European Cars

The 2014 Mercedes-Benz E-Class has been redesigned, and now we've got pricing for the entire range. The 2014 E350 Sedan starts at $52,825 after delivery, signaling a $920 price increase over last year's model. Available in September, customers will also ...    Read more

When it first appeared at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, the Audi Quattro Coupe concept was to be a celebration of the automaker's famous all-wheel-drive coupe, a modern interpretation alluding to a rich racing heritage, melding newer styling with classic cues. The result was a much lauded success. But the ...    Read more

It should come as little surprise after last month's global reveal of the 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class, that the top-level high-performance variant AMG model would soon follow. What is surprising, is how it was revealed, in a factory video showing production at ...    Read more

The little Volkswagen Golf is the best-selling car in the automaker's lineup, which you may not be aware of since that honor goes to the VW Jetta here in the U.S. Overseas, the model has been on sale since 1974, and after just under 40 years, it has reach the ...    Read more

When the Fiat 500 Gucci Edition was first introduced, it was touted as a pairing of two Italian icons of style. The limited edition 500s were scooped up, and in an effort to satisfy customer demand--and boost sales--the 2013 Fiat 500 Gucci ...    Read more

As we keep digging up the corpse of Saab and beating it back down in its afterlife, at least we now know that it will go a little more peacefully into the night. A U.S. judge just threw out the lawsuit the Swedish automaker's parent company filed against former parent ...    Read more

Production of the Porsche Cayenne and Porsche Panamera have been stopped at the automaker's Leipzig, Germany assembly plant, on account of flooding in the region. The plant produces the Cayenne SUV and Panamera five-door hatchback for global markets, including the U.S. According to a report in Automotive News, ...    Read more

Audi has been aggressively expanding its range, adding new models, and performance variants of those models. The Audi A7 debuted in 2011 as a 2012 model, and although mechanically similar to the A6, its hatchback styling instantly won us--and most of the industry--over. The S7 soon followed, and the RS7 ...    Read more

Mercedes-Benz is hoping to sharply increase AMG sales in the coming years. The performance arm of Mercedes-Benz has seen rapid growth since the automaker officially acquired the tuner company in 2005, after a long partnership. AMG sold about 24,500 models last year, with 6,658 of those going to buyers in ...    Read more

It's no secret that Porsche has been planning a compact crossover to slot beneath the Porsche Cayenne for some time. It's also no secret that it's going to be called the Porsche Macan, named after a kind ...    Read more

Remember how we told you that in recent history, automakers have made a handful of three-cylinder engines, and all but the one in the 2014 Ford Fiesta 1.0-liter EcoBoost were terrible? One of the culprits was the ...    Read more

If there's one sedan out there that has just the right amount of style, performance, and sex appeal, it's the Maserati Quattroporte. So what happens if that sex appeal finds the touchdown line and helps spawn a family? What do you do from there? If you're former president ...    Read more

Remember Land Rover's plans to introduce a new Defender in the next few years? Unfortunately for fans of the iconic nameplate, this has been put on hold, along with the opening of Land Rover's latest engine plant in India. The original plan was to offer a lightweight Defender model but ...    Read more

Available on all 2014 BMW 6 Series models will be a special M Sport enhancement edition that will add features and sportier styling. On the outside the 6 Series will get new 19-inch wheels with a double five-spoke design. A host of dark-chrome accents will make their way on everything ...    Read more

Mercedes-Benz will be the first to tell you that it is the grandfather of the diesel engine. Across the pond, this makes for really good for business as 55 percent of all Europeans drive a vehicle with a diesel engine under the hood. Back in America, that number is incinerated ...    Read more

Porsche is undoubtedly one of the most iconic automakers, and its sports cars have been pleasing enthusiasts for decades. So when Porsche began deviating from its tried and true recipe of classically styled performance coupes, more than a few in the industry raised an eyebrow. In an effort to expand ...    Read more

Sorting through Mercedes-Benz's ever-expanding lineup, it can feel like a never-diminishing bowl of alphabet soup. But as far as the suits in Stuttgart are concerned, there is one letter that matters above all: S. The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class exemplifies that rare confluence of driving characteristics, advanced technology, and ...    Read more

Mercedes-Benz is comfortable letting you know that the comfy 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class offers superior levels of comfort. Just how comfortable? It comfortably mentions "comfort" or "comfortable" 19 times in its press release. On page one. Of four. But is it? Is it comfortable? Well, yes. At least the previous S-Class ...    Read more

Luck favors the prepared, and as it turned out, we were ready when we saw the 2014 Mini Cooper driving Southern California's Pacific Coast Highway at Point Mugu when we were evaluating vehicles for an upcoming crossover comparison. Overlooking the highway from a sand dune, our resident photographer Jason Davis snapped ...    Read more

When we stopped for a break during testing five compact crossovers for an upcoming comparison at Point Mugu State Park in Malibu, imagine our surprise when we caught sight of the 2014 BMW X5 driving by just minutes after we saw a similarly camouflaged next-generation Mini Cooper crossing our path. ...    Read more

What's black and orange and fast all over? The 2013 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport, duh. You may remember hearing Bugatti's name in the news recently, as the Guinness Book of World Records decided to take the title of "fastest production car" away based strictly on a technicality. In ...    Read more

Remember when we told you Volvo was planning on discontinuing its five- and six-cylinder engines in favor of four-cylinder engines and hybrids? Volvo obviously isn't messing around, releasing information about its new kinetic energy regeneration system (KERS) today that will ...    Read more

What happens when an all-new 2014 Jaguar F-Type, Damian Lewis, and Jordi Molla come together, and not necessarily on their own terms? You get a lot of misunderstandings, high speed car chases, and some errant bullets. All of which are to be expected. Nevertheless, as one commenter so aptly puts ...    Read more

For this episode, Frank Markus of Motor Trend travels to Saint Tropez to test out the brand new Mercedes-Benz CLA, the automaker's new entry into the youth market. The idea of a Mercedes-Benz under $30,000 seems dangerous, especially when you take the old ...    Read more

Big V-8 engines are "dinosaurs." Long live the four-cylinder. If that's not Volvo goading traditional power-hungry drivers on, we don't know what is. We've known for some time that the Swedish automaker was abandoning five-, six-, and eight-cylinder engines in favor of turbocharged four-cylinders and hybrids. ...    Read more