Luxury Cars

  • 2017 Audi A4 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    Audi’s new A4, due out later this year, will be the automaker’s first road-going vehicle to feature a hybrid-based all-wheel-drive system called the e-quattro. The e-quattro system has been used by Audi in its Le Mans prototype racers for the past couple of years, where it’s known as e-tron quattro, and now it’s coming to the production world. It is essentially a ‘through-the-road’ hybrid all-wheel-drive system where an internal combustion engine drives one axle and an electric drive system is used for the other axle, thus creating an all-wheel-drive system...

  • 2015 Aston Martin Vanquish
    Aston Martin To Reveal Future Plans At 2015 Geneva Motor Show

    About a month ago, it was revealed that Aston Martin was seeking additional funds to develop some new technologies as well as additional models beyond the planned replacements for the Vantage and DB9 sports cars. This week, the chairman of key Aston Martin investor Investindustrial, Andrea Bonomi...

  • Michael Winkler
    Bentley Appoints Michael Winkler As New U.S. Chief

    Bentley, which is enjoying record sales at the moment, here in the U.S. and across the world, has announced it is appointing Michael Winkler as the new head of Bentley Motors Inc., the automaker’s unit responsible for the Americas. A total of 3,186 Bentleys were sold in the Americas in 2014...

  • 1972 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3 on Jay Leno's Garage
    Jay Leno's 1972 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3: Fans' Choice

    Fans persuade Jay Leno to keep his Mercedes 300 SEL 6.3 all original.

  • 2016 Ferrari FF M spy shots - Image via  S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2016 Ferrari FF M Spy Shots

    We recently brought you a spy video showing a FF with makeshift exhaust pipes and a louder-than-usual engine testing at Ferrari’s Fiorano track in Italy, confirming that work was well underway on an update for the striking grand tourer. Now, a camouflaged prototype has been spotted undergoing...

  • Johan de Nysschen
    Cadillac Plans To Revamp Dealer Network With Smaller 'Boutique' Showrooms

    Cadillac will ask multi-brand showrooms to make the experience for its customers more upscale.

  • Idris Elba and the 2017 Jaguar XE

    Idris Elba may be the self-appointed King of Speed but it seems he's about to focus more on fuel economy. Jaguar just tapped the British actor and musician to handle driving duties behind the wheel of a diesel-powered Jaguar XE. The small sports sedan needs to get to Berlin for its German launch, and Elba will be piloting it from a London starting point as a bit of a promotional stunt. Jaguar and Elba will create a series of short films to chronicle the trip, and they'll hit the Internet on February 10 via the automaker's social media sites. This trip will take Elba, who has appeared in films...

  • 2015 Kia K900
    Kia Cuts Your Cost On K900

    In the market for a full-size, V-8-powered luxury sedan? Feel like spending less than $60,000? Kia has a K900 with your name on it... at least they hope your name is on it, considering the car isn't exactly selling well. Last year, just 1,330 examples were sold. ALSO SEE: 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S...

  • 1992 Infiniti Q45
    1992 Infiniti Q45t: Time Machine Test Drive

    In 1989 I was four years old. Even for a guy born with gasoline and oil in his veins, that was much too young to know about, or even grasp how monumental the first-generation Infiniti Q45 was. While I may have only been four years old, I was fortunate as my uncle bought a 1990 Infiniti Q45 and kept...

  • 2016 Mercedes-Maybach S-Class
    2016 Mercedes-Maybach S600 first drive review

    DATELINE--Santa Barbara. I may be drifting off to sleep on a sueded pillow of dreams, but it doesn't stop me from thinking of all the vehicles I've been driven in. It's mostly not illustrious. Prom limos. Airport shuttles. White Ford Crown Victorias with pretty red and blue lights. ALSO SEE...

  • 2016 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT S
    2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S Priced From $130,825, Tamer GT Variant Arriving Spring 2016

    The Mercedes-AMG GT sports car is almost here, with Mercedes-Benz confirming the car will go on sale in April of 2015 priced from $130,825, which includes a $925 destination charge. This is for the car’s GT S trim, which comes with a 503-horsepower version of Mercedes-AMG’s new...

  • 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport  -  First Drive, January 2015
    2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport first drive review

    At last, U.S. Land Rover dealerships are slated to get exactly what they’ve been missing. No, we’re not talking about a revival of the iconic Defender...at least not quite yet. We’re pointing to the 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport, a compact crossover that works exceedingly well...

  • 2016 Cadillac CT6 under construction at GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck plant in Michigan

    Cadillac’s new CT6 large sedan is set to be revealed on March 31 ahead of a debut at April's New York Auto Show, and will reach showrooms by the end of the year, arriving as a 2016 model. Recently, we learned that the car will offer a video-streaming rearview mirror as well as a plug-in hybrid option. Now, Cadillac has provided details on the car’s multi-material construction, which General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] product chief Mark Reuss has previously said will enable the CT6 to weigh less than the CTS despite being bigger. The lightest CTS at tips the scales at 3,615 pounds...

