Luxury Cars
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We already know Rolls-Royce customers aren’t big on the idea of an all-electric model. Now it seems they’re disinterested in diesels, too. Speaking with Autocar, an inside source explained that diesels have the perception of being a compromise. “They wouldn’t entertain the idea,” the source said, referring to the opinions of Rolls-Royce customers. There’s also the perception, especially among older buyers, that diesel is a ‘dirty’ fuel used to power trucks. Furthermore, diesel engines are still not as refined as their gasoline counterparts...
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2013 Mercedes GL63 AMG Ensures Your Kids Won't Be Late To Soccer Practice: VideoIf you need to haul six other passengers at maximum velocity over both paved and dirt roads, regardless of weather, the Mercedes-Benz GL63 AMG should be near the top of your shopping list for 2013 models. Blessed with AMG’s 5.5-liter twin-turbo V-8 (one of the best-sounding engines on the...
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2013 Lincoln MKT Town Car To Get 2.0-Liter EcoBoost Engine - For Fleets OnlyLincoln’s Town Car sedan, long the favorite choice of car services and limo companies across the United States, has been put to pasture. Filling its shoes is the 2013 Lincoln MKT Town Car, a crossover-ish pseudo-wagon that comes in either front-wheel-drive or all-wheel-drive variants...
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Speeding Mercedes-Benz CL Driver Takes Out Four Other Cars: VideoThe driver of a Mercedes-Benz CL Class and the occupants of at least four other cars are lucky to be alive following a violent crash that took place recently. Captured on video, a white Mercedes-Benz CL Class is seen speeding into view down the middle of road and eventually crashing into oncoming...
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Volkswagen Finalizes Porsche TakeoverFollowing an announcement in early July that the Volkswagen Group was purchasing the remaining 50.1 percent stake in Porsche from the sports car manufacturer’s holding company owner, Porsche SE, the complex deal has now been finalized. In accordance with the original agreement, Volkswagen now...
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18,000 2010 Lexus HS 250h Sedans Recalled For Suspension Failure RiskThe 2010 Lexus HS 250h is being recalled to fix a suspension arm that might rust and fail.
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While the V-8 version of the updated Continental Flying Spur has already been spied, these are the first images captured of the full-on W-12-powered model, disguised somewhat to look like a Mercedes-Benz S Class, but clearly wearing Bentley sheet metal beneath. Spotted in hot-weather testing in southern Europe this week, the new Continental Flying Spur is expected to arrive sometime in 2013. While the look of the car pictured is dramatically different from the current Flying Spur, once you remove the S Class fenders and lights from the disguise, it's much more familiar--and much less...
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2014 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Spy VideoNext month Land Rover is set to take the covers off its all-new, fourth-generation Range Rover, the vehicle that will eventually spawn a new iteration of the potent Range Rover Sport. Today, we have an exclusive spy video of a prototype for the new Range Rover Sport, taken as it laps up the...
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Here’s A Koenigsegg We Can All AffordBeautifully constructed, stupendously fast and a rarity on most roads, a Koenigsegg supercar is a must-have in any performance fan’s garage. Unfortunately, everything that a Koenigsegg supercar has to offer comes at a price, and as you may have guessed that price lies somewhere in the...
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Ghost Coupe To Be Performance Flagship For Rolls-Royce: ReportRolls-Royce is readying a new two-door version of its Ghost sedan, which is expected to make its official world debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show next March before going on sale shortly after. Prototypes spotted earlier this year revealed development of the vehicle was well underway, though they...
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Mercedes' AMG Driving Academy Offers More Than Just Track Time: VideoWhile most of us here would argue that there’s no such thing as too much track time, we also understand that high speed lapping, under the watchful eye (and occasionally, the harsh criticism) of an instructor isn’t for everyone. Mercedes-Benz understands this, too, which is why it...
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Lexus Shows Off The 2013 LS Series With A History Lesson: VideoIn 1983, Toyota made a corporate decision to create a luxury brand that would produce automobiles on par with any of its mainstream rivals. Six years later, Toyota launched the Lexus brand with the introduction of its flagship LS400 sedan. Since then, Lexus has pioneered many innovations on its LS...
