Luxury Cars

  • 2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series

    AMG has gone from independent tuner to in-house performance division.

  • Maserati's centennial logo
    Maserati To Celebrate Centenary Throughout 2014

    Get ready to spend the next year wishing Maserati a happy birthday--as the Italian automaker enters its hundredth year in business this December. The company was officially founded on December 1, 1914, starting operations on December 14, 1914. That makes December 2013 the start of its hundredth...

  • 2013 Bugatti Driving Experience at France’s Circuit Paul Ricard
    Bugatti Launches Exclusive Drive Program For ‘Ultra-High Net Worth Individuals’

    When it comes to taking a Bugatti Veyron out for a test drive, you don’t just turn up at the dealership with your license in hand and hope to be given the keys. You need to have a pretty good relationship with the dealership and most likely they’ll need to know how much you’re...

  • 2014 Volkswagen Touareg X
    Upmarket Volkswagen Touareg X Special Edition Lands In U.S.

    The Volkswagen Touareg SUV has been in production for more than 10 years now, and to celebrate the German automaker launched a special edition ‘Touareg X’ at the Paris Auto Show last year. This special edition Touareg X has finally landed in the U.S., and is priced from $56,170. Only...

  • 2010 Alfa Romeo Giulietta
    Alfa Romeo’s Future Mapped Out

    Once proud Italian brand Alfa Romeo is poised to sell less than 100,000 cars this year, its lowest level since 1969, but its parent company Fiat is adamant it can turn around the sales slump and convert Alfa into a premium brand to be compared against the likes of Audi and BMW. Having missed...

  • Porsche design chief Michael Mauer
    Porsche Design Team Talks About The New Macan: Video

    The new Macan crossover is instantly recognizable as a Porsche, though there are also a number of subtle details that make the vehicle's design unique among the German sports car manufacturer's lineup, such as the overlapping hood. In the video, we get some insight into the design process for the...

  • 2014 BMW X5 equipped with M Performance parts

    BMW’s new 2-Series isn’t the only vehicle getting the M Performance treatment at the 2013 Essen Motor Show this week. BMW also used the German tuning fest to launch new M Performance parts and accessories for its third-generation X5 SUV. M Performance is BMW’s mid-range performance branding, with the upgrades slotting in between those from the simpler M Sport range and those found on dedicated M cars. For the latest X5, there are power-boosting mods and aerodynamic aids. An M Performance Power Kit is available for the X5 xDrive35i. It relies on tweaks to the ECU to lift...

  • 2014 Land Rover Range Rover Long-Wheelbase Autobiography Black, 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show
    2014 Land Rover Range Rover Long-Wheelbase: 2013 L.A. Auto Show Video

    Land Rover is not done yet with the launch of new variants of its Range Rover SUV. The latest is a new long-wheelbase version that made its debut at the recent 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show. The vehicle should prove popular with China’s chauffeur-driven class but we could see it doing well in...

  • 2015 Jaguar F-Type Coupe, 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show
    2015 Jaguar F-Type Coupe: 2013 L.A. Auto Show Video

    The coupe version of the stunning Jaguar F-Type convertible sports car is finally here, and it’s due to hit showrooms just in time for summer priced from a very reasonable $65,000. The car was one of the stars of the recent 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show and we bet it will be one of the stars in...

  • Teaser for 2016 Audi Q1
    Audi Teases New Q1 Crossover

    Audi will launch a new crossover positioned below its Q3 in 2016, the automaker confirmed today. To be called the Q1, the new crossover will fit in the subcompact segment and will compete against similar tall-riding premium vehicles like the Buick Encore and MINI Cooper Countryman. Production of...

  • Chris Harris drives the Porsche 911 Turbo S
    Chris Harris Pits Porsche 911 Turbo Against McLaren 12C: Video

    The Porsche 911 Turbo has always been a very fast car. It's also always been fairly expensive. But in its latest incarnation, it costs enough that some buyers may be tempted into spending a little extra to get a bona-fide supercar like the McLaren 12C. To see whether the Porsche is up to such a...

  • 2014 Saab 9-3 Aero
    Saab Resumes Production, Starts With 9-3

    With NEVS’ acquisition of Saab and some of the bankrupt automaker’s few remaining assets complete, the consortium, made up of Chinese and Japanese interests, is now focused on the launch of its first Saab model. That first model is a 9-3 Aero sedan, production of which commenced today...

