Luxury Cars

You’ll recall we recently reported on Mercedes-Benz’s decision to group its AMG Sport models like the C450 AMG and GLE450 AMG Coupe as official Mercedes-AMG products. As part of the reshuffle, the cars are being rechristened with a “43” designation to better reflect their...

The BMW M2 represents what the brand used to do best. It's a focused machine that promises to provide its driver with an engaging, enjoyable experience. It's not about blasting up to its top speed, but rather attacking a local racing circuit or your favorite curvy canyon road. Still, if you do...

BMW's flagship sedan will soon be available with a unique trim package that highlights the automaker's 100th anniversary this year. The first 100th anniversary BMW released so far, the "BMW Individual 7 Series THE NEXT 100 YEARS" model boasts more than just verbose nomenclature. (No, we're not...

Maserati's long-awaited Levante is finally here. The luxury SUV made its world debut at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show and is due in showrooms here in August. It arrives as a 2017 model. Maserati has confirmed that the Levante will list from $72,000, though that figure doesn’t include...

Audi’s new A5 is almost ready for its world debut and once again there will be multiple bodystyles and performance levels. Today we have the first spy shots of a prototype for the new S5 Cabriolet (we've already seen the S5 coupe and S5 Sportback). It’s also the first time we’re...

By now you’re probably tired of reading about Alfa Romeo’s new Giulia, whose introduction in the United States seems to be taking forever. Recall Alfa Romeo showed us the Giulia—in high-performance Quadrifoglio trim—for the first time in the summer of 2015. The good news is...

The Aston Martin Vantage is on its way out after a run that’s lasted more than a decade. The car was first previewed in concept form as far back as 2003 and made its debut two years later as a 2006 model. A successor is coming next year, one based on the all-new platform debuting in the 2017...

The 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia is finally in production. The first examples rolled off the line yesterday at a Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] plant in Piedimonte San Germano, Italy. The first car off the line was a dark gray example of the base Giulia. Production of Giulia sedans for the United...

A new report suggests Jaguar is looking at shoehorning a V-8 engine, presumably a supercharged one at that, into its new F-Pace crossover SUV. The F-Pace is Jaguar's first high-riding model, and while the brand says it has given up on wagons based on sedans, that doesn't mean that it has no...

Roadsters like the 2017 Mercedes-Benz SLC aren’t exactly in vogue right now. The Honda S2000 faded away a few years ago. BMW Z4 sales have fizzled to levels far below those of the more expensive 6-Series Convertible. Porsche’s pushed the Boxster upmarket. And the only bright spot on the...

Back in 2012, a couple in Memphis, Tennessee found out the hard way that U.S. Customs and Homeland Security agents, not to mention automakers themselves, are paying close attention to what's leaving American ports. The feds in 2012 seized a dozen BMW X5s being exported by Yifan Kong and his wife...

Update: Jaguar Design Director Ian Callum said he was misquoted in the "Automotive News" article claiming he had ruled out Jaguar ever launching another wagon. Full details here. Jaguar is done with wagons, the automaker's head designer says. "The [wagon] market is massively shrinking," Jaguar...

Audi's product placement folks must be high-fiving each other over the automaker's big role in the upcoming Marvel film, Captain America: Civil War. Referring to the yet-to-be-released film as a "blockbuster," Audi says that it supplied 2017 Audi R8 V10 Plus coupes, 2017 SQ7s, 2017 A4s, and 2016 A7...

Bentley has teamed up with British pop art icon Sir Peter Blake for a new, one-of-a-kind take on the company's Continental GT V8 S Convertible. The brightly-colored droptop will head to auction at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on June 24, where Bonhams will sell it to the highest bidder to benefit...

As Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] seeks new avenues of growth to satisfy investors and at the same time maintain the exclusivity of its sports cars, the company—or at least the brand name—continues to crop up in areas not usually associated with cars or motorsports. In past years we’ve seen...

Taking the stand for the first time 20 years ago at the Turin Motor Show with its folding metal hardtop was Mercedes-Benz's innovative SLK roadster. The original SLK was an attention-grabber, for sure, arriving in a market where only a handful of convertibles had been offered with folding metal...

The 2017 Lincoln Continental has been priced from $45,485, including a $925 destination charge. The figure is several thousand dollars higher than the starting price of the MKS, which the Continental replaces, though it’s below what most rivals in this segment charge. Even Cadillac’s...

A Chinese firm has so closely copied a Porsche Macan that it takes an especially keen eye to spot how they differ. Zotye Auto has developed a reputation for knocking off European crossovers and SUVs, but the company's new SR8 is undoubtedly its best effort yet. These latest photos, which follow up...

The latest in Infiniti’s Inspiration series of forward-looking design concepts is a striking SUV. Called the QX Sport Inspiration, the new concept is set to make its debut this month at the 2016 Beijing Auto Show. It previews a next-generation SUV from Infiniti, likely the next QX50, though...

These are our first spy shots of the new Audi S5 Sportback. The current A5 Sportback range, including the S5 Sportback, isn’t sold in the United States but recent comments from Audi of America President Scott Keogh suggest the next-generation version is coming. Audi’s next-generation A5...