Luxury Cars

  • 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG

    The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG gets a preview look before its official debut at the 2012 New York Auto Show, and it looks pretty impressive on paper--and in pictures. Formula 1 is prepping for an IPO that could raise as much as $10 billion. That's a lot of racing. And the 2013 Land Rover Range Rover gets captured on spy video, showing what you can expect of the next version of the famed luxury SUV. Catch all of this and more in the day's car news headlines below. 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Preview: 2012 New York Auto Show Formula 1 IPO May Fetch $10 Billion 2013 Land Rover Range Rover Spy...

  • Michelin Pilot Super Sport tire fitted to the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta
    A Close Look At The Ferrari F12 Berlinetta’s Michelin Tires

    It doesn’t matter how much power you have under the hood, if you can’t get it to the ground sufficiently you won’t be going anywhere fast. Tires are one of the most overlooked features of a car, although they are arguably the single most important aspect in relation to...

  • 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG
    2013 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Preview: 2012 New York Auto Show

    Very few cars are a better fit for the phrase ‘an iron fist in a velvet glove’ than the Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG, which roars back onto the market later this year after a brief and somewhat disquieting hiatus. Yes, Mercedes' big hitter will arrive in showrooms this November after a world...

  • 2013 Volvo V40
    Volvo's Latest Pitchman Is NBA Sensation Jeremy Lin

    Volvo believes that social media is the key to selling cars around the world, and it's enlisted the help of NBA star and Twitter sensation Jeremy Lin.

  • 2013 Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG spy shots
    New Details Emerge On Rumored Mercedes-Benz G65 AMG

    A French website is reporting that the rumored G65 AMG SUV will be shown in April, with sales beginning in June.

  • 2013 Porsche Boxster
    Volkswagen Plant To Start Building Porsches This Year

    Porsche will call on its Volkswagen parent should additional capacity be required to build its 2013 Boxster and soon-to-be launched 2013 Cayman. That additional capacity will come from Volkswagen’s plant in Osnabrueck, Germany, where more mundane models like the Golf Convertible are built. As...

  • 2013 Audi Q5 facelift spy shots

    Two prototypes for Audi’s mid-cycle update for its Q5 have been spotted almost completely undisguised, revealing some telling details planned for the compact luxury crossover due out later this year as a 2013 model. The biggest change to the car’s styling is the new grille, which is almost identical to the unit fitted to the latest-generation A3. This is joined by subtle updates to the head and tail-lights, which include some new LED detailing, and the bumpers have also undergone some revisions. The prototype finished in red is for a standard Q5 but the one in black has been...

  • 2012 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid
    Porsche Panamera Plug-In Hybrid Coming In 2014: Report

    Porsche’s first plug-in hybrid model will be the highly-exclusive and stupendously-expensive 918 Spyder due next year, but as we confirmed only last week Porsche’s near future will be enriched with even more plug-ins. While a plug-in hybrid version of its Cayenne makes the most sense...

  • 2012 Mercedes-Benz R Class
    Mercedes-Benz Kills U.S. Sales of R Class Crossover: Report

    A victim of dismal and declining sales in the U.S., the Mercedes-Benz R Class will disappear from U.S. showrooms at the end of 2012, but will remain available in other markets.

  • 2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8. Photo by Alex Bellus
    2012 Chrysler 300 Reviewed, 2013 GT500 Priced, Audi RS5: Today's Car News

    Nissan is preparing to debut the all-new 2013 Altima mid-size sedan at the 2012 New York Auto Show in a few weeks. Yesterday it released the third teaser video of the new sedan featuring a glimpse at the rear end styling. The first teaser gave a hint of the car's overall proportions, while the...

  • Rolls-Royce Ghost by A. Kahn Design
    A. Kahn Design Commences Customization Of Rolls-Royce Ghost

    When it comes to the tuning of ultra-luxury vehicles like the Rolls-Royce Ghost, A. Kahn Design likes to take a slow and well-thought-out approach. Old-world charm, resolute styling and blue-blooded buyers typical of the Rolls-Royce brand don’t mix well with fancy bodykits and insane power...

  • Bentley at Goodwood March 2012
    Bentley Continental GT V8 Practices For Goodwood Hillclimb

    The Bentley Continental V8 did some practice at the Goodwood Hillclimb course.

