The 2014 version of the CTS midsize luxury sedan is aimed squarely at the BMW 5-Series.

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Honda targets the RL against the Mercedes E-Class and BMW 5 Series.

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He still has the Porsche his parents gave him when he was accepted to Oxford, but he drives a bmw 5 Series to work.

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The Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class was the first model of this ilk, with more recent additions including the Aston Martin Rapide, Volkswagen CC, Acura ZDX and BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo.

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This car isn't as lithe as BMW's 5 series wagon because it weighs more than 4, 000 pounds, but it handles very well nonetheless.

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Think BMW's 3, 5 and 7 series, or the Mercedes C, E and S Classes.

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Renault ( RNSDY - news - people ) gained 3.5% and BMW rose 1.1% in Frankfurt.

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Priced on top of a 5-series BMW, it should blow the BMW away.

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Sales are up 21% through April, while Cadillac's have grown 5%, BMW's are up 2% and Mercedes-Benz's have shrunk 3%.

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After a slow year in 2009, BMW is also beginning to pick up steam with a redesigned 5-series sedan.

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The series is not a sales pitch to buy the new 5-series, but rather an effort to position BMW as a forward-thinking entity in preparation for the launch of the electric car, the BMW i3, also called the Megacity Vehicle, and is located on the micro-site BMWActivatethefuture.com.

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