Chicago: Lexus plays us like a fiddle with its LFA quartet

Filed under: Chicago Auto Show, Coupe, Performance, Etc., Lexus

Last we checked, there were fewer than 90 Lexus LFA models in the United States. So imagine our surprise to find not one, not two, but four of the automaker’s carbon-fiber exotics parked under the lights in the Lexus booth at the Chicago Auto Show.
Normally, when four [...]

Report: Saab collection to be sold after all – the one in America

Filed under: Classics, Auctions, Saab

Just when we thought the classic vehicles owned by Saab were safe from the gavel, tragedy strikes. According to Hemmings, the vehicles held in the Saab Cars North America Heritage Collection will be auctioned in an 10-car lot on Friday, February 10. Vehicles like the gorgeous and painfully rare 1956 Type [...]

Official: 2013 BMW 640i Gran Coupe priced at $76,895

Filed under: Car Buying, Sedan, Geneva Motor Show, BMW, Luxury

BMW has slapped a sticker onto the latest addition to the 6 Series lineup, and the all-new 2013 640i Gran Coupe will carry at sticker of $76,895 (including the $895 destination charge) when it goes on sale this summer.
The 640i is the first variant of the [...]

Official: Bentley hires David Hilton as new Head of Exterior Design

Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Bentley, UK, Design/Style, Luxury

Bentley has named designer David Hilton as the company’s head of exterior design. Hilton ran his own successful design firm for 12 years before accepting the position with the ultra-luxury automaker. He will now report to Dirk van Braeckel, director of design and styling. Hilton is stepping into the [...]

Video: This is the difference between a sports sedan and the GT-R

Filed under: Coupe, Sedan, Videos, BMW, Nissan

Okay, this is an easy one. If we told you to pick a performance winner between the Nissan GT-R and the BMW M5, we’re guessing the vast majority of you would pick Godzilla to come out on top. Both vehicles feature over 500 horsepower, but the BMW weighs over [...]