Luxury Cars

  • 2014 BMW M235i first drive, Las Vegas Motor Speedway

    Germany’s three major luxury automotive brands experienced record sales in the U.S. in 2014, with BMW ending the year as the most successful. In 2014, BMW sold a staggering 339,738 vehicles here, up 9.8 percent on the record 309,280 it sold in 2013. The most popular model was the 3-Series/4-Series duo, whose sales totaled 142,232 units. ALSO SEE: Jay Leno Encounter The Boys In Blue In The 2015 Corvette Z06: Video Mercedes-Benz was a close second with 330,391 sales in 2014, a rise of 5.7 percent on the 312,534 vehicles sold the previous year. And if you add the figures for...

  • 2015 Rolls-Royce Wraith
    Rolls-Royce Sells Record 4,063 Cars In 2014

    Rolls-Royce is celebrating its fifth-straight year of record sales, with the British ultra-luxury marque managing to deliver 4,063 cars in 2014, up roughly 12 percent on the 3,630 cars it delivered in 2013. This is the highest level of sales for Rolls-Royce in its 111-year history, although it...

  • 2015 Jaguar F-Type R Coupe
    2015 Jaguar F-Type R: Pretty, Powerful, ...Perfect

    It's a great time to be a car enthusiast. High-horsepower offerings are everywhere, and available at a multitude of price points. There are, of course, the ultra-exotic machines with dizzying power figures to match their equally atmospheric price tags. At the other end of the spectrum sits a number...

  • Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse ‘1 of 1’ at 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
    Just Eight Build Slots Left For Bugatti Veyron

    When Bugatti first launched the Veyron midway through the last decade, the automaker said it would build just 300 examples. Shortly thereafter the figure was lifted to 450 examples, to allow for an additional run of open-top Veyron Grand Sports. Now it’s been confirmed that there are just...

  • 2016 Cadillac CTS-V
    2016 Cadillac CTS-V Does A Burnout In Its First Driving Footage: Video

    Cadillac’s third-generation CTS-V has finally been revealed, and we’re glad to report that it’s coming packing a 640-horsepower and 630-pound-foot punch. That’s enough to get the luxurious five-seat sedan from 0-60 mph in just 3.7 seconds and on to a top speed of 200 mph...

  • Cadillac Ciel concept in Entourage movie
    Drama Drives A Cadillac Ciel Four-Door Convertible In ‘Entourage’ Movie: Video

    In the popular television series Entourage, main character Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier) and his crew cruise around Hollywood in a classic Lincoln Continental convertible. However, for the upcoming movie version, it looks like the Lincoln has been dropped in favor of a new set of wheels—the...

  • Rolls-Royce Suhail Collection

    Rolls-Royce unveils its latest special-edition models.

  • 2015 Land Rover Range Rover Sport SVR
    Range Rover Sport SVR Gets Sideways In Dynamic Driving Video

    Land Rover has set out to demonstrate the dynamic prowess of its new Range Rover Sport SVR in this video of the performance SUV being driven at the track—with its traction and stability control systems switched off. MUST SEE: 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Crashes In Colorado Behind the...

  • Teaser for 2016 Audi Q1
    More Details On Audi Q1 Due In 2016

    Audi is set to launch a new subcompact crossover called the Q1 in late 2016, though sadly the vehicle has not yet been confirmed for the U.S. market and may never come if Audi’s willingness to introduce the equally-small A1 over here is any indication. Nevertheless, we now have some new...

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

    Mercedes-Benz’s current E-Class has been on sale since the 2010 model year but despite its age the car is still the second most popular model in the automaker’s lineup, trailing the C-Class by only a few thousand units so far this year. Sales should get a boost in the coming years as a...

  • 2015 Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Pirelli Edition
    2015 Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Pirelli Edition Revealed

    Lamborghini is celebrating its partnership with tire manufacturer Pirelli with the release of a special edition Aventador. The two Italian firms have worked together since the launch of the first Lamborghinis back in the early 1960s, with virtually every raging bull since then leaving the factory...

  • 2015 Audi RS 5 Coupe Sport
    Audi Builds Special Edition RS 5 For U.S.

    With the release of cars like the BMW M4, Cadillac ATS-V Coupe and Lexus RC F, it’s easy to forget that Audi has a formidable performance coupe of its own—the RS 5. The car packs a naturally-aspirated 4.2-liter V-8 that delivers 450 horsepower and can rocket the svelte two-door from...

