Luxury Cars
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Feel. It's what makes us fall in love. It's what drives our passions. And it's what made auto enthusiasts revere BMW's M cars for years. But even as it got faster around a racetrack, the BMW M5 lost some of its magical feel in its last two generations. The M5 is redesigned once again for 2018, and the feel is back. The F90 is the first M5 to get all-wheel drive, but BMW hasn't fully committed to sending power to all four wheels. It's dubbed M xDrive, and you can select a two-wheel-drive mode that also turns off the stability control. The system always favors more power to the rear wheels, and...
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Mercedes-Maybach digital headlights: more than meets the eyeMercedes-Maybach aims to rethink what a car's headlights can do for the driver and for pedestrians. The brand revealed its digital headlight technology equipped on the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class, which better controls regular lighting function, but can also display information on the road itself...
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2019 Hyundai Genesis G70 to offer manual transmission optionGenesis, Hyundai's standalone luxury brand, will offer a manual transmission on its upcoming 2019 G70 compact sport sedan, a representative for the automaker said Friday. The row-your-own option places the G70 in the segment that has become increasingly devoid of three-pedal options. Genesis...
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Kahn Design's Chelsea Truck Company rolls out Defender-based 6x6 Civilian CarrierFollowing the success of its military-themed Flying Huntsman 110 WB 6x6, Kahn Design's SUV division, the Chelsea Truck Company, has developed a slightly tamer version which it is calling the Flying Huntsman 6x6 Civilian Carrier. Unveiled on Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, the...
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2019 Volvo S60 leakedA photo of the redesigned Volvo S60 has made its way onto the Internet just as the Swedish automaker begins to tease its new sedan. The photo was posted by Swedish website Teknikens Värld and reveals the S60 from the rear. A teaser photo showing the sedan from the front was released by Volvo a...
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Iron Maiden's Nicko McBrain orders up a Greatest Hits Jaguar XJNicko McBrain has been the tempo provider for Iron Maiden starting back in 1982. Little did he realize that two years later, Jaguar would build a car for him that he wouldn't take ownership of until 2018. Along the way, both Nicko and Jaguar have had a number of hits but now the pair have teamed up...
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A battle of words and insults erupted during the Geneva motor show earlier this week between Aston Martin and Rolls-Royce executives. On the sidelines of the show, Aston Martin design chief Marek Reichman likened Rolls-Royce to "ancient Greece" as his automaker announced intentions to push its Lagonda brand into ultra-luxury territory with fully electric cars. Rolls-Royce head Torsten Müller-Otvös told The Financial Times in a report published Wednesday that the sports car maker has “zero clue” on how to attract the consumers his brand courts. Müller-Otvös...
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David Brown Auto reveals 601-horsepower Speedback Silverstone EditionNascent coachbuilder David Brown Automotive burst onto the scene in 2014 with the deliciously retro Speedback GT. The car featured a body inspired by the lines of the Aston Martin DB5 but rode on the much more modern bones of a Jaguar XK. The company went in a very different direction in 2017 when...
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2019 Bentley Bentayga V8 first drive review: 8 is enoughBurnt coffee, unlined trousers, post-Achtung Baby U2. Life is rife with mild disappointments. With four fewer cylinders under its hood than its W-12 cousin, does the V-8 Bentley Bentayga deliver another? Math with us here for a moment. A W-12 Bentayga with 600 horsepower lashes out at 60-mph runs...
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2019 Volvo V60 first look: Volvo hitches its wagon to its own rising starVolvo's history is closely linked with wagons that could withstand severe punishment. Now, its future is linked with small-displacement powertrains and selling cars like Netflix. The new Volvo V60 appears to have one tire in the past and three more in the future. The 2019 Volvo V60 was unveiled...
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Land Rover Range Rover SV Coupe revealed, priced from $295,000Land Rover's Range Rover has received the coupe treatment. We're not talking about a coupe-like model here but a proper 2-door. It's a limited-edition SUV dubbed the Range Rover SV Coupe, and Land Rover is offering it at a starting price of $295,000. Just 999 are planned for worldwide sale. Land...
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2019 Porsche 911 GT3 RS revealed, priced from $188,550The 911 GT2 RS may be the top of the 911 pecking order but Porsche hasn't forgotten about the equally drool-worthy 911 GT3 RS. The German firm has developed a few tweaks for its naturally aspirated track star, and now the updated car has been revealed at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show...
