Luxury Cars

  • 2015 BMW X4 spy shots

    The proliferation of new luxury crossovers coming onto the market, and in never-before-seen bodystyles as well, is a sure sign of the changing trends in buyer preferences sweeping the globe. While not so long ago buyers after a luxury auto sought stately sedans with elegant styling, today those same buyers are going after lifestyle vehicles with eye-catching looks and exclusivity. One of the more conspicuous examples of this is the coupe crossover. Not quite tall enough to be considered capable off-road and with practicality hampered by their sloped roofs, coupe crossovers don’t really...

  • 2014 BMW i3, 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show
    BMW Expands Carbon Fiber Capacity, Outlines Future Uses

    BMW currently sources a lot of the carbon fiber components for its revolutionary i3 and i8 models as well as its sporty M cars from a company called SGL Group, which produces most of the lightweight pieces at a plant jointly owned with the German automaker. The two firms are now expanding the site...

  • 2014 BMW 2-Series Active Tourer
    BMW Details New Proactive Driving Assistant

    If you think your current car is clever with adaptive headlights, rain-sensing wipers and the ability to pick a new navigation route based on traffic ahead, you haven't seen anything yet. BMW has announced details of what it calls its 'Proactive Drive Assistant', designed to make future journeys...

  • VL-Automotive Destino
    Fisker’s new owner wants to build V-8 Karmas with VL Automotive

    The American arm of Chinese auto parts supplier Wanxiang, Wanxiang America Corporation, recently won the rights to Fisker’s assets in a deal valued at $149.2 million, which was approved by the Delaware court overseeing Fisker’s bankruptcy on Tuesday. Information about Wanxiang’s...

  • 2014 Porsche Panamera Turbo S
    Porsche boss hints at 7th model, most likely a mid-size sedan

    Talk of Porsche launching a second sedan positioned below the Panamera dates back to early 2011. The latest word from Porsche is that adding a seventh model to the lineup makes sense, as it would allow the company to make a major model introduction every year since the typical lifespan of a Porsche...

  • Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge concept, 2014 Detroit Auto Show
    Infiniti To Reveal Q50 Eau Rouge Engine In Geneva, Video Suggests A Turbo V-6

    Infiniti is finally serious about launching a proper performance product, and our first taste of what’s to come is the awesome-looking Q50 Eau Rouge concept. At the concept’s reveal at the Detroit Auto Show last month, Infiniti boss Johan de Nysschen said that any production version of...

  • 2015 Aston Martin DB9 Carbon Black

    In addition to its new V8 Vantage N430, Aston Martin will be showing off a pair of DB9 special editions at the upcoming 2014 Geneva Motor Show. The latest special editions revive Aston Martin’s ‘Carbon’ theme, which was last used on the DB9 back in 2010, prior to the car’s transformation into the Aston Martin formerly known as the Virage. This time around there is both a DB9 Carbon Black and a DB9 Carbon White. Rather than outright performance, style and what Aston Martin describes as “visual drama” are the hallmarks of the new special editions. ALSO SEE...

  • 2014 Audi S1 Sportback
    2014 Audi S1 Featured In New Promo Videos

    One of Audi’s main features for next month’s 2014 Geneva Motor Show will be this sporty new S1, which is based on its A1 hatchback sold overseas. The car is one of the only premium models in the sporty subcompact segment, with its only main rival being the MINI John Cooper Works. Sadly...

  • 2015 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Autobiography
    2015 Range Rover Evoque Gets Autobiography Trim And InControl App System

    Land Rover is looking to entice potential buyers of its Range Rover Evoque with a new Autobiography trim, which is being introduced for the stylish compact crossover’s 2015 model year update. The Autobiography trim is typically applied to Land Rover’s most luxurious models and comes...

  • McLaren 650S
    McLaren 650S: 2014 Geneva Motor Show Preview

    As members of the press get their hands on McLaren's searing P1 hypercar, few are giving the smaller 12C supercar much attention. The new 650S, leaked over the weekend and due to be presented at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show in March, is another slightly more realistic proposition from the British...

  • 2015 Hyundai Genesis
    Hyundai Exec Hints At Third Premium Model To Join Genesis And Equus

    Hyundai’s first foray into the world of premium autos, the original Genesis sedan, got off to a solid start by managing to score itself the North American Car of the Year title right out of the gate. The Genesis later spawned an even grander sibling, the Equus, and later this year Hyundai...

  • Maserati - A Century Of History
    New Book Charts 100 Years Of Maserati History

    Maserati turns 100 this year and has a whole list of events planned to mark the milestone. The biggest event will be an official Maserati gathering in Modena in mid-September, but if you can’t make it over to Italy you can still take part in the celebrations with a new book that charts the...