  • 2012 Lexus IS 350 F Sport

    Lexus has scored top honors for the fourth consecutive time in J.D. Power's most recent Customer Service Index survey.

  • 2012 Audi RS5
    10 Minutes Of 2013 Audi RS5 Action: Video

    We can’t get enough of the 2013 Audi RS5 and we hope you can’t either as we’ve now got a new video showing off the latest Audi coupe from almost every angle. We also get to see plenty of driving action and hear the sonorous sounds of the RS5’s naturally-aspirated V-8. Make...

  • Mercedes-Benz at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed
    Mercedes-Benz Commemorating Racing Past At 2012 Goodwood FOS

    Mercedes-Benz will showcase its illustrious motorsport heritage as well as its latest model range at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed taking place in the UK in late June. Not only that, but the automaker also promises a couple of surprises for the 150,000 visitors expected at this year’s...

  • 2013 Porsche Boxster
    2013 Porsche Boxster S Sets 7:58 Nurburging Lap Time

    Restyled, redesigned, and thoroughly updated for the 2013 model year, the new Porsche Boxster is undoubtedly (to our eyes, anyway) the best yet. It's also the fastest yet, lapping the benchmark Nurburgring Nordschleife in just 7 minutes, 58 seconds, according to a photo from Porsche's official...

  • Otis Maybach from Jay-Z and Kanye west music video. Image via Phillips de Pury.
    Jay-Z/Kanye Wrecked 'Otis' Maybach Brings Just $60,000 At Auction

    It seems even those with a taste for contemporary art couldn't open their wallets very far--even in the name of the Save the Children charity--for the monstrosity that is the Jay-Z/Kanye West 'Otis' Maybach. It sold for just $60,000 at the New York Contemporary Art Evening auction held by Phillips...

  • Supposed modern day Facel Vega Concept
    Modern Day Facel Vega In The Works?

    During the 1950s a new automotive brand was born in France, one that quickly garnered the reputation of being the French equivalent to luxury brands like Rolls-Royce and Bentley. That brand was Facel, which started out as a coachbuilder for the likes of Bentley and Delahaye but at 1954’s...

  • Pininfarina Cambiano live photos, 2012 Geneva Motor Show

    One of the highlights of last week’s 2012 Geneva Motor Show was the Cambiano concept car from Italian design house Pininfarina. Developed not only to express the talents of Pininfarina’s designers in front of a world audience, the unveiling of the Cambiano also marked two anniversaries for Pininfarina taking place this year: 30 years of its Styling Center, whose operations started in the Italian city of Cambiano in 1982, and 10 years of its Engineering Center, which was inaugurated in 2002. However, according to latest comments from Pininfarina CEO Silvio Angori, there may have...

  • 2013 BMW 7-Series facelift spy shots
    2013 BMW ActiveHybrid 7 Due For Major Update: Report

    As part of its 2013 mid-cycle update for the 7-Series luxury sedan, BMW is planning to overhaul the engine range, improving power outputs on most models while at the same time reducing emissions. We’ve already seen prototypes testing in Europe and in the U.S. for the past year, and now...

  • Ferrari Enzo
    Enzo Replacement Will Become The Most Powerful Ferrari Ever...Next Winter

    The Ferrari F70 - the fastest, most powerful Ferrari road car ever - will debut in early 2013.

  • Boris Becker gets kicked out of the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG
    2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG: Boris Becker Is Dead Weight

    What do you get when you pair the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG with a winding mountain road, mellow cello music, and Boris Becker? Ninety kilos of dead weight spoiling the ride with a spec-sheet narration. This latest European-market commercial for the 530-horsepower, 590 pound-foot (or 557/664 with...

  • 2004 Infiniti M45 concept, New York Auto Show
    Infiniti Recalls 2003-2004 M45 Sedans For Fuel Gauge Flaw

    Infiniti is recalling 8,120 M45 sedans built for the 2003 and 2004 model years to correct a potential failure of the fuel gauge circuit board.

  • 2013 Lotus Esprit Concept
    Lotus Temporarily Suspends Work On Future Models: Report

    Lotus must temporarily halt development activities while new Proton investor DRB-Hicom completes its due diligence.

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