PALO ALTO, California– “Fog rolls in on little cat feet” and so do we, whisper quiet, through the tree-lined streets of Atherton California, a Silicon Valley bedroom community with the highest median house prices in the country. The intense sun has burned off most of the Bay area’s infamous fog but in this shady enclave, everything is cool serenity

PORTLAND, Oregon – No sooner had we merged on the I-84 E out of Portland, did we come perilously close to being crushed between an oversize load and the concrete centre median. Thanks to a combination of good brakes and dumb luck, we came to a quick stop while the oblivious transport driver continued on – in our lane. To say that we were relieved w

It's the latest super special Bentley by Mulliner. Once again, Mulliner has gone to extremes to show off just how personalized they can make a Bentley product. This time it's for field sports enthusiasts, aka hunters.  Mulliner is Bentley's personal commissioning division. That's what you call the customization department when you're dealing wit

Bentley has released details on its first-ever hybrid model, a plug-in version of the Bentayga SUV, which is set for a full reveal at this week's Geneva auto show. We suspect it's Bentley's generous opinion of itself that led it to claim the Bentayga as the "world's first luxury hybrid;" there are already several upscale hybrids available from a

Special editions with an "outdoorsy" flavour have been a tried and true luxury SUV tradition for decades. Some of the most notable being the Orvis Jeep Grand Cherokee of the late '90s, Eddie Bauer Fords, and on a more exclusive level the Holland and Holland Range Rovers complete with shotguns and a bar in the boot. With the Bentayga , Bentley's

British luxury car maker Rolls-Royce is reportedly readying its first SUV model for release next year. Dubbed "Project Cullinan" after a large diamond unearthed at a South African mine in 1905, rumour has it the new SUV will be built around an aluminum-intensive structure based on the Phantom's spaceframe. Rolls hasn't shown any official imag

The automotive equivalent to “glamping” – glamourous camping – the 2019 Rolls-Royce Cullinan allows the extravagance to continue even after the asphalt ends. For those who can’t tell the difference between Baby Duck and Dom Pérignon, the Cullinan is an exercise in unnecessary opulence, but it was nonetheless introduced to provide an element of util

If you were wondering when Ferrari would finally break down and build a cash cow SUV, then we almost have an answer. Ferrari will take about 30 months to decide on production. "We're dead serious about this," Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said earlier today. That's a far cry from what Marchionne was saying just last year when he told repor

Like using a sledgehammer to hang a picture frame, some tools are just comically overqualified for the job. The iconic Mercedes-Benz G-Class has always been “too much” in the best ways possible, but the performance-oriented 2020 Mercedes-AMG G 63 version is like a sledgehammer attached to a bazooka. There’s no other way to describe it other th

Good news if you prefer two-seaters to off-roaders for your super-luxury car needs. Bentley has said that their fifth model is going to be an electric sports car, not a sub-Bentayga SUV. Speaking to Autocar , Bentley boss Wolfgang Durheimer said that "what I can say is that a small SUV is no longer on the scheme. We’re favouring a car with a fu

Land Rover brought a new level of luxury to the LA Auto Show. A Range Rover that's hand-finished, with maximum comfort for rear seat passengers. And the Range Rover SVAutobiography costs almost as much as a Bentley Bentayga. It's based on a long-wheelbase 2018 Range Rover. But then Jaguar Land Rover's Special Vehicle Operations folks add more. M

To most automakers, the sport part of sport utility vehicle means the occasional dirt road, and maybe a kayak or a bike rack on top. To Mulliner, Bentley's customization division, the sports are as luxurious as the vehicles. Forget about bike racks on the trailer hitch, this year's special has three falcon perches, including one in the centre conso

Auto industry trade organization Wards Auto has named seven first-time winners to its 2017 list of the best vehicle interiors, including new models from Alfa Romeo, Buick, Mini and Subaru. They're joined by fellow newcomers from Lincoln, Bentley and Maserati, along with a trio of returning winners from Honda, Lexus and Mazda. Wards says th

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will have 1,400 horsepower on display at this year's New York auto show when it parks the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk next to the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon already confirmed for its Big Apple debut. Road & Track cites a source who told the publication the Hellcat-powered Trackhawk SUV will be unveiled in New York,

Aston Martin has revealed a handful of details about the DBX, the brand's first crossover utility vehicle, ahead of its official unveiling in December. Aston says it will use a Mercedes-sourced 4.0L twin-turbo V8 borrowed from the Vantage and DB11 sports cars, but tuned so it "surpasses the performance credentials" of those models with 542 hp an