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Top 12 Luxury Cars to take over China: Flippin-rich Chinese love the high-life
The 2007 Shanghai Auto Show starts today, and many of the world’s luxury auto makers are getting ready to show off their lineups for China and there is a very good reason why they should. China’s luxury car market is growing twice as fast as it’s overall market, which is the second biggest in the world and is expected to exceed the US and become the largest car market by 2020.

So as the 2007 Shanghai Auto Show opens it’s doors to the public on April 22nd, the flippin-rich Chinese population, which is growing like crazy, will get to trade in their bicycles for something more luxurious. Check out the Top 12 Luxury Cars that are set to take over China in months ahead.

Top 12 Luxury Cars to take over China:

Audi A6
Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG
Mercedes-Benz GL55 AMG
Infiniti G35
Infiniti FX
Lexus ES 350
Lexus IS 300
Cadillac SLS
BMW 5-Series
Acura RL
Acura TL
Rolls-Royce Phantom Read Article
Top 12 Luxury Cars to take over China: Flippin-rich Chinese love the high-life



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EvoAudiEvoAudi - 4/19/2007 9:42:29 PMView My AgentSpace
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there is no GL-55, i'm assuming they meen g-55

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david999david999 - 4/19/2007 9:42:48 PM
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Where's the LS, S550, 7 Series?

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S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 4/19/2007 10:15:08 PMView My AgentSpace
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Odd spectrum of cars. There's the Infiniti G35, and only two cars above it is the Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG?

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huu76huu76 - 4/19/2007 10:30:22 PM
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New money, no surprise (look at Korea).

A quick war can change all that though, as well as slave-labour competition from their neighbours.

I find it odd that most top end models aren't listed, and I don't see Porsche anywhere.

Are these the real deal, or just knock-offs?

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gsh23gsh23 - 4/19/2007 10:57:26 PM
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i think it might be because the LS, 7, A8, and S are just too expensive. yah there are lots of rich people, but import taxes makes those cars much more expensive than here in the US. thats why a lot of them are imported privately. dont forget the domestic luxury cars...

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S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 4/20/2007 12:40:38 AMView My AgentSpace
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"i think it might be because the LS, 7, A8 and S are just too expensive."

A sample of cars on the list:

Rolls-Royce Phantom
Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG
Mercedes-Benz [G]55 AMG

Why don't you actually look at the list, which is on THIS PAGE, first?


Agent63Agent63 - 4/20/2007 8:01:23 AMView My AgentSpace
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LOL you don't read do you?

I speak for all the Chinese people I know and they recognize Merecdes & Rolls Royce and even Bentley as the top choice for luxury.

Notice even the 7 series, A8, and LS isn't on this list. It's because with that kind of money many Chinese automatically turn to Mercedes or Rolls Royce (or Bentley). They are also a status symbol.


neutralneutral - 4/20/2007 1:51:11 AM
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so much for communism


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RupertRupert - 4/20/2007 8:38:42 AMView My AgentSpace
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this is the good sort of communism.
as in, the one without the actual communism.


cdokecdoke - 4/20/2007 1:39:31 PMView My AgentSpace
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China is still quite authoritarian though, despite the fact that Deng Xiaoping was very forward looking in many ways after some horrendous failures. the Liaisons provided to you by the government do attempt to limit your access to certain things. I do happen to say this as someone with a Chinese Visa in my passport.

And there are still massive issues with intellectual property..

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Will_Will_ - 4/20/2007 2:04:41 PM
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Where are the Buicks we've been hearing are so popular in China?

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no1listensanywayno1listensanyway - 4/20/2007 3:22:24 PMView My AgentSpace
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Those are considered middle class.


Agent63Agent63 - 4/20/2007 5:05:56 PMView My AgentSpace
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Have you driven an XKR or a Bentley?

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huu76huu76 - 4/20/2007 8:04:46 PM
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I did see the list. Do you not notice 9 of the 12 are considered entry level cars? The G55 is not a luxury car, it's a reliable workhorse repriced for the stupid.

