Sentences with phrase «luxury marque»

While most are either compact or midsize offerings, it's refreshing to find a number of luxury marques also in the mix.

After all, a German luxury marque speaks volumes of one's status...

In keeping with a trend noticed in recent years, mainstream brands continue refining their interiors to the point they could be competing with luxury marques.

Being a tech - savvy Japanese luxury marque Infiniti of course equips its Q60 Red Sport with a multitude of driving modes.

Other luxury marques avoid this sort of comparison thanks to their higher starting prices and distinct driving dynamics, but the base Continental is priced similarly and features a similar powertrain and similar performance numbers to these near - luxury full - size sedans.

Get the first turbo - diesel ever offered by Toyota's luxury marque in Australia out in some fair dinkum outback country and its qualities shine through.

Anyone surprised to learn Cadillac's Escalade; Lincoln's Navigator, or any of the SUVs and crossovers from luxury marques are routinely offered with powered rear lift gates, clearly hasn't been shopping in quite a while.

Before this year, the only time Land Rover sales had declined in this country was in the 1990 - 91 recession, when all European luxury marques tanked.

Volkswagen brand sales remain reasonably flat, down 1.6 % in November, but the Audi luxury marque posts a 12.1 % gain over year - ago on the strength of the Q5 and Q7 CUVs, which were up 30.6 % and 26.4 %, respectively.

It started as an upscale sub-brand, it evolved into a standalone luxury marque, and it now it looks like it is aspiring to become a maker of exclusively electrified premium cars.

Small displacement four - cylinders are common among every major luxury marque.

China is Mercedes» biggest single market and in the first quarter the brand was the top - selling luxury marque despite a surge in sales by Audi, last year's leader.

[35][36] Lexus quickly established customer loyalty and its debut was generally regarded as a shock to existing luxury marques.

Look through the lineups of BMW, Audi and Mercedes - Benz and you'll find lots of tiny little niches being filled, the Teutonic luxury marques seemingly adopting Alfred Sloan's famed 1924 credo for General Motors, «a car for every purse and purpose.»

On the other end of the price spectrum, the Fusion can be outfitted with a variety of luxury equipment, providing a sensible alternative to the entry level cars sold by several luxury marques.

Lagonda aims to be the world's first zero emission luxury brand — a reinvention of the world - renowned luxury marque, unapologetically taking full advantage of the latest advances in emission - free powertrain and autonomous driving technologies.

Hyundai's Genesis sedan once again managed to take familiar design elements from various top - tier luxury marques and combine them into a cohesive package that is not only attractive, but manages to look fresh, too.

Rolls - Royce Motor Cars has released the first in a series of short films detailing the history of the legendary luxury marque.

British luxury marque Bentley has revealed their new performance flagship, the 2013 Continental GT Speed, ahead of its debut at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Over decades, however, the company managed to morph into a kind of anti-luxury luxury marque.

It's not just performance and efficiency where Honda aimed to meet or exceed luxury marques.

The combination of added interior space, everyday practicality and stand - out good looks (not to mention athletic performance) is seducing many shopping within the $ 200 - 500K range away from more conservative luxury marques, says Maserati.

Among luxury marques, Saab is overshadowed by everyone.

Unless Hyundai has cultivated legions of loyal buyers, it will take more than a cheaply accented interior to convince consumers to step up to the Azera from its less expensive but still - attractive offerings — or prevent them from jumping ship for a better - established entry - level luxury marque entirely.

Launched on March 27, 1986, Acura was the world's first Japanese luxury nameplate and the first to challenge established European and American luxury marques with its world - class engineering, product quality, value and advanced powertrain technology.

At the other extreme is luxury marque Mercedes - Benz.

Few models are more closely identified with a brand than the Lexus LS, one of two models that helped launch what is now the most popular of the Japanese luxury marques back in 1989.

The largest U.S. automaker is counting on an expanded stable of passenger cars and the new SRX, its top - selling model, to lure buyers away from German luxury marques and Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus.

After years of making lackluster front - wheel - drive road cars, Alfa Romeo is returning to its high - performance roots to compete with BMW and other luxury marques.

New vehicle sales in Western Australia were down 15.8 per cent in May, adding to a sharp decline in year - to - date activity, though one bright spot was a pick - up in sales of luxury marques.

As is the tradition with luxury marques, the E 220d is subject to a long options list, with relatively basic items such as heated seats attached to a premium.

With BMW, Audi and Mercedes fielding stylish new vehicles, the pressure is on Acura and other Japanese luxury marques to build better - looking cars.

The Infiniti G sedan range led sales volume for Nissan's luxury marque, with 3940 units sold compared to the 3056 G sedan models moved in September 2010, representing a gain of 28.9 percent.

The 2017 Infiniti Q30 is intended to help the luxury marque expand its sales appeal both in the U.S. and in Europe and will take on cars like the Audi A3 and Mercedes - Benz CLA / GLA.

The idea of an electric Bentley isn't so strange; the power delivery of an electric motor suits the torquey effortless nature that the luxury marque have become known for.

The big three German luxury marques, Audi, BMW and Mercedes - Benz, each dominated the show with a mix of new production vehicles and concepts.

Average monthly sales: 2471 The Buick brand is going through a reinvention, and one of the first signs that the luxury marque has changed its ways is the Regal sedan.

Lexus is suffering like all luxury marques but hasn't slowed plans for growing its portfolio with two new models: the IS C convertible and the HS250h hybrid.

Most of the luxury marques are here with mini-showrooms to catch the wandering dollars of the wealthy.

The 2018 Mercedes - Benz GLC is a superb premium compact crossover with a high - quality cabin, plenty of standard equipment and tempting options, along with a ride quality and driving experience that's wholly fitting for a luxury marque.

This selection of exclusive trim and enhancements can be added to your Aston Martin at the point of specification and installed and hand - finished at the luxury marque's Gaydon headquarters.

Combining a V12 engine with the luxury marques lightest sports - car in a package of pure aggression, creating Aston Martins most visceral driving experience.

Cadillac welcomes an all - new CTS Coupe and CTS - V Sport WagonAll models feature standard Cadillac Premium Care Maintenance and next - generation OnStar technologyHistoryCadillac is the luxury marque of General Motors, an American automaker based in Michigan.

For the Japanese luxury marque, it's about taking risks where others don't — and delivering as much value as possible.

Much has been made of the German Big Three's move toward the mainstream in terms of price; at no time in history has one of these luxury marques been more attainable by the non-wealthy (in the US at least).

If you're a luxury marque like Bentley, and you want to find a hook to bring in the punters, what better way than delivering a special edition inspired by the -LSB-...]

ATTESA (acronym for Advanced Total Traction Engineering System for All - Terrain) is a four - wheel drive system used in some automobiles produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan, including some models under its luxury marque Infiniti.