Luxury Cars
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Remember the new Aston Martin we showed you last week? The one we say is the new Aston Martin DB9, but Britain’s Car Magazine believes is the next Aston Martin DBS? Word on the street this week, from Britain’s Autocar (which also believes we’re looking at the new DBS), is that the mystery Aston Martin coupe will hit the market with it’s 6.0-liter V-12 bumped up by an additional 40 horsepower, for a claimed output of 550 horsepower. The car reportedly gets a new ZF transmission, too, this time using eight speeds for improved performance and fuel economy. While few would...
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Ving Rhames Wants You To Buy A Buick: VideoVing Rhames, or more specifically the characters played by Ving Rhames, doesn’t take disappointing news well. Remember Marcellus Wallace, the character played by Rhames in Pulp Fiction? The one who once tossed a guy off a roof for massaging his wife’s feet? When someone like that tells...
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Brabus Hybrid Mercedes-Benz E-Class Is Remarkably ConventionalWhen we say the name Brabus, what comes to mind? Chances are good you’re envisioning an upgraded Mercedes-Benz sedan, stuffed full of monster-horsepower V-12 goodness and fitted with quilted-suede seats. What you’re not expecting, we’ll bet, is an ordinary-looking Mercedes-Benz E...
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Go Behind The Scenes At Pagani: VideoCan a supercar blend art and design successfully? Can the language of mechanical engineering also be translated into visually stunning sculpture? When the genius behind these designs is Horacio Pagani, the answer is yes. As a young boy in South America, Pagani was influenced by the designs and...
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Infiniti Debuts Long Wheelbase M35hLAre you an environmentally aware captain of industry? Is it awkward being chauffeured to Greenpeace meetings in a Rolls-Royce Phantom Extended Wheelbase? Fear not, because we have good news for you: Infiniti is building an extended-length version of its M35h hybrid luxury sedan. Dubbed the M35hL...
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Lotus Evora GTE China Limited Edition Debuts In BeijingEmphasizing the importance of the Chinese market to its future success, British sports car manufacturer Lotus unveiled a new model custom-made for China at the 2012 Beijing Auto Show this week. The custom-made model is based on the Evora GTE sports car but gets some unique features plus a limited...
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The 2013 BMW 3-Series Touring should make its debut later this year, though it's unclear if a U.S. launch is scheduled.
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Ferrari 458 Italia Ends Up On Tram Tracks After CrashA 52-year old man driving a Ferrari 458 Italia managed to crash his exotic supercar into a roadside barrier in Munich during the early hours of Sunday morning. The crash occurred near the city center, with the silver Ferrari ending up on one of the German city’s tram lines once it finally...
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Aston Martin One-77 Supercar Is Officially Sold OutWith a production run spanning just 77 examples, it’s amazing it’s taken Aston Martin this long to reach the sale of its final One-77 supercar. Yes it’s true; the last pre-built example of the One-77 has been bought, which means if you still want one of the £1.2 million...
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2013 Audi Q5 PreviewAudi has unveiled its updated Q5 crossover, which is expected to land in showrooms later this year as a 2013 model. While on the outside there isn’t much to mention, there are numerous changes under the skin including a revised engine lineup that now features a hybrid option. For the global...
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Bentley Honors The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee With Special MulsanneOnly 60 of the Bentley Mulsanne Diamond Jubilee Editions will be built.
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2013 Mercedes-Benz SL Class Official Walkaround: VideoSo you've seen the photos, you've read the reviews, but you're still eager to see more about the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL Class? You're not alone, and you're in luck: Mercedes-Benz itself offers us this up-close look at the luxoroadster in a detailed walkaround video. From design to heritage to specs...
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The Beijing Sanlitun AMG Performance Center is unlike any other Mercedes-Benz dealership in the world; you can’t buy a Mercedes-Benz E Class or C Class model there, but you can buy anything in the current AMG high-performance portfolio. The idea of an AMG Performance Center is nothing new, and some 195 AMG dealerships have been opened in the last four years. All of these, however, have been “stores within stores,” integrated with a full-line Mercedes-Benz dealership. The Beijing Sanlitun AMG Performance Center will be the brand’s first stand-alone store, carrying only...