  • Ferrari 458 Speciale at Fiorano

    Ferrari’s hardcore 458 Speciale was developed primarily for track use, so there are few methods better to demonstrate its prowess than running some hot laps at the Fiorano test track in Italy. Behind the wheel of the 458 Speciale in this short clip is Ferrari test driver Raffaele De Simone. He explains many of the car's features, with the most innovative being the side slip angle control system. This constantly analyzes the car’s slip angle and compares it with a target value based on speed, grip levels and other metrics. It then optimizes both torque from the engine and torque...

  • 2015 Audi A3
    Audi A3 To Offer 4G LTE In Spring, More Models To Follow

    Audi has moved the connected car a step closer by offering its new 2015 A3 with 4G LTE internet. Audi is the first automaker to offer the high-speed connection, and other Audi models--and doubtless other manufacturers--are set to follow in its footsteps. Already offered in some Audi models...

  • 2014 Maserati Ghibli IIHS crash testing
    Watch The IIHS Crash Test The 2014 Maserati Ghibli: Video

    The 2014 Maserati Ghibli is the latest graduate of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s extensive crash safety test program, and the stunning sedan not only passed with flying cars but it was also named one of the institute’s Top Safety Picks. It also scored a perfect five...

  • 2014 BMW X6 M Design Edition
    BMW X6 M Design Edition Limited To Just 100 Units

    A new generation of the BMW X6 crossover is just around the corner, and that means the current model is now in run out mode. To help keep those final units moving, BMW is launching a new special edition based on the sportier X6 M. MUST READ: Man Buys Nissan 370Z Using Proceeds From Sale Of Own...

  • Acura NSX Roadster prop from Avengers movie
    2015 Acura NSX To Spawn Convertible Version: Report

    Having appeared briefly as Tony Stark’s ride in the movie The Avengers last year, this Acura NSX Roadster movie prop may end up spawning a production version. Honda confirmed to Autocar that a convertible version of its new NSX was being considered, and if the green light is given the car...

  • 1966 Lincoln Continental
    Lincoln May Revive Classic Nameplates, But Only For China

    Like many automakers, Lincoln has spent the last few decades purging famous nameplates from its range in exchange for a simpler, alphanumeric naming structure. MUST SEE: This Car Nut Owns 5 Bugatti Veyrons, Don't Ask Why Gone are names like Continental and Versailles; in their place MKZs, MKSs and...

  • 2013 Cadillac ATS

    Cadillac’s award-winning ATS sedan is about to spawn its first spinoff, an ATS Coupe, which will make its debut in January at the Detroit Auto Show. The new coupe, which will target the likes of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe and new BMW 4-Series, will eventually go on sale in the summer, as a 2015 model. The information was first reported by Edmunds, which is also claiming the ATS Coupe will feature the same powertrain lineup as the current ATS sedan. That means a base 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine, mid-level 2.0-liter turbo four and range-topping 3.6-liter V-6. ATS Coupe buyers...

  • 2015 Hyundai Genesis (Korean spec)
    2015 Hyundai Genesis Preview

    Hyundai’s second-generation Genesis sedan has made its debut in the Korean automaker’s home market, which means we now have the first official photos and details for the car. We’ll have to wait until its 2014 Detroit Auto Show debut in January to confirm specs for the U.S. market...

  • 2015 Volvo S60 and V60 Polestar
    Polestar-Enhanced Volvo S60 And V60 Confirmed For U.S.

    Swedish motorsport and engineering firm Polestar is slowly establishing itself as the official performance arm of Volvo, starting off with running the automaker’s motorsport program and more recently dabbling in the world of tuning Volvo road cars. Polestar first launched a hotted-up C30...

  • 2014 Maserati Ghibli
    2014 Maserati Ghibli priced from $65,600

    Maserati’s new 2014 Ghibli is priced from just $65,600, putting it in direct competition with higher-specced versions of Germany’s popular mid-size luxury sedans such as the BMW 5-Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class. The entry-level pricing gets you a rear-wheel-drive Ghibli with 345...

  • 2014 Audi R8 first drive
    2016 Audi R8 To Weigh Up To 130 Pounds Less Than Current Car

    A second generation of the Audi R8 is due in the next 12 to 18 months, and while it won’t deviate much from the current formula there will be a few key differences. We already know the new R8 will ride on a revised version of the current car’s platform, once again offer the choice of...

  • 2015 Cadillac Escalade, 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show
    2015 Cadillac Escalade: 2013 L.A. Auto Show Video

    One of the world's most recognizable luxury SUVs is back, and it's better than ever before. That much is clear to see in our video of the car from the Los Angeles International Auto Show, where the 2015 Cadillac Escalade makes its debut. Outwardly similar to the outgoing car, GM has improved the...

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