Luxury Cars

  • 2017 DS 7 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    The new luxury brand of French auto giant PSA Group, DS, is about to launch a small SUV to rival the likes of the Audi Q5 and Volvo XC60. It will be called a DS 7 and feature a design inspired by the Devine DS concept car unveiled at the 2014 Paris auto show. The DS7 will have its own unveiling at next month’s 2017 Geneva auto show. Completely unmasked examples of the DS 7 have already been spotted, however. The above photo, and others like it at Citronfeng, shows that the DS 7 sports a relatively lukewarm design not unlike one of its main intended rivals, the aforementioned Q5. Under...

  • Jozef Kaban
    BMW hires Bugatti Veyron designer

    It’s safe to say that BMW design is in a bit of a funk. All that could be about to change, however, as the automaker is injecting some new blood into its design team. The BMW Group on Wednesday confirmed that Jozef Kaban will be in charge of design at BMW. He replaces Karim Habib who stepped...

  • 2017 Infiniti Q50 3.0t Signature Edition
    Infiniti Q50 and QX80 get Signature special editions

    Infiniti will unveil new Q50 3.0t and QX80 5.6 Signature Edition models on Thursday at the 2017 Chicago auto show. The cars essentially come loaded with some of the more popular options buyers have been choosing. The Q50 3.0t Signature Edition is powered by Infiniti’s new twin-turbocharged...

  • Lucid Air spotted driving through San Francisco
    Spotted: Lucid Air whirring through San Francisco streets

    What would you do with a 1,000-horsepower pre-production electric sedan if you were given the keys? Well the folks at Lucid Motors took their Air for a spin... at slow San Francisco traffic speeds and another motorist managed to capture it on video. It seems Lucid had the Air out in public to grab...

  • 2017 Infiniti Q60
    Infiniti: What’s new for 2017

    Infiniti had been rudderless for years, with its models lacking a cohesive design as well as suffering from product cycles that seemed to stretch for an eternity. Infiniti finally changed its tack with the introduction of the Q50 for 2014. The svelte sedan introduced a bold look for the brand, as...

  • Lamborghini Urus concept
    Lamborghini sticks with Urus name for SUV

    The Lamborghini Urus concept, unveiled in 2012 to both fanfare and criticism, as well as comparisons to the LM002, will finally enter production this year. The design is expected to have been given an overhaul since the concept’s reveal all those years ago but the Urus name will be sticking...

  • Teaser for 2018 Mercedes-AMG G65 4x4² Landaulet debuting at 2017 Geneva auto show

    Mercedes-AMG has released a teaser for an open-top version of its wide-body G-Class to be labeled a Landaulet and due for a debut during next month’s 2017 Geneva auto show. A Landaulet is typically a sedan where part of the roof can be folded away to provide an open-air experience for those riding in the back. Some readers will recall that Mercedes-Maybach, back when it was a standalone brand, unveiled a Landaulet version of its 62 sedan. We’ve been spying an AMG-prepped G-Class 4x4² with its rear concealed. Initially thought to be a pickup option, it’s now likely the...

  • 2017 Lexus LX 570
    2017 Lexus LX 570: The luxobarge value?

    We live in an era in which flagship luxury SUVs start around $70,000, and they can easily top $100,000. Heck, the Mercedes-AMG G65 exceeds $220,000. And that's before we start talking about the Bentley Bentayga and its available dash clock priced at $170K (no, that's not a typo). To say things have...

  • BMW 5-Series design video
    Video outlines differences between new BMW 5-Series and its predecessor

    BMW has just introduced a complete redesign for its 5-Series, though to the casual observer the differences between the new car and its predecessor will be hard to spot. It appears the issue has not gone completely unnoticed at BMW as the automaker has released a video outlining the stylistic...

  • 2019 Kia K900 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 Kia K900 spy shots

    Kia’s K900 flagship sedan only went on sale in the United States in 2014 but in other markets, where it’s known as a K9, sales started as far back as 2012. That’s why it’s not surprising that a prototype for a redesigned model has just been spotted. The car is expected to go...

  • 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Coupe spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    Coupe-like Range Rover SUV to be called a Velar?

    It’s been called everything from a Range Rover Sport Coupe to a Grand Evoque. Now, Land Rover’s new coupe-like SUV slotting between the Range Rover Evoque and Range Rover Sport is being reported to be adopting the Velar name. The information was first reported by Autocar which points...

  • Scene from Audi’s Super Bowl LI spot “Daughter”
    Audi gets political in Super Bowl LI spot

    By now you’re probably tired of all the politicized rantings across news outlets and social media. Audi doesn’t see it that way. The automaker is getting into the game by inserting its message in a 60-second spot for Super Bowl LI. It's called “Daughter,” and it features a...

