
Mazda defines itself as an upstart challenger brand. And in a market where its competitors’ sales are stagnant, its are increasing. What’s the strategy behind this? An intentional move upscale.

Mazda defines itself as an upstart challenger brand. And in a market where its competitors’ sales are stagnant, its are increasing. What’s the strategy behind this? An intentional move upscale.
The Wagoneer S is pricey for its category, and while we appreciate the Launch edition’s performance, quality, and desirable luxury features, its lack of refinement in the ride category makes it a difficult proposition for us to recommend at this price point.
Since Liu has conquered the dramatic, visual, and audio arts, it seems worthwhile to ask if she’s interested in taking on something else, like modern dance. “I mean, get me on the dance floor,” she says, laughing.
The Vanquish coupe is a menacing bruiser with the stunning good looks of a mature male model. The Vanquish Volante is that guy with his top off. You can’t stop staring.
The $3.5 million Lamborghini Fenomeno “looks like an alien,” according to Mitja Borkert, the brand’s design director. And some of its features are “not making you a better driver and not helping you drive faster,” he says. They’re “just looking cool.”
Bentley just unveiled an all-electric concept, the EXP 15, and its outré appearance falls along the subjective spectrum between “bold” and “the designers have contracted brain worms.”
When filming, Idris was able to tap the knowledge of one the best known, and the best, racers of all time, Lewis Hamilton, who is a producer on the movie, and appears in it. “Lewis would come by set loads of times, and we’d sit in the trailers and he’d call BS on what was in the scripts, like, ‘That would never happen,’” Idris says, grinning.
While affordable convertibles are vanishing, six-figure droptops are proliferating. I wonder what that is about?
The famed Porsche collector and customizer focused his creative vision on a unique livery for the Italian marque’s 1,900 hp EV.
As the shift to fully electric vehicles morphs, how are luxury automakers extending the life cycle of their gas-powered offerings?