Big deal, so RR sold 3 cars in a market of 1.4 billion. Where are the actual figures? % is easily distorted by low volume. You really think the 3 guys who bought a RR are merely smart businessmen? They're more likely related to some gov't official, or operate front companies for the gov't?

You fools should learn to think for yourselves rather than just listen to what so-called "experts" say. The Chinese gov't is NOT capitalist, they're opportunists and deceptive and the common ppl (99.9%) are unfortunately just tools. Bet no one knew China, the self proclaimed superpower, European saviour and poster-girl for know-nothing "entrepreneurs", still collected welfare cheques (i.e. foreign aid) in 2005.
http://www.economist.com/daily/chartgallery/displaystory.cfm?story_id=8981066

Let the currency float and the dragon would fold like a Made in China suit.

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no1listensanywayno1listensanyway - 4/20/2007 11:55:35 PMView My AgentSpace
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With an economy growing at 11% gdp, some money is going to trickle down. If it doesn't I wouldn't imagine its that hard for a BILLION people to revolt against the government.


cdokecdoke - 4/21/2007 5:51:25 PMView My AgentSpace
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Just a few things:

Some time ago, but not long enough to lose its import, I recall reading an article in the Economist about China's supposed growth rate. At the time it was recorded as being rather high, but not to 11%. Basically the Economist called B.S. on the numbers. They interviewed some people and found that at each locality the numbers were being fudged in order to make both people and provinces look better.

I believe they suggested an actually of between 3.5-5% or something like it. That may be incorrect as well, the point though is that one should remain skeptical of some numbers that we read.

Mao had a singular gift when it came to controlling people. One of the most effective ways to do this is to first deify yourself, and second, indoctrinate kids [very easy to do] such that their allegiance is ONLY to you. One of the best ways to control people is through their children. You have a spy in every household with a child, and they are more likely to tell. You make yourself or what you are doing or stand for a religion.

As far as revolting, to say that it is easy is an oversimplification.

Now this isn't to say that this is unique to China, but most certainly more planned. Americans view the Constitution as sacrosanct. The painting in the dome of the Capitol is called "The Apotheosis of Washington." Literally, "The Deification of Washington," and it depicts Washington as well as some other founding fathers as gods.

In addition, there are some interesting things that may seem innocent but really are not. One of the typical behaviors of these youth cults is that they repeat vows of dedication over and over without real understanding of what it means. This occurs in the United States: when kids say the "Pledge of Allegiance" in schools; that is a form of indoctrination.

Lastly, China is not Capitalist in that they have no transparency and are not liberal [again, not in the idiotic bastardized journalistic sense, which some troglodyte just made up. I mean in the actual sense of the definition]. Those are requisites for the system.

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M53RM53R - 4/22/2007 9:40:53 AMView My AgentSpace
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Before some1 bashes china as a country I advice them to give it a visit......

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M53RM53R - 4/23/2007 8:50:17 AMView My AgentSpace
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It says in the title luxury "cars" not luxury boats..... just kidding.

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bevisroybevisroy - 4/26/2007 6:38:14 PM
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Lexus ALWAYS understates their 0 - 60 times by at least .5 seconds. Here are the results of the 5 Top Luxury Cars in this test which was reported in the January Issue of Car and Driver. Please note these tests were all done on the same day at about the same time and at the same altitude. The results reflect the average of 3 runs and all cars are the 2007 vintage.

Mercedes S550 5.6, 0 - 60 quarter mile in 14.1 (Benz specs show 5.4)
BMW 750iL 5.7, 0 - 60 quarter mile in 14.2
Jag XJ Super 6.0 0 - 60 quarter mile 14.5
Lexus LS460L 6.2 0 - 60 quarter mile 14.6
Audi A8 6.8 0 - 60 quarter mile 15.2

Note that Lexus, as usual, is more than the 5.4 the manufacturer CLAIMS to get by .8 seconds.

Also note the LS430 (prior model the LS460 replaced) was rated at 295 HP and was actually 278 when Lexus corrected their rating. And there were no refunds or apologies from the so-called "quality" car company. ABC - Always Be Careful what you buy from the Lexus people.....


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