Luxury lean From the car's interior materials, it's clear it leans a little more toward
luxury than sport.
The 2010 Lexus IS 350 C leans more to
luxury than sport — remaining a very satisfying driver when not pushed too hard — and includes some very useful cabin tech features.
The Bottom Line The 2010 Lexus IS 350 C leans more to
luxury than sport — remaining a very satisfying driver when not pushed too hard — and includes some very useful cabin tech features.
Though it shares a name with the coupe, the Hyundai Genesis Sedan is more focused on
luxury than sport.
If you want a little more
luxury than sport, Mercedes will take you there.
The four - wheel independent suspension, with front struts and multilink rear, is tuned more toward
luxury than sport.
Mercs are always more
luxury than sport, except for maybe the C63 AMG, and this continues that mantra.
It's much more geared toward
luxury than sport, and there's nothing wrong with that because some people don't prioritize driving engagement.
Not exact matches
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While heading north on Interstate 15 toward Bryce Canyon National Park, we soon became accustomed to being pampered by this $ 53,135 automobile, which is perhaps more like a
luxury car
than a
sports sedan.
More
than any other BMW product, the 5 - series must walk a fine tightrope to balance the company's reputation for
sport sedans and
luxury cruisers.
Today's
luxury cars may pack powerful engines,
sport - tuned suspensions, and more apps
than your stubborn friend's Blackberry, but the segment has devolved into a repetitive cycle of one - upmanship that measures differences in millimeters rather
than milestones.
Dynamic mode makes the ride harsher without a perceptible improvement in actual vehicle dynamics — a typical move for modern
sport and
luxury coupes, based on customer focus - grouping rather
than performance.
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.
Although it looks like a crossover, the Infiniti EX35 has more in common with a
luxury sport sedan
than a utility vehicle.
Porsche sits in a league of its own in the
luxury car segment, selling fewer vehicles
than BMW and Mercedes while not being obsessed with exclusivity like some other
sports car makers.
But ask anyone who has driven a Cadillac CTS Vsport or Mercedes - AMG E43 lately, modern
luxury sport sedans, at least ones that make you want to spend more time driving rather
than getting a heated massage, aren't dead.
The brash aesthetics of the interior — wine - red leather seats, thick slabs of carbon fiber, shiny black plastic, and large shift paddles — likewise say «hot dog
sports car» more
than «$ 50,000
luxury sedan.»
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.
The only real argument you'll get from us against the Audi A8 4.2 Quattro is its $ 65,500 sticker - which makes this superb German
luxury -
sport sedan not much more
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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.
Meanwhile, others have tried to muscle in on Porsche's territory with varying degrees of success, but as the originator of the species the «Cayenne Turbo» badge still holds more
than a little cachet:
sports car, off - roader, family wagon,
luxury GT, its well - heeled aficionados would see it as all those things and more, while many of its detractors still struggle with that badge even appearing on the nose of such a vehicle.
However the V12 is noticeably heavier and its delivery is slightly lazier, shifting the car's attitude even further towards a
luxury barge
than a
sporting GT.
I have ridden in many trucks and SUV's and by far, pound for pound the Titan is a perfect blend between
sport utility and a
luxury ride, it actually rides and handles better
than our Infiniti M45 and the Titan is fully loaded with all of the creature comforts of any
luxury car.
The interior manages to combine technology and old - school
luxury at the same time, and you get lashings of leather upholstery and a dash that's more tactile and comfortably finished
than some of Ferrari's more hard - core
sporting models.
The 2013 Porsche Cayman R behaves and feels like a
luxury sports car with a more precise driving experience
than the S series.
Luxury automakers are also out in force, with McLaren's P1, which races from zero to 300km / h in less
than 17 seconds, a highlight, while Spyker unveiled a new compact, 2 - door, mid-engine
sports car called the B6 Venator.
The brakes are strong, though as you might expect, the pedal feel is
luxury car rather
than sports car.
Produced as a direct competitor to the
luxury sports sedans of the leading European
luxury marques, the XE10 series Toyota Altezza and Lexus IS was designed with a greater performance emphasis
than typically seen on prior Japanese
luxury vehicles.
