Sentences with phrase «better luxury sedan»

Are there better luxury sedan choices for your $ 120,000?

Indeed, during our days of All - Stars testing in the mountains above Las Vegas, the S90 stood out among the year's best luxury sedans for its comfortable, controlled ride.

But even though they might not be as practical as do - it - all Cadillac Escalades and Lexus RXs, the best luxury sedans can still achieve a level of elegance that crossovers can't match.

- Best luxury sedan: Although I'm not crazy about the interior - there are too many common GM parts and a lack of refinement in some areas - the Cadillac Seville is, all things considered, one of the best buys on the market.

One of the best luxury sedans ever produced!

The Lincoln MKZ is a good luxury sedan with all the bells and whistles when it comes to tech, spec, safety and driver assistance features.

Judged alone, the 2018 Acura TLX is a pretty good luxury sedan.

In higher trims — which can get up to almost double the Continental's base price, at least from an as - new MSRP perspective — the Lincoln is priced against some of the best luxury sedans on the market, and simply can't match their refinement.

Extensive updates, including a long - wheelbase option and a new plug - in hybrid variant, reinforce the 2014 Porsche Panamera's status as one of the best luxury sedans in the world.

The 2018 BMW 530e iPerformance takes one of the best luxury sedans on the road and turns up the wick on efficiency.

The Bottom Line The 2018 BMW 530e iPerformance takes one of the best luxury sedans on the road and turns up the wick on efficiency.

The Bottom Line Borrowing its tech from the larger 7 Series and its performance from a long BMW tradition, the 2017 BMW 5 Series is the best it's been in years and still one of the best luxury sedans on the road.

The Model S is not just a great EV, but one of the world's best luxury sedans.

Not exact matches

The present generation of BMW's full - size luxury sedan went on sale in late 2008, well before the current A8 and S - Class debuted, so it was long overdue for serious redo.

The new Mercedes E-Class is probably the best midsize luxury sedan available, especially when equipped with its efficient four - cylinder engine.

The steering wheel is thick and well weighted, and switchgear is what you'd expect from a luxury sedan.

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But that all - around V - 6 is likely the smarter app for the E-class, whose lavish mid-cycle re-do affirms it as one of the world's best all - around luxury sedans.

When the road followed the unpredictable curvatures of a mountain, body roll obviously was not as well snubbed as in the best sports cars, but it was mighty impressive for a four - door luxury sedan and is without a doubt best in its class.

I'm also surprised at how much of a difference BMW's new styling lines affect the exterior appearance: this Sport Line package is simple and — well, sporty — while the Luxury Line package our 328i wears makes the sedan seem ornate and fussy.

Accelerator response seemed a bit delayed at times, but otherwise the diesel powerplant barely changes the S - class driving experience at all: the car still has plenty of passing power, it still rides and handles amazingly well for a big sedan, and it still immerses its occupants in extreme luxury.

Winner: Lincoln MKC — 2,152 sales The newest Lincoln is also now the best - selling, with sales of the MKC crossover outpacing every other car in the luxury brand — even beating the Lincoln MKZ sedan by 56 units.

When the new E-class debuted last year, some people thought that Mercedes - Benz had overtaken BMW in the mid-size luxury - sedan segment, but the 5 - series is back, and, quite simply, it's once again the best.

The best luxury brands from America, England, Germany, and Japan haven't been able to do what Sweden's Volvo has done with its all - new 2017 Volvo S90 sedan and the coming Volvo V90 wagon: pierce the heart of luxury car stagnation.

That is, with regard to its overall realization, as well as its engine, the 300M is to luxury sport sedans as the Pacifica is to luxury SUV crossovers.

It's not just tightening emissions regulations, and it's not just voyaging into a new automotive frontier — it's that Tesla, that scrawny start - up from Silicon Valley, now has a surprising and exotic luxury sedan with a forward - thinking powertrain that scares Germany's best sport sedans.

The Lexus LS large luxury sedan wowed our judges with its unique elements, including cut glass and pleating on its doors, as well as for its superior HUD, comfort and interior lighting.

