Luxury Cars
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Will battery swapping make the Model S the killer app in electric cars?
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2016 BMW 7-Series May Weigh Less Than Current 5-Series: ReportBMW is at work developing its next-generation 7-Series, which we’re expecting to be revealed in the second half of 2015 before going on sale early the following year as a 2016 model. We’ve already seen spy shots of some very early prototypes, and now we have some fresh new details...
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Jay Leno Drives The 2014 Cadillac ELR: VideoThe 2014 Cadillac ELR extended-range electric car doesn’t go on sale until early 2014, but one of the cars, one of the first examples to roll off the production line in fact, recently showed up at Jay Leno’s Garage, where the comedian and avid car collector got a chance to take it for a...
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2014 BMW 4-Series Coupe: Official Details, Pricing And VideoSo, you've been longing for a 3-Series-sized car, but with fewer doors and a touch more style in its design? BMW has your new slice of the pie: the 2014 4-Series Coupe. Replacing the 3-Series Coupe, but growing slightly in length and width while going lower to the ground (and lower in its center of...
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Lexus’ Third Short Film Is 'Swimming In Air': VideoIf you’ve enjoyed Lexus’s new series of short films, part of a new marketing campaign aimed at promoting the automaker’s commitment to design and sophistication, then we’re happy to announce that the third instalment has just been released. This third film, entitled Swimming...
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Lincoln Considering Near-Premium Compact Sedan: ReportIn 2010, Lincoln announced ambitious plans to launch seven new models in the U.S. market by 2014. Most of the models were to be updates of existing cars, though two brand new additions were also mooted: a compact car and a compact crossover. We’ve already seen concept versions of both cars in...
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Mercedes-Benz this week started production of its sixth-generation S Class at its main plant in Sindelfingen, Germany, and in an official video showing the production line one of the cars featured just so happens to be the high-performance S63 AMG variant. The latest S63 AMG model is yet to be revealed, officially, though clearly the cars are already in production. This video, posted up by Czech website Auto Forum, shows the S63 AMG with its front fully revealed. We know it is the S63 AMG by its enlarged air intakes in the front bar, AMG-spec wheels and “S63” badge on the trunk...
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2014 Lexus IS Hits The Small Screen With New AdvertisingLexus wants to hit the ground running with its new updated 2014 IS. To do so, the automaker is launching a slate of new ads with an interesting tagline. The campaign is called "Blend Out", and it features highly stylized commercials. There's black and there's white, and Lexus wants to cross those...
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2014 Cadillac CTS Priced From $46,025, Vsport From $59,995Despite being five inches longer, the 2014 Cadillac CTS is also 244 pounds lighter than the model it replaces, and it's packed with 20 new standard features--and the new CTS will start from $46,025 including the $925 destination fee. The 420-horsepower, twin-turbo V-6 2014 Cadillac CTS Vsport will...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class Enters Production: VideoThe sixth-generation Mercedes-Benz S Class, the W222 series, has just entered production at a plant in Sindelfingen, Germany. On hand to celebrate the start of production of the latest model was Mercedes CEO Dr. Dieter Zetsche as well as new manufacturing head Andreas Renschler. Sales of the new S...
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Marchi Mobile EleMMent Palazzo Is $3M Rolling Excess MachineYour average Class-A motorhome is an expensive machine fitted with a standard array of luxurious features. Be it granite counter tops, stainless appliances, flat-screen TVs, or quadruple pop outs, upgrading a coach is an easy affair if you've got the bucks. What if you want more though... much...
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First Look At Rolls-Royce’s Wraith On The Road: VideoFresh from its appearances at the 2013 Geneva and New York auto shows, Rolls-Royce’s new Wraith finally gets a chance to stretch its legs. Here we see the elegant coupe take to some of Britain’s country roads, with the car’s product manager, Philip Harnett, sitting behind the...