  • 2015 Ferrari California T at launch event in Modena, Italy

    Talk of a turbocharged Ferrari dates back all the way to 2007, but the rumors never really gained traction until it was confirmed that Formula One would be adopting turbocharged engines for the 2014 season. Now, just weeks after Ferrari revealed its new turbocharged F1 car, the F14 T, the Italian sports car manufacturer has revealed a new turbocharged road car, the California T. The new convertible sports car is set for an official debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show on March 4, but it's already made a private unveiling at the Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena, Italy, attended by 800 of the...

  • Cigarette Racing 50' Vision GT concept, 2014 Miami Boat Show
    Meet Cigarette Racing’s New Speed Boat Inspired By The Mercedes AMG Vision GT

    Florida’s Cigarette Racing is back with a new speed boat concept inspired by a Mercedes-Benz model, in this case the stunning AMG Vision Gran Turismo supercar concept unveiled last year. The boat is called the Cigarette Racing 50' Vision concept and it is being shown for the first time at the...

  • Bugatti Legend ‘Jean-Pierre Wimille’ Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse
    Bugatti Holding Back New Model Until Veyron Grand Sport, Vitesse Sell Out

    Bugatti will, eventually, build a new supercar. At least, one has been rumored to be in the works, potentially with hybrid technology, though it may not seek to outperform the quad-turbocharged W-16-powered Veyron, at least at the top end. But Bugatti can't build it until it sells the last of the...

  • 2015 Lexus RC 350
    2015 Lexus RC 350 F Sport To Be Unveiled At 2014 Geneva Motor Show

    Lexus will add another model to the 2015 RC coupe range at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show.

  • Porsche, Mercedes and Aston Martin comparo
    Porsche, Mercedes And Aston Martin Lock Horns In Chris Harris Comparo: Video

    Take three of the hottest sports cars currently in production and throw them into a comparo and you’re guaranteed to get a great video out of it, as Chris Harris and his team at /Drive demonstrate in this latest video pitting the aging Aston Martin Vantage (in V12 S guise) and Mercedes-Benz...

  • 2014 Bentley Continental GT V8 S  -  First Drive, California, February 2014
    2014 Bentley Continental GT V8 S: First Drive

    How quick is the new Bentley Continental GT V8 S? How powerful? If this were the Bentley of the past, when it was intertwined with Rolls-Royce, the deflective reply to such questions would be “Sufficient.” And it would be left up to us to agree. A quarter-century ago, when the...

  • 2015 Ferrari California T

    Ferrari has revealed its new, turbocharged California, the California T, which debuts next month at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show and sees the Prancing Horse return to turbocharged power for the first time since the legendary F40 supercar of the 1980s. Yes, 2014 marks a new era for Ferrari, both on and off the track, and that era is one focused on efficiency as well as performance. Ferrari has dropped hints about a return to turbocharged power for its road cars for several years now, explaining in the past that such a move was inevitable in a world of stricter emissions and fuel consumption...

  • 2015 Porsche Macan S
    Porsche Considering Hardcore Macan GTS

    As one of Porsche's more affordable models, the new Macan crossover will lift Porsche sales to heights never before attained by the company. But plenty of Porsche fans are still keen driving enthusiasts, and to that end the automaker is considering a more focused GTS model for the Macan range...

  • Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4
    Lamborghini Racks Up 700 Orders For Huracán In First Month Of Sales

    Lamborghini’s Gallardo-replacing Huracán is a surefire hit, with the Italian sports car manufacturer racking up 700 orders in just one month since the car first went on sale. To put into perspective just how big of a deal 700 orders for the Huracán is, last year Lamborghini sold...

  • Peter Collins and Phil Hill in the Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa bearing chassis #0704
    Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Sells For $39.55 Million

    Investment in classic cars seems to be paying off even more these days. This can be seen from yet more records set during the sale of some of the most sought-after road and race cars on the planet. The latest is the sale of a Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, one raced by Brit Peter Collins and American...

  • 2014 BMW 2-Series Coupe
    BMW 2-Series Ad Pays Homage To Classic 2002: Video

    The classic BMW 2002 and its contemporary kin have become iconic cars for diehard Bimmer fans, so the automaker's latest advert should be a real treat. The 2014 BMW 2-Series may not be a direct descendant of the 2002, which was subsequently replaced by the E21-generation 3-Series and every model...

  • 2014 BMW X5 equipped with M Performance parts
    BMW Announces M Performance Parts For X5 Owners In The U.S.

    M Performance parts for the BMW X5 will be available in the U.S.

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