Luxury Cars
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You've seen the prototypes and leaked shots, but in just a few weeks BMW will finally pull the covers off its new 8-Series. The debut will take place June 15 in Le Mans, where BMW the next day will compete in the French town's famous 24-hour race with the M8 GTE race car. The last time BMW competed at Le Mans was in 2011, when its M3 GT race car finished third in class. “There isn’t be a better setting for the world premiere of the new BMW 8-Series coupe than the 24-hour race at Le Mans,” BMW R&D boss Klaus Fröhlich said Monday. “The race is a pure...
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Bugatti designer Tobias Sühlmann to style future Aston MartinsAston Martin is strengthening its design team as it prepares to more than double its lineup in the coming years. The automaker confirmed Friday the appointment of Volkswagen Group veteran designer Tobias Sühlmann as its new head of exterior design. He replaces Miles Nurnberger who has been...
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Devel Sixty 6x6 SUV smokes Mercedes-AMG GT in drag raceDubai's Devel has started testing prototypes for a 6x6 super SUV dubbed the Sixty. Part of the testing included a trip to the drag strip where the Sixty managed to outmuscle a Mercedes-AMG GT sports car. Devel quotes a 0-60 mph time of 5.8 seconds for the Sixty, so the prototype in the video might...
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Mercedes-AMG GT S now available as roadsterBuyers looking for a serious sports car with luxury and style have a new option in the form of the 2019 Mercedes-AMG GT S Roadster. The open-top version of AMG's sports car made its debut in 2016 but only in GT and GT C guises. Now the Affalterbach tuner has added the mid-range GT S Roadster. Like...
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2019 Aston Martin DB11 gets the AMR treatmentThe DB11 is very much the grand tourer of Aston Martin's lineup, meaning it's big and comfy though not necessarily the best choice when heading for a track. For that there's the Vantage. However, not everyone will want to go with the smaller car, so Aston Martin has developed a sharper, more...
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2019 Rolls-Royce Cullinan ultra-luxury SUV revealedIt may be named after the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found, but Rolls-Royce's new Cullinan ultra-luxury SUV is certainly no diamond in the rough. It's polished from the get go and answers a direct call from Rolls-Royce customers seeking a vehicle that can handle any terrain together...
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Starting with the e-tron electric SUV debuting on August 30, Audi cars will offer a new level of digitization enabling them to be upgraded with new services and features without costly hardware changes. It's part of Audi's plan to reap in almost $1.2 billion in operating profit from digital products and other new business models by the year 2025, Audi CFO Alexander Seitz revealed Wednesday. “We want to have premium electric cars and digital services that are also attractive in economic terms,” he said. “That is our clear ambition for the mobility of the future.” For...
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New Audis can now communicate with traffic lights in 10 US citiesAudi's Traffic Light Information system (TLI) now works in 10 separate U.S. cities. The German luxury brand announced on Wednesday that drivers of select 2017 and 2018 Audi vehicles can now use TLI in Kansas City, Kansas, and Phoenix, Arizona. The two latest cities join Las Vegas, Nevada;...
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Cadillac says farewell to the ATS after 2018Cadillac's in transition. On Wednesday, the automaker confirmed 2018 will be the final model year for the compact ATS sedan. While the ATS sedan is dead after 2018, Cadillac spokesman Donny Nordlicht confirmed to Motor Authority that the ATS Coupe will continue into the 2019 model year. The ATS...
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Lagonda previews ultra-luxury electric SUV coming in 2021The Bentley Bentayga and Rolls-Royce Cullinan better watch out as Aston Martin's revived ultra-luxury brand Lagonda is preparing an SUV for launch in 2021. A preview sketch released Wednesday gives us our first look at the Lagonda SUV and hints at similar radical design themes to those featured on...
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2019 BMW M5 Competition drills out 617 HP for $111KBMW already won us over with the 2018 M5 super sedan. On Tuesday, it hit the gas on a more potent Competition model. The M5 Competition arrives for 2019, joining a M2 Competition unveiled in April. With slightly more power, specific suspension tune and enhancements, and new engine mounts, the M5...
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Jaguar XJR575 registers for 'Ring taxi dutyFor $236, you can take a thrilling ride around the Nürburgring in the passenger seat of a high-performance Jaguar. The British automaker has been offering the service, known as the Jaguar Race Taxi, since about 2012, initially with the XJ Supersport only and later with the F-Type SVR as well...
