Luxury Cars
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Newport Convertible Engineering is known for taking fixed-roof machines and chopping them up to create convertible versions. The company does it with pretty much every vehicle out there, and the results certainly vary. One vehicle we wouldn't expect them to apply the drop-top conversion to would be a luxury off-roader like the latest Range Rover. We're incorrect in that assumption because that's exactly what the company has done. Ladies and gentleman, feast your eyes on the Range Rover Convertible AKA the Vogue. Now, we're not ones to hate on the custom works of others. People put time...
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Tesla Buys Test Track Next To Fremont FactoryThe next round of cars from Tesla will benefit from a larger in-house test track.
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Is Alfa Romeo Delaying Its Giulia In Order To Add Rear-Wheel Drive?Alfa Romeo was widely expected to launch a successor to its 159 small sedan next year based on a front-wheel-drive platform (CUSW) currently underpinning the Dodge Dart and destined for a handful of other Fiat Chrysler Group vehicles. The new small sedan, rumored to be called a Giulia, was said to...
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2014 BMW 4-Series M Performance Parts PreviewedBMW’s new 4-Series (the replacement for the 3-Series Coupe) isn’t even in showrooms yet but the German automaker has already revealed the first batch of M Performance accessories for the car. They include aesthetic pieces as well as some serious performance mods and should be available...
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Original Bugatti Royale Makes Public Appearance, Is A Modern Version Next?One of the surprises of last weekend’s 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed was this 1932 Bugatti Royale. Bugatti rolled out the rare auto (only six were ever built) to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, presenting it to visitors at the Cartier Style et Luxe concours...
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BMW Celebrates 30 Years Of Using Diesel PowerIt was during the spring of 1983 that BMW presented to the world its first diesel-powered car, the 524td sedan. At the time, diesel engines were regarded as being noisy and more suited to trucks than sporty sedans but the oil crisis that plagued the 1970s eventually led to one being installed in...
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Are you looking forward to the arrival of the Audi SQ5?
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Range Rover Evoque Convertible Gets Production Green Light: ReportNissan’s Murano CrossCabriolet may soon have a rival in the crossover convertible segment with news emerging that Land Rover has given the green light for a production version of its Range Rover Evoque Convertible concept car from 2012. What Car?, citing an inside source, says production of...
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Acura Partners With Guangzhou For China ExpansionHonda’s upmarket Acura division has been selling cars in China since 2006 so it has a long way to go to catch up to more established players in the world’s biggest car market. To strengthen its position, Acura has partnered with Chinese automaker Guangzhou, paving the way for the local...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Revealed: VideoIf you’re looking for one of the fastest ways to transport you and four of your friends, in luxury and style, look no further than the 2014 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG 4MATIC, the latest weapon in AMG’s expanding arsenal and possibly one of the fastest full-size luxury sedans ever launched...
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$3.4 Million W Motors Lykan Hypersport Gets Suicide DoorsA new supercar is brewing in the Middle East, one that will set some hard to beat benchmarks, not only in terms of performance and technology but also in price and exclusivity. We are, of course, talking about the upcoming Lykan Hypersport from supercar startup W Motors. Today, the company...
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2015 Lexus RC F (IS F Coupe) Spy ShotsLexus' LF-CC Coupe Concept, shown at the 2012 Paris Auto Show, was a brilliant exercise in design and proportion--but it was clearly concept-only, despite hints that it might presage a production model. This appears to be that production model, the 2015 Lexus RC F. The latest images show the car...
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While the wily trio of codgers at Top Gear may not always be the best source of purely factual information, their branded website is hopefully more reliable--because it's talking about the 2014 BMW M4's focus on lightness. Lightness is the primary ingredient missing from the last M3 coupe, which would have nearly tied a game of teeter-totter with a Chevy Camaro. Getting the weight out of the M4 that replaces it would do more for dynamics, especially on the brakes and in the corners, than any addition of horsepower would. The current M3 has plenty of power anyway, cranking out 414 ponies from...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Teased In New VideoWhat does the 2014 update to the S63 AMG hold in store?
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2014 BMW M4 Spy VideoOne of the most significant models in BMW’s lineup, the M3, is due for renewal, and as a result prototypes for its replacement have been spotted all over Europe and in the U.S. Once again there will be sedan, coupe and convertible variants, but where previous models were all badged M3s, the...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class first drive reviewOne of the more confusing questions car reviewers get--other than, "why so much bacon?"--is innocent enough, on the surface. "What's the best car?" Hm. Can I get a metric? Some vague parameters or constraints? Are we talking about the most value you can extract from a $20,000 bill--or the most...
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Mercedes CEO Reveals More Details On Potential Mexican PlantA month ago, it was reported that Mercedes-Benz was considering production in Mexico, with the most likely scenario seeing the CLA Class compact sedan built at an existing plant from Mercedes alliance partner Nissan. Nissan’s upmarket Infiniti brand will soon launch its own compact car based...
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CEO Zetsche Says Mercedes-Benz Won't Win 2013 Luxury Sales RaceLast year was a banner year for the German luxury brands in the U.S., with Mercedes-Benz fighting a close battle with BMW to finish second by 7,000 vehicles. Despite the rivalry seen in last year's sales race, Mercedes-Benz CEO Dieter Zetsche has already bowed out for 2013--even though Mercedes is...
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With a population exceeding one billion and a voracious appetite for luxury goods, it’s only a matter of time until China overtakes the U.S. as the single biggest market for premium cars. China is already the biggest market for new cars and this year the country is expected to overtake Europe in terms of car production. Now BMW, the world’s biggest producer of premium cars (when you factor in sales of its MINI and Rolls-Royce labels, too), is predicting China will overtake the U.S. as its number one market by the end of the year. Sales of BMW's vehicles in China already surpassed...
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2014 Land Rover Range Rover Sport first drive reviewMilitary intelligence and jumbo shrimp are the classic oxymorons that keep garden-variety morons like me awake at night. Toss in a third mindbender--"sporty SUV"--and the WTF factor does a damn fine job of counteracting jet lag. We drove headlong into all three in the course of our first drive of...
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2014 Maserati Quattroporte Build VideoWith its stylish new shape and finely turned-out interior, the 2014 Maserati Quattroporte puts its own twist on the sporty/luxurious four-door. Here, we see a bit of how it all comes together. The video shows many of the stages of construction, including some detail work on the Bowers & Wilkins...
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Jaguar Design Boss Drops More Details On His Custom Mk2 SedanIn March we first reported that Jaguar design boss Ian Callum, the man responsible for the styling of the original Aston Martin Vanquish as well as the latest F-Type sports car, had commissioned the rebuild of a very special Jaguar Mk2. At the time, Callum said he would be making a few tweaks to...
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2014 Land Rover LR4 Spy ShotsLand Rover’s LR4 (a Discovery to our non-U.S. readers) is set to receive a raft of updates that will bring the go-just-about-anywhere SUV into line with the latest additions from the British automaker. This means efficiency gains across the range, LED-enhanced headlights and a much more...
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Tour Morgan Motor Company With Drive: VideoThe team at Drive has put together dozens of truly entertaining, genuinely interesting, and often informative videos. But this may be one of their best: an incredibly hands-on tour and behind-the-scenes look at the Morgan Motor Company's operations. There's everything from aluminum chassis details...
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