2012 Audi A7 vs. 2011 Jaguar XJ vs. 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS550
Meet the 2012 Audi A7, 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS550, and 2011 Jaguar XJ -- the automotive equivalent of haute couture. We take the three luxo sedans out to determine which one is the best all-around sedan.
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2013 Mercedes-Benz SL550: Cruise Missile! - Ignition Episode 15
On this episode of Ignition, Carlos Lago digs deep into the concoction of turbochargers and aluminum that is the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL550. Does the latest and most powerful version of the big bad Benz do the SL name justice?
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BMW 1 Series M Coupe vs BMW M3
To the M badge faithful, the BMW 1 Series M Coupe signals a return to form. But is it? Benchmarking the 1M against an M3 would seem the perfect way to find out.
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Super Wagon Drag Race! Cadillac CTS-V vs Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG - Head 2 Head Episode 4
On this episode of Head 2 Head, Jonny Lieberman pits the supercharged 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon against the twin-turbo 2012 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Wagon. Witness the mother of all mommy-mobile matchups, capped off with a 150MPH half-mile drag race!
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2012 Audi R8 GT - First Test
We head out to the test track in Audi's race track ready R8 GT to see if it has what it takes to battle the world's top supercars.
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Shot by: Jim Gleason, Gordon Green & Corey Denomy
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First Time Driving a Ferrari California
Wouldn't you love to get behind the wheel of a Ferrari? Today is your chance to take your first ride and truly experience the Ferrari California.
Hop in the car with Kelly as she takes her first ride and learns how to navigate the roads of Miami in a Ferrari. Watch as she asks all the questions and learns about all the different modes, buttons and gadgets.
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Roadfly.com - 2011 Jaguar XJL Supersport Road Test & Review
Roadfly spent some well needed quality time with one of the all time great, luxury automobiles... a Jaguar. We specifically road tested the new 2011 Jaguar XJL Supersport. The "L" stands for long wheel base and the Supersport means there's a 500 horsepower supercharged V8 under the hood.
Competitors to this wonderful British sports sedan include the Audi A8, the Porsche Panamera turbo, the Bentley Flying Spur, and a few other luxury super cars.
When describing the interior the words that come to mind start with luxurious, sexy, functional, cool, and continue from there.
Engine
5.0-liter V8, dohc, 32-valve, supercharged
Transmission
Six-speed automatic transmission with adaptive shift control
Suspension
Unequal length wishbones, subframe-mounted coil springs, multi-link rear suspension, air springs
Brakes
Two-piston aluminum calipers, ventilated 380mm rotors (f) and 376mm rotors (r)
Dimensions
Length/Width/Height (in.): 206.6/74.6/57
Wheelbase: 124.3 in.
Curb Weight: 4,323 lb
MSRP: $112,000
Performance
Peak Power: 510 hp @ 6000 rpm
Peak Torque: 461 lb-ft @ 2500 rpm
0-62 mph: 4.7 sec.
Top Speed: 150 mph (limited)
Host: Ross Rapoport
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World's Greatest Drag Race!
With an empty airstrip and eleven of the best driver's cars in the world, we put on the world's greatest drag race.
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2011 Jaguar XJ L--Video Test Drive with Chris Moran from Chicago Motor Cars
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The incredible new Jaguar XJ, in long-wheelbase L model form. A new standard in supreme luxury. Presented by Chris Moran from Chicago Motor Cars
Above all things, Jaguar desires to be different. That's why the new 2011 XJ flagship has the flamboyant lines of an Italian torpedo and the driving manners of a German autobahn cruiser and is tuned for Buckingham Palace fleet duty. Cultures collide in spectacular ways in this luxury limo.
The XJ is a cab-rearward design and is incredibly riveting to stare at as it sits back on its haunches with as much cool as James Bond lighting a Chesterfield. In black, with the big-dish 20-inch wheels, the car is sinister enough to warrant its own RICO investigation.
Jaguar Cars managing director Mike O'Driscoll, who's peddled more than his share of schlock over a 35-year career with the company, is smiling more lately. He says the mission was to recapture the uniqueness of the original 1968 XJ but in a modern form. They looked at the class stalwarts—the Mercedes-Benz S-class, the BMW 7-series, and the Audi A8—and the more driver-oriented oddballs, including the Maserati Quattroporte and Porsche Panamera, and decided to shoot for a middle ground. Passion—but with typical British reserve.
