Luxury Cars

  • Joerg Ross

    Aston Martin has appointed for the second time in recent history a former Ferrari staffer for a senior engineering role. The British firm on Wednesday named Joerg Ross as its new powertrain boss. Ross’ last position was head of advanced powertrain development at Maserati, and prior to that he held senior roles at Ferrari’s Formula 1 team, Ford and German engineering firm IAV. His appointment follows the hiring of ex-Ferrari chassis and body engineering boss Maximilian Szwaj by Aston Martin in December. Szwaj was hired to head R&D. As for Ross, his new role will see him develop...

  • 2018 Porsche Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo
    2018 Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo first drive review: Practically perfect in (almost) every way

    Neither jaw-droppingly gorgeous nor particularly utilitarian, the 2018 Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo is nonetheless highly endearing. It’s the latest in a line of cars from Porsche that seem to do little wrong either on paper or in reality. It's practically perfect, but not all that...

  • Teaser for 2018 Aston Martin Vantage
    Aston Martin provides early look at redesigned Vantage

    The second model in Aston Martin’s vaunted Second Century plan is almost upon us. The car is the redesigned Vantage which is due for a reveal later this year, though new teasers already give us a good indication of what's coming. While prototypes have been disguised to resemble the larger...

  • Porsche Mission E concept, 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show
    Porsche installs first 350-KW electric car charging station in Berlin

    The Porsche Mission E concept debuted two years ago as a signal to the automotive industry: the German sports car maker is ready to take on Tesla. However, Porsche's electric car plans don't involve simply introducing a Tesla Model S competitor. It wants to revolutionize charging infrastructures...

  • 2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive
    Mercedes B-Class Electric Drive to be phased out to make way for new EQA

    Mercedes-Benz has been selling its B-Class Electric Drive in the United States since 2014, with the 87-mile compact minivan introduced here primarily for compliance reasons. But with the automaker’s compact range on the verge of transitioning to a new platform, the B-Class Electric Drive will...

  • 2019 Audi RS 5 Sportback test mule spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 Audi RS 5 Sportback spy shots

    Audi’s second-generation A5 Sportback is about to get the Audi Sport treatment. Yes, the first-ever RS 5 Sportback is in the works, and we’ll almost certainly see it in the United States. The tester in our latest spy shots may resemble the S5 Sportback but if you look a little closer...

  • 2018 Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid

    The 2018 Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid is an intensely busy machine. There’s nothing raw or visceral, two words nearly synonymous with Porsche, about this four-door hypercar, and yet it feels every bit the flagship it is intended to be. After on- and off-track drives around Victoria, British Columbia, it has forced us to rethink our notion of what makes a Porsche a Porsche. MORE: Porsche commits to Formula E With the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid, Porsche has distilled the 918 Spyder’s plug-in hybrid technology into a sedan/hatchback intended for the masses—the masses with...

  • Audi e-tron Sportback concept, 2017 Shanghai auto show
    Report: Audi looking to save $12B to fund electric car development

    Audi, like most brands at the Volkswagen Group, is turning toward electrification in an attempt to help clean up its image in the wake of the diesel scandal. One of the major goals is to have electric cars account for almost one out of every four sales by 2025. Reaching such a lofty goal will...

  • Dartz resembling HVY Nightshark in 'Grand Theft Auto V'
    Dartz's newest SUV immortalized in "Grand Theft Auto V"

    No matter what becomes of every example of Dartz's Black Alligator luxury SUV, it will forever live on in the digital world. That's because the SUV has been forever immortalized in "Grand Theft Auto V." The bonkers SUV is available in the game's "Gunrunning" update. Dartz recently posted video of...

  • 2015 Maserati Ghibli
    All Maseratis to be electrified after 2019

    Volvo seems to have set a precedent. The Swedish luxury marque announced plans for all of its future cars to feature some sort of electrification, whether it be a dedicated battery-electric or a plug-in hybrid powertrain. Now, Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne has announced a similar initiative...

  • 2018 Audi RS 3
    2018 Audi RS 3 first drive review: Less money, but no less fun

    Audi’s turbocharged 5-cylinder cars have a short but distinguished history. The Audi Quattro burst onto the scene in the early 1980s and won multiple driver's and manufacturer's titles in rally racing. In 1987, an Audi 5-cylinder was the first car to run up Pike’s Peak in less than 11...

  • 2018 Cadillac CTS
    New Cadillac CT5 to fill void left by departing XTS, CTS and ATS

    It seems there was some credibility to recent reports that Ford and General Motors would be shedding some of their large sedans in the United States. In particular, Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen on Thursday confirmed that the XTS, CTS and ATS won’t spawn direct replacements. Speaking...

