Top 100 highlights of the 2021 auction year

Our annual highlights of the auction year reached a crescendo in this post-2021 coverage - the most explosive growth, the most ridiculous lots, and dozens of examples of the most expensive items in history ... not to mention the most bizarre lots we've yet seen. The most intriguing of them all was the sale by tender of (most of) the cars from the 2015 movie, “Mad Max: Fury Road.”

The 2021 auction year was quite extraordinary, with almost all auction categories reporting unprecedented levels of participation and sales.

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Toyota concept fleet jumpstarts BEV era and teases all-electric Lexus

Toyota has long received criticism for dragging its feet on electric vehicles and focusing so much attention on less-favored alternatives like hybrids and hydrogen fuel cells. This week, the company looks to shed that reputation and e-turbocharge its f… Continue reading Toyota concept fleet jumpstarts BEV era and teases all-electric Lexus

Lexus revs up hydrogen engine in wicked ROV off-roader concept

As Toyota’s luxury arm, Lexus quietly has some of the best posh off-roaders on the market in the new Land Cruiser-based LX600 and the Land Cruiser Prado-based GX460. Still, it’s not the first automotive brand name that comes to mind when the topic of o… Continue reading Lexus revs up hydrogen engine in wicked ROV off-roader concept

Chicago 2021: Highlights from the first major US auto show in over a year

It’s been more than a year since a major US automotive show opened to the public. The Chicago Auto Show, running this once as a summertime show, held a press day and then opened to the public for the weekend. The show features several first-time-seen v… Continue reading Chicago 2021: Highlights from the first major US auto show in over a year

Lexus unveils forward-looking LF-Z Electrified concept car

Lexus has unveiled an electric concept car to show how the brand will look moving forward into an EV future. The LF-Z Electrified is a dedicated battery-electric vehicle (BEV) platform showcase and is, according to Lexus, a glimpse of what’s coming by … Continue reading Lexus unveils forward-looking LF-Z Electrified concept car

Lexus GXOR Concept takes deep luxury deep off-road

The Lexus GX isn’t the first vehicle you think of when “off-road” or “overlanding” come to mind, but as a gussied up Toyota Land Cruiser Prado with full-time four-wheel drive, body-on-frame construction and Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System, … Continue reading Lexus GXOR Concept takes deep luxury deep off-road

Pictorial: 2019 Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille Concours d’Elegance

The 2019 Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille was a triumph in many ways, most importantly in the massive turnout of exclusive automobiles from 16 manufacturers and the number of significant debutant models. For McLaren it was doubly s… Continue reading Pictorial: 2019 Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille Concours d’Elegance