Luxury Cars
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Porsche currently offers the classic Martini Racing livery on its flagship 918 Spyder, and in the past has offered it on a couple of special edition models, but what if the distinct dark blue, light blue and red livery was available throughout the German automaker’s lineup. Well, Porsche has given us a taste of what it would look like, by dressing its 911, Cayenne, Macan and Panamera models in a Martini Racing livery for a recent promotional event in Sochi, Russia. MUST SEE: Nissan GT-R Driver Gives Best-Ever Bad Driving Lesson: Video For those unfamiliar with Martini Racing, it’s...
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All-Wheel-Drive Jaguar F-Type To Debut At 2014 L.A. Auto Show: ReportJaguar’s F-Type is already available in a number of variants but the expansion of the sports car range is far from complete. The strategy mimics that used by Porsche for its 911, which caters to a wide variety of buyers, and it’s one Mercedes-AMG plans to implement for its new GT sports...
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2015 Lexus LS updates revealedThe Lexus LS has been a luxury sedan icon for a full quarter of a century now. Yes, you're getting that old. Hopefully, like the Lexus LS, you're aging gracefully. A nip and a tuck here and there can do wonders, and that's what the 2015 Lexus LS has just received. DON'T MISS: DynaSpike Aims To Make...
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2016 Mercedes-Benz M-Class Coupe (GLE-Class Coupe) Spy VideoMercedes-Benz’s rival to the BMW X6 has just been spotted in prototype form testing at the Nürburgring. Our exclusive spy video shows two separate prototypes, one of which is a high-performance AMG variant. The new X6 rival will share its underpinnings with the M-Class. The vehicle was...
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Volvo SUVs To Get The Polestar Treatment, Including New XC90Volvo performance partner Polestar’s first dedicated models, the S60 and V60 Polestar, have just been launched on the market and already they’re selling out fast. And now the boss of Polestar has confirmed that additional Volvos are being looked at for performance tuning, including SUV...
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Acura Looks At Making All-Wheel Drive A Standard Feature On Its CarsAcura may take a page out of Subaru’s playbook and make all-wheel drive a standard feature on its cars. The move is just one strategy Acura is looking at to stand out from rivals in the luxury segment. "The key is awd," Acura chief Koichi Fukuo told Automotive News (subscription required)...
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It’s hard to believe that the BMW X5 first arrived on the scene only 15 years ago but since then the vehicle, now in its third generation, has gone on to win numerous accolades, spawned high-performance M variants and new coupe-like models, and is still one of BMW's most popular vehicles. Also, a complete family of X-badged BMWs has been developed since the original E53 X5’s launch, and soon there will be even more. The brand’s range now comprises five X models and before the decade is out we’ll see a sporty X2 added to the lineup as well as a large X7. MUST SEE: 2016...
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Audi quattro Chief Stephan Reil Rules Out RS 1Even though there have been rumblings that a high-performance RS version of Audi’s entry-level A1 could be coming, the boss of the automaker’s quattro performance division has ruled out the possibility. Speaking with Top Gear, Audi quattro boss Stephan Reil said it’s hard to build...
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Porsche Exec Confirms Macan S Diesel For U.S.It’s been known for some time that a diesel-powered Macan would eventually be offered in the U.S., but now we have official confirmation from the German sports car manufacturer. Speaking with Automotive News (subscription required), Porsche Cars North America’s vice president of...
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Lotus Offers Customers Factory Tour And Track TimeLotus has come up with a new way to raise some much needed cash: offering customers an opportunity to visit the factory and even get some track time on the company’s official test track located onsite. The offer is part of a new program called Handmade in Hethel (Hethel being the town where...
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Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series ConfirmedAlthough it was largely expected that Mercedes-AMG would eventually launch a high-performance Black Series version of its new GT sports car, the boss of the official Mercedes-Benz tuner has now confirmed the news. “Sooner or later there will be a Black Series version,” Mercedes-AMG boss...
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Marchionne Promises Not To “Screw Up” Ferrari DNA Despite Increasing ProductionAlmost immediately after it was announced that current Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne would be replacing longstanding Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo, there were fears production would be ramped up and the exclusivity of the brand tarnished. It was a policy of di Montezemolo...
