Luxury Cars
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The current BMW 1-Series hatchback is somewhat of an oddity in the world of compact cars, because it comes with a sporty rear-wheel-drive layout and available inline-6 engines. This is odd because the rear-wheel-drive layout eats into interior space, making an already tight cabin even tighter, while the longitudinally-mounted inline-6 makes the front of the car longer, which isn’t ideal for city cars. While performance buffs will loathe it, BMW has decided that its next 1-Series hatchback will make a switch to an updated version of the front-wheel-drive UKL platform, known as FAAR. The...
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Fisker recruits ex-Toyota and VW manufacturing exec for 300-mile electric SUV
Fisker has hired an industry veteran to help lay the groundwork for production of its 300-mile electric SUV due in 2021.
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2020 Lexus RC F Track Edition will cost nearly six figures
Improved track capability will cost buyers of the 2020 Lexus RC F Track Edition. The luxury brand revealed the limited-edition sports coupe will cost a whopping $97,675 when it goes on sale. The announcement came Thursday alongside pricing for the standard Lexus RC F, which will start at $65,775...
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High-riding Bugatti not ruled out
Bugatti chief Stephan Winkelmann has reportedly confirmed that a high-riding model, something along the lines of a crossover mixed with a supercar, is being considered for a second model line.
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2019 Audi e-tron rated by EPA with 204 miles of range
Audi's e-tron only gets 204 miles of range but its battery has been designed to offer a more consistent range over the life of the vehicle and in a wider variety of conditions.
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Volvo adds 415-hp Polestar Engineered option for V60, XC60
Polestar may be a standalone brand within Volvo Cars these days, but the former performance arm is still working its magic on various Volvo models. The latest models to receive the Polestar Engineered option are the V60 wagon and XC60 SUV, Volvo announced on Wednesday. The Polestar Engineered...
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If a standard Bentley Bentayga V8 doesn't stand out enough, allow the newly announced Design Series to remedy that. The luxury brand announced the Bentayga V8 Design Series on Wednesday, and it adds even more luxury and some flair to the opulent SUV. As the name implies, the Design Series is all about the new (although minor) design elements as well as the interior materials. Each Design Series model is based on the Bentayga V8 with the Blackline trim. That means it is powered by a twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 that makes 550 horsepower and 568 pound-feet of torque. It has no changes to the...
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Aston Martin boss says autonomous cars will result in mergers
Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer thinks the automotive industry as we know it is in for some serious disruption with the advent of self-driving cars. The top executive spoke at the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders’ Connected conference on Thursday and said self-driving cars will result...
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First drive review: Sweet on the 2019 Mercedes-Benz E 53 AMG sedan
The 2019 Mercedes-Benz E 53 AMG is conflicted. The pugnacious luxury sedan that arrived this year is sandwiched between a Hammer and a scythe. No, really. The former was a 1980s wonder machine that helped set the table for a tradition of sleeper sedans, and the latter is a modern-day...
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Lucid sells $1B stake to Saudi Arabia, plans production of Air sedan in 2020
EV startup Lucid Motors has received a $1 billion investment from Saudi Arabia, which it will use to start production of the Air luxury sedan in 2020.
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BMW's 3-Series spawns long-wheelbase variant for China
BMW has revealed a stretched 3-Series with almost 5 more inches in the wheelbase, but this model is built exclusively for China.
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Ahead of new Flying Spur, Bentley remembers an original
Bentley will unveil a redesigned Flying Spur later this year. The new model adopts the platform originally developed by Porsche for its latest Panamera and should combine this with the beauty and pure elegance we've already tasted in the latest Continental GT, only in the familiar 4-door form...
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The Mercedes-Benz 300SL is an icon for the German brand and pristine examples sell for well over $1 million. If a second mortgage and scrapping a child's college fund isn't on the table, perhaps this particular 300SL will do. The car isn't what it seems. It's not a vintage 300SL, unless you consider the year 2000 vintage. Yes, this car is actually a 2000 Mercedes-Benz SLK320 under the skin. Road & Track reported on the seriously well-done replica on Friday after the car was listed for sale via German website Classic Driver. Since it's a rather modern car under the skin, it has most of the...
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Aston Martin trademarks "Valen" name, but what's it for?
A new trademark has surfaced from Aston Martin for the name "Valen," but it's not entirely clear how the automaker plans to use it. The trademark was first filed with the Lebanese trademark office in October 2018, and the name was then trademarked in the United Kingdom this year. AutoGuide first...
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First drive review: 2019 Mercedes-Benz CLS 53 AMG is adulthood served
The swoopy four-door AMG coddles passengers in luxury and delivers V-8 power with 6-cylinder consumption.
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Rolls-Royce's new design chief is the man who penned the Veyron
Rolls-Royce has been without a head designer since Giles Taylor stepped down last September after a 6-year stint to join China's FAW Group, where he's been tasked with helping shape future products from a revived Hongqi. The situation at Rolls-Royce finally changed on Monday with the appointment of...
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2020 Mercedes-AMG CLA45 spy shots and video
Mercedes-Benz unveiled the redesigned 2020 CLA at January's 2019 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but the versions we're more interested in, those from Mercedes-AMG, are still being developed. Yes, “versions” isn't a typo as AMG is working on two performance levels...
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A Maserati Quattroporte Shooting Brake exists and is for sale
Maserati knows a thing or two about designing a sexy car, but it's never once built a wagon. So, one man himself did for a customer. Road & Track reported on this wonderful Maserati Quattroporte Shooting Brake, which comes from Adan Redding. The Britain native has spent his life restoring...
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The long awaited electric Porsche is making its final rounds at worldwide sites before it goes on sale later this year. Followup models are reportedly also in the works.
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First drive review: The 2020 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque adds more gray with its own Grecian formula
“Sweaters and lunch,” my co-pilot points ahead. The flock of sheep being herded across the road ahead can’t tell the difference between our Range Rover Evoque and the grass they crop. Their herder smiles at our SUV, waves, and keeps his charges off the broken pavement while we...
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2020 Audi RS 6 Avant spy shots and video
Audi Sport is currently working on the next RS 6 Avant. Spotted in prototype form, the new RS 6 Avant has an aggressive front fascia, massive brakes, and oval-shaped exhausts.
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MKC-replacing Lincoln Corsair to debut at 2019 New York auto show
Lincoln will use April's 2019 New York International Auto Show to unveil the Corsair, a new compact crossover SUV with Aviator-inspired styling.
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Audi design boss confirms A4-sized electric sedan
The Volkswagen Group is committed to launching 70 new EVs by 2028 and many of these will come from Audi. One we can look forward to is an electric sedan similar in size to the A4.
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Porsche to only use dedicated EV platforms for electric models
Porsche is open to turning every model it sells into an EV, bar the 911, which CEO Oliver Blume said last fall would never be a pure electric car. But any EV that Porsche launches won't be offered with an alternative powertrain utilizing an internal-combustion engine, Blume told Auto Express during...
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