Luxury Cars

After a string of disasters in 2012 left startup automaker Fisker on the ropes financially, last month it appeared that some good news was finally on the horizon for the struggling firm. Chinese automaker Zhejiang Geely, owner of Volvo, was said to be the leading candidate for an ownership stake in...

The Cadillac ATS has just finished making the rounds of the awards circuit, nabbing accolades everywhere, including the North American Car of the Year. The larger CTS will soon be all-new as well, due for the 2014 model year--and it'll bring a twin-turbo V-6 engine with it, rated at 420 horsepower...

Acura has confirmed that the production version of redesigned 2014 MDX will be presented for the first time at the 2013 New York Auto Show next week. So far Acura has only shown the exterior of its new MDX, which was previewed in the form of the 2014 Acura MDX Prototype at the 2013 Detroit Auto...

If you’re eagerly awaiting the arrival of a diesel-powered BMW 3-Series sedan, you may want to make plans to attend the 2013 New York Auto Show. BMW has officially announced that its new 328d sedan will makes its U.S. debut at the New York show. Fitted with a 2.0-liter turbodiesel engine...

Combine an AMG twin-turbo V-8 with the Mercedes-Benz G Class’s robustness, and then throw on an extra axle for good measure, and you’ve got one of the most extreme off-roading machines money can buy. And yes, you can actually buy this monster, devised by the engineers at AMG. The...

Buick is fighting hard to overcome its image problem. Once considered a domestic luxury brand for those not quite affluent enough to purchase a Cadillac, in recent decades the Buick name has become synonymous with a mainstream product line and an aging demographic. Five years ago, the average age...

In case you’ve been living in a cave since 2002, devoid of all entertainment news, British actor Daniel Craig has replaced Pierce Brosnan as the new James Bond. We say that’s a good thing, especially since Craig manages to deliver a darker and far less politically-correct 007 than...

Last month, Lexus took top honors among all brands for its dependability in the latest J.D. Power and Associates study. The brand managed just 71 problems per 100 (PP100) vehicles, well below second place Porsche (94 PP100) and even further below the industry average of 126 PP100. In the latest...

Hear the sound of the Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG for the first time--and compare it to its European cousin, the A45 AMG.

Volvo has pulled off a major coup by hiring the man responsible for designing the interiors of cars like the Bentley Continental and Mulsanne. Bentley’s head of interior design, Robin Page, has confirmed he’s joining Volvo to head up the interior design department at the Swedish...

Owning a Ferrari is the dream of many car enthusiasts the world over, since the iconic Italian brand is forever linked with performance and handling. According to a new United Kingdom study conducted by insurer AXA Group, you’d probably be happier behind the wheel of a BMW or an Aston Martin...

We’ve been hearing for a while that Audi would soon populate its U.S. model range with optional diesel engines, but to date only the Audi A3 TDI and the Audi Q7 TDI come with oil-burning engines. During yesterday’s early-morning Audi conference call, Audi of America president Scott...

Henrik Fisker has a long and distinguished career as an automotive designer, and is credited with styling the exterior of the BMW Z8 roadster and the Aston Martin DB9. He’s spent time at the helm of Ford’s Advanced Design Studio and was even on the Aston Martin Board of Directors for a...

The second generation of Audi’s handsome A5 range is expected to arrive in time for the 2017 model year, which puts its arrival date sometime in the second half of 2016. This means the current model still has a few more years of shelf life, though a recent refresh means it still looks...

Early last year, French automaker Renault revealed it was considering launching a new luxury sub-brand to be labeled Initial Paris and feature standalone models using technology borrowed from alliance partner Mercedes-Benz. One of the first of these new upscale Renaults was to be a sedan based on...

Most manufacturer-produced automotive videos feature high-end cars in exotic locations, backed by either a classical, trance or techno music soundtrack. While that may be fine for most consumers, those of us with 5w30 in our veins much prefer to hear the engine’s song instead of canned...

The Lincoln Navigator SUV is starting to get very long in the tooth and will soon be facing some tough competition in the form of a redesigned 2014 Cadillac Escalade, due at the end of this year, while also having to deal with existing competition like the handsome new Mercedes-Benz GL Class. A...

Lamborghini automobiles are not known for their subtlety. Everything about the Italian automaker's cars is bold, brash and in-your-face, from their sinister styling through their bright colors and loud exhausts. In that regard, the stretch Lamborghini Aventador limo proposed by U.K. luxury car hire...

The man responsible for the design of stunning cars like the new Jaguar F-Type and the original Aston Martin Vanquish, Ian Callum, like many in the industry, has an appreciation for the cars of yesteryear. Many classic cars have a purity that’s often hard to find in modern cars, and for a...

The Lexus IS F currently sits atop the Japanese luxury brand’s performance offerings, giving buyers an alternative to the likes of the BMW M3 and the Mercedes C63 AMG. Even if you’re not a fan of Lexus, it’s hard not to be impressed with the IS F’s 416-horsepower 5.0-liter...