Cars in luxury range

Luxury means different things to different people, even among car connoisseurs. Whether you covet the near-luxury cars of Acura and Infiniti or fancy yourself in an ultra-posh Bentley or Rolls-Royce, the elements that make a luxury brand special tend to remain the same year in and year out. We watch luxury trends in global products to see what buyers can expect when shopping for premium automobiles and bring you the latest in luxury amenities from your favorite automakers.

Every era in automobile history has had "a group of car marques and models that have been expensive to purchase, due to their alleged superiority of their design and engineering". Aimed at wealthy buyers, such automobiles might be generically termed luxury cars. This term is also used for unique vehicles produced during "an era when luxury was individualistic consideration and coachwork could be tailored to an owner like a bespoke suit”. Although there is considerable literature about specific marques, there is a lack of systematic and scholarly work that "analyzes the luxury car phenomenon itself."

Luxury vehicle makers may either be stand-alone companies in their own right, such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz, or a division/subsidiary of a mass market automaker (e.g., Lexus is part of Toyota). Badge engineering is often used for cost savings, for example, the Lincoln vehicles that are based on Ford platforms or Acura models derived from Honda.

List of Top 3 world's best luxury cars-

1.Aston Martin :Whether James Bond would wear a pair of John Lobb leather driving shoes while behind the wheel of an Aston Martin Virage Volante is perhaps something known only to Ian Fleming or Sam Mendes, the director of this autumn’s latest 007 film, Sky fall. But while such a pair of shoes was hardly a requirement for the 120-mile round-trip test-drive from Manhattan to the spectacular Glenmere mansion in Chester, New York, it did make the weekend jaunt feel a bit more British in tone.

Perhaps it was because of the attention to detail that both British brands espouse. The John Lobb driving shoe, called Winner Sport, features eyelets that match the graphite gray of the Aston Martin and exterior stitching that mimics the leather-work of the car’s interior.

2. BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe: With its in-line six-cylinder Twin Turbo engine, BMW’s Gran Coupe concedes very little when it comes to speed: It has a zero-to-60 mph rating of 5.4 seconds. During a test drive near Santa Barbara, California, the eight-speed automatic transmission handled shifting with the anticipated precision. But new safety and eco features are what really set it apart. Adaptive LED headlights follow bends in the road, and there’s a rear view camera that alerts for everything from lane departure to blind-spot detection. A new Eco Pro driving mode adjusts performance to lower fuel consumption by as much as 20 percent.

3. Cadillac XTS: The new all-wheel-drive four-door is a less sporty but more luxurious version of Cadillac existing CTS and its new, lower-priced ATS models. And that XTS luxury is particularly apparent in the rear seats, where 40 inches of legroom provide enough space for a full appreciation of the well-designed interior. It’s easy-to-use CUE system, which controls the car’s various electronic functions, has an iPad-style touch-sensitive screen that recognizes the proximity of your fingers (it was ideal when we tooled around L.A.). Among the engineering highlights is an advanced suspension system, called Magnetic Ride Control, that’s been adopted by Ferrari.