Luxury Cars

  • 2015 Cadillac Escalade

    Cadillac’s all-new 2015 Escalade goes on sale this summer, priced from $72,690 including a $995 destination fee. That's about $3,725 more than the comparable version of the outgoing model, though prices for the new Escalade were expected to rise in order to make way for a new three-row Cadillac crossover coming onto the market in the near future. MUST WATCH: Dad Teaches Kid To Do Donuts In A C6 Corvette-Best Dad Ever?: Video The listed price nets you a rear-wheel-drive 2015 Escalade powered by a 6.2-liter V-8 rated at 420 horsepower and 460 pound-feet of torque, and with the standard...

  • 2015 Audi A7 facelift spy shots
    2015 Audi A7 Spy Shots

    Audi’s svelte A7 first hit the scene in 2010 so the vehicle is about due for its mid-cycle update. Right on cue, the first prototypes for the updated car have emerged, revealing some of the new details we can expect. The most obvious updates to the A7 are the new headlights and grille. We can...

  • 2011 Land Rover DC100 concept
    Land Rover Bags Landy Name, May Use It For Compact Crossover

    Land Rover is riding high at the moment, enjoying strong sales across the globe and particularly in the Chinese market. Aware that its cars have to become more efficient to meet future regulations though, the company has embarked upon a technology drive, developing everything from hybrid Range...

  • 2006 Volkswagen Phaeton
    Next VW Phaeton To Grow In Size, Feature Aluminum Body: Report

    Talk of the return of the Volkswagen Phaeton to U.S. shores dates back almost as far as the car’s exit in 2006. Most recently it was reported that a concept previewing the next-generation Phaeton, due out in the next year or two, was scheduled to be revealed at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show...

  • 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series enhanced by the AMG Performance Studio
    Fans Nominate AMG Afterglow As Name Of AMG’s Latest Bespoke Paint

    Earlier this month we showed you a unique SLS AMG Black Series that was personalized by its owner through the AMG Performance Studio, the Affalterbach tuner's new personalization department. No details on the car were released, but AMG did confirm that its bright paint scheme would receive a name...

  • 2014 Porsche 911 Targa 4
    A Closer Look At The 2014 Porsche 911 Targa: Video

    The ‘Targa’ version of the latest 991-series Porsche 911 has just made its world debut, and it’s turned out to be yet another stunner from the Porsche camp. Like previous-generation 911 Targa models, the latest features a fixed roll bar crossing the center section of the car. In...

  • 2014 Bentley Flying Spur

    Bentley, like many of its rivals, posted record sales results for 2013. The British marque managed to sell 10,120 units during the past year, which was up 19 percent on the 8,510 it sold in 2012 and finally enough to eclipse the previous record of 10,014 units sold in 2008, just prior to the financial crisis. At the same time, Bentley also expanded the number of its dealerships worldwide. The global sales network in 2013 increased by 11 percent, to 193 showrooms. Bentley’s number one market throughout 2013 was the Americas (no breakdown for individual countries is given), finishing the...

  • 2015 Porsche Boxster GTS spy shots
    2014 Porsche Boxster GTS Spy Shots

    The Porsche Boxster is a favorite at Motor Authority. In fact, the latest generation of the car won our Best Car To Buy 2013 award. That’s because the Boxster sums up almost all of what a luxurious, fun, and timeless sports car should be, and it’s got a reasonable pricetag to boot...

  • 2014 BMW M235i first drive, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
    2014 BMW M235i first drive review

    There are a lot of reasons to moan about the current state of BMW's cars, including a couple of the porkier M vehicles. But the new 2014 M235i isn't one of them. It's the opposite. This, friends, is what the F30 should have been, at least as far as the balance between poise, ride, dynamics, and...

  • 2015 Audi TT spy shots
    2015 Audi TT Spy Video

    A brand new generation of the Audi TT, the compact sports car’s third iteration in fact, is nearing the end of its development, with the new car on track for a debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show in March. We now have a spy video showing a prototype testing at the Nürburgring and on some...

  • 2014 BMW M235i live photos, 2014 Detroit Auto Show
    BMW M2 Likely: Lighter, More Powerful, Even More Fun

    The BMW 2-Series is just falling into the hands of journalists from around the world (stay tuned for our first drive review shortly), but already, BMW is looking ahead to other possibilities for the car--including an M2. Talking with BMW personnel at the global launch of the new M235i in Las Vegas...

  • Bentley's EXP 9 F SUV concept
    Bentley SUV: Third Row, Plug-In Hybrid, W-12 Engine Part Of Plan

    At this point, it's no secret: The British luxury automaker Bentley has confirmed that it's developing a plush luxury sport-utility vehicle, based on the 2012 EXP 9 F SUV concept and slated to go on sale in 2016. While that's set, we're still waiting on a production design and...

