Luxury Cars

  • 2014 Mercedes-Benz E Class teaser

    The Mercedes-Benz name has long been associated with diesel power in the United States, so the concept of an oil-burning E Class is nothing new. What is new-ish, however, is the planned diesel engine downsizing from six cylinders to four. Mercedes-Benz has previously sold four-cylinder diesels in the U.S. market, namely in cars like the 240D, but that was decades back when a 0 - 60 mph time of ten seconds was considered quick. In recent years, Mercedes has relied on six-cylinder turbodiesels to supply the amount of thrust that U.S. buyers expect. As Car and Driver reports, that changes for...

  • 2013 BMW M3 Coupe DTM Champion Edition
    BMW Celebrates DTM Win With Special-Edition M3 Coupe

    Only 54 of these DTM Champion Edition M3 Coupes will be built.

  • 2014 Audi RS 6 Avant
    2014 Audi RS 6 Avant revealed

    If you see this behind you on the road, don't bother moving over. It'll get past. The kids in the back will even wave as it goes by. It's the 2014 Audi RS 6 Avant, and it's just gone official following a spate of leaked images earlier today. Rated at 560 horsepower courtesy of a twin-turbo...

  • 2014 Acura RLX
    2014 Acura RLX Video Preview

    Fresh from its debut at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show, the 2014 Acura RLX is shaping up to be a very good attempt to launch the Acura brand to the next level of luxury credibility. You've seen the live photos, and read all of the details, but here, we give you an up-close and personal look at the...

  • Classic Lincolns on display in Los Angeles - image: Ford Motor Company
    Go Big Or Go Home - Lincoln Airing Ad Spot During Super Bowl XLVII: Video

    Lincoln is dead; long live the Lincoln Motor Company. As part of an initiative to rebrand itself, Lincoln has adopted a more evocative name, teed up a series of commercials rich with visual imagery (including that of Abraham Lincoln) and has announced its first ever Super Bowl ad campaign. Before...

  • Mayan skull carving at Cobá, Yucatan Peninsula [photo: John Voelcker]
    Mayan Apocalypse: 10 Cars To Lease (Just) Before The World Ends

    If the Mayans were correct, the world will come to an end in just 17 days. Though the specific event is open to interpretation, colliding with a planet called Nibiru, being swallowed by a black hole or suffering through a sudden loss of gravity will all produce the same results, and none of us will...

  • 2014 Maserati Quattroporte

    The 2014 Maserati Quattroporte, the sixth generation of the iconic Italian sedan, will be making its official world debut at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show in January, however, Maserati has already let some media test the car, where new details about its final specifications were divulged. As predicted, two different engines will be offered to Quattroporte buyers, both of them developed and manufactured by Ferrari. The entry-level unit is a direct-injected and twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 rated at 410 horsepower and promising 0-60 times in the five-second range and a top speed of 177 mph. A...

  • 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG teasers
    2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG Teased In New Photos And Video

    The 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA Class will be making its debut in January, and, just like the A Class on which it’s based, the new four-door coupe will be spawning a high-performance AMG version. That version, which will be called the CLA45 AMG, has been previewed today in these latest photos and...

  • 2014 Porsche Macan teaser
    Porsche Macan Being Redesigned To Look Bolder

    Porsche’s upcoming Macan compact crossover, due for a reveal late next year ahead of a sales launch in 2014, will adopt a bold new look the automaker has no qualms of admitting was inspired by the aggressive lines of the Range Rover Evoque. As our earlier spy shots revealed, the new Macan was...

  • Preview of GAS GTR-1 supercar inspired by the Ford GT
    GAS To Build Ford GT-Inspired GTR-1 Supercar

    Californian tuner and top Ford dealer Galpin Auto Sports, otherwise known as GAS, will build a limited run of supercar models that draw their inspiration from the Ford GT built between 2005 and 2006. The new supercar will be called the GTR-1 and it will deliver more than 1,000 horsepower...

  • Volvo's design sketches for the 2016 Volvo XC90
    Next Volvo XC90 Confirmed For Late 2014 Launch

    Volvo is in the midst of a five-year strategy that is costing close to $11 billion and will see the introduction of a host of new models based around a modular platform known as SPA. The first of these new models will be the next-generation XC90 SUV, which Volvo has now confirmed will not be...

  • 2014 Aston Martin Vanquish
    Aston Martin Put On Downgrade Watch By Investment Ratings Agency

    Aston Martin, whose controlling shareholder Investment Dar is reportedly looking to offload its stake in the British sports car manufacturer, has been put on downgrade watch by Moody’s Investors Service. The investment ratings agency says the automaker may receive a credit downgrade due to...

