Spy Shots

  • 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Sport SVR facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    Land Rover is working on a mid-cycle update for its Range Rover Sport, and naturally the updates will filter across to the high-performance SVR variant. We have new spy shots of a prototype for the updated Range Rover Sport SVR, a vehicle we expect to be launched alongside the updated version of the regular Range Rover Sport later this year. They should arrive as 2018 models. Looking at the photos, we can see that the basic design will remain unchanged. However, there appears to be a new design for the intakes in the front bumper. This might suggest the vehicle is getting the 575-horsepower...

  • 2018 Aston Martin DB11 Volante spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Aston Martin DB11 Volante spy shots and video

    Aston Martin's replacement for the DB9, the DB11, is currently on sale, though only in coupe form. Lovers of open-air driving can look forward to a convertible version, which Aston Martin calls a Volante, coming in the spring of 2018. We were given an early look at a DB11 Volante last year. Now...

  • 2018 Mercedes-Benz X-Class spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Mercedes-Benz X-Class spy shots

    These are our latest spy shots of a prototype for a new mid-size pickup truck from Mercedes-Benz. (Earlier shots showed a test mule.) The truck will be called an X-Class and was previewed last fall by a concept of the same name. This isn’t a lifestyle offering we’re talking...

  • 2019 Audi A8 spy shots
    2019 Audi A8 spy shots and video

    Audi's next-generation A8 has been spotted again. The car is confirmed for a reveal on July 11 but won't reach showrooms until 2018. It will arrive as a 2019 model. The new A8, the nameplate’s fourth generation, is the first model to be styled under the guidance of Marc Lichte who took over...

  • 2018 BMW M5 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 BMW M5 spy shots and video

    A new generation of the BMW 5-Series has arrived, and just around the corner is the car's high-performance M5 variant. A prototype for the new M5 has been spotted, and it’s wearing the least bit of camouflage gear we’ve seen yet. Our photographer confirms that the engine fitted to the...

  • 2019 Mercedes-AMG G63 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 Mercedes-AMG G63 spy shots and video

    The G-Class is unique in the Mercedes-Benz lineup in that around half of the sales are high-performance models built by Mercedes-AMG. With the SUV icon about to undergo its first redesign since the nameplate’s launch four decades ago, you can bet the engineers will be spending extra time on...

  • 2019 BMW i8 Roadster spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    The upcoming convertible version of the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car has been spied testing. Confirmed by BMW CEO Harald Krüger as the i8 Roadster, the new convertible is due on sale in 2018, meaning we should see it arrive as a 2019 model. Its arrival is expected to trail that of an updated version of the i8 coupe due later this year. An i8 coupe can be seen in some of our spy shots and reveals the differences between the two body styles. The sloping rear windshield of the coupe has been replaced by a small, vertical rear window and new engine cover. Flanking the engine cover are...

  • 2018 Volkswagen Polo spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Volkswagen Polo spy shots and video

    Volkswagen’s Polo subcompact is now the oldest model in the German brand’s lineup, with the current, fifth-generation model having made its debut as far back as the 2009 Geneva auto show. A successor is in the works and has just been spotted completely undisguised. This is the standard...

  • 2019 Mini Convertible facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 Mini Convertible spy shots

    It was only a few weeks ago that we saw a prototype for an updated Mini Hardtop. Now engineers from BMW’s small car brand are out testing a prototype for an updated Convertible. Since the current Mini Convertible only went on sale a year ago, expect only minimal changes for the updated model...

  • 2018 Hyundai Kona spied in Portugal
    Hyundai Kona spotted undisguised during video shoot

    Despite a reveal expected to occur sometime this summer, Hyundai's upcoming Kona has been spied sans any camouflage during a promotional video shoot. As expected, the Hyundai Kona wears some pretty polarizing sheet metal. The photo was posted by Facebook user Adrian Pâdeanu, who captured the...

  • 2018 Hyundai i30 N spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Hyundai i30 N spy shots and video

    It was in 2013 that Hyundai established a new performance division to leverage its motorsport technology, honed primarily in the World Rally Championship, for hot versions of its road cars. The new performance division was named the Hyundai N division, and it had its official coming out party at...

  • 2018 Land Rover Range Rover facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Land Rover Range Rover spy shots

    For years, Land Rover’s Range Rover was unparalleled in the luxury SUV segment. But with demand for SUVs soaring over the past decade it was only a matter of time until rivals started to challenge it: Bentley and Mercedes-Maybach have joined the SUV game and soon Aston Martin and Rolls-Royce...

