High End Luxury Cars

24700 messages, Last post on Dec 01, 2009 at 12:24 PM

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What is this discussion about? Audi A8, BMW 7 Series, Jaguar XJ-Series, Lexus LS 460, Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Volkswagen Phaeton, Maserati Quattroporte, Mercedes-Benz CL-Class, Sedan

Let's try to define this forum as being limited to luxury performance vehicles where the mainstream version in a typical configuration has an MSRP of at least $60k.

A luxury vehicle with a base price of $59k qualifies because it would typically be bought with some additional equipment, bringing the MSRP over $60k.

Vehicles like the E, 5, A6, M, or GS, even if available in certain versions over $60k, don't qualify because they are cars from companies that have higher end cars in their lineups.

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#20611 of 24700 Re: Merc1 [merc1] by houdini1 Oct 31, 2006 (5:19 am)
Replying to: merc1 (Oct 30, 2006 11:51 pm) That little bear is probably the surprise gift that blkhemi is anxiously waiting for. Expensive little devil at close to $200,000. Nice touch Mercedes. Replies to this message: merc1 (Oct 31, 2006 5:45 am) lexusguy (Oct 31, 2006 6:20 am)
#20612 of 24700 Re: Merc1 [houdini1] by merc1 Oct 31, 2006 (5:45 am)
Replying to: houdini1 (Oct 31, 2006 5:19 am) He is priceless. M
#20613 of 24700 Re: Merc1 [houdini1] by lexusguy Oct 31, 2006 (6:20 am)
Replying to: houdini1 (Oct 31, 2006 5:19 am) My Jag dealer has little stuffed Jaguars, same idea.
#20616 of 24700 Well... by hpowders Oct 31, 2006 (7:19 am)
the X5 has beautiful wood. Seems the wood becomes more plentiful in BMW's as the driving experience diminishes. In my 545, the wood is manly and handsome. There just isn't a lot of it. And it doesn't scream "success' at you. Understated tasteful elegance. The quality of wood one would expect at an upscale steak house. As an aside, saw my first Lexus GS350 today (dark gray ) parked in my next door neighbor's driveway. The car's a looker with very nice aggressive-looking wheels. Best looking of the 2007 Lexus vehicles, IMO. If I could only persuade the visitor to let me drive it for 5 minutes. Replies to this message: brightness04 (Oct 31, 2006 10:24 am) hpowders (Oct 31, 2006 1:37 pm) pat (Oct 31, 2006 2:34 pm) and 2 more... lexusguy (Oct 31, 2006 12:13 pm) hpowders (Oct 31, 2006 1:45 pm)
#20617 of 24700 Re: Well... [hpowders] by brightness04 Oct 31, 2006 (10:24 am)
Replying to: hpowders (Oct 31, 2006 7:19 am) It (GS350) is a sleak car, all right. The height of the car is only 56.1", compared to 58.4" for E class and 54.7" for CLS . . . all three are about 191" in length (give or take 1%) and ride on 112" wheelbases. It should be quite clear which side of the midsize luxury market the GS is tilted towards (hint: not practicality Replies to this message: hpowders (Oct 31, 2006 1:37 pm) pat (Oct 31, 2006 2:34 pm) hpowders (Oct 31, 2006 2:56 pm) and 1 more...
#20618 of 24700 Re: Well... [hpowders] by lexusguy Oct 31, 2006 (12:13 pm)
Replying to: hpowders (Oct 31, 2006 7:19 am) the X5 has beautiful wood. Seems the wood becomes more plentiful in BMW's as the driving experience diminishes. Agree. The new X5 is the one BMW interior I actually like. Its arguably best in class, at least until the Q5 comes along. The 3 series without iDrive is also quite nice. The rest, pass. Replies to this message: hpowders (Oct 31, 2006 1:45 pm)
#20619 of 24700 New Vehicle Hype by houdini1 Oct 31, 2006 (1:28 pm)
I always smile when new models are being introduced. It is about the only time that the rags and even sometimes the manufacturers will tell you what was wrong with the outgoing models. A Lexus exec even said that the outgoing LS was not up to some other luxury cars. They all sing the praises of the current model until the new one comes out. Then, "Well this new model takes care of the heavy nose, or the bad brakes, or not enough power, etc. I still wonder just how rigid a car body can be. Each year it seems that the new body is 30 or 40 percent more rigid that the last one. Interesting time of year. Replies to this message: tagman (Oct 31, 2006 1:55 pm) nvbanker (Oct 31, 2006 4:19 pm) lexusguy (Oct 31, 2006 6:23 pm) brightness04 (Oct 31, 2006 7:13 pm) houdini1 (Nov 01, 2006 12:24 pm) lexusguy (Oct 31, 2006 6:16 pm)
#20620 of 24700 Re: Well... [brightness04] by hpowders Oct 31, 2006 (1:37 pm)
Replying to: brightness04 (Oct 31, 2006 10:24 am) I really liked the look of the GS350. Just stood there and stared like a typical Edmunds poster, I guess. I will resume gawking and hopefully actually sit in one this Thursday at the auto show and then, actually drive one at the Lexus Taste in a few weeks. Replies to this message: pat (Oct 31, 2006 2:34 pm) hpowders (Oct 31, 2006 2:56 pm) pat (Oct 31, 2006 3:04 pm)