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NEW YORK — Gotham Dream Cars, an ultra-exotic car rental company with locations in Manhattan and Miami, has added the $590,000 Saleen S7 supercar to its premier fleet of vehicles. Known essentially as a street-legal racecar, the S7 features a … Continue reading →

Like a scene from a James Bond movie, Anna Hobbs sinks into the plush cream leather of her gleaming Aston Martin as her new Fendi bag jostles for room with a D&G gold leaf bracelet. It’s a show- stopping scene, … Continue reading →

Large SUV: Lexus LX 570 Starting price: $74,700 Power: 383-hp 5.7-liter V-8 2nd place : Audi Q7 3rd place: Cadillac Escalade Elegance and proficiency are hard to bake into big SUVs — but Lexus has. From a power-sliding middle row … Continue reading →

9 of 10 Mid-size SUV: Porsche Cayenne GTS Starting price: $69,300 Power: 405 hp 4.8-liter V-8 2nd place : Range Rover Supercharged 3rd place: Volvo XC90 Of all the Cayennes (there are now four models), this is the standout: The … Continue reading →

Crossover/Wagon: Lexus RX400h AWD Starting price: $42,980 Power: 268-hp 3.3-liter V-6 2nd place : BMW X6 3rd place: Mercedes-Benz R320 CDI Luxury? The RX400h is dripping with perks. Gas mileage? 25 mpg average, 27 highway. Conscience? It was the first … Continue reading →

7 of 10 Large sedan: Mercedes-Benz S550 Starting price: $86,700 Power: 382-hp V-8 2nd place : Maserati Quattroporte Automatic 3rd place: Lexus LS 600h L Mercedes is masterful at crafting top-flight luxury sedans, and this latest edition of its flagship … Continue reading →

Mid-size sedan: Jaguar XF Supercharged Starting price: $62,975 Power: 420 hp 4.2-liter V-8 2nd place : BMW 550i 3rd place: Audi S6 If Jaguar’s new owners, India’s Tata Motors, needed any convincing about whether the British marque was capable of … Continue reading →

5 of 10 Small sedan: Audi RS4 Starting price: $66,910 Power: 4.2-liter, 420-hp V-8 2nd place : Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG 3rd place: BMW 335xi Ask an automotive engineer — off the record — to state a benchmark, and chances are … Continue reading →

4 of 10 Large coupe: Bentley Brooklands Starting price: From $340,990 Power: 6.7-liter, 550-hp V-8 2nd place : Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe 3rd place: BMW M6 Bentley wins for its ability to craft a car that is exclusive to the … Continue reading →

Small coupe: BMW M3 Check out the BMW M3 on AOL AutosStarting price: From $56,500 Power: 414-hp V-8 2nd place : Audi S5 3rd place: Infiniti G37 It’s almost boring to name the M3 the winner — its engineering and … Continue reading →