Luxury Cars
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Right now, you can already nudge a top-of-the-line Cadillac Escalade ESV Platinum past the $100,000 mark if you add just a few optional items. But increased competition in the luxury SUV market could push General Motors Company's [NYSE:GM] cash cow well into six-digit pricing territory. According to Automotive News (subscription required), the entrance of high-end marques like Bentley, Maserati and Rolls-Royce into the SUV space may force the move. Nothing has been approved internally, and other than some general points—more power, lavish interior appointments—GM offered no...
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2017 Audi A4 first drive reviewThe arrival of an all-new Audi A4 is no small occasion. It's the profit powerhouse, the "center of gravity" for Audi of America, as product manager Filip Brabec puts it. Cars like the A4 represent the biggest slice of the luxury-car market in the U.S., and the most competitive. The lineup in the...
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2016 Infiniti QX50 Priced From $35,445Infiniti is introducing a longer, more refined QX50 for the 2016 model year and confirmed that pricing for the vehicle will start at just $35,445, including a $995 destination charge. That represents a saving of $550 compared to the previous model year, a deal made all the more impressive when you...
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Optional Clock Will Set Bentley Bentayga Buyers Back Nearly $170KFor $170,000, you could buy a Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale Centennial Edition. Or you could buy a fancy clock for your Bentley Bentayga. As you might expect, it's not just any clock. CHECK OUT: Porsche Mission E Electric Sedan Concept: 310-Mile Range, 15-Minute Charging--Live Photos & Video...
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Jaguar F-Pace 360-Degree Loop Sets New World Record: VideoYou might say it was a hell of an introduction. Before Jaguar's new F-Pace had its official unveiling at the Frankfurt Auto Show, British stunt driver Terry Grant took the marque's first-ever SUV for a spin—so to speak—by completing a 62-foot loop-to-loop in front of a cheering crowd...
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Land Rover goes Dynamic with new Discovery Sport trimEvery automaker loves talking about how dynamic its vehicles are, but it's Land Rover that's upped the corporate speak word game to a new level. We'd like to introduce you to the Discovery Sport HSE Dynamic Lux, which has made its global debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show. We're rather impressed that...
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Alfa Romeo’s new Giulia small sedan launches on the market next year initially in its high-performance Quadrifoglio trim. This is the version designed to compete with the likes of the Cadillac ATS-V, BMW M3 and Mercedes-AMG C63, and the new kid on the block is already out-muscling the competition. Alfa Romeo used this week’s 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show to confirm some final specs for the Giulia Quadrifoglio, and one of these was the car’s Nürburgring lap time. According to the firm, the Giulia Quadrifoglio needs just 7:39 to lap the 12.9-mile Nürburgring-Nordschleife...
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2017 Audi S4: 2015 Frankfurt auto show debutJoining the new A4 sedan in showrooms next year will be the sporty S4 variant, which made its debut yesterday at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show in both sedan and Avant wagon bodystyles. We’ll only be getting the sedan, which Audi says will run from 0-62 mph in 4.7 seconds and easily reach its...
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2017 Mercedes-AMG C63 Coupe: 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show Live Photos & VideoMercedes-AMG’s new C63 Coupe based on the C-Class Coupe has finally landed, debuting this week at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show. As expected, the car looks like a mini version of the stunning S63 Coupe, and we can't wait to take it for a spin. From its pumped fenders to its carbon fiber...
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2017 Rolls-Royce Dawn Preview VideoRolls-Royce is upping the ante in drop-top style. It’s introducing a new convertible to its ultra-luxury lineup in the form of this car—the Rolls-Royce Dawn. Not shy about it at all, Rolls says the Dawn is the “sexiest” car it’s ever built. If you’re deep into...
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2017 Jaguar F-Pace previewWhen you think of British SUVs, you think of Land Rover. Rightly so. But now, you’re going to have to add another off-roader to the U.K.'s column, because this year, Jaguar is introducing the 2017 F-Pace, its first crossover SUV, ever. The F-Pace won’t be confused at all for its Land...
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2017 Bentley Bentayga Preview VideoPure luxury SUVs are relatively rare today, but a real battle of the net-worth stars is shaping up over the next few years. Leading the charge is this machine. At the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show, Bentley gave the world its first look at the Bentayga, a new SUV it says is the fastest sport-ute of them...
