Luxury Cars

  • BMW i8 Concours d'Elegance Edition

    The BMW i8 is taking the world’s automotive media by storm, impressing with its style, performance, and efficiency. But soon, there’ll be an even more impressive example on the road: the one-of-a-kind BMW i8 Concours d’Elegance Edition. ALSO SEE: New Toyota Supra Powertrain Details Emerge Scheduled to go up for auction at the Gooding & Company event ahead of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance this August 16th, the factory customized BMW i8 will get a unique treatment inside and out. BMW Individual Frozen Grey Metallic paint will cover the exterior, while the...

  • Mercedes-AMG M178 twin-turbo V-8 engine
    Mercedes-AMG GT’s New Twin-Turbo V-8 M178 Engine: Gallery

    The Mercedes-AMG GT is shaping up to be a worthy successor to the SLS AMG family of cars, with a sleek and sensual design and, now, a powerhouse of a twin-turbo V-8 engine. MUST WATCH: 5,000-HP, 348-MPH Devel Sixteen Spotted In The Wild: Video Displacing just 4.0 liters, the previously revealed...

  • 2015 Aston Martin V12 Vantage S Roadster
    Aston Martin In No Rush To Appoint New CEO

    It was revealed as far back as May of 2013 that Aston Martin’s Dr. Ulrich Bez would be stepping down from the CEO position after running the company since 2000. A replacement for Bez is yet to be appointed but senior executives from the firm say there is no rush to find a successor because...

  • New limited-edition Aston Martin Lagonda sedan
    Aston Martin Lagonda Previewed, Confirmed For ‘Strictly Limited’ Production

    After ages of speculation and rumor, Aston Martin today confirmed the return of the historic Lagonda badge to its line, once again for a sedan. The new sedan wears sleek and sultry Aston looks every bit as well as the two-door models, and it will only be available to an exclusive section of...

  • Maserati Quattroporte Ermenegildo Zegna Limited Edition
    Maserati Quattroporte Ermenegildo Zegna Edition Arrives In U.S. Trim

    Revealed last fall at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show, the Maserati Quattroporte Ermenegildo Zegna Limited Edition brings together two of Italy’s greatest luxury marques in celebration of the carmaker’s 100th anniversary. Only 100 examples of the car will be sold worldwide, and Maserati...

  • 2017 Acura NSX prototype burns at the Nürburgring - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2016 Acura NSX Burns To The Ground During ‘Ring Testing: Update

    A prototype for Acura’s second-generation NSX supercar only started testing at the Nürburgring yesterday, but already the car has been destroyed. The prototype caught fire during today's round of testing but fortunately the driver managed to pull over and jump out before the flames...

  • 2015 Mercedes-Benz S500 Plug-In Hybrid

    You might think there's not much similarity between a Grand Prix race car and a luxury Mercedes sedan. And... well, you'd be right. The F1 car is hugely faster, single-minded, needs hundreds of people to maintain it on a weekly basis and is utterly useless at picking up the groceries. The S-Class is comfortable, will last for hundreds of thousands of miles, is comparatively frugal and while grocery-getting is a bit beneath it, it's certainly not out of the question. ALSO SEE: 2016 Acura NSX Burns To The Ground During 'Ring Testing Mercedes, though, would like you to believe there's more than...

  • Maserati Alfieri concept
    Maserati To Limit Total Volume To 75,000 Cars Per Year

    In a bid to ensure future exclusivity, Maserati will limit its future output to no more than 75,000 cars per year. Or so says managing director for general overseas markets Umberto Maria Cini, reports Reuters. While the idea of enforcing a low volume total to protect the brand’s value and...

  • 2016 Cadillac CTS-V spy shots
    2016 Cadillac CTS-V Spy Video

    Cadillac’s next-generation CTS-V sedan has been spotted at the Nürburgring and on some of the German race track’s surrounding roads. Like previous CTS-Vs, the new one, due out next year as a 2016 model, will pack a V-8 engine, helping to differentiate it from the smaller ATS-V...

  • 2015 Bentley Continental GT Speed Convertible
    Bentley Confirms Fifth Model Line

    Bentley will add an SUV to its lineup in 2016 but just a couple of years later the British automaker will launch another model line, expanding its lineup to five distinct offerings. The information was revealed by Bentley CEO Wolfgang Dürheimer. Dürheimer, who also heads Bugatti, said...

  • 2014 BMW i8
    BMW To Mark Centenary In 2016 With i9 Hybrid Supercar?

    BMW turns 100 in 2016 and you can bet the automaker will mark the occasion with something special… like a celebratory vehicle. We’ve already heard that BMW might launch a hardcore version of its M4 or perhaps a new supercar from its M division. Now there are claims that we might see...

  • Kumar Galhotra
    Kumar Galhotra To Head Lincoln

    Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has confirmed that Kumar Galhotra, one of its top engineers, will head its luxury brand Lincoln. Galhotra, the current head of vehicle component and systems engineering, will serve as vice president and president of Lincoln from September 1, 2014. His old job will go to...

