Luxury Cars
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Mercedes-Benz is bringing two new hybrid models to the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, one of which has been confirmed for sale in the U.S. next year. The two hybrids are the gasoline-electric 2013 Mercedes-Benz E400 Hybrid and the diesel-electric Mercedes-Benz E300 Bluetec Hybrid, and for now only the E400 Hybrid will be offered in U.S. showrooms. European buyers on the other hand will get the E300 Bluetec Hybrid early next year, which will be offered in sedan or wagon bodystyles. Both cars feature Mercedes’ new intelligent modular hybrid concept, which essentially pairs a 27 horsepower and...
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Six New Luxury Vehicles Added To 2012 IIHS Top Safety Pick ListWhile 115 cars made the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Top Safety Pick list this year, just six of them were new additions (or reappearances) in the luxury categories. Mercedes-Benz's M Class is a new addition for 2012, having skipped 2011. The previous 2009-2010 models had made the...
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Cadillac Tunes The 2013 ATS On The Nürburgring Nordschleife: VideoCadillac has used the Nürburgring Nordschleife to refine the handing of the upcoming 2013 ATS sedan.
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Morgan Pushes Back The Launch Of Its EvaGT To 2014Morgan will switch from aluminum to magnesium for the chassis in its upcoming EvaGT coupe, delaying launch from 2012 to 2014.
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Infiniti Moving More Production Outside JapanFollowing this month’s earlier report that Lexus was looking at building more cars in North America, a top Infiniti exec has now revealed that the rival Japanese premium auto brand is also looking at moving more production outside Japan. The reason once again is the strengthening yen, which...
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Eterniti Updates Hemera Design Ahead Of 2012 Beijing Auto Show DebutAt this year’s Frankfurt Auto Show newly established luxury auto brand Eterniti rolled out a prototype of its first model, the Eterniti Hemera SUV. Unfortunately, the prototype looked just a little too much like the vehicle it was based on, a Porsche Cayenne Turbo, though as these latest...
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It’s official. Saab, along with its Saab Powertrain and Saab Tools subsidiaries, has filed for bankruptcy with a Swedish court this morning. Following previous owner GM’s recommitment over the weekend to block any deal for the purchase of Saab, Chinese firm Youngman has finally thrown in the towel and announced that funding to continue and complete the ongoing reorganization process could not be concluded. Saab’s parent company, Swedish Automobile, subsequently decided that the automaker without further funding will be insolvent and that filing bankruptcy is in the best...
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Audi R8 Crashes In Florida, Owner Posts Photos On ForumThe owner of this sad looking Audi R8 was simply driving down a road yesterday in Tampa, Florida on the way to dinner when the driver of a pickup truck allegedly ran through a stop sign and crashed into him causing the damage you see here. Fortunately there were no major injuries for any of the...
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The 24 Best Car Pictures Of 2011We've always disliked the word "snapshot." A picture isn't an instant in time. It's the tail end of a lot of talent and preparation, a good measure of luck, and a little bit of magic. It can raise pulses and change minds. It even can turn some awkward-looking rides from the real world into mythic...
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New Lexus LX Coming To Detroit Auto ShowLexus will introduce a new version of its LX full-size SUV in Detroit, but Toyota will give its comparable Land Cruiser the year off.
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Ferrari V-8 Powered Quad Is The Ultimate Holiday Gift: VideoA Ferrari V-8 powered quad, built by French tuner Lazareth, is for sale on JamesList just in time for holiday gift giving.
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Mercedes-Benz Prepping SLS AMG Black Series Roadster?When AMG unleashed the Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG Black Series back in 2008, engineers decided to do away with the regular SL’s heavy retractable hard-top and replace it instead with a simple fixed roof composed from lightweight carbon fiber. Black Series cars being the most focused and hardcore...
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Savage Rivale is an ambitious startup based in the Netherlands and working hard on not just a new car, but a whole new segment. That segment, albeit a niche one, is the four-door convertible supercar segment, a void which in the very near future will be filled by the striking Savage Rivale Roadyacht GTS. Still in the concept phase, but edging invariably closer to production, the Roadyacht GTS is featured in a stunning new promotional video filmed where else but in the home of the car’s target market, the millionaires’ playground that is Monaco. Savage Rivale has confirmed that the...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class Mega-Gallery And VideoBy now you’ve probably read everything there is to know about the new 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class (if not, click here), but here’s a new mega-gallery and collection of videos to ogle. The new model is the sixth-generation of Mercedes’ luxurious grand tourer and convertible, which...
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Jaguar XJ Gets More Executive Thanks To StartechIt's always nice to see a logical tune. Let the stripped-down, two-seat super-coupes get 1,000-horsepower engines and gaudy carbon fiber body kits, luxury cars are about elegance, comfort, and of course, making the money needed to buy them. Instead of focusing all its attention on the engine bay or...
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Bentley Driver Runs Red Light, Hits Policeman And 7 Other CarsA man driving a 2009 Bentley Continental Flying Spur in Kiev, the capital city of Eastern European nation Ukraine, was involved in a serious accident last month that involved not only a police officer but a total of seven other cars--one of which was a Mercedes-Benz CL550 coupe. The driver of the...
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BMW Shows More Of Its Mystery X6 M: VideoBMW has released a second teaser video of a new X6 M variant believed to be the first diesel-powered M vehicle.
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Volvo Prices Its Convertible Swan Song, The C70 InscriptionVolvo will offer a limited production Inscription package to buyers of 2012 and 2013 C70 hardtop convertibles.
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Ferraris, flames, and foolage #FTL
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Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster Headed For Geneva?A mysterious Vantage Roadster prototype was spotted at Germany’s Nurburgring race track several years ago, believed to be the convertible version of the ballistic V12 Vantage that landed in the U.S. only last year. Unfortunately, nothing’s been seen or heard of the rumored Aston Martin...
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2013 Porsche Boxster Spy ShotsWith the arrival of the new Boxster S Black Edition in showrooms this year, Porsche’s entry-level convertible range is now complete and due to be replaced by a brand new model in the coming year, the 981-series. These latest spy shots reveal a nearly completed prototype, which was spotted...
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2013 Cadillac ATS To Get 270 HP Turbocharged Four-CylinderThe 2013 Cadillac ATS has been an open secret for a while, and now, with its development nearing completion and a Detroit Auto Show debut just weeks away, more information is beginning to come to light. GM just broke news of the ATS powertrain lineup, and it's becoming clear that the new ATS will...
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Worldwide Porsche Sales Up 25 Percent Year To DateThrough November, Porsche has sold 25 percent more vehicles than in the same time period last year.
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Aston Martin Shows Why The Cygnet Costs What It Does: VideoA new video from Aston Martin shows the lengthy process involved in converting a Toyota iQ into an Aston Martin Cygnet.
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