Luxury

Two Mercedes-Benz SUVs have earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s highest honor, with the model-year 2023 and ‘24 GLC and 2024 GLE each being named Top Safety Pick+.

Porsche has packed the redesigned 2024 Panamera with loads of trick tech — and, of course, power.

Acura’s compact sedan, the TLX, gets a tech and style reboot for 2024 as well as a pared-down lineup.

The 2023 Range Rover Sport brings a new svelte but still recognizable shape, added tech features, an updated interior and new powertrains in upper trims.

Lexus has kept the 2024 RX fresh, with new technology, a proliferation of powertrains running from gas to hybrid to plug-in hybrid, and styling that’s in keeping with the brand’s motif without being too weird.

The 2024 BMW 4 Series will continue to feature the automaker’s Curved Display fully digital dashboard as standard equipment, but the two-door’s lineup also gains newly standard equipment on the M440i for the 2024 model year.

As Jeep’s parent automaker Stellantis ends production of its Hemi V-8 engines, the 5.7-liter drops from the Wagoneer lineup and the Grand Wagoneer loses its 6.4-liter for the 2024 model year.

The Lexus RC Coupe enters the 2024 model year with a handful of new grayscale paint options and available 19-inch Enkei wheels, but no major changes.

Cadillac has revealed its next electric vehicle, the 2025 Optiq, in what appears to be production-ready form.

That this level of sophistication, premium quality and just plain excellent design can come from a startup automaker deserves all the recognition it can get.