  • 2013 BMW 3-Series Gran Turismo spy shots

    Like it or not, BMW will be launching a new mid-size hatch with the form factor something along the lines of a smaller 5-Series Gran Turismo. Whether it will be called the 3-Series Gran Turismo or come as a new model, remains unclear. Whatever it's called, this is what it will look like. Two completely undisguised versions were spotted in the U.S. during a recent photo shoot for the car, and they will be making their official world debut soon, most likely as 2013 models. The version in brown is a regular model, while the silver one has been fitted with a planned M Sport Package. From the spy...

  • 2013 Jaguar XF
    All Jaguars To Offer All-Wheel-Drive Option In The Future: Report

    Jaguar has just launched all-wheel-drive options on its XF and XJ sedans, which it hopes will make the cars more desirable in areas where winter means heavy snowfall, icy roads and slippery conditions. Part of the reason why it has taken Jaguar so long to offer an all-wheel-drive option is that its...

  • 1904 Simplex 60hp
    Tracing The Mercedes-Benz S Class’ Roots

    Next year a brand new generation of the Mercedes-Benz S Class will be launched. The new car, the W222 series, will be the sixth generation of the S Class, but the tradition of large flagship sedans from Mercedes-Benz dates back much farther than just six generations. In fact, it goes all the way...

  • TMG Sports 650 concept, 2012 Essen Motor Show
    TMG Sport 650 Concept Live Photos From 2012 Essen Motor Show

    Already renowned for building some of the most capable race cars on the planet, Toyota Motorsport GmbH, the company behind Toyota’s former F1 program and current hybrid Le Mans prototypes, has set itself a new challenge: to build a car that’s not only fast, but comfortable too. It was...

  • 2012 Volkswagen Eos
    Volkswagen To End Eos Production With Current Version: Report

    Drop-top Volkswagen models have always enjoyed something of a cult following, thanks in part to their distinct personalities. Whether you’re talking about a Beetle Convertible or a Golf Cabriolet, there is no shortage of Volkswagen fans waiting to buy one on the new or used market...

  • Classic Lincolns on display in Los Angeles - image: Ford Motor Company
    To Illustrate Its Future, Lincoln Honors Its Past

    If all you know about Lincoln automobiles comes from what you’ve seen in its dealer showrooms over the past two decades, it would be easy to write the brand off as a pseudo-luxury automaker reselling badge-engineered Fords. The demise of the Mercury brand was supposed to clarify the line...

  • 2014 Acura RLX, 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show

    Acura’s aging RL is finally set to be renewed, and in its place will be the new 2014 Acura RLX, which goes on sale next spring. The car made its official world debut this week at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show, and like a true flagship sedan it’s the most powerful, spacious, and technologically advanced sedan the Acura brand has ever had in its lineup. The presence and quality the car exudes can’t be seen in these live photos, but the RLX has every right to be called a flagship. Sumptuous wood and leather surfaces adorn its cabin, while the exterior gets a futuristic look...

  • 2012 Fisker Karma during road test, Los Angeles, Feb 2012
    Fisker Production Halted, Pending The Sale Of A123 Systems' Assets

    Last October, extended-range electric automaker Fisker’s sole battery supplier, A123 Systems, filed for bankruptcy. That’s left the struggling startup without a source of lithium-ion batteries, forcing Fisker to suspend production of its Karma sedan. As Bloomberg reports, Fisker Karma...

  • 2013 Tesla Model S
    Tesla Reprices The 2013 Model S Sedan

    Last week we told you that Tesla would be announcing a price increase on its 2013 Model S sedan, for all orders taken on or after January 1, 2013. At the time, the electric car builder also indicated that changes would be coming to the Model S’ list of standard equipment and option packages...

  • Infiniti FX50 Sebastian Vettel edition
    Infiniti To Partner With Red Bull On New High Performance Model: Report

    Now that luxury automaker Infiniti is a title sponsor of Red Bull Racing’s Formula One efforts, it makes perfect sense that the two will combine talents to produce a high-performance street car. Sure, Infiniti has already built the Sebastian Vettel Edition FX50, but that only left us...

  • Next-generation AcuraLink connectivity system in the 2014 Acura RLX
    Acura Launches Next-Generation AcuraLink Connectivity System

    When the 2014 Acura RLX hits showrooms next spring, it will come with the next generation of Acura’s connectivity system, AcuraLink. Thanks to new embedded technology and the ability to link to web-enabled devices such as a smartphone, AcuraLink will be able to bring a much broader range of...

  • 2014 Jaguar F-Type with Firesand paint and Design and Black exterior and interior upgrades
    Jaguar Shows Off F-Type Personalization Options In L.A.

    Jaguar is jumping on the personalization bandwagon by announcing new styling packages for its as yet unreleased F-Type sports car. The styling packages fall under the new Design and Black packs being released for the F-Type, and feature custom appointments for both the car’s exterior and...

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