Luxury Car

Jaguar debuted the XJ75 Platinum Concept at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance over the weekend. Built as both a celebration of Jag's 75th anniversary, as well as an extreme example of how the luxury British automaker's new flagship XJ sedan can be customized during the ordering process, the XJ75 Platinum ...    Read more

At California's world-famous Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, exotic car maker Morgan debut its stunning EvaGT. The Morgan EvaGT is a car that shrugs off the antiquated Morgan image while retaining much of what makes a Morgan unique - most notably, in the styling department. Those broad front fender arches are present ...    Read more

Jaguar is making waves (again) among luxury sports car aficiandos. At the upcoming Concours d'Elegance at Pebble Beach, California, the automaker plans to debut its XKR 175 Limite Edition coupe. The XKR 75 unveiled earlier this year sports a revised suspension, aerodynamics, and engine, and was engineered to be more ...    Read more

Can there be too much demand for one's product? Yes, it can be. Just ask Jaguar and Land Rover. According to Bloomberg, sales of the two brands were up 59 percent over the last quarter, and Tata has been struggling to keep pace, due in part to the ...    Read more

If you own a Mercedes-Benz G-Class (model years 200-2010), you may want to contact your dealership to, ah, shine a light on some recent recalls issued on the SUV. There are two issues with the vehicle resulting in the recall. The first deals with the front turn signals. Apparently the ...    Read more

Tata might be most famous for building the world's least-expensive car, the $2500 Nano, but the Indian company bought Jaguar Land Rover from Ford in 2008 and has been running the two brands since. Tata already sells Land Rovers in India, and according to Tata CEO Carl-Peter Forster, Tata CEO, ...    Read more

Though there have been reports that even the rich are pulling back their (gold-plated) horns as the recession deepens worldwide, there are still many who demand the best life has to offer. Example: the Middle East. Bentley has just announced it is debuting two special models for the area. "We have ...    Read more

According to an Automotive News report , Buick execs have reportedly decided to call their compact crossover the Encore. Details are still slim, but the "Baby Enclave" is expected it to make its debut sometime in 2012 as a 2013 model. The Encore will likely pick up many design ...    Read more

According to an Autocar report, Land Rover is hard at work on readying a new model to fit in just above the new Evoque and below the Range Rover Sport. The plan may be part of an initiative by Jaguar Land Rover CEO Ralf Septh and Tata ...    Read more

Mercedes-Benz released information on its Maybach exotic supercar, refreshed for 2011. Details can be found in the press release below.What's New for 2011MY - Maybach ...    Read more

Last month, reports flew that Honda planned to axe its Acura Legend otherwise known as the Acura RL here in the states. The model's discontinuation in the UK lent credibility to the speculation. Well, Honda CEO Takanobu Ito axed that idea. Ito, according to Autocar , states ...    Read more

Owners of older Volvo XC90s SUV should keep careful note of their vehicles' headlights and turn signal systems. According to Bloomberg, which cites the NHTSA, up to 93,487 2004-2005 Volvo XC90s could be affected by malfunctioning headlight and turn signal systems, among other components. Defects in such systems could increase ...    Read more

While Ford won't be handing over the reigns to Volvo to upcoming owner Geely until the third quarter of this year, the Chinese automaker has already begun replacing the Swedish carmaker's top brass with its own staff. Geely Chairman Li Shufu will also be chairman of the board at Volvo. ...    Read more

Two new safety technologies -- Active Lane Keeping Assist and Active Blind Spot Assist – have been added to the 2011 Mercedes-Benz CL-Class. Active Lane Keeping Assist monitors the road ahead with an on-board camera. If the attached computer sees the vehicle veering outside the lane line, it notifies the ...    Read more

Luxury car brands continue to sit prettily on the Personal Satisfaction Index (PSI). Sitting atop this year's PSI is Mercedes, followed by Lexus, Land Rover, Acura, and Jaguar to round out the top five. The first mass-market brand to appear is Chevrolet at tenth; Ford and Honda placed directly behind. ...    Read more

Following up on the 2011 Infiniti lineup, below are the specifications for the coupes, convertibles, and sedans: G, G37, and M. The Infiniti G Line ...    Read more

Nissan has just released details of its 2011 Infiniti lineup. Below are the crossover and SUV: the all-new QX, the gender-bending EX, and the hulking FX. 2011 Infiniti QX ...    Read more

Land Rover Owner International (LRO), the official magazine for owners and fans of the luxury SUV, posts that the former Spice Girl and paramour to soccer god and, unofficial, model David Beckham, has been appointed the title of “Creative Design Executive” for Land Rover’s Range Rover lineup. Says Gerry McGovern, ...    Read more

Supercar maker Aston Martin has released details – including pricing -- on the 2011 DB9 coupe, the Volante convertible, and Vantage N420. The 2011 DB9 coupe will start at $187,615, while the drop-top Volante will run $201,115. Exterior updates for the 2011 DB9 include a new front and rear ...    Read more

Ford and Hyundai are ratching up the pressure on the competition in fuel economy. Ford's luxury brand Lincoln recently released EPA-blessed figures on its 2011 MKX crossover. The Environmental Protection Agency certifies the MKX delivers delivering 19 mpg in city driving and 26 mpg on the highway. That beats ...    Read more

While US-based Ford owns Volvo Cars, it needs Europe's blessing to sell the Swedish brand to Chinese automaker Geely. Well, it finally got the go-ahead from the folks on the Continent. Per the EU's anti-monopoly regulations, a commission needed to investigate the sale to ensure no monopolization of the ...    Read more

German automaker Mercedes-Benz has released some mpg estimates of some of its vehicles model year 2011. They include: ...    Read more

Toyota got slammed just before the holiday weekend as new reports surfaced of stalling engines in its popular Lexus luxury brand lineup. The engines in question involve the 3.5-liter V-6 and 4.6-liter V-8 mills used in the GS350, GS450h, GS460, IS350, LS460, LS600h, and LS600h L, along with the ...    Read more

There are two types of car markets in the world: “emerging” ala China, India, where there are lots of folks eager for any vehicle; and the “mature” market like Japan and the U.S., where there are a lot of competitors vying for few, picky shoppers. Volkswagen-owned Audi is deliberating its ...    Read more

Last week, the New York Times reported that the Ford/Lincoln manufacturing plant in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, is shutting its doors. That means there will be no more Ford Crown Vics and Lincoln Town Cars for police vehicles, taxis, limos, and other livery services. Ford’s reasons for the discontinuation are ...    Read more