Sedans

It didn’t take long for somebody to ruin the stylish lines of the new Jaguar XF and the latest atrocity comes to us from the guys at Galpin in California. Galpin is actually the biggest Jaguar dealer in the U.S. and has been offering a number of styling and performance mods for a range of its...

Dealerships around the world have been taking in pre-orders of the model that many hope will revive Jaguar’s ailing sales and reputation but the hotly anticipated car, the all-new 2009 XF, is proving so popular that high demand for the car has led to delays in some deliveries. The XF...

Suzuki has released an official teaser for its new Kizashi 3 concept sedan, which will be unveiled in a couple of weeks at the New York Auto Show. The Kizashi concept vehicles represent Suzuki’s first attempt at developing a model that could be sold in the middle class segment and the...

We recently reported that Infiniti may be developing a four-door GT-R to form a new halo model for the brand. Today we got further evidence of such a plan when Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn told reporters at a press presentation at this week’s Geneva Motor Show that "a car like this at Infiniti"...

The global trend toward more luxurious, safer and more powerful cars is not lost on Renault. Despite cutting back production due to slow sales of the Laguna, the company is moving forward with plans to go even further up-market. One of the cars Renault will use to get there is the product of a...

Pegged as a ‘four-door stealth sports car,’ Mercedes tuner Brabus has unveiled a new V12 Biturbo C-Class sedan covered in a matte-black coating, which will be on display at this week’s Geneva Motor Show. Brabus has been transplanting high output, large displacement engines into...

Mercedes-Benz will be adding three ultra-efficient versions of its C-Class sedan to its lineup this spring, featuring a host of new technologies aimed at improving fuel consumption and reducing emissions. The new range is dubbed ‘BlueEFFICIENCY’ and the models include the volume C180...

Despite sales troubles in Australia and a general lack of interest in its Maybach brand, Daimler has chosen to go to production with its Maybach 62 Landaulet, shown first in concept form in Dubai last year, and again at the Detroit auto show. The first examples will emerge in the third quarter of...

Down in Australia where the Pontiac G8 is manufactured, GM offers a high-performance version of the car tuned by Holden’s HSV performance arm complete with a LS2 V8 engine and a generous 411hp. The U.S., meanwhile, is only scheduled to get milder V6 and V8 models with the most powerful...

Iconic is the only way to describe Chrysler's 300C. It stands out from a crowd, even if that crowd is populated by cars costing three times as much. And the SRT treatment has traditionally given the 300C the goods to back up its looks. But now Europe is getting an SRT 300C diesel - and although it...

Toyota gave us a preview of Japanese domestic market Crown flagship at last year’s Tokyo Motor Show when it rolled out the Crown Luxury Hybrid concept car. The carmaker has now taken the wraps off the final production version of the regular petrol models as well as a new hybrid range topper...

Dealerships around the world have been taking in pre-orders of the model that many hope will revive Jaguar's ailing sales and reputation. The XF, designed as a replacement to the S-Type, goes on sale March 10, but already 10,000 people have reserved their seat behind the wheel. With the replacement...

By all accounts, the Phaeton limo has been a major flop for Volkswagen and nowhere has it performed more badly than in the U.S. where the decision to drop the car came just two years after its launch. Since going on sale back in 2003, VW America managed to find a home for just 3,354 cars in total...

One strategy Volkswagen is looking at to make its cars more appealing in the U.S. is to offer smaller and more efficient engines than its rivals but use turbochargers to maintain class leading performance. Only yesterday we reported that VW was investigating launching vehicles in the U.S. with...

The Phaeton limo may have been a major flop for Volkswagen but officials are keen to see the launch of a successor, especially in the U.S. where it could pose as a technical and environmental flagship for the carmaker. The original model was priced similarly to BMWs and Audis but it wore a humble...

Hyundai’s new Genesis flagship sedan was on display today at the Chicago Auto Show in full production trim for the first time. The car was previously shown at the Detroit show but it was presented with two different grilles, one with the regular Hyundai ‘H’ and the other with a...

The current base version of the Jaguar XF is the 2.7L V6 diesel model but there could be an even cheaper XF in the lineup if demand for such a car rises. Jaguar, like all carmakers, is facing pressures from stricter emissions standards as well as rising fuel costs but unlike its rivals it doesn't...

German tuning company WaM, short for ‘WheelsandMore,’ is best known for its outrageous wheel designs but the tuner has proven that it can match the big boys like Brabus and Lumma with its latest performance upgrades for the AMG CLS55. The latest package includes the tuner’s...

Update: The 2009 Honda Accord Euro (Acura TSX) has been released. Click here for the latest story. Last month Honda released official teaser images for its next-generation Accord Euro, and now we have images of an actual sedan prototype undergoing testing in California. In the U.S. the car will be...

Influential magazine Consumer Reports has ranked the 2008 CTS ahead of BMW’s 328i and Mercedes’ C300 by a significant margin in its latest list of upscale sports sedans. Better still, the CTS was the only model to be rated as ‘Excellent,’ while the best the German’s...