Spy Shots

  • 2020 Mercedes-AMG GT R 'Clubsport' spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    Mercedes-AMG is known to be working on a range-topping Black Series version of its GT sports car, but before it arrives the Affalterbach tuner will introduce a new version positioned between it and the current GT R. A prototype for this new version has just been spotted testing at the Nürburgring. We know it isn't one the earlier testers for the Black Series because it has its exhaust pipes in the center, just like the GT R. The Black Series testers had the exhaust pipes at the sides, like the GT4 race car which serves as its inspiration. The new version was confirmed to EVO by AMG boss...

  • 2019 Audi S6 Avant spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 Audi S6 Avant spy shots

    Audi engineers are hard at work developing a redesigned S6 and more have just been spotted, some without any camouflage gear. The prototypes are for the wagon body style, referred to by Audi as an Avant. Audi revealed the new A6 Avant (shown below) earlier this year, which means the sportier S6...

  • 2021 Ford electric SUV spy shots - Photo credit: S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2021 Ford electric SUV spy shots

    Feast your eyes on the first spy shots of Ford's performance-oriented electric SUV. This is the 300-mile small electric SUV promised for 2020. Ford in early 2018 teased the possibility of using the Mach 1 name for the vehicle but only this week we learned that a strong negative response from...

  • 2020 Toyota Supra spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    Toyota Supra prototype crashes while testing on the 'Ring

    The new fifth-generation Toyota is the latest car to fall victim to the Nürburgring. A Toyota engineer testing a prototype was caught out late on Wednesday at the Döttinger Höhe section of the Nürburgring Nordschleife. The section is a long straight where the highest speeds are...

  • 2020 Mercedes-AMG GT R Roadster spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2020 Mercedes-AMG GT R Roadster spy shots

    Mercedes-AMG's GT R track car by the looks of things is about to drop its top. A GT R Roadster prototype was spotted recently at the Nürburgring and on some of the German race track's surrounding roads. It should arrive on the market next year alongside a mid-cycle update for AMG's standalone...

  • 2020 Hyundai Ioniq facelift spy shots - Image via Andreas Wiegant/SB-Medien
    2020 Hyundai Ioniq spy shots

    Hyundai looks to be preparing an update for its Ioniq family of hybrid and electric cars. A prototype for the updated version was recently spotted undergoing hot-weather tests in California's Death Valley. The Ioniq was introduced for 2017 and we expect this updated version to bow next year as a...

  • 2019 Opel Astra facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    Opel engineers are out testing a prototype for a facelifted version of the Astra compact hatchback. The facelifted Astra is expected on sale in markets where Opel operates sometime next year. The tweaks constitute a mid-cycle update for the current Astra which made its debut at the 2015 Frankfurt auto show. We can expect a new front fascia and revised grille, possibly with elements from Opel's new "bold and pure" design language that will be previewed later this year on the GT X Experimental concept. The interior is also likely to receive some tweaks and should include a version of the new...

  • 2020 Cadillac CT4 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2020 Cadillac CT4 spy shots

    Cadillac's new small sedan has been spotted for the first time. The car will serve as a direct replacement for the ATS and will likely carry the CT4 name into production. It is expected on the market in late 2019 as a 2020 model. Cadillac has previously referred to the car as a compact but it will...

  • 2019 Hyundai i30 Fastback N spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 Hyundai i30 Fastback N spy shots and video

    Hyundai's newest Elantra GT has a sporty liftback variant sold overseas, and it's about to get the N performance treatment. The standard version of the car is called the i30 Fastback. The latest spy shots and video show a prototype for what's shaping up to be a new i30 Fastback N, a car that will...

  • 2020 Hyundai Sonata spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2020 Hyundai Sonata spy shots and video

    Hyundai is close to finalizing a redesigned Sonata with styling inspired by the handsome Le Fil Rouge concept car (shown below) unveiled in March at the Geneva auto show. A prototype for the new mid-size sedan has been spotted at the Nürburgring and looks to be wearing its final skin. A few...

  • 2019 Volkswagen T-Cross spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 Volkswagen T-Cross spy shots and video

    Almost a year on from the reveal of the compact T-Roc, another member of Volkswagen’s expanded SUV family has been spotted. The latest prototype is for a new subcompact SUV that VW previewed at the 2016 Geneva auto show with the T-Cross Breeze concept (shown below). The production model keeps...

  • 2019 Mercedes-Benz B-Class spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 Mercedes-Benz B-Class spy shots and video

    Mercedes-Benz engineers are approaching the final stages of testing prototypes for a redesigned B-Class minivan. The car represents just one of eight body styles Mercedes plans for its new-generation compact car family, the first two members of which are the redesigned A-Class hatchback and new...