  • 2015 Audi TT spy shots

    Audi’s third-generation TT sports car is on track for a debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show in March, with the car to arrive in showrooms by the end of the year as a 2015 model. But we already have a fairly good idea as to how it will look--inside and out--thanks to the unveiling of the 2015 TT-previewing Allroad Shooting Brake concept at the Detroit Auto Show last week and Audi’s tech preview at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier in the month. These latest spy shots reaffirm our belief that the 2015 TT will more closely resemble the original TT than the outgoing...

  • 2014 BMW M235i live photos, 2014 Detroit Auto Show
    2014 BMW 2-Series First Look: 2014 Detroit Auto Show Video

    BMW’s 1-Series Coupe and Convertible are on their way out, soon to be replaced by the stylish and sexy 2-Series, which bowed at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show this week. Fans are already dubbing the car the spiritual successor to the BMW 2002 of the 1960s and ‘70s, and in M235i trim we...

  • Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge Concept  -  2014 Detroit Auto Show
    Eau Rouge Aims To Become Infiniti Performance Sub-Brand: Report

    The Infiniti Eau Rouge concept is certainly getting folks talking. As it should, considering it presents the idea of a true luxury high-performance machine from the Japanese automaker. This could be something to do battle with the likes of the Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG, BMW M5 and the Audi RS 6...

  • Jaguar's British Villains: Actors Sir Ben Kingsley, Tom Hiddleston and Mark Strong
    Jaguar Names First 'British Villains' To Appear In Super Bowl Ad: Video

    Jaguar's cars have long been synonymous with movie bad guys, its vintage MkII sedan models frequently featuring as the getaway transport for villains of the 1960s. The British marque is clearly reveling in its bad boy image and has announced the first three "British Villains" actors to star in its...

  • 2015 Audi A3
    Audi Reveals Pricing And Configurator For 2015 A3 Range

    The 2015 Audi A3 will compete with the Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class in the compact luxury segment.

  • Bugatti Legend ‘Jean Bugatti’ Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse  -  2013 Frankfurt Motor Show
    Bugatti Boss Rules Out Super Veyron And Production Galibier

    Bugatti fans hoping to see the launch of an even more extreme Veyron than the 1,183-horsepower Super Sport or a second model based on 2009’s Galibier sedan concept should get prepared for some sorrow, as the brand’s boss Dr. Wolfgang Schreiber has poured cold water on the chances of...

  • 2014 Porsche Panamera first drive

    We've been hearing about this for some time now. Word on the street is that Porsche is working on a Panamera Junior, which will aim to do battle against the likes of the Maserati Ghibli and higher-end versions of the BMW 5-Series and Jaguar XF. Most of the news around this potential machine occurred back in 2011. The rumored vehicle was nicknamed the Pajun (an amalgamation of Panamera and Junior), and it would play host to a variety of powerplants in both diesel and gasoline form. This is what you'd expect form any Porsche really, and it wouldn't be a shock if such a car were to finally...

  • 2015 Cadillac ATS Coupe  -  2014 Detroit Auto Show live photos
    425 Horsepower And Twin-Turbo V-6 For Cadillac ATS-V: Report

    Cadillac introduced a new ATS Coupe at the Detroit Auto Show this week, but missing from the automaker’s stand was a high-performance ‘V’ version. We know Cadillac still plans to launch an ATS-V, initially as a sedan and then as a coupe, and the choice of powerplant for these cars...

  • Acura SUV-X concept, 2013 Shanghai Auto Show
    Acura Considering Honda Vezel-Based Compact Crossover

    Acura is reportedly considering the launch of a compact crossover based on the Honda Vezel, which debuted at the 2013 Motor Show and is due in local showrooms later this year, most likely under a new name. The information comes from one of the Vezel’s engineers, who told Automotive News...

  • 2015 Cadillac ATS Coupe  -  2014 Detroit Auto Show live photos
    Cadillac Explains Why It Dropped The Laurel Wreaths From Its Logo

    First revealed on last year's Elmiraj concept, Cadillac has confirmed that its new crest will start to appear on production models from the second half of 2014. Caddy's new crest is a little wider than before, but most noticeable by its absence is the wreath that previously surrounded it. While a...

  • 2015 Audi A8 L Security
    Audi Rolls Out 2015 A8 L Security

    Though it wasn’t on show with the rest of the updated 2015 A8 range at the Detroit Auto Show this week, Audi’s 2015 A8 L Security has also received a round of updates. The A8 L Security is the version of Audi’s flagship sedan built by the automaker’s own armored car division...

  • 2015 Cadillac ATS Coupe  -  2014 Detroit Auto Show live photos
    2015 Cadillac ATS Coupe Video Preview

    If you don't want to brave winter in Detroit, we don't blame you--although, after the Polar Vortex, it was actually quite nice there this week. One thing that made it considerably nicer was the arrival of the 2015 Cadillac ATS Coupe. For a better understanding of the new two-door hotness from...

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