  • 2020 Ferrari 488 successor test mule spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    Ferrari’s 488 GTB was only introduced for 2016 but the mid-engine marvel is actually an update of the 458 Italia introduced for 2010, meaning a replacement model can’t be far. A 488 GTB has just been spotted by one of our photographers and is very likely an early test mule for Ferrari’s next-generation mid-engine supercar. There doesn’t appear to be any changes to the body but the window into the engine bay has been completely sealed, suggesting there might be a new powertrain being tested. There are also concealed wires leading to the front wheel arches. This is...

  • 2018 Maserati Ghibli facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Maserati Ghibli spy shots

    Maserati’s Ghibli will soon come in for a subtle facelift. Prototypes for the updated car have been spotted ahead of a likely debut late this year or early next. Recall the current Ghibli made its debut in 2013, as a 2014 model. The tweaks are part of a mid-cycle update to keep the mid-size...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG E43 Cabriolet spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Mercedes-AMG E43 Cabriolet spy shots

    Mercedes-Benz has just launched redesigned versions of its E-Class Coupe and Cabriolet. The cars have been seriously improved in the looks department and the ride quality as well as the interior fit and finish are finally on par with the E-Class sedan. Soon, there will also be versions of the...

  • 2018 Dallara sports car spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Dallara sports car spy shots

    Italian race car constructor Dallara is developing a standalone sports car. Dallara has helped a number of OEM with engineering work for various road cars and is now using the lessons learned in the development of those cars for its own model. A prototype has just been spotted for the Dallara...

  • 2018 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 spy shots and video

    Behold our latest spy shots and video of what’s likely to be a new generation of the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 supercar. Corvette talk of late has centered on a new mid-engine platform but this not expected to be introduced until the arrival of the next-generation Corvette (C8), tipped to be...

  • 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Porsche 911 GT2 spy shots and video

    Porsche is out testing what appears to be a more extreme version of its latest 911 GT3 RS. However, a number of details suggest the car is actually a tester for a new 911 GT2. Already confirmed by 911 chief engineer Andreas Preuninger, the new GT2 is expected to be the last member of the 991-series...

  • 2018 Hyundai Kona spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    Hyundai is about to launch a baby SUV called the Kona and we have spy shots of a prototype. The Kona, named after a popular tourist spot in Hawaii, is a subcompact model that will target the Chevrolet Trax, Nissan Juke and new Ford Ecosport. It's due to hit the market in the summer, and Hyundai promises it will have class-leading interior space. Hyundai also says the Kona will feature the new look intended for its next-generation SUV lineup. The prototype features a split headlight design and a wider take on Hyundai’s cascading grille design. At the rear are high-mount taillights with a...

  • 2018 Lamborghini Huracán Performante Spyder spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Lamborghini Huracán Performante Spyder spy shots

    Lamborghini’s ballistic Huracán Performante is about to receive a convertible option. A prototype for what’s destined to be the new Lamborghini Huracán Performante Spyder has been spotted again, and this time we know exactly what kind of heat it’s packing. In the...

  • 2018 BMW 2-Series Active Tourer facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 BMW 2-Series Active Tourer spy shots

    BMW sells a frumpy, front-wheel-drive minivan known as the 2-Series Active Tourer in some markets. (There’s also a seven-seat version known as the 2-Series Gran Tourer.) The vehicle made its debut in 2014 and was originally pegged for sale in the United States, though BMW’s local...

  • 2018 Nissan Leaf spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Nissan Leaf spy shots

    A prototype for the next-generation Nissan Leaf has been spotted again. The redesigned electric compact hatch is expected to debut later this year, as a 2018 model. The current Leaf was the first electric car to truly go mainstream. Before its arrival for the 2011 model year, getting a pure...

  • Russian presidential limo (Kortezh) spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    Russian presidential limo (Kortezh) spy shots

    No, you’re not looking at a new Bentley or Rolls-Royce in the works. Rather, this stubby, high-sided sedan is the next presidential limo for the Russian state. Referred to as Project Kortezh, the sedan is the result of Russia’s request for a locally-developed car to transport...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG GLC63 Coupe spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Mercedes-AMG GLC63 Coupe spy shots

    Mercedes-Benz’s GLC Coupe is set to receive the full-force AMG treatment. The slinky coupe-like SUV already comes in GLC43 flavor, but our latest spy shots reveal a prototype for what’s destined to be a GLC63 Coupe. Signature AMG elements include the protruding grille, aggressive aero...

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