Luxury Cars

The Audi Q5 crossover tends to get lost in the X3/GLK/SRX hubbub, but it's a contender not to be overlooked. Especially so now that it's coming with a hybrid drivetrain pairing a 2.0-liter TFSI engine with a 44-horsepower electric motor. This video gives us our first look at the vehicle, due for...

Yet another reason to be jealous of our European counterparts, lovers of all things fast and small may get a special treat from Audi come 2012: an RS-badged A1. All-wheel drive, a turbo 2.0-liter borrowed from the Golf GTI and some serious suspension and appearance tweaks could make for an awesome...

Did you know a Lamborghini can carry several houses in its forward-mounted trunk? Well, it can, if you turn those houses into cash. How do we know this? 50 Cent put $2 million in cash into a Lamborghini Murcielago and captured the feat on video. The running commentary turns what would otherwise be...

Just as the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe was previewed with the ConceptFASCINATION shooting brake at the Paris Motor Show back in 2008, so too was the 2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS four-door coupe, which was previewed as a shooting brake at the 2010 Beijing Auto Show. But the long-tailed model is no...

Pairing the classic looks of the split-window C2 Corvette with the mechanical might of the C6 Corvette platform is the brilliant idea behind the Rossi SixtySix, which made its debut this summer at the EyesOnDesign event in Detroit. We brought you a first look at the car back in 2008, but now we...

To celebrate the launch of its DBS supercar, Aston Martin called on Swiss watch company Jaeger LeCoultre to develop a new chronograph watch with a built in transponder that could unlock the car and fire up its engine. The two luxury marques have since released several timepieces, the latest being...

We’ve heard it all before but rarely have we seen it executed successfully; mid-tier luxury brands attempting to move upmarket and compete with tier 1 brands such as Mercedes-Benz and BMW. Acura is one such company that has often stated reaching tier 1 status as its primary goal but has still...

Two kinds of cars will be making their debut from Toyota and Lexus at this year's SEMA show: the NASCAR-inspired Camry, which is focused on performance, and the rest. The rest is composed of hybrid Lexus vehicles slammed, stanced, and body-kitted to present the most street-worthy image possible...

Just a few weeks ago, Lotus loosed a crew of portly, modern, and Chapman-defying models on the world at the Paris auto show. But it turns out only the Esprit is real--at least for the time being. According to Lotus CEO Dany Bahar, who admits he's "not a car guy," only the new Esprit is actually...

The 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK is still more than a few months from its world debut, but Mercedes is so amped about the "Magic Sky Control" roof, it's already dumping the details on its photochromic folding hardtop. Like those lenses your nerdy physics professor used to wear, the glass in the Magic Sky...

It's good to have sources in this business, and GM Inside News has some of the best GM sources around. The fruits of their friendships? A timeline on when each of the different Cadillac ATS body styles will be released--and a solid hint at a V-Series version. The first ATS out of the gate will be...

The 2011 Hyundai Equus was just priced earlier this month, and alreday Hyundai is building hype for the car, with next week's SEMA show as an early focal point . The latest addition to the modded-Equus fold? One from Mummbles Marketing. Despite the unfortunate name, the Mummbles Marketing Equus...

The idea that hybrids and SUVs just don't fit with Porsche's image is, a this point, well-worn. But the 2011 Cayenne S Hybrid may serve to change some minds. On sale in November, the hybrid SUV sprints to 60 mph in just 6.1 seconds--while delivering 21/25 mpg city/highway. Those are impressive...

The Acura TSX Sport Wagon (nee Honda Accord Euro Tourer) is finally headed our way, and this is the first promo spot for what Acura is billing as a sports car that loses none of the TSX's ostensible prowess. While it's hard to call a front-drive sedan a sports car with a straight face, Acura's TSX...

Small cars and Cadillac haven't, historically, gone hand in hand. But they will in the near future, as General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] is already stepping up work on the Lansing plant where the Cadillac ATS compact sedan will be built. The work entails $190 million worth of upgrades and additions...

Influential buyer guide Consumer Reports has come out with its annual new car reliability ratings and surprisingly it’s the mainstream brands that dominate and not the luxury makes. Honda and Toyota still dominate in reliability for the latest crop of 2011 models, and General Motors has also...

BMW is now making it easier than ever to slide behind the wheel of a luxury car by launching a new rental program that allows customers to drive away in one of any BMW model currently on sale. Dubbed BMW On Demand, the pilot program is being run out of the BMW Welt In Munich, Germany and will...

Cadillac’s ageing STS sedan is soldiering on for yet another model year, despite most of the competition in the mid- to full-size luxury sedan segments being updated or overhauled in recent years. This is because the STS, along with the front-wheel drive DTS, is to be replaced by a single...

The luxury makes tend to be the greatest innovators of technology in the automotive field, often pioneering the latest safety and comfort features in new cars. BMW has had its fair share of technology firsts and now the automaker is on track to carry on that tradition with a number of new features...

Apple-bottomed, hunch-backed, whatever you like to call them, the latest round of not-quite-hatchbacks from Germany's automakers, most notably the BMW 5-Series GT and Porsche Panamera, have taken root. But a new rumor out of the official BMW CCA magazine Roundel says the infestation may spread to...