Luxury Cars
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It's been sometime in the making now, but Volvo has its first Chinese-built export ready to find new homes in the U.S. The 2016 Volvo S60 Inscription has arrived at the Detroit Auto Show, and it's engineered to make sure everyone inside is comfortable. We can thank the Chinese and they're love of long-wheelbase sedans for this one. MUST SEE: New Ford GT Supercar Revealed At 2015 Detroit Auto Show The 2016 S60 Inscription is basically an expansion on what already makes Volvo such a beloved brand by its fans. These are cars designed with safety as a top priority, and this latest S60 is no...
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Acura NSX: The Legend Returns At 2015 Detroit Auto ShowHeralded in its heyday as the “$40,000 Ferrari,” the Acura NSX carved new ground for Honda in the performance enthusiast world, winning praise everywhere it went, and remaining highly sought after today. Yet, somehow, Acura and parent company Honda let the NSX flounder and eventually...
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2016 Mercedes-Benz C350e plug-in hybrid debuts at 2015 Detroit auto showThe S550 Plug-In Hybrid won’t be the only electrified Mercedes-Benz hitting showrooms this year; the German automaker has used this week’s 2015 Detroit Auto Show to unveil the new C350 Plug-In Hybrid. The eco-friendly sedan (overseas markets will also get a wagon) will go on sale in the...
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2016 Buick Cascada Convertible Finally Comes To America: 2015 Detroit Auto Show Live PhotosBuick has finally confirmed one of the past year’s worst kept secrets—that Opel’s ultra-chic Cascada convertible is destined to be sold in the U.S. At this week’s 2015 Detroit Auto Show, Buick will show its version of the Cascada, which we’re glad to report looks...
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2016 Mercedes-AMG GLE63 S Coupe 4Matic: 2015 Detroit Auto Show Preview, Live PhotosThere’s a sexy new four-door coupe-SUV wearing a tristar badge this year, and it has a super-hot AMG variant, too: the all-new Mercedes-AMG GLE63 S Coupe 4Matic. Yes, that’s quite a mouthful. Fortunately, it’s an eyeful too. MUST WATCH: LaFerrari Demolishes Bugatti Veyron In Drag...
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Jaguar SUV To Be Called F-Pace, Go On Sale In 2016: VideoJaguar’s first-ever SUV will be called the F-Pace, the British automaker has confirmed on the eve of this week’s 2015 Detroit Auto Show. Coinciding with the announcement of the new name, Jaguar released a teaser of its F-Pace and confirmed that the vehicle will be on sale in 2016...
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Land Rover is finally about to offer a diesel option for its Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models here in the U.S. At an event on the eve of this week’s 2015 Detroit Auto Show, the British automaker confirmed that its 2016 Range Rover and Range Rover Sport will be available with a turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 diesel engine, helping to boost fuel economy by around 32 percent compared to the supercharged 3.0-liter V-6 gasoline engine already on offer. MUST WATCH: LaFerrari Demolishes Bugatti Veyron In Drag Race: Video The diesel engine will be offered in a new HSE Td6 variant, which...
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2017 Infiniti Q60 Concept: Official Details, Live Photos, And VideoOver the past couple of years, Infiniti has set about re-establishing itself as a maker of premium, performance cars. Major moves included moving its headquarters from Japan to Hong Kong and introducing a completely new design language and naming strategy. Then came the first of a new generation of...
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2016 Lincoln MKX LeakedLincoln’s lineup in recent years hasn’t really set hearts racing but that’s starting to change with the introduction of some very stylish products such as the latest MKZ sedan and new MKC crossover. The next model in Lincoln’s new design-led renaissance is a next-generation...
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Porsche Sells Record 189,849 Cars In 2014Porsche was another luxury automaker that enjoyed record sales in 2014, joining the likes of Audi, Bentley, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Rolls-Royce. The German sports car marque managed to deliver 189,849 cars to customers worldwide in 2014, which was up a staggering 17.1 percent on its tally of 162,145...
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BMW Is Most Successful Luxury Car Brand In 2014 With 1.8 Million SalesBMW managed to maintain its title of most popular luxury automotive brand in the world in 2014, with its sales for the year coming in at 1,811,719 cars, a substantial 9.5 percent increase on the 1,655,138 it sold the previous year. The 3-Series was by far the brand’s leading seller, with...
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Dodge Introduces New Level Of Personalization For Viper: VideoHaving already addressed one of the Viper SRT’s key flaws, its overly optimistic pricing, Dodge has now alleviated another key issue hurting the car’s sales performance, the buying experience. Anyone dropping around 100 large on a car expects to be pampered, and they also expect to be...
