Spy Shots
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Opel’s Insignia mid-sizer has just been redesigned. So far we’ve only seen the Grand Sport fastback sedan and Sports Tourer wagon. Also in the pipeline is a Country Tourer soft-roader, which has just been spied in prototype form. The Insignia Country Tourer is a rival to the Subaru Outback and more upscale Audi A4 Allroad and Volvo V60 Cross Country. We’re not expecting the vehicle in the United States, though its Grand Sport and Sports Tourer siblings will be here soon as Buick’s new Regal and Regal TourX, respectively. From the spy shots, we can see that the Country...
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2019 Mercedes-AMG S63 Cabriolet spy shotsMercedes-Benz will soon unveil an updated version of the S-Class sedan. The updates are part of the car’s mid-cycle update and will include a number of visual tweaks plus an overhaul of the powertrains. Shortly after the updated S-Class sedan makes its debut, similar updates will filter...
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2018 Rolls-Royce Phantom spy shotsProduction of the seventh-generation Rolls-Royce Phantom launched in 2003 has come to an end. The successor is still in the works and has been spotted once again testing in the wild. Rolls-Royce has developed an all-new aluminum spaceframe architecture that will underpin its entire lineup, starting...
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2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter spy shotsMercedes-Benz’s Sprinter is about to undergo a redesign. The large van last received an update for 2014 but we’ll be seeing a complete overhaul this time around. Our spy shots show a test mule for the redesigned Sprinter. The tester features the body of the current generation but the...
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2019 Toyota Corolla spy shotsToyota engineers are out testing what’s destined to be the 12th generation of the Corolla. The engineers are still at the test mule stage, meaning most of what you see here will be changed by the time the car finally debuts. That debut is expected to take place in late 2018 or early the...
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2018 Hyundai i30 Fastback spy shotsHyundai’s i30 hatchback, which is headed to the United States as an Elantra GT, is set to spawn a few additional body styles. A wagon has just been added to the lineup and will be joined by a fastback sedan either late this year or early next. The fastback, shown here in prototype form, will...
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Land Rover is working on a mid-cycle update for its Range Rover Sport and we’ve just spotted a prototype. The current Range Rover Sport, the nameplate’s second iteration, was all-new for the 2014 model year. The original had a lifespan of about eight years, and assuming the same for the current model it means we should see this mid-cycle update introduced for the 2018 model year. The various prototypes we’ve seen over the past several months all sport a new bumper design characterized by a new shape for the air intakes and license plate support. There is also a revised...
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2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross spy shotsA prototype for Mitsubishi’s upcoming Eclipse Cross has been spotted for the first time. Mitsubishi will use next month’s 2017 Geneva auto show to introduce the new SUV which will sit between the automaker’s compact Outlander Sport and mid-size Outlander. It’s meant to be a...
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2019 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabriolet spy shotsThe S-Class range is approaching the midpoint in its life cycle and will soon receive an update. The first to be updated will be the S-Class sedan, followed shortly by the S-Class Coupe. Around the same time that the updated coupe arrives, we should also see the updated S-Class Cabriolet, a...
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Hardcore BMW M4 ‘CS’ spotted during photo shootWhen BMW in January announced its round of mid-cycle updates for the M4, many, including us, were disappointed to learn there were no real changes apart from some tweaks to the lights and new colors. That’s because BMW is saving the M4’s more substantial updates for a new model tipped...
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2017 DS 7 spy shotsThe new luxury brand of French auto giant PSA Group, DS, is about to launch a small SUV to rival the likes of the Audi Q5 and Volvo XC60. It will be called a DS 7 and feature a design inspired by the Devine DS concept car unveiled at the 2014 Paris auto show. The DS7 will have its own unveiling at...
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2019 Kia K900 spy shotsKia’s K900 flagship sedan only went on sale in the United States in 2014 but in other markets, where it’s known as a K9, sales started as far back as 2012. That’s why it’s not surprising that a prototype for a redesigned model has just been spotted. The car is expected to go...
