Luxury Cars

  • David Brown Automotive

    Late last month a new luxury British sports car was announced by the startup automaker David Brown Automotive. Now, we've got our first taste of the car's styling and underpinnings, courtesy of a few teaser images and drivetrain details. The company's founder, businessman and sports car enthusiast David Brown, said the car will mix the "impact and style" of classic vehicles with the capabilities and conveniences of a modern one. It's hard to disagree from the newly-announced details, which show styling clearly influenced by cars of the past. Appropriately, there's more than a hint of cars...

  • 2015 BMW i8 laser headlights
    BMW Is First With Laser Lights As The 2015 i8 Enters Production

    BMW’s cars already have a distinctive look in your rear-view mirror with their angel-eye headlights and that view will soon start to look even more distinct. That’s because the automaker is now offering new laser headlights on its cars, starting with the 2015 i8 sports car which has...

  • Auction of Lamborghini Aventador LP 720-4 Roadster 50° Anniversario
    Roger Penske Pays Record Sum For Lamborghini Aventador In The Name Of Charity

    Motorsport icon and businessman Roger Penske has paid the highest sum ever for a Lamborghini Aventador Roadster, after placing the winning bid on one at a recent charity auction benefiting the Naples Children and Education Foundation. Penske’s winning bid was an impressive $900,000, which is...

  • Tesla Model X at 2013 Detroit Auto Show
    Elon Musk Talks Tesla Model X Details On European Tour

    Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk discussed details of the company's lineup during a Q&A session with customers.

  • Frame from 2014 Cadillac ELR video on YouTube, with actor Neil McDonough
    Right-Wing Power Execs Speak Bad French, Buy Cadillac ELRs. Apparently.

    Why do we watch car commercials? For this? For attitude? Other enthusiast hobbies, they do their thing, they meet at the cafe, they take the weekend off--OFF. Why aren't you like that? Why aren't we like that? While there's a lot to be said for the rhetorical construction of the speech delivered in...

  • 2015 Volvo S60 and V60 Polestar
    First Video Of The Polestar-Enhanced Volvo S60 And V60: Video

    Volvo’s first Polestar-enhanced models have finally landed, and they look particularly tasty in their signature Rebel Blue paint schemes. But with any good performance car, it’s what’s inside that counts most, and in this department the new S60 and V60 Polestar models certainly...

  • 2011 Audi A5 e-tron quattro hybrid prototype

    Some of Audi's future technological advances have been revealed in the latest round of patent applications to hit the internet. Of a selection of new Audi patents noted by Autocar, the most interesting--yet most complex--is a new take on the firm's quattro all-wheel drive system, using an electrically-driven rear axle. This in itself is nothing new, and several other automakers, notably PSA Peugeot Citroen and Lexus, have used such a system on production vehicles for years. Where Audi's system differs is in the precise control it has over the torque output of the wheels, and the negative...

  • Maria Sharapova and her personalized 2013 Porsche Panamera GTS
    Maria Sharapova Shows Off Personalized Porsche Panamera GTS

    Tennis star and Porsche ambassador Maria Sharapova was down in her native Russia recently where she showed off a new Panamera built to her specifications by the Porsche Exclusive personalization department. Given that sport competition is a central theme in her life, Sharapova went with the most...

  • 2015 BMW X6 M spy shots
    2015 BMW X6 M Spy Shots

    The next generation of BMW's X5 M and X6 M performance SUVs are currently in the works and should make their debut by the end of the year, meaning we could see them arrive as 2015 models. While we’ve already seen prototypes for the new X5 M, this is the first time that we are seeing a...

  • 2015 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe spy shots
    2015 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe Spy Shots (With Interior)

    The 2015 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe is on its way, and the latest images give us the best view of the car yet, in both standard S-Class coupe form and with what appears to be an AMG aero package. Details at the front and rear are clear, revealing a direct link to the S-Class sedan's styling...

  • 2014 Tesla Model X all-electric crossover with 'Falcon Doors' open
    Tesla Model X Will Be All-Wheel-Drive Only, Arrives Within A Year

    For many, it's hard to get excited about crossovers, but when that crossover is all-electric, all-wheel drive, and sports awesome/crazy "falcon wings," it's much easier to get the pulse up--and that's exactly what the Tesla Model X is. Fortunately, we don't have too long to wait--the Model X will...

  • Bugatti Veyron police car
    Meet The Bugatti Veyron Of The Dubai Police Fleet: Video

    While officials in Dubai are known to have deep pockets, there were many that doubted their claims that a Bugatti Veyron supercar would be added to the official fleet of the Dubai Police force. Well, here it is, complete with the white and green livery of the Dubai Police and a flashing light bar...

