A vehicle with amenities that extend beyond the requisite features is often categorized as a luxury car. The concept of what constitutes a luxury car can be fairly subjective, but there’s usually consensus on its definition. All types of vehicles, ranging from sedans and sports cars to vans and minibuses, can fall under the luxury category. Currently, there might be a degree of confusion between premium and luxury brands. Premium brands often have high price tags, sometimes even pricier than those of luxury vehicles, yet are generally considered to be distinct. The term “luxury” takes into account not only the substantial value but also the design, engineering, and public impression associated with the car. With the advent of the automobile, each period has had its own hallmark luxury make. Brands such as BMW and Mercedes largely serve the luxury market, while others like Lexus are offsprings of parent companies, for instance, Toyota. Regardless of whether you’re contemplating buying one or not, here are 25 Unexpected Luxury Car Facts That Could Make You Yearn for More Wealth… or perhaps not.
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A Mercedes Benz W125 achieved one of the fastest recorded speeds on the German Autobahn at 432kph (268mph). The year was 1938.
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The 1950 Cadillac El Dorado had a mini bar in its glove compartment
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When Audi began releasing cars in India, they had to create a new horn to withstand the heavy use
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Because he starred as James Bond, Daniel Craig has been given a free Aston Martin for life
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In Dubai, you can't file for bankruptcy. Instead, people flee the country and leave their sports cars in the airport parking lot. It is completely full of abandoned sports cars.
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Because the Tesla Model S doesn't produce any emissions, it is tested on an indoor track
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In 2010 a money manager in Colorado escaped felony charges for hitting someone when he argued that the smell of his new Mercedes had flared up his sleep apnea and caused him to lose consciousness.
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A week before he died, James Dean was warned by Sir Alec Guinness to not get into his new Porsche or "he'll be found dead in it within a weeks time"
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Al Capone's bullet proof cadillac was seized by the government and later used as President Roosevelt's limousine
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If the Lamborghini Aventador flips upside down, onboard explosives will blow the doors off
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When the founder of Lamborghini approached Enzo Ferrari about helping to improve their cars, Ferrari turned him away because at that time Lamborghini was just manufacturing small tractors. This led to the creation of Lamborghini automobiles.
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When Jai Singh, the Maharaja of Alwar visited the Rolls Royce showroom in London, the salesman implied he wouldn't be able to afford the car. Insulted, he bought ten of them, shipped them back to India, and had them used for garbage collection
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The BMW M5 engine is so quiet that fake engine sounds are played through the speakers so as to remind drivers of the vehicle's performance
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At one point, BMW had to recall the GPS system they had installed in their cars because they realized that male drivers would not take directions from a female voice.
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At the top speed of 254 mph, a Bugatti Veyron empties its 26 gallon tank in just over 10 minutes. That works out to an average of just over 2 miles per gallon
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The Lamborghini driven by Batman in the Christopher Nolan trilogy is actually a Murcielago. That means "bat" in Spanish.
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The police department in Dubai is stocked with Lamborghinis, Ferraris, and Bentleys so that they can catch speeders
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Bill Gates had a Porsche 959 supercar imported before they were legal in the US. It was impounded for over a decade before the law changed
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In Skyfall, the Aston Martin was actually a 3D printed model because they didn't want to mess up the original
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Gerald Mellin, a British businessman, killed himself by tying a rope between his neck and a tree. He then drove away at top speed in his Aston Martin.
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The Ferrari FXX costs 2 million Euros but you don't even get to keep the car. Ferrari will bring it to a special track for you to use and when you are done they will pack it up until the next time you want to use it.
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Ferrari engines are designed to sound good by using 3rd and 6th harmonics on the intake (like an organ or a flute)
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In 1955 a crash between a Mercedes and a Jaguar during the Le Mans race left 84 people dead. The endurance race continued and Mercedes withdrew from the race. They asked Jaguar to do the same. Jaguar refused and their driver (who caused the crash) went on to win the race.
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The Alfa Romeo logo has a snake eating a human
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In 2008 a Lamborghini was donated to the Italian state police. A Gallardo LP560-4, it was the world's fastest police car. It was fully loaded and even came with an organ transplant cooler. It was crashed less than a year later.
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