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The 2019 Kia Stinger GT Atlantica pushes the luxury sport hatchback a bit further upscale. Ahead the Stinger's sophomore year, Kia unveiled Tuesday in Colorado a limited edition package that dons the five-door hatchback with a special blue exterior paint shade and a coffee-colored interior. Just 500 examples of the 2019 Stinger Atlantica will be built, each swathed in a unique Deep Chroma Blue exterior and an espresso brown nappa leather interior. Other Atlantica exclusives include a surround-view monitor, a suede-like headliner, a wireless charging pad, and a special 19-inch wheel design...
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2018 BMW X2 first drive review: At least it’s a BMWI’m barreling down the longest straight at The Thermal Club’s South Palm Circuit at over 100 mph, and I’m thinking this isn’t right. The 2018 BMW X2 isn’t made for a racetrack—it’s especially not exciting after driving several laps in the new M5—but I...
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2019 Jaguar I-Pace revealed: Jag's electric crossover power playThe 2019 Jaguar I-Pace electric crossover SUV broke cover Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, catapulting the small luxury automaker into the EV era with its first a long-range, battery-electric vehicle. The production version follows a long lap of the I-Pace concept, which we...
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2019 Audi A6 revealed: The key(less) to new luxury?The new 2019 Audi A6 was mostly telegraphed. The luxury four-door sedan that was revealed Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show follows the same jabs that the larger 2019 Audi A8 and 2019 Audi A7 threw first with a mid-size uppercut from Ingolstadt. The A6 combines technology found in...
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Ferrari 488 Pista revealed, packs same power as McLaren 720SFerrari's hardcore version of the 488 GTB was revealed last month as the new 488 Pista. The car made its debut on Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, where Ferrari dropped a few new details. Pista, of course, is the Italian word for “track,” and a track is very much...
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2019 Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupe ready to challenge the Porsche PanameraMercedes-AMG revealed its standalone sedan on Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, ahead of the vehicle's sales launch late this summer. The Affalterbach tuner is referring to the car as the GT 4-Door Coupe, with the naming practice in keeping with parent company Mercedes-Benz's...
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Chinese electric car startup Hybrid Kinetic has unveiled a new concept car at a major auto show for the fourth time in less than two years. The latest study is the HK GT, described as an electric grand tourer powered by an extended-range electric powertrain. It made its debut on Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, where it stunned audiences with its sensuous lines penned by Italy's Pininfarina. The concept is a large, graceful coupe, a body style also implied by its GT name. HK's previous concepts included the H600 sedan and K550 and K750 SUVs. The sedan was shown at last...
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Concept previews BMW M8 Gran Coupe coming in 2019BMW has given us our best look yet at its new 8-Series with the reveal of the M8 Gran Coupe concept on Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show. The concept specifically previews a future M8 Gran Coupe, but its styling reflects traits of all 8-Series variants. The new 8-Series will...
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2019 Jaguar I-Pace priced from $70,495Jaguar's I-Pace electric crossover SUV has been priced from $70,495. The I-Pace is eligible for a $7,500 federal income-tax credit, as well as $2,500 and $2,000 purchase rebates in California and New York, respectively. The pricing puts the I-Pace at a discount to Tesla's Model X, which starts...
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2019 Lexus UX: the downsized luxury crossoverDon't look for the 2019 Lexus UX that debuted Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show to be the final prong in the brand's crossover resurgence. The brand that invented the car-based luxury crossover is aiming for entry-level luxury buyers with its 2019 UX, which is nearly a foot and a...
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Luxury with a conscience: Bentley Bentayga Hybrid unveiled in GenevaBuyers of the Bentley Bentayga no longer need to feel guilty lugging their 2-ton-plus luxury SUVs around town as a plug-in hybrid model will soon be available. Unveiled on Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, the new Bentayga Hybrid represents the British marque's first step toward...
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Mercedes-Benz S-Class Exclusive Editions up the opulenceThe Mercedes-Benz S-Class already cuts it as pretty exclusive in our book, but the new S-Class Coupe and Cabriolet Exclusive Editions will up the nameplate's opulence. Mercedes-Benz revealed the two Exclusive Edition cars on Monday ahead of their public debut at the 2018 Geneva motor show this...
Sean Szymkowski