Luxury Cars

McLaren has announced it will unveil a new supercar at the 2012 Paris Auto Show taking place later this month, and to whet our appetites has released this sole teaser image. The automaker also states that the next chapter of its brand’s story will be told at the Paris event, which will...

More and more automakers with historically significant cars are getting into the process of factory restoration as an added service for their customers. Porsche and BMW will both take on restorations, and Ferrari will do the same for its racing cars. Aston Martin wants customers to know that it...

New renderings give us our best look yet at what the upcoming successor to the Enzo supercar, the Ferrari F70, will look like. The MkVII Volkswagen Golf has finally been revealed. Unfortunately, the car won’t be available in the U.S. until sometime next year. Cadillac is taking advantage of...

If you work for Bentley Motors in its United States corporate offices, here’s some free advice: you may want to consider renting a house instead of buying one, given the luxury automaker’s recent history of relocation. In 2008, Bentley moved its North American corporate headquarters...

In April, Audi confirmed Mexico as the country where it would build its first North American plant. This week the automaker has revealed the exact location for the plant: San José Chiapa, in the Mexican state of Puebla. The location is an obvious one due to the area’s existing...

Mercedes-Benz will be previewing its upcoming 2014 S Class at the Paris Auto Show this month with a striking new sculpture and lighting display show. A consortium made up of Chinese and Japanese firms has finalized its purchase of the remaining assets of Saab. Though it can’t use the famous...

If you’re looking for a sedan with amenities like Poltrona Frau leather, hand-sanded matte wood trim, a powered rear sunscreen, adaptive cruise control, rear cross-path detection and an eight-speed automatic transmission, chances are good you’re shopping only European brands. For 2013...

UPDATE: The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class has been revealed. Click here for all the details. The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class is on track for a debut early next year, but we’ll get our first official glimpse of the car at this month’s 2012 Paris Auto Show thanks to a stunning piece of art...

Maserati is tipped to reveal a new performance-oriented model at the 2012 Paris Auto Show taking place this month, and according to some sources it could be a preview of a new sports car the brand is working on. An email sent to Maserati customers announcing the brand’s attendance at the...

We've already seen the photos and specs of the updated 2013 Audi R8, and while the changes to the car are minor, the refresh keeps the best of the original R8's style while adding tasteful accents, not to mention a much-needed replacement for the clunky R tronic automated manual gearbox. This...

Prototypes for the next-generation Mercedes-Benz C Class have been spotted across Europe and the Middle East for the past six months, with the latest sighting taking place at Germany’s Nürburgring race track. The prototype reveals that Mercedes’ design team is taking a safe route...

There’s talk of a new generation of the iconic Land Rover Defender SUV being built, based on the recent string of Defender Concept 100 show cars and rumors that the vehicle will be returning to the U.S. by the middle of the decade. For now, however, the Defender is off-limits for local...

When it comes to key auto shows worldwide, the Moscow Auto Show is rarely mentioned in the revered tones as the Paris Auto Show, the North American International Auto Show or even the Geneva Motor Show. Still, Russia is a key market for automakers, especially those in the luxury segment, so having...

Buick has made its mild-hybrid eAssist feature standard on its 2013 Regal sedan, which means there’s now a significant increase in fuel economy for the base model. The downside is that starting prices have crept higher, with the base 2013 Regal now starting at $29,015, an increase of almost...

BMW’s M cars, like many of us who’ve been around for decades, have packed on a few pounds over the years. While the original E28 M5 sedan tipped the scales at a svelte 3,417 pounds, the latest F10 M5 weighs in at 4,288 pounds, and that’s a lot of bratwurst to haul around...

In a symbolic transfer of leadership at Bentley, outgoing chief Wolfgang Dürheimer has handed over the keys for Bentley founder W.O. Bentley’s original company car to Wolfgang Schreiber, who takes up the leadership role at the British automaker on September 1. Dürheimer headed...

With many of its customers seeking aftermarket means for bulletproofing of their cars, Bentley is now considering offering the option direct from the factory. Many automakers already offer armored cars, including most of the German luxury makes, as well as Jaguar Land Rover, but currently Bentley...

The Audi A8 is relatively unique in the flagship sedan market in that it is based on a front-wheel drive platform, which for U.S. models has been adapted to fit an all-wheel drive system. Audi has consistently touted the packaging benefits that such a design offers, though for the next-generation...

Bentley’s past is littered with racing achievements, particularly before the Second World War when the likes of the Bentley Boys, a group of hard-driving, wealthy and dedicated works team racers, helped push the brand to numerous racing successes. Even as recently as 2003, Bentley was...

The Mercedes-Benz M-Class and GL-Class SUVs have always been built in a single plant located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. That’s about to change, as final assembly of Asian-market M and GL-Class vehicles will soon shift to plants in India, Thailand and Indonesia. That doesn’t mean that the...