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If you had any questions about the success of Lamborghini’s Huracán as a replacement for the Gallardo—which you really wouldn’t have if you’d read our first drive review—you’ll have none now: the Huracán has officially racked up 1,000 U.S. sales and 3,000 global sales in just 10 months. DON'T MISS: Watch A Stock 2015 BMW M3 Run 11.66 At 119.24 In The Quarter: Video The result is enough for Lamborghini itself to crow about, and rightfully so—the 3,000 figure is one that brand hasn’t seen in the entire 2000-2012 period, making this...
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First Vertu For Bentley Smartphone Revealed, Costs $17,100: VideoVertu, the independent luxury phone company originally formed by Nokia, announced back in July that it would work closely with Bentley to develop a series of smartphones that feature the design, craftsmanship and elegance found in the British automaker’s lineup. Well, the first of the new...
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Mercedes-Benz celebrates 35 years of the G-ClassThe Mercedes-Benz G-Class, or G-Wagon (short for Geländewagen) as it’s affectionately known, has been around for more than three decades and hasn't changed much, visually at least, since launch. Despite the numerous updates the SUV has benefited from over the years, it still manages to...
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Next Ford Explorer To Adopt Rear-Wheel-Drive Platform, Spawn Lincoln: ReportOver the next 12 to 18 months Lincoln will launch a new MKX as well as a replacement for its MKS large sedan. Beyond these, the upmarket Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] division has confirmed that two additional models will be added to its lineup before 2020. While we’ve speculated on what these...
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Audi Mulls RS Version Of Next-Gen R8: ReportOne of the peculiar things about the current Audi R8 is that we never saw an all-out RS version with everything dialed to the max. That may not be the case for the second-generation R8 due out next year, as the man in charge of Audi’s quattro performance division has revealed that an RS...
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Cadillac Chief Confirms Luxury Sedan Above Upcoming CT6Recently, Cadillac’s new chief Johan de Nysschen said he could see at least two models being introduced above the upcoming CT6 full-size sedan. He explained that one could be a pure luxury model with high-performance and the other could be a sporty model, possibly even a dedicated sports car...
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Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] marked 60 years of sales in the U.S. on Saturday night with a star-studded event at Beverly Hills City Hall. The famous building was bathed in red and featured a giant Prancing Horse logo on its facade, and out front was parked the first of 10 F60 America supercars that Ferrari is building to celebrate the milestone. Beverly Hills mayor Lili Bosse opened the evening and was joined by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles chairman John Elkann as well as FCA CEO and new Ferrari chairman Sergio Marchionne. Also in attendance were Ferrari CEO Amedeo Felisa and Enzo Ferrari’s son and...
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2015 Rolls-Royce Ghost Series II First DriveThere are many things which make a Rolls-Royce a Rolls-Royce, but only one is essential: a certain attitude. The Ghost Series II delivers that attitude in spades. What is that attitude? It’s an air of significance combined with an overt desire for exquisite luxury. The expression of that...
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Ferrari F60 America special edition revealedHot on the heels of its 458 Speciale A at the recent 2014 Paris Auto Show, Ferrari has revealed the all-new F60 America which celebrates 60 years of Prancing Horse sales in the U.S. The stunning supercar is based on the F12 Berlinetta but has an all-new, open-top body. DON'T MISS: The Average...
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Cadillac CT6 To Offer Plug-In Option, Weigh Less Than CTSCadillac’s new flagship sedan will be called the CT6, ride on the new Omega rear-wheel-drive platform and enter production at General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] Detroit-Hamtramck Plant late next year. Now we’ve learned that it will also be one of the lightest cars in its segment...
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Tesla Model S Gets 691-HP Dual-Motor Option, Autopilot TechTesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO Elon Musk’s big announcement regarding the “D” has, as we suspected, turned out to be a new dual-motor option for the Model S that provides it with the extra traction of all-wheel drive. And the “something else” Musk also hinted at...
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Neiman Marcus To Offer Maserati Ghibli S Q4 In Christmas BookEvery year around this time, Neiman Marcus starts planting the seeds of holiday gift giving in your head. Yes, it's too early to really care, but their annual Christmas Book does have one spot that always catches our eye. It's the special edition automobile that always winds up selling out in...
Jeff Glucker