Luxury Cars

If you have a penchant for diesel performance, then British sports car startup Trident may be worth a closer look at. Established in 2005 by Phil Bevan and Daniel Monaghan, Trident only revealed its first model, the Iceni, in 2012 but the car has already spawned two new bodystyles. MUST SEE: Watch...

Just in time to fend off BMW’s new i3 in the still nascent electric car market is the 2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive, which is priced at $41,450 before factoring in any subsidies. That compares with pricing for the i3, although the Mercedes misses out on the BMW’s advanced...

At the 2014 Beijing Auto Show last week, Lexus unveiled its new NX compact crossover and confirmed that the base model for the U.S. would be a NX 200t powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine. The engine, Lexus’s first turbo, will eventually make its way into other models from...

Talk of a new Lexus crossover with third-row seats dates back several years, with Lexus even rolling out a concept of just such a vehicle, the HPX, as far back as 2003. The last we heard, Lexus was looking at launching a new crossover, possibly named the TX, as a replacement for the truck-based GX...

It’s been a while since we last heard from McLaren Special Operations, McLaren Automotive’s official personalization department and the group responsible for 2012’s insane 12C-based X-1 supercar. This time around, MSO has developed some enhancements for the 650S supercar and is...

The 2015 BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports coupe is a striking design that draws attention wherever it goes. Park it on the street, and you'll be swarmed by pedestrians with cellphones, taking pictures in reverent silence. MUST WATCH: Big Block Smart Car Defies All Stereotypes: Video Tell them that it's...

In the 10 years that Koenigsegg has been manufacturing supercars, the company has only ever had a single model in production at any point during that time, although many of these came in a handful of variants. For example, the current Agera comes in stock Agera form as well as in Agera S and Agera...

Outright electric car sales are still small right now, but there's certainly evidence to suggest the tide is slowly changing. Take BMW's i3 electric car, for example. A four-seat electric city car isn't a natural fit for U.S. roads, but throw in quirky, futuristic styling and the desirability of a...

According to Maserati CEO Harald Wester, sales of the Italian luxury brand’s two main models, the Ghibli and Quattroporte sedans, are averaging about 3,500 cars per month, which equates to an annualized total of 42,000 units. When you also factor in sales of the GranTurismo, you’re...

Last month we heard that Jaguar’s XK would be dropped from the market as early as this summer, due to arrival of the sportier F-Type on the scene. At the 2014 New York Auto Show last week, Jaguar confirmed the news and revealed a special edition model to help send the XK off into the sunset...

Volvo is in the final stages of developing its next-generation XC90, and soon production of the all-new SUV will get underway at the automaker’s Torslanda assembly plant in Gothenburg, Sweden. The plant, which turns 50 today, has just undergone a massive expansion program to help increase...

The top-of-the-line 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class variant at present is the C400, which comes with a turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 engine good for 329 horsepower and 354 pound-feet of torque. However, later this year we’ll see the launch of a new C63 AMG model packing a turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8...

Cadillac’s all-new 2015 Escalade is one impressive SUV. In addition to its svelte exterior, sumptuous cabin and assortment of tech features, the latest Escalade will tow up to 8,200 pounds and carry you and your friends in limo-like comfort. The only downside is that it’s lacking in the...

Land Rover has unveiled a new variant of its popular Range Rover SUV, the Range Rover Hybrid Long-Wheelbase. The new model made its debut at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show this week and will start sales in select markets later this year. Unfortunately, the list of markets doesn’t include the U.S...

Porsche’s first four-cylinder production car since the 968 bowed out of the market in 1995 has arrived in the form of the 2015 Macan crossover. While the stylish sport ute is offered exclusively with turbocharged V-6 engines in the U.S. (Macan S, Macan Turbo and later Macan S Diesel)...

Lexus has presented its all-new 2015 NX at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show, and that means we have all the specs for the compact crossover, including those of the turbocharged model, Lexus’s first force-fed car. The 2015 NX launches with two powertrain options here in the U.S., one of them the...

Pairing a unique body and chassis with a turbocharged 3.7-liter flat six-cylinder engine, the Lykan Hypersport is an unusual specimen in the world of boutique supercars. Here, we can see and hear the Hypersport as it starts, revs, and drives around during its appearance at last week's 2014 Top...

Infiniti has dropped numerous hints that it wants a powerful sport sedan like the Q50 Eau Rouge concept in its lineup. At the 2014 Beijing Auto Show on Sunday the automaker rolled out a prototype version of the car that is being used for an engineering feasibility study and was previously driven by...

The 2014 Aston Martin Rapide S is possibly the best four-door in the world. It doesn't quite top out the charts in many individual specs, but, as is so often the case with sports cars, the whole is greater than the sum of its 0-60 mph times and horsepower figures. In fact, if you're the type of...

Mercedes-Benz has hinted on several occasions that its latest S-Class will eventually be offered in as many as six different bodystyles. The first two to hit the market were the regular model sold overseas and long-wheelbase version that we get as standard in the U.S. Later this year we’ll...