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Toyota’s new sports car based on a platform developed with BMW is nearing completion. The car, which many predict will revive the Supra name, will reportedly be previewed in concept form during October’s 2017 Tokyo auto show and is likely follow in production trim shortly after. We already brought you a number of spy shots but the SupraMkV forum has some renderings that enable us to look past the heavy camouflage gear of the prototypes and glimpse at the final design. The renderings clearly borrow influences for Toyota’s series of FT-1 concepts, which also preview the new...
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2018 McLaren 720S (P14) spy shotsMcLaren’s 650S has only been with us since 2014 but a replacement is due to be unveiled in March at the 2017 Geneva auto show. McLaren has already started the teaser campaign for the car and now we have a new set of spy shots of a prototype. The car is referred to internally as the P14 but in...
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2018 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Coupe spy shots and videoLand Rover is set to emulate BMW’s niche-oriented lead with the introduction of a new sloped-roof SUV tipped to be called a Range Rover Sport Coupe. Land Rover already has the Range Rover Evoque Coupe in its lineup, but as confirmed by our latest spy shots and video the British automaker...
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2018 Jaguar XF Sportbrake spy shots and videoJaguar last fall indicated that its current XF sedan would soon spawn a wagon, releasing a single teaser photo of a camouflaged prototype. We now have our own spy shots and video of a prototype for the new XF wagon testing on the Nürburgring and some surrounding roads. The wagon will be called...
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2020 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe spy shotsMercedes-Benz’s C-Class Coupe is one of the more handsome offerings in its segment, but the car is facing tough competition in the form of redesigned versions of the Audi A5 and Infiniti Q60. Mercedes will attempt to keep the C-Class Coupe looking fresh with some mild updates that should be...
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2017 Renault Alpine A120 spy shotsThe long road to the market return of the Alpine sports car brand is almost over. It was in late 2012 that French automaker Renault announced plans to partner with British track car specialist Caterham to develop a new platform to underpin a future sports car for Alpine and a similar model for...
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Despite a price tag of around half a million dollars and the fact the vehicle barely squeezed into a regular parking spot, Mercedes-AMG’s G63 6x6 proved such a hit that a tamer, four-wheeled version was introduced in the form of the Mercedes-Benz G550 4x4². But the G63 6x6 is a pickup truck while the G550 4x4² is an SUV. It appears that enough people have been demanding Mercedes also introduce a G550 4x4² pickup as a prototype for just such a vehicle has been spotted. The engineers have attempted to disguise the vehicle with faux panels at the rear to make it resemble the...
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2018 Mercedes-AMG GLA45 spy shotsThe Mercedes-AMG GLA45 may be classified as an SUV, but it is much closer to a hot hatch in reality. That doesn’t detract from the car’s ability to put a massive smile on your face, as we discovered during a first drive at the launch a bit over two years ago. With the entire GLA range...
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2018 Mercedes-AMG GLC63 spy shotsMercedes-AMG engineers are in the final stages of development of a new GLC63, a model confirmed by the Affalterbach tuner’s boss Tobias Moers in March. That’s right. AMG has dropped its twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 into the engine bay of the GLC. This should make the GLC63 a real...
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2018 Volvo XC60 spy shotsIt’s hard to believe that it’s now been more than eight years since we first saw Volvo’s XC60 SUV. Since then the vehicle has managed to carve out a niche in the crowded luxury SUV segment, thanks mostly to handsome looks and comfort. The vehicle is a bit on the heavy side...
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2018 Mercedes-AMG GT C spy shotsThe Mercedes-AMG GT C Roadster that debuted in September at the 2016 Paris auto show is about to spawn a coupe sibling. The enclosed car has just been spied during what looks to be an official photo shoot. This suggests the reveal isn't far. The GT C coupe is hardly a secret. In fact, we already...
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2018 Volkswagen Arteon (CC successor) spy shotsVolkswagen is working on a successor for its CC sedan, which the automaker in November confirmed would feature the new name Arteon. Prototypes for the car have already been testing for close to a year and hint at a much more handsome design than the predecessor model. We’ve also been given a...
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