Luxury Cars
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Californian electric car startup Fisker Automotive will need to raise an additional $150 million to help fund its operations until its second model, the highly-anticipated Atlantic, makes its sales debut. The information was revealed by a key investor to the firm, and the recipient of the very first Karma, Ray Lane. In total Fisker has accumulated close to $1 billion through private funding since the company was established in 2007. It was also promised a loan amounting to $529 million via the U.S. government’s advanced-technology vehicle manufacturing program, though close to half this...
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20-Year-Old Crashes Ferrari California During Test DriveA 20-year-old man crashed a white Ferrari California in the Russian city of Samara earlier this week, with the pricey sports car ending up in a barrier shielding off a construction site. According to its driver, the accident occurred when he tried to avoid a pedestrian that suddenly stepped onto...
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2014 Audi A3 Sportback Spy ShotsFollowing the debut of the latest-generation Audi A3 three-door hatch at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, a prototype for its five-door cousin, labeled a “Sportback” by Audi, has been spotted testing in Europe ahead of its official world debut at the Paris Auto Show next month...
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Bentley's Continental GT Speed Climbs The Hill At GoodwoodBentley chose to use this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed to unveil its fastest-ever production model, the new Continental GT Speed. Powered by a twin-turbo W-12 engine rated at 616 horsepower and 590 pound-feet of torque, the all-wheel-drive coupe can sprint to a top speed of 205 mph...
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2013 Hyundai Genesis Sedan Gets Changes To Engine LineupIn 2012, Hyundai upgraded the Genesis sedan lineup with the 5.0-liter V-8-powered Genesis R-Spec. All models, including the 4.6-liter V-8 and the 3.8-liter V-6, received Hyundai’s new eight-speed automatic transmission. Finally, the 3.8-liter Genesis sedans got a boost in output to 333...
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Mercedes-Benz Marks 105 Years of Four-Wheel-DriveIn 1907, Damiler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG), the predecessor of today’s Mercedes-Benz, launched a revolutionary commercial vehicle it called the “Dernburg-Wagen.” Billed as the first commercially available four-wheel-drive vehicle, the Dernburg-Wagen also featured four-wheel...
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Back when Land Rover was in the hands of BMW and developing the third-generation of its iconic Range Rover SUV, there were plans in place to take the vehicle more upmarket. Even then, during the early planning phase of the Mk3 Range Rover, the management at Land Rover knew there was an opportunity to target luxury buyers in addition to its core off-roading types, and with the help of its parent company built two prototype Range Rovers powered by V-12 engines. The guys at Autocar have managed to dig up some photos of one the original prototypes, including a shot of its engine bay which reveals...
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Ferrari F12 Berlinetta Making U.S. Debut At Pebble BeachThe 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is almost upon us, with festivities surrounding the event already in full swing in Monterey and the preview announcements being released in rapid fire. The latest is an announcement from Ferrari that its stunning new F12 Berlinetta supercar will be...
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Rare 1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spider Crashes In GermanyA very rare convertible version of the Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona has crashed in Germany, with the driver of the car claiming the brakes failed. Sadly, the damage looks to be rather severe, with the classic Ferrari, of which only 122 examples were ever made with the convertible body, hitting a tree...
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2013 Land Rover Range Rover Preview: 700 Pounds LighterDespite early worries based on spy shots that the 2013 Land Rover Range Rover might bear an uncomfortable resemblance to the Ford Flex, the official images dispel any cause for concern. Still iconically Land Rover while upping the modern/tech factor a notch, the 2013 Range Rover wears its complete...
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2011 Mercedes-Benz G-Class Recalled To Prevent Airbag HazardMercedes-Benz is recalling the vehicle due to fears part of the dash might break off and become a projectile when the airbags are launched.
