http://www.luxurycarscentral.com Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:57:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Drew Gooden watched in amazement as one of his new teammates drove a different luxury car to practice every day. That's when the former Jayhawks standout realized he wasn't in Kansas anymore. He was in the NBA, where money equals status and even the richest players often end up broke. Click ... http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/dollars-and-sense-24195.html Carol and I arrived in Williams, Ariz., around 5 p.m. and checked into the Fray Marcus Hotel (now called the Grand Canyon Railway Hotel) adjacent to the Williams Depot. More... http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/grand-way-to-see-a-grand-place-24200.html Quick escape: Officers of the Morvant CID and Crime Scene Unit examine the Audi A6 belonging to Justice of the Peace Ackbar Khan that slammed into the "Sams" parlour yesterday morning along the Lady Young Road, Morvant. Police tried to intercept the car, not driven by Khan at the time. Click ... http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/driver-escapes-shootout-with-police-24201.html Luxury car maker Porsche has launched its threatened legal action against Mayor Ken Livingstone's new £25 pollution charge. Porsche lodged papers with the High Court yesterday calling on judges to quash the charge on the grounds it is "disproportionate" and "an illegal action by the Mayor". More... http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/porsche-launches-co2-charge-legal-action-24196.html Three teenagers freed themselves from their luxury car after it left the road and plunged backwards into Melbourne's Yarra River. Link to original article http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/teens-escape-as-car-plunges-into-yarra-24198.html Luxury car giant Porsche has launched a legal battle to stop London Mayor Ken Livingstone taxing gas-guzzlers. Click here for more info http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/porsche-launches-c-charge-fight-24199.html If you do not have an account, you will need to Register (It's Free!). Register to vote, post articles, write comments, and interact with fellow auto enthusiasts. Link to original article http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/march-2008-luxury-car-sales-winners-losers-24197.html It's a charity event that will have you riding in style. McCurly imports is hosting an auction to benefit local non-profits. The main event: the giveaway for a brand new Mercedes C-class sedan. Click here for more info http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/luxury-car-crew-hosts-charity-giveaway-24191.html The Chief Minister at a state felicitation handed over the car keys to Dhoni and also a cheque for Rs five lakh. 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Read more here http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/bmw-maps-plan-for-fourth-brand-and-new-direction-24188.html In her 1993 high school yearbook, Christie Prody wrote that her future plans included "moving somewhere tropical" and buying a luxury car. She's living at least part of her dream as O.J. Simpson's longtime girlfriend. That's not to say it's all come Read more here http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/simpsons-girlfriend-stands-by-him-in-up-and-down-relationship-24186.html There is a huge opportunity for a luxury-car company to be seen as a solution provider in terms of getting away from carbon pollution and heavy reliance on oil," said Farley, who is based at Toyota's U.S. sales headquarters in Torrance, Calif. Lexus Read more here http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/toyotas-lexus-may-add-more-powerful-hybrids-24185.html You've requested an ABCNews.com page that does not exist. 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GM also sells Chevrolet and Saab models in China and unveiled a Buick concept car Read more here http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/honda-gives-its-odyssey-minivan-a-new-look-for-08-24172.html The suspects, two Swiss men and a Serbian national aged between 25 and 38, were arrested Tuesday outside a luxury hotel in Police spokesman Patrick Pulh said the victim was found thanks to the documents in the kidnappers’ car. The Cameroonian Read more here http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/soothsayer%e2%80%99s-kidnappers-arrested-24173.html A tax on supermarket car parks? Forget it. That idea, proposed by Zac Goldsmith and John Gummer, always looked like ballast clear from the outset: economic stability and high employment were essential, and everything else was really just a luxury item Click here for more info http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/search-politics-for-mps-and-issues-24171.html Alvin Ohls is owner and chauffeur of Yachats' only luxury transportation service. 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"You're going to be seeing more of More... http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/more-hybrids-will-be-hitting-the-auto-showrooms-this-fall-24169.html With its safety, comfort, elegance and technology, the E-Class has become a top choice for executives and taste-makers who yearn for a high quality and fashionable vehicle, and has been widely recognized as "the safest and most comfortable luxury car Click here for more info http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/mercedes-benz-e-class-prize-goes-to-chinese-national-female-tennis-24167.html Rhea figured the Caddy alone would be reduced by between $2,000 and $3,000, and repairs on the luxury car should tally up about the same. The dealership is checking on installing security cameras on site. “As far as I know, there are no leads at this More... http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/carl-hogan-vandalism-estimate-leaves-smaller-dent-than-expected-24165.html It would