the closing figure of Dh18 million within minutes. There...
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Volvo “90” series Polestar models confirmed, could deliver 600 hpVolvo’s first dedicated performance offerings from its in-house tuner Polestar were the S60 and V60 Polestar sedan and wagon. One of the automaker’s top executives has now confirmed the larger “90” series is also due to receive the Polestar treatment. Speaking with Motor...
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Bugatti furniture collection to match your Veyron or ChironIf a Bugatti in your garage isn't quite enough, the French marque is now offering up a line of furniture so that you can experience its premium design just about anywhere. The maker of the 1,480-horsepower Chiron hypercar has partnered with furniture maker Luxury Living Group to create a new range...
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2017 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Cabriolet first drive reviewWith the arrival of the small CLA sedan three years ago as its entry vehicle, Mercedes-Benz has moved the latest version of its C-Class range up in size, style, and features. Now the C-Class Cabrio soft-top convertible has been unveiled as the last of the four C-Class variants, following the...
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Genesis to have electric cars, own performance brandThe head of Genesis, Manfred Fitzgerald, has confirmed that the new Hyundai luxury brand will offer electric cars. “We will definitely go as Genesis brand down the road of alternative propulsions and it is very, very obvious that EV is definitely on the map,” Fitzgerald told journalists...
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2017 BMW 5-Series spy shots and videoBMW’s current 5-Series has been around since the 2011 model year and was given a mid-cycle update for 2014. Now we have a new set of spy shots of a prototype for the next-generation 5-Series, and this one's wearing the least camouflage gear yet. At present, we're expecting the car on the...
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With electric cars becoming mainstream, the BMW i sub-brand originally established for the zero-emission cars has changed its focus to autonomous driving technology. That’s the word of Klaus Fröhlich, BMW’s board member for R&D, who recently spoke with Reuters. BMW, like many rivals, rightly sees fully autonomous cars as reshaping the industry. It’s why there’s been a flurry of announcements regarding automakers investing serious cash in ride-sharing companies. General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] teamed up with Lyft, Volkswagen with Gett, and Toyota with Uber...
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2018 Volvo V90 Cross Country spy shotsVolvo has started public road trials of a prototype for a new model destined to be called the V90 Cross Country. Cross Country is the designation Volvo uses for its soft-roaders and, depending on the market, can already be found on the V40, V60 and even the S60 lines. The recently revealed V90...
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Here are the new 2018 Audi A5 and S5 coupesYou'd be forgiven for thinking the new Audi A5 Coupe is the old Audi A5 Coupe, but that's neither here nor there. The newest iteration from Ingolstadt sports relatively the same profile as the old coupe that had been with us for about a decade. This time around, however, the new A5 gets the...
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2017 Audi A4 scores top safety marksAudi's new A4 has earned top marks in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's latest round of crash tests, a huge improvement over its predecessor. IIHS says the 2017 A4 received a "good" rating, its highest, in all of its crash tests—including the demanding small-overlap frontal crash...
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New video highlights M Performance parts for the BMW M2BMW's new M2 has been hailed by many as the sporty coupe that harks back to the legendary early M3s, and now the German automaker has released details on a slew of M Performance Parts designed to hop up the little coupe even more. For now, the parts are mostly aerodynamic and styling bolt-ons, not...
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Supercar Dating gets its own television showIt was less than two years ago that we first heard about Supercar Dating, a United Kingdom-based company helping “Fine Living Companions” meet owners of supercars. Before you jump to any conclusions, a Fine Living Companion is described by the company as a career-driven individual of...
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