The Luxury Car Industry

The Worldwide LUXURY CAR INDUSTRY statistics and facts about luxury cars What qualifies a luxury car? 1 The top luxury cars Features beyond strict necessity: The best car of 2010 Porsche 911 Саггега Performance Comfort Higher quality equipment Construction precision Audi R8 |th Bentley Continental GT 2nd 3rd Design ingenuity technological innovation Brand Status image 2010 Super features Overall Car Ranking (based on an analysis by The Car Connection) Some cars are super- Porsche 911 9.2 machines. They offer the best design, safety, comfort, reliability and performance. Саггега 2 Audi R8 9.2 Porsche 911 Carrera Styling: Performance: 10.0 Bentley 3 Continental GT 10.0 9.0 Check out how the world's top-ranked luxury vehicles were scored: Mercedes-Benz Quality: Safety: 8.0 8.8 8.0 CL Class Features: 10.0 Rolls-Royce 8.6 Phantom Bentley Continental Flying Spur 8.6 Mercedes-Benz 7 8.4 SL Class Audi R8 Bentley Continental GT Lexus LS 60oh L 8.2 Styling: Performance: Styling: Performance: Quality: Safety: 10.0 8.0 9.0 8.0 9 Porsche Cayenne Quality: Safety: 10.0 10.0 7.8 8.0 9.0 Mercedes-Benz 10 G Class Features: 9.0 Features: 10.0 7.2 The sexiest luxury cars (as ranked by Forbes) %$4 Luxury market Rolls-Royce Phantom Sedan Lexus LS Hybrid Sedan 81,842 luxury cars were sold in March 2010. Lamborghini Murciélago Convertible The recent New York International Auto Show demon- The luxury car market has strated that making customers lust after cars is a top priority for automakers. 99 shifted. Since January The most expensive ultra-luxury cars 2010, more than 196,669 units were sold. The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is the most powerful, most expensive, and fast- est street-legal production car in the world, with a top speed of over 253 mph. Mar'09 Mar'10 Ferrari Enzo (not available for sale cur- rently) uses Formula One technology, such as a carbon-fiber body and F1-style sequential shift transmission. The market evolution Zonda C12 has High utility the most extensive 80s Minivans • 90s reengineering of the Pagani car yet. Big SUV • 00s Luxury cars Higher price Lowen price 10s Cars and crossovers • 70s Civic Bug Low utility Ferrari Bugatti Veyron Pagani Zonda C12 Enzo The Car Connection's Best Luxury Cars of Past 6 Years 1 2007 2006 2005 2004 Lamborghini Murcielago Ford GT Maserati Spyder Porsche 911 Саггега · 2008 2009 Porsche 911 Porsche 911 Саrrera Саrrera Sources: The Car Connection, Forbes, Wikipedia /////// information provided by autoinsurance.org 000ʻLL $ 000'000'L $ $ 1,700,000 +10.3% %24 The Worldwide LUXURY CAR INDUSTRY statistics and facts about luxury cars What qualifies a luxury car? 1 The top luxury cars Features beyond strict necessity: The best car of 2010 Porsche 911 Саггега Performance Comfort Higher quality equipment Construction precision Audi R8 |th Bentley Continental GT 2nd 3rd Design ingenuity technological innovation Brand Status image 2010 Super features Overall Car Ranking (based on an analysis by The Car Connection) Some cars are super- Porsche 911 9.2 machines. They offer the best design, safety, comfort, reliability and performance. Саггега 2 Audi R8 9.2 Porsche 911 Carrera Styling: Performance: 10.0 Bentley 3 Continental GT 10.0 9.0 Check out how the world's top-ranked luxury vehicles were scored: Mercedes-Benz Quality: Safety: 8.0 8.8 8.0 CL Class Features: 10.0 Rolls-Royce 8.6 Phantom Bentley Continental Flying Spur 8.6 Mercedes-Benz 7 8.4 SL Class Audi R8 Bentley Continental GT Lexus LS 60oh L 8.2 Styling: Performance: Styling: Performance: Quality: Safety: 10.0 8.0 9.0 8.0 9 Porsche Cayenne Quality: Safety: 10.0 10.0 7.8 8.0 9.0 Mercedes-Benz 10 G Class Features: 9.0 Features: 10.0 7.2 The sexiest luxury cars (as ranked by Forbes) %$4 Luxury market Rolls-Royce Phantom Sedan Lexus LS Hybrid Sedan 81,842 luxury cars were sold in March 2010. Lamborghini Murciélago Convertible The recent New York International Auto Show demon- The luxury car market has strated that making customers lust after cars is a top priority for automakers. 