Luxury Cars

After years of sales in Europe, the V-6-equipped Porsche Cayenne Diesel has just been introduced to the U.S. market, bringing with it respectable performance in both economy and speed. However, Porsche has now taken the wraps off a brand new diesel-powered Cayenne, and this one’s got a V-8...

Last Friday, BMW announced that it would build a limited-edition 760Li sedan, commemorating 25 years of the Bavarian automaker’s V-12 powered 7-Series. Only 15 examples were to be built, and now comes word from BMW that all are spoken for. Selling for $159,695 each, the limited edition 760Li...

If you like the Volvo C30’s looks but aren’t sold by its performance, step away from the lutefisk, as we’ve got some good news for you. For 2013, the automaker best known for building safe but conservative cars is releasing a Polestar-tuned version of its compact hatchback. The...

We know that luxury auto brand Infiniti is working on a compact model to take on the likes of the BMW 1-Series and the Audi A3. Based on the Etherea concept shown in 2011, the smallest Infiniti model will be built by Magna Steyr in Austria, using a version of the Mercedes-Benz MFA front-drive...

Porsche will be introducing two new models next year that will serve as bookends for the automaker’s lineup, helping it to reach its goal of selling as much as 200,000 vehicles per year by 2018. One of these will be a high-end supercar whose numbers will total less than a 1,000 units. The...

UPDATE: The 2014 Maserati Quattroporte has been revealed. Click here for all the photos and details. In just a few short years Maserati’s lineup will spawn two brand new models, a sporty sedan similar in size to the BMW 5-Series and a luxurious SUV previewed by the latest Kubang concept car...

Video footage has surfaced showing the wreckage of a Ferrari F40 that crashed on a street in the Canadian city of Vancouver over the weekend. The cause of the crash is yet to be determined, though wet weather may have been a factor. As the gruesome video reveals, the F40 has sustained some serious...

We’ve known for a while that Mercedes-Benz is planning a high-performance AMG variant of its third-generation A Class, destined to be the Affalterbach tuner's first hot hatch, and now we have a new batch of spy shots of a prototype, which unfortunately has taken a turn for the worse while...

It was 25 years ago that BMW launched its first production V-12 engine, with the unit, code-named the M70, debuting in the E32 7-Series flagship sedan. BMW engineers joined two of the automaker’s legendary straight-six units on a single crankshaft, forming a 60 degree V-12 that displaced 5.0...

Here’s what we know for sure: Lexus will use the Paris Auto Show for the world premiere of a new concept car on September 27. Information and images of the concept will be released in advance, but not until September 17. With little to go on beyond that, we’re sure it isn’t a...

The guys at Hennessey have managed to turn the CTS-V into a Veyron rival.

The brand new, fourth-generation Range Rover SUV from Land Rover hits showrooms this December following a global premiere at the 2012 Paris Auto Show this month. Earlier, Land Rover gave us a preview of the new Range Rover, but now we have all the specs and some beautiful new imagery of the stylish...

In 2008, Ford sold its under-performing luxury SUV brand, Land Rover, to Indian auto giant Tata Motors for an estimated $2.3 billion, less than half of what Ford had paid for the company in 2000. At the time, few expected the neglected brand to survive, let alone prosper. After all, the global...

Americans, right or wrong, tend to equate the size of a vehicle with its safety. While you can’t get around the laws of physics, the latest testing from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows that small cars, when designed properly, can be safe, too. The latest vehicles to earn the...

Here are the latest shots of Cadillac’s extended-range electric ELR, wearing a triangular camouflage pattern, undergoing what appears to be hot-weather testing at an undisclosed location in the Southwest. Originally shown as the Converj in January of 2009, the Volt-based luxury car has since...

Though you’ve probably read a lot about the cars Afzal Kahn and his team at A. Kahn Design have been customizing and selling to people all over the world, here’s one that’s been the pride and joy of Kahn himself for many years. The car is a 1998 Ferrari 550 Maranello, and by the...

The NYPD have been accused of taking an impounded car for a joy ride through several New York boroughs, during which time a red light was run and the ticket sent to the car’s owner. The story all began when Rashad Lewis, 25, was arrested on August 3 after police allegedly found forged credit...

Acura’s new NSX is on track for a sales launch within the next three years, but the showroom won’t be the only place where the advanced hybrid supercar will be making a splash. The latest word is that Acura is planning to take its new NSX racing, and the recent announcement of a merger...

Back in April, we told you about a newly-announced partnership between luxury automaker Bentley and luxury lodging provider Starwood Hotels. In addition to providing lodging for Bentley’s driving events, Starwood will also create Bentley-themed suites at select hotel properties. The first of...

For the first time since December of 2010, Toyota’s luxury brand, Lexus, sold more cars in the U.S. last month than German rivals BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Lexus delivered 24,237 vehicles in August, compared to 16,835 from BMW (excluding MINI) and 22,686 from Mercedes-Benz (excluding Smart)...