  • 2014 Aston Martin Rapide S

    If you're spending big money on an Aston Martin, you'd like to know that everything on it works as it should. Particularly the gas pedal, connecting you to some of the most sonorous powerplants available in any vehicle. Unfortunately that hasn't been the case of late, and the British sports car manufacturer has had to expand an original 2013 recall for fragile gas pedal arms to include virtually three quarters of the cars it's produced since 2008. Aston Martin has blamed the manufacturing defect causing the recall on Chinese suppliers. According to The New York Times, the automaker's...

  • Chris Harris driving the 2014 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Edition 507
    Chris Harris’ Ode To The W204 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG: Video

    The current W204-series C63 AMG is on its way out, set to be replaced by an all-new model based on the 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class. In celebration of its greatness, Brit journo Chris Harris has released this tribute video. Oh, and it features the brutal Edition 507 run-out model, which, as you may...

  • BMW production
    BMW To Reduce Number Of Platforms

    The BMW Group is the latest automaker to announce a plan to consolidate platforms used across different models and brands. The move, says BMW, will help operations remain profitable during volatile periods and improve the chances of reaching a previously stated goal of two million unit sales by...

  • Maserati Ghibli
    Jaguar: Maserati, Your Ghibli Is A Load Of Hot Air

    Jaguar is reinventing itself in the U.S. Always carrying a slightly caddish, dastardly image, the British automaker's Good To Be Bad campaign is now spilling into its interactions with other automakers. First there was the sly shot at Mercedes-Benz and its Active Ride Control. Now, it's taken a pop...

  • Teaser for new Audi model set for world premiere at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show
    Audi Teases World Premiere, Most Likely The S1: Video

    Audi has released the second video in a series teasing a new model the automaker is planning to unveil at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show in early March. While many were predicting the model to be the redesigned 2015 TT sports car, which is tipped for a debut at the upcoming Swiss show, the latest...

  • 2014 Porsche 911 Turbo in Lime Gold Metallic paint
    Porsche Exclusive Personalization Department Shows Off Lime Gold 911 Turbo

    As sales of luxury autos have soared in recent years, so has the rate of personalization done on the cars. Porsche was one of the first automakers to offer a personalization department, Porsche Exclusive, which has been churning out unique creations since 1986. MUST WATCH: Alpha Nissan GT-R...

  • 2014 Audi RS 4 Avant Nogaro selection

    It was 20 years ago that Audi’s first RS model hit the scene, the legendary RS 2 Avant. The car was a high-performance version of Audi’s 80 Avant wagon, the predecessor to the A4 Avant, and it would set the tone for a string of new RS models to be launched over the next two decades--combine high performance with everyday usability. DON'T MISS: Dog Chews Owner's Aston Martin DB9, Gets Given Away Audi is now celebrating the 20th anniversary of the RS 2 Avant with a special edition RS 4 Avant Nogaro selection, which is set to debut next month at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. Like the...

  • 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
    A Close Look At The Design Of The 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class: Video

    Now that Mercedes-Benz’s new C-Class has entered production, we thought it’d be a good time to take a closer look at the car’s stunning design and identify what exactly makes it so appealing. The video above gives us some important insight into the design, which is explained by...

  • 2015 Land Rover Range Rover Sport SVR spy shots
    2015 Land Rover Range Rover Sport R-S Spy Video

    The 2014 Range Rover Sport from Land Rover has just gone on sale, but of more interest to performance fans is the sighting yet again of a prototype of a more potent version, something that’s been hinted at in the past by Land Rover officials. Featured in this exclusive spy video is a Range...

  • 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class production in Bremen, Germany
    2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Enters Production

    The first retail example of the all-new 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class rolled off the line today at the car’s plant in Bremen, Germany. The event marks the start of another chapter for Mercedes’ best-selling vehicle, which has found a home with 8.5 million customers since the...

  • 2014 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe Bespoke Waterspeed Collection
    Rolls-Royce Previews New Bespoke Phantom Drophead Coupe Collection

    Rolls-Royce has released the first details on its latest special edition developed by its in-house personalization department Rolls-Royce Bespoke. The new special edition is the Phantom Drophead Coupe Bespoke Waterspeed Collection, of which just 35 examples will be built. MUST SEE: Mercedes-Benz...

  • Audi R8 e-tron track drive, Berlin Tempelhof Airport
    Audi Targeting Tesla Model X With Q8 e-tron Electric SUV: Report

    Audi may have failed to outshine closest rivals BMW and Mercedes-Benz in the area of electric cars, but the automaker from Ingolstadt is out to change that. And to do so it plans to target one of the leaders in the field, Tesla. The information was first reported by Autocar, citing some sources at...

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