be a nine-day affair, each night spent in a luxury hotel, starting in downtown Orlando and ending in Beverly Hills In 1984, Cannonball Run founder Brock Yates, an editor for Car and Driver magazine, morphed his creation into a more Read more here http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/fireball-run-will-fire-up-for-real-today-24166.html Simpson's girlfriend has stood by him for more than a decade In her 1993 high school yearbook, Christie Prody wrote that her future plans included "moving somewhere tropical" and buying a luxury car. She's living at least part of her dream as O.J Click here for more info http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/state-regional-wire-24164.html The couple arrived at the hospital together just before 11am with David at the wheel of a luxury Bentley car and Victoria in the passenger seat. He was dressed in a leather jacket, while his wife wore large sunglasses, and both stared straight ahead. Read more here http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/victoria-joins-david-at-his-dads-bedside-24162.html Body style: The Kia Amanti is a front-engine, front-wheel-drive, full-size, entry-level luxury family sedan of steel, unitized We strongly advise that you buy both for this car. Price: The base price for the 2007 Kia Amanti is $25,495. Dealer's More... http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/2007-kia-amanti-its-heavily-leveraged-but-it-pays-off-24163.html The German luxury car maker unveiled its long-awaited long-term strategy on Thursday, predicting it would sell “clearly more than two million vehicles” a year by 2020 and save six billion euros by 2012. Broker UBS said the carmaker’s plans to Click here for more info http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/european-bourses-decline-before-weekend-24161.html Last year, Smith conned a luxury car dealership out of an $88,000 Range Rover. He told the sales man he was a professional golfer, but Smith only golfed on his high school team. Police say he paid a national golf tour website to get his name on it Read ... http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/student-scam-artist-24159.html It was the hottest day of the year when I dragged myself into the Volvo dealership to test-drive the S80. So, when I plunked my warm derriere on to the cool-air ventilated seats, I knew instantly this was one luxury car that truly met my every need Click here ... http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/all-around-cool-24160.html GRAND RAPIDS -- If car dealer John Leese had 100 of the newly launched 2008 Cadillac CTS on his lots, he could sell them all. There is a month's waiting list for the newly redesigned and restyled luxury car. The good news is the two-day strike by Read more ... http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/worry-is-over-for-gm-dealers-24157.html London - The new-look ATP will be searching for a new global sponsor after Mercedes announced on Friday it would end its decade- plus underwriting of the men's tour at the end of the 2008 season. The luxury car maker has been a backer of the circuit Read more ... http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/mercedes-to-end-global-atp-sponsorship-24158.html (AP) A former Northrop Grumman employee and his wife were arrested Thursday for allegedly scamming the defense contractor out of $2.6 million and spending the money on jewelry, a race car and other luxury items. Michael and Susan Crabtree were Click here for more info http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/us-couple-stole-2m-from-defense-firm-24155.html David and Victoria Beckham are spending another day at the bedside of the England football star's father in the London Chest Hospital. The couple arrived with David at the wheel of a luxury Bentley car and his wife beside him in the passenger seat More... http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/posh-and-becks-visit-sick-father-24156.html The DaimlerChrysler luxury car unit, which has backed the tour since 1996, said it wanted to shift the focus of its marketing activities to golf, horse riding and soccer, as well as fashion and lifestyle. "Over the years our partnership with the ATP More... http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/dazzling-dmitry-turns-on-the-heat-24153.html (Business 2.0 Magazine) -- My final leson for you all? Never, ever, drive a nice car. There's no upside to it. Luxury rides are evil: insidious, stealthy things, burrowing into the human subconscious with terrifying ease, whereupon they trip a Link to original article http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/the-car-of-no-return-24154.html Detroit to build GM's car of future Poletown plant, which gets Volt, is one of five in Mich. guaranteed work; release of The lineup in the contract summary goes through 2013 and includes a luxury SUV for Cadillac, a pickup version of the Hummer H3 Read more ... http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/detroit-to-build-gms-car-of-future-24150.html GM taps Detroit/Hamtramck plant to build its electric car September 29, 2007 BY KATIE MERX and CECIL ANGEL FREE PRESS STAFF He prefers Cadillac and Buick Lucerne, luxury vehicles. "Those seem to have more steady sales," he said. But overall, he said Click here for more info http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/gm-taps-detroithamtramck-plant-to-build-its-electric-car-24151.html The world's luxury car makers are very enthusiastic about the great growth potential in China's auto industry, a report from Xinhua News Agency said today. This enthusiasm is much in evidence at the Chengdu Motor Show 2007, which runs from September Click here for more info http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/china-sees-rocketing-demands-for-luxury-cars-24152.html The Globe and Mail reported Wednesday that one recent study found that a trip to a U.S. dealer can save a Canadian luxury car