Sentences with phrase «big luxury sedans»

Kia has already proven its ability to go after big luxury sedans with the Kia Cadenza and Kia K900, but now it looks like the automaker is going to pump some new life into its small - car lineup too.

So big, in fact, that the rear seat passengers can even recline their seats... a feature normally reserved for big luxury sedans.

Instead of a touchscreen, the K900 employs an indirect controller mounted on the console, as in other big luxury sedans.

One somewhat disturbing trend is that big luxury sedans, specifically the Mercedes - Benz S - Class, Cadillac CT6, Lincoln Continental, and Audi A8 all were down substantially last month, though the unveiling of Audi's next A8 no doubt contributed to its slower sales.

Hedrick told us that the Northeast is a key market for big luxury sedans like the K900, and that's an area of the country where rear - wheel - drive is a non-starter.

Luxury SUVs have been around for decades, replacing big luxury sedans as the ultimate in posh, all - weather transportation.

The Panamera is less fantastic at the things you expect of a big luxury sedan.

At the top end, the equipment list reads like that of a big luxury sedan: heated and cooled front seats, xenon high - intensity - discharge headlights, heated rear seats and a heated steering wheel.

Set to make its public debut at the Paris Motor Show in October, the first Mercedes - Benz dedicated plug - in hybrid model uses a new parallel gasoline - electric drivetrain that is claimed to net the big luxury sedan combined cycle consumption of 84 mpg (U.S.) on the European test cycle while providing it with a zero - emissions electric range of more than 20 miles.

«Mercedes dominates the big luxury sedan market worldwide and the challenge of the sixth - generation S - Class was to be even better than the fifth - gen model, the World Car jurors said in a statement.

To counter editor Wes Raynal's complaints about the sound of the four - cylinder in our earlier CT6 tester, this growly V6 both sounds and feels like it belongs in a big luxury sedan.

It's mostly status quo for Hyundai's big luxury sedan.

No one denies that if it wanted to, Honda / Acura could build a big luxury sedan, but obviously that isn't the goal.

Jag's big luxury sedan adds a more performance - oriented model with more power and sharper looks.

Here's the thing — the Mercedes - AMG S65 sedan is a big luxury sedan with a focus on performance and passenger comfort.

Buick Park Avenue: The recently redone big luxury sedan will have a rear backup warning system on the options list in 2001.

And... that's about it for changes, as this big luxury sedan rolls on otherwise unchanged from last year.

The only limitation of this big luxury sedan is that it feels its size when you try to drive in a sporty manner.

Not exact matches

«The CT6 breaks age - old Cadillac stereotypes,» said contributor Basem Wasef after spending some time with the big American sedan, while his compatriot Nelson Ireson found it «comfortable — supremely so in the spacious back seat — and quick, yet refined and high - tech,» before continuing to point out «the CT6 is my favorite new large luxury sedan.»

Altima is not to be confused with Ultima, the big Buick luxury sedan.

Hyundai's new Genesis luxury brand made a splash at the 2016 Detroit auto show with its new flagship G90 sedan, but the big S - Class competitor wasn't the only Genesis - badged car on the Hyundai stand.

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.

Our colleagues at Motor Trend caught a prototype of the next - generation luxury sedan testing in California, and the new Bimmer looks to feature evolutionary styling, despite bigger chances expected beneath the skin.

The XJ has been and will continue to be an outlier in the world of luxury sedans with big back seats.

The bigger question is, how important is fuel economy to luxury drivers who are buying or leasing an $ 80,000 luxury sedan?

After all, as big, prestigious luxury sedans go, the Jaguar XJ is a rather happy, fanciful car, not a somber gray Teutonic thing.)

The big sedan starts at $ 35,900, including destination, and stretches to $ 41,900 with the luxury and technology packages added.

With its numbers off even in a booming luxury market, Cadillac's own record runs from critical successes that have thus far generated lackluster sales — namely the ATS and CTS sedans — to the industry's biggest egg - on - face of 2014, the epically miscalculated ELR plug - in hybrid.

The big and technology - packed luxury sedan breaks cover at Pebble Beach not only as a means to steer Cadillac design toward new horizons, but also to showcase what we can expect from a flagship sedan positioned above the groundbreaking CT6.

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.

With 2014 being a big year for Tesla's expansion, 7,535 Tesla Model S electric luxury sedans were produced for global delivery in Q1.

Its bigger, badder, 577 - hp, twin - turbo V - 8 may shave a second off of the sedan's zero - to - sixty time, it may look more sinister, but the S550 is a status symbol that perfectly fuses performance and luxury under some seriously sexy sheet metal.

The proportions, its funky c - pillar treatment and its designers» attempt at integrating 911 styling cues within the girth of a big, luxury hatchback / sedan don't work for me.

Ford's huge investments allowed Jaguar to modernize its factories and engine designs while adopting cutting - edge aluminum architecture for its XK grand tourer and its biggest sedan, and its control systems also helped the marque achieve massive quality gains, as exemplified in last year's J. D. Power awards for dependability and owner satisfaction among luxury brands.

And since the Regal GS AWD model weighs in at just under 4000 lbs (about 270 lbs more than the front - wheel - drive Regal GS), we were reminded that it is more like a big luxury car than a medium - size sport sedan.

From the first moment my codriver and I pulled away from the Hotel de Paris, it was clear that the new gearbox finally transformed the Quattroporte into a big - bucks luxury sedan that could truly compete with the Mercedes - Benz S - Class, the BMW 7 - Series, the Jaguar XJ, and the Audi A8.

Hyundai launched the Genesis sedan in America for the 2009 model year with a big goal: to take on the established luxury sedans from Europe and Japan.

There's a time and a place for this kind of setup; it would be great on a big floaty luxury sedan (or, I suppose, a cushy crossover) that has zero sporting pretensions.

These big sedans can not quite be described as luxury cruisers, but they are roomier and more lavish than, say, the midsize Sonata.

Hyundai's new mid-size luxury sedan will arrive in showrooms later this year and the biggest news is that the South Korean brand will now offer both rear - and all - wheel drive models.

And crossovers have become something of a status symbol, as some have luxury trim levels that feature all the same amenities found in big, expensive sedans.

What is it: The 2018 Genesis G80 is a midsize luxury sport sedan ready to take on the big boys — at least from Japan, if not Germany.

Launched today at the Geneva Motor Show, the new sedan picks up Lexus» torch of big, luxury cars with electrified powertrains.

Porsche built what it thinks a luxury flagship sedan should be — big enough to comfortably accommodate four adults, but tough and sprightly enough to retain track prowess.

The model, developed under the project name «AG,» is bigger than the midsize Grandeur and smaller than the Genesis, a mid-size luxury sedan.

And in March, Lexus will launch the GS 300, a luxury sedan that is bigger than the entry - level ES 300 but smaller than the flagship LS 400, America's best - selling imported luxury car.

If you're looking for a big, roomy, highly capable hauler that's as quiet, comfortable and civilized as most luxury sedans, you have two logical choices.

A shame, then, that the trunk isn't particularly big: at 15.3 cubic feet, it's far from being the largest in the luxury - oriented sedan market (though is admittedly larger than what you'll find on a Volvo S90 or Audi A6), though you can extend the trunk even further by folding the 60:40 - split rear seat backs almost completely flat.

Engine power is adequate and fuel economy, at least in the EPA tests, rates very well for a big, luxury - class sedan.

However, if you've been paying close attention, this big, luxury - oriented sedan follows a logical progression from the Optima through last year's new Cadenza model.