Luxury Cars
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This modified Tesla Model S may be the ugliest yet.
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Daimler to launch at least six electric cars, perhaps even nineDaimler will launch at least six new electric cars in the near future, a new report says.
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Musk begs Tesla staff to cut costs before company raises cashIn an e-mail to staff, Tesla CEO Elon Musk urged cost cutting.
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Karma Revero vs VLF Destino: same shape, different powertrains, radically different missionsThe Fisker Karma has split into the Karma Revero and VLF Destino.
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Audi A9 e-tron electric car, Tesla Model S rival, to launch by 2020: reportAudi will reportedly launch an all-electric sedan by 2020.
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BMW i3 REx range extender: owner assesses pros and cons of limited-power engineThe BMW i3 electric car may be the most ambitious small car of recent years, bristling with new technology and innovation. Its carbon-fiber reinforced plastic body shell rides on an aluminum platform, and its all-electric powertrain may include an optional small engine. The battery-electric i3 also...
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An Australian couple traverses 3,300 miles in a Tesla Model S.
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The '1,000-MPG' BMW i3: 56,000 miles on 50 gallons of gasA BMW i3 REx owner recounts 27 months with the range-extended electric car.
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How do you view Tesla's "beta" Autopilot system? Our poll resultsSo-called self-driving or autonomous cars still aren't on the market as of today, but you might not know that from a lot of the press coverage. One of the most prominent systems is what electric-car maker Tesla Motors calls Autopilot. In reality, it's a collection of electronic active-safety...
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Reactions to Tesla 100D versions less than ecstatic: here's whyGenerally, when Tesla Motors makes an announcement about a new product or a future plan, its fans and advocates cheer lustily. The rest of the industry grunts, takes quiet notice, and carries on. Yesterday's announcement that Tesla's two current models will be offered in new, longer-range 100D...
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What should Tesla's next vehicle be after the Model 3 and Model Y? Our poll resultsIn broad plan, Tesla Motors has stuck by the "secret master plan" it published 10 years ago. It launched the low-volume all-electric Roadster, then the higher-volume Model S sedan and its Model X crossover utility vehicle offshoots, all at luxury price levels. Now it says it will put its Model 3...
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Want to charge your Tesla Model S wirelessly? Soon you canA company plans to launch a wireless charging system for the Tesla Model S.
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As the famed Monterey Car Week moves into high gear today, Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a new concept car: the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6. It's not too surprising that a large, elegant, uber-luxe streamlined coupe with gullwing doors might be shown to depict a future design direction for its high-luxury Mercedes-Maybach sub-brand. What is surprising, though, is that it's all-electric. DON'T MISS: Mercedes electric SUV concept for Paris in September: what we know so far The "6" in its name, incidentally, refers not to it being a sixth Maybach concept but to the two-door car's length in meters...
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2017 Audi A4 Ultra: 31-mpg version of luxury sedanThe 2017 Audi A4 Ultra is the least-expensive and most fuel-efficient version of the A4 sedan.
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Porsche 911 won't get electric, hybrid versions any time soonPorsche won't build an electric 911 anytime soon, the sports car's product boss says.
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Tesla P100D battery coming for Model S, Model X, EU site showsThe Tesla Model S electric luxury sedan has had a dizzying array of battery offerings over its four-year life, and the Model X has had quite a few over less than a year. Now it appears that we may be getting closer to the rumored 100-kilowatt-hour battery option for the top-of-the-line Teslas. If a...
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Tesla opens new electric-car store in San Francisco, to serve as flagshipTesla opens its largest North America store as part of an overall retail push.
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Audi regenerative shock absorber recaptures energyThe Audi eROT system recovers energy from the movement of a car's suspension.
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The 2017 BMW 740e xDrive i Performance goes on sale this month.
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2017 Karma Revero: first official photo of rebooted Fisker Karma releasedAs the 2017 Karma Revero gets closer to its official launch later this year, its maker has released the first official photo of the luxury plug-in hybrid sedan. The rebooted Karma is a modified and updated version of the car previously sold in 2012 as the Fisker Karma, before its maker shut down...
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2017 Audi A3 e-tron plug-in hybrid to get updates to styling, techThe 2017 Audi A3 Sportback e-tron will get the same updates as the rest of the 2017 A3 lineup.
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Tesla Model X drives semi-conscious owner to hospital on Autopilot (updated)Three months later, the May 7 death of a Model S driver in Florida continues to generate headlines and spark debate on the merits of electronic driver-assistance technologies. But a recent story points out at least one of the potential future advantages to self-driving cars: their ability to...
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2017 Porsche Panamera shows just how complex saving fuel has gottenThe 2017 Porsche Panamera adopts many fuel-saving measures, but what are the results?
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Karma Revero (nee Fisker) to blend dealers and Tesla-like showroomsKarma Automotive plans to use both franchised dealerships and company-owned "brand experience centers."
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