#rollsroyce

Pursuant to federal law (we’ve always wanted to start a post in that manner), BMW is recalling approximately 80,000 machines from the 2023 and 2024 model years for vexing problems with braking systems.

People buying in-demand cars and flipping them for profit have become a significant issue in the enthusiast car world, as it’s nearly impossible to buy some models without paying someone a premium for the privilege of owning one. Automakers have been resistant to stepping in, as dealer laws in the U.S. prevent them from interfering with pricing to a large degree. Rolls-Royce isn’t having any of that, and its CEO vowed to blacklist anyone caught flipping one of the brand’s new electric coupes, the Spectre.

Once in a while, I see a Bentley Bentayga or Lamborghini Urus bopping around town. We also know the Ferrari Purosangue is on the way. So, I wonder, which automaker has gotten the extreme high-dollar luxury SUV right -- and wrong?

As we just reported, Cadillac has just released some more information about their upcoming flagship, the elegantly named and always capitalized CELESTIQ. Set to arrive for the 2024 model year, Cadillac promises its new halo five-door will be unlike any EV ever built previously, and single-handedly restore Cadillac to its former “Standard of the World” status. I really don’t think so.

It isn’t every day that Cadillac and Rolls-Royce release – within hours of each other – vehicles which may very well be going toe-to-toe for the same moneyed customer. If you’re a one percenter with designs on placing an enormous EV in yer fleet (one that is decidedly not an SUV), then there soon will be a brace of new options.