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Audi has just published pricing for its 2013 model lineup, including the driver-centric S and RS models. From what we can tell, Audi is serious about expanding its share of the luxury market by upping the driver-entertainment value of models throughout its portfolio. Starting at the high end of the model range, Audi is introducing its S8 sport sedan to the U.S. market for the 2013 model year. Powered by a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8, the S8 produces 520 horsepower that’s sent to its quattro drivetrain via an eight-speed Tiptronic transmission. The combination is good enough to get the S8...
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2013 Cadillac ATS Stars In New Web Series: VideoCadillac is highlighting the strengths of its new ATS compact sedan in a video series called "Cadillac ATS vs. The World."
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2013 Lexus ES 350, ES 300h Priced: Hybrid From $39,745The 2013 Lexus ES 350 and ES 300h don't arrive in dealerships until next month, but in preparation for the new, much-improved ES's arrival, Lexus has announced pricing of the two core models: the ES 350 starts from $36,100, plus $895 in destination fees, while the ES 300h starts from $38,850 plus...
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Next BMW 7-Series To Feature An M Model, Just Don't Call It An M7Mercedes-Benz has been selling AMG versions of its S Class quite successfully for the past several years, and soon Audi will launch a new generation of its potent S8, but BMW doesn’t have a similar performance-themed full-size sedan in its portfolio, and that doesn’t appear to be...
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2011-2013 Volvo S80 Recalled For Faulty TransmissionVolvo has issued a recall on its aging sedan flagship, the S80, due to a potential fault with the car’s automatic transmission. The recall is for Volvo S80 sedans from the 2011 to 2013 model years, of which there are some 1,469 examples affected. According to Volvo a software error may...
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2014 Cadillac CTS Spy ShotsUpdate: The 2014 Cadillac CTS has been revealed. Click here for all the details, photos and video. Even through bankruptcy, bailouts, and a bad economy, the Cadillac CTS range has continued to buoy the brand's reputation and rank amongst luxury competitors. It's a very, very good car in many...
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Engineers at Cadillac have made much of its segment-leading lightweight construction, tipping the scales at just 3,315 pounds in base 2.5-liter four-cylinder trim. Today, the EPA released its first batch of gas mileage figures that show what the light weight achieves: 22 mpg city and 33 mpg highway. Those are very respectable numbers in the compact luxury sport sedan class, but they're not the best, despite the ATS's light weight. the 2012 BMW 328i rates 23 mpg city and 33 mpg highway in 328i/eight-speed automatic trim--while providing 38 more horsepower from its turbo 2.0-liter than the...
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Alleged Patent Drawings For The 2014 Maserati QuattroporteUPDATE: The 2014 Maserati Quattroporte has been revealed. Click here for all the photos and details. Prototypes for Maserati’s next-gen Quattroporte sedan have been spied across Europe for more than a year now, but so far all of these test vehicles have been heavily disguised. This means that...
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Mitsubishi Selling Rebadged Infiniti M Sedans In JapanAs hard as it is to believe, there are two virtually identical versions of the Infiniti M sedan sold in Japan--one wearing Nissan badges and the other badged as a Mitsubishi. An Infiniti M being sold as a Nissan in Japan is nothing out of the ordinary, as this has always been the case with Infiniti...
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2013 BMW ActiveHybrid 3 Pricing Starts At $50,195If you prefer your sport sedans with an emphasis on environmental friendliness, BMW’s ActiveHybrid 3 may be just the car you’ve been waiting for. Blending a TwinPower Turbo 3.0-liter in-line six and a lithium-ion battery powered electric motor, the ActiveHybrid 3 puts out some 335...
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Progress On Bugatti's Galibier Continues, SlowlyBugatti’s ultra-luxury Galibier sedan concept was first shown to the public in the fall of 2009. Initial customer feedback was somewhat underwhelming, and potential buyers criticized the car as not being special enough, both inside and out. Given the Galibier’s intended positioning and...
