Luxury Cars

  • 2018 Audi A5 Sportback spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    Audi is out testing a second generation of its A5 Sportback, and according to the latest comments from the automaker’s local chief we’ll likely see the vehicle on sale here. Automotive News (subscription required) reports that Audi of America President Scott Keogh said a new A5 variant will be launched in the United States in the second quarter of 2017. Its arrival is said to coincide with the launch of the second-generation A5 coupe. “I feel confident that there will be another variant of the A5 that will be a real home run,” Keogh is quoted as saying...

  • Cadillac ATS and CTS Black Chrome Appearance Package
    Cadillac spices up lineup with Black Chrome package for ATS, CTS

    It's not all chrome and tail fins anymore for Cadillac. A new Black Chrome appearance package for the brand's ATS and CTS serves to mostly delete the cars' bright and shiny chrome. Like the Midnight and Black Sport appearance packages Cadillac offered on the ATS last year, the Black Chrome package...

  • Jaguar F-Pace Ad Starring Stephen Hawking
    Jaguar ad enlists Stephen Hawking as villainous mastermind

    In 2014, Jaguar presented a new advertising campaign that took the brand in a rather interesting direction. Typically, an automaker likes to be seen as heroic. Jaguar, however, sees things a bit differently and decided to fully embrace the British tradition of churning out villains. The wise...

  • 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2017 Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe spy shots

    Following the successful launch of its GLK-replacing GLC, Mercedes-Benz is now about to add a sportier, coupe-like version of the small SUV. The original BMW X6, spawned from the X5, was the first vehicle to combine the sleek look of a coupe with the taller ride height and extra capability of an...

  • 2017 Acura NSX
    2017 Acura NSX first drive review

    Halo cars aren't designed to be best sellers. They're vital vanity projects--succinct statements of all a car company wants to be, and what it can do. They can be culture-shifters. Witness the Audi R8, the BMW i8. When it made its debut 25 years ago, the Acura NSX was the brand's first halo car. It...

  • 2017 Alfa Romeo Mito
    2017 Alfa Romeo Mito debuts with minor updates

    With delays in the arrival of its new, rear-wheel-drive fleet, Alfa Romeo’s existing models need to soldier on for a few more years still. The existing lineup include the 4C sports car, one of Motor Authority’s favorite cars, plus the compact Giulietta and subcompact Mito hatchbacks...

  • 2017 Mercedes Maybach E-Class spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    Mercedes-Benz has just launched its new E-Class, with deliveries here in the United States due to commence in late summer. So far, however, we've only seen the regular sedan. There are several other bodystyles still in development. One of these is long-wheelbase variant thought to be grouped under the newly-established Mercedes-Maybach sub-brand. Mercedes-Maybach has been tasked with building ultra-luxurious versions of regular Mercedes models, and so far we’ve seen a Mercedes-Maybach S-Class and a Mercedes-Maybach S-Class Pullman. Next in line is likely to be a Mercedes-Maybach...

  • 2016 BMW i3
    BMW considering family-oriented i car above the i3

    Update: An earlier version of this story claimed BMW i product chief Henrik Wenders confirmed plans for an i5. A BMW spokesperson reached out to Motor Authority and stated that Wenders did not confirm such a model. There’s been speculation brewing for years that the next model spawned from...

  • 2017 Porsche Macan
    2017 Porsche Macan gets 4-cylinder base option, $48,550 starting price

    The Macan has been a roaring success for Porsche, with the small SUV rocketing to the top of the sales chart in only its first full year on the market. Porsche sold more than 80,000 Macans last year globally, enough to put it ahead of the automaker’s next best-seller, the Cayenne, which...

  • 2018 Audi A5 Sportback spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Audi A5 Sportback spy shots

    Audi is working on a new generation of its A5 and once again there will be three separate bodystyles: coupe, convertible and hatchback. We’ve already spied prototypes for the coupe and now we have our first look at a prototype for the hatchback, or Sportback as Audi refers to it. The car is...

  • 2017 Aston Martin DB11
    Enjoy this driving footage of the Aston Martin DB11: Video

    Aston Martin stunned the world with the reveal of its all-new DB11 during last week’s 2016 Geneva Motor Show, though so far we’ve only been able to see the car motionless. That’s no longer the case as Aston Martin has released a video showing the DB11 carving up some great driving...

  • 2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class (E300)
    2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class first drive review

    The car world is hurtling off on new and exciting and in some cases, highly speculative vectors. From Tesla to Google to Apple, a batch of new auto arrivals are owning the tech mantle without having built generations of backstory. Or even a business case. They haven't left the old guard behind just...

