Luxury Cars

The very phrase luxury cars or automobiles, conjures up images of style, sophistication, elegance and the ultimate in land based transportation. Owning a luxury car signals to the world that you have arrived and you are doing it in grand style.

The luxury car segment offers a wide variety of styles and prices to meet any well off buyer. The first category we will look at is the budget friendly luxury car. The budget friendly luxury car often has a price tag at or below $34,000 and is well equipped with a variety of options and various levels of trim available. High end manufactures such as Cadillac, Mercedes-Benz, Lexus and BMW have all heeded the consumer call for affordability and style.

Cadillac has come out punching with its redesigned CTS which shares its 300 hp motor with GM’s all new Camaro line up. The CTS has been completely redesigned from the platform up and sports a very stylish interior that is just enough without being too much.

Mercedes-Benz did not want to be out done and has launched a new C-Class line in response and it has been very well received. The Bavarian auto-meisters have come up with a winner with this technology packed ride. Satellite radio, DVD players and pop up navigation screens are just some of the goodies you will find inside.

Lexus will give drivers a choice of automatic or manual transmissions while the BMW 3 Series offers (HID) high intensity discharge headlights and a sleek new body style to woo buyers and wow on-lookers.

If you are in the market for a full on luxury car you may be looking at spending $30,000 to $100,000 dollars for you ride. It really does not matter if your ride is a sleek sports car with a throaty roar and fat tires or a posh cruiser with a large rear seat and plenty of trunk room for the Louis Vuitton luggage. Auto makers have something for everyone.

Cadillac offers a hardtop convertible in the XLR that boasts a V8 engine and a top of the line suspension system while Ford the next door neighbor offers the venerable Town Car sedan. Any business person who travels has probably ridden in the Town Car and for good reason. No other car can boast of the ride quality and space with advanced safety feature like side curtain airbags for the price. If you are more of a Euro-auto fan you may want to consider the Audi A6 or VW’s Phaeton.

If you are in the market for the ultimate in luxury you will probably be shopping for the Bentley, Rolls-Royce Phantom or the Mercedes-Benz Maybach. These high rollers will start in the low $200,000 dollar range and average somewhere north of $300,000. What do you get for this kind of money? Hand built one of a kind luxury built to your specifications. These Luxury monsters show that without a doubt you have not only arrived but that everyone else has not even started.

So what do some of these high end luxury cars cost?