Luxury Cars

  • 2016 BMW 7-Series spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    BMW’s next-generation 7-Series is currently in the prototype stage and is due for a reveal sometime next year. It’s been widely reported the car will benefit from carbon fiber in its construction and now the boss of BMW Dr. Norbert Reithofer has confirmed that carbon fiber will feature in the next 7-Series. “Customers already appreciate the carbon fiber roofs in our BMW M models,” Reithofer said at BMW's annual general meeting in Munich yesterday. “I can also reveal that we will use carbon fiber in the next BMW 7-Series—its low weight will set a very high...

  • 2015 Cadillac ATS Coupe
    2015 Cadillac ATS Coupe Priced From $38,990

    Though the world has known about the 2015 Cadillac ATS Coupe since its debut at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show, it will finally hit the streets at the end of the summer. Today, Cadillac announced pricing for the style-driven two-door, starting from $38,990, or about $6,000 more than the base 2014 ATS...

  • Rolls-Royce Phantom Series II live photos
    New Rolls-Royce Phantom To Debut In Three Years, Offer Plug-In Option

    Rolls-Royce has reportedly started work on a replacement for its Phantom flagship sedan, due to appear on the roads in the next three years. It will feature a new take on Rolls-Royce's familiar design language, while offering technology not yet seen on any production Rolls-Royce--including an...

  • 2014 Bentley Mulsanne 95
    Bentley Celebrates 95th Anniversary With Mulsanne Special Edition

    It was on January 18, 1919 that W. O. Bentley founded the automaker that bears his name. Now, 95 years on from that date, Bentley is celebrating the milestone by launching a new special edition based on its Mulsanne flagship sedan. Only 15 examples will be built, and all of them are destined to...

  • 2016 Mercedes-Benz MLC-Class spy shots
    Mercedes-Benz’s X6 Rival May Be Called An M-Class Coupe

    Mercedes-Benz is working on a new crossover with coupe-like styling to rival BMW’s X6 and already we’ve seen a concept version in the form of the Concept Coupe SUV as well as spy shots of a prototype. The new crossover will share underpinnings with the M-Class and be built on the same...

  • Audi A3 clubsport quattro concept, 2014 Wörthersee Tour
    Audi Hints At New RS 3 With A3 clubsport quattro Concept

    Behold the new A3 clubsport quattro concept, a hotted-up version of the 2015 Audi A3 sedan that’s powered by a five-cylinder TFSI engine developing—wait for it—525 horsepower and 442 pound-feet of torque. The concept will be shown for the first time at the 2014 Wörthersee...

  • Brabus 850 6.0 Biturbo based on the 2014 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG

    The latest Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG is certainly no slouch, but the version of the car built by German tuner Brabus is an unadulterated speed machine in comparison. Called the 850 6.0 Biturbo, the sledgehammer of a sedan will sprint to 62 mph from rest in just 3.1 seconds and keep going until it maxes out somewhere above 217 mph. DON'T MISS: Chevy Camaro Z/28 Hits The Dyno With Redline Motorsports: Video To achieve the supercar-like performance numbers, the 850 6.0 Biturbo packs as much as 838 horsepower (850 in metric figures, hence the name) and 848 pound-feet of torque. It also has an...

  • 2014 Cadillac ELR
    Is The Cadillac ELR A Failure? After 5 Mos. Of Sales, Two Years Of Stock Sitting On Lots

    The Cadillac ELR is, to our eyes, a very good-looking car. It’s not quite beautiful, but its proportions, details, and overall theme just work. Its performance and gas mileage both come up just a touch short, but there are few cars that offer the same combination of style and economy on the...

  • 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class 4Matic Demonstration
    Two-Year-Old Steals Dad's Mercedes-Benz, (Predictably) Crashes It

    A German toddler managed to steal the keys to a Mercedes wagon from his sleeping father.

  • 2015 Aston Martin V8 Vantage N430
    Aston Martin To Return To Significant Profitability After 2016, Says CFO

    Aston Martin managed to sell approximately 4,200 cars in 2013, which saw the company post a profit before tax of approximately $142.6 million. However, the automaker, which lost approximately $41 million in 2012 and a slightly smaller figure in 2011, sees much, much brighter days ahead. "Once we...

  • Rolls-Royce Spirit of Ecstasy
    Design Proposals For Rolls-Royce SUV Being Examined: Report

    Rolls-Royce’s CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös confirmed late last year that the historic British automaker was considering adding an SUV to its ranks, and now its design chief Giles Taylor has revealed that the automaker’s design team is working on sketches to assess the...

  • Aston Martin Lagonda
    Aston Martin Working On New Sedan, May Use Lagonda Name

    The Lagonda SUV concept unveiled at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show was an almost unmitigated failure. Odd proportions, widespread public rejection and a host of excuses marked its birth, and now it appears its death as well. Yes, instead of residing on an ungainly SUV, Aston Martin is now expected to...

