Luxury Cars
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Kia on Tuesday gave us our first glimpse at its redesigned K900 by way of a teaser. The new full-size sedan is due in showrooms later this year, as a 2019 model. The current K900 was only introduced here for the 2015 model year, but in other markets, where it goes by the name K9 or Quoris, it's been on sale since 2013. This time around the K900 has been developed with input from designers in the United States. This is to help turn around slumping sales which last year saw just 455 units roll out the door here. This is down from a high of 2,524 units in 2015. The supplied teaser shot hints at...
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2019 Lexus UX compact crossover teased ahead of Geneva debutThe Lexus UX concept unveiled at the 2016 Paris auto show is about to spawn a production version. The Japanese automaker on Tuesday confirmed the production UX for next month's 2018 Geneva International Motor Show and released this teaser video. The short clip doesn't reveal much although it...
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This Ferrari F40 coffee table will set you back $20,000The world of high-end furniture is filled with eye-popping pieces paired with eye-watering price tags. Accessories can fall into this spectrum of attraction partnered with repellant price points. That's where Discommon comes in, a brand bringing items to market like a $3,000 Flask, $1,200 straight...
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Lincoln taps Serena Williams as latest face for NavigatorMove over Matthew McConaughey. Lincoln has another face, and more specifically, it's for the new Navigator. Ford's luxury marque launched a new online social media campaign with tennis champion Serena Williams on Thursday. The announcement doesn't claim Williams will oust McConaughey, but she will...
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Mercedes-AMG A35 tipped to arrive with 335 hp, electric compressorAMG will offer two states of tune for its next-generation compact cars. Still sitting at the top will be a 45 series but below this will be a new 35 series, meaning it's about to get even easier to park a new AMG on your driveway. AMG’s most affordable model at present in the United States is...
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GT Coupe is AMG's standalone sedan debuting in GenevaMercedes-AMG will reveal its standalone sedan at next month's 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, ahead of an expected market launch late this summer. Curiously, the Affalterbach tuner is referring to the car as the “GT Coupe,” despite prototypes confirming the car will come with four...
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Mercedes-Benz will unveil the first electric car from its recently established EQ sub-brand for electrified models at next month's 2018 Geneva International Motor Show. The identity of the vehicle hasn't been revealed but there's a good chance it's the EQC we've been spying as a prototype for the past couple of months. The EQC (name yet to be confirmed) is a small electric SUV about the size of the GLC. It was previewed by 2016's Generation EQ concept, which introduced the EQ sub-brand, and is expected to offer a range approaching 300 miles on a single charge. Another, less likely possibility...
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First EVs on Audi and Porsche's PPE platform coming in 2021Audi will introduce its first volume electric car this year in the form of the e-tron SUV. Fellow Volkswagen Group member Porsche will follow in 2019 with its own electric car in the form of the production version of 2015's Mission E concept. The two cars ride on distinct platforms developed...
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Cigarette Racing 515 Project One is a 3,100-horsepower, hypercar-inspired boatMercedes-AMG's Project One hypercar, which is set to transition from concept to production this year, has served as the inspiration for the latest speedboat from AMG's partner on the seas, Cigarette Racing. The Miami-Dade County-based company used this week's 2018 Miami International Boat Show to...
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2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio priced at $81,590Alfa Romeo on Thursday announced pricing for the 2018 Stelvo Quadrifoglio performance SUV, which we'll test later this month. Anyone keen on parking one of the 505-horsepower high-riders in their driveway will require a check for $81,590, including a hefty $1,595 destination charge. That is...
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Buy the late George Carlin's BMW 8-SeriesBMW may have another 8-Series brewing, but that never stops enthusiasts from swooning over the original, especially in V-12 form. Now enthusiasts have their chance to own a rather special one. Listed on the always interesting Bring A Trailer is the great comedian George Carlin's personal 1996 BMW...
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Aston Martin gives update on plant where DBX SUV, Lagonda sedans will be builtAston Martin's main plant is located in Gaydon, England, but in late 2016 the automaker started construction of a second plant in St Athan, Wales in anticipation of new, higher volume models. Located on the site of a former military air base, the plant is scheduled to start production of Aston...
