Luxury Cars

  • 2011 BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo M Sport Package

    Earlier this year BMW announced that a new M Sport Package would be launched for the 5-Series Gran Turismo this fall and right on cue the first images and details of the performance package have been revealed. Like the kit previously announced for the 5-Series Sedan, the new M Sport Package for the 5-Series GT adds a range of aerodynamic and suspension upgrades, as well as some sporty treatments inside the cabin. Importantly, the full list of upgrades were developed specifically for the 5-Series GT and have been tested to the same strict measures that BMW engineers put any new model through...

  • 2013 Lexus GS 350 F Sport by Five Axis
    Five Axis Preps Custom 2013 Lexus GS 350 F Sport For SEMA

    If you thought the styling of Lexus’ own 2013 GS 350 F Sport was a bit too timid, you certainly won’t feel the same after taking a gander at this Five Axis enhanced model, which makes its debut next week at the 2011 SEMA show in Las Vegas. The guys at Five Axis have really done a number...

  • 2013 Mercedes-Benz GL63 AMG spy shots
    2013 Mercedes-Benz GL63 AMG Spy Shots

    Following the launch of the new 2012 Mercedes-Benz M-Class SUV is a redesigned GL-Class due early next year, a high-performance AMG variant of which has been captured here in prototype form by one of our sleuth spy photographers. First seen as a test-mule in the U.S., these latest prototypes show...

  • 2013 Lexus GS 350 F Sport
    2013 Lexus GS 350 F Sport To Be Fully Revealed At 2011 SEMA (Finally)

    The 2013 Lexus GS 350 F Sport was already technically shown off in South Africa, and today Lexus has dropped another handful of images and some new details on the car, but the full, official unveiling won't happen until the 2011 SEMA show. It's a lot of drawn-out drama for what is essentially an...

  • 2013 Cadillac ATS spied testing at the Nurburgring.
    2013 Cadillac ATS Inside The Green Hell: Video

    Cadillac is taking its work on the 2013 ATS sedan very seriously--particularly the performance testing at the Nurburgring. To that end, it's showing off its effort in a series of videos. The latest focuses once again on what's being done at the Nurburgring to make it capable of competing with the...

  • 2012 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Wagon
    Mercedes-Benz Returning To Straight-Six Engines?

    Just as BMW makes headlines for possibly going with a V-6 engine in its next-generation M3, arch rival Mercedes-Benz is now in the spotlight over news that it is planning to launch a new straight-six engine. On top of this, there’s also word that Mercedes plans to continue its engine...

  • Aston Martin Rapide crash captured on video

    The owner of this wrecked Aston Martin Rapide accidentally switched off the stability control when reaching for the sport mode button, resulting in the violent crash.

  • Mercedes-Benz teases new crossover at plant presentation in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    Mercedes-Benz Teases Its BMW X6 Rivaling Crossover

    Late last week Mercedes-Benz announced that it would start building a new model at its U.S. plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, by 2015 though failed to mention exactly what it would be. Now a leaked image allegedly taken during the announcement at the plant has surfaced online, indicating that the new...

  • 2012 BMW M6 spy shots
    2012 BMW M6 Spy Shots

    The 2012 BMW M6 is expected to make its world debut towards the end of the year, with sales to start shortly after.

  • CEOs of Toyota and Aston Martin - Akio Toyoda and Dr. Ulrich Bez
    CEOs Of Aston Martin And Toyota Take Time Out To Race Each Other’s Cars

    The CEOs of Aston Martin and Toyota Dr. Ulrich Bez and Akio Toyoda have been getting much closer lately, with the two originally signing an agreement to develop the iQ-based Cygnet minicar back in 2009 and more recently teaming up to help the Japanese earthquake and tsunami disaster. Both execs...

  • 2011 Rolls-Royce Ghost
    Rolls-Royce Entering South America For The First Time

    Rolls-Royce has announced that it will sell its cars in Brazil and Chile, the first time it will do so in the South American market.

  • 2012 Ferrari FF
    How To Make Your Ferrari More Like Your Caddy: Just Add Gold

    Whether you're buying a Ferrari for the speed, the heritage or the looks, the reality is that you're buying it because it's a Ferrari. With the Italian marque on track to hit its self-imposed exclusivity limit of 7,000 cars in 2011 though, how do you differentiate your car with the one owned by the...

