Luxury Cars
-
Pretty much any sedan you'd care to think of has a long-wheelbase version in the Chinese market. Not to be left out, Mercedes-Benz has announced a new contribution to the market at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show, the long-wheelbase C-Class. MUST SEE: 2015 Ford Mustang GT Gets Standard Electronic Line Lock: Video In China, prestigious vehicles--or those considered prestigious in the country's growing market--are often used as chauffeured limousines, prioritizing rear seat space and extra rear features over the cars' counterparts in the U.S. and Europe. The market is already an important one for...
-
Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Nazionale Debuts At 2014 Beijing Auto ShowLast month at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, Lamborghini unveiled a version of its Aventador LP 700-4 supercar that had been enhanced by the automaker’s Ad Personam personalization department. At the 2014 Beijing Auto Show this past weekend, Lamborghini unveiled another Aventador worked over by...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Audi TT Offroad concept debuts at 2014 Beijing auto showAudi has revealed a new concept car at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show. The concept is based on the recently revealed 2016 TT sports car but features four doors, a raised ride height and four individual seats. It’s called the TT Offroad, and according to Audi it provides a glimpse of how the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Next-Gen Lincoln MKX Previewed With Beijing Auto Show ConceptLincoln’s current MKX has been on sale since the 2007 model year and has only been updated once during all these years. Lincoln is well aware that its mid-size crossover is in need of renewal, and we’re getting our first look at the next-generation version in the form of a concept at...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Mercedes-Benz Concept Coupe SUV Debuts At The 2014 Beijing Auto ShowChevrolet takes a lot of pride in being the progenitor of the SUV segment, starting with the Suburban back in the 1930s. Land Rover makes much of being the first luxury SUV maker via the Range Rover built starting in 1970. But the world of SUVs has come a long way since those pioneers, folding in...
Nelson Ireson -
BMW Vision Future Luxury Concept: 2014 Beijing Auto ShowBMW’s new concept for the 2014 Beijing Auto Show isn’t the 7-Series-aping mega sedan that we were expecting, but it does pack enough technologies, premium materials and innovations to be worthy of a new BMW flagship. The concept is the BMW Vision Future Luxury, and as its name suggests...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Rolls-Royce will unveil its latest Bespoke model at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show.
-
VW Americas Chief Promises New Phaeton By 2019Volkswagen is due to launch a new generation of its Phaeton full-size luxury sedan overseas sometime in the next couple of years, and this one’s destined to reach U.S. showrooms. It’s been eight years since the Phaeton was dropped from the local market, but rumors of its return have...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2015 BMW X3: Live From The 2014 New York Auto ShowThe BMW X3 is, or at least has been, a hard vehicle to get excited about. It's comely enough, and quite comfortable and capable, to be sure; it's just not all that moving, especially for a BMW. But there are a few new aspects to the updated 2015 X3 that just might get your enthusiast juices...
Nelson Ireson -
Aston Martin Launches Special Edition Vantage And DB9 At 2014 New York Auto Show: Live PhotosAston Martin has launched two new special editions at the 2014 New York Auto Show this week, but the cars aren’t completely new as we saw them a month ago at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. They’re now being shown in their U.S. specification, and the good news is that we have the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
BMW Confirms Exclusive Design Study For Beijng, Is It The 9-Series?About a month ago we heard the BMW was planning a new concept for the 2014 Beijing Auto Show that envisions a potential 9-Series flagship. Now the German automaker has confirmed that it will present a forward-looking concept at the Chinese show that demonstrates its perception of luxury. As a taste...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Mercedes Exploits F1 Know-How For New Intelligent Hybrid SystemThe push for more efficient vehicles is leading automakers to develop new and ingenious ways to save fuel--without detracting from the driving experience of their vehicles. Many of these systems operate without the driver ever knowing anything is happening--which is just how Mercedes's new...
Antony Ingram -
Audi’s latest A6 midsizer first hit the scene as a 2012 model, so the car is just about due for its mid-cycle update. Right on cue, a prototype for just such a car has been spotted. This one is for the sporty S6 model, but most of the changes should feature across the updated A6 range. As the spy shots reveal, the aesthetic changes to the updated S6 will be minor. We can see that it will be receiving new bumpers and revised headlights. Although the shape of the lights isn’t changing, it appears there are some new LED elements similar to what we saw on the updated 2015 A8. Overseas...
