Luxury Cars
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I was on hand—briefly—at the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed when the Bentley Continental GT3-R made its debut in the stomping grounds of perennial rival Rolls-Royce. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to drive it then—or during the first media previews last fall. Only 99 souls in the U.S. will get to own one, and my soul is certainly too poor to even try. But not all of my luck is bad. At the Pirelli World Challenge weekend at Circuit of the Americas, on the first weekend of March this year, I pulled into the track in Bentley’s latest and—by a considerable...
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German Collector Commissions Seven Bespoke Aston Martin Vanquish CoupesAston Martin has announced that a German collector by the name of Markus Storck has commissioned a series of seven bespoke Vanquish sports cars for himself and presumably six of his friends. The automaker says that Storck, the founder of bicycle manufacturer Storck Bikes, has taken delivery of the...
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2016 Hyundai Equus Gets A Few Updates Ahead Of New Model’s ArrivalHyundai Equus sales have slowed to a trickle, with the Korean automaker managing to move just 12,562 of them last year, with around two thirds of the sales taking place in the automaker’s home market. Back in 2011, when the Equus was first launched, more than 27,700 of the cars were sold...
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2016 BMW 7-Series Teased Ahead Of June 10 Reveal: VideoBMW is almost ready to unveil its all-new, sixth-generation 7-Series, with the German automaker confirming that the covers will come off on June 10, well ahead of the first public outing at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show in September. We’ll see the car in showrooms towards the end of the year...
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LR4-Replacing Discovery SUV To Be First With ‘SVX’ Special Off-Road TreatmentEarlier this month we reported that Jaguar Land Rover’s new Special Vehicles Operations (SVO) was looking at SVX branding for fully-capable off-road versions of Land Rover’s SUVs, something along the lines of the hardcore off-roaders found in events like the Dakar Rally and the...
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2016 Audi A8 Gets New Sport TrimAudi has started work on its next-generation A8 but the new model is still a couple of years away. In the meantime, the current one is still looking fresh thanks to a facelift introduced for the 2015 model year. And now for 2016, Audi’s flagship sedan benefits from new Sport trim designed to...
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Watch as a speeding Audi RS 6 Avant driver on the streets of Poznan, Poland runs a red light and then crosses directly in front of a tram. The footage, taken by a dash-mounted camera of another vehicle waiting at the red light crossing, shows the complete crash as it unfolds. It appears the RS 6 driver was attempting to make a right turn but didn’t anticipate the approaching tram. DON'T MISS: Tesla Model S P85D Breaks The Dyno With Instant Torque: Video Incredibly, we hear this crash happened during a test drive of a brand new RS 6. The latest version of the Audi sledgehammer was...
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Lamborghini SUV confirmed, sales to start in 2018Lamborghini has finally confirmed plans to launch on the market an SUV. Lamborghini first previewed the vehicle in 2012 with the Urus concept but concerns over the health of the global economy as well as labor relations and potential incentives from the Italian government kept delaying the green...
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2016 Land Rover Range Rover Sport SVR first drive reviewIt’s already claiming the fastest production SUV lap time around the Nürburgring. It’s been sideways on video showing its chops. But now it’s been in our hands for a long day on the road, on the trails, and on the track. Does the 2016 Range Rover Sport SVR really measure up?...
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Zagato Honors Maserati With Stunning Mostro Sports Car At Villa d’Este--Photo UpdateCoachbuilder and design house Zagato has a history of unveiling stunning concepts at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, held annually on the shores of Italy’s beautiful Lake Como. Some recent concepts include collaborations with the likes of Aston Martin, BMW and Lamborghini...
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No V-8-Powered ATS-V Plus In The Pipeline, Says CadillacWhile it’s always fun to think a newer, hotter, more ferocious super-performance version of an already incredible car like the Cadillac ATS-V is on the way, that’s just not the case, this time. There is no ATS-V Plus in the works. That’s the official word from Cadillac’s...
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More Details On Next-Gen Audi A8Audi’s next-generation A8 is still a couple of years away from its market debut but there’s already a lot we know about the new flagship sedan. The car will ride on a stretched version of the MLB Evo platform that debuts in the 2016 Q7, bringing significant weight savings for the big...
