The brand new 2014 Bentley Flying Spur is a tidal wave of luxury torque…at least that’s what Bentley will tell you. In this first drive review, we travel all the way to China to drive and review Bentley’s newest luxury creation. Why China? Because it is where Bentley says will sell to the new generation [...]
The 2014 KIA Cadenza is new near luxury sedan that could have been built in German a few years ago. It is no secret that KIA head designer, Peter Schreyer, used to design Audi’s. You can’t help but see the connection in any new KIA model. But perhaps the new 2014 KIA Cadenza is the [...]
It seems not so long ago that the Cadillac brand was associated with white hair and slow, right-lane driving. Only ten years ago, the reliable but mundane DeVille still graced American streets, and America’s only true luxury brand seemed to be fading into oblivion. In recent years, however, the advent of the groundbreaking CTS and [...]
Lexus turned the luxury car market upside down in America when it introduced its big LS 400 luxury sedan in 1989. Suddenly, it seemed as if you were a sap if you bought a Cadillac or Mercedes instead of the LS, especially in trend-setting places such as Beverly Hills—although Lexus had no luxury car track [...]
Being the fastest Hybrid vehicle is a bold claim. Yes, the upcoming Ferrari LaFerrari and McLaren P1 hyper cars also have hybrid drivetrains and near 1,000 combined horsepower? They also cost more than a million dollars. In the meantime, Infiniti M35h sedan rules over all hybrids at the drag strip. Can it beat all competition [...]
The revamped 2013 Toyota Avalon sedan is a far cry from the first Avalon, which debuted for 1995 as a stretched, roomy version of the Toyota Camry with a front bench seat (remember those?) and a column shifter. Toyota called it the “most American of Toyotas,” and it was sort of a Japanese Buick. The [...]
I expected the large, sleek 2013 Ford Taurus sedan with its turbocharged 2-liter “EcoBoost” four-cylinder to be lazy. But it turned out to have strong acceleration and sparkling highway fuel economy for such a big guy. It wasn’t all that long ago that a 2-liter four-cylinder engine in an American car was found in small [...]
WHAT IS IT: The 5.0-liter V-8 bigger brother of the standard Genesis sedan. Bigger, as in 429 horses vs. the stock Genesis’ 375hp, 4.6-liter V-8. For two grand more you’re not just buying a motor. There’s also an R-tuned suspension, which translates as weightier feeling steering, and greatly reduced lean into corners. The R-Spec is [...]
The redesigned, sporty 2014 Mazda6 is set to challenge the Big Guys in the sedan field. The 2014 Mazda6 is a slickly redesigned mid-size sedan that retains Mazda’s sporting nature, while providing lots of practicality. The new front-drive Mazda has to be good because it’s in a tough market. Rivals include the well-established Toyota Camry [...]
NAIAS 2013: Evolution is a precarious balancing act. In the case of the CTS, Cadillac had to be sure to walk that tightrope with the utmost care. After all, the CTS has been a hit for Cadillac and put the company in the thick of the sports sedan skirmish. Cadillac introduced the 2014 Cadillac CTS [...]
The 2013 Cadillac ATS is an all new vehicle and it already carries a heavy burden. It takes direct aim at the benchmark entry-level luxury sport sedan, the BMW 3-series. This was the price of entry into the segment. If you cannot challenge the leader, then is it even worth entering this competitive playing field? [...]
Mercedes-Benz recently unveiled the new 2014 E63 AMG S-Model 4MATIC Wagon. If you’re a car nut, you know the AMG designation is code for “station wagon with a massive V-8 under the hood.” However if you’re a three-pointed star fan, you might be wondering what the “S-Model” wording is all about. In this case, the 2014 [...]
The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class has not yet been officially revealed in its entirety, but the folks from Stuttgart have peaked our interest by releasing a series of interior images and information. Mercedes has gone above and beyond any interior standard imaginable. Many of the new S-Class components, such as the steering wheel, are put together [...]
I recently had the chance to ride around in the 2013 Buick Verano and Buick Verano Turbo for an afternoon and came away with a list of things that a prospective buyer should know about this car. AMERICA HAS A CHALLENGER Buick is steadily reshaping their once geriatric image into a stylish domestic alternative [...]
