Since launch in 1977, the 7 Series has been in the shadow of the Mercedes S - Class, but this latest version is BMW's most committed attemp yet to fully crack
the luxury saloon market, combining adaptive, fully air - sprung chassis and pioneering infotainment and convenience features with a choice of two wheelbase lengths and rear - or four - wheel - drive.
Not exact matches
Next up will be a large
luxury saloon primarily aimed at the Chinese
market, followed by a mid-sized DS5 Crossback SUV.
With the intention of tapping into a wider
market outside of sports cars and large
luxury saloons, the Ghibli is Maserati's take on a mid-sized Mercedes - Benz E-Class rival, but with a soupçon of Italian flair and panache thrown in.
That number will depend very much on where the car is used and how often its driver charges the battery pack (city - only drivers could potentially use very little fuel at all, long - distance owners won't see much benefit from petrol - only running) but it finally gives BMW a competitor in the increasing plug - in
luxury market: Porsche and Mercedes - Benz already sell short - range plug - in hybrid
luxury saloons.
It is a full - size
luxury saloon that has been in the
market since 1968, and whose newest version was released on July 2009 at the London Saatchi Gallery.
While SUVs take an ever - growing share of the
luxury car
market, many still prefer the unruffled sophistication of a traditional
saloon.
The 2016 Honda Accord facelift has been revealed while Thailand is the first to get the updated
luxury saloon as it was launched in the Thai
market this week at a starting range of 1.385 - 1.445 million baht (Rs. 26.66 — 27.82 lakhs).
Like the existing models within the BMW 7 Series, BMW's fi rst
luxury saloon with hybrid drive is entering the
market in two body variants.
Kia's all - new
luxury flagship
saloon, the K9, has gone on sale in Korea, introducing Kia to an entirely new segment of the global automotive
market.
Land Rover is apparently aiming the Road Rover at wealthy,
luxury - hungry
markets like China and California, and intends to build it with enough
luxury and technology to rival the Mercedes S - Class, although Autocar's renders see it more as an SUV than a
saloon.
In Germany more than 40 percent of all
saloons in this
market segment have an «E «in their model plate, and in many western European countries this Mercedes model series is the number one in the
luxury class.Since 1947, when the Model 170 V was introduced as the direct ancestor to the E-Class, Mercedes - Benz has produced more than ten million
saloons belonging to this series.
The new Maserati Quattroporte Sport GTS sets yet another milestone in terms of sportiness in the high performance
luxury saloon segment of the automotive
market.
Jaguar Land Rover India introduced the Model Year 2016 Jaguar XJ flagship
luxury saloon in the Indian
market.