Luxury Cars
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While laser lighting has been getting a lot of press lately, nearly every luxury carmaker has shown some sort of concept or project with OLED lighting; BMW is perhaps among the foremost, alongside Audi. Back in January, BMW promised to deliver OLED tail lights on an M vehicle in the near future. A new report from Car and Driver pegs that M vehicle as the upcoming M2. WATCH: Porsche 918 Spyder Chases Koenigsegg Agera R On Autobahn: Video BMW has previously shown OLED lighting in concept vehicles, including the M4 Concept and the BMW Vision Future Luxury Concept. While those applications are...
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2015 BMW X6 M first drive reviewBMW's X6 M is a venomous cane toad of an SUV, one with some obvious warts. Even so, it's made friends and set trends, spawning imitators in the Acura ZDX (extinct: mercy killing) and the upcoming Mercedes GLE Coupe (viability TBD). It's also an honest-to-God, track-capable car. Mmmmm, crossover...
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Bentley Bentayga Bodies To Be Built In Bratislava, Final Assembly In CreweThe Volkswagen Group will spend close to 500 million euros (approximately $530 million) on upgrading its plant in Bratislava, Slovakia to handle production of Bentley’s upcoming Bentayga SUV. But only the Bentayga bodies will be built at the Bratislava plant, with the final assembly to be...
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Mercedes-Benz Starts Production Of New GLE Coupe At U.S. PlantFollowing its world debut at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show back in January, Mercedes-Benz’s all-new GLE Coupe is now in production at the automaker’s plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. In addition to the GLE Coupe, the plant is also responsible for the regular GLE as well as the GL-Class (soon...
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Alfa Romeo Announces Two New Engines Including Ferrari-Derived Six-CylinderAt present the only Alfa Romeos on sale on these shores is the 4C sports car and its 4C Spider convertible variant. Over the coming years, the automaker will start adding more models to its lineup, with an aim to have at least eight separate model lines by 2018. This will also require the addition...
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On Heels Of Cadillac Leaving Livery, MGM Resorts Adopts CNG-Powered XTS Stretch LimosWhile Cadillac is moving out of the livery segment—it doesn't jive with new chief Johan de Nysschen's vision for the brand—we'll be seeing XTS-based limos on the road for years to come. With that in mind, MGM Resorts International has adopted the world's first fleet of CNG-fueled...
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Last summer, we heard Aston Martin was planning to phase out its Rapide sedan following the introduction of the automaker’s next-generation sports car platform, which makes its debut next year in the DB9 replacement. The good news is that Aston Martin won’t be exiting the sedan segment completely, as a new four-door, most likely badged a “Lagonda”, will eventually arrive. The information was confirmed to Car and Driver by Aston Martin’s new CEO Andy Palmer. The British exec, an avid sports car fan, explained that Aston Martin will offer three vehicle types going...
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Mercedes May Offer Pickup In U.S. As Lifestyle ProductMercedes-Benz’s recent teaser sketch for a new mid-size pickup truck was no April Fools’ Day stunt, with the German automaker since confirming that the vehicle is headed for launch towards the end of the decade as a rival to the likes of the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Ranger, Toyota...
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Rolls-Royce Project Cullinan Previews Upcoming SUV DrivetrainThe hyper-luxury British SUVs are coming. Bentley has its Bentayga in the works, and Rolls-Royce is joining the party too. The latest step toward fine hand-crafted off-roading procession is Project Cullinan. ALSO SEE: How To Drive Like An A$$hole: Video Project Cullinan is an engineering mule...
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2016 Maserati Quattroporte And Ghibli Will Offer Interiors By Ermenegildo ZegnaIf you thought it would be impossible for Maserati to become any more Italian, think again. MUST WATCH: Off-Road Charger Is Our 'Furious 7' Dream Car Come True: Video The storied marque has expanded its partnership with Ermenegildo Zegna, which will bring the legendary Italian men's fashion house's...
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Audi RS 3 Confirmed For U.S.It’s long been thought that Audi’s latest RS 3 would be coming to the U.S., and now the automaker’s local chief, Scott Keogh, has confirmed it. However, the U.S. is unlikely to get the RS 3 Sportback that goes on sale in Europe this summer; rather, we’ll get an RS 3 sedan...
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Macan Crossover Could Be Porsche's Most Popular Model By This YearIn a move that would surprise no one, Porsche says it can see its Macan crossover take over the top sales spot from the best-selling Cayenne. For a number of years now, the Cayenne has been a volume leader for the German automaker. Now that the Macan will get a full calendar year of sales under its...