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Back in the Cadillac ATS-V’s early development days, there was talk there might be two versions of the car: a standard version equipped with a V-6 and a more extreme ‘Plus’ offering packing a V-8. The ATS-V has since made its debut in both sedan and coupe form, and so far it comes exclusively with a twin-turbocharged V-6 tuned to spit out 464 horsepower and 445 pound-feet of torque—but Cadillac officials have hinted that there could be something even more aggressive down the road. WATCH: 2016 Cadillac ATS-V First Drive Video According to Motor Trend, that something...
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Porsche Points Out Benefits Of Its 2015 911 Carrera GTS: VideoWe’ve already pointed out what separates the latest 2015 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS from the standard Carrera, but here’s a great visual representation direct from the German sports car marque. It shows the new Carrera GTS being put through its paces at the Porsche Experience Center at...
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Audi confirms Q1 for 2016, electric Q6 for 2018, and Q8 for 2019With growth in SUVs proving to be stronger than in any other segment, Audi, like many of its rivals, is pushing ahead with the launch of more high-riding models. The automaker has now confirmed three additional SUVs for its lineup which will be growing from 52 distinct models today to 60 by 2020...
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Volvo Prices 2016 S60 Inscription From $39,695, S60 Cross Country From $44,495Volvo is expanding its S60 range with two new additions for the 2016 model year. One is the long-wheelbase S60 Inscription that’s sourced from China and the other is the unique S60 Cross Country soft-road sedan. The 2016 S60 Inscription is the less expensive of the two, with its pricing...
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BMW's Legendary ZHP Package Returns, But There's A CatchOn the E46 3 Series, the ZHP performance package (“ZHP” was actually the internal option package code) was the option every true fan of the 'Ultimate Driving Machine' wanted from the factory—and for good reason. Models were loaded with go-fast goodies including upgraded...
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2017 Audi SQ7 Spy ShotsWe’ve just been in the new Audi Q7 and find it to be incredibly nimble despite its size. The versions we drove were the regular gasoline and diesel V-6 models but a more powerful, more dynamic Q7 is in the works and has been spotted in prototype form for the first time. The new version will...
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The last Borgward rolled off the assembly nearly half a century ago. But that isn't stopping the grandson of the founder together with Chinese truck company Foton from trying to resurrect the long-dead German luxury brand. And now Ulrich Walker—ex-chief of Daimler China—has joined the team. As Automotive News (subscription required) recently wrote, Walker is aware of the steep climb he faces in the endeavor, stating the marque has "a long way to go." DON'T MISS: Original Fast And Furious Toyota Supra Sells For $185,000 At Auction In other news, the company announced it would...
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2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC (GLK-Class) Spy ShotsMercedes-Benz’s next-generation GLK-Class is in the final phases of its development, and it looks like the popular small SUV will sport a very handsome new look—in addition to a new name. Yes, as part of Mercedes' new naming strategy, the GLK will be retitled a "GLC" to reflect its...
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Dartz shows up at Cannes Film Festival with world’s most expensive vodka and caviarDartz, the Latvian firm responsible for the over-the-top Prombron line of SUVs, has taken a lot of flak in the past for its egotistical vehicles that at one point even came with whale penis trim on the seats, but the company is always quick to support a good cause, as demonstrated this week at the...
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2017 Audi Q7 first drive reviewDon’t worry, America, it’s not a wagon. It just drives like one, is as useful as one, and, if you squint at it the right way, kinda looks like one. But it’s still one of God’s Own Vehicles: a fully Merkuh-approved crossover. But I didn’t drive the new 2017 Audi Q7 in...
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Aston Martin CEO Calls Alabama “Obvious Choice” For New PlantIt emerged last month that Aston Martin was looking to add a second plant in preparation for several new models due out in the coming years and the extra capacity they’ll require. A possible location for the new plant was said to be here in the U.S., though Aston Martin could just as easily...
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Maserati Levante SUV Revealed In Patent DrawingsMaserati has gone to great lengths to hide the look of its new Levante, with even the most recent test mules relying on makeshift Ghibli bodies in order to keep the final design a secret. Unfortunately for the Italian brand, some patent drawings that are likely to be the real deal have just...
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