99 shifted. Since January The most expensive ultra-luxury cars 2010, more than 196,669 units were sold. The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is the most powerful, most expensive, and fast- est street-legal production car in the world, with a top speed of over 253 mph. Mar'09 Mar'10 Ferrari Enzo (not available for sale cur- rently) uses Formula One technology, such as a carbon-fiber body and F1-style sequential shift transmission. The market evolution Zonda C12 has High utility the most extensive 80s Minivans • 90s reengineering of the Pagani car yet. Big SUV • 00s Luxury cars Higher price Lowen price 10s Cars and crossovers • 70s Civic Bug Low utility Ferrari Bugatti Veyron Pagani Zonda C12 Enzo The Car Connection's Best Luxury Cars of Past 6 Years 1 2007 2006 2005 2004 Lamborghini Murcielago Ford GT Maserati Spyder Porsche 911 Саггега · 2008 2009 Porsche 911 Porsche 911 Саrrera Саrrera Sources: The Car Connection, Forbes, Wikipedia /////// information provided by autoinsurance.org 000ʻLL $ 000'000'L $ $ 1,700,000 +10.3% %24 The Worldwide LUXURY CAR INDUSTRY statistics and facts about luxury cars What qualifies a luxury car? 1 The top luxury cars Features beyond strict necessity: The best car of 2010 Porsche 911 Саггега Performance Comfort Higher quality equipment Construction precision Audi R8 |th Bentley Continental GT 2nd 3rd Design ingenuity technological innovation Brand Status image 2010 Super features Overall Car Ranking (based on an analysis by The Car Connection) Some cars are super- Porsche 911 9.2 machines. They offer the best design, safety, comfort, reliability and performance. Саггега 2 Audi R8 9.2 Porsche 911 Carrera Styling: Performance: 10.0 Bentley 3 Continental GT 10.0 9.0 Check out how the world's top-ranked luxury vehicles were scored: Mercedes-Benz Quality: Safety: 8.0 8.8 8.0 CL Class Features: 10.0 Rolls-Royce 8.6 Phantom Bentley Continental Flying Spur 8.6 Mercedes-Benz 7 8.4 SL Class Audi R8 Bentley Continental GT Lexus LS 60oh L 8.2 Styling: Performance: Styling: Performance: Quality: Safety: 10.0 8.0 9.0 8.0 9 Porsche Cayenne Quality: Safety: 10.0 10.0 7.8 8.0 9.0 Mercedes-Benz 10 G Class Features: 9.0 Features: 10.0 7.2 The sexiest luxury cars (as ranked by Forbes) %$4 Luxury market Rolls-Royce Phantom Sedan Lexus LS Hybrid Sedan 81,842 luxury cars were sold in March 2010. Lamborghini Murciélago Convertible The recent New York International Auto Show demon- The luxury car market has strated that making customers lust after cars is a top priority for automakers. 99 shifted. Since January The most expensive ultra-luxury cars 2010, more than 196,669 units were sold. The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is the most powerful, most expensive, and fast- est street-legal production car in the world, with a top speed of over 253 mph. Mar'09 Mar'10 Ferrari Enzo (not available for sale cur- rently) uses Formula One technology, such as a carbon-fiber body and F1-style sequential shift transmission. The market evolution Zonda C12 has High utility the most extensive 80s Minivans • 90s reengineering of the Pagani car yet. Big SUV • 00s Luxury cars Higher price Lowen price 10s Cars and crossovers • 70s Civic Bug Low utility Ferrari Bugatti Veyron Pagani Zonda C12 Enzo The Car Connection's Best Luxury Cars of Past 6 Years 1 2007 2006 2005 2004 Lamborghini Murcielago Ford GT Maserati Spyder Porsche 911 Саггега · 2008 2009 Porsche 911 Porsche 911 Саrrera Саrrera Sources: The Car Connection, Forbes, Wikipedia /////// information provided by autoinsurance.org 000ʻLL $ 000'000'L $ $ 1,700,000 +10.3% %24