Mr Leung had aroused controversy by buying a luxury car shortly before announcing a new vehicle tax in his budget speech in March.

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The distinction there isn't at all fine, by the way--a luxury car should feel bespoke, as if inside and out its features were designed for this particular car, for this particular customer.

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Significantly, the LS 430--like the Infiniti Q45 and BMW 7 Series--is a luxury car intended to be driven by its owner, not as an executive limousine.

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The interior of the three-car garage was designed by GarageMahals, a luxury custom garage design-and-building firm in Scottsdale, Ariz.

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As we explained in an earlier article, Mercedes-Benz posted very strong results in the first half of the year, driven by euro depreciation, rising luxury car demand, quality improvements and a successful model mix.

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While total sales of passenger cars in China increased by 8.6 percent during the first seven months of this year, luxury car sales increased even faster at a 36.1 percent rate, and sales of large SUVs increased by 23.2 percent.

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