-
Maserati Centennial Models Debut At 2014 New York Auto ShowThis year marks Italian sports car maker Maserati's hundredth year, and as well as ongoing celebrations the company has unveiled two Centennial models in the GranTurismo range. On show this week at the 2014 New York Auto Show, the GranTurismo and GranCabrio Centennial each receive a host of special...
Antony Ingram -
Wolfgang Dürheimer Back At The Helm Of Bentley And BugattiThe game of musical chairs continues among the senior execs at the Volkswagen Group. Wolfgang Dürheimer has just been announced as CEO of both the Bentley and Bugatti brands, a role he relinquished at the end of 2012 to become the head of R&D at Audi. Dürheimer didn’t last long...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2015 BMW Alpina B6 xDrive Gran Coupe: 2014 New York Auto Show Live PhotosThe U.S. is about to get its second BMW Alpina model in the form of the 6-Series-based 2015 BMW Alpina B6 xDrive Gran Coupe, which made its world debut this week at the 2014 New York Auto Show. Alpina is a semi-official BMW tuner based in the German automaker’s home state of Bavaria and...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Lincoln Launches In ChinaIt may be a little late to the party, but Lincoln has finally launched in China, the world’s biggest market for new cars. Lincoln first announced its intention to launch in China in late 2012 and since then has been negotiating with potential dealers and developing a new ownership experience...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Land Rover Confirms Discovery Sport Name For LR2 ReplacementLand Rover has used this week’s 2014 New York Auto Show to confirm that the first model from its new Discovery family of SUVs and crossovers will be called the Discovery Sport. We’ve already known this for some time, though, and reported earlier in the year that the Discovery Sport name...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Back at January’s 2014 Detroit Auto Show we were treated with a thinly veiled ‘prototype’ version of Acura’s 2015 TLX sedan, the new midsizer that’s set to replace both the TSX and TL in Acura’s lineup. Today the automaker revealed the production version of the TLX at the 2014 New York Auto Show. The car will sail into showrooms this summer, as a 2015 model, and brings with it fresh new styling and fuel-efficient engines backed by new eight- and nine-speed transmissions. We can confirm that the 2015 TLX will be 3.8 inches shorter than the TL but have the...
-
Audi A3 TDI Sportback Confirmed For U.S., Debuts In New York: Live PhotosAre you a fan of Audi's diesel models? If so, give yourself a pat on the back--because it's thanks to you that Audi has decided to bring its five-door Audi A3 TDI Sportback to the U.S. Demand for the model has been so great from Audi TDI fans that the German automaker has seen fit to bring it to...
Antony Ingram -
2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Coupe: 2014 New York Auto Show Live PhotosMercedes-Benz’s replacement for the CL-Class, the new S-Class Coupe, made its debut last month at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. Today, we have the first details and photos for the high-performance AMG variant, which will join the regular model in showrooms this fall, as a 2015 model. It's been...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2015 BMW M4 Convertible Priced From $73,425: Live PhotosIf you’re looking to buy the most inexpensive BMW M car, $62,925 will get you the latest 2015 M3 sedan. For $65,125 you can hop into the 2015 M4 coupe, and if still have money to burn then the 2015 M4 Convertible can be yours, with its pricing starting at set at $73,425. All prices listed...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
BMW Brings Updated Concept X5 eDrive To New York, Production Version Due 2015BMW is working on a plug-in hybrid version of its X5 SUV, with prototypes already testing on public roads (read a drive report at Green Car Reports), but the vehicle isn’t due to enter production until sometime in 2015. In the meantime, the German automaker is rolling out concept versions of...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2015 BMW X4 Revealed, Priced From $45,625: Live PhotosThe success of BMW’s original X6 coupe-like crossover has surprised many, including most other makes which are now in the rush to launch rival versions of their own. BMW, however, has beat them to the punch yet again by launching a second coupe-like crossover, the all-new 2015 X4, which has...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran