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NEWS ABOUT: luxury car

luxury car stories: 8 news summaries

(Newser) - Rolls-Royce has good news for cash-strapped millionaires: They won’t have to condescend to buy a Bentley, Time reports. The automaker, known for its gigantic limousines, is about to release the Ghost, a short, sleek four-door sedan priced at a mere $245,000. That’s a sight lower than the... More »

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recession • luxury car • auto industry • Rolls-Royce • cars

Luxury Car Sales
Hit the Skids

Shine wears off top end of auto market as downturn bites

Nov 28, 08 3:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Sales of luxury cars are dropping as fast as their downmarket counterparts, the Wall Street Journal reports. Sales of top-end vehicles plunged 30% last month, spelling major trouble for carmakers who had been relying on fat profit margins on luxury cars to offset falling demand for mass-markets vehicles. Analysts... More »

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Lexus • luxury car • Lamborghini • auto industry • auto sales • cars

 Top 10 Priciest Cars to Own

Mercedes takes top four spots on Forbes list

Aug 13, 08 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gas prices may be sinking, but the owners of luxury and high-performance vehicles wouldn't know it. Factoring in $4-plus premium gas, depreciation, insurance, fees, and sales tax, some top cars cost double over a 5-year stretch what owners first paid. Forbes wheels out the priciest (including 5-year pricetag): More »

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Lexus • list • Dodge • Audi • luxury car • Mercedes Benz • cost • Volkswagen • Forbes • auto sales

Against the Odds, Maserati Sales Jump

12-MPG, $115K sports car sees 20% US growth so far in '08

Jul 10, 08 5:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Buoyed by wealthy, middle-aged men who can afford to defy high gas prices and a plummeting economy, sales of Maserati luxury cars are up in the US this year, Bloomberg reports. Common brands like Lexus and BMW have seen sales fall, but the very rich don't skimp when they see... More »

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Lexus • luxury car • gas prices • auto industry • BMW • economy • conspicuous consumption • Maserati

glossies

 Audi Aims to
 'Outsnob Mercedes' 

Luxury car maker amps up prestige with R8 supercar

Jun 24, 08 7:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Prestigious Audi seeks to turn its nose even higher and “outsnob Mercedes” by 2015, Esquire reports—not in sales, but in swanky elements, including:
  1. Over-the-top bells and whistles: A Bang & Olufsen stereo system has tweeters popping out of the dash, which aim to silence the nearest BMW.
... More »

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Audi • luxury car • Mercedes Benz • cars

How to Be Middle-Class Rich

You don't have to have über-big bucks to spend like you do

Feb 21, 08 10:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Middle-class millionaires are carving out a luxe lifestyle to define their 16.5-million strong group, Forbes reports. And while the $1 million to $10 million stashed in the bank doesn’t make them all that rich, that doesn't put much of a dent in lavish spending habits:
  1. Mega-home improvements,
... More »

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wealth • wine • middle class • list • luxury car • luxury goods • millionaires • Lamborghini • luxury travel • Rene Lautrec • vacation home

Luxury Cars Flunk
Damage Tests

Weak bumpers, expensive parts drive up costs of repairing high-end vehicles

Aug 2, 07 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Luxury cars will rack up exorbitantly expensive damage after even low-speed impacts, a federal safety report says. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety numbers out today show that 11 high-end vehicles, including Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and Nissan models, have bumpers that are too weak and impact absorbers that don't extend far enough—... More »

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Nissan • crash • Audi • luxury car • Mercedes Benz • damage • cars

Lexus Reaches for Luxury Cachet

Wealthy suburbanites' car of choice
gets high-end makeover

Mar 26, 07 11:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stodgy luxury standby Lexus is trying to trade up to the hot "prestige luxury" market with a new line of $70,000 and up automobiles.  Along with the new models comes a massive rebranding effort that aims, says a  marketing manager, to get "Louis Vuitton, Prada, Gucci... More »

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ultra rich • Lexus • Prada • Gucci • Louis Vuitton • vehicles • sports cars • luxury car • auto industry • cars

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