Luxury Cars

It’s hard to think of McLaren as a new company; after all, the company founded by racer Bruce McLaren has been building race cars since the 1960s. McLaren was also the company behind one of the most lust-worthy supercars of all time, the McLaren F1. Despite this history, McLaren Automotive...

The coupe version of the sixth-generation F30 BMW 3-Series sedan has been spotted once again in prototype form at the Nürburgring, and we have a new spy video of it running some hot laps around the German race track. The new two-door, code-named the F32, is due for a reveal late this year...

Performance cars are all about performance, except when they're not. In the case of luxury-performance sedans like BMW's M5, there are numerous concessions made to comfort and civility that cost ultimate speed and handling. But the next M5 may make a big concession: no manual transmission, not even...

Many readers may never have heard of Bowler but those who have they will recognize the British firm as the off-road specialist that manufactures racing SUVs based on the Land Rover Defender and Range Rover Sport, mostly for use in rally raid competitions such as Dakar. More recently Bowler has been...

David Coulthard has managed to catch a struck golf ball using an SLS AMG Roadster that he was driving at 120 mph at the time.

Following the resignation of its chief Johan de Nysschen, and his eventual defection to rival luxury brand Infiniti, Audi of America has announced today a new chief in the form of Scott Keogh. Keogh moves up from a previous role as marketing chief for Audi and has more than six years of experience...

Audi has decided not to sell the latest version of its RS 4 in the U.S., although the brand with the four rings has promised to bring more of its uber-RS models stateside. After watching this video of Chris Harris testing the latest version back-to-back with two previous generations, as well as a...

If you're like us, you've been wondering--some of you may even have been doubting--whether Tesla Motors' claim of a 300-mile range in the largest-battery pack 2012 Model S would stand up to EPA testing. Wonder no more: it's close, securing a 265-mile range rating when equipped with the largest (85...

The latest round of the J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study has been released, and Japanese luxury automaker Lexus repeats as the highest ranking brand for the 14th time in the past 23 years. Lexus buyers reported just 73 problems per 100 (PP100) vehicles, far lower than the industry...

Cadillac's new ATS sedan can be equipped with a performance suspension and upgraded brakes that deliver added performance without sacrificing comfort.

BMW’s third-generation X5 SUV has been spotted testing in prototype form and we now have an exclusive spy video of it completing some high-speed runs on Germany's Nürburgring race track. Code-named F15, the new X5 will bring sleeker looks, lighter weight, more efficient engines, and more...

Mercedes-Benz has issued a recall on certain versions of its E350 4MATIC Wagon due to a potential issue involving the affected cars’ rear suspension. The recall only affects 2007 to 2009 E350 4MATIC Wagons built from July 1, 2006, through to April 30, 2009. There are approximately 3,613...

Since Toyota made the tough decision to pull out of Formula 1 racing at the end of the 2009 season, the automaker’s multi-million dollar motorsports facility based in Cologne, Germany, has been keeping busy with a number of performance-related projects. Although the team at Toyota Motorsports...

Aston Martin's Vanquish is back. Revived in celebration of the historic automaker’s centenary taking place next year, the new Vanquish is both forward-looking yet still hinting at the past. It will serve as Aston Martin’s flagship now that the One-77 supercar is officially sold out and...

The new Bentley Continental GT Speed will make its official public debut at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed, but first, we get this early look at its essential features--and a small gallery of photos.

BMW bosses have vehemently denied that a successor to the legendary M1 supercar is in the works, yet that hasn’t stopped reports of a new super sports car being developed by the M Division from surfacing every now and then. One of the main reasons cited by BMW for the lack of such a model is...

Straight out of the box the Ferrari FF is a very capable performance machine, no doubt thanks to its 6.3-liter V-12 engine, seven-speed dual-clutch transmission and sophisticated all-wheel drive system. Tuning firms all over the world are now faced with the challenge of improving the car beyond...

Daimler, Mercedes-Benz's parent company, is one of the oldest names in the automotive world. Mercedes-Benz itself bears a long history. But the AMG performance brand is quite a bit younger--just 45 this year. In celebration of the anniversary, the company has loosed its lips, a bit, about its...

Jaguar is currently testing prototypes for its new F-Type sports car, which has been confirmed for launch in the middle of next year, initially as a convertible. So far, all the spy shots of prototypes we’ve seen, including those released by Jaguar (pictured below), have shown cars with a...

With Mercedes-AMG dangling some very tasty-looking forbidden fruit in our faces in the form of the A45 AMG, we're currently feeling somewhat mixed toward the brand, though we have some hope for the CLA45 AMG--and we already know and love many of their other products. For those of you who aren't as...