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Cadillac The Latest Automaker To Join The Semi-Autonomous ThrongSelf-driving cars, for better or for worse, are most likely inevitable. We wouldn’t expect them to appear in the next few years, or even the next decade, but much beyond that some degree of autonomous driving is all but guaranteed. Between now and then is the gray area, where the building...
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Ferrari Enzo Abandoned In Dubai To Finally Be Auctioned OffRemember the poor Ferrari Enzo supercar abandoned in Dubai that we reported on last August? Well, it’s still sitting in the same police impound lot we last saw it in, but it may have a bright future ahead. The Enzo, along with several other exotics, is to be auctioned off in what the Daily...
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Is The Honda Concept C A Preview Of Acura’s Rumored TLX?With the introduction of the 2013 Acura ILX, Acura’s aging TSX now has to compete with a much newer model that’s almost the same size and occupies a very similar price segment. This has led to suggestion that the TSX will be dropped from Acura’s lineup once the current model has...
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Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Wei Long 2012 Edition Debuts In BeijingBugatti rolled out another in its growing list of special edition Veyrons at the 2012 Beijing Auto Show this week, the Wei Long 2012. No doubt already snapped up by one of the automaker’s wealthy clientele, the Wei Long 2012 is based on the Veyron Grand Sport convertible and was built to...
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BMW’s Electric Cars Will Get “eDrive” DesignationIf you were already confused by the launch of BMW’s new ‘i’ sub-brand for its upcoming electric cars, things are about to get a whole lot more complicated when it comes to the naming of the automaker’s future lineup. At the 2012 Beijing Auto Show this week BMW rolled out its...
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No this, Rolls doesn't see dead people. It's a Ghost that sees people wrapped in even more bespoke richness than the usual uber-sedan. Or, as Rolls-Royce puts it in inimitably over-the-top fashion, Ghost Six Senses Concept is "a highly-bespoke luxury model that encapsulates the richness of experience that comes as standard with any Rolls-Royce and takes it to a new level of sensory indulgence." Because there's not enough sensory indulgence in a standard Ghost. Or something like that. Whatever the reason, however, the Six Senses Concept is undeniably luxurious, seeking to entertain all of the...
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Aston Martin Reveals 'Dragon 88' Special Editions In BeijingIntent on making a statement at this week’s Beijing Auto Show, Aston Martin is unveiling three special edition models in its “Dragon 88” series, aimed specifically at customers in the Chinese market. Show attendees will see a DBS Volante, a Virage Coupe and a V8 Vantage S Coupe...
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Audi A6 L e-tron Concept Debuts At 2012 Beijing Auto ShowAudi has taken the wraps off a new plug-in hybrid concept based on its A6 luxury sedan at the 2012 Beijing Auto Show. The new concept, grouped under the automaker’s e-tron label for electrified vehicles, is based on an extended wheelbase version of the latest generation A6. More importantly...
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Ferrari Previews Enzo Successor’s Hybrid Drivetrain: VideoFerrari’s replacement for the Enzo supercar is due out towards the end of this year and in the lead up to its arrival the automaker has been dropping numerous hints about its revolutionary new powerplant. Today, at the 2012 Beijing Auto Show, Ferrari has revealed the new V-12 powertrain...
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The Most Luxurious Jaguar Ever Is The New XJ Ultimate EditionJaguar has launched a new ultra-luxurious version of its XJ flagship sedan at the 2012 Beijing Auto Show, adopting the ‘Ultimate’ tag last used on the Range Rover Autobiography Ultimate Edition from Land Rover last year. Based on the long-wheelbase XJ, the ichanges applied to the XJ...
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Bentley Lists Potential Engines For SUV, Mentions Plug-In HybridBentley’s polarizing SUV concept, the EXP 9 F, has made its debut in front of audiences in one of its primary intended markets, China, and we now have some tentative new details about the future production version’s powertrain lineup. Unmistakably a Bentley--yet a Bentley like none...
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