Luxury Cars
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Land Rover launched its redesigned 2014 Range Rover Sport today at the 2013 New York Auto Show, and to introduce the vehicle the British automaker brought another Brit, James Bond actor Daniel Craig. In a scene reminiscent of one of the Hollywood blockbusters he’s starred in, Craig revealed the new Range Rover Sport as part of a dramatic drive through metro New York, the single biggest market for the luxury SUV. Incidentally, Craig said he was attracted to working with Land Rover not only because of his love for the iconic British brand and its vehicles, but also because they both share...
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2014 Cadillac CTS: New York Auto Show Live PhotosNow that the new Cadillac ATS sports sedan is on the market--and one of the best-driving sport sedans, we might add--the Cadillac CTS has room to grow. And based on our first in-person look, that's exactly what's happened. The new 2014 Cadillac CTS, shown here at a special invitation-only preview...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG: 355 HP, 0-60 In 4.5, And A $48,375 PriceThe high-performance variant of the new CLA Class has finally made its debut.
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2015 Audi S3 Sedan Revealed: VideoThough Audi’s new A3 Sedan range isn’t set for a formal debut until the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show next month, the German automaker privately unveiled the cars to a few select media, including us, on the eve of the 2013 New York Auto Show. Unfortunately, the launch of the new A3 in the...
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2014 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Sheds 800 Pounds, Gains Supercharged V-6Edgier, sleeker, and faster, the 2014 Land Rover Range Rover Sport is the sporting complement to the off-road specialist (with on-road credentials) found in the new Range Rover. Unveiled this evening just before the 2013 New York Auto Show, the 2014 Range Rover Sport improves upon the previous...
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2015 Audi A3: Sedans, Sportbacks, Diesels And Even A Plug-InWith the A4 now considerably larger than it used to be, there's space for a new compact sedan in Audi's lineup. And that's the all-new 2015 Audi A3 Sedan, which has been revealed today in regular A3 and sporty S3 trim. Ahead of its official world debut at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show on April 19...
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American luxury just took another leap forward. The 2014 Cadillac CTS, on display tomorrow at the New York Auto Show, raises the bar for design, power, and value in the luxury sedan segment, continuing the CTS' legacy in forging new ground for Cadillac and the U.S. This isn't the same CTS we've come to know and love, however. In fact, it's hugely different in almost every respect. Larger, more dramatically styled, and far more powerful (excepting the previous generations CTS-V), the 2014 Cadillac CTS moves up a notch to compete with the BMW 5-Series, Audi A6, and Mercedes-Benz E Class more...
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2014 Jaguar XKR-S GT: Track-Tuned For The StreetJaguar's ETO division, a little-known but intense group of specialty vehicle creators launched last year, has one-upped the XKR-S with this, the XKR-S GT. Track-tuned, but built for the street, this is likely the hottest version of the XK Coupe we'll see--at least in this generation. The ETO, or...
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2014 Jaguar XJR: Full Details On The Executive Super-SedanIt's a seemingly contradictory set of goals: executive luxury sedan comfort and style, with track-capable handling and supercar levels of power. But for some reason, it just works. Case in point: initial impressions of the Nürburgring-tuned 2014 Jaguar XJR. We're not going to get...
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2014 Buick Regal Debuts With All-Wheel Drive In New YorkBuick is introducing updates for its LaCrosse and Regal models for the 2014 model year, with both cars scheduled to be unveiled to the public at the 2013 New York Auto Show this week. We saw the 2014 LaCrosse yesterday, and today it’s the 2014 Regal’s turn in the spotlight. Only minor...
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Dartz Dreams Up Its Own Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6Latvian tuner and manufacturer of armored vehicles Dartz has come across what’s possibly the only SUV tougher and more extreme than its own line of Prombron monsters, the new Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6. Rather than trying to outmatch the tough-as-nails AMG off-roader, Dartz has imagined its...
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2014 Aston Martin Rapide S first drive reviewCan a four-door be a true sports car? In today’s market—even at the upper end of the market—it seems that there are too many so-called ’no compromise’ luxury cars looking to be so many things at once. With its curvy, performance, car roofline rather intimate 2+2...
