Luxury Cars

  • 2014 Volvo XC90 Classic production in Daqing, China

    Volvo, which is owned by Chinese automaker Geely as well as the Chinese government, has started vehicle production at a second plant in China. The new plant is located in the city of Daqing, which owns 37 percent of Volvo, and at present is building the original XC90 for the Chinese market where it is sold as the XC90 Classic. Volvo’s other Chinese plant is located in the city of Chengdu and at present is responsible for a long-wheelbase version of the S60 that will eventually be exported to the U.S. The Daqing plant, meanwhile, will soon be tooled up to start production of vehicles...

  • 2015 Aston Martin Lagonda
    Aston Martin Lagonda sedan gets a name and could come Stateside

    Aston Martin's Lagonda nameplate is back thanks to an all-new 2015 sedan. It has simply been called the Lagonda sedan so far, but now we know it has an actual name. Say hello to Taraf. Well, that's the name the car will wear in its initial launch market of the Middle East. Initial reports stated...

  • Mercedes-Benz’s new nomenclature for vehicles
    Mercedes-Benz Implements New Naming Strategy, Confirms 11 All-New Models

    Mercedes-Benz is overhauling its naming strategy in preparation for a flood of new models due to be released in the coming years. The changes aren’t as dramatic as those made recently by Infiniti and Cadillac, with many model names remaining unaffected, and they're only gradually being phased...

  • Teaser for new Mercedes-Maybach S-Class
    Mercedes-Benz Confirms Return Of Maybach As New Ultra-Luxury Sub-Brand

    Mercedes-Benz has finally confirmed one of the year’s worst-kept secrets: That its Maybach brand is making a return as a new “Mercedes-Maybach” sub-brand specializing in ultra-luxury, similar to how the existing Mercedes-AMG sub-brand specializes in performance. Along with the...

  • 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLA 45 AMG, Vermont, Oct 2014
    2015 Mercedes-Benz GLA45 AMG first drive review

    Let's get one thing straight right up front: Despite its model name, the 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLA45 AMG--soon to be a Mercedes-AMG GLA45--is no GL-like utility vehicle. It may have all-wheel drive, but the high-performance sibling of the far more common 2015 GLA250 model sits far closer to the...

  • 2015 Panoz Esperante Spyder GT
    Panoz Esperante Spyder GT Debuts At 2014 SEMA Show

    American sports car brand Panoz has been making headlines lately with its Esperante Spyder, which has just been extensively updated. The car is available in basic Spyder or more potent Spyder GT variants, and this year is being offered as an exclusive 25th anniversary model. Panoz plans to build...

  • 2015 Acura TLX by Galpin Auto Sports, 2014 SEMA show

    Acura isn’t a brand you normally associate with SEMA but the Japanese automaker was there this week with a modified version of its TLX, which was developed together with Galpin Auto Sports (GAS). The vehicle is strictly a concept but hints at the tuning potential of the new sport sedan, which is in the running for our Best Car To Buy 2015 award. The original proposal was penned by Acura designers based at the automaker’s Los Angeles design studio, with inspiration coming from Acura’s TLX GT race car set to compete next year in the Pirelli World Challenge. The guys at GAS...

  • 2015 Land Rover Range Rover Holland & Holland edition
    Land Rover SVO Builds An Ultra-Luxurious Range Rover With Holland & Holland

    Land Rover has revealed its most expensive SUV to date, the Range Rover Holland & Holland edition. The vehicle has only been announced for the British market at present, where it is priced from a staggering £180,000 (approximately 285,022). The justification for such a lofty price tag is...

  • Teaser for Bentley's SUV
    Bentley Releases New Teaser Video For 2016 SUV

    Prototypes for Bentley’s new SUV have been testing on public roads for the past year, but now we have a new teaser video that offers us a glimpse of the final version due in showrooms in 2016. The new video, plus a previous one and some official shots, confirm that designers have implemented...

  • 2017 Buick Verano spy shots
    2017 Buick Verano Spy Shots

    Buick’s Verano first hit the scene in 2012 but the next generation of the compact sedan has already been spotted. The reason for the current model’s short lifespan is due to the introduction of General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] new D2XX compact car platform, which will not only...

  • 2015 Audi RS Q3 (European-spec)
    Facelifted Audi Q3 And RS Q3 Revealed: Video

    Audi’s Q3 has just been launched on the market, priced from about $33k, but overseas the vehicle has been around since 2011. It’s now undergone a mid-cycle update, which sees the compact crossover receive a few visual tweaks, more efficient engines and some new tech features. ALSO SEE...

  • 2016 Jaguar F-Type R Coupe All Wheel Drive
    Jaguar Confirms All-Wheel-Drive F-Type For L.A. Auto Show, Partners With Bloodhound SSC Team

    Jaguar’s F-Type is already available in a number of variants but the expansion of the sports car range is far from complete. The strategy mimics that used by Porsche for its 911, which caters to a wide variety of buyers, and it’s one Mercedes-AMG plans to implement for its new GT sports...

