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FROM ELECTRIC PORSCHES TO FUTURISTIC BMW CONVERTIBLE SPORTS CARS TO ROLLS-ROYCE SUVS
A LITERAL CAVALCADE OF NEW MODELS ROLLING INTO SHOWROOMS AT BRAMAN MOTORCARS
By Peter Frey -The Test Drive Guy
If ever you needed proof that we are indeed living in an ‘automotive golden age,’ look no further than the newest o erings at Braman Motorcars in West Palm Beach.
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING – UPCOMING MODELS
Porsche West Palm Beach
The all-new Cayenne SUV is a world-
class sports car with room for ve. Fans
of 4-door rocket ships will want to pay particular attention to the new Panamera E-Hybrid and the Sport Turismo, Porsche’s rst-ever station wagon; all-wheel drive and hybrid power-trains producing up to 680 horsepower.
For purists, the new 2019 Porsche 911
GT3 RS is s 520 horsepower race car with license plates. And Porsche’s rst-ever electric 4-door sports car, the Mission E, has a range of 300 miles, 600 horsepower and 0 to 60 in 3.5 seconds. For more infor- mation, please see page 44
BMW West Palm Beach / BMW Jupiter
Looking for an SUV that drives like a sports car? The all-new X2 features bold styling and a 228 horsepower turbo- charged engine. Moving up in size, the X5 is BMW’s best-selling performance cross- over and the all-new 7-passenger third generation is now in the showroom.
And if size matters to you, the all-new 7-passenger X7 is designed to compete with the Cadillac Escalade and Range Rover. The X7 is BMW’s new agship SUV with luxury and technology to rival the 7 Series sedan.
If it’s a luxury sedan you’re looking for, the all-new 8 Series replaces the iconic 6 Se- ries and becomes the new agship model of the BMW lineup. For exotic styling and technology, check out the futuristic i8 plug-in hybrid sports car... now available as a convertible.
And for those of you in the market for a styl-
ish, sporty, all-around car, the new 3-Series features enhanced performance and styling inspired by the 5-Series. For more informa- tion, please see pages 46 & 47.
Bentley Palm Beach
There are few pleasures in the world greater than driving a rich, powerful car under blue skies and tropical greenery, and two of the very best are to be found on the showroom oor at Bentley Palm Beach. The Bentayga is the world’s most luxurious, most powerful and fastest SUV ever – 600 horsepower, 0 to 60 in four seconds at... and a top speed of 187 miles an hour.
And for a more – intimate – motoring experience, the all-new, third-genera- tion Continental GT Coupe delivers the very essence of ‘Grand Touring’... and
a top speed of 207 miles per hour. The Bentley Continental GT City Speci cation is con gured for urban journeys while the Touring Speci cation is designed for long-distance driving. For more informa- tion, please see page 48.
Rolls-Royce Motorcars Palm Beach
Rolls-Royce has long held the title of ‘Best Car in the World’, and Rolls-Royce Motor- cars Palm Beach is the rst North Amer- ican Rolls-Royce dealership in history to win Rolls-Royce’s National and Global
‘Dealer of the Year’ awards simultaneously.
The absolute ultimate in automotive
style, taste and craftsmanship is taken to a new level with two new vehicles, the new Phantom VIII Sedan and Drophead Coupe... and a rst in the legendary his- tory of Rolls-Royce, the all-new Cullinan SUV. “This Phantom is a pleasure for all your senses, says Torsten Müller-Ötvös, Chief Executive O cer of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, while Rolls-Royce chairman Peter Schwarzenbauer characterizes the Cullinan as “... a Rolls-Royce that can cross any terrain.” For more information, please see page 50.
Braman MINI of Palm Beach
MINI started out as a fun-to-drive, un- der-the-radar, bigger-inside-than-outside car featuring unique combination of style, performance and economy. But these days MINI is all grown up with a diverse lineup of 2018 models that has something for everyone... the newest of which is
the striking-looking, snarly-sounding,
208 horsepower Carbon Edition of the MINI Cooper S Hardtop 4-door. For more information, please see page 51.
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