The BMW 8 Series remains the brand's largest passenger car that isn't an SUV, sitting at the top of the lineup with an emphasis on luxury grand touring. Its current generation has been on the market since 2018, offered in coupe, convertible, and Gran Coupe (uhm, sedan) body styles.  Rumors ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

If you've ever gone through the challenging process of trading in an older car for a new one at a dealership, you may have experienced something like this. You begin by telling the salesperson that you're interested in trading in your vehicle. After that, you fill out a bunch of forms, and then a ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Luxury brands are emphasizing personalization in order to keep customers coming back—and spending more money when they do. Case in point is BMW, which recently announced an investment of over 30 million euros ($34.9 million at current exchange rates) to expand the paint shop at its assembly plant ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

UK motoring publication Motor Express reports that Vee-Dub is trying out a power subscription on owners of the cheapest EV it sells in the country. Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Lamborghini is taking a victory lap at Monterey Car Week this year, marking 20 years since the debut of its best-selling supercar, the Gallardo. To celebrate, the brand is dusting off one of its most radical design experiments — the Gallardo Concept S. First shown at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show and ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

General Motors might be about to replace its aging Express and Savana vans with something straight out of a sci-fi sketchbook. According to reports, Chevy’s next light commercial vehicle could be a rebadged Hyundai Staria — the futuristic van currently sold in Asia and Europe. The move comes as GM ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

To celebrate the 75th anniversary of its arrival in North America, and to give it something to show at 2025 Monterey Car Week, Aston Martin turned to its Q division to create customized versions of its three current convertibles with design elements inspired by both the Monterey locale and "the ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

One of the strangest sights in the automotive world must be to see a Lamborghini Urus SE—one of the most visually arresting cars in the world—tootling around town in silence, running on nothing more than its electric motor. This plug-in hybrid SUV looks like it needs a blaring soundtrack to justify ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

The original Acura RSX was a two-door coupe closely related to the Integra of the time, but the new one won't be anything like the front-wheel-drive hot hatch. Acura today unveiled the RSX Prototype, a concept previewing next year's performance SUV, at Monterey Car Week in California, where it will ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

The Autoblog spy photographers have sent us a new batch of images that reveal the upcoming 2027 Audi SQ7 with minimal camouflage and many changes over its predecessor. There's still some vinyl deception around the lower headlight clusters and upper taillight elements, over the front and rear ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Complaints about distracting, screen-heavy car interiors keep piling up, but manufacturers are still turning a blind eye to them. Even Mazda, a company that prioritized physical vehicle controls over touchscreens for longer than most, has made the switch to a giant touchscreen in the all-new ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Mercedes-Maybach sits at the top of Mercedes-Benz's luxury offerings, known for extending comfort, craftsmanship, and exclusivity beyond the brand's standard range. In a segment where Bentley and Rolls-Royce often set the pricing benchmarks, Maybach has managed to occupy a space that offers ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Rivian’s R1S is one of the nicest three-row electric SUVs on the market, assuming you can afford one. Fully loaded, it’s possible to spend over $125,000 on an R1S Quad Launch Edition, a sum that gets you a great combination of performance and luxury—as it should. But an even more exclusive, ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Classic cars ooze style, but often, they also ooze vital fluids. Modern cars tend to be more reliable, but less interesting to look at and live with. The solution? An old-school body on top of a new Roadster Shop chassis powered by a Coyote V8. That's the recipe Velocity Modern Classics followed to ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

A study has revealed states with the strictest traffic laws by primarily evaluating how speeding fines, speed limits, and DUI suspension regulations vary between jurisdictions. The analysis by Davidoff Law Personal Injury Lawyers, which was first reported by Forbes and updated by Autoblog to ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Set to make its debut during Monterey Car Week, Cadillac’s latest show car is a high-performance 2+2 meant to raise the bar for battery-electric vehicles. Quite literally. It’s an EV you could show off at the country club, then take it out on the Dakar Rally or an Extreme-E race, said Bryan ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

BMW’s new iX3 is challenging Tesla’s Model Y on multiple fronts, and its strengths might be enough to justify the likely price difference. Tesla’s Model Y starts at $44,990 for its Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive (RWD) version, while the Long Range All-Wheel Drive (AWD) has a base price of $48,990. The ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

While many carmakers are racing toward full electrification, Toyota is taking a different approach. The company is proving that gasoline engines still have a place in the future of automobile transportation. With a new lineup of small, lightweight engines developed alongside Subaru and Mazda, ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Shelby has just taken the covers off its 2026 Super Snake-R, one of the wildest interpretations of the S650 Mustang, and the most aggressive Super Snake yet. Based on the 2026 Ford Mustang Dark Horse, Shelby has added a brutish visual makeover and a lot more power; we’re talking about even more ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Lucid Motors is heading to this year’s Monterey Car Week with a bold new take on its flagship SUV. The automaker will unveil a rugged concept version of the Gravity on the prestigious Concept Lawn at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, August 17. While the production Gravity only ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]