Luxury Cars

  • 2016 BMW X1 spy shots – Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    The BMW X1 only reached U.S. shores in 2012 but overseas it’s been on sale since 2009. The vehicle received a host of updates for the 2015 model year, but these will be the last such updates before an entirely new model is introduced in the next six to 12 months, a prototype for which has been spotted once again. The prototype appears shorter than the current X1 and its styling, from what we can ascertain, much sleeker and sportier. The shorter length, particularly at the front end, is due to the new platform underpinning the car. While the current X1 is based on the rear-wheel-drive...

  • BMW 2-Series Active Tourer
    BMW Backtracks On 2-Series Active Tourer U.S. Plans

    Anyone looking forward to BMW’s new front-wheel-drive range in the U.S. is going to be disappointed, as the automaker has reversed a previous decision to bring the cars over here. BMW’s front-wheel-drive range includes the five-seat 2-Series Active Tourer and seven-seat 2-Series Gran...

  • Maserati Kubang
    No Plans For SUV Smaller Than Levante, Says Maserati Boss

    Maserati is set to start production of its first-ever SUV later this year, a mid-sized model called the “Levante” which will target the likes of the Porsche Cayenne and upcoming Bentley Bentayga in the performance-oriented luxury off-roader segment. With demand for SUVs booming...

  • 2016 BMW X5 xDrive40e
    Production BMW X5 Plug-In Hybrid Headed For 2015 Shanghai Auto Show

    After a series of concept versions, BMW has finally revealed its plug-in hybrid X5 in production trim. The vehicle makes its debut next month at the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show and should be on sale here in the U.S. in the fall, making it a 2016 model. MUST SEE: Watch Kids React To The Tesla Model S...

  • Aston Martin Vanquish-based 'Thunderbolt' from Henrik Fisker Design and Galpin Auto Sports
    Henrik Fisker And Galpin Build Aston Martin Vanquish-Based Thunderbolt

    If you ever wondered what the latest Aston Martins may have looked like if Henrik Fisker was still penning them—recall that Fisker helped design the current DB9 and Vantage—then wonder no more as the Danish designer and entrepreneur, who is now running his own design firm, HF Design...

  • Cadillac CT6 uses advanced aluminum and steel structure to save 198 pounds
    Cadillac CT6 Gets 64-Percent Aluminum Structure That Saves 198 Pounds

    With just weeks left until the Cadillac CT6’s unveiling ahead of the 2015 New York Auto Show, we don’t have long to wait to find out all of the details on the new flagship American luxury sedan. But as you’d expect, Cadillac is prepping us with some of the nitty gritty details...

  • Purported Audi Q6 electric crossover teaser image

    Rumors of a third Audi crossover—possibly with electric drive—have risen and fallen since 2006, with prototypes even tested back in 2011. Now, it looks like the new crossover, likely to be called Q6, is back in the works. According to Autocar, an image of the upcoming Audi Q6 has been shown during Audi board member Ulrich Hackenberg’s speech at the company's annual press conference. Hackenberg said, in his official speech transcript, that the new “battery-powered sports activity vehicle” will sit in the “large premium segment” and offer an electric...

  • 2016 Acura RLX
    2016 Acura RLX Gets AcuraWatch Driver Aids, Chassis Tuning

    Acura’s RLX flagship sedan has been around since the 2014 model year. Launched as the replacement for the RL, the car offers a decent hit of luxury and in Sport Hybrid trim you also snag V-8-like performance combined with the thirst of a four-cylinder. For the 2016 model year, Acura has...

  • Christian von Koenigsegg and the Koenigsegg One:1
    Koenigsegg Boss Hints At Four-Door Model

    Koenigsegg has just introduced a second vehicle line for the first time with its electrified Regera, which made its debut last week at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. The Regera delivers more than 1,500 horsepower from an innovative drivetrain combining an internal combustion engine with a trio of...

  • A. Kahn Design Flying Huntsman 110 WB 6x6
    Kahn Design builds Land Rover Defender-based 6x6

    Just as Mercedes-Benz’s awesome G63 AMG 6x6 bows out of production, bespoke British outfit A. Kahn Design has saved the day with the promise of a six-wheeled version of the G-Class’ natural enemy, the Land Rover Defender. A. Kahn Design has been branching out beyond its tuning roots and...

  • 2016 Acura MDX  -  2015 Chicago Auto Show live photos
    2016 Acura MDX Video

    The Acura MDX has been one of the top-rated, three-row crossover SUVs since it was new in 2001. It was just redesigned in the 2014 model year—but Acura is at it again for 2016, with more changes to keep the MDX on par with crossovers like the Buick Enclave and all-new Volvo XC90 going into...

  • Jennings Ford Direct (UK) will encrust your car with diamonds ... for a price
    You Can Get Your Ford Encrusted With Diamonds In The UK

    Great Britain isn’t exactly known for the most tasteless of vehicular productions. In fact, it’s rather well-known for the opposite—despite what some buyers may commission from the likes of Aston Martin, Rolls-Royce, and Bentley. But here we have an example worthy of the worst of...