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2013 Mercedes-Benz E400 Hybrid PricedIf you’re looking for a fuel-efficient Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedan, your choices in the U.S. market really come down to two models: the diesel-powered E350 BlueTec or the E400 hybrid, which relies on both a V-6 gasoline engine and an electric motor to return up to 24 mpg in the city and 31...
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Fisker is investigating the cause of a fire that plagued one of its Karmas in Woodside, California in August 2012.
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IIHS Toughens Frontal Crash Tests, Acura And Volvo Come Out On TopGetting a perfect score in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) round of crash tests just got that much harder, with the agency introducing a tough new test it says will help spur automakers into improving protection of occupants during severe frontal crashes. The latest test...
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2014 Bentley Continental Flying Spur Spy VideoBentley is hard at work renewing its Continental Flying Spur, with prototypes for the latest version of the big sedan spotted testing in Europe on a number of occasions already. Due sometime next year as a 2014 model, the new Continental Flying Spur will have received extensive updates including...
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2012-13 Mercedes M-Class Floor Mats Recalled For Pedal Entrapment RiskMercedes-Benz has announced the recall of 8,675 pairs of floor mats for M-Class vehicles from model years 2012 and 2013. While there is no defect with the vehicle itself, customers who have purchased Mercedes-Benz all-season rubber floor mats may experience pedal entrapment of the accelerator...
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Lincoln To Focus On Targeting Highest-Volume Luxury SegmentsLincoln may be Ford’s in-house luxury brand, but don’t expect to see a flagship concept like Cadillac’s stunning Ciel from it in the near future. Instead, Lincoln’s product plan calls for a focus on building competitive products for the highest volume luxury segments. While...
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Lamborghini To Announce 50th Anniversary Plans At Pebble BeachIt was back in 1963 that Ferruccio Lamborghini, the then owner of a tractor company, would venture into the risky world of manufacturing high-end sports cars. That means that next year his company, Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., will be 50 years old, and you can bet that there will be plenty of...
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Rolls-Royce has celebrated the closing of the 2012 London Olympics with a trio of special edition models sporting for the first time in the automaker’s 108-year history a brand new badge design. The new badge, which replaces the traditional double R, was penned by Rolls-Royce’s own Bespoke Design Team and features a British Union Flag motif instead of the usual flowing gown of the automaker’s Spirit of Ecstasy symbol. Inside each of the cars the steering wheel center gets a special badge with a laurel wreath and torch, as well as the words "London 2012" surrounded by the...
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2013 Land Rover Range Rover Spy ShotsThe Range Rover SUV is crucial for Land Rover as it's not only the model that best defines the brand, but it’s also the one that most of Land Rover’s other vehicles are based on. Models like the Range Rover Sport, LR4 (Discovery) and LR2 (Freelander) all share their basic design and...
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Fisker Karma Catches Fire In California: VideoA Fisker Karma succumbed to fire yesterday in a parking lot in Woodside, California, with the owner allegedly having just left the extended-range electric luxury sedan to pick up some groceries. A video showing fire fighters putting out the flames has since been uploaded to YouTube, revealing that...
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2013 Audi RS 5 first drive reviewThat recurring dream, the one that scares the whee out of even 50-year-olds, unfurls from my brain and falls right into my lap as soon as I plug in Audi's jaunty little USB jump drive into the black box. Is there a test this morning? 'Cause I forgot to study last night, and there's no way I'm...
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Jaguar Confirms Supercharged V-8 For 2014 F-TypeJaguar has confirmed today that its upcoming F-Type sports car, which is to be launched as a convertible though will eventually include a coupe, will offer three different engine options, one of which will be a supercharged V-8. The two-seater, which was first previewed by the C-X16 concept at last...
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Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano Gets Bespoke Treatment By A. Kahn DesignFerrari’s Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano is no longer in production, replaced by the all-new F12 Berlinetta which is about to start deliveries in the coming months. However, despite being yesterday’s news, the 599 GTB is still a highly desirable exotic, and like most Ferraris it’s also a...
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