Luxury Cars

  • 2015 Volvo V60 Plug-In Hybrid R-Design

    Volvo’s first plug-in hybrid model in the U.S. will be based on its next-generation XC90 SUV and is still more than a year away from reaching showrooms, but overseas the Swedish automaker has been selling a plug-in version of its V60 station wagon for a couple of years. Called the V60 Plug-In Hybrid, the eco-friendly wagon has now been made available with Volvo’s sporty R-Design package. The R-Design package doesn’t add any more oomph to the V60 Plug-In Hybrid's drivetrain, but it does provide the car with a sporty presence. It does this via a number of unique interior and...

  • Volvo Torslanda Plant in Gothenburg, Sweden
    Volvo Expands 50-Year-Old Torslanda Plant For 2016 XC90 Production

    Volvo is in the final stages of developing its next-generation XC90, and soon production of the all-new SUV will get underway at the automaker’s Torslanda assembly plant in Gothenburg, Sweden. The plant, which turns 50 today, has just undergone a massive expansion program to help increase...

  • 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class AMG Line
    Mercedes Planning Mid-Range C450 AMG Sport Model?

    The top-of-the-line 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class variant at present is the C400, which comes with a turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 engine good for 329 horsepower and 354 pound-feet of torque. However, later this year we’ll see the launch of a new C63 AMG model packing a turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8...

  • 2015 Cadillac Escalade by Hennessey Performance
    Hennessey Gets Its Hands On 2015 Escalade, First Mod Delivers 557 Horsepower

    Cadillac’s all-new 2015 Escalade is one impressive SUV. In addition to its svelte exterior, sumptuous cabin and assortment of tech features, the latest Escalade will tow up to 8,200 pounds and carry you and your friends in limo-like comfort. The only downside is that it’s lacking in the...

  • 2015 Land Rover Range Rover Hybrid Long-Wheelbase
    Range Rover Long-Wheelbase Gets Hybrid Option, But Not In U.S.

    Land Rover has unveiled a new variant of its popular Range Rover SUV, the Range Rover Hybrid Long-Wheelbase. The new model made its debut at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show this week and will start sales in select markets later this year. Unfortunately, the list of markets doesn’t include the U.S...

  • 2015 Porsche Macan
    Porsche Quietly Reveals Four-Cylinder Macan

    Porsche’s first four-cylinder production car since the 968 bowed out of the market in 1995 has arrived in the form of the 2015 Macan crossover. While the stylish sport ute is offered exclusively with turbocharged V-6 engines in the U.S. (Macan S, Macan Turbo and later Macan S Diesel)...

  • Koenigsegg One:1 carbon fiber wheel

    At present, Koenigsegg is the only automaker in the world making carbon fiber wheels for its products. The company has been doing so for the past couple of years, and the latest recipient of its lightweight and extremely strong wheels is the One:1 supercar, the most powerful production car ever launched. In the latest episode of Inside Koenigsegg from YouTube channel /DRIVE, Koenigsegg CEO and founder Christian von Koenigsegg shows us the ins and outs of making a wheel out of carbon fiber. He explains that the carbon fiber wheels are not only tougher than forged aluminum sets, which most...

  • 2015 Lexus NX 200t F Sport
    2015 Lexus NX U.S. Specs Confirmed: Video

    Lexus has presented its all-new 2015 NX at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show, and that means we have all the specs for the compact crossover, including those of the turbocharged model, Lexus’s first force-fed car. The 2015 NX launches with two powertrain options here in the U.S., one of them the...

  • W Motors Lykan Hypersport (Image: James Holm)
    Hear The $3.4 Million Lykan Hypersport Start & Drive: Video

    Pairing a unique body and chassis with a turbocharged 3.7-liter flat six-cylinder engine, the Lykan Hypersport is an unusual specimen in the world of boutique supercars. Here, we can see and hear the Hypersport as it starts, revs, and drives around during its appearance at last week's 2014 Top...

  • Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge prototype
    560-HP Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge Confirmed For Production: Report

    Infiniti has dropped numerous hints that it wants a powerful sport sedan like the Q50 Eau Rouge concept in its lineup. At the 2014 Beijing Auto Show on Sunday the automaker rolled out a prototype version of the car that is being used for an engineering feasibility study and was previously driven by...

  • 2014 Aston Martin Rapide S
    2014 Aston Martin Rapide S Quick Drive Video

    The 2014 Aston Martin Rapide S is possibly the best four-door in the world. It doesn't quite top out the charts in many individual specs, but, as is so often the case with sports cars, the whole is greater than the sum of its 0-60 mph times and horsepower figures. In fact, if you're the type of...

  • 2009 Mercedes-Benz S600 Pullman
    Is The Sixth And Final Mercedes S-Class Variant An Extra, Extra-Long Pullman?

