Luxury Cars

  • 2010 Renault Latitude

    The effects of Renault-Nissan’s recent tie-up with Daimler won’t just benefit Nissan and its upmarket Infiniti brand, according to latest comments from the French-Japanese duo's CEO Carlos Ghosn. While Nissan and Infiniti will be sharing whole platforms and engines with Daimler's Mercedes-Benz, French automaker Renault is also expected to gain access to some of Mercedes’ technology for a new high-end model. Ghosn revealed that Renault would collaborate with Mercedes-Benz on a high-end model during an interview with French radio last week, according to Autoweek. The latest...

  • Lamborghini Gallardo crashed by groom in Australia
    Groom Crashes Lamborghini Gallardo Hire Car

    Your wedding can be one of the most stressful days of your life but imagine the added pressure of having to tell everyone about the hired Lamborghini you just crashed. That’s exactly what one resident of Sydney, Australia, had to endure after he crashed a hired Lamborghini Gallardo on the way...

  • 2013 BMW 3-Series  -  First U.S. Drive, February 2012
    2012 BMW 3-Series: First U.S. Drive, Full Review

    BMW has given the 3-Series its most radical set of changes in many years, and because we—and sport-sedan owners and enthusiasts in general—so often use the 3-Series as a benchmark, maybe even the archetype for sport sedans, it’s time to take note. Which is what we did this past...

  • BMW Connected reads incoming emails.
    Super Bowl Ads: BMW Proves Germans Have A Sense Of Humor

    BMW has produced a series of six humorous videos to highlight various features of its new 3-Series range.

  • 2013 BMW X5 M
    2013 BMW X5 M, Beetle TDI, Ferrari F2012: Today's Car News

    The pricing, photos, and a new video of the 2013 BMW X5 M have been released, and while the changes are subtle, it's still one mean beast of an SUV. Volkswagen has whipped the sheets off the Beetle TDI ahead of the Chicago Auto Show, and the oil-burner is surprisingly efficient--though perhaps not...

  • 2013 Nissan GT-R
    Infiniti Considering Nissan GT-R-Based Halo Car: Report

    Infiniti wants to add a halo vehicle to its lineup, and a sports car based on the Nissan GT-R is one option under consideration.

  • 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG

    Earlier today we brought you pricing details for the 2013 BMW X5 M and X6 M performance SUVs. Now we have pricing info for the BMW duo’s main rival, the recently revealed 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG. The sporty Merc SUV, which goes on sale in March, will be priced from $95,865 including its $875 destination charge. By comparison, the 2013 X6 M is priced lower at $91,100, while the 2013 X5 M looks downright cheap at $88,850. Importantly, the BMWs aren’t just cheaper than the Mercedes, they’re more powerful too. While the X5 M and X6 M make do with 555 horsepower and 480...

  • McLaren Automotive presents its vision
    The Vision Of McLaren Automotive: Video

    Last year wasn’t just the launch year for the MP4-12C supercar, but for a new car company, with its past and future rooted in motorsport and with technological innovation, manufacturing skill, and British heritage at its core. That new company is McLaren Automotive, the retail offshoot of the...

  • 2013 BMW X5 M
    2013 BMW X5 M: Pricing Details And New Video Released

    In line with its 2013 model year updates for the X5 and X6 SUVs, BMW has now released the first tentative details for the high-performance X5 M version. The new 2013 BMW X5 M goes on sale this spring priced from $88,850, which represents a $1,600 increase in the price of the outgoing 2012 model...

  • 2013 BMW Alpina B7 spy shots
    2013 BMW Alpina B7 Facelift Spy Shots

    These are the first images of the upcoming Alpina B7 facelift, captured during testing in Munich this week. The Alpina B7 is a factory-approved hot version of the 7-Series, approximating a sort of M-tuned version of the big sedan--or the closest we're likely to get. The facelifted version wears...

  • Ferrari FF Slalom race
    Ferrari FF Goes Slalom In The Italian Dolomites: Video

    Two Ferrari drivers go head to head in a slalom ski...FF..race.

  • A golden retriever sits in the passenger seat of a Bugatti Veyron in L.A.
    Golden Retriever Rides Shotgun In A Bugatti Veyron

    They say that a dog is man’s best friend, but we wonder just how many people out there would leave their pet dog unattended in a car that stickers for about $2 million. We now know of at least one individual that would. Pictured above is a Bugatti Veyron parked curbside on a street in West...