  • Teaser for new Audi design concept debuting at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show

    Audi is set to reveal a concept at the upcoming 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show that lays out the design strategy of its new design chief Marc Lichte, who only took over the design reins at the German automaker late last year. The concept is thought to be in the form of a grand four-door coupe, meaning it may also be a preview of a potential new flagship for the brand that if built would likely be badged an A9. MUST SEE: 2015 Ford Mustang Already Suffers Its First Crash Audi recently released a teaser photo showing the concept from above. Now, the German automaker has released a video that...

  • 2015 Porsche Cayenne GTS
    2015 Porsche Cayenne Base And GTS Models Headed For L.A. Auto Show

    When Porsche introduced its updated 2015 Cayenne range at the recent Paris Auto Show, the base model and sporty GTS were noticeably absent. It turns out Porsche were saving these for this month’s Los Angeles Auto Show, and we now have the first photos and details ahead of the show’s...

  • 2015 Lexus RC 350 by Gordon Ting and Beyond Marketing, 2014 SEMA show
    2015 RC Coupe Headlines Lexus' 2014 SEMA Show Lineup

    The 2015 RC coupe is the star of Lexus’ stand at the 2014 SEMA show, which is currently underway in Las Vegas, Nevada. Two of the standouts are a custom RC 350 and RC F developed using off-the-shelf parts by Gordon Ting at Beyond Marketing. ALSO SEE: 2015 Chevrolet COPO Camaro Debuts At SEMA...

  • Rolls-Royce Paddington
    Paddington Bear Gets The Bespoke Rolls-Royce Treatment

    Paddington Bear first came into this world in 1958. Since that time, the beloved bear has appeared in numerous books, and on television; and he'll soon be seen on larger screens with the upcoming release of a live-action movie. Mr. Bear is going a step further today though, because he's partnered...

  • 2015 Lincoln MKC
    Lincoln Using Tuned Tires, Noise-Cancelling Tech To Keep Its Interiors Quiet

    Lincoln hopes to generate luxury-car ambiance with quiet interiors.

  • 2014 Aston Martin DB9
    Aston Martin Sales Won’t Be Blocked In U.S.

    In August it was revealed that Aston Martin’s DB9 and Vantage models would be on the wrong side of regulations when new side-impact federal safety standards take effect later this year, potentially leading to a sales ban. We can now confirm that no sales ban will take place as Aston Martin...

  • 2015 Porsche Panamera Turbo S Executive Exclusive Series

    The new 911 Carrera GTS models won’t be the only new Porsches on show at next month’s 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show, as the German automaker has today revealed a new special edition based on the Panamera. The new special edition is called the Exclusive Series, and as its name suggests has been developed by the Porsche Exclusive personalization department. The special edition is available only in range-topping Panamera Turbo S Executive trim and is targeted at high-flying businessmen that typically have a chauffeur among their staff. The Executive Panameras are slightly longer than...

  • 2015 Land Rover Range Rover Sport equipped with Stealth Pack
    Land Rover Eyes Electric SUV To Rival Upcoming Tesla Model X: Report

    Following news that Germany’s major luxury brands are all planning high-end electric cars to take on Tesla Motors’ [NSDQ:TSLA] Model S and upcoming Model X, we now have details on similar plans at Land Rover. The British automaker is rumored to be eying a low-slung, car-like crossover...

  • 2015 Cadillac ATS Coupe first drive
    Cadillac Shows New Convertible To Dealers: Report

    Cadillac looks to be preparing a new convertible, its first since the XLR was dropped from the market back in 2009. According to Automotive News (subscription required), a photo of the new convertible was shown to dealers at an event hosted by Cadillac president Johan de Nysschen, where he outlined...

  • 2016 Cadillac ATS-V Coupe spy shots
    2016 Cadillac ATS-V Coupe Spy Shots

    Cadillac’s new ATS-V is set for a debut at next month’s Los Angeles Auto Show, in both sedan and coupe and bodystyles, and today we have an undisguised version of the latter. The car was snapped by one of our photographers during what appears to be an official photo shoot, revealing the...

  • 2016 Audi Q7 spy shots
    2016 Audi Q7 Spy Shots

    Audi’s second-generation Q7 SUV is tipped to debut at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show in January before sailing into showrooms next spring, as a 2016 model. Today we have a new set of spy shots of a prototype, and they’re the most revealing yet. Although still camouflaged, the protective...

  • Pininfarina Sergio concept car
    Ferrari Confirms Plans For Six Pininfarina Sergio Speedsters

    One of the standouts of last year’s Geneva Motor Show was the Pininfarina Sergio concept, a wild speedster with a windswept shape and the running gear of a Ferrari 458 Spider. The car was built as a one-off showpiece honoring the late patriarch of the Italian design firm that bears his name...

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