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== Luxury vehicles == {{Main|Luxury vehicle}} === Premium compact === [[File:Audi A3 SportBack 2017 (front).jpg|thumb |2012β2020 [[Audi A3]] ]] The premium compact class (also called subcompact executive) is the smallest category of luxury cars. It became popular in the mid-2000s, when European manufacturers β such as Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz β introduced new entry-level models that were smaller and cheaper than their compact executive models.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.edmunds.com/mercedes-benz/cla-class/2014/ |title=2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class Review |website=Edmunds.com |access-date=11 March 2014}}</ref> Examples of premium compact cars: * [[Acura ILX]] * [[Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class]] * [[Lexus CT|Lexus CT200h]] {{clear right}} === Compact executive / luxury compact === [[File:2019 Lexus IS 300h CVT 2.5.jpg|thumb|2019 [[Lexus IS]]]] {{main|Compact executive car}} A compact executive car or a compact luxury car is a premium car larger than a ''premium compact'' and smaller than an ''executive car''. Compact executive cars are equivalent size to mid-size cars and are part of the [[D-segment]] in the European car classification. In North American terms, close equivalents are "luxury compact"<ref>{{cite web |title=Comparison Test: German Compact Luxury Sedans |url= https://www.autos.ca/car-comparisons/comparison-test-german-compact-luxury-sedans/ |website=autos.ca |date=4 December 2012 |first1=Peter |last1=Bleakney |first2=Mike |last2=Schlee |access-date=23 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2018 Cadillac ATS-V Review, Ratings, Specs, Prices, and Photos |url= https://www.thecarconnection.com/overview/cadillac_ats-v_2018 |website=thecarconnection.com |access-date=3 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2018 Auto123.com Awards: Luxury compact car |url= https://www.auto123.com/en/news/2018-auto123-award-luxury-compact-finalists/64117/ |website=auto123.com |access-date=3 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Consumer Reports: Most Reliable Cars |url= https://money.cnn.com/gallery/autos/2013/10/28/consumer-reports-most-reliable-cars/4.html |website=cnn.com |access-date=3 February 2019 |date=28 October 2013}}</ref> and "entry-level luxury car",<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 7 Entry-Level Luxury Cars for 2014 |url= https://www.autotrader.com/best-cars/top-7-entry-level-luxury-cars-2014-212091 |website=autotrader.com |access-date=|first = Josh|last = Sadlier|date = 3 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=10 Entry-Level Luxury Vehicles For 2015|date = 24 August 2014 |url= https://www.autobytel.com/luxury-cars/car-buying-guides/10-entry-level-luxury-vehicles-for-2015-125603/ |website=autobytel.com |access-date=|first = William|last = Maley}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Entry-Level Luxury |url= https://autonxt.net/entry-level-luxury/ |website=autonxt.net |access-date=3 February 2019 |date=6 April 2018}}</ref> although the latter is also used for the smaller ''premium compact cars''.<ref>{{cite web |title=What's The Best New Entry Level Luxury Car? |url= https://jalopnik.com/whats-the-best-new-entry-level-luxury-car-1783704736 |website=jalopnik.com |date= 15 July 2016 |access-date=3 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Best Used Entry-Level Luxury Cars |url= https://www.autobytel.com/luxury-cars/car-buying-guides/best-used-entry-level-luxury-cars-126671/ |website=autobytel.com |access-date=3 February 2019}}</ref> Examples of compact executive cars: * [[Audi A4]] * [[BMW 3 Series]] * [[Volvo S60]] === Executive / mid-size luxury {{Anchor|Executive}} === [[File:2018 BMW 520d M Sport Automatic 2.0 (1).jpg|thumb|right|2018 [[BMW 5 Series]]]] {{main|Executive car|E-segment|Full-size car}} An executive car is a premium car larger than a ''compact executive'' and smaller than a ''full-size luxury'' car. Executive cars are classified as [[E-segment]] cars in the European car classification. In the United States and several other countries, the equivalent categories are [[full-size car]] (not to be confused with the European category of "full-size luxury car") or ''mid-size luxury'' car. Examples of executive cars: * [[Mercedes-Benz E-Class]] * [[Lexus GS]] * [[Volvo S90]] === Luxury saloon / full-size luxury === [[File:2019 Mercedes-Benz S350d L AMG Line Executive 3.0 Front.jpg|thumb|[[Mercedes-Benz S-Class]]]] {{main|F-segment|Luxury vehicle#Luxury saloon}} The largest size of a luxury car is known as a ''luxury saloon'' in the United Kingdom and a ''full-size luxury car'' in the United States. These cars are classified as [[F-segment]] cars in the European car classification. Vehicles in this category are often the flagship models of luxury car brands.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.caranddriver.com/cadillac/ct6 |title=2020 Cadillac CT6 |first1=Drew |last1=Dorian |first2=Eric |last2=Stafford |work=Car and Driver |date=2020 |access-date=23 April 2024}}</ref> Examples of luxury saloons: * [[BMW 7 Series]] * [[Lincoln Continental]] * [[Lexus LS]]
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