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When the BMW X4 launched in 2014, the collective eye roll from enthusiasts was audible—including one from yours truly. Four years later and nearly 20,000 examples on the road (almost as many 6-Series were sold in the same time period) and we should eat our hats. I hear steak sauce helps wool caps go down. The 2019 BMW X4 broke cover Wednesday morning, and it largely follows the X3, which was new last year. When it goes on sale in July, the X4 will be offered in two flavors, both with all-wheel drive: the X4 xDrive30i and the X4 M40i. Pricing is pegged to start at more than $51,400...
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Refreshed and more powerful 2019 Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedan coming to GenevaMercedes-Benz will use the Geneva motor show to reveal a host of new and updated models. We've already seen the 2019 Mercedes-AMG G63 and updates to the 2019 Mercedes-Maybach S-Class, and now we get word that a refreshed 2019 C-Class sedan will make its debut. This generation C-Class arrived for...
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Rolls-Royce locks in Cullinan name for SUVWhat was originally just a code name is now the official label for Rolls-Royce's SUV. Rolls-Royce on Tuesday confirmed the Cullinan name for its first-ever SUV, though the British brand would prefer you think of the vehicle as a high-sided car rather than something a well-heeled soccer mom might...
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2019 Mercedes-AMG G63 muscles in with 577 horsepowerMercedes-Benz on Tuesday took the covers off the AMG version of the redesigned 2019 G-Class. The G-Class is unique in the Mercedes lineup in that half of all models sold are from AMG, with the V-8-powered G63 being the most popular. Until recently, there was also a V-12-powered G65. For the new...
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2019 Mercedes-Maybach S-Class made swankier with custom grille, 2-tone paintThe revival of Maybach as a Mercedes-Benz sub-brand has been a runaway success. As an example, during the course of 2017 one out of every 10 S-Classes sold was a Maybach, with China, Russia and the United States gobbling up most of the cars. Mercedes, for the 2019 model year, is taking new steps to...
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Watch the 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Sport climb 999 steps to China's Heaven's GateThe Land Rover Range Rover Sport is a jack-of-all-trades and a master of many. It isn't quite as luxurious as the top-of-the-line Range Rover, but it's sportier. It sits lower than that vehicle, so it's not quite as capable off-road, but it can still handle itself well when the pavement ends. This...
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Bentley has added its first new wood veneer in five years, and the company's "veneer hunters" had to travel to the United States of America to find it. It's called Liquid Amber and it comes from the American Red Gum tree in Mississippi. Liquid Amber is Bentley's seventh exclusive veneer, and it's named after the resin from the American Red Gum tree, which is also known as the American Sweet Gum. Bentley is only allowed to harvest the tree twice per year due to restricted access to the Mississippi wetlands in which the tree grows. Once the tree is cut, it undergoes a natural smoking process...
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Polestar's new headquarters will be a translucent cubePolestar was only spun off from Volvo last October but the performance brand for electric cars already has a plant under construction in China and now a headquarters being readied in Sweden. Expected to be completed in September 2018, Polestar's headquarters will resemble a cube carved out of snow...
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2019 Maserati Levante GTS spy shotsThe Maserati Levante currently tops out with the 424-horsepower S but a high-performance GTS is being developed as an alternative to the likes of the BMW X6 M, Mercedes-AMG GLE63 Coupe and Porsche Cayenne Turbo. Prototypes for the Levante GTS are already out testing and reveal only subtle changes...
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Ares realizes the Mulsanne coupe that Bentley won'tTalk of coupe and convertible versions of the Mulsanne dates back to when the Bentley flagship sedan made its debut in 2009. Bentley last year finally got around to confirming a small run of Mulsanne convertibles, referred to as the Bentley Grand Convertible. However, we're still yet to see...
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Ares previews a stylish Tesla Model S convertibleAlthough consumers have largely fallen out of love with convertibles, there's still something about a drop-top that stirs up feelings. Ares Design, based in Modena, Italy, has something cooking that certainly strikes directly at said feelings. The firm hasn't provided any details but it did release...
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2018 Jaguar E-Pace video reviewJaguar’s second crossover may have started life as a Land Rover and a Range Rover. But making it a "Jaaaaag" was job No. 1 for the 2018 Jaguar E-Pace. What’s a Jag if it doesn’t drive well? To that end the list of changes was fairly substantial. The Jaguar E-Pace gets its own...
Aaron Cole