Luxury Cars

  • 2011 Infiniti Etherea Concept

    We know that luxury auto brand Infiniti is working on a compact model to take on the likes of the BMW 1-Series and the Audi A3. Based on the Etherea concept shown in 2011, the smallest Infiniti model will be built by Magna Steyr in Austria, using a version of the Mercedes-Benz MFA front-drive platform. Now comes word from the Netherland’s De Telegraaf that Infiniti’s compact offering may not be limited to just a single model. Borrowing a page from partner Mercedes-Benz’s playbook, Infiniti may seek to produce a family of compact vehicles on the MFA platform. Mercedes builds...

  • 2014 Porsche Macan spy shots
    Porsche May Boost Macan Production To 75,000 Units Annually: Report

    Porsche will be introducing two new models next year that will serve as bookends for the automaker’s lineup, helping it to reach its goal of selling as much as 200,000 vehicles per year by 2018. One of these will be a high-end supercar whose numbers will total less than a 1,000 units. The...

  • Wreckage of Lamborghini Aventador that crashed in the Czech Republic - Image courtesy of Auto Review
    Lamborghini Aventador Crashes In Czech Republic

    This week is proving to be a sad one for supercar lovers. Following news of a crash involving a Ferrari F40 in Canada yesterday, we now have images and a few details about a Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 that has crashed in the Czech Republic. Like the F40 crash, this one appears to be rather...

  • 2014 Maserati Quattroporte spy shots
    2014 Maserati Quattroporte Spy Shots

    UPDATE: The 2014 Maserati Quattroporte has been revealed. Click here for all the photos and details. In just a few short years Maserati’s lineup will spawn two brand new models, a sporty sedan similar in size to the BMW 5-Series and a luxurious SUV previewed by the latest Kubang concept car...

  • Wreckage of Ferrari F40 that crashed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Ferrari F40 Crashes In The Wet In Vancouver: Video

    Video footage has surfaced showing the wreckage of a Ferrari F40 that crashed on a street in the Canadian city of Vancouver over the weekend. The cause of the crash is yet to be determined, though wet weather may have been a factor. As the gruesome video reveals, the F40 has sustained some serious...

  • 2013 Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG spy shots
    2013 Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG Spy Shots

    We’ve known for a while that Mercedes-Benz is planning a high-performance AMG variant of its third-generation A Class, destined to be the Affalterbach tuner's first hot hatch, and now we have a new batch of spy shots of a prototype, which unfortunately has taken a turn for the worse while...

  • 2013 BMW 760Li

    It was 25 years ago that BMW launched its first production V-12 engine, with the unit, code-named the M70, debuting in the E32 7-Series flagship sedan. BMW engineers joined two of the automaker’s legendary straight-six units on a single crankshaft, forming a 60 degree V-12 that displaced 5.0 liters and produced an impressive--for the time--300 horsepower and 330 pound-feet of torque. A variation of this engine, the S70/2, would eventually be developed for the McLaren F1 supercar. In honor of the 25-year milestone, BMW is launching a special edition 760Li model as part of its 2013...

  • 2012 Lexus RX 450h
    Lexus Announces A New Concept For The Paris Auto Show

    Here’s what we know for sure: Lexus will use the Paris Auto Show for the world premiere of a new concept car on September 27. Information and images of the concept will be released in advance, but not until September 17. With little to go on beyond that, we’re sure it isn’t a...

  • 2014 Land Rover Range Rover Sport spy shots
    2014 Range Rover Sport Details Emerge

    In the United States, the best selling Land Rover and Range Rover model is the Range Rover Sport. The current model, based on the Discovery, is due to be phased out, replaced by a new Sport model based on the upcoming Range Rover. Jaguar Land Rover knows to tread carefully here, as making too many...

  •  2013 Hennessey VR1200 Twin-Turbo Cadillac CTS-V Coupe
    Hennessey Unleashes 1,226-HP Cadillac CTS-V Coupe: Video

    The guys at Hennessey have managed to turn the CTS-V into a Veyron rival.

  • 2013 Land Rover Range Rover
    2013 Land Rover Range Rover Full Specs, New Images And Video

    The brand new, fourth-generation Range Rover SUV from Land Rover hits showrooms this December following a global premiere at the 2012 Paris Auto Show this month. Earlier, Land Rover gave us a preview of the new Range Rover, but now we have all the specs and some beautiful new imagery of the stylish...

  • A new Range Rover under construction at Jaguar Land Rover's Solihull plant
    Jaguar Land Rover Invests $589 Million In Its (Bright) Future

    In 2008, Ford sold its under-performing luxury SUV brand, Land Rover, to Indian auto giant Tata Motors for an estimated $2.3 billion, less than half of what Ford had paid for the company in 2000. At the time, few expected the neglected brand to survive, let alone prosper. After all, the global...

