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Sedans High End Luxury Cars
24700 messages, Last post on Dec 01, 2009 at 12:24 PM
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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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Have you noticed that there is not a single HELC as defined in this forum among C & D Top 10 Best Cars? The BMW 3 series has consistently been picked among the top 10 since 1992 The Car and Driver 10 Best for 2007 are: BMW 3-series Chevrolet Corvette Chrysler 300 Honda Accord Honda Fit Infiniti G35 Mazda MX-5 Mazda Mazdaspeed3 Porsche Boxster and Cayman Volkswagen GTI
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The Accord is still there, as it has fallen out of favor in sales. And the Camry has eclipsed it. Camry should get credit. The GTI and Mazdaspeed are the same concept, so they should pick one or the other, Mazda 3 or VW GTI/Rabbit. I give the nod to the Mazda 3, as the sedan is easily best in class. The VW Rabbit is is slow and overweight. Handling numbers of the Fit are downright scary!  DrFill
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Replying to: dewey (Dec 03, 2006 1:30 pm) The opportunity for that to happen is slim, due to C&D's price ceiling of $71,000. TagMan |
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Replying to: drfill (Dec 03, 2006 2:20 pm) I did find it interesting that no LPS made it this time though. I wonder if the next E class will make it. It will be quite a few years before the rest of the class is due for redesign. |
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Replying to: lexusguy (Dec 03, 2006 3:33 pm)
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Replying to: houdini1 (Dec 03, 2006 3:49 pm)
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Replying to: designman (Dec 03, 2006 3:56 pm) 
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since there was no HELC vehicle named to the 10Best cars, should there be a sub-category made specifically for these vehicles? Now that the LS has different variants, it would be nice to have something like the "best premium large sedan of the year" award. There are plenty to choose from: S-Class- all variants LS460- all variants A8- all variants 7-Series- all variants XJ- all variants Q45 Quattroporte And since all of these vehicles start at the $60k mark or higher, the domestics don't meet critiria, altho the DTS is a very competent sedan in it's own right, particularly with the Performance Pack. And we'd have to omit the VW Phaeton as it's being discontinued. Also, with the onslaught of luxury SUV's out on the streets now, we'd have to make an additional category as follows: Caddy Escalade- all variants MB GL450 Lexus LX470 Acura MDX Audi Q7 Porsche Cayenne-all variants LR Range Rover(maybe even Rover Sport) Lincoln Navigator-all variants With these utes' in the 50's, I feel it's only right that we give'em a category. They create just as much(or more in some cases) foot trafficin the showrooms as their automobile counterparts.. What do you fellas think about this? |
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Replying to: blkhemi (Dec 03, 2006 5:30 pm)
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Replying to: lexusguy (Dec 03, 2006 5:42 pm) Interesting that they give the Caddy the nod all of time yet the very model they had in a long term test suffer major woes. Turning the other cheek, eh? But the SRX on the whole seems to be a pretty sturdy vehicle, judging from the solid satisfaction ratings.
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