Luxury Cars
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This year's Geneva Motor Show shaped up to be an interesting affair, made all the more interesting by the arrival of the new Audi S3 Cabriolet--which may make it to the U.S. alongside its more sedate A3 Cabriolet counterpart though is yet to be confirmed. The S3 will be on sale this summer in Europe, though it will likely take a few months longer to make the Atlantic crossing, if it is approved. So what makes this S3 tick? Under the hood lies a 2.0-liter TFSI turbocharged, direct-injected four-cylinder rated at 300 horsepower from 5,500-rpm to 6,200-rpm. Torque arrives at just 1,800 rpm and...
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2015 Lexus RC 350 F Sport Revealed: 2014 Geneva Motor Show Live PhotosLexus RC buyers looking for a unique performance offering but aren’t quite prepared to go with the fully-fledged RC F model now have a new option in the form of the RC 350 F Sport, which debuted this week at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. The car sits between the regular RC 350 and...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Bugatti’s Latest Legend Edition Veyron Honors Bugatti Founder’s Brother RembrandtThe fourth in a series of six special edition Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse supercars has been revealed today at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. The series is called the Les Légendes de Bugatti (Bugatti Legends) and marks the approaching end of production of the Veyron supercar by honouring...
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2015 Bentley Continental GT Speed: 2014 Geneva Motor Show Live PhotosUpdates to the Bentley Continental GT Speed for the 2015 model year see the big bruiser earn the title of the fastest production Bentley ever. Yes, Bentley engineers have endowed the GT Speed and the GT Speed Convertible with even more power and torque, boosting the performance of both cars. The...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe: 2014 Geneva Motor Show Live PhotosThe Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan has already put the world on notice, from its standard stance on opulence in the S550 to the impeccably impressive S63 AMG super sedan. Now, the sedan gets a sleeker, sportier companion: the 2015 S-Class Coupe. A striking profile marks the S-Class Coupe apart from...
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Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge has the 560-horsepower heart of a GT-RThe menacing, F1-inspired Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge was first unveiled at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show, but Infiniti waited until this week's Geneva Motor Show to reveal what was under the hood. Infiniti originally claimed a power output of over 500 horsepower, while a video released last month...
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The McLaren 650S Spider joins the 650S coupe at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show.
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2015 BMW 4-Series Gran Coupe debuts at 2014 Geneva Motor ShowIt's finally here: BMW's four-door-coupe version of a coupe derived from a sedan. If that is a bit confusing, you're thinking too hard. Just go with it. BMW's answer to a question no one knew to ask, the 2014 4-Series Gran Coupe puts a sleeker, trimmer look on the four-door F30--or adds a couple...
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2017Jaguar XE Is A BMW 3-Series Fighter From Britain: VideoJaguar’s new small sedan to rival the BMW 3-Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class will be known as the XE, the British automaker has confirmed today at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. Global sales will commence next year but we won’t see the car in the U.S. until 2016, when it arrives as a 2017...
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Aston Martin V8 Vantage N430 Debuts At Geneva Motor Show: Live Photos And VideoAston Martin is about to launch a new special edition based on its V8 Vantage, which is being shown for the first time at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show today. The new special edition is the V8 Vantage N430, which builds on the heritage of Aston’s successful line of N-badged cars that commemorate...
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Toyota Turns To Design Chief To Helm LexusIt's becoming more and more clear that Akio Toyoda is serious about improving the image of Lexus. We mean the word image quite literally here, as the head of Toyota has just promoted design chief Tokuo Fukuichi into the position of President of International Operations for Lexus. Toyoda made the...
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Maserati Reveals Special-Edition Quattroporte, Confirms Geneva ConceptMaserati confirmed that it will have two worldwide premieres at the upcoming Geneva Auto Show this week. The first is the Quattroporte Ermenegildo Zegna Limited Edition, a production car that builds on the concept car of the same name shown at last year’s Frankfurt Auto Show. From concept to...
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Future owners of BMW's i8 plug-in hybrid sports car will be a discerning bunch. Rather than opting for the obvious Porsche 911, they'll have bought into a progressive, innovative vehicle which plays as much on economical gains as it does outright performance. It'd be a shame, then, to sling any old beat-up luggage in the back when taking their first road trip in the car. That's where masters of the craft Louis Vuitton come in, the fashion house designing a tailor-made luggage set for the i8 sports car. The set has been specially designed to match the colors and style of the i8. While it keeps...
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Aston Martin On Ice: Potent Power Put Through Snow-Covered PacesNine degrees. That’s what the display says inside the car. The air outside is cold, crisp, and very Colorado. Winter means snow, and there’s plenty of it on the ground. It’s far from the ideal place to drive any vehicle that isn’t equipped with Mattracks. Still…...
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Weissach Package For The Porsche 918 Spyder Explained In VideoPorsche’s 918 Spyder is already one of the fastest cars ever produced, but incredibly customers can opt for a factory-installed package that boosts performance of the car even further. The package draws its name from the German town of Weissach, where Porsche's main R&D facility is...
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2014 Audi A1 Spy ShotsAudi’s smallest car, the A1 subcompact, has been on sale overseas since its launch back in 2010. It’s now about to receive a mid-cycle update, which will not only include some changes to the styling but also the launch of a sporty S1 variant. Audi has already shown the S1, which makes...
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Lamborghini Launches L Perfume In New Accessories LineThere are several smells associated with Lamborghinis. Burning rubber. Gasoline. The distinct aroma of leather upholstery. None of these really appeal as day-to-day scents though, which is why Lamborghini has turned to a select group of experts to develop its new 'L' men's fragrance in the...
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Koenigsegg Joins Other Supercar Brands With Custom LaptopFew of us will ever be able to afford a Ferrari, or a Lamborghini, or a Koenigsegg. The closest most of us will get to an official product carrying the mark of a supercar maker is branded merchandise. A cuddly teddy bear, perhaps. MUST SEE: The Story Behind The World's Fastest Nissan GT-R: Video A...
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Jaguar's new XF trim level dresses up a dowdy diesel.
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2015 Rolls-Royce Ghost Series II Teased Ahead Of Geneva Motor ShowIt’s been known for some time that Rolls-Royce was working on an update for its Ghost, and now the first official photo of the car has been released. The updated Ghost, known as a “Series II” in Rolls-Royce nomenclature, will be unveiled at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show next week and...
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2015 Porsche Macan S / Turbo first drive reviewIt's been ten years already, but if you still haven't absorbed the reality of a Porsche SUV, brace yourselves. There's a second one--and it's probably the best crossover SUV we've driven. Let us first-drive you into reality with the 2015 Porsche Macan Turbo, the vehicle that will cement Porsche's...
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Lamborghini Renews Ad Personam Personalization ProgramLast year, each and every car sold by Ferrari featured some form of personalization, and Rolls-Royce has told us that it’s also experiencing record demand for its own personalization services. Lamborghini’s own personalization program, Ad Personam, hasn’t matured to same level as...
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2015 Bentley Flying Spur Gets V-8 OptionThe 2015 Bentley Flying Spur V8 is the latest Bentley model to get a downsized engine option.
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2014 Jaguar XFR-S Sportbrake Revealed Ahead Of Geneva Motor ShowThe Jaguar XFR-S is already an impressive drive. However, take its 550-horsepower drivetrain and pack it into the svelte body of the XF Sportbrake and you’ve got a surefire hit on your hands. That’s exactly what Jaguar has done with its latest XFR-S Sportbrake, which has previously been...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran