Luxury Cars
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You may find the color of this Rolls-Royce Ghost Extended Wheelbase a bit distressing, but there's a good reason for the particular hue applied to this car. The car was painted this way to help foster support for breast cancer care. It was commissioned by FAB1, an organization headed by British broadcaster Chris Evans and which aims to raise funds for breast cancer care. However, the paint finish is only part of the scheme. The one-off Ghost will be used as a hire car in the UK over the next 12 months, with all proceeds from the hire service being donated. The car will also make appearances...
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Syrena Sport Reborn As Coachbuilt Nissan 370ZPoland may not be recognized for its bustling auto industry but the country does have its fair share of historic marques. One of these is the Syrena name, used on a series of cars built from the 1950s right up to the early ‘70s. While the majority of Syrena models aren’t worth...
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Jaguar F-Type Deliveries Begin This Week--In The U.K.While we understand a carmaker offering a new product, especially one as anticipated as the F-Type, in their home market for a while before releasing it to the world, we wish that weren't the case with the F-Type. Americans won't get the new F-Type until next month, but lucky buyers in the U.K...
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Asian Brands Dominate Ward’s 2013 Best Interiors ListWard’s Auto is back with its annual list of the ten best car interiors, which this year has been picked from an original field of 46 contenders. To be eligible, the cars needed to be all-new or feature significantly updated interiors. While last year there was a definite mix of automakers on...
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Cadillac Demonstrates ELR’s Regen On Demand Paddle Shifters: VideoWhile on most cars, paddle shifters located behind the steering wheel usually enable a driver to change a car’s gears, but as we’ve seen on some electrified vehicles, designers have used the handy paddles for a very different function. Take the new 2014 Cadillac ELR extended-range...
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McLaren Launches Certified Pre-Owned ProgramWith McLaren’s line of supercars having been on the market for almost two years now, it’s only natural used examples, or “pre-owned” as they are referred to in the business, are available. To make sure any potential new customers are looked after, especially those new to...
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Considered to be one of the last Lamborghini vehicles created wholly by the Italian company before its takeover by Audi, the Pregunta prototype from 1998 is now up for sale and can be yours for the sum of 1.6 million euros (approximately $2.1 million). It is being offered for sale through French exotic car dealer Autodrome, which claims to have acquired the car directly from the coachbuilder responsible for building it, fellow French firm Carrosserie Heuliez. The Pregunta, Spanish for “question,” was born during a very turbulent time for Lamborghini. Back in 1994, Chrysler, the...
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New Car Show Debuts Tomorrow: Fast Lane On The Travel ChannelGenuinely interesting car shows that don't cater to the lowest common denominator are hard to come by. Sure, we love ridiculous horsepower supercar powerslides and clapped-out junker antics as much as the next guy (or gal) but we also love cars for the places they can take you. A new show on The...
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Citroën DS Wild Rubis Concept Headed To 2013 Shanghai Auto ShowFacing dwindling sales in its home market, as well as in the rest of Europe, where the bulk of its models are sold, French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroën is well aware of the need to sell more of its models overseas. At the same time, the automaker has also realized it needs greater...
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E-Type To F-Type, The Legend: 30 Days Of 2014 Jaguar F-TypeLaunched in 1961, the Jaguar E-Type became an icon almost instantly. It's been displayed in New York's Museum of Modern Art and was the third car to enter MoMA's permanent collection, after a 1948 Cisitalia 202 and a 1990 Ferrari F1 car. The E-Type sprang from a pair of concept cars in 1957 and...
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Fisker Layoffs Followed By Lawsuit Over Lack Of NoticeFisker Automotive's problems deepen further with the news that the electric car startup is now facing a lawsuit for the dismissal of 160 of its employees. Fisker, makers of the range-extended electric Karma, laid off around three quarters of its workforce on Friday as it struggles to avoid...
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Lexus Says It Will Bring Motion To Life Next Month: VideoIs Lexus about to unveil its own version of the Honda ASIMO robot? Probably not, but its new teaser video certainly suggests something along those lines. Lexus has released a new video featuring a puppet being made to walk. Along with the video, the automaker also released the statement...
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It appears Maserati’s mystery teaser for this month’s 2013 Shanghai Auto Show was in fact depicting the automaker’s upcoming Ghibli sedan, which has already been spied in prototype form for several months and was rumored to be debuting at the Chinese show. After an early leak, Maserati has now revealed its Ghibli and provided some initial details. These images, plus our own spy shots, confirm that Maserati designers have gone with a coupe-like profile for the latest Ghibli. This coupe styling, plus the long hood, is reminiscent of the original Ghibli, which was a sporty...
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Future Mercedes Infotainment Systems Will Integrate Garmin NavigationMercedes-Benz has entered a deal that will see Garmin navigation systems fully integrated with the automaker’s infotainment systems over the next four years. The move will allow Mercedes infotainment systems to benefit from Garmin's expertise in navigation and interface design, which should...
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Jaguar Considering Expanding XKR-S GT Production: ReportUnveiled just a couple of weeks ago at the 2013 New York Auto Show, the Jaguar XKR-S GT is the brand's ultimate interpretation of track-tuned, street-legal XK awesomeness. And it looks like it may be more in demand than Jaguar expected. Originally, the company had planned to build just 30 examples...
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The 2014 Jaguar F-Type And The XK120: 30 Days Of F-TypeTying the present to the past is sometimes easy, sometimes not. With cars there's often a direct lineage to follow. In the case of the 2014 Jaguar F-Type, tracing its roots is a bit more indirect. Jaguar has been keen to play up the ties to the XK120 and its legendary offspring, the C-Type and...
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New Lexus Compact Crossover Will Come With Hybrid OptionLexus is working on a new compact crossover to rival the likes of the Audi Q3 and BMW X1, as well as the upcoming Lincoln MKC and Mercedes-Benz GLA Class and possibly similar models from Acura and Cadillac. Compact crossovers with a little bit of luxury are the new darlings of the automotive...
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A Close Look At The Design Of The BMW Concept X4: VideoWhether you’re a fan of the new crossover coupes that have been trickling onto the market since the introduction of the BMW X6 back in 2008, you had better get used to seeing them on the roads as a handful of automakers are working on new versions of their own. In the case of BMW, it’s...
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After seeing the pre-show unveiling of the 2014 Land Rover Range Rover Sport (with a brief appearance by Daniel Craig), and then getting a bit more intimate with it, we're pretty keen on the new Sport. It's lighter, more modern-looking, and still exceptionally well-finished, inside and out. The new Range Rover Sport also gets a supercharged V-6 as the base engine now, generating 340 horsepower. But the real question is: What would make for the best configuration of the new Sport? Would you opt for a base engine and load up on the interior options? Go for a supercharged V-8 engine, but skip...
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Aston Martin Rapide S Technical Overview: VideoTake a closer look at what makes the Rapide S tick.
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New Cadillac CTS Coupe Back In The SpotlightFollowing the hugely successful debut of the all-new 2014 Cadillac CTS at the New York Auto Show last week, the question on everybody’s lips is whether or not we’ll be seeing a coupe version of the stunning new sedan. Prior to the reveal of the new CTS, there was speculation that...
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BMW Concept X4: Dividing By ZeroAs BMW's model proliferation continues, with a renaming scheme impending, we have to wonder: where will it end? Not here, apparently. The latest addition to the BMW fold is a concept, but it appears to be a concept in name only. The BMW Concept X4 brings to the X3 size class an X6-like Sports...
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2014 Acura RDX Priced From $35,415Acura’s 2014 RDX has been priced from $35,415, including a destination charge of $895. That represents a $200 increase on the starting price of the 2013 model, which was all-new last year. Apart from the price increase, the only major change is the addition of Kona Coffee exterior paint...
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2014 Hyundai Equus Video PreviewWhile the Hyundai Equus luxury sedan has only been on the market a few years here in the U.S., the Korean automaker is already giving its flagship sedan a mild refresh. For 2014 the Equus boasts new technology, an updated design, and an even more luxurious interior. In the luxury segment it's all...
Joel Feder