[Luxury Car Market Segments]
Premium Compact SegmentThe Premium Compact Segment is relatively new,|The top quality small course is new relatively,} having been initiated by several Western european brands in the middle-2000s, and also have displaced their small executive automobiles to constitute the lowest priced offerings in their lineups. The classification ranges, for occasion Consumer Guide Automotive in the U.S. considers the Audi A3 and Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class within the premium compact section scheduled to similar size and MSRP, though they are known in European countries as a tiny family car and a concise professional car, respectively. Increasing some confusion, Basic Motors has placed Buick as a "premium" nameplate to contend with Lincoln (whereas it previously competed with Mercury) and front-wheel drive Acura and Lexus models, while Cadillac is targeted at the "luxury" section which generally includes the performance-oriented BMW and Mercedes-Benz marques.
[Entry-Level Luxury/ Executive Cars]
This category is recognized as the compact professional car in Britain where it specifies both cost range and vehicle proportions. Inside the U.S., there's a broader category called entry-level luxury, which include underneath vehicles in the line-up of luxury brands as well as the top-of-the-line types of some non-luxury brands.Dimensionally, small exec autos are smaller than Mid-size vehicles or even smaller than small/Small family automobiles. Mass market compact cars use the economical front wheel drive transverse engine layout typically, suitable to the inline-4 engine, which maximizes interior room also. Most compact executive cars are rear-wheel drive with longitudinal engines, for improved handling and stability, and to be able to accommodate the bigger size of higher-performance engines (straight-6, V6, rarely V8), with four-wheel drive being available. Compact executive cars also generally have more difficult independent suspensions, sportier transmissions, and high revolution engines that may necessitate premium gasoline. The more technical powertrain and mechanised layouts of small executive automobiles comes at increased expense and reduced interior traveler and trunk space.Small executive cars are the Acura ILX, Alfa Romeo Giulia, Jaguar XE, Volvo S60, Lexus IS, Infiniti Q40, Saab 9-3, BMW 3 Series, Audi A4, Cadillac ATS, and Mercedes-Benz C-Class which stress sporty handling.


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