#LuxuryCoupe

Michigan’s Interstate 275 is a major north-south highway west of Detroit. A fast-moving super-slab, it’s my preferred route to Metro Airport, a back way of sorts to DTW.

A gentle squeeze of the treadle-style accelerator is all it takes to reveal the BMW M240i’s unbridled enthusiasm, which lurks just behind a veil of aristocratic civility. Based on its subdued exterior, you’d never guess the explosive performance that’s just a toe tap away.

Which of these coupes is better? Which one would you rather own?

When embellished with the available F Sport package, Lexus’s RC 200t coupe is something of a bait-and-switch.

The luxury sports coupe segment is rather small. Many drivers these days seem to prefer the convenience of four doors. Still, there’s a lot to get excited about in this vehicle class.

It’s hard to believe, but the 2016 Geneva Motor Show is just a couple weeks away. This event is renowned for the high-dollar exotic cars that debut there. In keeping with this, Lexus has some big news planned for Switzerland.

The brand-new Lexus LC 500 is a spicy-looking flagship luxury coupe, a production version of the company’s LF-LC concept that debuted back in 2012.

If you’re in the market for a high-performance coupe there are several excellent options on the market. Two of the best are the Cadillac ATS-V and BMW’s M4.

The Aston Martin Vulcan is a track-only hypercar that was revealed earlier this year at the Geneva Motor Show. At the time, it was shown in a sort of spearmint green color, but now the British automaker has unveiled it in an atomic orange hue.

Things don’t always go according to plan.

After a two-decade absence lusty Italian brand Alfa Romeo is coming back to the United States but not all Fiat dealers will be allowed to sell these exotic sports cars.

However, that does not mean the brand will vanish off the face of the Earth, thanks to a coach-building company called Xenatec. They take a four-door Maybach 57S and get rid of two of its doors. Since they kept the wheelbase the same as the donor car, they gave it longer doors  and a sleek coupe body to fill in the gap.

This iconic automobile still has a strong following and if rumors are correct, its fans will soon be celebrating the arrival of a new version, only this time, the Turbo R will be a luxury coupe.

ODB famously declared that “ Wu-Tang is for the children“, and we’d have to disagree. But one of the beloved cars of rappers everywhere, the Mercedes-Benz CLS, apparently is, if the commercial for the new vehicle is to be believed.

The CLS is responsible for the modern day “four door coupe”  genre, and the new one looks even more aggressive than the outgoing version. No wonder its stopping young enthusiasts in their tracks.

Hit the jump to see the official video.

[Source: Mercedes-Benz]