Luxury Cars

Yes, a Bentley can feel sharp, edgy, and responsive--and quite a bit leaner than you might expect of anything from this storied (and once stodgier) luxury marque. The Continental GT V8 has already shown us that. And now to maximize that potential for driving enthusiasts, it’s created the...

As business plans go, taking Fisker's attractive Karma sedan and dropping a GM V-8 engine under the hood is quite a good one. Not only do you have yourself a fast luxury sedan, but an uncomplicated one too--not something that can be said of the original Karma. The above business plan can be...

Acura has confirmed what we’ve already known for some time; that the current TSX and TL will be replaced by a single model known as the TLX. The new TLX will go on sale as a 2015 model this summer, and will fill the gap between the ILX and RLX in Acura’s sedan lineup. The new mid-sizer...

Mercedes-Benz might attach a Maybach badge to a stretched version of its S-Class currently in development and set to serve as the replacement for Maybach’s own 57 and 62 sedans. Though the stretched S-Class was originally thought to use the Pullman name, a name used on previous generations of...

Those in the market for the latest generation of Mercedes-Benz’s S-Class need not only opt for the 2015 S65 AMG if they’re after a V-12 under the hood. The German automaker has introduced an S600 model at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show this week, complete with a twin-turbocharged V-12...

The 2015 Lexus RC F Coupe is officially here, and it's a looker, to be sure. But does it have the chops to back up its sporty appearance? With Lexus’ most powerful V-8 engine under the hood, the answer is a resounding yes. But we’ll get to the performance specs a little later, because...

The BMW Group solidified its position as the world’s number one luxury automaker in terms of sales, with its sales in 2013 growing to 1,963,798 units, up 6.4 percent from the 1,845,186 units sold in 2012. That’s a new record for the group, which comprises the BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce...

Cadillac’s award-winning ATS sedan has spawned its first spinoff, a sultry coupe debuting this week at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show. The new two-door Cadillac, which targets the likes of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe and BMW 4-Series, goes on sale in the summer as the 2015 ATS Coupe. In...

Along with coupe and convertible variants, the half-way-house Targa model has long been a staple of the Porsche 911 range--since 1965 in fact, when the first "safety cabriolet" made its debut at that year's Frankfurt Auto Show. The 2014 Detroit Auto Show marks the debut of the latest variant, the...

Last month, BMW revealed its new 2-Series in full and included the all-important pricing details; today in Detroit, the brand took the wraps off the car in its public debut ahead of its early 2014 sales launch. The 2-Series will be a late 2014 model year arrival and its pricing will start at...

The Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge bears a name that Formula One fans will no doubt associate with some of the greatest racing in the sport. But does Infiniti’s hotted-up Q50 deserve to wear the name? As yet, our answer is no--it’s just a concept car with no real powertrain. But, if Infiniti...

Volvo’s striking Concept XC Coupe is the second in a trio of design studies previewing the automaker’s future styling direction, but more importantly it previews the look of one very important model, the next-generation XC90 due out at the end of the year. The first of the three...

Following its world debut last year in Frankfurt, the 2015 Audi A8 along with its sporty S8 variant has made an appearance at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show where its specifications for the U.S. market were announced. The update to the 2015 A8 range isn’t a major one but there are some key...

The Volkswagen Group, comprised of more than a dozen brands including Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini and Porsche, achieved more than 9.7 million vehicle sales in 2013, a new record for the German auto giant and perhaps the amount that finally sees it reach its goal of being the world’s number one...

There's a new C-Class coming, and it's beautiful. It's also lighter, more powerful, with standard all-wheel drive, and packing several new high-tech safety features. The 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class will make its official public debut at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show this Monday. Today, we add to the...

VL Automotive will unveil a convertible version of its Karma-based hot rod at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show.

The previous year has turned out to be one of record sales for many of the major luxury automotive brands. We can now add another to the growing pile, with Porsche also confirming that 2013 was its best year of sales on record, with 162,145 of its cars being snapped up during the past year. This...

Mercedes-Benz is the latest premium automotive brand to announce record sales, following the likes of Audi, Buick and Rolls-Royce. More than 1,461,680 cars wearing the three-pointed star were sold in 2013, an increase of 10.7 percent on the 1,320,097 sold in 2012. And if you factor in sales of...

Debuting next week at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show will be the 2015 Audi Q3, the version of the compact crossover we finally get here in the U.S. The Q3 was first shown in 2011 and was promised for local sale soon after, but its arrival was delayed due to regulatory issues that apparently have been...

Audi managed to sell close to 1,575,500 vehicles in 2013, setting a new record for the brand and achieving a 1.5 million unit sales milestone two years ahead of schedule. Audi’s sales success was on the back of strong demand for its latest A3 compact family and its SUV and crossover range...