Luxury Cars

  • 2011 Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG live photos

    We brought you the full details on the new CL-Class AMG line back in July, complete with the impressive new 5.5-liter twin-turbo V-8 under the hood. Seeing it in person inspires a whole new level of lust, however, with the busy front end less noticeable than the gorgeously sculted curves of the roofline, fenders, and hood. Starting at a mere $150,250, the 2011 CL63 AMG isn't for everyone, but for those with the means to acquire one, it's sure to be a rewarding drive between the seven-speed SpeedShift MCT transmission and the available AMG Performance upgrade to 563 horsepower and 590...

  • Andrew Bynum
    LA Lakers' Andrew Bynum Clocked Doing 110mph In His 2010 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano

    The LA Lakers' Andrew Bynum has been through a lot of physical therapy lately, in the hopes of getting his right knee ready for a return to the courts. He's been working with trainers, doing the medicine ball thing, and docs say he could be practicing with the team in a week or so. But you know how...

  • 2010 Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe
    Rolls-Royce And Bijan Announce Partnership At 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show

    Rolls-Royce has used this week’s 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show to announce the launch of a new collaboration with California-based designer Bijan Pakzad (generally known simply as Bijan). The announcement was made last night at a special event at Bijan’s Rodeo Drive Boutique complete with...

  • 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG
    2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG

    Burbling turbo V-8 power, a sleek four-door coupe profile, and now, AMG badges. That's what's on deck this week for the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show in the form of the 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG, which is making its world debut. The 5.5-liter twin-turbo V-8 promises 518 horsepower and 516...

  • 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Wagon
    2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe And Wagon: MotorAuthority's Best Car To Buy 2011

    The Cadillac CTS-V Coupe and Wagon are the winners of MotorAuthority's Best Car To Buy 2011 award. Why? Because they're two tire-shredding, lust-inducing, finely tuned, and well-crafted variations on a theme that belongs in any luxury and performance enthusiast's garage. Best of all, unlike some...

  • 2011 Acura TSX sedan
    2011 Acura TSX Gets Nav Upgrade, Higher MPG, Quieter Interior

    It's been just two years since the Acura TSX received a complete redesign, but that's not stopping Acura from giving it a pretty substantial refresh for 2011. In addition to all the expected mid-cycle improvements—which we'll get to—here's the big news: improved fuel economy (ratings...

  • 2010 Volvo XC60

    Crossovers are the new wagons, according to popular wisdom, but at Volvo the heritage is clearly visible. Its wagon-like crossovers in the XC line have met with great success in the U.S., together with the various wagon lines accounting for about half of the company's sales in recent years. One of the most successful models has been the XC60 and with several updates being implemented for the 2011 model year, the stylish crossover is about to get a whole lot better. From the end of November the XC60 can be specified with Volvo’s Pedestrian Detection with Full Auto Brake safety system...

  • BMW X3 iAD
    Order Your Next BMW With New User-Generated iAd

    BMW has launched the first-ever user-generated iAd to promote the arrival of the all-new 2011 BMW X3. For anyone not in tune with the latest tech, iAd is Apple's new mobile advertising network and has the potential to reach millions of iPhone and iPod touch users. The focus of the iAd is BMW's...

  • 2011 Infiniti M 56
    MotorAuthority's Best Car To Buy 2011 Nominee: Infiniti M56

    The 2011 Infiniti M has already won a slew of awards, from best premium-priced interior (Ward's Auto) to Top Safety Pick (IIHS). So even if it weren't a massively updated, improved, and refined version of Infiniti's already impressive M sedan, the 2011 Infiniti M56 would deserve our attention for...

  • 2011 Hyundai Equus
    MotorAuthority's Best Car To Buy 2011 Nominee: Hyundai Equus

    A Korean full-size luxury sedan? That's what most people ask themselves when they first hear of the 2011 Hyundai Equus. Then they start thinking about Hyundai, and its start in the U.S. But anyone familiar with the last several years of Hyundai proucts knows the carmaker has made unprecedented...

  • Aston Martin Rapide Luxe
    Aston Martin Releases More Bespoke Rapide Luxe

    Ever thought the Aston Martin Rapide was just not luxurious enough? No? We thought so, but apparently there are select clientele out there for whom the regular four-door coupe from Gaydon is just not special enough. In response, Aston Martin has released a new and exclusive derivative of the...

  • BMW Individual 7-Series Composition
    BMW Individual Unveils Steinway & Sons Inspired 7-Series ‘Composition’

    BMW’s ‘Individual’ program was established back in 1991 for designing and creating customized versions the automaker’s cars for customers who were looking for made-to-measure solutions. The cars are ideal for those customers who seek the highest levels of luxury and look to...

