High End Luxury Cars

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

You are in the Sedans Forum. Your Hosts are pat & karens

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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#22874 of 24700 Re: Hey Gang [blkhemi] by carnaught Jan 09, 2007 (5:55 pm)
Replying to: blkhemi (Jan 09, 2007 5:41 pm) Ummm, choices, choices. My vote is for the red Porsche Turbo.
#22875 of 24700 Re: Hey Gang [blkhemi] by tagman Jan 09, 2007 (8:40 pm)
Replying to: blkhemi (Jan 09, 2007 5:41 pm) What model year is that Porsche Turbo Cab? TagMan
#22876 of 24700 Re: LF-A vs. Acura ASC [lexusguy] by merc1 Jan 09, 2007 (9:17 pm)
Replying to: lexusguy (Jan 09, 2007 9:02 am) Ah, but I wonder who's going to do the suspension tuning for Acura. Ayrton Senna did the last one. Lexus isn't exactly known for world class suspensions. All valid points, but there is something more alluring about the Lexus to me at this point. M
#22877 of 24700 Re: Hey Gang [blkhemi] by merc1 Jan 09, 2007 (9:19 pm)
Replying to: blkhemi (Jan 09, 2007 5:41 pm) I can't keep up with whats going on with you and your cars anymore! Do you still have the S8? Selling the S600? Why? If you still have the S8 and don't sell the S600 then I'd say go for either the Jag or the Porsche, that way you have a well rounded garage. M Replies to this message: dhamilton (Jan 10, 2007 5:32 am) merc1 (Jan 10, 2007 5:50 am) lexusguy (Jan 10, 2007 6:10 am)
#22878 of 24700 Re: Hey Gang [merc1] by dhamilton Jan 10, 2007 (5:32 am)
Replying to: merc1 (Jan 09, 2007 9:19 pm) Merc, your in to design a lot more than me that's for sure. blkhemi, how's the wife enjoying the S8? Also, how can you expect me to do my job of wishing I was your prodigal son, when you have stopped talking about the Aston? In order for me to properly continue in this fantasy land, I'm going to have to insist that the Aston be reconsidered. Back to merc, and design. Being such a design guy, wouldn't the Aston be your first choice for blkhemi? LG, what do you think of the Jag concept? Replies to this message: merc1 (Jan 10, 2007 5:50 am) lexusguy (Jan 10, 2007 6:10 am)
#22879 of 24700 Re: Hey Gang [dhamilton] by merc1 Jan 10, 2007 (5:50 am)
Replying to: dhamilton (Jan 10, 2007 5:32 am) Well design is first with me, but it isn't the only thing going either. I didn't know he was considering and Aston, I must have missed that? I still like the DB9 more than the V8 Vantage. Yeah I find it nearly impossible to get with an ugly or dull looking car. M
#22880 of 24700 Re: Hey Gang [blkhemi] by lexusguy Jan 10, 2007 (5:58 am)
Replying to: blkhemi (Jan 09, 2007 5:41 pm) That is quite a tough decision you've got there. I'd take an XKR over a new SL550 any day of the week, but the SL65 is a completely different animal. I think I could get past the been there, done that looks for that kind of performance. The poor AJ-V8 just can't compete, no matter how much boost they throw at it. The XKR-R might be a different story, but MB will probably have an all new SL by the time it shows up (if it ever does). I have to assume that the days of loooong SL production runs are over.
#22881 of 24700 Re: Hey Gang [dhamilton] by lexusguy Jan 10, 2007 (6:10 am)
Replying to: dhamilton (Jan 10, 2007 5:32 am) The C-XF? So far I think it looks pretty good, though I need to see more of it. The only place where they really lost me is that square mouth that it has, like some kind of sucker fish. Definitely worse than Audi's Big Mouth Bass, which I've grown to tolerate. I think it was a very smart idea for them to come up with a new name for what is the first truly "new" Jag sedan in a VERY long time. Much better to say the S-type is dead, this is the new Jag, rather than this is the new S-type.
#22882 of 24700 ICOY AWARDS by houdini1 Jan 10, 2007 (11:51 am)
Hmmmm...I see the LS 460 was just named International Car of the Year for 2007. It actually won in 2 categories, the second being Most Respected Car of the Year, whatever that means. I knew it was only a matter of time before these awards started piling up. This is probably the finest automobile ever built, by far. Of course this is just my opinion, but my opinion is extremely important to me. Replies to this message: dhamilton (Jan 12, 2007 8:44 am)
#22883 of 24700 voice recognition by mdchachi Jan 10, 2007 (12:28 pm)
I have a quick question... do the voice recognition systems in any of these vehicles allow dialog-style interaction? By that, I mean do you have to press a "talk" button each time you speak to the system or are there any systems where you need only press the talk button once, at the start of a dialog (like OnStar). Thanks. Replies to this message: tagman (Jan 10, 2007 2:00 pm)