-With only one refresh since its last major makeover for 2008, Lexus’s LX570 SUV was ripe for updates. The problem, if you can call it one, is that people genuinely liked it the way it was. Sharing its sturdy and capable underpinnings with the Toyota Land Cruiser and offering opulent interior furnishings with a comparatively demure exterior, it’s truly a luxury SUV. But while the LX was busy holding its
– With no hint of eastern inscrutability, Toyota boss Akio Toyoda defined the Lexus GS mid-luxe rear-drive model’s mission ages ago: Attack the European sports sedan squadron—Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, and soon Alfa Romeo—with determination. Given that task, Lexus has broadened the GS roster by adding a value edition powered by a smaller, more fuel-efficient engine. The new-for-2016 GS200t follows Continental protocol to the letter with a turbocharged and intercooled
– Every year, machinery junkies arrive in Pebble Beach—a private enclave that has banned motorcycles unless you’re staying at one of its pricey resorts—for a much ballyhooed gathering of well-heeled automobile aficionados. (Naturally, Sunday’s Concours d’Élégance features a motorcycle category. Message: You can do whatever you want, as long as you’ve got money.) The week, however, begins in a more ramshackle manner over in Pacific Grove at the Little Car
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– Jon Darlington, engineering manager for the Jaguar XE, describes Tata Motors as the perfect parent, always willing to give its children a loan yet never so meddlesome as to dictate how the money is spent. The F-type may have been a rash, indulgent way to spend dad’s money, but it became the brand’s modern icon. Now, Jaguar appears focused on sensible spending. This new sports sedan ushers in Jaguar’s
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– There comes a time in certain cars’ life cycles when a special edition is needed to keep sales rolling in. It’s about that time—if not way past that time—for Infiniti’s aging flagship sedan, the Q70 (which you may still know better by its old M37 and M56 badges.) Behold the Q70 Premium Select Edition. – Certainly, the words “premium” and “select” couldn’t say less about the car even when strung together,
– Whether it’s with record-breaking auction sales, howling vintage racers, or simply seeing prancing-horse badges at seemingly every turn, Ferrari attracts a great deal of attention during Monterey Car Week, which culminates in the world-famous Pebble Beach Concours d’Élégance. This week, there will be even more love for Enzo’s company, as Ferrari will be the featured marque at the 65th annual concours on the 18th fairway. To further reinforce Ferrari’s presence
– When the storied red and yellow Abarth shield appeared on the 2012 Fiat 500 at the L.A. auto show, we had high hopes it signaled an upcoming scorpion-led renaissance for the brand. Our initial enthusiasm was quickly tempered, however, with the realization that the 500 was the only car Fiat sold in the U.S. But Fiat has fleshed out its U.S. lineup with the 500L, 500X, and upcoming Fiat 124 Spider—the
-As the E92 BMW M3 was carving out its place in history, BMW’s self-appointed arbiters of purity immediately branded its optional sunroof the mark of a poseur. The sunroof precluded the carbon-fiber roof panel, which meant not only more weight but more weight higher up, thus raising the center of gravity. And any true M3 pilot acid-dips his helmet and goes shirtless on track days to achieve the lowest possible