The sport mode — a requisite feature in any modern luxury sedan — also adjusts the EPS's assist for better feel and sharpens response of the 3.5 - liter gas direct - injection engine and six - speed automatic.

Not that Hyundai needed any good news, but this latest surprise should be a welcomed image (and sales) boost for the Genesis and Equus luxury sedans.

If full - size luxury sedans are from Mars and fuel - sipping diesels are from Venus, the best - of - both - worlds 2014 Audi A8 L TDI claims dual planetary citizenship.

I have owned and driven several luxury sedans and wagons and this is the best overall.

A well - heeled shopper wanting a European flagship luxury sedan might be tempted to view the BMW 7 - Series, Mercedes S - Class or Audi A8 as the only serious contenders with the spacious ambience required in this segment.

This entry - level luxury sedan segment doesn't suffer softies, instead favoring capable handling, punchy turbocharged powertrains, and well - balanced steering.

Gobs of power with a social conscience is a neat parlor trick, but what's even better is the best ride this side of a luxury sedan, a surprising feature closely related to McLaren's having leveraged everything it ever learned in F1 racing to make the 12C sing.

The car serves equally well as a luxury sedan, sports sedan, and all - round attractive vehicle.

For more than 10 years, Lexus has presented luxury shoppers an unlikely offering in the IS, a rear - wheel - drive sport sedan from a brand best known for cushy comfort.

After starting out in 1981 chasing the Toyota Cressida as one of the first, large - size, rear - wheel - drive luxury sedans to arrive in the U.S. from Japan, the Maxima came closest to reaching its target in 1989 when the third - generation Maxima pulled off a surprisingly good impression of a BMW, only with front - wheel drive and a budget price.

There are a lot of very good mid-size luxury sedans on the market right now.

In 1989, the idea of a Japanese automaker creating a stand - alone brand to sell luxury cars to affluent buyers wasn't new — Acura broke that ground three years prior — but the idea of crafting a large, flagship rear - wheel - drive sedan that could match or even beat the best luxury cars produced by the likes of Mercedes - Benz and BMW?

Daily news editor Jake Holmes and I set out on a drive through rural Michigan in these two four - doors to see which one is better able to achieve this ideal and make a case for the luxury sedan's persistence in the market.

Despite the belief of many that the Volkswagen Phaeton full - size luxury sedan was the answer to a question nobody asked, VW development chief Heinz - Jakob Neusser said that an all - new Phaeton was in the works, and despite superficial appearances, that the business case for it was quite good, as it serves as a test - bed for putting new technologies into production, and ultimately putting them into more mass - market Volkswagen vehicles, Britain's Autocar reports.

But the interior looks pretty darn good, with lots of detail on the door panels, a stand - alone wide - screen infotainment system, and restrained use of the wood that appears to be a legally required element in big Korean luxury sedans.

The Audi A6 has, for the last several years, been a very good mid-size luxury sedan that nevertheless always came in third in a field of three against its German competitors, the BMW 5 - Series and the Mercedes E-class.

What it is: The Infiniti Q70 luxury sedan is offered in standard - and long - wheelbase versions, as well as a standard - wheelbase - only hybrid.

The Audi A6 2.0 T trim level is a surprisingly well - rounded luxury sedan with adequate power that should keep most shoppers content with acceleration.

The TSX, which hits dealerships in April, has its share of good qualities — like a stylish exterior and interior — but it competes in the luxury sport sedan category, which is one of the more crowded segments of the car business.

Equally at home on the highway and the racetrack, this XFR plays both sides of the luxury sport - sedan game better than anything else on the market.

Really, this is just the latest derivation of a recipe that BMW first served back in the 1990s, when the Bavarian automaker was the first to make a full - size luxury sedan handle as well as most sports cars.

As Phil mentions, this car seems to have found the right formula to become a mainstay in the large luxury sedan segment — a market where Audi had previously played second - or third - fiddle, at best.

The rear taillights remind us of those on the Hyundai Genesis luxury sedan, and the blacked - out trim around the wheel wells lends the crossover a slightly more rugged look.