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Luxury car history and technology, fleet guides, airport and travel tips, day trips and chauffeur advice for New York City and New Jersey.
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Our Fleet
Why the 12th-generation Suburban's independent rear suspension was its biggest change in decades — and what it means for ride comfort and third-row space.
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Luxury Cars
The Lincoln Continental Coach Door Edition stretched the sedan and added rear-hinged doors in tribute to the 1961 classic. How it was built and how rare it is.
3 min read
Automotive History
The Mercedes three-pointed star symbolizes engines for land, sea and air. How Gottlieb Daimler's postcard inspired it and how the logo evolved.
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Car Technology
How turbochargers work, why luxury V8s use two, what 'hot-V' layouts and electric turbos do, and how twin-turbos compare with big naturally aspirated V8s.
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Day Trips & Destinations
Woodbury Common in Central Valley, NY, has about 250 outlet stores. How to plan a shopping day from NYC or NJ, the best times to go and luggage tips.
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Our Fleet
Why black Chevrolet Suburbans fill U.S. government motorcades: size, payload for armor, reliability, parts availability and a truck-based chassis.
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Luxury Cars
The Lincoln Continental began as Edsel Ford's personal car in 1939. The 1961 suicide-door classic, the JFK connection and the 2017–2020 revival.
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Automotive History
The New Jersey Turnpike opened in 1951–52 after being built in about two years. Its dual-dual lanes, famous rest areas and role in NJ–NYC travel.
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Car Technology
Why V12s and inline-sixes are naturally smooth, how V8s compare, and why electric motors may be the smoothest of all. Engine balance explained simply.
2 min read
Our Fleet
Why chauffeured cars, limousines and official vehicles are almost always black — from carriage livery and Henry Ford to New York's black car industry.
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Luxury Cars
The Lincoln MKT (2010–2019) was a quirky three-row crossover that Ford turned into the 'MKT Town Car' livery vehicle after the Lincoln Town Car ended.
2 min read
Automotive History
Packard built some of America's finest luxury cars from 1899 to 1958, plus Liberty and Merlin aircraft engines. Its rise, its famous slogan and its decline.
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Car Technology
How dark can car windows be in New York and New Jersey? A plain-English overview of front, rear and windshield tint rules, SUV privacy glass and exemptions.
2 min read
Our Fleet
Why professional chauffeurs, hotels and heads of state keep choosing the Mercedes S-Class: rear-seat design, quiet cabin, reliability and discretion.
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Luxury Cars
The 1998 Lincoln Navigator created the full-size luxury SUV segment and forced Cadillac to build the Escalade. Its generations, from Expedition twin to today.
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Automotive History
Pierce-Arrow of Buffalo, New York, built luxury cars from 1901 to 1938, carried presidents and pioneered fender-mounted headlights. Its full story.
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Our Fleet
What GMC's Yukon and Yukon XL Denali Ultimate add over a regular Denali: materials, Super Cruise, air suspension, sound system and rear-seat comfort.
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Luxury Cars
The Lincoln Town Car was the defining limousine and black car in America for 30 years. Its three generations, the Panther platform and why livery loved it.
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Automotive History
Ferdinand Porsche built an electric hybrid in 1900 and designed the Beetle. His son Ferry built the first Porsche in 1948. The 911 and Porsche today.
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Luxury Cars
The 1936 Lincoln-Zephyr brought streamlined design and a V12 to a lower price point, saving Lincoln in the Depression and inspiring the Continental.
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