Luxury Cars
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As one of Porsche's more affordable models, the new Macan crossover will lift Porsche sales to heights never before attained by the company. But plenty of Porsche fans are still keen driving enthusiasts, and to that end the automaker is considering a more focused GTS model for the Macan range. Macan sales could lift overall Porsche sales beyond the 200,000 mark by as early as 2015, according to Bloomberg. That's three years earlier than the company expected. And while hypercars like the 918 Spyder and Porsche's traditional sports cars are still the brand's halo models, it's the Cayenne and...
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Lamborghini Racks Up 700 Orders For Huracán In First Month Of SalesLamborghini’s Gallardo-replacing Huracán is a surefire hit, with the Italian sports car manufacturer racking up 700 orders in just one month since the car first went on sale. To put into perspective just how big of a deal 700 orders for the Huracán is, last year Lamborghini sold...
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Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Sells For $39.55 MillionInvestment in classic cars seems to be paying off even more these days. This can be seen from yet more records set during the sale of some of the most sought-after road and race cars on the planet. The latest is the sale of a Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, one raced by Brit Peter Collins and American...
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BMW 2-Series Ad Pays Homage To Classic 2002: VideoThe classic BMW 2002 and its contemporary kin have become iconic cars for diehard Bimmer fans, so the automaker's latest advert should be a real treat. The 2014 BMW 2-Series may not be a direct descendant of the 2002, which was subsequently replaced by the E21-generation 3-Series and every model...
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BMW Announces M Performance Parts For X5 Owners In The U.S.M Performance parts for the BMW X5 will be available in the U.S.
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Ferrari Teases California Replacement Ahead Of Tomorrow’s RevealFerrari’s replacement for the California has been spied testing in prototype form for a while now, and tomorrow we’ll finally get our first look at the completed car. To whet our appetite further, Ferrari today released this teaser image and confirmed that tomorrow’s reveal will...
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Late last month a new luxury British sports car was announced by the startup automaker David Brown Automotive. Now, we've got our first taste of the car's styling and underpinnings, courtesy of a few teaser images and drivetrain details. The company's founder, businessman and sports car enthusiast David Brown, said the car will mix the "impact and style" of classic vehicles with the capabilities and conveniences of a modern one. It's hard to disagree from the newly-announced details, which show styling clearly influenced by cars of the past. Appropriately, there's more than a hint of cars...
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BMW Is First With Laser Lights As The 2015 i8 Enters ProductionBMW’s cars already have a distinctive look in your rear-view mirror with their angel-eye headlights and that view will soon start to look even more distinct. That’s because the automaker is now offering new laser headlights on its cars, starting with the 2015 i8 sports car which has...
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Roger Penske Pays Record Sum For Lamborghini Aventador In The Name Of CharityMotorsport icon and businessman Roger Penske has paid the highest sum ever for a Lamborghini Aventador Roadster, after placing the winning bid on one at a recent charity auction benefiting the Naples Children and Education Foundation. Penske’s winning bid was an impressive $900,000, which is...
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Elon Musk Talks Tesla Model X Details On European TourTesla Motors CEO Elon Musk discussed details of the company's lineup during a Q&A session with customers.
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Right-Wing Power Execs Speak Bad French, Buy Cadillac ELRs. Apparently.Why do we watch car commercials? For this? For attitude? Other enthusiast hobbies, they do their thing, they meet at the cafe, they take the weekend off--OFF. Why aren't you like that? Why aren't we like that? While there's a lot to be said for the rhetorical construction of the speech delivered in...
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First Video Of The Polestar-Enhanced Volvo S60 And V60: VideoVolvo’s first Polestar-enhanced models have finally landed, and they look particularly tasty in their signature Rebel Blue paint schemes. But with any good performance car, it’s what’s inside that counts most, and in this department the new S60 and V60 Polestar models certainly...