  • 2016 Mercedes-Maybach S-Class
    Mercedes Exec Hints At Maybach E-Class, Next-Gen A-Class In U.S.

    Mercedes-Benz has just launched its new Mercedes-Maybach sub-brand which is tasked with building ultra-luxurious versions of the German automaker’s already plush autos. The first model from Mercedes-Maybach is a stretched version of the S-Class but there will be more, including an extra-long...

  • Lex Kerssemakers
    Lex Kerssemakers Named Volvo’s U.S. Chief

    Volvo has announced that it is appointing Dutch executive Lex Kerssemakers as its new U.S. chief. The 55-year-old replaces former chief Tony Nicolosi and will have an expanded role that will also see him run things in the rest of the Americas, including crucial emerging markets in South America...

  • All-New 2016 Honda Pilot SUV to Make Global Debut at 2015 Chicago Auto Show
    Updated Acura RDX And All-New Honda Pilot Confirmed For Chicago Auto Show

    Things are just starting to settle at the Detroit Auto Show but already we have details on some of the new vehicles set to appear at the Chicago Auto Show, which this year gets underway February 12. One all-new model set to appear at the show will be the 2016 Honda Pilot, a teaser for which has...

  • Porsche 911 GTS Club Coupe
    Porsche Unveils 911 GTS Club Coupe At New U.S. Headquarters

    One Porsche Drive isn’t just a great idea, it’s the location of the brand’s new U.S. headquarters just outside Atlanta. In addition to a new facility and test track, the new HQ is also home to an all-new car: the 911 GTS Club Coupe. Revealed today, the GTS Club Coupe is limited to...

  • 2017 Mercedes-Benz C-Class tech update spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    Mercedes-Benz C-Class spied with new tech updates

    Mercedes-Benz’s new C-Class is still in its first year on the market but it looks like the svelte sedan (and wagon in other markets) is already testing with some major updates. A prototype has just been spotted undergoing cold-weather testing near the Arctic Circle and features a revamped...

  • 2017 BMW 5-Series eDrive Plug-In Hybrid spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    BMW already has a plug-in hybrid model in its lineup in the form of the i8 sports car but soon the German automaker’s more mainstream models will be electrified. We’ve already seen plug-in hybrid versions of the 3-Series facelift, X5 SUV and the next-generation 7-Series, all of which are due out this year, and now we have spy shots of a prototype for a plug-in hybrid version of the next-generation 5-Series. The new 5-Series, codenamed the G30, is due out in 2016, as a 2017 model, and like the new 7-Series will be based around BMW’s all-new ‘35up’ platform. The...

  • Volvo V60 Polestar
    Volvo V60 Polestar Is A Lovely Limited Longroof: Video

    Volvo is an automaker that builds safe, dependable, and premium machines. If you watch the average Volvo drive by on the street, you might not guess that the automaker also has a history of building some pretty cool race cars. DON'T MISS: Chevy Corvette Z06 Versus Dodge Viper TA: America Wins For...

  • Cadillac chief Johan de Nysschen checking out the competition
    Cadillac Chief Confirms Compact Crossover, Rear-Wheel-Drive Compact Sedan

    Since taking over the reins at Cadillac last year, Johan de Nysschen has been dropping plenty of hints about the brand’s future. While the hints have tended to focus on new high-end product from Cadillac, of more importance to the brand’s sales performance is the need to fill some...

  • 2016 Mercedes-Maybach S-Class
    2016 Mercedes-Maybach S600 Priced From $190,275

    If you happen to find Mercedes-Benz’s fullsize S-Class lacking in space, you’ll be happy to note the German automaker is launching even bigger versions of the car. These will be launched under the recently revived Maybach label, now Mercedes-Maybach due to its sub-brand status, and...

  • 2015 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT Final Edition
    Mercedes-AMG’s Next Gullwing May Go Mid-Engine, Hybrid Route: Report

    Many were sad to see the SLS AMG drive off into the sunset just five short years after its launch, once again leaving the Three-Pointed Star without a gullwing in its lineup. Previous Mercedes-AMG boss Ola Källenius offered some solace with news that a successor will be built, but only after...

  • Maserati at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show
    Maserati Sells Record 36,500 Cars In 2014

    It’s hard to believe that as recently as 2010, Maserati’s annual sales were a cottage industry-like 5,675 cars. In less than five years, Maserati has managed to increase those figures more than sixfold—and this is before the Levante SUV, expected to be the most popular model, has...

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