  • 2017 BMW 5-Series Touring

    BMW has just launched a new generation of its 5-Series, and today we have our first look at the car’s wagon body style which in most markets is referred to as a 5-Series Touring. The handsome wagon makes its debut in March at the 2017 Geneva auto show and unfortunately we’re unlikely to ever see it in the United States. Instead, we’re more likely to receive a sleeker, more luxurious successor to the ungainly 5-Series Gran Turismo, a car expected to be badged a 6-Series GT. BMW hasn’t pulled any surprises regarding the design of its new 5-Series Touring. A slightly...

  • 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS
    2017 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS first drive review: the bargain 911

    Cape Town, South Africa - I'm at the wheel of the 2017 Porsche 911 GTS at Killarney Raceway behind 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Marc Lieb and I'm frustrated. Lieb, in the even more powerful 911 Turbo S, is setting a leisurely pace and I want to pass him. It's not because I'm some world-class...

  • Final seventh-generation Rolls-Royce Phantom
    7th-gen Rolls-Royce Phantom production ends after 13 years

    A new, eighth-generation Rolls-Royce Phantom is due in 2018 but production of the current model has already wound up. Rolls-Royce on Tuesday revealed the final seventh-generation Phantom to roll off the line at its plant in Goodwood, England. Its build was commissioned by a Rolls-Royce collector...

  • 2018 Porsche Panamera 4 E-Hybrid
    Report: Porsche planning more potent, V-8-equipped Panamera hybrid

    Porsche’s Panamera already comes as a hybrid but there are reports claiming a second, more potent gasoline-electric option will be offered, this one throwing a V-8 into the mix. Last summer Motor Trend came out with a report that a 918 Spyder-inspired Panamera with 700 horsepower was on the...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG E63 S
    Learn the 50-year history of Mercedes-AMG

    Mercedes-AMG has earned quite the name for itself over the years as Mercedes-Benz's performance arm, and for those who have forgotten the past—or never really knew it in the first place—a video is making the rounds showing AMG's roots. The video takes the viewer from AMG’s...

  • 2017 Maserati Levante, 2016 Geneva Motor Show
    Maserati: What’s new for 2017

    Maserati’s plans to boost sales to 50,000 units annually has hit a snag. The automaker is facing slowing demand in the key market of China and plans for a redesigned GranTurismo as well as a new sports car based on 2014’s Alfieri concept have been pushed back. That doesn’t mean we...

  • Genesis Smartwatch app

    Want to feel like you're living in the future? Start talking to your watch and have it tell your car what to do. That's what Genesis owners will be able to do when they download a new app for their smartwatch. For those owners who also have an Apple Watch or an Android Wear timepiece, the new Genesis SmartWatch app will whisk them a few years into the future thanks to all of its controls and features. ALSO SEE: Unseen footage reveals what it took for the McLaren F1 to hit 240.1 mph It works by pairing Genesis Connected Services and the integration of Amazon's Alexa technology to bring voice...

  • Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster in Super Bowl commercial
    Mercedes 'Easy Driver' Super Bowl spot features Peter Fonda, AMG GT Roadster

    The Coen Brothers are rightfully viewed as directorial geniuses. With such masterpieces as "Fargo," "Oh, Brother, Where Art Thou," "Miller's Crossing," "and "The Big Lebowski" under their belts, their take on the world can range from understated to surreal to hyper real. It's not often you can get...

  • Mercedes-Benz Aesthetics A, 2017 Design Essentials workshop
    Mercedes previews next-gen compacts with Aesthetics A design study

    Mercedes-Benz on Thursday unveiled a design study called the Aesthetics A during a design workshop held at its headquarters in Sindelfingen, Germany. Mercedes design boss Gordon Wagener has been central in turning the lines of Mercedes cars from boring to beautiful since taking the design reins in...

  • Aston Martin working on a new logo?
    No, Aston Martin is not ditching winged logo on its cars

    The automotive enthusiast portion of the Internet went a bit aflutter recently when some news broke of an apparent update to Aston Martin's iconic badging. The British builder of gorgeous low-run luxury sports cars has been adoring its beauties with a set of wings as badging. This tradition started...

  • 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Coupe spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Coupe spy shots and video

    Land Rover is set to emulate BMW’s niche-oriented lead with the introduction of a new sloped-roof SUV tipped to be called a Range Rover Sport Coupe. Land Rover already has the Range Rover Evoque Coupe in its lineup, but as confirmed by our latest spy shots and video the British automaker...

  • 2017 Jaguar XE
    Jaguar: What’s new for 2017

    Jaguar is in the midst of an aggressive push into the North American market that’s seen its existing models overhauled and the lineup expanded with two new additions. Along with the revitalized lineup, Jaguar has also sharpened pricing across the range so that its offerings now sit in the...

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