  • 2019 Lexus RC facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    A lightly camouflaged Lexus RC has been spotted testing in Germany and is likely a prototype for a facelifted version of the luxury coupe. The RC was introduced for 2015 so this facelifted model, expected on sale late this year or early next as a 2019 model, represents a mid-cycle update for the car. Changes visible on this prototype include revised front and rear fascias as well as revised lights at both ends. A close-up of the headlights reveals an interior treatment similar to what's found on the LS and LC flagship models. There should be some accompanying tweaks inside, including perhaps...

  • 2021 Lexus LC F spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2021 Lexus LC F spy shots

    Engineers from Lexus have been caught testing an early prototype for the long-awaited LC F. Rumors of the car circulated even before the LC made its debut, but things didn't really heat up until last year when a trademark filing for the LC F name was discovered. Now we have tangible evidence the...

  • 2020 Aston Martin Vantage test mule spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    Aston Martin testing manual-equipped Vantage?

    If CEO Andy Palmer has his way, Aston Martin’s sports cars will always be available with a manual transmission—but right now none of its cars come with a third pedal. The good news is that Aston Martin looks to be in the process of rectifying the issue. Engineers are out testing a...

  • 2020 Audi Q3 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2020 Audi Q3 spy shots

    Development of a next-generation Audi Q3 is well underway as our latest spy shots confirm. The new compact crossover SUV is expected on sale in 2019 as a 2020 model, and so far it doesn’t appear Audi will be pulling any surprises regarding the design. The vehicle should resemble a scaled-down...

  • 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2020 Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe spy shots

    Mercedes-Benz's GLC and GLC Coupe are about to come in for a minor facelift. We spotted a prototype for the updated GLC earlier this year and now we have the first shots of the updated GLC Coupe. The changes represent a mid-cycle update for the coupe-like SUV which first arrived in 2016 as a 2017...

  • 2019 BMW X4 M spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 BMW X4 M spy shots and video

    Behold the latest spy shots and video of the first-ever BMW X4 M. Yes, the folks at the M division are bowing to demand pressures for more SUVs and will add the new X4 M as well as a new X3 M to join the existing X5 M and X6 M. This way the M division will have direct rivals for Mercedes-AMG's...

  • 2019 Renault Mégane RS Trophy spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    Renault's RS version of its Golf-rivaling Mégane hatchback (shown below) is already one of the fastest front-wheel-drive cars in production. Soon, a more hardcore version with extra power and fewer pounds will arrive, and we've just caught a prototype being pushed hard at the Nürburgring. To be called the Mégane RS Trophy, the car was confirmed during last year's reveal of the regular Mégane RS. At the time, Renault said the Trophy version would get 296 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque from a 1.8-liter turbocharged inline-4. In comparison, the Mégane RS...

  • Mystery BMW M4 GTS spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    Spy shots and video of possible BMW M4 CSL

    BMW M engineers are testing an extreme version of the already hardcore M4 GTS at the Nürburgring and on some of the German race track's surrounding roads. It's impossible to say whether this is a new model in the works or just some routine testing of components, but there's been confirmation...

  • 2020 BMW 7-Series facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2020 BMW 7-Series spy shots

    The current BMW 7-Series is one of the most dynamic and technologically advanced offerings in its class, but its predictable styling and drab interior leave a lot to be desired. This is a six-figure car once you add a few options, yet to the average onlooker it’s hard to distinguish from the...

  • 2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC spy shots and video

    Prototypes for Mercedes-Benz’s electric SUV based on the Generation EQ concept from the 2016 Paris auto show have been spotted. Earlier test mules had been using the makeshift body of a GLC Coupe to hide the new mechanicals, but now we can see the true shape of Mercedes' first volume electric...

  • 2020 Buick LaCrosse facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2020 Buick LaCrosse spy shots

    The Buick LaCrosse will soon come in for a facelift as evidenced by a camouflaged prototype spotted testing recently. The LaCrosse was last redesigned for 2017 so this facelift represents a mid-cycle update for the large sedan. Expect it to arrive in the second half of 2019 as a 2020 model. The...

  • 2019 Audi SQ8 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 Audi SQ8 spy shots and video

    Audi has a new flagship SUV coming for 2019, and it's called the Q8. Today we have spy shots and video of the sporty SQ8 variant which should arrive in showrooms roughly alongside the standard Q8 later this year. Further down the track there will be a fully fledged RS Q8 joining the fold. Audi...

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