(Aug 29, 2008)
Wayne Cunningham
Senior Editor
Beyond using fine cabin materials and featuring sublime styling, luxury cars ease the lives of their owners by taking care of the small details. A luxury car should turn on its own headlights when it's dark, unlock its doors when its owner approaches, and remember the preferred seating position for its owner. Some even take care of mundane things like parking. Luxury brands such as Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, BMW, and Audi feature excellent navigation systems and stereos that produce heavenly sounds. With voice command systems, most of these cars listen when you speak to them.
2008 Mercedes-Benz S-Class S63 AMG
The 2008 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG defines luxury and performance, offering usable and high-quality cabin gadgets pushed down the road by a powerful, and thirsty, engine.
Price: $127,000.00 - $127,000.00 (check prices)
Review date: Dec 14, 2007
Spectacular
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2008 Lexus LS 600h
The 2008 Lexus LS 600h is a classy car with all the tech you could ask for, both under the hood and in the cabin. Its hybrid system gives it a better environmental pedigree than its luxury class competitors, and its driving performance is very good.
Price: $104,000.00 - $104,000.00 (check prices)
Review date: Jun 15, 2007
Spectacular
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2008 BMW 535i
The 2008 BMW 535i is a really exceptional car, offering a great driving experience and an impressive array of electronics in the cabin. From its shifter to its live traffic system, its innovative features should make any techie drool.
Price: $49,400.00 - $49,400.00 (check prices)
Review date: Aug 3, 2007
Outstanding
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2007 Lexus LS 460L
With plenty to wow us, there's very little we can find at fault with the 2007 Lexus LS 460L. It comes up to par with other luxury sedans in its class, then beats them all with a substantially lower price.
Price: $71,000.00 - $71,000.00 (check prices)
Review date: Dec 7, 2006
Spectacular
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2007 Mercedes-Benz CL550
The 2007 Mercedes-Benz CL550 represents the best that the German automaker has to offer. With a premium version of the COMAND system, adaptive cruise control, Night View assist, and an arsenal of other performance and safety technologies, it very nearly justifies its six-figure price tag.
Price: $99,900.00 - $99,900.00 (check prices)
Review date: Apr 17, 2007
Outstanding
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2007 Jaguar XK Coupe
Great to drive and gorgeous to behold, the 2007 XK is also Jaguar's most technically advanced model ever. Bluetooth is nice, but it would be nicer if it worked, and the XK's stereo is far from being the cat's meow.
Price: $74,835.00 - $74,835.00 (check prices)
Review date: Jul 18, 2006
Excellent
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2007 Audi A6
We enjoyed spending time behind the wheel of the 2007 Audi A6, whether driving winding mountain roads or cruising the freeway. The car does a good job of justifying its high price with a luxurious interior, good cabin gadgets, and excellent handling.
Price: $55,300.00 - $55,300.00 (check prices)
Review date: Jun 8, 2007
Excellent
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2007 Mercedes-Benz S550
The 2007 S550 is a fitting flagship for Mercedes-Benz, offering cutting-edge technology to go with excellent performance for a full-size sedan. It's expensive with all the gizmos but trumps the competition in nearly every respect.
Price: $85,750.00 - $85,750.00 (check prices)
Review date: Apr 27, 2006
Spectacular
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