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With prototypes for facelifted versions of the 5-Series sedan and 5-Series Touring wagon already out and about, it was only a matter of time until we saw a facelifted M5 prototype. These are our first spy shots of the facelifted M5, which we expect to be launched on the market later this year but as a 2014 model. The updated versions of the regular 5-Series should arrive around the same time. Given the success of the current M5, we’re unlikely to see any dramatic changes introduced for this mid-cycle update. BMW M won’t follow AMG’s strategy of switching all its cars to...
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2014 BMW 6-Series, 6-Series Gran Coupe And M6 PreviewBMW is planning a few changes for its 6-Series lineup in 2014, and from an enthusiast perspective virtually all of them are positive. First and foremost, BMW has heard the complaints of U.S. buyers, and it will introduce a six-speed manual gearbox as a no-charge option on all 2014 M6 variants. That...
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2014 Buick LaCrosse Breaks Cover Ahead Of New York RevealThe second generation of the full-size Buick LaCrosse sedan dates back to the 2010 model year, and sales have remained relatively consistent for Buick in the United States market. The LaCrosse is also a hot commodity in China, so General Motors is hesitant to fix something that isn’t broken...
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2014 Lexus IS first drive reviewThe 2014 Lexus IS is here, and it has a serious set of challenges ahead of it: Taking on the BMW 3-Series, Mercedes-Benz C Class, Cadillac ATS, and the upcoming Infiniti Q50. Can it hang? This group is one of the most highly competitive in the entire industry, with luxury, performance, and style...
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Acura Recalls MDX, RL And TSX ModelsLuxury brand Acura is recalling certain models built between 2004 and 2008 for two separate recall campaigns. The recall for the 2005-06 Acura MDX and the 2005 Acura RL, relating to unintended braking, also extends to the 2005 Honda Pilot. At issue in this first recall is a capacitor that may have...
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Aston Martin To Be Featured Marque At 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’EleganceThe annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is, arguably, the most significant classic car event in North America. Each year, attendees come from across the globe to see the finest automobiles in the world displayed on the Pebble Beach Golf Links. There are plenty of auctions to attend, as...
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Luxury brand Lincoln knows it has just one chance at a successful launch of its MKZ midsize sedan. To attract new buyers into the Lincoln family, “good enough” just won’t cut it, which is why Lincoln has scheduled a post-assembly quality inspection for each and every MKZ built. That created quite a backlog at Ford’s Hermosillo, Mexico plant, which lacked the resources to handle the quantity of post-build inspections necessary. As we reported in February, Ford was shipping cars from Mexico to Flat Rock, Michigan, in an effort to expedite the final inspection process and...
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Could BMW’s 3-Series GT Receive The M Treatment?Could the recently revealed BMW 3-Series Gran Turismo get its very own M model? According to a BMW exec, such a scenario hasn’t been ruled out. “We are not saying no at the moment,” Bernard Ederer, BMW’s product communications manager for the new 3-Series GT, told Drive when...
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Bentley's Le Mans-Winning Speed 8 Returns To GoodwoodIn 2003, Bentley won its first overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans since 1930. Piloting a Bentley Speed 8 prototype, drivers Rinaldo Capello, Tom Kristensen and Guy Smith took the win, followed by a second Bentley Speed 8 driven by Mark Blundell, David Brabham and Johnny Herbert. Critics...
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2014 Audi RS 5 Cabriolet Priced From $77,900Audi is launching its all-new RS 5 Cabriolet just in time for spring, and we finally have the all-important pricing information. The stunning drop-top will set you back $77,900, which is $8,105 more than the price of the RS 5 coupe. For that money, you get the raw performance of the coupe but with...
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2014 A3 Sedan Teased On Audi's New Online Video ChannelAudi is launching its own online video channel, Audi Media TV, and to help kick off the launch the automaker will be giving us a sneak peek at a brand new model. That sneak peek will take place via the new video channel at 7:01 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 26, which incidentally is the eve of the...
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2014 Maserati Ghibli Spy ShotsThese are the latest spy shots of a prototype for Maserati’s upcoming ‘baby’ sedan, the Ghibli, which bears a name previously reserved for a sports car and one not seen in the Italian automaker’s lineup since 1997. Despite only being formally announced six months ago...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran