Luxury Cars

  • 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG

    We recently drove the new 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG along some very lovely roads in the south of France and came away quite impressed with the car. British journo and avid race driver Chris Harris also happened to test AMG’s take on the latest SL Class and was kind enough to create this video, which he warns includes both civilized and uncivilized driving scenes. At the car’s heart is AMG’s now-familiar M157 twin-turbocharged 5.5-liter V-8, which allows the SL63 AMG to offer for the first time two different power outputs. Normally, the engine delivers 530 horsepower and...

  • 2011 Cadillac Ciel Concept
    GM Plans New Omega Platform For Large, Rear-Wheel Drive Cars

    Cadillac's XTS may be replaced by a new rear-wheel drive model based on an Omega platform within the next couple of years.

  • Nissan-Daimler engine plant groundbreaking in Decherd, Tennessee
    Nissan Breaks Ground For Mercedes-Benz/Infiniti Engine Plant In Tennessee

    Carlos Ghosn and Dieter Zetsche buddied up for an alliance between Renault-Nissan and Daimler just over two years ago, and while the duo has been cooperating in the background, today's groundbreaking in Tennessee for a new plant that will build engines for both Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti is a much...

  • 2013 BMW 3-Series Touring (Sport Wagon) with M Sport package spy shots
    2013 BMW 3-Series Touring With M Sport Package Spy Shots

    The new BMW 3-Series sedan has been a known quantity for months now. But its wagon-shaped Touring (or Sports Wagon here in the U.S.) counterpart hasn't, beyond spy shots and spy videos, and certainly not in M Sport Package configuration. Now, things are a bit clearer. Not that we didn't already...

  • Giles Taylor explains the Rolls-Royce Phantom Series II
    Rolls-Royce Explains The Phantom Series II: Video

    Rolls-Royce buyers don’t like change, yet every product has to evolve to stay current. When dealing with a product like Rolls-Royce’s flagship Phantom, the trick is to change the car enough to be different, yet not so much as to alienate brand loyalists. When penning the Phantom Series...

  • TW Steel's 'Every Second Counts'  contest
    Want To Win A Chance To Drive A Lotus F1 Car?

    Climbing behind the wheel of an F1 car generally requires years of racing experience, the reflexes of a fighter pilot and a sixth sense for car control that few people possess. Failing that, you could be the host of a very successful BBC automotive show, or you win a contest sponsored by watchmaker...

  • Cadillac's CUE iPad app.

    The user interfaces of modern infotainment systems can be difficult for the average consumer to understand and embrace. Ford learned this lesson the hard way when it launched the MyFord Touch and MyLincoln Touch infotainment systems to a flood of criticism and negative feedback. Cadillac doesn’t want to make the same mistake with the launch of the CUE (Cadillac User Experience) system on the upcoming XTS and ATS sedans, and it’s going to great lengths to ensure that consumers get adequate training on the system. XTS buyers will even get an Apple iPad, preloaded with the CUE app...

  • Marissa Miller sells the Buick Enclave
    Buick's Latest Voice? Swimsuit And Lingerie Model Marisa Miller: Video

    Buick is trying really hard to portray itself as a manufacturer of stylish and hip vehicles. To do so, they’ve enlisted the help of an odd cast of characters: first came former NBA great Shaquille O’Neal, talking about the “oh effect” that Buicks can potentially have on...

  • 2012 Fisker Karma EcoSport
    Fisker Karma Blamed For Fire At Houston Home

    Officials are currently investigating whether a Fisker Karma was the cause of a fire at a home in Houston, Texas recently.

  • 2012 Aston Martin DBS Ultimate
    Aston Martin Sends Out DBS With Ultimate Edition

    Aston Martin is working on a new generation of its DB9 luxury grand tourer, which once again is expected to spawn a regular model as well as a high-performance version that is likely to replace the DBS. This means that the current versions of both cars are soon to be discontinued. In the lead up to...

  • 2012 Audi A8 L
    EPA Sees No Fuel Economy Gains From The 2013 Audi A8 3.0T

    Small is the new big, at least according to automakers who are scrambling to downsize engines to meet upcoming fuel economy and emission standards. No automaker is immune, and even luxury marques like BMW and Audi have jumped on the smaller-is-better bandwagon. Forced induction is the key to making...

  • 2012 BMW 3-Series sedan
    2012 BMW 3-Series Models Recalled For Head Restraint Issue

    BMW is recalling 7,600 new 3-Series models to correct a potential defect with the front seat headrests.

  • 2014 Audi S3 Hatchback spy shots

    Audi is working on a brand new S3 and we’ve got a spy video of a prototype for the upcoming hot hatch, taken while it was running some test miles around Germany’s Nürburgring race track. Click here to watch the spy video in full via our YouTube page. The particular prototype is for the three-door hatchback version but a five-door ‘sportback’ model and new sedan are also expected. Now that the covers have come off the latest generation of the regular A3 (pictured in the gallery below), it appears Audi is no longer concerned about masking prototypes of other...

  • Ferrari salutes Queen Elizabeth II on her Diamond Jubilee.
    Ferrari To Honor Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee

    The United Kingdom is honoring 60 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign with a Diamond Jubilee event stretching from May 10-13. As part of the celebration, Ferrari owners and collectors will display some of the marque’s most historic and significant cars on the grounds of Windsor Castle...

  • Jaguar XKR-S
    Jaguar Expands Performance Driving Academy In U.S.

    First launched in 2009 for buyers of the XFR and XKR, Jaguar's Performance Driving Academy is now open to all Jaguar owners and other driving enthusiasts, too. Two different courses, Basic and Advanced, will be offered at four different tracks this year. As Jaguar North America's brand vice...

  • 2012 BMW Z4 sDrive28i
    BMW Working On Harder-Edged Z4 Replacement: Report

    Make a list of the world’s best-handling roadsters, and what would be on it? The Porsche Boxster, without a doubt, and likely the Honda S2000 (even though it’s no longer in production). We’d expect to see the Nissan 370Z on the list, as well as the Mazda MX-5 Miata. On the other...

  • The David Yurman Shelby 1000 watch. Image: David Yurman
    David Yurman Crafts A Watch To Honor The Shelby 1000

    Thousand-plus-horsepower Mustangs (or even 950 horsepower Mustangs, in street trim) don’t come along every day, which is why jeweler David Yurman has created a special timepiece to honor the Shelby 1000 Mustang. Limited to a production run of just 300 units (150 in stainless steel and 150 in...

  • 2013 Cadillac ATS
    2013 Cadillac ATS Pricing Announced

    The 2013 Cadillac ATS sedan will be priced from under $34,000 including destination charge, making it a serious value in the compact luxury segment.

  • General Motors lead sculptor Nick Barkley

    The Buick Enclave is the industry’s best-selling crossover with third-row seats, so GM knows that any changes to the car need to be handled with car. Unfortunately, when it comes to design, improving a successful product can be a bigger challenge than starting with a clean sheet. In the case of the Enclave, revising the design is made even more complicated when you consider the vehicle also carries the weight of being the originator of the brand’s current design philosophy. Addressing most of these issues fell to lead sculptor at GM Nick Barkley, who worked on the original as well...

  • 2012 Fisker Karma
    Fisker Karma To Tackle Inaugural Bodensee-Elektrik Rallye

    The Fisker Karma will be driven across some of Europe's finest driving roads alongside other green cars including plug-in hybrids and pure battery-powered cars.

  • Jaguar XJ Sport And Speed Nürburgring Taxi
    Jaguar XJ Supersport Nürburgring taxi service launched

    The BMW Ring Taxi recently got an update to the F10 M5, but now a new car is offering rides around the Green Hell: the Jaguar XJ. Outfitted with the Sport and Speed Pack options, the long-wheelbase Jaguar XJ Supersport packs 510-horsepower and a top speed of 174 mph. The biggest XJ might seem like...

  • BMW's latest M Performance accessories for 3 and 5 Series sedans.
    BMW Announces M Performance Bits For 3 And 5 Series Sedans

    In years past, upgrading a car for better performance usually meant going to the aftermarket for lighter wheels, bigger brakes, enhanced aerodynamics and additional horsepower. Manufacturers have since gotten smart, and many now offer in-house performance part divisions to keep customer dollars...

  • 2013 Porsche Boxster
    2014 Audi RS6 Video, Spirit Of The Boxster, Bentley Racing: Today's Car News

    The 2014 Audi RS6 Avant has been caught on video as it undergoes testing in full camouflage. Despite the obscuring material, it's pretty clear that this is a fierce-looking performance wagon. The Porsche Boxster gets some video attention from its makers, explaining the spirit of what makes the...

  • Porsche 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid supercar
    Porsche Reaffirms Commitment To Hybrids

    If a few years ago you said Porsche would be the first major automaker to fit electric drive technology in each of its models, you would have probably been labeled somewhat delusional. Today, however, such a statement is close to being true as every model in Porsche’s lineup is either already...

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