I adore the noises the naturally aspirated 5.0 - liter V8 makes, and combined with its gorgeous aluminum wrapper, it makes this LC a mighty tough package to beat
in the big luxury coupe wars.
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.
Like the old model, the new one is the most comfortable competitor
in the big luxury SUV segment, and was able to handle the gentle sweeping curves on the coastal roads near Charleston with good body control.
The 2015 Mini Cooper may still be small, but it will be offered with the sorts of driver assist systems usually found
in bigger luxury vehicles, the automaker revealed today in a release.
Not exact matches
PARIS, May 3 - Thriving demand
in China boosted sales at Birkin bag marker Hermes
in the first quarter, underscoring an upbeat start to the year for some of the
luxury sector's
biggest names.
Socialites, celebrities, and elite businessmen are catching on — Laura Prepon, Jon Hamm, and Olivia Palermo are just a few of the
big names that have been spotted
in one of Blade's three
luxury lounges
in Manhattan.
Amorepacific, South Korea's
biggest beauty firm, began selling its
luxury Sulwhasoo brand of creams and other cosmetic products
in Galeries Lafayette department store
in Paris
in September.
A Russian oil billionaire has been ordered by the U.K.'s High Court to transfer a
luxury superyacht worth nearly $ 500,000 to his ex-wife
in one of Britain's
biggest divorce battles, the Financial Times reports.
The latest trend
in the
big city is «mansions» built into the lower floors of
luxury condominium complexes.
Buick's best - selling model is the subcompact Encore crossover, and Cadillac's
biggest debut this year has been the XT4, a model the company is making to finally catch up with rivals already
in the
luxury crossover segment.
Model Bakery, a longtime fixture of Napa's Main Street
in St. Helena, went from small - town gem to international sensation last spring when Oprah Winfrey told People magazine that her
biggest luxury is having their English muffins flown
in.
CNBC's Robert Frank reports that a penthouse
in Manhattan's One57
luxury tower was just sold
in New York City's
biggest foreclosure auction.
He cautioned, however, that the
big flagship
luxury stores
in Paris and other Western cities need to be careful of the long lines and crowd problems associated with an influx of Chinese tourists.
The
luxury suite at the Ritz - Carlton, Buckhead
in Atlanta where Jack Welch and Ted Turner met to size each other up turned out not to be
big enough for the both of them.
Saudi Arabia was ranked 10/10
in the
Big Spenders Index 2015 for expenditure on
luxury imported items, and therefore is an ideal market for IMAX to open
in, Gelfond said.
Sure, your
big idea may someday result
in a large house, a nice car, and endless
luxury vacations, but don't let finances become your
biggest motivator.
So it's no wonder The
Big Smoke has seen a boom
in luxury hotels
in recent years: the Shangri - La, the Ritz - Carlton, Four Seasons, the Trump tower.
That could provide a major fillip for brands targeting the world's top
luxury spenders, though who benefits most will depend on which brands are able to lure
in China's
big - spending youth - now the driving force
in the market.
PARIS, Feb 8 - Strong demand
in Asia for L'Oreal's
luxury cosmetics like Lancome fuelled sales growth
in the fourth quarter, as the world's
biggest beauty products maker faces more muted appetite for its mass market labels, especially
in the United States.
PARIS, Feb 8 - L'Oreal, the world's
biggest beauty products company, said demand for its
luxury labels like Lancome helped lift sales growth
in the fourth quarter, while strong appetite from Asian consumers offset a trickier U.S. market.
Western whiskeys and
luxury handbags had become a currency of influence
in the world's
biggest Communist republic.
Chanel, which belongs to the Wertheimer family, is the second
biggest luxury brand
in the world, behind Louis Vuitton and ahead of Ralph Lauren, with nearly 6 billion euros ($ 8 billion)
in estimated annual sales.
Sales dived by 9 %
in first quarter of its financial year, largely due to one
big problem: A crackdown on corruption
in China, which has led to plummeting sales
in China for
luxury brands and premium spirit makers.
This week's
big news is that Michael Kors, one of the largest
luxury fashion brands, is closing up to 15 % of its retail stores over the next two years, after slow sales and fewer people shopping
in - store.
As HSBC managing director Ewan Rambourg explains
in «The Bling Dynasty: Why the Reign of Chinese
Luxury Shoppers Has Only Just Begun,» Louis Vuitton has been a
big deal
in China since around 2003, when sales peaked
in Japan.
Earlier
in October, LVMH, the world's
biggest luxury goods company which counts Luis Vuitton, Christian Dior and Moet & Chandon Champagne among its brands, also posted an earnings beat — with a 12 percent rise
in third - quarter like - for - like revenues.