buyer an average of almost $14,000 (Canadian). The law suit's announcement comes just a day after high-end sports car maker Link to original article http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/consumer-groups-welcome-car-price-lawsuit-24149.html BERLIN, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Mercedes-Benz said on Friday it will end its 11-year sponsorship of men's tennis when its current deal with the ATP Tour expires at the end of 2008. The DaimlerChrysler luxury car unit, which has backed the tour since 1996 Link to original article http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/benz-to-end-sponsorship-of-atp-tour-24147.html Detroit's three carmakers have long forsaken luxury wagons. Car segments are like the lottery; you've got to be in it to win it. Based on the marvelous 2008 CTS, a sports wagon would go head to head with European carmakers such as BMW and Audi. Read more here http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/gms-future-lineup-shows-real-promise-24148.html Ah, and never mind that the electric portion -- the gasoline-saving part -- does its best work in congested city traffic and hardly works at all on the highway, meaning that allowing the hybrid luxury car to run freely in the HOV lane defeats the More... http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/high-end-hybrids-that-run-on-contradictions-24145.html As in Moscow, Donetsk's ruling oligarchs have created for themselves a luxurious enclave on the city's main strip, replete with casinos, a glittering five-star hotel and luxury car dealerships. Mr. Yanukovich's party has been linked to the powerful More... http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/ukraines-two-solitudes-get-ready-to-meet-24146.html MIAMI - In her 1993 high school yearbook, Christie Prody wrote that her plans included "moving somewhere tropical" and buying a luxury car. She's living at least part of her dream as O.J. Simpson's longtime girlfriend. That's not to say it has all Click here for more info http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/ojs-girlfriend-determined-to-stand-by-him-24144.html In her 1993 high school yearbook, Christie Prody wrote that her future plans included "moving somewhere tropical" and buying a luxury car. She's Click here for more info http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/oj-simpsons-minnesotan-girlfriend-has-stood-by-him-for-more-than-a-decade-24184.html With a fund managed by LaSalle Investment Management to finance the development of a luxury residential tower in the Bel-Lago development. At completion of the development, the property service company will buy 166 residential units and 95 car parking More... http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/speymill-macau-makes-conditional-187-mln-usd-residential-investment-24143.html The virtually all-new 2008 CTS is a terrific car, an excellent successor to the very good first-generation CTS that re-established Cadillac as a luxury brand to be reckoned with. The 2008 CTS is better looking and much more luxurious and technically Link to original article http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/the-2008-cadillac-cts4-at-the-gm-wintergarden-24142.html By Dewetron's GPS tracking system and is to be verified by Guinness before the title of "World's Fastest Production Car" is The supercar also boasts many of the comforts found in a luxury sedan -- leather interior, 10 speaker audio/DVD system Link to original article http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/worlds-fastest-production-car-24141.html EDWARDSVILLE — A 52-year-old Bethalto man was charged with three felonies Tuesday for firing three shots at another man in a dispute over a luxury car, authorities said. James L. Ferando, of the 400 block of West Bethalto Drive, was arguing with More... http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/man-charged-in-dispute-over-bmw-24140.html In America, you pay in installments," said Nguyen Hoang Trieu, luxury car dealer in Ho Chi Minh City, the former Saigon. "Here, you pay all at once, in cash. Sometimes people come in here with $400,000 in a suitcase." ⇒ Go to nashuatelegraph Link to original article http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/vietnam-develops-taste-for-luxury-items-24139.html Companies seeking to recruit include Audi AG, Volkswagen AG's luxury-car division. ``Order books are still full'' at German companies, Michael Huether, president of the Cologne-based IW economic institute, said in an interview. With German More... http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/german-jobless-rate-falls-to-14-year-low-on-exports-update4-24137.html FRANKFURT: German luxury car group BMW might set up a fourth passenger car brand in addition to its current BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce lines, a press report said on Thursday. But BMW has no plans to acquire Volvo from the US automaker Ford, the More... http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/bmw-moots-setting-up-a-fourth-car-brand-report-24134.html Abuts the famous Woodbury Commons, a magnet for city residents who speed up the New York State Thruway to visit its luxury hard," is one that everyone who's ever lost a set of keys or a book or glasses - and even something larger, like a car ... http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/american-way-24131.html Some disputed DesRosiers' argument that most of the egregious price differences were on high-end luxury vehicles, with one Many of the posts are from buyers who have gone through the process of buying a new or barely used car in the United States More... http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/analyst-gets-an-earful-about-cross-border-prices-24130.html Older drivers will be able to use hands-free devices, but minors won't enjoy that luxury -- in part because of the popularity Car crashes kill more young people every year