  • Italdesign Giugiaro GEA concept, 2015 Geneva Motor Show

    Italdesign Giugiaro’s new concept car for the 2015 Geneva Motor Show has turned out to be a svelte sedan dubbed the “GEA”. The Italian design firm, owned by the Volkswagen Group, says the GEA is a study on the luxury car of the near future, which suggests some of its elements may end up soon on high-end products from VW Group brands such as Audi, Bentley, Bugatti and Porsche. You may be thinking the GEA already looks a bit like an Audi. That’s because Italdesign’s chief stylist is Wolfgang Egger, who up until 2013 was head of design at the brand with the four...

  • Infiniti QX30 Concept  -  2015 Geneva Motor Show
    Infiniti QX30 Concept: 2015 Geneva Motor Show Live Photos And Video

    It’s been known for some time that Infiniti is planning a crossover version of its upcoming Q30 compact hatch, and this week, at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, we've been given our first official look at the vehicle thanks to a new concept car. The concept is called the “QX30”, and...

  • Mercedes-Benz G500 4x4(2)
    Mercedes-Benz G500 4x4² concept debuts at 2015 Geneva auto show

    It may be old, but the Mercedes-Benz G-Class shows no sign of fading away. Mercedes continues to update the venerable Gelandewagen with new versions, the latest of which has just been teased in the form of a thinly-veiled concept version starring this week at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. The new...

  • Rolls-Royce Serenity concept, 2015 Geneva Motor Show
    Rolls-Royce Rolls Out Serenity Concept In Geneva

    Rolls-Royce promised that it would be bringing some Serenity to the Geneva Motor Show. We should've known not to get too excited and think that Rolls bankrolled a new season of Firefly. What we have instead is a rolling tribute to Japanese Emperors and Empresses, and truly opulent old-world luxury...

  • Bugatti Veyron (La Finale)
    Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse La Finale Revealed: Live Photos And Video

    A significant chapter in the long and illustrious history of Bugatti is coming to a close at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show this week. At the Swiss event, the maker of the world’s fastest production cars is presenting its 450th and final Veyron, the Grand Sport Vitesse La Finale. As recently...

  • Bentley EXP 10 Speed 6 Concept
    New EXP 10 Speed 6 Concept Hints At Potential Bentley Sports Car: Live Photos And Video

    Last summer, Bentley CEO Wolfgang Dürheimer revealed the British automaker was looking to add a fifth model to its existing Continental, Flying Spur, Mulsanne and soon-to-arrive Bentayga nameplates, and that it had two leading proposals: a two-seater sports car and a more conventional offering...

  • Audi Prologue Avant concept

    Audi’s imposing Prologue coupe concept (shown below) unveiled at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show was a preview of new styling themes devised under the guidance of recently appointed design chief Marc Lichte for the automaker’s future product, starting with the next-generation A8 flagship sedan due on the market in 2017. The concept was in the shape of a coupe but Audi isn’t planning a large, luxurious two-door just yet. Instead, the Prologue previewed the look of Audi’s future notchback models like its sedans and coupes. DON'T MISS: First Look At Koenigsegg Regera...

  • Aston Martin DBX concept, 2015 Geneva Motor Show
    Aston Martin DBX concept is an all-electric, off-roading sports car

    Aston Martin has missed out on the booming sales of luxury SUVs, despite being one of the first among its peers to look closely at the segment when it presented its original Lagonda SUV concept back in 2009. A lack of a suitable platform and the global financial crisis put an end to Aston...

  • Audi Q7 e-tron
    2016 Audi Q7 e-tron debuts at 2015 Geneva auto show

    When Audi rolled out its new Q7 at the recent 2015 Detroit Auto Show, the German automaker confirmed that one of the variants from the new Q7 family would be a plug-in hybrid diesel. The variant, called the “Q7 e-tron 3.0 TDI quattro”, has now made its world debut at the 2015 Geneva...

  • 2017 Audi R8
    2017 Audi R8 Fully Revealed: Live Photos And Video From Geneva

    One of our favorite supercars is completely new again: the 2016 Audi R8 has debuted this week at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. Known and respected for its ability to blend daily-driver comfort with world-class handling and pace, the first-generation Audi R8 ran from 2007 through 2016 as the...

  • 2015 Infiniti Q50
    2015 Infiniti Q50S 3.7 Quick Drive

    We're doing final drives of new and updated vehicles from the 2015 model year, and one we've been keen on revisiting is the Infiniti Q50. Our first drives were in pre-production cars, and with glitches in its dual-screen InTouch infotainment system and with its troublesome Direct Adaptive Steering...

  • Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera Berlinetta Lusso, 2015 Geneva Motor Show
    Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera’s Ferrari F12-Based Berlinetta Lusso Revealed: Video

    Remember Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera’s awesome Alfa Romeo Disco Volante? Well, the hand-built masterpiece based on the 8C Competizione supercar proved so popular that the Italian coachbuilder has decided to do another project just like it, this time based on the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta...

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