Luxury Cars
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Tamara Ecclestone, the daughter of billionaire F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, has just received a Ferrari 599 GTO from her boyfriend Omar Khyami. [MotorAuthority] The 2012 Toyota Camry looks like it’s set to be the most American vehicle, thanks to its high-level of local content. [TheCarConnection] The Cadillac Escalade has once again topped the charts for most stolen vehicle in the country. [FamilyCarGuide] We spy the 2013 Ford Fiesta ST carving up some laps at the Nurburgring-Nordschleife, and have the video to prove it. [MotorAuthority] GM and South Korea’s LG Group form...
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Bentley’s New SUV Will Be Immediately Identifiable, Says Brand BossBentley fans needn’t worry that the luxury marque’s upcoming SUV model will just be a Cayenne clone, despite one of the Porsche SUV’s pioneers recently being appointed Bentley CEO. Wolfgang Dürheimer is credited with spearheading the Porsche Cayenne’s development, and...
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Project Kahn Releases Ferrari California SA Kahn Monza EditionNot to be mistaken with Ferrari’s own SA Aperta, Britain’s Project Kahn has unveiled a new custom Ferrari California dubbed the SA Kahn Monza Edition. This vehicle features the kind of treatment that makes the designs of Project Kahn founder, Afzal Kahn, a favorite amongst discerning...
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Infiniti Teases New Vettel Special Edition For Frankfurt, Is It The FX?Late yesterday we brought you a new video released by Infiniti depicting its brand ambassador, Formula 1 ace Sebastian Vettel, talking with design director Shiro Nakamura and looking over some concept sketches for what’s believed to be a new special edition model destined to debut at the 2011...
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McLaren To Launch Four New Models, F1 Debut By 2013: ReportThe McLaren MP4-12C deliveries started earlier this year, but the company is doing everything but resting on the one product. It will launch three ranges of sports cars.
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2012 BMW Z4 sDrive28i: First DriveThe venerable BMW inline six-cylinder is, and has long been, one of our favorite engines. But for 2012, it's being replaced, in naturally aspirated guise, with a turbocharged four-cylinder. Blasphemy? Sorry, no. Not at all. That's right: The turbo four-cylinder in the 2012 Z4 sDrive 28i is a worthy...
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The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is still a fresh, frenetic memory, but I've spent the last two days driving some of BMW's newest hardware up and down California's central coast. Between clipping canyon apexes and whirring along in high-tech quietude, it became clear: the new 6er coupe is about more than just better looks. Power, of course, is ample. The 400-horsepower, 450-pound-feet of torque twin-turbo 4.4-liter V-8 does its job even more readily and forcefully than in the new Convertible, thanks to its lighter weight--several hundred pounds were saved in the hard top even though the...
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Cadillac Escalade Is Still America’s Most Stolen VehicleToday’s headline probably comes as little surprise considering the Cadillac Escalade luxury SUV and its EXT sibling have been at the top of America’s most stolen vehicle list for the past several years. According to information compiled by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), an...
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Jay Leno And Ed Welburn Discuss The 2011 Cadillac Ciel Concept: VideoOne of the big surprises of last weekend’s 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance was the stunning Cadillac Ciel Concept, an imposing four-door convertible that its maker described as an exploration into a range-topping flagship. Designed under the guidance of GM design boss Ed Welburn...
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2012 Mercedes-Benz B-Class: 2011 Frankfurt Auto ShowThe first of Mercedes’ future small car family, the all-new 2012 Mercedes-Benz B-Class, has been revealed ahead of its official world debut in just a few weeks at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. Substantially more agile and efficient than the model it replaces, the new B-Class is expected to...
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2013 BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe With M Sports Package Spy ShotsWe know that a new BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe is in the works, a car first previewed by the Concept Gran Coupe at the 2010 Beijing Auto Show and destined to go on sale in the second half of next year. Today, we have new spy shots of the same car, this time fitted with its optional M Sports Package...
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2013 Audi Q5 S Spy ShotsA very mysterious Audi Q5 has been spotted sitting quietly in the Alps, and while at first glance nothing looks out of the ordinary, peer a little closer and you’ll quickly realize there’s something very odd about it. First and foremost is the imposing quad tailpipe arrangement at the...