If you focus on those front three-quarter shots, you'll wrongly dismiss the 2011 XJ as just an XF with a pituitary run amok. Skip down to the side and rear profiles to capture the XJ's more exotic stance. The beltline is pulled way up, the side glass is pinched narrow, and the flowing taffy stretch of aluminum sheetmetal ends in a high, short trunk.
The C-pillars are clad in wonky glossy black panels that bridge the side glass with the backlight. Styling head Ian Callum—who gave us all of our current Jaguars and a few Aston Martins—demanded it and got his way. You don't hear odes to the Jensen Interceptor very often, but Callum is fascinated with the way that car's rear glass wrapped around the body sides to isolate the roof. He wanted to create an unbroken black band around the car's cranium, like the Lone Ranger's mask. On lighter colors the effect is more pronounced—and a little forced, frankly—but it's definitely not something Jaguar's competitors would ever do.
On sale now, this XJ arrives stateside with two wheelbases and three engines, the latter shared with the smaller XF. The base short XJ with a direct-injection 385-hp, 5.0-liter V-8 starts at $72,500. The XJ Supercharged uses forced air to attain 470 hp and costs an additional $15,000. Both engines are also available in a size-XL (extra long) version that pulls the wheelbase out another 4.9 inches. The base XJL starts at $79,500 and is expected to be the volume player in the U.S., with about half the sales. The XJL Supercharged is $90,500. Finally, by special order only, there's the XJ Supersport with 510 hp, thanks to revised engine maps similar to those of the XFR. Price: $112,000 in short form, $115,000 with the stretch. Europe also gets a tugboat-ready 3.0-liter turbo-diesel from Peugeot that is unfortunately considered a bit too, uh, European for America.
Lately, the market's air has been pretty thin at the XJ's price point—the company sold just 1161 of the big cats in the U.S. last year, 2452 in 2008—so you can't blame Jaguar for leaning on existing components where possible. Unexpectedly, it's the Jaguar XFR that donates the most gear, including its suspension, steering rack, and, in the Supersports, the active electronic differential with few modifications.
The riveted and glue-bonded aluminum unibody shares DNA with the previous XJ, but thanks to a learning curve and a change in priorities, there are substantial changes. Besides the graceful sheetmetal, there are more cast nodes in the new XJ's skeleton, helping to drive up torsional rigidity by a claimed 11 percent, and the front subframe is now solidly mounted. In the past, Jaguar used rubber isolation bushings, something it found only negatively affected handling while supplying little isolation benefit.
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Audi Quattro Concept official promo - narrated
More confirmation that Audi will be taking the Quattro model to production has surfaced recently.
According to a recent report the Quattro Concept was spotted with design-studio license plates on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California. The car was being escorted to a photo shoot by the California Highway Patrol.
When questioned Audi employees let it slip that the car was, indeed, headed to production.
The result of the video shoot is this video fully edited.
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Mercedes CLS 63 AMG 2012 Test Drive & Review by RoadflyTV with Ross Rapoport
The Roadfly editorial staff recently reviewed one of their favorite high-performance German touring cars. The 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG. Ross Rapoport and Charlie Romero spent some quality time going over this iconic European sport sedan. Pearlescent white paint, graphite trim, carbon fiber tidbits - one thing's for sure, the Roadfly crew was in for a great time.
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Host: Ross Rapoport
Vehicle: 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG
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0-60 MPH: 3.8 seconds
1/4 Mile: 12.0 seconds
Top Speed: 186 MPH
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2011 Audi A7 Review
This is a review of the 2011 Audi A7 by Ron Doron of TheDriversSeat.tv.
Stasis Audi R8: Sights and Sounds
Who says Audis have no soul!? Associate Editor Nate Martinez brings you proof that this supercharged, Stasis Audi R8 5.2 Challenge Extreme Edition has a soul all it's own...
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2012 Audi A6 - First Drive
Senior Editor Jonny Lieberman heads to Sicily to try out Audi's new high-tech and low-weight 2012 Audi A6 sedan.
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