  • 2013 Acura ILX

    Americans, right or wrong, tend to equate the size of a vehicle with its safety. While you can’t get around the laws of physics, the latest testing from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows that small cars, when designed properly, can be safe, too. The latest vehicles to earn the institute’s coveted “Top Safety Pick” award are the compact Acura ILX sedan, the Scion FR-S sport coupe and its fraternal twin, the Subaru BRZ. Also making the list is the redesigned Ford (NYSE:F) Escape crossover, which fares noticeably better than earlier versions in roof...

  • 2014 Cadillac ELR spy shots
    2014 Cadillac ELR Spy Shots

    Here are the latest shots of Cadillac’s extended-range electric ELR, wearing a triangular camouflage pattern, undergoing what appears to be hot-weather testing at an undisclosed location in the Southwest. Originally shown as the Converj in January of 2009, the Volt-based luxury car has since...

  • 2014 Audi RS 5 Cabriolet
    2014 Audi RS 5 Cabriolet Preview: 2012 Paris Auto Show

    The Audi RS 5 has just gone on sale, and we’ve even had a chance to drive one, but now the covers have come off a new convertible version, which will be presented to the public for the first time at the 2012 Paris Auto Show this month. Combining brute performance with an elegant convertible...

  • A. Kahn Design founder Afzal Kahn's first Ferrari was a 1998 550 Maranello
    One Of A. Kahn Design Founder’s First Ferraris Up For Sale

    Though you’ve probably read a lot about the cars Afzal Kahn and his team at A. Kahn Design have been customizing and selling to people all over the world, here’s one that’s been the pride and joy of Kahn himself for many years. The car is a 1998 Ferrari 550 Maranello, and by the...

  • 2009 Mercedes-Benz CL Class
    NYPD Accused Of Running Red Light While Joy Riding In Impounded Mercedes CL

    The NYPD have been accused of taking an impounded car for a joy ride through several New York boroughs, during which time a red light was run and the ticket sent to the car’s owner. The story all began when Rashad Lewis, 25, was arrested on August 3 after police allegedly found forged credit...

  • Acura NSX Concept
    New Acura NSX Gearing Up For Motorsports Debut In 2014: Report

    Acura’s new NSX is on track for a sales launch within the next three years, but the showroom won’t be the only place where the advanced hybrid supercar will be making a splash. The latest word is that Acura is planning to take its new NSX racing, and the recent announcement of a merger...

  • The Bentley Suite at New York's St. Regis Hotel

    Back in April, we told you about a newly-announced partnership between luxury automaker Bentley and luxury lodging provider Starwood Hotels. In addition to providing lodging for Bentley’s driving events, Starwood will also create Bentley-themed suites at select hotel properties. The first of these will be located in the St. Regis Hotel New York, situated on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue, in the heart of the shopping district. The Bentley Suite will provide well-heeled guests with 1,700 square feet of Bentley-themed luxury, including amenities such as black leather tile floors and a...

  • 2013 Lexus ES 350
    Lexus Tops BMW, Mercedes In August U.S. Sales

    For the first time since December of 2010, Toyota’s luxury brand, Lexus, sold more cars in the U.S. last month than German rivals BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Lexus delivered 24,237 vehicles in August, compared to 16,835 from BMW (excluding MINI) and 22,686 from Mercedes-Benz (excluding Smart)...

  • Audi's S8; perfect for both bank heists and coffee runs
    Audi Kicking Off S8 Sales With NFL Advertising: Video

    For the first time in its history, Audi will sell all of its S Models in the United States, giving buyers on these shores the chance to sample all of the brand’s race-derived luxury performance wares. To highlight this, Audi will launch a new television commercial for the S8 during...

  • Teaser for new McLaren supercar
    McLaren To Unveil New Supercar In Paris, Could Be F1 Successor

    McLaren has announced it will unveil a new supercar at the 2012 Paris Auto Show taking place later this month, and to whet our appetites has released this sole teaser image. The automaker also states that the next chapter of its brand’s story will be told at the Paris event, which will...

  • An Aston Martin DB6 awaiting restoration, alongside a restored DB5 - Image: Aston Martin
    Barn Finds, British Style

    More and more automakers with historically significant cars are getting into the process of factory restoration as an added service for their customers. Porsche and BMW will both take on restorations, and Ferrari will do the same for its racing cars. Aston Martin wants customers to know that it...

  • 2014 Volkswagen Golf (European spec)
    Ferrari F70, 2014 VW Golf, Cadillac Livery: Car News Headlines

    New renderings give us our best look yet at what the upcoming successor to the Enzo supercar, the Ferrari F70, will look like. The MkVII Volkswagen Golf has finally been revealed. Unfortunately, the car won’t be available in the U.S. until sometime next year. Cadillac is taking advantage of...

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