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Some of Audi's future technological advances have been revealed in the latest round of patent applications to hit the internet. Of a selection of new Audi patents noted by Autocar, the most interesting--yet most complex--is a new take on the firm's quattro all-wheel drive system, using an electrically-driven rear axle. This in itself is nothing new, and several other automakers, notably PSA Peugeot Citroen and Lexus, have used such a system on production vehicles for years. Where Audi's system differs is in the precise control it has over the torque output of the wheels, and the negative...
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Maria Sharapova Shows Off Personalized Porsche Panamera GTSTennis star and Porsche ambassador Maria Sharapova was down in her native Russia recently where she showed off a new Panamera built to her specifications by the Porsche Exclusive personalization department. Given that sport competition is a central theme in her life, Sharapova went with the most...
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2015 BMW X6 M Spy ShotsThe next generation of BMW's X5 M and X6 M performance SUVs are currently in the works and should make their debut by the end of the year, meaning we could see them arrive as 2015 models. While we’ve already seen prototypes for the new X5 M, this is the first time that we are seeing a...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe Spy Shots (With Interior)The 2015 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe is on its way, and the latest images give us the best view of the car yet, in both standard S-Class coupe form and with what appears to be an AMG aero package. Details at the front and rear are clear, revealing a direct link to the S-Class sedan's styling...
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Tesla Model X Will Be All-Wheel-Drive Only, Arrives Within A YearFor many, it's hard to get excited about crossovers, but when that crossover is all-electric, all-wheel drive, and sports awesome/crazy "falcon wings," it's much easier to get the pulse up--and that's exactly what the Tesla Model X is. Fortunately, we don't have too long to wait--the Model X will...
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Meet The Bugatti Veyron Of The Dubai Police Fleet: VideoWhile officials in Dubai are known to have deep pockets, there were many that doubted their claims that a Bugatti Veyron supercar would be added to the official fleet of the Dubai Police force. Well, here it is, complete with the white and green livery of the Dubai Police and a flashing light bar...
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If you're spending big money on an Aston Martin, you'd like to know that everything on it works as it should. Particularly the gas pedal, connecting you to some of the most sonorous powerplants available in any vehicle. Unfortunately that hasn't been the case of late, and the British sports car manufacturer has had to expand an original 2013 recall for fragile gas pedal arms to include virtually three quarters of the cars it's produced since 2008. Aston Martin has blamed the manufacturing defect causing the recall on Chinese suppliers. According to The New York Times, the automaker's...
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Chris Harris’ Ode To The W204 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG: VideoThe current W204-series C63 AMG is on its way out, set to be replaced by an all-new model based on the 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class. In celebration of its greatness, Brit journo Chris Harris has released this tribute video. Oh, and it features the brutal Edition 507 run-out model, which, as you may...
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BMW To Reduce Number Of PlatformsThe BMW Group is the latest automaker to announce a plan to consolidate platforms used across different models and brands. The move, says BMW, will help operations remain profitable during volatile periods and improve the chances of reaching a previously stated goal of two million unit sales by...
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Jaguar: Maserati, Your Ghibli Is A Load Of Hot AirJaguar is reinventing itself in the U.S. Always carrying a slightly caddish, dastardly image, the British automaker's Good To Be Bad campaign is now spilling into its interactions with other automakers. First there was the sly shot at Mercedes-Benz and its Active Ride Control. Now, it's taken a pop...
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Audi Teases World Premiere, Most Likely The S1: VideoAudi has released the second video in a series teasing a new model the automaker is planning to unveil at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show in early March. While many were predicting the model to be the redesigned 2015 TT sports car, which is tipped for a debut at the upcoming Swiss show, the latest...
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Porsche Exclusive Personalization Department Shows Off Lime Gold 911 TurboAs sales of luxury autos have soared in recent years, so has the rate of personalization done on the cars. Porsche was one of the first automakers to offer a personalization department, Porsche Exclusive, which has been churning out unique creations since 1986. MUST WATCH: Alpha Nissan GT-R...
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