  • 2011 Infiniti G37 Coupe

    I'm a car nerd. I’ll confess, I love digging through stats for nuggets about performance. And I lean hard toward thinking a lot can be made of power-to-weight ratios. I’m always in favor of lighter cars, because low weight allows so many other efficiencies: a smaller engine, which leads to yet more weight loss, and then a lighter suspension, because you have less chassis to support, and that, in turn, means lower unsprung weight.... It all trickles toward a car you can dance around turns, rather than shove and cajole through esses. But here’s the thing: Stats don’t...

  • First factory-built Fisker Karma live photos
    2010 L.A. Auto Show Preview: First Factory-Built Fisker Karma

    Fisker has announced today that its Karma plug-in hybrid luxury sedan will be on display at next week’s 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show and in doing so has made a not so subtle jab at GM by describing its car as the “first and only true electric vehicle with extended range”. You may...

  • 2013 Lotus Esprit Concept
    Video: Behind The Scenes Of Lotus' Metamorphosis

    Call it psychological scarring from junior high if you will, but you say Metamorphosis and I think of Franz Kafka and man-sized cockroaches. That's probably not what Lotus was going after when it hired French artist Gerard Rancinan to film its new lineup unveiled at the 2010 Paris auto show, but...

  • 2011 Lincoln MKZ
    Lincoln's Complimentray Maintenance Program Now Permanent

    Summertime promotions to boost sales are nothing new--cheap or free gas, extended warranties, and in Lincoln's case this summer, a Complimentary Maintenance Program on 2011 model-year vehicles. But rarely do those promotions become permanent features. Lincoln has bucked tradition, making the free...

  • 2012 Bentley Continental Flying Spur
    2012 Bentley Continental Flying Spur Preview

    Hot on the heels of the updated 2011 Bentley Continental GT comes a new and improved Continental Flying Spur sedan, which arrives on the market in March of next year as a 2012 model. For Bentley’s engineers at Crewe, improving on the already opulent Continental Flying Spur was always going to...

  • 2011 Bentley Continental GT
    2011 Bentley Continental GT Mega Gallery

    Right now we pretty much know everything we need to about the new 2011 Bentley Continental GT. We’ve seen the spy shots, got all the details in the official preview piece, seen the live shots direct from its 2010 Paris Auto Show debut, and even enjoyed a quick video. Oh, did we mention that...

  • T-Pain’s custom Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe

    The Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe is a favorite among musicians and sports stars all over the globe but one very special edition stands out among the rest, a brand new 2009 model decked in blood red and customized to the hilt. Like a young Jay Leno, T-Pain is an avid car enthusiast and has several videos on YouTube featuring his own commentary on his passions for cars. Also like Jay Leno, the young rapper also has the wealth behind him to support his expensive hobby, which appears to be collecting all sorts of luxury and performance vehicles. T-Pain is the co-owner of Auto Extremes, a...

  • 2011 Bentley Mulsanne
    Motor Authority's Best Car To Buy 2011 Nominee: Bentley Mulsanne

    Bentley. The name alone conjures, alternately, images of elegant serenity and brashly overt consumption. But the 2011 Mulsanne, for all its in-your-face luxury, is every inch the elegant, refined, and elementally Bentley sedan. In fact, it's the most "Bentley" Bentley since 1928. Why is that?...

  • 2012 Range Rover Evoque Five-Door
    2010 Los Angeles Auto Show Preview: 2012 Range Rover Evoque Five-Door

    Dynamically designed and arrestingly attractive, the 2012 Range Rover Evoque has won much praise on the auto show circuit and though the crossover is already headed to production, so far only the three-door ‘Coupe’ version has been officially revealed. That is until now. The new 2012...

  • 2011 Lincoln MKX
    Lincoln To Build New Crossover At Louisville Plant In 2011

    Lincoln will be taking a new approach to the types of vehicles it produces in the future, with plans to downsize its lineup in the wake of flailing sales of the once-popular Navigator SUV and other large cars. While there were reports of Lincoln producing a new crossover based on the...

  • 2011 BMW X5
    Chinese Demand Spurs BMW To Rethink X7 SUV Plans

    Prior to the start of the global financial crisis back in 2008 BMW was working on a new full-size SUV positioned above the X5 and X6 to take on rivals like the Range Rover and Mercedes-Benz GL-Class. However, plans for the new model, which was to be called the X7, were quickly dropped as BMW...

  • 2012 Audi Q5 Hybrid
    Video: 2012 Audi Q5 Hybrid First Look

    The Audi Q5 crossover tends to get lost in the X3/GLK/SRX hubbub, but it's a contender not to be overlooked. Especially so now that it's coming with a hybrid drivetrain pairing a 2.0-liter TFSI engine with a 44-horsepower electric motor. This video gives us our first look at the vehicle, due for...

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