Luxury Cars

Sophisticated hybrid systems that utilize an internal combustion engine to power one axle and an electric motor spinning the opposing one seems to be all the rage these days and could potentially form the next wave of green car technology to sweep the auto industry. By powering two axles instead of...

While it isn’t the high-performance M6 we’re all waiting for, the latest M Sports Package for the upcoming 2012 BMW 6-Series Coupe does give the dynamic luxury two-door an even sportier look thanks to some distinct M styling cues. BMW’s line of M Sports Package upgrades typically...

Oh, those clever, dissatisfied Chinese luxury car owners and their displays. First it was beating a Gallardo to death with sledgehammers. Now it's towing a broken-down Range Rover back to the dealership with donkeys. What's next? Blowing up a Bentley on a giant pile of firecrackers? The man behind...

Porsche's Panamera has taken a lot of heat and received a lot of praise for its unusual looks. Its performance, however, has been almost universally impressive, and soon, it could get even more ferocious. The Turbo S variant of the Panamera may be coming as soon as the end of this week. Reports...

The last we heard, the next-generation Cadillac CTS would be ditching the current model’s Sigma platform in favor of GM’s new Alpha rear-wheel drive platform in an endeavor to shed weight and pick up the latest technology. However, such a move allegedly would have ended the chances of...

Back at the 2011 Chicago Auto Show Lexus unveiled a modified version of its new CT 200h that was prepared by the guys at tuning firm Five Axis. Now, just a few weeks out from the 2011 New York Auto Show, Lexus has announced that another, more highly modified version of the luxury hybrid hatchback...

The Middle East is being pulled apart by internal strife, gas prices are going decidedly upward, and there's still no clear solution to any of it. Rolls-Royce and the United Arab Emirates aren't worried by all the unrest, however: the Brit hyperlux brand has just opened its largest showroom in Abu...

Where is every BMW born? In a secret place the company has barely admitted exists--until now, called Plant Zero. The plant is staffed by the best of BMW's technicians, where prototype cars are built almost entirely by hand. The techs use their own methods to program the eventual robotic assembly...

It’s now easier than ever to join the exclusive club of Porsche 911 ownership thanks to new lease deals being offered on the iconic supercar. Porsche has been offering a 24 month lease deal on its 911 and according to the company, the promotion has been a runaway success when compared to the...

The new 2012 Aston Martin Virage made its official world debut at the recent 2011 Geneva Motor Show and while we’ve seen plenty of pictures and video of the coupe, we haven’t seen that much of the equally stunning--if not more so--Virage Volante convertible. Sitting between the DBS...

If you're like us, you just can't get enough FF--for good or bad. It looks a bit like a modern take on Lamborghini's Espada, but it offers supercar performance, all-wheel-drive capability, and a novel drive system. Plus a new direct-injection V-12 engine rated at 660 horsepower. This trio of videos...

If you've been ferried from an airport to a high-end hotel in the last few years, chances are good that you've ridden in a tricked-out Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van. Brilliant Transportation has taken that idea to the next level, building a fleet of "Brilliant Vans" and mini-buses to offer a high-end...

In what may prove to be a brilliant marketing move, Mercedes-Benz will be familiarizing the next-generation of drivers with its vehicles by announcing plans for a new driving school for teens. Set to open towards the end of this year, the new program will use a unique combination of interactive...

Every supercar crash is painful to report but when the car involved is a Bugatti Veyron, it’s particularly painful. Just a day after reporting about the water-logged Veyron salvaged from a saltwater lake in Texas, comes news of an even more exclusive Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport that suffered a...

A little over six months ago BMW started trials of a new car-sharing program in its hometown of Munich that allowed virtually anyone to rent one of its cars on an hourly basis, including high-performance models like the M3 and even the M6 range-topper. Dubbed ‘BMW On Demand’, the pilot...

This is the aftermath of a crash involving a Bentley Continental GT, a soccer player’s wife and a very slippery stretch of road. Driving along a street in St. Petersburg late last week, Marina Malafeeva, the 36-year old wife of the goal keeper of Russian soccer club Zenit St Petersburg, lost...

About a year ago we reported on BMW developing a new family of modular gasoline and diesel engines that will include a three-cylinder variant and eventually go into some 1.5 million BMW and MINI models annually. BMW has now revealed that the engines will feature its latest ‘TwinPower...

Automakers have been working closely with electronic component suppliers over the past couple of years in order to develop a new generation of low cost navigation and infotainment systems designed for both vehicle and personal use. Harman International previously confirmed plans to supply a...

The Shanghai Auto Show may be stealing much of the hybrid limelight, but Lexus won't be letting the concurrent New York Auto Show go to waste: a new hybrid concept car, the LF-Gh, will be on display. We don't know yet exactly what the LF-Gh might be, however. Some are speculating that it'll be a...

There's a new Goldilocks super tourer at Aston Martin, and it's called the Virage. Smaller than the flagship DBS and sportier than the DB9, the Virage is positioned for broader appeal. We'll let you know just how successful the Virage is with our first drive review later this week. In the mean...