  • Toyo Tires customized 2011 Dodge Durango

    Japanese tire giant Toyo Tires is bringing four customized vehicles to the 2011 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada, next week, and if you happen to live in the U.S. then you can actually win one of them. That’s right. Toyo will give away this custom 2011 Dodge Durango following its appearance at SEMA. The customer Durango is a Heat Edition model with all-wheel drive and is finished in Mineral Gray. It sits on 22-inch forged alloy wheels from Savini and comes packing a Magnaflow exhaust, Alpine entertainment system, a custom black leather...

  • 2008 Saab 9-3 Convertible
    Saab’s Alliance Deals With Pang Da And Youngman Terminated

    Saab has taken one step closer towards what’s shaping up to be a possible bankruptcy with news coming out over the weekend that the struggling Swedish automaker has terminated its tentative alliance deals with Chinese firms Pang Da and Youngman. The decision was made by Saab’s parent...

  • 2012 Fisker Karma
    2012 Fisker Karma mega gallery

    The Fisker Karma is all over the news of late, having finally earned its EPA certification, enabling retail sale. The EPA also delivered less-than-stellar gas mileage ratings for the Karma, however, scoring the luxury plug-in hybrid at just 20 mpg in range-extended (gasoline) mode and 52...

  • Unique 'Passion Pink' 2012 Bentley Continental GT
    Passion Pink Bentley GT On Sale For Susan G. Komen Benefit

    Pink isn't the first color you think of on a Bentley unless you're Paris Hilton or--preferably--the Susan G. Komen foundation. This "Passion Pink" example, commissioned by Symbolic Motor Car Company directly from Bentley, is a completely unique 2012 Continental GT model, and it will be on sale at...

  • First factory-built Fisker Karma live photos
    Fisker’s Project Nina To Enter Production By End Of 2012

    Californian startup Fisker Automotive has been taking a lot of flak from the media following the launch of its first model, the 2012 Fisker Karma range-extended luxury sedan, due to the company’s decision to build the car in Finland despite borrowing more than half a billion dollars in...

  • 2012 Mercedes-Benz M-Class
    Mercedes-Benz to build 5th model at US plant from 2015

    Mercedes-Benz has announced today that it will further expand its U.S. plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama by adding production of a fifth model line in 2015. The plant is currently home to production of the M-, GL-, and R-Class SUVs, and has already been confirmed to build the next-generation C-Class in...

  • 2012 Audi S8

    Audi today loosed a handful of new images of the upcoming 2012 Audi S8. Revealed at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, the S8 combines the sleek, understated looks of the A8 with a hint of aggression and a whole lot of speed. The latest images show us some new views of the car, including a good look at the S8's interior, which is just as attractive as the outside. Detail shots of the tachometer and door sill show S8 badging inside in addition to out. Powered by a twin-turbo V-8 engine good for 520 horsepower and 480 pound-feet of torque, the S8 is sure to be a riot to drive, though we'll have to...

  • 2013 BMW 3-Series Touring spy shots
    U.S. Will Get Next BMW 3-Series Wagon After All: Report

    Despite modest sales of station wagons in the U.S. market, BMW will import a wagon version of the new F30 platform 3-Series.

  • The Mercedes-Benz Classic Center in Irvine, CA
    Mercedes-Benz Classic Brings The Past Back To Life: Video

    Located in Irvine, CA, Mercedes-Benz Classic is one of three Mercedes-owned restoration shops worldwide.

  • 2012 Buick Verano
    Buick Verano Hybrid Coming In 2015

    The new 2012 Buick Verano is only just coming onto the market but already we have news of a hybrid version in the works, though the green compact sedan isn't expected to be launched until 2015. The juicy tidbit was revealed in a document posted by Automotive News, which shows a list of the...

  • 2012 Maserati Kubang
    New Maserati SUV To Be Called "Cinqueporte"?

    Maserati is bringing an SUV based on Jeep Grand Cherokee running gear to market in 2013 and chose the recent 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show to preview the vehicle in concept form. The concept, dubbed the “Kubang”, borrows its name from the Indonesian word for a particular wind in Java--no...

  • Aston Martin DB9 Volante by Project Kahn
    Aston Martin DB9 Volante By Project Kahn Is Sheer Style

    A successor to the still seductively sexy Aston Martin DB9 is just around the corner, but there’s still plenty of life in the current model, especially the DB9 Volante convertible. The guys at Project Kahn have showed us that with a few changes here and there, you can transform the DB9 into...

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