Those middling power figures reflect the age of this technology, in an era in which
sport luxury competitors are pushing direct injection and other efficiency technology.
Not exact matches
They may not be as sexy as
luxury sedans or high - performance
sports cars, but the
competitors in our 2013 Compact Car Challenge represent the go - to vehicles for the majority of us regular folks in our everyday lives.
To see if the JX35's blend of
luxury and
sport was up to snuff, we pitted it against three close
competitors: the Lincoln MKT, Acura MDX, and BMW X5.
The full - size
luxury car competes directly with the Porsche Panamera plug - in hybrid and the Tesla Model S.
Competitors may also include the Cadillac ELR, which is a
luxury plug - in hybrid coupe, and the BMW i8, which is a
luxury plug - in hybrid
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.
On the outside, the 2018 Infiniti Q60 is as sleek as ever, but the
luxury sports coupe still remains a few steps behind its
competitors.
The 2015 Acura TLX is a true
luxury sport sedan, so it is fitting that the car be raced against several of its natural
competitors, and even some up - market brands, in the Pirelli World Challenge,» said Art St. Cyr, President of Honda Performance Development and Vice President, Product Planning and Logistics, American Honda, in a recent statement.
The Lexus LC is all new for 2018 and in a sea of cautiously styled
competitors, it has descended on the
luxury sport coupe sector like a wedge of futuristic automotive art.
Flagship of its current sedan fleet, the mid-size Maxima is Nissan's answer to established European
sport /
luxury competitors, as well as an alternative to the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry.
Whether the Karma outdoes conventional
luxury sport competitors in every respect is questionable.
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.
The GS is surely no race car, but it does have
luxury and
sport in one attractive package, and it costs less than many of its key
competitors.
With a more luxurious feel and a beautifully trimmed interior, the 2008 became a true
competitor in the
sport luxury class.
It is not groomed enough to be a full - blooded European
sport -
luxury sedan but its powertrain, suspension, steering, aesthetics inside & out, and feature set, is every bit the equal of Japanese and Swedish
competitors.
The 2018 S60 has benefitted from Volvo's upgraded level of design and production, and it's now a true
luxury sport sedan — and a worthy
competitor to the BMW 3 Series.
The third generation of the Cadillac CTS - V
luxury sports sedan targets the traditional
competitors from Mercedes and BMW.
Most of these key
competitors have had offerings for several years so it's somewhat surprising that Lexus waited so long to join the bandwagon, especially since it spawned the
luxury crossover
sport utility category in 1998 with the launch of the RX 300.