Luxury Cars
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New ConnectedDrive in-vehicle technologies make the car more functional and intuitive than ever.
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Lexus Unveils 2013 GS 350 F Sport In South AfricaThe 2013 Lexus GS is, aside from the LFA, the most interesting car in the lineup despite only being a couple of months old and not even on sale yet. The newly unveiled F Sport package just makes it more so. Unfortunately Lexus hasn't graced us with the specifics of the new GS's F Sport package, but...
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Ferrari FF… Wait, California Hits The Snow In St. Moritz: VideoHigh powered, rear-wheel drive cars are notoriously hard to drive on slippery conditions, which is one of the main reasons Ferrari, a manufacturer of such vehicles, decided to introduce its first all-wheel drive model, the FF shooting brake. In fact, Ferrari went to great length to show off the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
McLaren MP4-12C Production Slowed Due To Quality IssuesMcLaren has voluntarily slowed down production of the MP4-12C supercar at its plant in Woking, UK due to niggling quality issues affecting the first batch of cars to come off the line after production first started back in February of this year. Despite two recent high-profile crashes, McLaren...
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Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale Gets Some Extra Love From Novitec TridenteThe lightest most powerful Maserati on the road just got a little hotter.
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The Stig Burns Rubber In The 2012 BMW M5: VideoTop Gear's Stig may or may not be the most incredible, alien-talented driver on the planet, depending on the fanboy status of who you're talking to, but the 2012 BMW M5 is a known quantity. Here, the two come together in a tasty bit of teasery goodness, more info of which is detailed on the show's...
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Coming as no surprise, Jeep’s Grand Cherokee SUV is reportedly next in line to receive the smooth shifting--and fuel saving--ZF eight-speed automatic transmission filtering its way across Chrysler’s lineup. Already finding a home in the Chrysler 300, as well as some Audi and BMW models, the ZF unit has been confirmed for the Dodge Charger and could be fitted to everything from the Jeep Grand Cherokee to Ram pickups. Sources at Jeep have confirmed that the Grand Cherokee will receive it, but have also revealed that a more advanced nine-speed unit is also under investigation...
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Two McLaren MP4-12C Supercars Crash In Two WeeksThe very slow trickle of McLaren MP4-12C deliveries to customers all around the world has just begun but already we have images of two crashed examples, one of which reportedly took place near the McLaren Technical Center in Woking, UK. The black example you see above, first picked up by Wrecked...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Avengers Movie Acura Concept Points The Way Towards New NSX: ReportLast month a mysterious Acura concept sporting a similar shape to the mid-engine Audi R8 supercar was spotted on the set of the upcoming The Avengers movie. In the movie, the Acura concept will serve as the personal ride of Robert Downey Jr.’s character Tony Stark, a.k.a. Iron Man. You may...
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Bugatti Galibier (Royale) Delayed Until 2015: ReportConceived as a Veyron-like sedan, later updated to include the trendy plug-in hybrid idea, then shelved for not being outrageous enough, the Bugatti Galibier, or Royale as it's expected to be called when it reaches production, has already lived a hard life--and it won't even be born until 2015...
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Mercedes-Benz Seals Deal To Name Louisiana SuperdomeThe New Orleans Saints will be playing in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome for the next 10 years, the carmaker announced today. The brand is already the "official and exclusive" vehicle for the Saints. In addition to the NFL tie-in, the stadium naming deal means the Mercedes-Benz name will be headlining...
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2013 Audi A6 allroad quattro Spy ShotsLike Volvo's XC line of cars and the Subaru Outback (and to a lesser extent the upcoming Impreza XV), which are essentially toughened, high-riding versions of more mundane family station wagons, the 'allroad quattro' moniker applies to off-road enhanced vehicles based on Audi’s Avant wagon...
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The current generation Volvo C70 has been with us since 2006, having been most recently updated last year. But the car’s future is not looking so bright, with news from the automaker confirming that production at its dedicated plant in Uddevalla, Sweden, will come to an end in 2013 and no successor is in sight. Volvo cites low demand for the car as the primary reason for its demise and the lack of a successor. In fact, the automaker has revealed to Bloomberg that production at the Uddevalla plant, which is co-owned by Italian design house Pininfarina, is at only 65 percent of full...
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Bentley Planning Hotter, Faster Continental GT2: ReportThe 2012 Bentley Continental GTC has just had its first round of press drives, but already word of yet another Continental variant is making the rounds. This time, it's a lighter, more powerful GT2 variant. Weighing in at 440 pounds lighter than the standard Continental GT, according to...
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2012 Bentley Continental GTC Hits The Road: VideoWe first saw the new 2012 Bentley Continental GTC at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show last month, and since then we’ve already had a chance to drive the car in Croatia. However, here’s an opportunity for you to view the stunning drop-top as it would appear wafting by on a road near you...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Land Rover Upgrades Certified Pre-Owned Program In U.S.Land Rover’s reputation for reliability may pale in comparison to some, but the automaker is making steps to ensure its customers are well taken care of down the road. The automaker has announced its all-new ‘Select Certified Pre-Owned’ program, which launches this month in the...
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Front-Wheel Drive Audi A8 Goes On Sale In EuropeFor many, especially in the U.S., rear-wheel drive and luxury cars go hand in hand. However, elsewhere in the world, luxury buyers are happy to drive full-size cars with front-wheel drive configurations and even four-cylinder engines. For years Audi has been selling its A8 flagship sedan with a...
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Porsche Design Unveils Ultimate Johnnie Walker Blue Label Private BarFor the liquor connoisseur that has everything, Porsche Design has come out with the ultimate private bar designed specifically for Johnnie Walker’s prestigious Blue Label blended Scotch whisky. Priced from £100,000 (approximately $155,360), only 50 of these beauties are destined for...
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The 2012 Tesla Model S electric sedan is on track for a market debut in the middle of next year, although the production version of the car is scheduled to be revealed at the end of this year. We say production version as we’ve already seen a number of Model S sedans in the past, though all of these have been prototype ‘Alpha’ and ‘Beta’ builds. Tesla has already revealed there will be three versions initially, all basically differing on battery capacity and thus range. However, there’s also set to be a fourth, performance oriented model promising some very...
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2012 Range Rover Evoque: Certainly Not Camera ShyOrder the Surround Camera System in the 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque, and you’ll get five cameras, a reverse-sensing system, and a pretty sweet interface
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Fisker Says 'Majority' Of 3,000 Karma Reservations To Be Filled This YearIf you've been on the list to own a 2012 Fisker Karma, you've probably been waiting a while--it's been on the show circuit for about three years now. The first deliveries to customers just started a few months ago, but Fisker says it will have the majority of its 3,000 reservation holders driving...
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2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque first drive review“A four-cylinder? It's fuel-efficient? How much power? Nice!” That's the sort of reaction we found from several middle-age suburbanites who momentarily interrupted their community-center fitness group to ask us some questions about the new 2012 Range Rover Evoque—all the while...
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2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8: The Executive's Muscle CarPhotos by Alex Bellus Say you have a family of four plus a dog, a job downtown as a mid-level executive, and you are a proud American. What do you drive? While you'd love to have a muscle car, your wife says a two-door just isn't practical right now. Well, let me introduce you to the new 2012...
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Porsche Pajun Sedan Speculation DeepensTalk about a "Panamera Junior," or Pajun for short, has been whipping about the web all year long. The latest moves the talk into more detailed territory, but remains tentative at best. Dug up by CAR Online as part of its ongoing "scoops" on Porsche's next round of vehicles, the details say the...
Nelson Ireson