  • 2016 Audi A7

    German automaker Audi has decided to kill off its continuously variable transmission, in the next generation of its models. Continuously variable transmissions, or CVTs, have long been available in several Audis, but the firm will now replace it with conventional automatics and dual-clutch transmissions. MUST SEE: 5,000-HP, 348-MPH Devel Sixteen Spotted In The Wild: Video The decision, Audi driving behaviour engineer Ralph Riegger told Motoring, was made on the basis that dual-clutch transmissions are now capable of delivering the fuel efficiency gains that previously only CVT models allowed...

  • 2015 Buick Envision (Chinese spec)
    Buick’s Future To Include New Crossover And Convertible

    After a relatively quiet past 12 months, Buick is about to embark on a new model explosion that will see all-new crossover and convertible models added to its lineup. The new crossover has just been revealed in China as the Envision and is due in U.S. showrooms in the second half of 2015, as a 2016...

  • 2014 Lexus LS 460
    Next Lexus LS To Arrive As 2017 Model, Target Jaguar XJ And Porsche Panamera: Report

    The current Lexus LS flagship sedan has been with us since the 2007 model year. It was given a major update for 2013 that will see the car up to the end of its life, expected to be the 2016 model year. The good news is that a new generation of the LS is planned for the 2017 model year, and...

  • 2015 Lexus NX 300h, global launch, Whistler, BC, Canada, June 2014
    Compact Lexus crossover possible, says senior exec

    Lexus has just launched a small crossover SUV in the form of the 2015 NX, but the automaker may end up launching an even smaller high-riding model to take on the new generation of compact crossovers from luxury rivals such as Audi and BMW. The information was revealed by Lexus’ European vice...

  • New Volvo XC90 safety and convenience features
    New Volvo XC90 To Offer New Levels Of Safety And Convenience

    We’re now just a few weeks out from the reveal of the all-new Volvo XC90, which goes on sale in the U.S. early next year, and today we’ve received details on some of the new safety and convenience features that will be offered on the seven-seat SUV. Volvo is famous for its safety, and...

  • BMW 2-Series Active Tourer
    75 Percent Of 2016 BMW 2-Series Active Tourer Buyers Expected To Be New To Brand

    The BMW 2-Series Active Tourer is unlike any BMW we’ve seen before. For starters, the vehicle sends drive to front wheels in standard form and in some markets the engine will have just three cylinders. It should probably come as no surprise then that BMW sees the 2-Series Active Tourer as a...

  • Jaguar F-Type built by SVO for Team Sky Tour de France cycling team

    Jaguar has revealed the second completed vehicle to be developed by its new Special Vehicles Operations, and this one’s even wearing the new SVO logo of the personalization department. The vehicle is a bespoke F-Type that not only celebrates Britain’s Team Sky cycling squad competing in the Tour de France, but also further showcases the talents of the men and women at SVO. The bespoke F-Type will be used as a support vehicle for Team Sky during Stage 20 of the Tour de France, which will see riders traverse from Bergerac to Périgueux. It’s based on the F-Type R Coupe...

  • 2012 Bentley Mulsanne
    More Powerful Bentley Mulsanne To Carry Speed Title

    Earlier this month we brought you news that Bentley is working on a more powerful version of its Mulsanne flagship sedan. We now have a report claiming the more powerful Mulsanne will carry the Speed title currently applied to the most powerful versions of Bentley’s Continental GT and Flying...

  • First Lamborghini Veneno Roadster delivered to German customer. Images via Driven by Torque.
    Lamborghini Veneno Roadster Delivered In Germany: Gallery, Video

    The first of Lamborghini’s stunning, over-the-top Veneno Roadsters has been delivered to a customer in Frankfurt, Germany. These photos show the car, painted in a liquid gloss black with matte gray and bright red accents. Undeniably extreme in its design, the Veneno Roadster is not for...

  • Aston Martin Lagonda Concept
    Aston Martin Abandons SUV Plans, Focuses On Coachbuilt Cars For Expansion

    It looks increasingly likely that Aston Martin will sit out the race taking place between the high-end marques to launch luxurious SUVs, and instead focus on coachbuilt cars for its expansion. Aston Martin’s Lagonda concept from 2009 showed that the automaker was seriously looking at...

  • Mercedes-AMG GT engine detailed
    Mercedes Details The AMG GT’s Twin-Turbo V-8 Engine: Video

    The upcoming Mercedes-AMG GT promises to be an exciting sports car that will run with, and possibly outrun, the best of the Porsche 911-class of cars. Here, we get a peek at the car in action, including a focus on its twin-turbo V-8 engine. READ: Hardest Time Over, Says Michael Schumacher's Wife...

  • 2016 Mercedes-Benz M-Class Coupe spy shots
    2016 Mercedes-Benz M-Class Coupe Spy Shots

    These are the latest spy photos of the Mercedes-Benz M-Class Coupe (MLC name is also possible), a new utility vehicle based on the Concept Coupe SUV shown at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show. Unsurprisingly, the vehicle hidden under the camouflage appears to be very similar in both overall profile and in...

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