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Since the DB10 was announced exclusively for the forthcoming James Bond film Spectre, we expected the next-generation Aston Martin would be dubbed the DB11. And we were right. This morning, at the Frankfurt Auto Show, the fabled British automaker confirmed that the DB9 replacement we've been catching in camo will bear a DB11 badge. “Not only is it a sign of our intention to continue the long line of iconic sports cars that bear the 'DB' moniker—the very bloodline of our brand—but it also shows the world our ambitious plan in action," said Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer...
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2017 Infiniti Q30: 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show Live Photos & VideoInfiniti’s major announcement for this week’s 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show is the all-new Q30 compact hatch. It was at the German show two years ago that Infiniti first previewed the Q30 with a thinly-veiled concept version. At the time, Infiniti stressed that the vehicle wouldn’t be...
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2017 Porsche 911 Carrera revealed with turbocharged engine, higher price: Live photos & videoThe 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show is in full swing, and it is where Porsche is showing its updated 911 Carrera models for the first time. Porsche die-hards may recall that it was in Frankfurt four years ago that we first saw the 991-series introduced, and at this year's show the updated 991.2-series is...
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600-Horsepower BMW M6 Competition Package Debuts At 2015 Frankfurt Auto ShowBMW’s M6 range is now available with a more powerful Competition Package, full details for which have been announced today at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show. The new pack will offer 600 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque, up from the 575 hp and 501 lb-ft the M6’s previous Competition...
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2017 Bentley Bentayga Is World’s Most Powerful, Most Luxurious SUV: Live Photos & VideoThere’s an insatiable thirst for SUVs affecting the globe and the ultra-luxury segment certainly hasn’t been spared. That’s why you have the likes of Mercedes-Maybach and Rolls-Royce planning high-riding models for the first time, but Bentley has beaten them to the punch with its...
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2017 Jaguar F-Pace Revealed With $41,985 Starting PriceJaguar’s new F-Pace has been revealed ahead of its debut tomorrow at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show. The small, sporty crossover SUV represents the British automaker’s first foray into the world of high-riding vehicles and is sure to sizzle in the marketplace thanks to a combination of...
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In a market in which luxury brands are seeming queuing up to change naming strategies for their vehicles—Infiniti, Mercedes-Benz, and Cadillac, for example—the 2016 Lexus RX lineup carries forward with the same familiar RX 350 and RX 450h (hybrid) badges. Truth is, it’s changed so dramatically that Lexus really doesn’t need to change badges on the RX. The entire vehicle is a moving testament to how dramatically the brand is pushing change, and a new dose of extrovertedness, into its lineup—shepherded firsthand by Toyota Motor Corporation president and CEO Akio...
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2016 Borgward BX7 first lookAfter remaining dormant for almost half a century, Germany’s Borgward is finally back with a new model. The company unveiled the BX7 at the 2015 Frankfurt auto show. The modern incarnation of Borgward has little to do with the company that went bankrupt in 1961 and was at one point one of the...
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Hear The 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera’s New Twin-Turbo 3.0-Liter Six: VideoNext spring, Porsche will be selling a turbocharged Carrera for the first time in the 911’s 50-year history. It’s a bold move, perhaps one even more controversial than the decision to drop the 911’s air-cooled engines back in the 1990s, but in terms of performance numbers...
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More McConaughey In Latest Lincoln MKX Ad: VideoLincoln's pensive, zen-like commercials featuring Matthew McConaughey have been ripe for mockery. The high-water mark is unquestionably the brilliant Saturday Night Live parody featuring Jim Carrey, which makes it hard to watch the originals without snickering. But finding other takes isn't...
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2017 Bentley Bentayga Priced From $229,100If you were keen on parking Bentley’s new Bentayga on your driveway, you’ll need to front up at least $229,100. That’s how much the world’s first ultra-luxury SUV will cost you here in the United States, though be prepared to pay considerably more once you start piling on...
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2017 Cadillac XT5 Revealed In First Official PhotosCadillac’s replacement for the SRX, the 2017 XT5, will make its auto show debut in Dubai on November 10. A local debut will then follow at the Los Angeles Auto Show just one week later. However, we already have a good look at the design thanks to a round of teaser photos released overnight...
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