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Rolls-Royce is set to enter the SUV game this year with a new model called the Cullinan, the name borrowed from the largest diamond in the British Crown Jewels. It was in early 2015 that Rolls-Royce first announced plans for the vehicle and on May 10 the covers will finally come off. To build the excitement, the automaker has released a teaser photo of the Cullinan's taillight. It follows the release in February of a photo showing the SUV's tailgate seats. Rolls-Royce doesn't actually want you to think of the Cullinan as a traditional SUV, however. Instead the automaker describes it as an...
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2019 Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupe gets Edition 1 treatmentMercedes-AMG's new super sedan, the GT 4-Door Coupe, is ready for its market launch and to mark the occasion the Affalterbach tuner has revealed a special launch edition. Dubbed the Edition 1, the car is based on the GT 4-Door Coupe's range-topping 63 S model and features exclusive interior and...
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Volvo plans to embed Google services in next-generation infotainment systemVolvo's next-generation infotainment system may look a lot more like a smartphone. The Swedish luxury brand announced on Monday that it plans to embed Google's connected services in its upcoming infotainment system. Altogether, the system will feature the voice-controlled Google Assistant, Google...
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Putin takes delivery of his new presidential limoIn March, Russian President Vladimir Putin was once again elected President of his nation, and he took the oath of office on Monday. With that title came a swanky new set of wheels that Putin used for his ride to his inauguration ceremony at the Kremlin. The Russian Central Scientific Research...
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2019 Mercedes-Benz G550 and AMG G63 first drive review: flying bricks and off-road tricksWe’re far off charted roads, somewhere in France’s L’Occitanie region, on some family estate where wine and off-roading are baronial hobbies, when I first take a peek in the rearview mirror. As I crash a 2019 Mercedes-AMG G63 through trashcan-sized holes and muddy slip-n-slides...
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2018 Aston Martin Rapide AMR spy shots and videoIt's hard to believe it's been almost a decade since the Aston Martin Rapide went on sale, as even to this day the sexy fastback sedan remains one of the best looking four-door cars on the market. The Rapide is on its way out, however, and there aren't any plans for a direct successor since Aston...
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BMW already has a full assortment of performance upgrades for the new M2 Competition due in showrooms later this year. Munich's latest creation is near perfect straight out of the box but BMW is well aware that the car targets the enthusiast market. It's no surprise then that the automaker is offering a full range of M Performance parts from the get go. There are parts for the exterior and the cabin, most of them aimed at reducing weight, the result being better performance in virtually all dynamic qualities. Examples include the carbon fiber hood, roof and tailgate, which reduce weight by...
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BMW 8-Series leaked...againA new photo showing an undisguised version of BMW's modern 8-Series has hit the web. It was posted to the Instagram account of Wilco Blok on Sunday and reveals the interior of the new BMW coupe. It joins some earlier photos posted to the Bimmerpost forum in January and revealing the exterior of the...
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Here's what a couple of Le Mans winners think of the Jaguar XE SV Project 8Jaguar created a monster sedan when it built the XE SV Project 8. The 592-horsepower four-door set a production car record when it went around the 'Ring in just 7:21.23 back in 2017. The full production version is being made even faster and Jaguar has quite the helping hand as the Project 8 enters...
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Is a BMW M7 on the way?It appears BMW may have another M-division vehicle on the horizon. The automaker has applied to trademark the "M7" name with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. First discovered by Bimmerfest, the automaker officially filed and had the trademark approved for use on April 27. The...
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2019 Porsche Macan spy shots and videoLike the Cayenne before it, the Macan has been a huge hit for Porsche. It’s the marque’s most popular model, with more than 97,000 delivered in 2017 alone. Having been introduced for 2015, the Macan is now at the midway point in its life cycle. To keep sales brimming, Porsche will...
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Fast as h: Lexus out to promote performance aspect of hybridsIf we say "hybrid", your mind instantly moves to visions of slow wedge-bricks clogging up the fast lane on your local highway. Lexus is looking to change that. A new campaign called "Fast as h" aims to show the performance aspect aligned with its own hybrid offerings. Those aspects are easy to see...
Jeff Glucker