Gone are the days of doing deals for
big casinos
in Macau, part - owning a fast - growing online bookmaker with former cricketer Ricky Ponting as an ambassador, while even corporate jets and
luxury country retreats have been on the sale block.
As you watch the commercials showing
luxury models parked
in driveways with a
big bow on top, the question is a natural one.
Startups don't have the
luxury of paying the highest salaries; many are scrappy and they rely on investors with
big stakes
in the company.
The fashion «unicorn» has entered into a joint venture with Chalhoub Group, one of the
biggest distributors of fashion and
luxury goods
in the Middle East, an underserved e-commerce market with high growth potential.
Wealthy Chinese citizens are buying beachfront condos
in Cyprus, paying
big U.S. tuition bills for their children and stocking up on
luxury goods
in Singapore, frequently moving cash secretly through a flourishing network of money - transfer agents.
At the same time that a glut
in apartment / condo buildings is appearing everywhere, the
luxury high - end market is falling apart as well, the latter of which was also a leading feature of the demise of the
big housing bubble.
One buyer looking for
luxury recently toured the top three floors and bought property on each one, striking the
biggest residential real estate deal
in Canadian history.
Your paycheck might be
bigger now that you're
in your thirties, but that doesn't mean you should be rewarding yourself with unnecessary
luxuries.
One of my
biggest pet peeves is when someone says to me, (usually
in response to some statement I've made about the role of women
in the church or Christians and politics or some other wildly inappropriate subject for dinner conversation), «well I don't have the
luxury of picking and choosing which parts of the Bible I take seriously.»
Treasury shares finished at $ 10.53, down slightly on Friday, after a
big share price surge of 11 per cent on a buoyant set of results announced on August 18 as investors crunched their numbers on the $ 800 million inventory of
luxury wines that will be steadily rolled out for sale over the next few years
in the $ 20 a bottle and higher price point.
James Cropper PLC includes not only its specialist paper and converting company, a bespoke paper and packaging supplier to the
biggest names
in the
luxury goods market, but also sister company, Technical Fibre Products (TFP).
The more positive camp reckons that with
big stocks of
luxury wines coming onto the market
in 2018 and 2019, there's still value to be had.
Australian winemakers might have to wait until 2015 to see a return to growth
in China after Pernod Ricard, the world's second -
biggest drinks group and owner of Jacob's Creek, warned that beverage sales were flat since the Lunar New Year as an austerity drive and crackdown on
luxury gift giving kept glasses empty.
Despite Penfolds offering its
biggest promotion
in history
in July - discounted wine fridges for consumers that bought any six bottles of Penfolds Bin series or
luxury wines — retailers say excess stock remains.
Other hotels to consider: the Metropolitan at the Nine, a
luxury hotel - condo - restaurant complex, which is new, and a
big deal for Cleveland; the new Hilton; and the Drury Hotel, because it's
in a converted school district administration building and is all marble.
With our
big plates, cheap food, and affordable
luxuries, there's a lot of unhealthy food going
in our system mixed with little exercise.
Additionally, there will be a
big - ticket silent auction featuring luxurious packages including dining,
luxury hotel accommodations and spa services
in Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, Napa, and beyond.
Finally, Ozil recently has been at best been described as a flat track bully due to his evident ability to impose himself on the «lesser» teams but at worst he is described as lazy and a
luxury player that has no place
in the team against the «
bigger» teams.
Pedro would be MORE than a
luxury signing when we can make
bigger squad improvements
in virtually every other area of the pitch.
During the last collective bargaining agreement, owners put
in place heftier
luxury tax punishments that they believed would put an end to the
big three era.
The owners are seeking a hard salary cap that would prevent the
big - spending teams from investing
in an extra star or two at the cost of a
luxury - tax penalty;
in the future, budgets will be tighter, and talent may be scarcer.
That's a pretty
big year for many top NBA teams, because that is when harsher
luxury - tax penalties start to kick
in.
Ox, Bellerin are
in B not because they are B, but they age allows us extra space to register even a donkey
in A, n still hev the
luxury to play Ox even if he's
in B...... No
big deal....
The only thing which makes our team unbalanced is playing the
luxury item we bought called ozil.I thought he would need time to adjust to physicality of premier league so i supported him, but the guy hasn't improved he tries to dribble past ppl but runs into them somehow, tries to do showboating at unnecessary time which he fails to do miserably.And i see him giving too many back passes when he should drive forward.And the
biggest reason i stopped liking him as a player is bcoz of his sulky attitude.No passion or drive for the club, as if he wanted to be at some other club and is just doing the job without his heart
in it.He neeeds to be placed on the bench and make him work hard to retain his place.Ramsey and coq
in middle with ox and sanchez on both wing and cazorla as cam will make us a more balanced midfield.