  • 2016 Mercedes-AMG GLE63 Coupe spy shots

    Mercedes-Benz recently took the covers off its all-new 2016 GLE Coupe, both in standard trim and in new AMG sport format. However, the version we’re most interested in is the dedicated performance model from Mercedes-AMG, the GLE63 Coupe, which was recently spotted testing in Spain. For those unfamiliar with the GLE Coupe, it’s a version of Mercedes’ upcoming GLE (an updated version of the M-Class) with coupe-like styling. Basically, it’s Mercedes’ rival to the BMW X6. And just as the X6 has a high-performance X6 M version, the GLE Coupe will be getting a GLE63...

  • 2016 Cadillac CTS-V spy shots
    2016 Cadillac CTS-V To Debut In Detroit, May Pack 640 Horsepower

    Cadillac is gearing up for a barrage of new model arrivals in the next 12 to 18 months, the highlight of which will be a flagship sedan called the CT6. We’ve already seen the start of the brand’s new model onslaught with the unveiling of the ATS-V sedan and coupe at the recent 2014 Los...

  • 2011 Lotus Evora S
    Lotus Evora Crossover In The Works?

    A substantially-updated Evora is set to debut at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show in March, and this time around an open-top version is expected alongside the coupe. But beyond the coupe and new convertible, could we see additional Evora variants, perhaps even a crossover? MUST SEE: 2015 Chevy Corvette...

  • Streaming video rearview mirror from the 2016 Cadillac CT6
    2016 Cadillac CT6 to feature video-streaming rearview mirror

    Cadillac is set to unveil a new flagship sedan at the 2015 New York Auto Show in April, and today we learned of one of the cooler features that will appear on the car. The new car will be a fullsize sedan called the CT6 and it will come with a video-streaming rearview mirror that should make...

  • New 3D sound system on the 2016 Audi Q7
    2016 Audi Q7 Arrival Marks Intro Of 23-Speaker 3D Sound System

    When the all-new 2016 Audi Q7 goes on sale next year, it will be available with a new 3D sound system that gives your favorite tunes a spatial dimension. So instead of just the left and right channels you also get spatial height. According to Audi, the addition of this third dimension makes the...

  • Spyker logo
    Spyker Declared Bankrupt, CEO Hopeful Of Electric Car Revival

    After successfully filing for bankruptcy protection with a Dutch court just two weeks ago, struggling sports car brand Spyker has been declared bankrupt due to its inability to source bridge funding to continue operations. The decision was made today by the district court of Midden-Nederland, at...

  • Porsche 918 Spyder that crashed in Shanghai, China - Image via CarNewsChina

    A Porsche 918 Spyder was involved in a crash early this morning in China, and as this photo of the wreckage shows the damage looks quite severe. This is believed to be the first 918 Spyder to be involved in a crash, with so far only one other 918 Spyder meeting its demise due to a fire. MUST SEE: 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06 Does Burnout, Then Runs The Quarter Mile: Video This latest accident took place in busy Shanghai, with the driver of the car rumored to be a female friend of the owner. Though yet to be confirmed, the rumors suggest that after some speedy driving, the driver accidentally hit...

  • 2016 Lexus GS F
    Lexus Teases New F Performance Car For Detroit; Is It The GS F?

    Lexus has released two teaser shots for a new performance model set to debut at next month’s 2015 Detroit Auto Show. Apart from the teasers, the only official information we have is that the model will be a “track-ready” car destined to sit alongside the RC F in the brand’s...

  • 2014 Lincoln MKS
    Lincoln MKS Replacement To Revive Continental Name?

    Lincoln is set to launch a replacement for its MKS in 2016 and according to a somewhat unusual source it may end up being called a Continental. The source of the information is none other than singer Neil Young, who on a recent episode of Mad Money on CNBC (see below) revealed that he’s...

  • 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C
    Alfa Romeo Working On New Range Of Engines

    Alfa Romeo’s most potent engine right now is the turbocharged 1.75-liter four-cylinder that’s fitted to the 2015 4C sports car, where it rates in at 237 horsepower. However, the automaker is reportedly working on new, more powerful engines that are set to start appearing with the...

  • Mysterious BMW prototype spy shots
    Mysterious BMW 2-Series Mule Could Be For New Z2 Roadster

    Earlier this week, a mysterious BMW 2-Series-based test mule was spotted in Germany. The vehicle was obviously a mule of some sort and not a regular 2-Series because of its much shorter wheelbase, lowered roof and possibly an extended front overhang. The test mule was also fitted with a carbon...

  • 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class
    Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class Starting Price Rises To $32,425 For 2015

    Mercedes-Benz made headlines last year when it announced it would be bringing in its CLA-Class priced from just $29,900 before adding $925 in destination charges. Now, pricing is creeping up, with the 2015 model destined to be priced from $31,500 for the entry-level CLA250 model, an increase of...

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