Best Selling Luxury Auto Brands In Nigeria This First Half 2021

While many buy cars just because of the ease of movement it provides, some go beyond just using cars as a basic necessity to making it an expression of their wealth and affluence. For the latter, they prefer to buy luxury cars. Everyone has a description of what they term a luxury car is. For some, a luxury car has high-tech features, or to some, a better and more refined finish, or top-notch performance, and for another, a luxury car has all of the above. Besides providing only luxury and a means to make a statement, luxury cars from reputable auto brands are known for safety, reliability, luxury features, and everything else you may desire in a luxury car.

Certain luxury auto brands have become best selling in the just concluded first half of 2021. Check them out in the list below;

Land Rover

Range Rover has remained a luxury car all Nigerians desire to have, but only a few can afford it. The Range Rover offers good characteristics that make it inviting to buy. It has a spacious interior, powerful engines, and outstanding off-road mobility amongst other features. Range Rover is often referred to as a car for the high class; a lot of Nigerian celebrities own one or more Range Rovers in their garage.

The Range Rover line was launched in 1970 by Land Rover, a marque and sub-brand of Jaguar Land Rover. Range Rover comes in different model names including the Range Rover Sport, Range Rover Evoque, and Range Rover Velar.

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Mercedes Benz

Mercedes Benz has established itself as the go-to place to get the best of quality and classic cars. Well, they’ve been around for decades, as far back as 1926. Amongst car enthusiasts, the brand has the slogan ‘you can’t go wrong with a Benz’. A good thing about Mercedes Benz is that the brand has effectively balanced luxury with performance. The insides are fitted with high-quality materials and 21st century tech features amongst others.

Named after one of its founders, Karl Benz, the brand was once called Daimler-Benz before it rebranded. The automobile giant is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Mercedes Benz produces a broad range of vehicle types including lorries, buses, minivans, sedans, SUVs and others.

Top selling car models under the Mercedes Benz brand include Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class, Mercedes-Benz GL550 4matic, Mercedes Benz G-Wagon (popularly called G-Wagon), Mercedes-Benz GLS 450 4matic, Mercedes Benz E-class series amongst others.

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Bentley

Bentley has established itself as the hub for exotic luxurious cars. A subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, Bentley Motors whose headquarters is in Crewe, England, was founded by W. O. Bentley on 18 January 1919 in Cricklewood, North London. The big ‘B’ symbol with two flying wings configured in black, silver or white hues represents the unbeatable and luxurious trademark of the company. It comes delicately crested on every Bentley car.

Bentley recently expanded into the realm of SUVs with the Bentayga joining the ranks of the Flying Spur sedan and Continental GT coupe. You will need to have a fat purse to be able to purchase any of the exotic cars made by these audacious automakers. In Nigeria, Bentley remains a car that commands respect to the people who ride in it.

Best selling Bentley car models in Nigeria include Bentley Continental GT, Bentley Brooklands, Bentley Arnage etc.

Lamborghini

Lamborghini belongs to an exotic and luxurious breed of cars classified as a car for the elite or the super-rich. Ferruccio Lamborghini founded Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A in 1963. Seeing the economic state of Nigeria, one would have thought it’s impossible for any Nigerian to own a Lamborghini because they are always worth millions of naira to get a brand new one. But alas, Nigerians no dey carry last. Lamborghini car models have been spotted amongst Nigerians, especially celebrities who often have their garage stocked with more than one in some instances.

In Nigeria, the best selling luxurious models of Lamborghini include Lamborghini Urus, Lamborghini Aventador, Lamborghini Huracan etc.

Porsche

Porsche is a fast-selling luxury auto brand in Nigeria. Most of the Porsche auto brands are ordered and used by celebrities and top-level individuals. There are different models under the Porsche family name including 911, Cayman, Boxster, and even the Panamera, which now comes with a plug-in hybrid variant.

Audi

Audi cars are luxury vehicles known for refined engine performance, balanced handling, a comfy and upscale interior, and intuitive tech features. Audi cars bear a distinctive logo of four rings intertwined. These rings are a symbol of their origin, which represent four car companies that come together to create Auto Union, the predecessor of Audi. Audi-branded vehicles are produced in nine production facilities worldwide. The German auto-manufacturers are solely in charge of designing, engineering, producing, marketing and distributing luxury vehicles.

In Nigeria, Audi Motors Centre in Lagos is the largest branch of the German automaker, providing sales and aftersales services for Audi cars. The availability of this centre has greatly impacted the spread of Audi cars across Nigeria making it a best selling luxury car in the first half of 2021.

Popular Audi models bought in the Nigerian auto-market include Audi A4, Audi Q7, Audi A7 and Audi R8.

CONCLUSION

Whether it’s in comfort, performance, driving dynamics, speed, and reliability, a luxury car is made to cater to the demands of those who want it, and of course, can afford it. In Nigeria, luxury cars are fast becoming the order of the day.