  • New Mercedes-Benz A Class spotted while on official photoshoot

    Late last month Mercedes-Benz launched a new campaign in Europe asking people to look out for camouflaged prototypes of its new A Class hatchback in order to win several prizes, including a trip to car’s official world debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in March. We bet they weren’t expecting someone to spot a totally undisguised version, though that’s exactly what has happened. A group of cyclists on the Spanish island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands just so happened to pass a film crew preparing to photograph the new A Class, and in the process managed to capture this...

  • Alfa Romeo Giulietta plays ice hockey
    2012 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Hockey Skills Are Standard: Video

    A few years back, BBC’s Top Gear featured soccer games using Toyota’s Aygo and Volkswagen’s Fox city cars. More recently, Forza Motorsport 4 enabled gamers to safely hoon through their own reenactments. Around this time last year, the sudden stunt du jour was breaking world...

  • Jaguar XJ13
    Jaguar Closing Its Heritage Museum To The Public

    As part of Jaguar's closure of its Brown's Lane, Coventry operation, the automaker will close the doors to its Heritage Museum in September.

  • 2013 Lexus GS 350 in The Beast Super Bowl ad
    Lexus’ First Super Bowl Ad Unleashes The ‘Beast': Video

    Following the success of last year’s Star Wars-themed Super Bowl ad from Volkswagen, it seems every automaker looking to capture the attention of American car shoppers is ramping up their efforts for this year’s event. One of these is Lexus, which is running its first-ever Super Bowl ad...

  • Audi 3.0 BiTDI diesel V-6
    Audi 3.0 BiTDI V-6 Diesel: Coming To America?

    Diesel's ascendance in the U.S. is a story that's been slow to develop momentum. For years, we've been hearing they're coming--and many are already here--but they're still just not a major factor in the marketplace. Mass buying preferences aside, however, there are some brilliant examples out...

  • 2012 Tesla Model S
    Tesla Drums Up Excitement For 2012 Model S With New Video

    Yesterday Tesla offered us a glimpse of its third model, the Model X electric crossover, but before that vehicle goes on sale the long-awaited 2012 Model S electric sedan needs to be launched. Today Tesla released a new video featuring its chief designer Franz von Holzhausen and sales chief George...

  • 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG spy shots

    UPDATE: The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG has been revealed. Click here for all the info and photos. These are the latest spy shots of the upcoming 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG luxury convertible. Sporting less camo than we've ever seen before, the details of the car's body are becoming much clearer, with many of the performance modifications visible despite efforts to hide them. Most notable are the larger air intakes, cross-drilled and larger brake rotors, upgraded calipers, and new front spoiler shape. Also easily spotted are the quad exhaust pipes and new rear diffuser design. Under the new...

  • 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG spy shots
    First 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG In U.S. Up For Auction

    UPDATE: The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG has been revealed. Click here for all the info and photos. At the 6th annual Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance taking place in Florida on February 25, a number of high profile cars, both new and old, will go under the hammer at the event’s live...

  • Dany Bahar
    Lotus CEO Bahar Seeking Buy-Out Partner: Report

    Concerned that Proton will sell off Lotus, CEO Dany Bahar is actively seeking investment partners to buy out the Hethel-based automaker.

  • Rolls-Royce Year of the Dragon Phantom
    Rolls-Royce Year Of The Dragon Phantom Sells Out In Two Months

    Luxury car sales in China show no signs of slowing, with news emerging this month that a special edition Rolls-Royce Phantom priced from $1.2 million sold out within two months of being announced. The special edition model is the Rolls-Royce Year of the Dragon Phantom, built to commemorate the...

  • Bugatti Veyron Super Sport
    Bugatti Orders Two More Years Worth Of Veyron Transmissions

    Bugatti has ordered two more years worth of transmissions from Ricardo, the British engineering and motorsports firm that supplies the supercar manufacturer with advanced dual-clutch transmissions for all versions of the Veyron. This raises the all-important question: Where will the transmissions...

  • 2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 5
    2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 5 Priced From $61,845

    The 2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 5 made its debut last fall, and since then we've been waiting to learn what the 5.7-second to 60 mph luxury hybrid sedan would cost. Now we know: $61,845 including the $895 destination and handling fee. That's about $8,000 more than the Infiniti M Hybrid, which starts at...

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