  • 2017 Ferrari 488 Spyder

    Ferrari announced this week a new extended service program that can provide coverage for up to 15 years. We need to be explicit here: this is not a warranty for an additional 15 years of coverage. The "Power15" program instead offers owners an extension of their current service program. The Italian automaker offered up to 12 years of powertrain warranty coverage. Each new Ferrari comes with a standard 3-year warranty and 7-year free maintenance program, but with this new program, owners can opt for extended coverage during the 6th and 12th year of ownership. “Power15” will cover...

  • 2018 Rolls-Royce Phantom
    2018 Rolls-Royce Phantom sets new standard we'll never achieve

    The newest Rolls-Royce Phantom was unveiled Thursday in London, the eighth-generation of the benchmark ultra-luxury sedan and the most recent iteration since 2003. The new Phantom is the second generation developed under BMW ownership and features an aluminum spaceframe "Architecture of Luxury"...

  • 2018 Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Speedster spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Speedster spy shots

    Remember the stunning Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato coupe unveiled last summer? Well, the car is about to spawn both a Vanquish Zagato Volante convertible and a permanently roofless Vanquish Zagato Speedster. Both cars are expected to be revealed during the 2017 Monterey Car Week in mid-August...

  • Infiniti ambassador Steph Curry
    Steph Curry sinks shot into Infiniti Q50's sunroof

    It's not exactly Michael Jordan versus Larry Bird for McDonald's circa 1993, but as we can see from this outtake in filming for his commercial for the Infiniti Q50, NBA star Steph Curry might as well say "nothing but interior." The Golden State Warriors shooting guard signed on with Infiniti as a...

  • Bentley Continental GT Convertible Galene Edition by Mulliner
    Bentley Continental GT Galene Edition is inspired by yachts

    If you're an avid boater, you long for calm seas. You might even go so far as to pray to the goddess Galene, who is the Greek mythological goddess of calm seas. It makes sense then that Bentley would want to name a special edition car after her, when it's a car that is inspired by the world of...

  • 2018 Cadillac XT5
    Cadillac 3-row crossover SUV to be an XT6?

    It’s been known for a while that Cadillac is developing a large crossover SUV with third-row seats. The last we heard, the vehicle will be based on the longest version of General Motors’ C1XX platform which is already found in the latest versions of the Chevrolet Traverse and Buick...

  • 2018 Jaguar XJR575

    Jaguar’s XJ is still one of the sharpest looking sedans on the market, though it’s starting to fall behind in the tech race. Jaguar has sought to address the issue with some 2018 model year updates—among which is the addition of a new XJR575 performance flagship. Compared to the XJR, the XJR575 gets an additional 25 horsepower to bring the new total to 575 hp. There’s also a healthy 516 pound-feet of torque which should ensure strong acceleration in any gear. According to Jaguar, the XJR575 will sprint to 60 mph in 4.2 seconds and top out at 186 mph. Power still comes...

  • 2017 BMW 7-Series Edition 40 Jahre
    BMW celebrates 40 years of the 7-Series with special edition

    It was in 1977 that BMW’s first 7-Series was launched. To celebrate the car’s 40th anniversary this year, BMW has introduced the 7-Series Edition 40 Jahre based on the current, sixth-generation model. Prior to the launch of the first 7-Series, known as the E23 to all the fans, BMW was...

  • 2017 Infiniti QX70 Limited
    Infiniti drops QX70

    Although it’s BMW that’s generally accepted for instigating the coupe-like SUV segment with the first-generation X6, some credit should be given to Infiniti whose slinky FX was introduced several years prior to the BMW. The FX is currently in its second generation and known today as the...

  • Mercedes-Benz E-Class All-Terrain 4x4²
    This Mercedes G-Wagen/E-Class mash-up is the off-roader we've always wanted

    No, this is not some sham or gimmick of a rendering—this Mercedes-Benz E-Class All-Terrain 4x4² is very real and it comes straight from the brilliantly twisted mind of a Mercedes-Benz engineer. First, let's start with where this project began. The Mercedes-Benz E-Class All-Terrain was...

  • Teaser for Volvo XC40
    Volvo XC40 coming soon, will offer high level of customization

    Volvo's moving full steam ahead with the renewal of its lineup. The next new model to arrive will be an XC40 compact SUV, which Volvo says is coming shortly. The XC40 was first hinted at in May 2016 with the unveiling of the 40.1 concept car. Since then, prototypes for the production model have...

  • 300,000th Mercedes-Benz G-Class
    300,000th Mercedes-Benz G-Class rolls off the assembly line

    Magna-Steyr's Austrian factory behind the Mercedes-Benz G-Class has reached a milestone after producing the 300,000th example of the boxy, brick of an off-road SUV. We say "boxy" and "brick" lovingly because there's no confusing the G-Class for anything else, which is likely one of the reasons why...

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