Luxury Cars
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Of all the ways that companies can advertise, product placement is by far the most hilarious. Print ads? Totally predictable. Radio, TV, billboards, web banners? Been there, done that. But product placement catches us by surprise because it's always "BTW". As in, "I am Lady Gaga and I am ferocious and BTW I like Virgin Mobile phones and Diet Coke." Advertisers and producers may think such placements are subliminal, but nine times out of ten, they're about as subtle as a tire iron to the 'nads. In extreme cases, products begin to overshadow the actual movie/sitcom/cop drama in which they're...
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Fisker Karma Kicks Off Retail Tour This MonthThe stylish and green Karma plug-in hybrid will start making the rounds to set up its retail network.
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BMW Announces xDrive For All 2011 5-Series Gran Turismos, 740d
The entire BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo range will get the option of xDrive all-wheel drive.
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Lexus Already Brewing Up Code To Fix GX 460 Stability?
The Nikkei says Lexus is already moving forward with a fix for the unstable SUV.
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Video: Corvette Racing Shows Flow Of Tech From Track To Street
The 2011 Corvette Z06 Carbon Edition uses technology drawn from the racing program.
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2011 Porsche Cayenne Pre-Orders Beyond Expectations
The 2011 Porsche Cayenne is exceeding Porsche's CEO's expectations.
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The Lotus Elise-based supercar gets a shakedown in the British countryside.
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Gallery: BMW Celebrates Five Generations Of The 5-Series
The 2011 BMW 5-Series marks the sixth generation of the iconic full-size luxury sedan.
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Video: 2010 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Gets Slideways
The latest E63 AMG is beautiful to watch and listen to, especially when sideways.
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2010 Porsche Cayenne Transsyberia first drive review
Hot sauce. It’s what we add to bland fare to give it a bit more kick. The Cayenne, though, has never been bland. You might begrudge the brand’s huge success selling SUVs rather than sports cars, but if you’ve never driven a Cayenne you have no right to judge—these beasts are...
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Report: Infiniti And Lexus Opt Out Of Apple-Bottom Hatch Race
Infiniti and Lexus aren't following Acura and BMW into the big-hatch market.
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TheCarLoft: Vanilla Ice's Live-In Social Garage Project
Motor Authority interviews Rob
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The nutty Brits at Top Gear are apparently in search of even more bang for their buck.
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Ferrari 599 GTO Configurator Launched
The latest, hottest Ferrari GT car can now be configured online.
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2011 Audi A3 Preview
The 2011 Audi A3 and S3 models were unveiled for Europe by Audi today.
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2011 Audi TT And TTS Preview
The 2011 Audi TT gets an upgraded 2.0-liter TFSI engine and some new appearance options.
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More Rumors Of Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series
The SLS AMG Black Series is starting to look like a credible possibility.
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Audi Prepping Long Wheelbase 2011 A8L For Beijing Auto Show Reveal
The limousine version of the 2011 Audi A8 is expected to make its debut later this month.
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The alliance of Renault-Nissan and Daimler could yield some big changes for Infiniti.
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Video: Building The Bentley Mulsanne's 6.75-Liter V-8 Engine
Bentley takes us inside the factory again for a closer look at what it takes to move a Mulsanne.
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Video: 10 Minutes Of Sonic Fury With The E30 BMW M3
The sounds of this video are enough to induce a state of autophilic euphoria.
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2010 New York Auto Show: Worst Performance/Luxury In Show
Motor Authority takes a look at the peformance and luxury cars we'd rather not own.
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2010 New York Auto Show: Best Performance/Luxury In Show
Motor Authority looks at the winners of the 2010 New York Auto Show.
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Shanghai Stunt Driving: Don't Try THIS In Grandma's Cadillac
Cadillac has worked hard to move its image from your grandparents' car to sophisticated luxury cars that compete with global brands like Mercedes-Benz. And one of their big markets is China. How to introduce your sedans to a new audience that thinks Buick is a prestige brand? Well, you could try a...
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