Luxury Cars

  • Alleged patent drawing for BMW i5 - Image via Autoguide

    Alleged patent drawings of a BMW model rumored to be called an i5 have surfaced. The drawings were discovered by Autoguide and are claimed to have been filed by BMW with a patent office in Japan in April of this year. It’s been rumored since 2012 that BMW would eventually plug the gap between the i3 and i8 in its eco-focused i sub-brand. The rumors have covered everything from a stretched i3 to an SUV to a Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] Model S-rivaling luxury sedan. All BMW is willing to state is that its next i car will be a family-oriented model. The patent drawings, if accurate, suggest...

  • 2017 Infiniti Q60
    2017 Infiniti Q60 Red Sport first drive review: Truth in truth

    The 2017 Infiniti Q60 tells no lies. In top trim, Q60 Red Sport 400, the Q60 delivers on every one of its promises: It’s one better than the Q50 (from which its related); there is in fact, a red S (which is also part of Infiniti’s even more confusing nomenclature now); and every bit of...

  • Buick Avenir sub-brand logo
    Buick announces Avenir… sub-brand

    Buick is looking to add a bit more luxury to its lineup. To that end, it's announced the creation of a sub-brand which will serve to deliver a dash of extra style and luxury. This will essentially serve as the highest trim for a given Buick vehicle. It's going to be called Avenir, which means...

  • 2018 Audi RS 3, 2016 Paris auto show
    2018 Audi RS 3 debuts with 400 horsepower

    Audi’s new RS 3 has finally landed. The car is a compact sport sedan with essentially the same mechanical package as the TT RS—and it’s coming to the United States. Audi pulled the covers off on Thursday at the 2016 Paris auto show, and in the process likely unsettled the folks...

  • Mercedes-Benz E-Class All-Terrain, 2016 Paris auto show
    Mercedes targets soft-roader segment with E-Class All-Terrain

    SUVs are all the rage right now and automakers see opportunity for even more slicing of the niche with new soft-roaders. Audi and Volvo have enjoyed some success in the luxury segment with their respective Allroad and Cross Country offerings, and there’s also Subaru with the Outback in the...

  • Lexus UX concept, 2016 Paris auto show
    Lexus UX concept is a tiny luxury SUV with big tech

    Lexus is using the 2016 Paris auto show to present a concept car that hints at a new SUV positioned below the automaker’s NX. The concept is called the UX and was shown for the first time on Thursday. The UX hasn’t been confirmed for production but senior Lexus executives have said such...

  • Infiniti QX Sport Inspiration concept, 2016 Paris auto show

    Infiniti stunned the automotive world in April when it rolled out the QX Sport Inspiration concept at the 2016 Beijing auto show. The concept combined flowing sculptural lines and strong, muscular proportions with Infiniti’s signature design cues, resulting in one impressive-looking SUV. On Thursday, Infiniti unveiled an updated version of the QX Sport Inspiration that dons new colors both on its exterior and in the cabin. There’s a lot riding on this concept as it’s actually a preview of Infiniti’s next-generation SUVs, in particular the replacement for...

  • 2017 Infiniti Q50, 2016 Paris auto show
    2017 Infiniti Q50 debuts in Paris with minor updates

    Infiniti’s Q50 has had it tough since bowing on the market as a 2014 model. First there were teething issues with its drive-by-wire steering system. Then Infiniti teased us with a high-performance version powered by the same engine as the Nissan GT-R but later dropped all hopes of a...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT C Roadster, 2016 Paris auto show
    2018 Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster gets Paris auto show debut

    It's been rumored, suggested, hinted, even teased—now, the Mercedes-AMG GT roadster is reality. (Insert your own "topless" buff-book pun here.) The roadster arrived at this week's Paris auto show wearing two different outfits, as both the AMG GT and the GT C Roadster. And now we have photos...

  • 2017 Land Rover Discovery, 2016 Paris auto show
    2017 Land Rover Discovery preview

    The Discovery is back. Land Rover will revive the nameplate it retired in the 2005 model year, while it sends the LR4 nameplate to the archives. The new Discovery will team up with the Discovery Sport on the more rugged side of the Land Rover brand, while the luxury side of the house continues to...

  • Teaser for Mercedes-Benz electric car concept debuting at 2016 Paris auto show
    Mercedes teases electric car concept debuting in Paris

    Mercedes-Benz has been offering electric cars for several years but these have all been niche products limited to a handful of markets. The list includes the Electric Drive versions of the Smart ForTwo, B-Class and SLS AMG. With Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] demonstrating that there's serious interest in...

  • 2018 BMW M4 facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 BMW M4 spy shots (with interior)

    A prototype for an updated version of the BMW M4 has been spotted once more. The changes are part of a mid-cycle update planned for the entire 4-Series range. The cars should be introduced in 2017, as 2018 models. The prototype reveals that the updated M4 will be receiving some of the mods fitted...

