Luxury Cars

  • 2017 Audi R8 V10 Spyder, 2016 New York auto show

    The open-top version of Audi’s second-generation R8 supercar made a surprise showing this week at the 2016 New York Auto Show. Like the coupe, the open-top R8, officially labeled an R8 Spyder, now offers a V-10 engine only. However, here it only offers one output at present: 540 horsepower and 398 pound-feet of torque. In the coupe, you can order up a 610-hp version of the engine as well. ALSO SEE: 2017 Nissan GT-R gets new look, 565 horsepower: Live photos and video Nevertheless, no one is going to call the R8 Spyder a slouch. Even with the familiar 5.2-liter V-10’s lower rating...

  • Genesis New York concept, 2016 New York Auto Show
    Genesis previews G70 sport sedan with New York concept

    Hyundai’s new Genesis brand is signaling its intention to compete in one of the most competitive segments in the luxury sector with the unveiling today of a small sports sedan concept at the 2016 New York Auto Show. The concept is appropriately titled the New York concept, but you can think...

  • Lincoln Navigator Concept, 2016 New York Auto Show
    Lincoln Navigator concept previews more luxurious future for big SUV

    We've heard the whole Lincoln brand renaissance story before, but with the forthcoming Continental and the Navigator concept that Lincoln unveiled at the New York International Auto Show, the idea seems to be sticking this time. Lincoln says it is reinventing the brand through quiet luxury, with...

  • 2017 Mercedes-AMG CLA45, 2016 New York Auto Show
    2017 Mercedes-Benz CLA gets updates inside and out: Live photos and video

    Back in 2013, Mercedes-Benz ventured into new territory in the United States with the launch of the CLA compact sedan. However, despite the CLA being the first compact car from the German automaker in this market, it turned out to be a huge hit. Last year, Americans snapped up almost 30,000 of the...

  • 2017 Bentley Bentayga delivery
    Bentley delivers first Bentayga SUVs to customers

    At a special ceremony at its factory in Crewe, England, Bentley delivered the first examples of its first-ever SUV to their new owners. Although the automaker hasn't said just who bought the first Bentaygas built, it is safe to assume that the customers are probably among the automaker's most...

  • 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe, 2016 New York Auto Show
    2017 Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe revealed: Live photos and video

    Mercedes-Benz has a busy 2016 New York Auto Show ahead of it. Not only is Mercedes introducing new GLC43 and E43 performance offerings, as well as an updated CLA range, the German automaker is also introducing its new GLC Coupe. The GLC Coupe goes on sale early next year, as a 2017 model, and as...

  • Bugatti Munich boutique and showroom

    If you happen to be in the German city of Munich, be sure to visit the new Bugatti showroom located in the Altstadt-Lehel district. There, you’ll be greeted by a silver example of the latest Chiron supercar, whose world debut took place a few weeks ago at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. CHECK OUT: Watch brand Bell & Ross unveils AeroGT supercar concept: Video After Tokyo, Munich is the second city in the world with a Bugatti showroom and a lifestyle boutique under the same roof. It means that even if you can’t afford the Chiron’s 2.4 million euro starting price...

  • 2016 Aston Martin Vanquish
    Aston Martin hints at F1-derived carbon fiber, hybrid tech for new Vanquish

    One of Aston Martin’s key strategies for its Second Century turnaround plan is greater differentiation between its sports cars. CEO Andy Palmer has often joked that the benchmark will be the ability of his 77-year-old mother to easily identity each of the cars. The first of Aston...

  • 2017 Volvo V60 Edition
    2017 Volvo S60 and V60 get Edition trim

    Volvo clearly loves the word "edition". The Swedish automaker has two new special edition models being offered up on the 2017 S60 and V60, and it's simply applying the Edition tag to the cars. That would be like Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] taking a not-so-limited vehicle, adding the word Limited to...

  • 2016 Cadillac CT6
    2017 Cadillac CT6 Plug-In Hybrid coming with 449 hp, 37-mile electric range

    Cadillac's CT6 Plug-In Hybrid was unveiled a year ago at the Shanghai Auto Show, but full details on the sedan's advanced powertrain are only now being released. As previously reported, the CT6 borrows some components from the second-generation Chevy Volt, adapting them to a rear-wheel-drive...

  • 2017 Infiniti QX70 Limited
    2017 Infiniti QX70 Limited set for 2016 New York Auto Show

    While the BMW X6 is heralded as being the first vehicle to combine the raised ride height of an SUV with the sloping roof and sporty proportions of a coupe, Infiniti was already offering such a vehicle five years before its German rival. The vehicle we’re talking about is the FX, which today...

  • Teaser for 2017 Mercedes-AMG GLC43 Coupe
    2017 Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe teased ahead of New York debut: Video

    Mercedes-Benz has a busy 2016 New York Auto Show ahead of it. Not only will Mercedes introduce new GLC43 and E43 performance offerings, as well as an updated CLA range, the German automaker has now confirmed that we’ll also be treated with the world debut of a GLC Coupe. As the teaser video...