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I may be missing something, but the last I heard, I was completely normal for ditching work for a weekend fling with an Audi R8. Maybe you'll understand, after some evidence, why it took about a millisecond to take Audi up on its offer to wing it to Malibu and toss the R8 lineup around some of the best canyon roads that exist anywhere near this close to civilization. The R8 has been a bit of alchemy for Audi, synthesizing its upmarket ambition very precisely into one original, stunning shape. The 2014 R8 still has all the essentials that so neatly straddle the line between sports cars and...
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Audi Prices 2014 A6, A7, Q5 TDI Diesel ModelsDiesel is making a comeback in the U.S., from the luxury ranks all the way to the entry level, and Audi has been at the front of the new wave. Today, the four-ringed company announced pricing for its 2014 A6 TDI, A7 TDI, and Q5 TDI. "As drivers increasingly look for high fuel efficiency and...
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Mercedes-Benz Highlights 2014 S Class Features In New VideoThe Mercedes-Benz S Class has been the perennial leader for new technologies in the automotive sector for decades, and with the launch of the latest generation that trend looks set to continue. The new 2014 S Class’ tech features are numerous but the big ticket items are its advanced safety...
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2013 Acura TL Special Edition RevealedThe current-generation Acura TL has been around since the 2009 model year and a successor is due soon, most likely badged as a TLX. To help keep interest in the current model alive, Acura is giving plenty of incentive for buyers via the launch of a special edition model. Introduced late in the 2013...
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Range Rover Sport Sets Pikes Peak Record For A Production SUVLand Rover is well-known for making some of the world's most capable, go-anywhere luxury SUVs. And here’s proof. The automaker’s latest 2014 Range Rover Sport has just set the production SUV record for a Pikes Peak ascent, managing to complete the 12.42-mile climb in a time of 12:35.61...
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Fiat Teams Up With SMEG For 500 RefrigeratorItalian stye is oft imitated but hard to actually get right. The Italians have knack for producing all sorts of goods that simply look fantastic, and this extends from their suits to their cars on to their... appliances? Yes, now that Fiat has teamed up with SMEG to create the SMEG 500...
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With the launch of the 2014 X5 later this year, BMW’s mid-size luxury SUV will be entering its third generation. It’s hard to believe that the original X5 was only launched in 2000 but since then the vehicle has gone on to win numerous accolades, spawned high-performance M variants and is now one of the German automaker’s most popular vehicles. This video gives us a quick comparison of all three BMW X5 generations (E53, E70 and F15), with the focus being on the latter. The 2014 BMW X5 reaches U.S. dealers in the fourth quarter of 2013, with X5 sDrive35i, X5 xDrive35i, and X5...
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Will Mercedes’ New S Class Coupe Keep CL Name?With the 2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class now out in the open, attention turns to the coupe version of the car, which in previous generations was known as the CL Class. The next generation of the big luxury coupe, which has been spied in prototype form for over a year, is widely expected to be called an...
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Flashing Brake Lights Signal A Recall For CadillacThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a recall for a small handful of General Motors products. It seems that a pair of new Cadillac models is acting up. The vehicles potentially affected are the 2013 Cadillac ATS, XTS, and also the 2014 Chevrolet Impala. Apparently...
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Maserati Ghibli Shows Off In New Photos, Commence DroolingThe 2014 Maserati Ghibli is nearly here, and it's going to add some serious beauty to streets around the world. Originally making its debut at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show, Maserati took to Facebook to show off a few more angles of its new compact sedan. This sultry four-door will arrive in the...
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Photos From Bugatti Driving Experience At Circuit Paul RicardYes, even Bugatti has a Driving Experience program, though attending one is certainly no easy task. For starters, you most likely have to be a multimillionaire or at least know one. Then, you have to be formally invited by Bugatti, which means you have to be one of the marque’s dearest...
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Bentley Continental GTZ Can Be Part Of Your Oddball GarageDo you like coach-built machines? How about rare bits of automotive history? Have we got the car for you then. It's called the Bentley Continental GTZ, and the Z stands for Zagato. That would be Milanese design house Zagato, which transformed a 2006 Bentley Continental GT into the car you see...
Jeff Glucker