Maybach is scheduled to make a return to the market as an …. SUV! The market has seen a flurry of activity in recent years in the ultra luxury SUV market with Lamborghini building the Urus on the Audi Q8 platform, as did Bentley with the Bentayga. Rolls-Royce brought out the Cullinan, Aston Martin has their DBX heading towards the market and have relaunched the Lagonda marque … [Read more...]
Toyota Century GRMN
Here at Motoring Weekly we like to keep an eye on unusual or one-off vehicles that appear out of the blue. Late last year there was a flurry of reports about the Toyota Century GRMN. The Toyota Century is the ultra limousine built exclusively for the Japanese Domestic Market (JDM). It has had only three generations in over fifty years and is a true low volume vehicle - only … [Read more...]
Luxury cars means profits for manufacturers
European car makers are struggling - at least the ones that are selling lower priced cars. To make a cheap car you need cheap components and cheap labour, so many manufacturers are building in Eastern Europe or Asia to reduce costs, however the price pressure in the market especially from even cheaper cars built in the Far East isn't helping. So what to do? Follow the example … [Read more...]