Luxury Cars
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Update: The official details on the 2012 BMW M5 are out. Click here to view our latest post. Though it isn’t set to make its official world debut until this September’s 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, the new 2012 BMW M5 has hit the Internet by way of a leaked report and is already starting to strike terror in the hearts of AMG and RS fans all around the globe. That’s because the latest generation F10 bruiser comes packing a twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V-8 developing 552 horsepower and 510 pound-feet of torque. Purists may miss the high-rev V-10 of the E60 M5, but the new...
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Alfa Romeo To Show Vintage Racers, 4C Concept At Goodwood Festival of SpeedA trio of gorgeous racing Alfas will be on display, though Brits may be hungry for the new and stylish 4C Concept.
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2012 Mercedes-Benz M-Class Presentation, Overview: VideoTake a peek behind the scenes of the 2012 Mercedes-Benz M-Class unveiling as usually seen only by industry insiders.
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BMW 1-Series, 3-Series Coupes To Be Renamed 2-Series, 4-Series ?Something appears to be afoot at BMW, with a large-scale renaming of portions of its 1-Series and 3-Series lines. Why? We're not sure yet.
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First Aston Martin-Maybach Collaborative Effort Due At Frankfurt Auto Show?An uncertain future for Maybach could hold a collaborative design with Aston Martin--or it could end in July.
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Designing, Engineering The Next Ferrari: The Contest Hots UpWhat do Ferraris say to you? Speed? High performance? Stunning lines? World-class engineering? Probably all of the above, but a group of design schools is aiming to take the Italian Stallions to the next level with low weight and low environmental impact taking priority too. The schools are...
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Money is no object when it comes to completely spoiling the FIA supremo's daughter, it seems.
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Lexus Launches New Engineering Amazing Campaign: VideoRemember Lexus’ ‘The Hard Way’ campaign that showed off the lengths that the automaker would go to in order to achieve the high levels of refinement found in each of its cars? Well, Lexus has brought out a new series of videos, this time titled ‘Engineering Amazing’...
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2012 BMW M5 Spied With Manual Transmission In U.S.Going a long way towards confirming previous reports that a third-pedal option would be offered on the 2012 BMW M5, at least in the U.S., this latest image reveals that BMW is testing prototypes on local soil fitted with a conventional manual transmission. The prototype was spotted in Los Angeles...
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Jaguar XKR-S Convertible And XFR-S Sedan In The Works: ReportThe stunning 2012 Jaguar XKR-S is still doing the rounds of auto show appearances ahead of an official showroom debut later in the year, but its time in the limelight may not last that long as there’s word that several other high-performance ‘R-S’ Jags are in the works. A Jaguar...
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Zenvo Announces North American Distributor, ST1 50S Special Edition ModelWe’ve known for some time that the insane 1,104 horsepower Zenvo ST1 supercar would be coming to the U.S. but now we have official availability and pricing details, as well as news that there will be a special edition launch model. The car’s local distributor, Red Sea Distribution, has...
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Next Porsche Panamera To Drop Manual Transmission Option?Manual transmissions may not make sense in luxury sedans, even those as sport as the Panamera.
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The 2012 Mercedes SLK roadster packs a slate of new and unique features, and later this year, it will be offered with a manual transmission.
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Lincoln Lineup Going High-Tech, Understated Luxury RouteFord has made no secret of its desire to turn Lincoln into one of the country’s top-selling luxury brands once again and shed the image that its cars are simply gussied-up Fords designed for old people. As we’re sure Ford would hate to admit, there’s a lot of truth to that image...
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Lamborghini SUV To Share Platform With Next-Gen Porsche Cayenne: ReportWhile closest rival Ferrari persists it will never build a four-door model, Lamborghini is set to launch a new ‘everyday’ car and is now reportedly planning a successor to its LM002 SUV from the 1980s as well. Though there’s been talk of a new Lambo SUV in the past, the Italian...
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BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe Official Patents Leaked?Could this be the new BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe? The drawings are reportedly official design patents filed by BMW for a new four-door coupe, though their resemblance to last year’s Concept Gran Coupe could suggest that the patent is simply for the concept and not an actual production version...
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Decision On Maybach Coming July 1, Says Dieter ZetscheThe fate of the struggling Maybach brand will be determined by as early as next month according to latest comments from Dieter Zetsche. Speaking at a recent press event, the Daimler boss revealed that the brand would either be dropped or launch a second generation of its uber-luxury sedan together...
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2011 BMW M3 Frozen Black Coupe: Like Frozen Gray, Only DarkerIf you liked BMW’s limited production run of Frozen Gray M3 Coupes, chances are you’ll love its new special edition 2011 M3 Coupe, done up in what BMW calls “Frozen Black.” As with the Frozen Gray coupes, BMW is only building a limited quantity, but this time it's reduced...
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While it’s not quite as expensive as the diamond-encrusted $2.9 million Hublot BB, $270,000 for a watch is still mighty expensive when you consider what else can be bought for the money. But then again, the people buying such lavish items don’t normally think in the same way that you or I do when it comes to spending their cash. We’re talking about the Porsche Design Indicator, a limited edition watch made from a mix of 18 karat gold, titanium and rubber, and is available today at the Porsche Design store in the United Arab Emirates’ Dubai Mall. Only 50 of the...
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Volvo V60 Gasoline Plug-in Hybrid Confirmed For U.S.Speaking at a conference in Washington, D.C. today, Volvo CEO Stefan Jacoby confirmed the U.S. will receive a plug-in hybrid version of the V60, but it won't be quite the same as the European model. There, they'll get a diesel-hybrid V60. Here, we get gasoline. The diesel V60 plug-in won't be...
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Pagani Zonda F Clubsport Roadster ‘Final Edition’ Up For SaleThe Pagani brand first burst onto the supercar scene during the late ‘90s and immediately tore apart the establishment with its wild-looking creations capable of out-handling the best from rivals Ferrari and Lamborghini. One of the brand’s first--in what turned out to be a long line...
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Toyota Supra Drifts Just Feet From Bugatti Veyron At Gumball 3000: VideoThis year’s Gumball 3000 rally has certainly lived up to the event’s notorious reputation of millionaires getting reckless with million dollar machines. We recently saw one of the rally participants make a water crossing in his Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SV but that pales in...
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Luxury SUV Passengers Now Among Least Likely To Die In A CrashSUVs, once notoriously dangerous due to their tendency to rollover at high speeds, are now among the safest vehicles to travel in when fitted with the latest generation of electronic stability control systems, rollover mitigation technology and reinforced roofs. The finding is based on research...
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2012 Mercedes-Benz M-Class Video PreviewYou'll have to do a little mental conversion from metric to American units, but this video gives us a good look at the new M-Class in action, with detail shots of the interior and even a mild off-road excursion. Be sure to check out our preview for the full details and these high-res photos of the...
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