  • Volkswagen celebrates end of Phaeton production at Transparent Factory in Dresden, Germany

    Volkswagen has finally ceased production of its Phaeton, a full-size luxury sedan first shown at the 2002 Geneva Motor Show and discontinued in the United States midway through the last decade due to poor sales performance. And it wasn't only in the U.S. where the car suffered from slow sales. Worldwide figures totaled only a few thousand in recent years. ALSO SEE: 2017 VW Golf Alltrack to debut in New York, start sales this fall The last Phaeton rolled off the line on March 18 at the car’s glass-walled Transparent Factory in Dresden, Germany. Here we see staff from the plant standing...

  • 2017 Audi A4
    Audi rules out diesel for A4 in U.S.

    Audi’s all-new A4 goes on sale in the spring with a starting price of $38,250, including a $950 destination charge. It’s being launched with just one powertrain, in this case a turbocharged 2.0-liter 4-cylinder that delivers 252 horsepower and 273 pound-feet of torque. While it was...

  • 2016 Land Rover Range Rover RS Pace Car by Kahn Design
    Kahn Design shows off two very bespoke Range Rovers

    Kahn Design made headlines recently for its brutish take on the Aston Martin DB9, the unforgettable WB12 Vengeance that made its debut at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. However, the British coachbuilder hasn’t neglected the marque that made it famous around the globe, Land Rover, and has...

  • 2017 Maserati Levante
    2017 Maserati Levante pricing revealed

    Fresh from its world debut at the recent Geneva Motor Show, the 2017 Maserati Levante is set to appear next week at the New York Auto Show and start rolling into showrooms all across the country as early as next month. We can now reveal that the mid-size luxury SUV will have a starting price of...

  • Bugatti Chiron
    Why the Bugatti Chiron looks the way it does

    When you are designing a 1,480-horsepower car that can top 250 mph, cooling and aerodynamics become very important factors. That was the task Bugatti director of design Achim Anscheidt faced when drawing up the Bugatti Chiron, and he came to the same conclusion. "The main elements that you see on...

  • 2016 Volvo XC90 R-Design
    2016 Volvo XC90 T6 video review

    Luxury SUVs are more popular than ever, but let’s get real. Not everyone needs a leather-lined utility vehicle that’s capable of fording rivers and dealing with parking at Trader Joe’s. Most of us need a wagon with all-weather traction and a strong dose of safety. We like nice...

  • Jaguar Land Rover Classic

    Jaguar Land Rover runs several programs offering services to owners of older models from the respective Jaguar and Land Rover brands. All of those programs are now consolidated in the new department Jaguar Land Rover Classic. The department, which replaces the former Jaguar Land Rover Heritage operation, has been established to better reflect the capabilities and knowledge of Jaguar Land Rover's classic car experts. It’s also a reflection of the growing interest in classic cars, among both collectors and investors. ALSO SEE: Jerry Seinfeld sells off part of Porsche collection for $22...

  • Teaser for Genesis concept debuting at 2016 New York Auto Show
    Genesis to preview G70 small sedan with New York concept

    Hyundai’s new Genesis brand made its mark on the world of luxury autos with the unveiling of the G90 full-size sedan earlier this year. However, the G90 is just the first of six distinct cars Genesis will launch before the decade is out. Another will be a small sedan about the size of...

  • 2017 Mercedes-AMG GLC43
    2017 Mercedes-AMG GLC43 revealed before New York Auto Show

    Mercedes has a boatload of product to reveal at the 2016 New York International Auto Show and the PR team is trickling out information on those vehicles on what seems like a daily basis. The next one up is the sport version of the compact GLC crossover. It's called the Mercedes-AMG GLC43 and it...

  • 2017 Cadillac XT5  -  First Drive
    Cadillac three-row crossover coming with stretched version of XT5 platform

    Cadillac’s new XT5 goes on sale next month, priced from $39,990. It’s just the first of a trio of new crossovers Cadillac is planning, with the next to be a compact model. This compact crossover will bow sometime in 2018 and be followed later that year or possibly in early 2019 by a...

  • 2017 Cadillac XT5  -  First Drive
    Cadillac XT5 to get 4-cylinder engine?

    Cadillac's SRX-replacing XT5 crossover may be slated for a 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine in the United States. The luxury arm of General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] initially plans to offer the XT5 only with a 3.6-liter V-6, but the brand's boss told Automotive News (subscription required)...

  • BMW i8 Concept Spyder
    BMW confirms i8 Spyder, hints at more high-end models and M cars

    At a press conference today, BMW outlined some of its future plans for the coming years. Among those plans is the launch of a convertible version of the i8 plug-in hybrid sports car, which will likely be labeled the i8 Spyder. BMW has already unveiled two i8 Spyder concepts, the most recent being...

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