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Update: The 2014 Cadillac CTS has been revealed. Click here for all the details, photos and video. The model that has virtually carried the Cadillac brand for the past several years, the mid-size CTS, is about to enter its third generation very soon and the performance of the new model, as indicated by prototypes, looks promising. The current CTS is now close to five years old but it’s still a great car. Updating it will be a tough task for Cadillac engineers, though luckily for them they have a brand new platform to work with. Information on the mechanical underpinnings of the CTS are...
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Slowing Economy Creates Used Supercar Glut - In Hong KongFor outsiders looking in, Hong Kong is the land of opportunity. A global financial hub, Hong Kong has long attracted foreign workers with impressive salaries and reasonable job security. Its booming economy has created huge demand for high-end luxury and exotic cars, but there’s a growing...
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German Tuner Alpha-N Working On New Supercar ProjectFollowing in the footsteps of fellow tuners RUF and 9FF, Germany’s Alpha-N Performance has announced plans for a wild supercar based around the chassis of a current Porsche model. Alpha-N is a relatively new name in the performance scene but the founders of the company were linked with the...
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Porsche Targets Sub-7:22 Nürburgring Lap Time For 918 SpyderDevelopment of Porsche’s upcoming supercar, the 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid, is progressing nicely, with the company moving from concept to test mule to final prototype stage in rapid fashion and with things so far remaining on track. In the past year or so we’ve spied prototypes for the...
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Soccer Player Ever Banega’s Ferrari Burns To A Crisp: VideoArgentinean soccer player Ever Banega, the midfielder for Spanish club Valencia CF, has had a series of mishaps involving cars recently, with the latest incident involving a Ferrari 360 Modena he recently acquired and was driving for the first time. While driving on a road near his Valencia...
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2013 Lexus LS Preview: F Sport Joins The RanksLuxury gets a new flavor tonight with the unveiling of the 2013 Lexus LS 460 F Sport, the sporty and aggressively styled take on Lexus' executive-class sedan. Wearing the new "spindle grille" design prominently, the LS 460 F Sport promises not just a meaner, leaner look, but also a more sharply...
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To make Ferrari’s FF shooting brake more civil for everyday driving, the automaker incorporated its first-ever all-wheel-drive setup in the 651-horsepower grocery-getter. Combined with its sophisticated electronic stability control systems, the Ferrari FF is arguably one of the most forgiving Ferraris ever built. Still, the laws of physics apply to any car, even the Ferrari FF. A Nashville, Tennessee FF owner found this out the hard way when he impacted a curb at speed in his new Bianco Avus Ferrari, tearing off the right front wheel and peeling back the bodywork up to the passenger...
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Lamborghini Aventador To Get Cylinder Deactivation, Stop-Start: ReportDespite being on sale for a little over a year, the 1,000th Lamborghini Aventador has already rolled off the production line and soon the Italian supercar could be in store to receive its first series of updates. The updates are said to include new technologies aimed at improving the green...
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2013 Porsche Cayman Spy ShotsOver the past year or so we’ve seen countless images of prototypes for the new, second-generation Porsche Cayman, which will hit the market later this year alongside the redesigned 2013 Boxster. These latest images show a prototype for the new Cayman in its final stages, confirming that...
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Jaguar Shows Off Its XF Sportbrake: VideoIt’s human nature to want what we’re told we can’t have. On this side of the pond, we’re blessed with the Cadillac CTS-V Sportwagon, a 556 horsepower grocery-getter than can put a surprising amount of sport sedans to shame, yet we lament that we won’t get the...
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2013 Lexus LS, 2014 Mercedes S Class, ATS Production Starts: Today's Car NewsLexus has finally given us the first official image of the 2013 LS, and while it's wearing the new corporate spindle grille face, there doesn't appear to be many other changes to its shape. Bigger changers may be happening beneath the skin, however. We'll find out for sure on Monday...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA Class Spy ShotsThe new 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA will essentially be a downsized version of the stunning CLS, with both front-wheel and all-wheel drive configurations.
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