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A few years ago Lexus announced that it would be the first mainstream automaker to launch a production model fitted with LED headlights, in this case, the LS 600h. Around the same time, Audi announced that it would be launching LED headlights on its R8 and that its lights would include LED elements for both the low and high beams, while the Lexus only used LEDs for the low beam. However, what Audi didn’t say was that its LED headlights wouldn’t be launched for more than year. Now, after pioneering their use in a mainstream model, Lexus is about to launch its first model with...
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Ferrari F40 Crashes In Houston - UPDATEUPDATE: It turns out the Ferrari F40 supercar that was crashed in Houston, Texas last week may have been driven to its death by a mechanic and not the actual owner. We say death, as the $500,000 Ferrari is believed to be a write-off as its frame has been damaged. The worst part is that the owner...
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2012 Audi A8 Hybrid PreviewWe first saw the 2012 Audi A8 Hybrid back at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show but at the time Audi was short on details and coy about when the car might be launched. We can now confirm that the A8 Hybrid is set for sale in Europe next year, complete with its four-cylinder and electric motor hybrid combo...
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2012 Bentley Continental GTC: 2011 Frankfurt Auto ShowAt the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show in just a few weeks’ time, Bentley will unveil the facelifted version of its Continental GTC luxury convertible, the follow up to the facelifted Continental GT coupe that was unveiled last year. The new Continental GTC will come onto the market as a 2012 model...
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2012 Buick Verano Coming With Stellar Sound DeadeningThe upcoming 2012 Buick Verano may be based on the same platform underpinning the humble Chevrolet Cruze, but its maker boasts the car will offer one of the quietest cabins on the market when it hits showrooms towards the end of the year. That’s certainly a plus in the luxury sedan segment...
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Jay Leno Takes You Through The Bugatti Type 51: VideoJay Leno has a passion for Bugatti automobiles, both old and new. In this video, the comedian takes you through the French automaker's Type 51 race car in exquisite detail.
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Maserati is the latest automaker to announce a partnership with a fashion icon, joining the likes of Lamborghini, Bugatti, and even Fiat and Hyundai. For Maserati, it was fellow Italian label Fendi that was called upon due to its common values such as craftsmanship and tradition. The project, based around the GranTurismo Convertible, was overlooked by Fendi’s own Silvia Venturini Fendi and features materials bespokely created in various colors specifically for it. For example, the three-layered body color named Grigio Fiamma Fendi is a special dark grey with an iridescent golden finish...
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Ferrari 458 Spider, 2012 Porsche 911, Mazda RX-8 Dies: Today's Car NewsPorsche unveils the new 2012 911. [MotorAuthority] Ferrari makes the 458 Spider official, retractable hard-top and all. [MotorAuthority] The rear-wheel drive Subaru version of the Toyota FT-86 will be called BRZ. [MotorAuthority] We drive the 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid. [GreenCarReports] Jaguar is...
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Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe Black Series Spied With Track And Aero PackagesWhen we first saw the new C63 AMG Coupe Black Series last month, Mercedes-Benz mentioned that the car would be available with two new AMG packages (Track and Aerodynamics) but failed to give any substantial details. Today we have spy shots of an AMG prototype fitted with both packages, revealing an...
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Ferrari 458 Spider: 2011 Frankfurt Auto ShowFerrari has taken the wraps off the convertible version of its 458 Italia, and as we predicted, the stunning supercar has gained a retractable hard-top. This makes the new Ferrari 458 Spider the world’s first mid-engined car with a retractable hard-top. For Ferrari, the decision was easy. The...
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2012 Porsche 911: 2011 Frankfurt Auto ShowOne of the most anticipated cars of the year, the 2012 Porsche 911, has finally made its official debut, and although we’ve known what it was going to look like for several weeks now, the information released today tells the full story--and it’s a very exciting one. The iconic 911...
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Singapore Billionaire Peter Lim Buys Stake In McLarenSingapore billionaire Peter Lim has made a "significant" investment in McLaren Automotive and will join their board of directors effective immediately.
Kurt Ernst