    Mercedes-Benz has hinted on several occasions that its latest S-Class will eventually be offered in as many as six different bodystyles. The first two to hit the market were the regular model sold overseas and long-wheelbase version that we get as standard in the U.S. Later this year we’ll...

  • 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class L, 2014 Beijing Auto Show

    Pretty much any sedan you'd care to think of has a long-wheelbase version in the Chinese market. Not to be left out, Mercedes-Benz has announced a new contribution to the market at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show, the long-wheelbase C-Class. MUST SEE: 2015 Ford Mustang GT Gets Standard Electronic Line Lock: Video In China, prestigious vehicles--or those considered prestigious in the country's growing market--are often used as chauffeured limousines, prioritizing rear seat space and extra rear features over the cars' counterparts in the U.S. and Europe. The market is already an important one for...

  • Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Nazionale by Ad Personam, 2014 Beijing Auto Show
    Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Nazionale Debuts At 2014 Beijing Auto Show

    Last month at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, Lamborghini unveiled a version of its Aventador LP 700-4 supercar that had been enhanced by the automaker’s Ad Personam personalization department. At the 2014 Beijing Auto Show this past weekend, Lamborghini unveiled another Aventador worked over by...

  • Audi TT Offroad concept, 2014 Beijing Auto Show
    Audi TT Offroad concept debuts at 2014 Beijing auto show

    Audi has revealed a new concept car at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show. The concept is based on the recently revealed 2016 TT sports car but features four doors, a raised ride height and four individual seats. It’s called the TT Offroad, and according to Audi it provides a glimpse of how the...

  • Lincoln MKX concept, 2014 Beijing Auto Show
    Next-Gen Lincoln MKX Previewed With Beijing Auto Show Concept

    Lincoln’s current MKX has been on sale since the 2007 model year and has only been updated once during all these years. Lincoln is well aware that its mid-size crossover is in need of renewal, and we’re getting our first look at the next-generation version in the form of a concept at...

  • Mercedes-Benz Concept Coupe SUV
    Mercedes-Benz Concept Coupe SUV Debuts At The 2014 Beijing Auto Show

    Chevrolet takes a lot of pride in being the progenitor of the SUV segment, starting with the Suburban back in the 1930s. Land Rover makes much of being the first luxury SUV maker via the Range Rover built starting in 1970. But the world of SUVs has come a long way since those pioneers, folding in...

  • BMW Vision Future Luxury concept, 2014 Beijing Auto Show
    BMW Vision Future Luxury Concept: 2014 Beijing Auto Show

    BMW’s new concept for the 2014 Beijing Auto Show isn’t the 7-Series-aping mega sedan that we were expecting, but it does pack enough technologies, premium materials and innovations to be worthy of a new BMW flagship. The concept is the BMW Vision Future Luxury, and as its name suggests...

  • Rolls-Royce Bespoke Pinnacle Travel Phantom

    Rolls-Royce will unveil its latest Bespoke model at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show.

  • 2003 Volkswagen Phaeton
    VW Americas Chief Promises New Phaeton By 2019

    Volkswagen is due to launch a new generation of its Phaeton full-size luxury sedan overseas sometime in the next couple of years, and this one’s destined to reach U.S. showrooms. It’s been eight years since the Phaeton was dropped from the local market, but rumors of its return have...

  • 2015 BMW X3 xDrive 28d, 2014 New York Auto Show
    2015 BMW X3: Live From The 2014 New York Auto Show

    The BMW X3 is, or at least has been, a hard vehicle to get excited about. It's comely enough, and quite comfortable and capable, to be sure; it's just not all that moving, especially for a BMW. But there are a few new aspects to the updated 2015 X3 that just might get your enthusiast juices...

  • 2015 Aston Martin Vantage GT, 2014 New York Auto Show
    Aston Martin Launches Special Edition Vantage And DB9 At 2014 New York Auto Show: Live Photos

    Aston Martin has launched two new special editions at the 2014 New York Auto Show this week, but the cars aren’t completely new as we saw them a month ago at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. They’re now being shown in their U.S. specification, and the good news is that we have the...

  • 2014 BMW 7-Series Horse Edition
    BMW Confirms Exclusive Design Study For Beijng, Is It The 9-Series?

    About a month ago we heard the BMW was planning a new concept for the 2014 Beijing Auto Show that envisions a potential 9-Series flagship. Now the German automaker has confirmed that it will present a forward-looking concept at the Chinese show that demonstrates its perception of luxury. As a taste...

  • 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class (S500)
    Mercedes Exploits F1 Know-How For New Intelligent Hybrid System

    The push for more efficient vehicles is leading automakers to develop new and ingenious ways to save fuel--without detracting from the driving experience of their vehicles. Many of these systems operate without the driver ever knowing anything is happening--which is just how Mercedes's new...

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