Luxury Cars
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AMG is the latest to join the personalization craze among purveyors of luxury and performance autos, with the official Mercedes-Benz tuner showcasing its potential with a bespoke SLS AMG Black Series. The striking sports car was personalized by its owner through the AMG Performance Studio. Full details will be released later this month, but what we do know about the SLS AMG Black Series is that the car is powered by AMG’s venerable 6.2-liter V-8 engine, which in this application has been tuned to deliver 631 horsepower and 468 pound-feet of torque. This enables the car to accelerate...
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The Price Is Right Contestant Wins Audi R8 SpyderThe Price Is Right seems like it would be a fun show to attend. It would be more fun, of course, to be picked and even better to wind up on stage alongside host Drew Carey. Sure, you might not be playing for the most desirable prizes, but then again... maybe you might. Such was the case for Sheree...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Coupe Spy VideoMercedes-Benz stunned audiences at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show with its Concept S-Class Coupe, and soon we’ll being seeing its production cousin, which its designers promise will retain close to 90 percent of the sultry concept’s lines. The new S-Class Coupe, the replacement for the...
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BMW’s New X5 M And X6 M Due In Late 2014The next-generation of the BMW X5 M and X6 M performance SUVs are currently in the works and should make their debut at the end of 2014. But before their arrival, we still have to see the new generation of the X6, which will most likely make its debut at the 2014 Moscow Motor Show in August...
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Audi Hits At Rivals In Ads For 2015 A3: VideoAudi has released a series of television advertisements for its new 2015 A3. Clearly aimed at a younger audience, the ads take a swipe at Audi’s rivals and hint at what’s to come for the German automaker’s spot for Super Bowl XLVIII. The central theme of the ads is not rushing out...
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BMW Presents M-Badged 7-Series In Middle EastBMW doesn’t plan to launch a dedicated M version of its 7-Series anytime soon, despite the desires of some of its top engineers, but that doesn’t mean we’ll never see an M-enhanced version of the BMW flagship sedan. In fact, BMW is expected to launch an M Performance version of...
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Audi will spend 22 billion euros (approximately $30.35 billion) over the next five years on new models, technology and expansion of its global production facilities to help reach its stated goal of 2 million annual sales by 2020. Buoyed by the success of selling 1.5 million vehicles this year, a goal reached two years ahead of schedule, Audi is now confident of reaching its new target but understands it needs to spend money to make money. “We had set the goal of 1.5 million deliveries per year by 2015, but we already achieved that quite comfortably in 2013,” Audi CEO Rupert...
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First Look At AMG Styling Pack For 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-ClassThese are the first photos of a new AMG styling pack for the 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class which we expect to be available when the svelte luxury sedan hits showrooms in the second half of next year. The styling pack is known as the AMG Line in Mercedes speak, and offers buyers of the new C-Class a...
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2014 Tesla Model S A Five-Star-Safe Car, Says NHTSAEarlier this year Tesla was granted a full five stars in the NHTSA's round of vehicle crash testing for its Model S electric car. While the way Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] originally announced that figure drew some flak from the NHTSA itself--suggesting the car was capable of a rating of more than...
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2015 Lexus RC Gets Four-Coat Paint ProcessLexus’ new RC coupe, which goes on sale in the fall, will offer a shimmering finish thanks to a special painting process that involves the application of no less than four base coats. The new finish, shown here in a bright red that not even Rudolph’s nose can match, uses a twin-color...
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Potential New Audis Hinted At In Trademark FilingsTrademark filings have become one of the best ways for discovering the names or even shapes of future vehicles over the past few years. So careful are automakers about protecting their intellectual property that names are often trademarked years in advance--and that appears to be the case with the...
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2015 BMW i8 Performance In Detail: VideoThe 2015 BMW i8 is, as yet, an enigma. It promises solid, if not breathtaking performance. It also promises fantastic gas mileage (though we don't know exactly how much yet). While we'll have to wait until we can get our hands on one to render our own opinions, this video from BMW goes into greater...
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It's nearly Christmas, and apparently automotive advertising departments have been on the brandy mince pies and the mulled wine, because things have started getting a little silly. Recently, Mercedes released an advert demonstrating its Magic Body Control system, using chickens. British rival Jaguar lampooned this advert by demonstrating that chicken-like body control in relation to an actual jaguar--and the result wasn't great for the chicken. Jaguar's summary? "We prefer cat-like reflexes". MUST SEE: Crowdfunded Full-Size Lego Hot Rod Runs On Air: Video Mercedes has now come back with its...
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Mercedes-Benz Presents Watch That Connects With Your CarMercedes-Benz is providing a glimpse of one potential technology that enables greater connectivity between the driver and his or her car. The technology is a wrist watch that connects with a car through the internet and provides feedback on vehicle diagnostics and other vehicle-related...
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First 2014 Cadillac CTS Vsport DeliveredThe 2014 Cadillac CTS Vsport is a truly enticing upgrade from the already-brilliant base model: packing a twin-turbo 3.6-liter V-6 engine rated at 420 horsepower and 430 pound-feet of torque, the CTS Vsport is somewhere between a normal Cadillac and one of its ultra-potent V-series models--as its...
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2014 Land Rover Range Rover Worked Over By OverfinchOne of the most recognized names in the world of Land Rover tuning, Overfinch has presented its first take on the latest-generation Range Rover SUV. Overfinch is the self-proclaimed originator of Range Rover customization, having started operations as far back as 1975. Fast forward to today and the...
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Aston Martin And AMG To Develop New V-8 Engines TogetherIn July of this year, Aston Martin and Mercedes-Benz tuner AMG signed a Letter of Intent to form a wide-ranging technical partnership aimed at providing the historic British sports car brand with access to some of AMG’s latest technology in return for some shares and other assets. Today, the...
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Chris Harris Drives The Porsche 918 Spyder: VideoThe Porsche 918 Spyder deserves the credit for forging the hybrid supercar territory trodden by the likes of Ferrari and McLaren, even if the car's venture to market has been a long one. But that lag time between concept and production has allowed Porsche to attain some pretty spectacular...
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The 2014 Acura RLX Sport Hybrid offers all-weather traction and V-8-like performance, with the fuel-efficiency of a four-cylinder. That's one way to sum up this tech-loaded luxury flagship, which will begin reaching Acura dealerships next spring. But after spending a few hours driving it, we can attest that's not this model's raison d'être. What is that? To put it as simply as possible, the Sport Hybrid has fantastic handling. And it's the technology behind why it handles so phenomenally well that separates it from any other luxury hybrid—and any other sport sedan, really. Like an...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Demand High, Sindelfingen Boosting OutputMercedes is adding time to shifts at the German plant that builds its flagship sedan.
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Tesla Gears Up For Another 35,000 Cars With Factory UpgradesTax exemptions will help Tesla save money on the purchase of equipment to upgrade its factory.
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2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG Spy ShotsMercedes-Benz is working on a facelift for its CLS-Class, and that means separate variants such as the CLS Shooting Brake and high-performance CLS63 AMG are set to receive the same updates. We’ve already seen spy shots of a prototype for the updated CLS Shooting Brake, and now we have some...
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2015 BMW X5 M Spy ShotsThe 2014 BMW X5 made its world debut earlier this year, but as yet, the hotter M version remains unannounced. Fortunately, we have a new batch of spy shots to give us an idea of what to expect. The latest spy photos of the upcoming BMW X5 M show it with the least camouflage yet, with only the...
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2014 Cadillac ELR Luxury Coupe Begins Shipping To DealersThe 2014 Cadillac ELR is on its way to dealers.
Stephen Edelstein