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While it’s not uncommon for an automaker to compare its product with a rival’s offering for marketing purposes, a new video from Lexus comparing the 2015 RC 350 with a 2015 BMW 435i is downright bizarre. We would even go as far as to say that it borders on desperation. ALSO SEE: LaFerrari Demolishes Bugatti Veyron In Drag Race: Video In the video, a Lexus spokeswoman from something called the Lexus College points out factors that make the RC 350 a better buy than the 435i. Unfortunately, some of these are subjective, like the RC’s “innovative” and...
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$3.4 Million Lykan Hypersport Up For Sale At Dubai DealershipDubai’s Al-Ain Class Motors is one of the few dealerships in the world selected by W Motors to sell its first product, the Lykan Hypersport. Just seven examples are destined for production, each priced from an estimated $3.4 million. ALSO SEE: LaFerrari Demolishes Bugatti Veyron In Drag Race...
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Kahn Design reveals Land Rover Defender-based Flying Huntsman 105 LongnoseBritish coachbuilder A. Kahn Design is slowly branching out into the world of fully bespoke cars, some of which will come with unique bodies penned by the company’s CEO and chief designer Afzal Kahn. The first of these will be a family of Land Rover Defender-based models falling under the...
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Bentley Sells Record 11,020 Cars In 2014, Mulls Second SUVIt’s looking like 2014 was a bumper year for luxury automakers, with many reporting record sales for the period. One of these was Bentley, which reported sales of 11,020 cars during the past year, a 9 percent increase on the 10,120 it sold in 2013. MUST SEE: Mid-Engined Chevrolet Corvette Spy...
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Cadillac Does U-Turn On Pricing Strategy, Drops Prices On Some CTS Trim LevelsDespite Cadillac chief Johan de Nysschen as recently as September saying he wouldn’t reduce prices or offer huge incentives, even in the face of slowing sales, the price of certain CTS trim levels have been reduced, in some cases by as much as $3,000. To help rebuild its image as a premier...
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Mercedes Confirms GLE Coupe For 'Jurassic World', Teases AMG Variant In New VideoMercedes-Benz’s new GLE Coupe is set to make its world debut next week at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, and today we learned that the vehicle will also feature in the upcoming fourth Jurassic Park movie, Jurassic World. The partnership continues the relationship between the movie’s...
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Mercedes-Benz is working on an extra, extra-long version of its S-Class sedan that’s expected to revive the Pullman name and have a price tag more than double that of the Rolls-Royce Phantom in some guises. A prototype version has been spotted again, revealing many of the car’s details including parts of its interior for the first time. This S-Class Pullman will be the second model offered by the recently launched Mercedes-Maybach ultra-luxury sub-brand. Its official title is expected to be Mercedes-Maybach S600 Pullman, with the “S600” part of the name indicating a...
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2016 Volvo S60 Cross Country Revealed Ahead Of 2015 Detroit Auto ShowA new Volvo S60 Cross Country is set to join the recently revealed V60 Cross Country in Volvo’s growing arsenal of jacked-up soft-roaders, and will create a new niche in the process: the crossover sedan. The vehicle was revealed in full today ahead of a world debut at next week’s...
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Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Road Car Headed For 2015 Geneva Motor Show: VideoTeaser videos and images have become somewhat overused, dragging out what should be a nice surprise unveiling into a weeks- or months-long affair that slowly saps all of the anticipation from a new car's unveiling. This latest teaser from Aston Martin may avoid the pitfalls, however, as it leaves...
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2016 BMW 3-Series Spy ShotsDue out later this year, as a 2016 model, is an updated version of the BMW 3-Series. The current generation of the popular luxury sedan was all-new for 2012, so 2016 marks the date of the car’s mid-cycle update. Today we have a new set of spy shots of a prototype for the updated sedan, with...
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2016 Lexus GS F Revealed Ahead Of 2015 Detroit Auto ShowLexus fans that admire the RC F but simply can’t live with a coupe have just had their prayers answered. The Japanese firm has revealed a new GS F performance sedan, which will be introduced at next week’s Detroit Auto Show before going on sale later in the year as a 2016 model. Lexus...
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2017 Infiniti Q60 Concept Revealed Ahead Of Detroit Debut--New PhotosA thinly-veiled concept version of Infiniti’s next-generation Q60 coupe will make its debut next week at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, a teaser for which was released last month. Today we have some new photos of the concept, which features a striking design clearly influenced by...
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