  • 2017 Infiniti Q60

    A redesigned Infiniti Q60 has just been launched but the car won’t spawn a convertible this time around. The information was revealed to Motoring by Infiniti executive Gerardo Carmona, who heads the Japanese luxury brand’s product strategy and blamed low sales for the Q60 Convertible’s demise. Infiniti sold just 3,949 Q60s in the United States throughout 2015, most of them coupes. “We’re actually focusing only on the coupe version,” Carmona said. “The convertible is off the table.” The previous Q60 Convertible arrived for 2009 as the G37...

  • Hennessey builds an 842-horsepower Cadillac Escalade
    Hennessey builds 842-horsepower Cadillac Escalade

    The Texas Tuner is at it again. This time he's not prepping a new Camaro or Corvette for high-speed, high-horsepower duty. Instead, he's turned his attentions to the Cadillac Escalade. Yes, the large luxury SUV from the GM stable just got a massive dose of power, and you can put one in your garage...

  • BMW M6 on ice
    A behind-the-scenes look at the Pennzoil BMW 'Joyride' video

    Well, at least they call it a behind-the-scenes look. This is more of a quick peek at why Pennzoil came out to the Northern Canadian Rockies to sling a BMW M6 coupe around on the ice and snow. I'm not complaining because you get a few more beauty shots of a fun car doing awesome things, but you...

  • 2017 Audi TT and TT Roadster S Line Competition
    2017 Audi TT gets sporty S Line Competition package

    Audi’s TT sports car, now in its third generation, remains as brilliant as ever, particularly in high-performance TT RS form. The car is light and agile and manages to belie its front-wheel-drive underpinnings in most situations. Audi is now offering a package for owners of the standard car...

  • 2017 Audi A4
    2017 Audi A4 gets manual transmission

    Audi’s been eliminating the manual transmission on many of its newer models but the latest A4 sedan is still available with three pedals and stick. Audi has made the manual available at no cost on its A4 equipped with all-wheel drive. The automaker is quick to point out that it’s the...

  • 2017 Bentley Bentayga Diesel
    Bentley Bentayga Diesel debuts with 429-hp electric compressor V-8

    Diesel may be a bit on the nose in the United States but elsewhere it’s still the fuel of choice. That’s why Bentley, one year on from the emergence of the emissions cheating practices of its Volkswagen Group parent, is launching its first diesel in its almost 100-year history. The...

  • Teaser for new Audi Q5 debuting at 2016 Paris auto show

    It seems like Audi’s original Q5 has been with us forever but soon a successor will arrive. We’ve been spying prototypes for more than a year and on Wednesday Audi finally confirmed a debut for its new Q5 on September 29 at the 2016 Paris auto show. The market launch is likely to take place around spring 2017, meaning we should see the vehicle arrive as a 2018 model. Judging by our spy shots, the new Q5 will feature similar proportions to the outgoing model. There are clear influences from the latest Q7 in the design and those taillights look similar to the units on the latest A4...

  • 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce
    Alfa Romeo Giulia gets all-wheel drive, Veloce trim

    Alfa Romeo’s Giulia is yet to reach showrooms in the United States but over in Europe the range is already being expanded. Set to debut on September 29 at the 2016 Paris auto show are two new options for the Giulia: a trim aimed at performance fans and a model aimed at those that appreciate...

  • BMW M6 on ice
    Go ice sliding in the BMW M6 with Pennzoil

    You’re in for a treat today as Pennzoil is back with another of its action-packed, high-octane driving videos, this time starring the BMW M6. It’s set in the Canadian Rockies and sees an explorer discover a base with a yellow M6 tucked away. Next up are some breathtaking scenes of the...

  • 2018 Aston Martin DB11 Volante teaser
    Aston Martin teases 2018 DB11 Volante

    If you follow Aston Martin on Facebook, you may already know this, but the British luxury brand today teased photos of the convertible version of the new DB11 coupe. While the coupe is hitting dealers now, the droptop, known as Volante in Aston Martin speak, won't be available until 2018. That's a...

  • 2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class spy shots

    It wasn't that long ago Mercedes-Benz introduced its current S-Class, the W222, but prototypes for an updated version have been out and about for some time. As the S-Class was all-new in 2013, arriving as a 2014 model, we expect this updated version to land sometime in 2017, as a 2018 model...

  • 2017 Audi R8, Asheville to Daytona part III
    New twin-turbo V-6 pegged for future Audi Sport cars, including entry-level R8

    Stricter emission standards and punitive, displacement-based taxes in major markets will see the next generation of RS cars from Audi Sport go the engine downsizing route. It means the naturally-aspirated 4.2-liter V-8 in cars like the RS 4 Avant and RS 5 will go the way of the dodo. In its place...

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