  • 2014 BMW M235i first drive, Las Vegas Motor Speedway

    BMW has announced that its M235i sports coupe will be available with xDrive all-wheel drive starting this summer, although the automaker is yet to confirm whether the option will be available to buyers in the U.S. We suspect it will eventually be offered given the popularity of all-wheel-drive models here, especially in the northern states. ALSO SEE: Roger Roda's Wife Suing Porsche For Accident That Killed Paul Walker Thanks to the added traction of the system, the M235i xDrive, which comes standard with an eight-speed automatic transmission, will accelerate to 62 mph from rest in just 4.6...

  • 2014 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe Waterspeed Collection
    Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe Waterspeed Collection Revealed

    Rolls-Royce has finally unveiled its new special edition Phantom Drophead Coupe built to commemorate the triumph of Sir Malcolm Campbell in his Rolls-Royce-powered Bluebird K3 boat in setting the world waterspeed record back in 1937, a time when Rolls-Royce-powered vehicles held speed records on...

  • BMW 7-Series Edition Exclusive
    BMW 7-Series Edition Exclusive Revealed

    BMW has just revealed a special version of its 7-Series flagship sedan that it is calling the 7-Series Edition Exclusive. The vehicle is packed with a number of unique enhancements and will be introduced in Europe this summer. It’s not yet been confirmed for local sale but if it comes expect...

  • 2015 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe special edition
    2015 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe Special Edition Announced Ahead Of New 2016 CTS-V Next Year

    The all-new Cadillac CTS is an utterly impressive car—perhaps even more so than its predecessor, which reawakened the world’s recognition of the brand as a true luxury car company. Soon, an all-new CTS-V will join the upgraded CTS, but in the meantime, a special edition model of the...

  • 2016 BMW 7-Series plug-in hybrid spy shots
    2016 BMW 7-Series Plug-In Hybrid Spy Shots

    The new i3 and i8 aren’t the only plug-in cars on BMW’s schedule; plug-in hybrid versions of regular models like the automaker’s sedans and SUVs are also in the works. The first is likely to be a plug-in hybrid version of the X5 SUV, as previewed by the recent Concept X5 eDrive...

  • 2010 Ferrari 458 Italia
    Ferrari Plus Italian Roads Equals 'Drive Your Dream' Tour

    What's your idea of the perfect driving experience? A trip down Route 66 in an old Cadillac, perhaps? Tackling a Japanese canyon road in a Nissan GT-R? For some, we suspect, it's taking a Ferrari through the hills around Maranello, the bark of its V-8 or V-12 exhaust reverberating off whitewashed...

  • Audi R8 LMX

    The Audi R8 LMX is locked in a duel with the BMW i8 for the world's first laser headlights. Which will win?

  • 2011 BMW Vision ConnectedDrive Concept
    New Details On Rumored BMW Z2 Roadster

    An entry-level roadster based on a front-wheel-drive platform and powered by a range of potent turbocharged engines could be brewing at BMW. The new roadster, which has been rumored since as far back as 2006, is expected to be called a Z2 and ride on BMW’s front-wheel-drive UKL platform which...

  • Russian presidential limousine concepts (Image via RG. RU)
    Moscow reveals Presidential limo concepts, may seek Porsche's help

    About a year ago, it was reported that the Russian government had requested local automakers to come up with designs for a series of luxury vehicles that could be used to transport officials and possibly even form the basis of a new Russian luxury car brand. At present the Russian government uses...

  • 2015 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG spy shots
    2015 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Spy Video

    The hottest version of the latest-generation Mercedes-Benz C-Class, the new C63 AMG, was spotted at the Nürburgring race track in Germany recently, and we have it caught on video. Although the latest C-Class is already available in many markets, AMG is waiting until after the launch of the...

  • 2016 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Plug-In Hybrid spy shots
    2016 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Plug-In Hybrid Spy Shots

    We’ve known for some time that a C-Class hybrid was coming, and now we have new spy shots of a prototype. The prototype is for Mercedes-Benz’s new C-Class Plug-In Hybrid, which features technology borrowed from the recently revealed S-Class Plug-In Hybrid and is due on the market...

  • Audi 3.0-liter TDI turbodiesel V-6 engine
    Next-Gen Audi 3.0-Liter TDI Delivers 272 HP And 442 LB-FT

    Audi used this year’s Vienna Motor Symposium in Austria to debut its next-generation 3.0-liter TDI turbodiesel V-6, which should start appearing in the automaker’s vehicles as early as this year. The engine is more powerful than the unit it replaces, also a 3.0-liter mill, and...

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