  • Prince Philip's 1953 Aston Martin Lagonda 3 Litre Drophead Coupe

    Your chance to own a slice of Aston Martin history will happen next month when Prince Philip's 1954 Lagonda 3 Litre Drophead Coupe goes to auction in the United Kingdom. But the Aston has even more provenance than having been a part of the Royal motor pool. The Duke of Edinburgh was so smitten with his car that it earned the automaker its first highly-coveted Royal Warrant. During the Duke's ownership, it was fitted with bespoke items like an extra vanity mirror for the Queen and a radio telephone. Historical evidence suggests that the Duke used the phone to call the Royal Palace, where he...

  • Polestar Performance Parts
    Polestar launches official performance parts range for Volvo

    Since the middle of last year, Polestar, once a standalone motorsport and engineering firm, has been an official subsidiary of Volvo. Going forward, Polestar will continue to develop dedicated performance vehicles for Volvo like the previous S60 and V60 Polestar models, as well as offer performance...

  • 2017 Maserati Levante, 2016 Geneva Motor Show
    Maserati to offer plug-in hybrid version of Levante SUV

    Not only will the Maserati Levante mark the brand's first foray into the world of SUVs, it will also usher in a new era of powertrains by offering a plug-in hybrid variant, the company has confirmed. Speaking with Motor Trend last week at the Geneva Motor Show, Maserati's CEO confirmed that the...

  • 2017 Infiniti Q60 Red Sport 400
    New Infiniti Q60 coupe will be second model with Red Sport performance trim

    Infiniti’s new Q60 coupe will be the second model to offer the Red Sport performance trim, the Japanese firm confirmed during the past week’s 2016 Geneva Motor Show. Already offered on the Q50 sedan, the performance trim indicates the most potent powertrain of the range, in this case a...

  • 2017 Aston Martin DB11
    Aston Martin promises 7 cars in 7 years--and profits

    With a show-stealing launch of the new 2017 DB11 sports car, Aston Martin has finally launched its "Second Century." The plan, to recast the British luxury automaker, took shape after former Nissan executive Andy Palmer was hired to turn around the struggling brand in October 2014. We spoke with...

  • 2018 Rolls-Royce Wraith Series II spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Rolls-Royce Wraith Series II spy shots

    A prototype for an updated Rolls-Royce Wraith has been spotted testing once again. And these latest photos give us a hint at the new styling we can expect for the updated model, which in Rolls-Royce tradition will likely be called the Wraith Series II. The photos reveal that changes are only being...

  • 2016 BMW X4 M40i  -  First Drive

    BMW’s current model lineup is a quagmire. Sure, to the brand’s enthusiasts it’s a nice, ordered progression of models and choices; but to others it’s a muddle of models, body styles, trim versions, and powertrain variants that can seem difficult to parse. The 2016 BMW X4 M40i is a new variant in the German automaker’s ever-expanding lineup of crossover models, but it’s one member of the lineup that wears its mission on its sleeve. Simply put, it’s the go-fast version of the X4—one that includes a list of M Performance components, upgrades, and...

  • 2017 Aston Martin DB11, 2016 Geneva Motor Show
    Aston Martin DB11 configurator goes live

    Clear your calendar and prepare to spend the next hour building your dream Aston Martin DB11 online. The British sports car manufacturer has released a configurator for its newest model, which is set to replace the long-standing DB9. The DB11 debuted earlier this week at the Geneva Motor Show...

  • Borgward BX5 and Projekt BX6 TS
    Borgward brings BX5 and BX6 TS plug-in hybrid SUVs to Geneva

    Revived German carmaker Borgward unveiled two new models at this week's 2016 Geneva Motor Show. Like the BX7 unveiled last fall at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show, they're both crossovers, and are likely aimed at the Chinese market. Both have plug-in hybrid powertrains. The Borgward BX5 is a smaller...

  • 2017 Mercedes-AMG GT R spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2017 Mercedes-AMG GT R spy shots

    These are the latest spy shots of the upcoming track-focused Mercedes-AMG GT designed to rival the likes of Aston Martin’s Vantage GT12, the Porsche 911 GT3 and the more mainstream Chevrolet Corvette Z06 and Nissan GT-R NISMO models. The aggressive front splitter, front canards, fixed rear...

  • Richard Mille
    Aston Martin forms partnership with watch brand Richard Mille

    Aston Martin has announced a partnership with Swiss luxury watch brand Richard Mille, famous for its tourbillon-equipped watches such as the sapphire crystal-encased RM 056. Emulating similar partnerships of rivals such as Ferrari [NYSE:RACE], the partnership between Aston Martin and Richard Mille...

  • 2017 Bentley Bentayga
    Surging demand for $230k Bentayga has Bentley mulling more production

    Strong early interest in Bentley's Bentayga, one of the world's most expensive SUVs at $230k, has sparked the automaker to consider boosting production even though only a small number have been made so far. Bentley said last fall that its first year of production was sold out, and back in December...

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