I am unable to recall any other full - sized
luxury sport sedan — no, make that any car short of a hyper - exotic — react with such immediacy to a prod of the gas pedal, the eight - speed Tiptronic downshifting faster
than an eye blink.
The cars permitted in GTS are typically marketed as «
sports cars», «
sport - touring cars» or performance versions of «
luxury» cars but at a lower permissible preparation level
than GT.
Bringing unadulterated Porsche performance in a compact utility package, the Macan is more
than just a
luxury crossover — it's a
sports car with utility function.
The reason might be that the RX style is more luxurious
than sporty (and
luxury vehicles tend to age better
than sport cars).
If you counted the all - wheel drive wagons on the market, you might not get past two or three fingers.Japan's Subaru offers all - wheel drive wagons, and so does the German automaker Audi, which provided this week's test vehicle, the V - 6 powered 100 CS Quattro Wagon.The 100 CS Wagon
sports an impressive array of equipment: anti-lock brakes, driver's side airbag, all - wheel drive and a
luxury interior featuring leather seats and wood inlays.Of all European automakers, few have worked harder
than Audi to improve its lineup.
I may start telling people that Jaguar does German
sport luxury better
than the Germans after driving this XE.
Driven with cruising rather
than bruising in mind, the
Sports Luxury proves a lovely companion with good road manners, only the roar of front 235/40 and rear 265/35 19 - inch Bridgestones impeding the cabin, though it's quieter
than BMW's 4 Series.
There's more soft
luxury than stiff
sports ride and handling in this sedan.
Strictly a
luxury cruiser rather
than a
sport driver, the 2013 Cadillac XTS insulates you from the outside world while providing the latest in cabin tech.
The performance
luxury sedan
sports a new supercharged 6.2 - litre V8 engine that produces more
than 640 PS (631 hp) and over 850 Nm of torque.
The Bottom Line Strictly a
luxury cruiser rather
than a
sport driver, the 2013 Cadillac XTS insulates you from the outside world while providing the latest in cabin tech.
Nissan's
luxury Infiniti division will add a front - wheel - drive
sports sedan to the lineup late this summer called the G20.The new sedan is smaller
than the flagship Q45 sedan and larger
than the Infiniti M30
sport coupe.
Couple that with an appealing, almost
luxury interior with more convenience features
than some $ 60,000 European cars, and it's no surprise that the Veloster is closing in on the Toyota 86's sales lead in the
Sports car segment.
With more personality
than an equivalently priced mid-sized sedan, the A4 gives up a little bit of size, but offers additional
sport and
luxury in equal helpings.
The bamboo - trim in the
luxury models is much more convincing
than the available carbon - fibre treatment on the
sport versions.
As befits a
luxury sports coupe, the conversation is in an inside voice rather
than a shout.
The steering felt properly weighted (once up to speed) and direct, while the brakes were strong, though the pedal feel was more
luxury car
than sports car.
The rise of the
luxury sport - utility vehicle likely will be one of the biggest trends of the 1998 model year.Every automaker that has brought out a rugged - looking but spiffed - up
sport - utility vehicle has scored a solid hit this year, even if the thing can't really go off - road very well.In fact, this week's test vehicle, the stylish new RX 300 from Lexus, is more of a pretender
than a contender when it comes to kicking up some serious dust off road.But that's OK - because the RX 300 was not really made for that sort of driving.
It is possible the «S» in the model name meant Bentley engineers tailored the car more for
sport than luxury ride quality, but the Mercedes - Benz S - class does a much better job of straddling those two worlds.
While the basic interior design is similar to the A4's, the Sportback we tested came with wood veneer accents and a rich nougat brown interior that gave it a more traditional
luxury car feel
than the more tech - oriented A4, which
sported aluminum accents alongside beige and black upholstery.
The 2002 Escalade, the second generation of this full - size
sport utility from General Motors»
luxury - car line, offers just about everything anyone could want in a big SUV, and it comes with a price lower
than you would pay for some not - so - complete competitors.