than any other cause, making this a problem of epidemic proportions. It's More... http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/profnet-wire-government-law-cell-phones-and-teen-drivers-24129.html When a radar sensor -- mounted to the front of the car -- detects that a frontal collision is unavoidable, the PCS springs These are just a few examples of the technologies currently being offered in today's cars -- in both luxury models and in some Click ... http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/from-collision-warnings-to-cup-warmers-todays-cars-go-high-tech-24128.html Bestselling hybrid vehicle on the planet; hybrid versions of our best-selling Toyota Camry midsize sedan (which became the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada 2007 Canadian Car of the Year) and popular Toyota Highlander SUV; and three luxury More... http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/inside-the-national-post-24127.html Titan and Armada full-size trucks, the Nissan Altima sedan, the Nissan Quest minivan and the Infiniti QX56 full-size luxury Home | New Car Buyers Guide | Total New Car Costs | Reviews | Finance Guide | Actual Used Car Prices | New Car Read more here http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/nissan-announces-dave-boyers-retirement-24126.html However, once he did, Hut said Perez was concerned about the car capacity of roads neighboring the development site. In the Wegmans officials say the sign is temporary and meant to draw attention to the development, which will include two luxury More... http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/council-foils-appeal-of-wegmans-deal-24125.html Surveillance cameras from a business across the street captured only a distant, blurred picture of a suspicious white car. I can see who's coming in if I'm stuck in the office," said Dora Gleckel, an attendant at the 24-hour Luxury Suds laundromat Read more here http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/pompano-beach-may-require-24-hour-surveillance-cameras-24124.html A suicide car bomber attacked a police headquarters in Basra, killing at least three policemen, wounding 20 people and IRBIL, Iraq — Billboards in Kurdistan's capital boast that luxury malls and hotels are on the way, but banking and insurance Read more here http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/signs-of-progress-in-a-corner-of-iraq-24123.html The Indian market getting savvy in terms of safety features, the Fabia is likely to be positioned as a luxury hatchback and loaded with front and side air bags, anti-lock brake system, projector headlamps and climatronic air conditioning. The car Click here for more info http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/skoda-to-launch-fabia-in-jan-for-rs-5-6-lakh-24122.html STUTTGART, Germany - DaimlerChrysler AG's Mercedes Car Group, the world's second-biggest maker of luxury vehicles, said it reduced costs by 7.1 billion euros ($10 billion U.S.) in the past three years as part of a program to boost profitability. "Our More... http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/daimlerchrysler-revs-up-cost-efficiency-to-boost-profitability-24121.html A luxury sports car costs an average of $13,694 (Canadian) more in Canada. Large SUVs had a $9,153 price difference, while subcompact cars had only a $437 difference. A separate study by BMO Nesbitt Burns, released last week, says Canadians pay 24 per Read more here http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/thestarcom-business-suit-alleges-collusion-in-our-high-car-prices-24120.html The Ascent Ferrari 60 phone is available now from stores around the world at a suggested retail price of 18,000 euros ($25,400). The phone comes from Vertu, Nokia's luxury handset company. Vertu makes handsets based on other car models as well, in More... http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/nokia-celebrates-ferrari-anniversary-with-25000-phone-24119.html But conversely, John, there are also only so many 20-somethings given the luxury of immediately stepping into championship-caliber equipment, as Busch and Hamlin did. Travis Kvapil got the second Yates car in a dream scenario. When Doug Yates made the Click here for more info http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/mears-ok-with-being-hendrick-motorsports-other-guy-24118.html Louise Clark was said to have lived a life of luxury after plundering the cash from British American Tobacco. For four years She also splashed out on a £11,000 car. The fraud eventually came to light when a payment of £25,000 was rejected by Abbey Click here ... http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/bat-fraud-supervisor-appeals-against-jail-sentence-24117.html (MENAFN) A statement released by Ferrari SpA, Fiat SpA's luxury sports-car unit, said that the company expects global sales to surpass 6,000 vehicles for the first time this year as it expands in new markets, Bloomberg reported. According to the Read more here http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/ferrari-sees-sale-of-6000-vehicles-in-2007-24116.html EXPLOITED OPPORTUNITY: Singer Wattie from punk band The Exploited sees red in one of David Blackmore's luxury cars. Blackmore got that car in a Drug Enforcement Agency auction, complete with the rear end chopped off into a half cabriolet Read more here http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/filthy-lucre-rolls-over-the-exploited-24115.html Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, the world's largest luxury carmaker, will target 6 billion euros ($8.5 billion) in spending cuts by 2012 to increase profitability and compete with DaimlerChrysler AG's Mercedes Car Group. The Click here for more info http://www.luxurycarscentral.com/bmw-plans-eu6-billion-in-cost-cuts-to-boost-dividend-update2-24113.html Hilal had made an offer of SR7million plus luxury car to Al-Muntashiri. 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