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2014 Lexus IS To Get Revolutionary Design: ReportLexus is in the process of completely rejuvenating its lineup, introducing a bold new design and injecting some much-needed sportiness to its cars. We first saw this with the latest GS range and later with the ES, both of which look rather dashing in their current form and worlds apart from the...
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Former adult film star Jenna Jameson is reportedly facing a lawsuit from a luxury car hire firm over claims she has stopped making payments on a car she leased and is yet to return. The company in question is Maserati Financial Services, which originally leased a Maserati Quattroporte S luxury sedan like the one pictured to Jameson in 2010. According to a report posted by WTVA, Jameson allegedly stopped paying the $2,299 monthly fee for the car in January. With the car yet to be returned, Maserati Financial Services has reportedly attempted to repossess it and filed a lawsuit against Jameson...
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SRT Taking 2012 Lineup On Nationwide TourTo emphasize its new standalone performance brand SRT, Chrysler is hosting its second annual SRT Tour, which will see a lineup of vehicles developed by the Street and Racing Technology division travel to 30 locations across the country over the next three months. The models taken on tour will be...
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2013 Jaguar XJ Ditches Base V-8, Opts For Supercharged V-6While a supercharged V-6 Range Rover Evoque R may or may not be in the works, on the other side of the Jaguar-Land Rover house, the changes for the 2013 XJ are confirmed: it will drop the base normally-aspirated 5.0-liter V-8 model in favor of a supercharged V-6. With 335 horsepower (340 metric...
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Lexus Explains The All New GS 450h: VideoFor years, hybrid automobiles were purchased by those who cared more about fuel economy than driving. While a Toyota Prius or a Honda Insight may be frugal (especially for long commutes), neither serves up anything resembling entertainment value when the road gets twisty. Times are changing, and...
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2013 Cadillac ATS: 0-60 MPH In 5.4 SecondsCadillac's new ATS sedan compares favorably to European competitors in terms of performance, pricing and fuel economy.
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2014 Acura RLX May Be Built In The United StatesA “perfect storm” of market conditions may prompt Honda to move assembly of its upcoming flagship, the 2014 Acura RLX, from Japan to the United States. First, the stigma that U.S.-built luxury cars can’t rival the build quality of Japanese or German models is no longer valid. BMW...
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All the rear-wheel drive excitement of late seems to be associated with General Motors and its upcoming range of rear-driving sports and luxury sedans, namely the 2013 Cadillac ATS, 2014 Chevrolet SS and future Omega-based cars. The launch of all these models will only widen the performance gap between GM and arch rival Ford, which is desperately attempting to rebuild its Lincoln luxury brand into a worthy opponent of Cadillac, and also Lexus. But where Cadillac and Lexus, and most other luxury auto brands, benefit from dynamic rear-wheel drive platforms, Lincoln has to rely on front-wheel...
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Watch The 2012 Tesla Model S Delivery Ceremony LiveThe 2012 Tesla Model S is the car of the day, as the first retail production models are meeting their owners. To celebrate the occasion, Tesla is holding a live webcast of the event starting at 3:30 p.m. Pacific time (6:30 p.m. Eastern). You can watch the live webcast at the official site, and...
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2013 BMW M5 Goes Ballistic, Breaks Stuff In The Desert: VideoThe 2013 BMW M5 cuts an artful path through the desert--and through some targets.
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Performance Options Make The 2013 Cadillac ATS A Better Street CarCadillac's new ATS sedan can be equipped with a performance suspension and upgraded brakes that deliver added performance without sacrificing comfort.
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Volvo S60 Polestar Sold To Individual For $300,000Volvo and its performance partner Polestar will build more of its 508-horsepower S60 sedans should anyone--with a spare $300k lying around--require one.
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Will Toyota Build The 2013 Lexus ES In North America?Unfavorable exchange rates between Japan and the United States may prompt Toyota to begin building the next Lexus ES in North America.
Kurt Ernst