WAG spent an afternoon with some of the area’s top luxury car dealers to uncover the hottest wheels around.
Gary Turco
General Manager
Mercedes-Benz of White Plains
“Our hottest wheels on the floor right now is the 2012 CL55O 4Matic. It is the ultimate combination of engineering, luxury and styling. It gives you everything you could ever want in a car. It’s the highest end of luxury as well as being a great sports car. You choose this car over the other high end competition because of the 125 years of innovations in safety and quality built into each car.”
2013 CL550 4Matic
Specs:
4.6-liter V8
429 lbs. of horsepower
516 lbs. of torque
Zero to 60 in 4.8 seconds
Performs between 15-22 mpg
4MATIC Full-Time All-Wheel Drive
From $114,100*
Michel Meunier
Audi Brand Specialist
New Country Audi of Greenwich
“The R8 is the hottest wheels out there right now. It’s a very hard car to compare to competitors. Anyone who knows racing will love that you can drive this car as a race-car driver would. This car is in the same family as the Lamborghini or the Ferraris. It is a truly exotic sports car. This car is fully loaded from the get-go, and with the four-wheel drive Quattro system, you will stick to the road with full control. The feel and road handling is beyond compare.”
2012 Audi R8 5.2
5.2 liter FSI V10
525 lbs. of horsepower
391 lbs. of torque
Zero-60 mph in 3.7 seconds
Performs between 12-19 mpg
Quattro fulltime four-wheel drive
From $149,000*
Ben Elhrich
Jaguar Sales Specialist
White Plains Jaguar
“The 2012 Jaguar XJ is our hottest car. You would want to get this car over the competition in that a Jaguar is an experience. It’s a car you get in and automatically turns heads. It doesn’t blend with anything else. A Jaguar with more luxury and more features means that this is the luxury ride to be reckoned with.”
2012 Jaguar XJ SuperSport
5.0 Liter AJ-V8 Gen III Supercharged
510 lbs. of horsepower
461 lbs. of torque
Zero-60mph in 4.7 seconds
Performs between 15-21 mpg
From $111,200*
Angel Caban
Lexus Head Product Specialist
Ray Catena Lexus
“Our 2012 GS350 is the most modern luxury car around today. On top of an amazing luxury ride and being very sporty, it’s fully equipped with a joyful helping of technology, able to link with any smartphone on the market. This is the luxury car for those gadget-obsessed. This car reads out your emails and text messages, searches Bing through voice, has access to apps. You can access Facebook in the dash. This car is all about the features and experience for the owner.”
2013 Lexus GS350 F-Sport
DOHC 24-valve V-6
305 lbs. of horsepower
274 lbs. of torque
Zero to 60 mph in 5.7 seconds
From $55,000*
Mike Killeen
Porsche Lead Sales Professional
Danbury Porsche
“Our hottest car is the brand new 911. It’s an entirely new platform for our hottest model. This version of the classic 911 has a lighter alloy frame, wider body and is lower to the ground. This car gets to 60 in 3.9 seconds and has virtually no under-steer. You roll into corners like butter. This sleek new 911 offering is a wonder to drive. It doesn’t matter if you’re carving through New England turns, on the straightaway in LA or at the track. It’s the highest class of performance vehicles.”
2013 Porsche 911 Carrera S
3.8 liter horizontally opposed 6-cylinder aluminum engine
400 lbs. of horsepower
325 lbs. of torque
Zero-60mph in 3.9 seconds
From $ 96,400*
Tim Byrne
General Sales Manager
BMW of Darien
“…The new 6 Series has been completely redesigned. It’s a spectacular car to drive; it’s an exclusive among the ultimate driving machines. It’s a very special car that you have to drive to experience. This is a car that brings together the best of sport and luxury. I was recently featured in the movie ‘Mission Impossible: ghost Protocol.’ It is a real head turner, state of the art and just a simply gorgeous automobile…”
2012 BMW 650i Turbocharged
Specs:
4.4-liter twin-turbo V-8
400 lbs of horsepower
450 lbs of torque
Zero to 60 in 4.9-second
Performs between 15-22 mpg
4MATIC Full-Time All-Wheel Drive
From $110,000*
