Luxury : Car News And Reviews

Our friends over at Gadget Review managed to get their hands on the elegant, fast and elusive 2014 Audi RS7, and spent some quality time behind the wheel. This luxurious, yet powerful German car sports a more-than-ample 560hp twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8, which is capable of pushing this large sedan from 0-to-60mph in just 3.7 seconds and a 174mph top speed, despite weighing in at nearly 4500 pounds.

The Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG is far from the most luxurious Benz on the road, nor does it have all the latest technological innovations that Mercedes has to offer. However, it does have the new Mercedes-Benz Active Parking Assist system, which not only points out available parking spaces but also parallel parks the car and pulls it back out of the space again.

The Jaguar BlackJag is a one-of-a-kind supercar first seen at the 2004 Geneva Motor Show. Created by the Fuore Design as a successor to the Jaguar XF10, the car has a 7.0-liter 10-cylinder engine that develops 640 horsepower, a top speed of 210 mph, and a 0-to-100 km/h (62 mph) time of 3.8 seconds.

Bentley has been planning to release its first ever sport utility vehicle in the not-too-distant future, and is starting to show off bits of the vehicle. The Bentley SUV will pack in the same sort of true luxury, performance and craftsmanship found in their other cars, and the company claims it will be the “world’s most powerful and luxurious SUV.”

Audi has updated its 7-series luxury five-door sport sedans with the newly announced 2014 A7 and S7 Sportbacks. Both cars have a number of styling updates along with new technology incorporated into the production models for the 2014 model year.

Audi has created a series of limited edition cars to celebrate Japan’s entry into the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Their exterior is finished in Audi’s Estoril Blue, which is available worldwide on many of its 2014 models, but the cars also come with an exclusive Knight Blue leather interior with contrasting Crimson Red stitching.

Bentley’s Luc Donckerwolke, Director of Design, and SangYup Lee, Head of Exterior Design discuss Bentley’s approach to designing cars to create a match between performance, technology, comfort, and bespoke styling. The two designers each rode in the luxurious back seat of a Bentley Mulsanne and not only shared their thoughts on design but also showed off the two integrated Apple iPads that are available in the luxury car.

Bentley is recognizing its 95th anniversary in the United Kingdom by unveiling the new, limited edition Mulsanne 95, a special edition of the automaker’s flagship model. Only 15 of these handcrafted vehicles will be produced and they are reserved for customers in the UK.

The brand new BMW M4 looks pretty sweet, but up until now, we’ve pretty much only seen some canned footage from BMW. Journalists are now starting to get their hands on the car, like the guys at Autoblog.NL. 

Jaguar plans on revealing its BMW 3-series fighter, the new Jaguar XE later this year. In the mean time, they’re starting the publicity machine to start whetting our appetites. The other day, Jaguar posted an image of the actual XE to its Twitter account.

Germany’s Brabus has taken their hand to the Mercedes-Benz E63 sedan and boosted the car in almost every way, including the power plant to an mind-crushing 850 horsepower. That gives the car a top speed of over 217 mph and a 0-to-100 kmh (62 mph) time of 3.7 seconds for the rear-wheel drive models and 3.1 seconds for the 4Matic all-wheel drive version.

Cadillac is retiring its current generation of the Cadillac CTS-V, and is recognizing the end of the series with a limited edition 2015 CTS-V Coupe. The exclusive, high-performance coupe shares the technology of its predecessors with a 556hp supercharged V8 engine, Cadillac’s Magnetic Ride Control, and Brembo brakes.

Rolls-Royce honors the waterspeed records of Sir Malcolm Campbell and the Bluebird with the new Phantom Drophead Coupé Waterspeed Collection. With a forward-thinking approach that reflects the mindset of Campbell and his pursuit of those records, the Waterspeed Collection also uses the most modern materials available.

BMW has announced a new edition of their flagship luxury sedan, the BMW 7 Series Edition Exclusive. The new variant will be introduced in the Summer of 2014 and will feature metallic paintwork, exclusive 19-inch V-spoke light alloy wheels, an enhanced, exclusive Nappa leather for the trim and also carried over to the instrument panel.

BMW’s Individual Manufaktur program allows buyers to customize their cars beyond what’s normally available in the brochure. You can choose from options like exclusive paint colors, upholstery, headliners, and interior trim. Occasionally, BMW puts together a showcase vehicle to illustrate what can be done with the program.