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With the arrival of the all-new 2015 Genesis, Hyundai introduced a new design language, rear-wheel-drive platform and sophisticated all-wheel-drive system, but strangely this groundbreaking car for the Korean brand used carryover engines from the previous model. It turns out Hyundai, in a move that mimics the German brands, will be introducing a new engine for the Genesis midway through the car’s life-cycle, most likely coinciding with a subtle facelift. ALSO SEE: New Lincoln Continental Coming In 2016: Official The information was confirmed by Hyundai’s U.S. chief Dave Zuchowski...
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Alpina Drops New Super Sedan To Celebrate 50 YearsWhat started in a building that used to produce typewriters has come quite a long way. The Alpina that you know today actually came to be as far back as 1965, when Burkard Bonvensiepen began a business of tuning the BMW products of his era. This involved tinkering with carbs and revising cylinder...
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2016 Jaguar XF Video PreviewThe Jaguar XF started the styling revolution at the British brand, the one that started after it split from Ford. But now the XF is the oldest vehicle in the lineup—and the only one with a body still made mostly of steel. No more. Say hello to the 2016 Jaguar XF, a new mid-size luxury sedan...
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Alfa Romeo 3-Series Rival Coming To U.S. In Early 2016, To Be Followed By SUVAlfa Romeo officially made its return to the U.S. last year with the arrival of its 4C, Motor Authority's Best Car to Buy 2015. The superb sports car will be followed this year by the open-top 4C Spider, and then it’s time for the long-awaited mainstream models that will really determine if...
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2016 Mercedes-AMG GLE63 Is Practicality Made Potent: Live PhotosWhile "performance SUV" might sound like a funny category to enthusiasts—remember, it's relatively recently that the vehicles have become a hot item in the new car market—the 2016 Mercedes-AMG GLE63 injects even more testosterone into what's currently a booming segment. ALSO SEE: 2016...
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2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE Puts The M-Class Out To Pasture: Live PhotosThe Mercedes-Benz M-Class has been with us since the 1998 model year, and during that time has managed to become one of the German automaker’s best-selling models. Now, it’s being put out to pasture—well, its name at least—with the new GLE set to replace it. The GLE arrives...
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Willow Springs Raceway is a wonderful place if you like taking on a race track at high speeds. It bills itself as the fastest track in the west, and for good reason. MUST WATCH: Ferrari 599 GTO Crashed By Valet Is A Write-Off: Video After throttling away from Turn Five, you head through a supremely fast section comprised of Six, Seven, and Eight. This leads you into the final corner, which is Turn Nine. Anyone who has turned a wheel at Willow knows that Turn Nine is that particular blend of terrifying and exciting that some live for and others hate. One Audi RS 4 owner discovered the...
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Fisker Karma set to return this month?Although there are reports the return of the Fisker Karma luxury sedan has been pushed back to 2016 by new owner Wanxiang, a teaser on the new website (www.thenewfisker.com) established for the revived version of Fisker Automotive suggests that the Karma will be making its comeback as early as this...
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2016 Range Rover Sport HST Limited Edition: 2015 New York Auto Show Preview & Live PhotosThe new generation of the Range Rover Sport is already a hot SUV thanks to the arrival of the new SVR model, which takes the Jaguar-Land Rover 5.0-liter supercharged V-8 and turns up the handling wick as well, rocketing to 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds and around the ‘Ring in 8:14. Now...
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2016 Jaguar XF: Full Details, Video & Live PhotosWith all of the excitement surrounding the arrival of the new XE small sedan, it’s easy to forget that Jaguar is also set to introduce a new generation of its XF mid-sizer in the very near future. We were treated to a preview last week and now the svelte sedan has made its debut at this...
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Land Rover Launches New Range Rover SVAutobiography Flagship: Live PhotosWith prestigious brands Bentley and Maserati readying new luxury SUVs, fearing that its own contender in the segment, the Range Rover, may soon be seen as a bit too plebeian, Land Rover has launched a new flagship version developed together with its personalization department Special Vehicles...
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2016 Mercedes-AMG G65 brings V-12 goodness for $218,825If you thought the G63 AMG wasn’t badass enough, wait until the G65 AMG hits the scene later this year. The V-12 brute has been on sale elsewhere since 2012 but it’s now coming to the U.S., priced from a staggering $218,825, including a $925 destination charge. This means the...
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