Luxury class and sports cars

Three Maextro V800s, three broken brake pedal mounts: An emergency braking test shakes the trust in a Chinese luxury van from the Huawei orbit. Authorities are now investigating — and a fundamental question arises: How much development pace can safety tolerate?

BMW konzentriert sich beim gründlich überarbeiteten 7er insbesondere auf die Elektroversion des i7. Dabei ist gerade das neue Einstiegsmodell des 740 xDrive eine Variante, die sich gegen Elektroversionen und Achtzylinder bestens behaupten kann.

The new Lexus ES arrives in 2026 with two faces: as a traditional full hybrid and, for the first time, also as a battery-electric sedan. Both are priced the same; both target company car drivers and taxi operators. But on the road it quickly becomes clear that the Japanese, precisely with the electric drive, have found their more convincing answer to the German business class.

To mark the 140th anniversary of innovation, Mercedes-Benz is on a transcontinental journey worldwide. Currently, the convoy is touring Africa and will traverse Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa. In addition to the Equator, Nairobi National Park and the Kilimanjaro mountain range, the S-Class can expect many more highlights on the African continent.

There are quite a few people who consider the taxi color to be unfashionable and ugly. Now the luxurious Maybach of basketball star LeBron James is being auctioned off. Mercedes has equipped the vehicle in the Manufaktur program with all imaginable luxury, and has chosen a light ivory tone as its exclusive color!

(dpa) The marque looks back on a century of history. While real estate projects are opening up new areas of business, the core business is being realigned following profit declines.

Mercedes had touted the S-Class facelift – in reality, the changes are rather modest. However, something is happening with the internal combustion engines. The plug-in hybrid powertrain has also been optimized and performed well on the test drive.

Mercedes recently showed the way with the S-Class and the EQS — now BMW is also presenting its revised flagship: the duo of the 7 Series and the all-electric i7. Visually, there has been a lot of change at the front of the noble flagship, because the new generation is driving ahead more confidently than ever before.

Mercedes-Benz pushes the boundaries of a familiar segment. With the sales launch of the Mercedes-Benz VLE, Mercedes-Benz is aiming to do exactly that: redefine the classic minivan — as a kind of electric limousine in XXL format.

After the updated Mercedes S-Class was unveiled to the public a few weeks ago, Maybach fans can now look forward to a new generation of the Swabian flagship. There's hardly more luxury to be had.

World premiere in Stuttgart: Mercedes presents the VLE and VLS — and Die Taxi Heute was there. With the new generation of the V-Class, Mercedes wants nothing less than to redefine the van segment—from the family van through shuttle services to premium transport.

When it comes to mobility that serves the state, the spirit of the times counts less than the protection class. Mercedes-Benz has updated its armored S-Class and introduced the S 680 Guard, a limousine that is elegantly discreet and technologically upgraded. In it, Friedrich Merz will also be traveling in the future.

When a new S-Class arrives, the automotive world holds its breath for a brief moment. The current Mercedes S-Class has been on the market for almost six years already – only now is there an update of the luxury sedan from Stuttgart.

Many manufacturers have withdrawn from the segment of large sedans—not so Volvo. The Swedes master the difficult balancing act and combine electric drive, the upper class, and a touch of the luxury segment with the ES90.

The established heavyweights are clear: BMW 7 Series, Audi A8, Mercedes S-Class or EQS. A newcomer from China is now pushing into this segment. The Chinese manufacturer Nio is putting its new flagship on the road. The ET9, delivered in China since March 2025, aims to be more than a car—it is a platform, a digital ecosystem, and a technological statement.

Seven was yesterday. The A6 was A6 and remains A6 – also as Avant with a combustion engine. Apart from the name that is little more than declarative, expectations are particularly high for the new luxury model from Ingolstadt. As a chauffeur's wagon or a luxury taxi, the Ingolstadt model could certainly impress.